Protest Erupts at European Premiere of Controversial Film 'No Other Land'

A screening of the film "No Other Land" in Delft, Netherlands, was disrupted by a bereaved mother who lost her husband and son in the Hamas attack on October 7. Sabin Tassa confronted the filmmakers, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shor, during the European premiere, questioning why the film focused on collateral damage while her family was murdered by Hamas. "Look me in the eyes," Tassa pleaded, "You talk about collateral damage? My husband and son were murdered by Hamas, where is that in the film?" Some audience members reacted angrily, shouting, "We don't care, shame on you."

During the incident, Avichai Sharshan, CEO of the Israeli watchdog group 'Ad Kan', projected footage of the October 7 atrocities onto the cinema screen, stating, "Hamas terrorists murdered my husband and son." Sharshan later declared that the film's damage to Israel was "unimaginable" and vowed his organization would continue to combat antisemitism and misrepresentations in Europe.

Simultaneously, the IDF issued a statement questioning the film's claims, asserting that its interviewees were only junior officers present at early stages of the events. The British newspaper The Guardian, a partner in the film's production, issued a strong rebuttal to the IDF's statement. The Guardian denied the participants were junior, stating the investigation included interviews with over 100 sources, including senior commanders, and involved a meticulous review of leaked classified documents to verify testimonies.