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Israel releases Oscar-winning Palestinian director after he was attacked by West Bank settlers

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Palestinian residents say around two dozen settlers — some masked, some carrying guns and some in military uniforms — attacked the West Bank village of Susiya.

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  1. The Columbian

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained, activists say (opens The Columbian)

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

  2. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by army (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    The filmmaker was one of the co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film " No Other Land"

  3. The Guardian

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested (opens The Guardian)

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    No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank before being handed to Israeli military, witnesses say

  4. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Jewish settlers and arrested, activists say (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Israeli settlers beat up Oscar-winning Palestinian co-director Hamdan Ballal, who was then detained by the Israeli military, activists said on Monday.

  5. Daily Journal

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Jewish settlers and arrested, activists say (opens Daily Journal)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — Activists say one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “No Other Land” was attacked by Jewish settlers and arrested on Monday evening.Source: post

  6. Boston

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army (opens Boston)

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    Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “ No Other Land ” on Monday.

  7. The New Republic

    Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director Kidnapped After Israeli Mob Attack (opens The New Republic)

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    Hamdan Ballal, the co-director of the Oscar-award winning documentary No Other Land, was attacked and his whereabouts are unknown.

  8. CNN

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank (opens CNN)

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    The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewitnesses said.

  9. The Guardian

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director released from Israeli detention (opens The Guardian)

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    No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal released a day after he was attacked by settlers and detained by Israeli forces

  10. FOX 61 Hartford

    Israel releases Oscar-winning Palestinian director after he was attacked by West Bank settlers (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

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    Palestinian residents say around two dozen settlers — some masked, some carrying guns and some in military uniforms — attacked the West Bank village of Susiya.

  11. FOX 35 Orlando

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director assaulted by Israeli settlers and detained, activist group says (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    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.

  12. NBC Los Angeles

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director released after attack in West Bank (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Hamdan Ballal and two others have been released by Israel, a day after he was badly beaten by Jewish settlers and detained by Israeli forces.

  13. Newsweek

    Hamdan Ballal, Oscar-winning film maker, freed by Israelis (opens Newsweek)

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    The Palestinian director of 'No Other Land' was assaulted and arrested in the West Bank, his co-director said

  14. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal freed by Israel, friend says (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Palestinian Academy Award-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was released from Israeli custody on Tuesday, friend Yuval Abraham said.

  15. NBC 6 South Florida

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director was beaten and arrested in West Bank, co-filmmaker says (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    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.

  16. KVIA El Paso

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ released from Israeli detention after being assaulted (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Kareem Khadder, Kara Fox, Hira Humayun and Max Saltman, CNN Susya, occupied West Bank (CNN) — The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, taken away by Israeli soldiers and detained overnight, accordi…

  17. WSVN Miami

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “ No Other Land ” on Monday in

  18. NPR

    Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director beaten by Israeli settlers, is now released (opens NPR)

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    Hamdan Ballal, who won an Oscar for No Other Land about Palestinians under Israeli occupation, was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by the Israeli military, witnesses tell NPR.

  19. The Hollywood Reporter

    An Eyewitness Account of Oscar Winner Hamdan Ballal’s Arrest: “Zip-Tied and Blindfolded While His Family Prayed” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land', was beaten, zip-tied, and detained on Monday night, says an eyewitness.

  20. Time

    Oscar-Winning Director Hamdan Ballal Attacked by Israeli Settlers (opens Time)

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    Ballal, a Palestinian co-director of the Academy Award-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' was detained by the Israel military in the West Bank.

  21. Truthout

    Oscar-Winning Hamdan Ballal Released From Israeli Custody Bruised and Bloodied (opens Truthout)

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    Fellow co-director Basel Adra said there has been an uptick in Israeli settler violence since the Oscar win.

  22. Al-Monitor

    Oscar-winning Palestinian director freed from Israeli detention after night in custody (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Hamdan Ballal, a co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," was assaulted by Israeli settlers and later detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank as the Israeli army continues its raids in the Palestinian territory.

  23. Entertainment Weekly

    Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal freed from Israeli detainment, co-director reveals (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Oscar-winning 'No Other Land' Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was reportedly freed after being detained and 'beaten' by Israeli military, co-director Yuval Abraham revealed.

  24. Deadline

    ‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Hamdan Ballal Freed, Says Yuval Abraham (opens Deadline)

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    The filmmaker had reportedly been attacked by settlers and detained by Israeli police, sparking international outcry.

  25. Entertainment Weekly

    Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker attacked by Israeli settlers, detained by military (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning film 'No Other Land,' was attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the military after a siege on his West Bank village of Susya.

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