Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director of Documentary ‘No Other Land’ Taken by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank
Palestinian filmmaker of Oscar-winning No Other Land, Hamdan Ballal, was taken by Israeli soldiers in West Bank, according to eyewitness reports.
Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian co-director of the documentary No Other Land that won Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars, has been kidnapped by Israeli soldiers, according to his co-director Basel Adra and other eyewitnesses at the scene. He was reportedly beaten by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank before being hauled away. Adra told CNN that he had rushed to Ballal's home in the village of Susya after he received a distressed phone call from his colleague, only to see Ballal and at least one other person escorted from the premises, with some settlers throwing stones while Israeli police and military fired at bystanders to keep them away. At this time, it is currently unknown where he is located.
