Tag #Filmmaker Assault

What are the immediate consequences of the alleged assault and arrest of Hamdan Ballal, and how does this impact international perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

No Other Land" co-director Hamdan Ballal was allegedly beaten by Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank three weeks after the documentary won an Oscar. Palestinian activists and colleagues reported that Israeli soldiers subsequently removed the injured filmmaker from an ambulance and arrested him. The Israeli military denied this in a statement.