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'No Other Land' Filmmaker Condemns The Academy For Not Supporting Co-Director After Brutal Attack

Hamdan Ballal, co-filmmaker of "No Other Land," said he was beaten and detained by Israeli soldiers.

“Sadly, the US Academy, which awarded us an Oscar three weeks ago, declined to publicly support Hamdan Ballal while he was beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers and settlers,” Abraham wrote Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter. Support HuffPost “One of the most powerful aspects of ‘No Other Land’ — and the reason so many have tried, in vain, to limit its reach and silence its message — is that it is itself a rare feat of collaboration between Palestinian and Israeli journalists, activists, and artists, united by their belief in dignity and equality for all,” the statement reads. Earlier this month, “No Other Land” won Best Documentary Feature Film at the Academy Awards, and during his viral acceptance speech, Abraham called out American foreign policy, saying it is blocking a path to freedom for Palestinians.

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