Best Documentary Winner Gives Anti-Israel Speech, Slams U.S. Foreign Policy

Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham accepted the award for Best Documentary Feature for his movie “No Other Land” at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

During Abraham’s anti-Israel acceptance speech, he took a swipe at U.S. foreign policy and blamed the United States for the lack of resolution in the conflict.

“We made this film, Palestinians and Israelis, because together, our voices are stronger. We see each other, the destruction of Gaza and its people, which must end, the Israeli hostages, brutally taken in the crime of October 7, which must be freed,” Abraham said.

“When I look at Basel [Adra, co-director], I see my brother—but we are unequal,” he claimed. “We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life and he cannot control, there is a different path. There is a political solution without ethnic supremacy, with national rights for both of our people. And I have to say, as I’m here, the foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path.”

“Why? Can’t you see that we are intertwined, that my people can be truly safe if Basil’s people are truly free and safe?” Abraham continued, claiming there is “another way, it’s not too late for life for the living.”

The comments from Abraham were met with thunderous applause and cheers from the stars in the room.

The team behind #NoOtherLand accepts the #Oscar for best documentary and speaks about the Iraeli-Palestinian conflict pic.twitter.com/3ilRwmdkzf

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 3, 2025

“No Other Land” won Best Documentary this year despite having less cultural influence and fewer viewers than the hit DailyWire+ documentary, “Am I Racist?”

The past two winners in the category include “20 Days in Mariupol” and “Navalny,” which were both critical of Russia. This year’s winning selection was made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four activists seeking to paint Israel as the aggressor in the ongoing conflict by highlighting the destruction of a West Bank village.

Producers had to self-distribute the film in the United States after no major studios picked it up. “No Other Land” was the highest grossing documentary of all the nominees yet earned only $420,000 at the domestic box office.

Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.

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