Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:47am on 28 Mar 2025,Friday International
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning No Other Land, was beaten by Israeli settlers and soldiers. His co-director, Yuval Abraham, criticized the US Academy for refusing to publicly support Ballal. "The European Academy and others voiced support, but the US Academy remained silent," Abraham wrote on X. Ballal was blindfolded for over 20 hours and assaulted while soldiers mocked his Oscar win. Abraham urged the Academy to issue a statement condemning the attack. Ballal's detention highlights the ongoing violence in the West Bank. (PC: AFP)
