Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director ATTACKED By Israeli Settlers!

[{"selector":"#anim-4b1747e6-a653-4a60-bbd6-b4bf90744f1b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-27.52091064426691%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Shocking attack on Hamdan Ballal, one of the co-directors of "No Other Land."

[{"selector":"#anim-60a28695-1a12-4b86-ad92-5769235d80b2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.454148316604492%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Israeli Soldiers Detain Oscar-Winning Director After Violent Assault

[{"selector":"#anim-81a16b04-7b1f-42de-a4d1-4c1b4db1eec7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.677797704552717%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] After being brutally beaten by settlers, Ballal was detained by Israeli forces.

[{"selector":"#anim-2840cb5f-daf1-496b-b480-2e280e1a0525 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.13706418622825%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Fellow directors reveal the horrifying scene as settlers attacked the village of Susiya.

[{"selector":"#anim-0e4cf333-965e-4d15-8971-7dab04fe5d3a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.94767430906384%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Attorney Lea Tsemel confirms the Oscar-winning director is being held at a military base.

[{"selector":"#anim-16dd4d46-90fe-4226-9d88-c539b7318a6a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.624650684012188%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Director Basel Adra believes the attack is retaliation for the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.”

[{"selector":"#anim-b3dece80-5ab3-42ba-bdd3-bfd54f53c4b3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.099999885315533%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] A group of masked settlers, some armed, launched the attack on the peaceful village

[{"selector":"#anim-af2191d9-5d9f-4961-b7f2-b25bd5f69a0e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.038960893566383%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] After the Oscar win, Palestinian filmmakers now face mounting danger in their own homeland.

[{"selector":"#anim-1744e4e5-298a-40fc-a546-71e76a08cc2c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.199760633267235%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Soldiers were present as settlers threw stones and terrorized the village.

[{"selector":"#anim-a2418fe2-c66a-47e0-b9eb-ec4d8ddd38eb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.139501027444147%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Oscar win for "No Other Land" shines a spotlight on the Palestinian struggle.

[{"selector":"#anim-e3b49945-5187-4a30-8c24-35ec94056905 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-22.459198645939857%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Filmmakers who dared to document the truth are now the target of violent retaliation