Overview
- Bakri died on December 24 at Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya from heart and lung complications, according to hospital officials and his family, and was buried the same day in his hometown of al-Bi’neh.
- A versatile stage and screen presence since the 1980s, he earned acclaim in the Israeli film Beyond the Walls and later had a recurring role on Showtime’s Homeland.
- His documentary Jenin, Jenin collected testimonies after Israel’s 2002 operation in the Jenin refugee camp; in 2022 Israel’s Supreme Court upheld screening restrictions and ordered him to pay damages for defamation.
- He is survived by six children, and his final on-screen project, All That’s Left of You, is shortlisted for the Academy Award for best international feature ahead of the January 22 nominations.
- An IDF Army Radio host’s on-air praise after his death led the station to issue a clarification and drew criticism from politicians, underscoring polarized reactions to his work.