Watermelon Pictures Releases Documentary Investigating Unsolved Assassination of Palestinian American Activist Alex Odeh
Watermelon Pictures, a Chicago-based production company, has released its award-winning documentary, "Who Killed Alex Odeh?" The film investigates the October 11, 1985, assassination of Palestinian American activist Alex Odeh, who was killed by a pipe bomb at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) office in Santa Ana, California. Over four decades later, no one has been convicted of his murder. Co-directed by Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans, the documentary traces connections between the Jewish Defense League (JDL), the ideology of Rabbi Meir Kahane, and politically influential figures in Israel and the United States. Israeli-based journalist David Sheen's independent reporting is central to the investigation. The film includes testimony from a witness identified as Prisoner V and former Santa Ana detective Hugh Mooney, who alleged that U.S. State Department intervention blocked arrest warrants and Israeli intelligence stalled the investigation, allowing suspects to flee to Israel. The ...
