Basel Adra

Basel Adra (also Basil and also Al-Adra or Al-Adraa[1]) is a Palestinian activist and journalist who in 2021 was falsely accused of framing the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and who in 2022 was beaten while filming the IDF demolishing a structure that he built.

Basel Adra
Born
At-Tuwani
NationalityPalestinian
OccupationJournalist
Employer(s)+972 Magazine
Local Call
OrganizationB'Tselem

Personal life

Adra was born to father Nasser[2] in At-Tuwani, Hebron Municipality, in the West Bank of Palestine.[3][4]

He lives in Masafer Yatta, Hebron.[5][6]

Career and activism

Adra is an activist[7] and a volunteer photographer for B'Tselem.[8] He works as journalist for online publications +972 Magazine and Local Call.[9]

In 2021, Adra was falsely accused of setting fire to a building in the Hebron Hills area of the West Bank, in order to frame the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).[1] On May 8, 2022, he was beaten by IDF forces[9][10] while reporting on IDF soldiers dismantling a structure that he built.[11]

References
  1. Ziv, Oren (2021-10-07). "Israel's top news show falsely accuses +972 writer of framing settlers for arson". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. Ziv, Oren; Abraham, Yuval (2022-05-08). "תיעוד: חיילים מכים את כתב "שיחה מקומית" בעת סיקור אירוע". שיחה מקומית (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. "'The world doesn't care when the victims are Palestinians, they will keep selling weapons to Israel,' says activist". Middle East Monitor. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  4. Cypel, Sylvain (2021). The State of Israel vs. the Jews. Other Press. ISBN 9781635420975. ...Basil al-Adraa, an activist from the nearby village of at-Tuwani, reported that...
  5. Anouar, Souad (6 May 2022). "Israeli Supreme Court Legalizes Masafer Yatta Evictions". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  6. ""No nos iremos": palestinos de Masafer Yatta prometen resistir al desalojo del Supremo israelí". France 24 (in Spanish). 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  7. "Israel upholds expulsion order against West Bank hamlets". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  8. "Settlers versus Palestinians: 'This was a battle for our homes'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  9. "Israeli Soldiers Beat Palestinian Journalist Documenting West Bank Demolition". Haaretz. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  10. "Shireen Abu Akleh: Israël assassine de sang froid un symbole palestinien et arabe*". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  11. Ali Shah, Hamza (11 May 2022). "Israel Assassinated Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh". jacobinmag.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
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