Academy issues apology over its response to the attack on Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal

Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal won an Oscar for the documentary "No Other Land" in early March.

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• The organization behind the Oscars apologized over its response to an attack on a Palestinian director.
• Hamdan Ballal said earlier this week that he had been attacked by Israeli settlers.
• Hundreds of Academy members criticized the awards body over its initial statement on the incident.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...