Pick of the week
No Other Land
This enraging Oscar-nominated documentary – a joint effort by Israeli and Palestinian film-makers – was shot over four years in Masafer Yatta, a region of Palestine’s West Bank, and catalogues a tragedy in the making. After an Israeli Supreme Court ruling, villagers faced expulsion and the systematic demolition of the homes they had lived in for generations, as the army appropriated the land for “training zones”. Local activist Basel Adra was joined by Jerusalem-based journalist Yuval Abraham to film this destruction – and we witness the fear and distress of the populace up close. From bulldozing a school to nighttime arrests and a fatal shooting by a settler, it’s a tough but necessary watch.
Tuesday 4 March, 11.15pm, Channel 4
