Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land, was reportedly assaulted by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and subsequently detained by Israeli soldiers on Monday, 25 March, according to his colleagues and eyewitness accounts. Several witnesses have confirmed the attack to the media. Ballal’s co-director, Basel Adra, told CNN that he went to Ballal’s home in the West Bank village of Susya on Monday after receiving a distress call from him. When he arrived, Ballal and at least one other person were being taken away by Israeli forces. Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham, co-director of No Other Land, posted on X on Monday, stating that “a group of settlers just lynched” his colleague. “They assaulted him, leaving him with head and stomach injuries, and he is bleeding,” Abraham wrote. He also shared a clip of the incident on his profile. According to Adra, the incident started when a group of Israeli settlers began throwing stones at Ballal. Israeli police and military, who were present outside the home, reported witnessing a “violent confrontation” between Palestinians and Israelis, with both sides throwing rocks at one another. A…
Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director of No Other Land Attacked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank
March 25, 2025
