Oscar Victory Overshadowed by Violence Just weeks after winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal faced a harrowing attack by Israeli settlers and soldiers outside his home in Susiya, in the occupied West Bank. On 24 March, Ballal was assaulted and later detained by Israeli forces before being released the … Continue reading Oscar-Winning Director Hamdan Ballal Attacked by Israeli Settlers and Detained Before Release