‘No Other Land’ Director Says “US Academy Declined To Publicly Support Hamdan Ballal” Following Attack And Detainment

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No Other Land co-director Yuval Abraham has claimed that the “US Academy, which awarded us an Oscar three weeks ago, declined to publicly support Hamdan Ballal while he was beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers and settlers”.

Israeli filmmaker Abraham, who has been active on X in recent days documenting the attack on his co-director Ballal, drew a contrast today between the Academy’s silence and support from The European Academy and “countless other award groups and festivals”.

He added: “Several US Academy members—especially in the documentary branch—pushed for a statement, but it was ultimately refused.

We were told that because other Palestinians were beaten up in the settler attack, it could be considered unrelated to the film, so they felt no need to respond.” Sadly, the US Academy, which awarded us an Oscar three weeks ago, declined to publicly support Hamdan Ballal while he was beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers and settlers.The European Academy voiced support, as did countless other award groups and festivals.