Key Facts
• Palestinian director Bassel Adler revealed his home was raided by Israeli forces.
• Incident followed an attack by Israeli settlers on Adler, his family, and activists.
• Attack occurred near an illegal settlement in the West Bank on September 13, 2025.
• Settlers invaded an olive grove; protests led to physical assaults on the group.
• Adler’s brother was hospitalized after being struck by a settler’s ATV.
• Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) searched Adler’s home for 20 minutes, checking his wife’s phone.
• IDF blocked village roads, preventing ambulance access during the raid.
• IDF claimed they responded to reports of stone-throwing injuring two Israelis.
• Adler denied stone-throwing, stating settlers attacked private property.
• Illegal settlements in the West Bank increased by 50% from October 2023 to December 2024.
• Adler co-directed the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” on Palestinian displacement.
Summary
Oscar-winning Palestinian director Bassel Adler reported that his West Bank home was raided by Israeli forces following an attack by settlers on September 13, 2025. The settlers, from an illegal settlement, invaded an olive grove near Adler’s village, leading to protests by Adler, his family, and activists. The confrontation escalated, with settlers physically assaulting the group and injuring Adler’s brother. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) later searched Adler’s home, blocked village roads, and confiscated his wife’s phone. The IDF claimed their actions were in response to alleged stone-throwing, which Adler denied, asserting that settlers attacked private property. Reports indicate a 50% rise in illegal settlements in the West Bank from 2023 to 2024. Adler, known for his activism, won an Academy Award for the documentary “No Other Land,” which highlights Palestinian displacement.
