DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OscarWinning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OscarWinning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> Film Co-Director Attacked by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliSettlers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliSettlers</span></a>, Detained </p><p>March 25, 2025</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HamdanBallal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamdanBallal</span></a>, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoOtherLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoOtherLand</span></a>, was attacked by illegal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> Jewish settlers in the occupied <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a>, Al-Jazeera Arabic website, and other sources reported on Monday.</p><p>"His fellow co-director, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YuvalAbraham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YuvalAbraham</span></a>, shared the details of the assault on social media, stating, 'A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co-director of our film No Other Land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding.'</p><p>"Ballal was severely beaten by the settlers and called for an ambulance. However, the situation took a dire turn when Israeli soldiers intervened and forcibly took him away.</p><p>"Abraham further explained, 'Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.' As of now, there has been no information on Ballal’s whereabouts, leaving his colleagues and supporters increasingly concerned for his safety.</p><p>"No Other Land is a collaboration between Palestinian and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> filmmakers that documents the destruction of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MasaferYatta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasaferYatta</span></a>, a village in the West Bank, by Israeli military forces.</p><p>"The documentary has won international acclaim, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. However, the film has also faced backlash and controversy, especially in Israel.</p><p>"A video released by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CenterForJewishNonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenterForJewishNonviolence</span></a> shows masked settlers attacking Jewish activists with stones and sticks. The activists, including those filming the incident, were targeted and their car windows were smashed.</p><p>"One of the activists, Josh Kimelman, spoke to the Associated Press, stating, 'We don’t know where Hamdan is because he was taken away in a blindfold.' The Israeli military has claimed that it is investigating the incident but has not provided any additional information on the matter."</p><p><a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/oscar-winning-palestinian-film-co-director-attacked-by-israeli-settlers-detained/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">palestinechronicle.com/oscar-w</span><span class="invisible">inning-palestinian-film-co-director-attacked-by-israeli-settlers-detained/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IDFTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IDFTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BibiIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BibiIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeGaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeGaza</span></a></p>