West shore. Awarded Palestinian director released to the freedom

Ballal left the police station in Kirjat Arba on Tuesday afternoon. The man had bruises on his face and bloody clothes. Together with two other released Palestinians he went to the hospital immediately – said the Associated Press Agency. “I had my eyes around the clock,” said the director. He added that he was embedded in a cold cell and freezed all night.

The lawyer of the detainees Leah Cemel pointed out that the Palestinians received only minimal medical care after they were injured during the settlers' attack. The lawyer added that she did not have access to her clients for several hours after arrest. – Ballal and other residents of the village of Susja located in the south of the western shore of Jordan participated on Monday evening in Iftar, a traditional meal ending everyday post during Ramadan, when the assembly was attacked by dozens of settlers – said the Reuters agency head of the local self -government Jihad Nawaja.

Several dozen Israeli settlers came to the Palestinian village of Suseja in the evening and threw stones at residents, cars and houses – reported the Times of Israel portal behind Palestinian sources. According to the police, the Palestinians answered, throwing stones at the attackers.

A group of masked settlers also attacked, who were on the spot, Israeli peace activists – one of the activists told the AP.

The Israeli army said that three detained Palestinians were accused of throwing stones at Israeli officers. She added that an Israeli civilian was also arrested who took part in “brutal confrontation”. According to Cemel, Ballal and the other two detainees deny these accusations.

Lamia Ballal, a filmmaker's wife, told journalists that the settlers gathered around their family home, and the director went outside to prevent them from assaulting. Later, she saw the window like three men in uniforms, beats her husband's rifles with butts, and he screams “dying”.

Witness of the incident was, among others Basel Adra, who in March together with Balla and two Israelis, juwał Abraham and Rachel Szor, received Oscar For the best full -length documentary film “We don't want another land”. Palestinian-Israeli production talks about violence and resettlement of Palestinians on the occupied west shore.

His relationship coincides with the statements of other witnesses of the attack on Suseja. As he said, quoted by AP, some settlers were masked, others had weapons, some were in the uniforms of the Israeli army.

At some point, Israeli soldiers arrived. – The military aimed at Palestinians, while the attackers were still throwing stones – said Adra.

– One of the settlers went to Ballala's house with the soldiers, his wife heard her beaten, later the soldiers led to the military car caught in the handcuffs of the director, who was also tied his eyes – said Adra.

AP added that some of the details of Ballal's detention were also confirmed by another eyewitness.

“Of course, after Oscars, they attack us more often,” said Lamia Ballal, pointing out that this was not the first assault of settlers to Suseja.

The west shore of Jordan has been occupied by 1967 by Israel. Since the 1990s, part of this area has been coincided with Palestinian autonomy. Palestinians strive to create their independent state on the west bank. Israel has long been accused of violating the rights of Palestinians, including forced resettlement and taking over the land. Numerous Jewish settlers housing estates were also established in this area, which hinders the peace process. Nearly 3 million Palestinians and approx. 500 thousand currently live on the west shore. Jewish settlers.

Recently, media and defending organizations human rights They informed about the increase in violence of radical settlers towards Palestinians, accusing the Israeli authorities with an insufficient reaction.