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Oscar-Winning Director Hamdan Ballal Released After Assault in West Bank

The abducted Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal has now been released after being beaten and subsequently abducted by Israeli military, reports Sky News. I'm dying, screamed the director when he was beaten, according to his wife Lamia Ballal.

Oscar-Winning Director Hamdan Ballal Released After Assault in West Bank

Mayor in Florida wants to ban Oscar-winning film

A mayor in Florida has tried to ban the Israeli-Palestinian Oscar-winning film "No other land". Censorship is always wrong, comments the film's director.

Mayor in Florida wants to ban Oscar-winning film

Oscar Win for "No Other Land" Sparks Controversy Over Israeli Settlements

At Sunday's Oscar Gala, the film "No other land" took home the statuette in the category of best long documentary. The film is about Israeli settlements on the occupied West Bank – and the fact that the film won an Oscar upset Israel's Culture Minister Miki Zohar.

Oscar Win for "No Other Land" Sparks Controversy Over Israeli Settlements

War Protests at the Oscars Gala – Poked Trump

Glitter, glamour – and war. The tense global situation was highly present at this year's Oscars Gala.

War Protests at the Oscars Gala – Poked Trump