Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army

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https://apnews.com/article/no-other-land-oscar-israel-palestinians-084c63f33e748a3279646759e9b705c2

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “ No Other Land ” on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to two of his fellow directors and other witnesses.

The filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was one of three Palestinians detained in the village of Susiya, according to attorney Lea Tsemel. Police told her they’re being held at a military base for medical treatment and she said she hasn’t been able to speak with them.

Basel Adra, another co-director, witnessed the detention and said around two dozen settlers — some masked, some carrying guns, some in Israeli uniform — attacked the village. Soldiers who arrived pointed their guns at the Palestinians, while settlers continued throwing stones.

“We came back from the Oscars and every day since there is an attack on us,” Adra told The Associated Press. “This might be their revenge on us for making the movie. It feels like a punishment.”

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1. Not that much more heinous

than what trump is doing to the student protesters from Columbia.

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2. With full support of the US. Disgusting.

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3. I'll add that it's amazing that old fashioned lynch mobs are on the loose daily, with full support from this country.

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4. Shame on those settlers! And the IDF who are holding him!