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Israeli soldiers bar visits to West Bank villages on tour organized by 'No Other Land' Oscar winners

The directors of 'No Other Land' said they had invited journalists to interview residents about increasing settler violence in the area. Israeli soldiers prevented them from doing so. "It's clear they don't want the world to see what is happening here.”

From Hamdan Ballal to La La Land: A short history of Oscars apologies

From Hamdan Ballal to La La Land: A short history of Oscars apologies

The Academy has apologised to 'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal after criticism for failing to address his violent attack, adding to a list of public apologies by the institution.

No Other Land co-director calls out the Academy for 'refusing' to publicly support Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal after attack

No Other Land co-director calls out the Academy for 'refusing' to publicly support Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal after attack

On Monday, reports surfaced that Ballal was assaulted by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and later detained by the Israeli military, though he has since been released

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal released by Israeli authorities after attack

Hamdan Ballal, one of the Oscar-winning directors of 'No Other Land', has been released by Israeli authorities after he was detained last night following clashes in the West Bank.

Channel 4 ‘deeply disturbed by detention of Oscar-winning Palestinian director’

Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, co-director of No Other Land, before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to reports.

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‘Like a punishment’: witnesses describe Israeli settler attack on No Other Land director

Activists from Center for Jewish Nonviolence say Israeli police ‘did not intervene’ in attack on Hamdan Ballal

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Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director freed after he was 'attacked by Israeli settlers & detained'

Mr Ballal, who is believed to have suffered head and stomach injuries, is now set to be reunited with his family, according to his No Other Land co-director Yuval Abraham

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Oscar winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal allegedly attacked by Israeli settlers

Oscar winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal allegedly attacked by Israeli settlers

Oscar-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the co-directors of 'No Other Land', was beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank before being detained by the Israeli military, witnesses have said.

US foreign policy blocking path to Palestinian freedom – Israeli Oscar winner

US foreign policy blocking path to Palestinian freedom – Israeli Oscar winner

No Other Land, about the disputed West Bank, picked up the Oscar for best documentary feature film.

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Oscars 2025: who will win, who should win – and who was snubbed

Oscars 2025: who will win, who should win – and who was snubbed

Can Brady, Brody and The Brutalist beat the competition? And will controversy scupper record nominee Emilia Pérez’s chances? Our critic makes his final predictions – and highlights who should have been nominated

The Guardian - UK

‘The UK should know what their government is supporting’: the Israeli and Palestinian film-makers shining a light on West Bank violence

‘The UK should know what their government is supporting’: the Israeli and Palestinian film-makers shining a light on West Bank violence

No Other Land has won its directors awards – but also forced them to leave their families facing the dangers depicted

The Guardian - UK

No Other Land review – powerful Israel-Palestine documentary is essential viewing

No Other Land review – powerful Israel-Palestine documentary is essential viewing

A Palestinian-Israeli collective have documented violence and displacement in a damning new film that offers a stark insider’s look at the conflict

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