'No Other Land' filmmaker Hamdan Ballal detained by Israeli forces after he was allegedly attacked by settlers

Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, who co-directed the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained Monday, according to his co-director.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal, bloodied and bruised, released from Israeli custody

Palestinian 'No Other Land' filmmaker Hamdan Ballal is free, less than a day after Israeli military and police forces detained him following a brutal attack by settlers.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director released from Israeli detention

No Other Land director released a day after he was attacked by settlers and detained by Israeli forces. An Oscar-winning Palestinian director who was attacked by Jewish settlers and detained by ...

The Guardian - 3d

Hamdan Ballal's 'No Other Land' co-directors skewer film academy for silence on attack, detainment

Israeli journalist and 'No Other Land' filmmaker Yuval Abraham alleges the academy, which oversees the Oscars, 'felt no need to respond' to the recent attack on his co-director Hamdan Ballal.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

No Other Land co-director condemns Academy’s letter to members after Hamdan Ballal attack

Yuval Abraham criticised the Academy’s statement defending its silence after Israeli settlers attacked his co-director Hamdan Ballal. The Israeli director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other ...

The Guardian - 20h

No Other Land co-director condemns Academy’s letter to members after Hamdan Ballal attack

Yuval Abraham criticised the Academy’s statement defending its silence after Israeli settlers attacked his co-director Hamdan Ballal. The Israeli director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other ...

The Guardian - 20h

Israeli Police Release Palestinian Director Hamdan Ballal After West Bank Incident

Hamdan Ballal said he was struck as he guarded his home during an attack by settlers. The Israeli authorities said he had been detained on suspicion of throwing stones, which he denied.

The New York Times - 3d

Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian Director of ‘No Other Land,’ Is Attacked in West Bank, Witnesses Say

Hamdan Ballal was assaulted by masked attackers in his home village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, witnesses said. The Israeli military said he had been detained for questioning.

The New York Times - 3d

‘Like a punishment’: witnesses describe Israeli settler attack on No Other Land director

Activists from Center for Jewish Nonviolence say Israeli police ‘did not intervene’ in attack on Hamdan Ballal. It was shortly after Palestinian residents had finished their daily Ramadan fast that ...

The Guardian - 3d

Palestinian Oscar winner released after attack by Israeli settlers, co-director says

Hamdan Ballal was beaten by settlers before being taken away, his No Other Land co-director said.

BBC News - 3d

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested

No Other Land’s Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank and handed to Israeli military, witnesses say. A Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has been ...

The Guardian - 4d

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained: Activists

Activists say Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank, and he was then detained by the Israeli military

ABC News - 3d

Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal says he was beaten by Israeli soldiers during detention

Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal, his face bruised and clothes still spotted with blood said he was heavily beaten by an Israeli settler and soldiers.

NBC News - 2d

‘It was revenge for our movie’: Oscar winner says soldiers helped settlers attack him in West Bank

Hamdan Ballal says Israeli soldiers beat him with their rifle butts and threatened to kill him. The Oscar-winning Palestinian film director Hamdan Ballal has said that Israeli settlers who attacked ...

The Guardian - 2d

Oscar-winning Palestinian director was beaten and arrested in West Bank, co-filmmaker says

A Palestinian filmmaker who was part of a team that won an Oscar for “No Other Land" was beaten by West Bank settlers and then arrested by Israeli forces, his co-director said Monday.

NBC News - 3d

Lawyer for Oscar-winning Palestinian director detained by Israeli forces says he will be released – Middle East crisis live

Attorney for Hamdan Ballal says he spent the night on the floor of a military base while suffering from serious injuries. At least 50,144 Palestinian people have been killed and 113,704 injured in ...

The Guardian - 3d

‘This is no isolated event’: attack on Palestinian director brings rising settler violence into focus

Activists fear unprecedented levels of violence, with the apparent backing of Israeli authorities, part of drive to force Palestinians out of the West Bank. It was around 6pm, just after its ...

The Guardian - 4h

‘This is no isolated event’: attack on Palestinian director brings rising settler violence into focus

Activists fear unprecedented levels of violence, with the apparent backing of Israeli authorities, part of drive to force Palestinians out of the West Bank. It was around 6pm, just after its ...

The Guardian - 4h

'I was afraid for my life': At the scene of the attack on Palestinian Oscar winner

The Palestinian Oscar winner's West Bank home was attacked by Israeli settlers. Ballal's co-director says his acclaim "does not help us on the ground".

BBC News - 3d

Florida mayor drops threat to evict cinema over No Other Land screening

The Oscar-winning film, about a Palestinian community resisting displacement and violence from Israeli forces, has become the latest focus of a culture war in the state. After a week of ...

The Guardian - Mar. 19

Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal speaks to ABC News from hospital

Hamdan Ballal spoke to ABC News on the phone from a hospital bed in Hebron, in the West Bank, on Tuesday.

ABC News - 3d

Man charged after allegedly attacking flight attendant, swallowing rosary beads

A passenger is facing federal charges after allegedly attacking a flight attendant and swallowing rosary beads while onboard a regional flight to Miami.

NBC News - Mar. 12

No Other Land director calls Florida mayor’s campaign against his film ‘very dangerous’

Israeli Oscar-winner Yuval Abraham speaks out after Miami Beach mayor proposed evicting a local cinema for screening the Palestinian-focused documentary. The Israeli director of No Other Land has ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

'No Other Land' director released after attack in West Bank

Yahoo News - 3d

It took an Oscar winner’s ordeal for the west to see the truth of settler violence. This is how to stop it | Ofer Cassif

I have spent years fighting this reign of terror in the West Bank – and Hamdan Ballal’s treatment is typical of it. Dr Ofer Cassif is a member of the Knesset, representing the Democratic Front for ...

The Guardian - 1d

It took an Oscar winner’s ordeal for the world to see the truth of settler violence. This is how to stop it | Ofer Cassif

I have spent years fighting this reign of terror in the West Bank – and Hamdan Ballal’s treatment is typical of it. Dr Ofer Cassif is a member of the Knesset, representing the Democratic Front for ...

The Guardian - 1d

Miami Beach mayor targets local cinema for screening Oscar winner 'No Other Land'

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner has threatened to remove a nonprofit art house cinema from city-owned property after it decided to screen the Academy Award-winning documentary 'No Other Land', ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Israel Resumes Attacks in Gaza After Stalled Cease-Fire Talks With Hamas

While the Israeli government has stopped short of a ground invasion for now, its new strikes in Gaza seem to be an effort to force concessions from Hamas.

The New York Times - Mar. 19

Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN

Israeli forces have used sexual violence as weapon to ‘dominate and destroy’ Palestinian people, report also says. Israel’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal ...

The Guardian - Mar. 13

Florida Mayor Drops Threat to Evict Cinema Over Showing of ‘No Other Land’

After an emotional city meeting, the mayor of Miami Beach dropped his effort to end a theater’s lease over its showing of “No Other Land.”

The New York Times - Mar. 19

Minnesota state senator arrested for allegedly soliciting a minor

State Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Minn., was arrested after allegedly arranging to meet a police detective he believed was a 16-year-old. KARE's Jennifer Hoff reports.

NBC News - Mar. 19

Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli military says it is conducting ground activity in northern Gaza as dozens reported dead after Israeli strike

Israeli military says it is conducting ground activities in northern Gaza strip after 58 people killed by Israeli attacks overnight. The resumption of airstrikes has sent Palestinian residents ...

The Guardian - Mar. 20

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