‘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 dozens of masked Israeli settlers entered the West Bank village of Susiya, according to witnesses.
Some of the settlers were armed with batons, others had knives and one of them was holding an M16 rifle, the witnesses told the Guardian. Among them were a group of Israeli soldiers who escorted the settlers inside the village.
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained: Activists
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'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 - 1d -
Palestinian Oscar winner released after attack by Israeli settlers, co-director says
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Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian Director of ‘No Other Land,’ Is Attacked in West Bank, Witnesses Say
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Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director released from Israeli detention
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'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal, bloodied and bruised, released from Israeli custody
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director was beaten and arrested in West Bank, co-filmmaker says
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Israeli Police Question Palestinian Director Hamdan Ballal After West Bank Incident
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No Other Land director calls Florida mayor’s campaign against his film ‘very dangerous’
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'I was afraid for my life' - at the scene of attack on Palestinian Oscar winner
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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 - 6h -
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'No Other Land' director released after attack in West Bank
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Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN
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Florida mayor seeks to evict cinema for showing Oscar-winning No Other Land
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Miami Beach mayor wants to end lease of theater that screened Palestinian documentary
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Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if truce agreement is implemented
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