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'''Pallywood''' (a ] of "]" and "]") is a ] that some have used to refer to news events alleged to have been staged by ] and/or foreign cameramen to portray ] in an unfavorable light.<ref name=Carvajal>Carvajal, Doreen. , ''International Herald Tribune'', Monday, February 7, 2005.</ref><ref>Poller, Nidra. , ''PoliticsCentral'', September 13, 2006.</ref><ref name=Cambanis>Cambanis, Thanassis. "Some Shunning The Palestinian Hard Stance." ''The Boston Globe'', September 6, 2005</ref> '''Pallywood''' (a ] of "]" and "]") is a ] that some have used to refer to news events alleged to have been staged by ] and/or foreign cameramen to portray ] in an unfavorable light.<ref name=Carvajal>Carvajal, Doreen. , ''International Herald Tribune'', Monday, February 7, 2005.</ref><ref>Poller, Nidra. , ''PoliticsCentral'', September 13, 2006.</ref><ref name=Cambanis>Cambanis, Thanassis. "Some Shunning The Palestinian Hard Stance." ''The Boston Globe'', September 6, 2005</ref>


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Pallywood (a portmanteau of "Palestinian" and "Hollywood") is a neologism that some have used to refer to news events alleged to have been staged by Palestinian and/or foreign cameramen to portray Israel in an unfavorable light.

Origin of the term

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Pallywood, According to Palestinian Sources... an online documentary by Richard Landes.

The word "Pallywood" appeared in a Usenet forum debate in 2002, but Professor Richard Landes of Boston University is credited with having given the term currency in 2005, with his 18-minute online documentary Pallywood: According to Palestinian Sources.

In his video, Landes shows Arab-Israeli conflict-related footage, mostly taken by freelance Palestinian video journalists. He believes that systematic media manipulation (which he dubs "Pallywood") dates back to at least the 1982 Lebanon War, and argues that broadcasters are too uncritical of the bona fides of Palestinian freelance footage.

Use of the term

The term has been used by political commentators and right-wing bloggers, particularly after similar assertions of media manipulation (dubbed "Hizbollywood") were made during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

The Israeli network Arutz Sheva stated in 2006 that "Pallywood" is becoming a "household word," along with "infotainment," to refer to media coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Mackenzie Institute, a Canadian defense and security think tank, has written that given "a long history of posing for the cameras...the cynical "Pallywood" nickname from once-deceived journalists for PA news services becomes understandable."

Muhammad al-Durrah

Main article: Muhammad al-Durrah

Muhammad al-Durrah, a 12-year-old Palestinian, was widely reported to have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip on September 30 2000 at the beginning of the Second Intifada. The shooting was recorded by Talal Abu Rahma, a local freelance cameraman and aired on France 2 with narration by Charles Enderlin. The footage became internationally famous. In Pallywood, Richard Landes questions the authenticity of the footage and disputes whether al-Durrah was killed by Israeli gunfire or even killed at all. Several other commentators have expressed similar doubts. The authenticity of the footage is currently under review in a libel case being heard in France, at which Landes had previously testified.

See also

External Links

References

  1. Carvajal, Doreen. "The mysteries and passions of an iconic video frame", International Herald Tribune, Monday, February 7, 2005.
  2. Poller, Nidra. "Al-Dura: The Trial", PoliticsCentral, September 13, 2006.
  3. ^ Cambanis, Thanassis. "Some Shunning The Palestinian Hard Stance." The Boston Globe, September 6, 2005
  4. ^ Landes, Richard. Pallywood, According to Palestinian Sources (Windows Media Video), SecondDraft.org. (youtube mirror)
  5. "French Election Upset", rec.arts.sf.fandom, May 15, 2002.
  6. Landes, Richard. "Pallywood: History", SecondDraft.org.
  7. Zerbisias, Antonia. "And Now It's Reutersgate". Toronto Star, August 9, 2006.
  8. ^ "Film Focus: HR in Hollywood and 'Pallywood'", Honestreporting.com.
  9. ^ Gelernter, David. "When pictures lie", Jewish World Review, 2003. Cite error: The named reference "Gelernter" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ Photo of Palestinian Boy Kindles Debate in France, The New York Times, February 7, 2005.
  11. ^ Lappin, Yakkov. "Al-Dura footage to air." Ynetnews. 20 September 2007. 21 October 2007.
  12. Frum, David. From Gaza, tragedy and propaganda. National Post, June 17, 2006.
  13. "There's Something About Qana," Arutz Sheva (Channel 7), Israel, August 3, 2006.
  14. Lies, Damned Lies and Footage, The Mackenzie Institute, Newsletter July, 06.
  15. "Al-Durah: What happened?", Second Draft.
  16. Martin Patience, Dispute rages over al-Durrah footage BBC News, 8 November 2007

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