'No Other Land,' wins Oscar for best documentary

(JTA) - "No Other Land," which chronicles Israel's demolitions in Judea of Masafer Yatta, won the Academy Award for best documentary feature.

Taking the stage at the Oscars on Sunday night, two of the film's four co-directors - an Israeli and a Palestinian - used their acceptance speeches to call for Palestinian rights and a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"About two months ago I became a father, and my hope to my daughter: that she will not have to live the same life I am living now," said Basel Adra, a Palestinian who lives in the West Bank, in his speech. "Always fe...