Palestinian Co-Director of Oscar-Winning Documentary Arrested for Stoning Israeli Forces

Hamdan Ballal, co-director of “No Other Land,” was detained during violent clashes near Susya in Judea.

By Joshua Marks, JNS

Israeli forces on Monday night arrested Palestinian Authority (PA) Arab filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on suspicion of throwing stones at security forces during violent clashes near Susya in Judea, according to Hebrew media reports.

Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was among three PA Arabs detained, along with an Israeli citizen involved in the confrontation.

The Israel Defense Forces reported that the violence began when PA Arab suspects hurled rocks at Israeli civilians, damaging vehicles. A confrontation erupted between Israelis and PA Arabs, leading to further rock-throwing. Security forces intervened, at which point PA Arabs allegedly threw stones at them, prompting the arrests.

An Israeli citizen was also injured and evacuated for medical treatment.

The Israeli army denied reports that Ballal was taken from an ambulance.

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