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EU decries settler attack on West Bank village, arrest of Oscar-winning director
Hamdan Ballal at the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Al Seib/The Academy via Getty Images/AFP)
The European Union blasts yesterday’s settler attack on the Palestinian village of Susya in the southern West Bank and the subsequent arrest of Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal by Israeli authorities.
“This alarming incident is part of a growing pattern of pressure on artists, threatening freedom of expression,” says the EU’s office to the Palestinians in Jerusalem.
“It also highlights the ongoing issue of settler violence in the West Bank, where perpetrators are consistently not held accountable by Israeli authorities,” the statement adds.
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