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Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested

Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank before being handed to Israeli military, witnesses say

“They started throwing stones towards Palestinians and destroyed a water tank near Hamdan’s house,” said Joseph, of the activists from the Center for Jewish Nonviolence, who asked not use his full name for security reasons. Members of the activist group filmed the attack then entered the house and saw blood over the floor, which a family membersaid was spilled when Hamdan was hit on the head. Israel’s culture minister has called the Oscar win for the joint Palestinian-Israeli documentary “a sad moment for the world of cinema”.

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