Basel Adra | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1996 |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer(s) | +972 Magazine Local Call |
| Organization | B'Tselem |
Basel Adra (also Basil and also Al-Adra or Al-Adraa, Arabic: باسل عدرا or باسل العدرا; born June 13, 1996 in the West Bank) is a Palestinian activist and journalist who in 2021 was falsely accused of framing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and who in 2022 was beaten while filming the IDF demolishing a structure that he built. He co-wrote and co-directed the 2024 documentary film No Other Land, which premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, at which it won two best-documentary awards.[1][2][3][4][5]
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>.It’s my birthday today. I’m 26. My biggest wish, since I was a child, is to be free from occupation. Now as our community of Masafer Yatta is being destroyed, day by day, it’s honestly hard to celebrate. Still, my wish remains: to remain. To have a future.
— #SaveMasaferYatta (@basel_adra) <a href="https://twitter.com/basel_adra/status/1536426429327474688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2022</a>