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March 25, 2025

Israeli Settlers Brutally Attack Hamdan Ballal, Oscar-Winning Filmmaker, in Occupied West Bank
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In the occupied West Bank, a mob of masked and armed Israeli settlers on
Monday brutally attacked Hamdan Ballal, the Oscar-winning Palestinian
director of the documentary "No Other Land." The group of at least 15
settlers also assaulted activists with the Center for Jewish
Nonviolence. The attack took place in the village of Susya in the
Masafer Yatta region. One of Ballal's co-directors, journalist Basel
Adra, said the group entered their village and started the assault
shortly after residents broke their daily Ramadan fast. Ballal screamed,
"I'm dying," as he was being brutally beaten. He was then loaded, while
heavily bleeding, into a military vehicle. He was released earlier
today. We'll speak with Basel Adra and an eyewitness from the Center for
Jewish Nonviolence after headlines.


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