Detention

Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal says Israeli soldiers beat him during detention

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Only a few weeks ago, Hamdan Ballal stood on a stage in Los Angeles accepting an Oscar for the film “No Other Land,” a documentary depicting his West Bank village’s struggle against Israel’s occupation. On Tuesday, Ballal — his face bruised and clothes still spotted with blood — recounted to The Associated Press how he … Read more

The Detention of Mahmoud Khalil Is a Flagrant Assault on Free Speech

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Sometimes things are straightforward: the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate who was involved in the pro-Palestine protests on the school’s campus, is an affront to freedom of speech. Regardless of what you think about Israel, Palestine, or the protests at Columbia, if you regard the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as … Read more