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| '''Pallywood''' is a derogatory term used by some supporters of the ] to describe allegations of ] in video journalism by ] activists. | |||
| '''Pallywood''' is a term ironically used to describe the alleged practice by ] activists to stage events that Palestinian cameramen and video teams, often using equipment from Western news agencies, send on to those agencies as if it were authentic footage. The newsmakers in the USA and Europe often take the most believable sight-bytes and, stringing them together, present them to the public as news. | |||
| The alegation is that events are staged by Palestinian cameramen and video teams, sometimes using equipment from Western news agencies, and the resulting footage sent on to those agencies. Newsmakers in the USA and Europe are likewise alleged to have taken certain footage, edited it out of context, and presented it to their viewers. | |||
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This allegation reflects the importance for both sides in the ] of ] by providing journalists with imagery that presents only their side of the story in the conflict. | ||
| Examples include: | |||
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* allegations that riots and unrest that did not start until the press arrived | ||
| * Falsification of the death of ] in September, 2000 | |||
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* alleged falsification of the death of ] in September, 2000 | ||
| * allegedly staged photographs following the ] in 2002 | |||
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* allegedly staged funeral processions and casualties | ||
| The American historian ], who describes himself as a , produced a film suggesting that this type of propaganda goes back at least to the war in Lebanon in 1982. | |||
| The extent of Pallywood fakes in the raw footage that Palestinian cameramen send on to news agencies, and the degree to which it passes through to the viewers is unknown, and will remain so until the news media investigate. The impact of Pallywood's success of the broader public's perception, in particular on their readiness to accept casualty figures from Palestinian sources with a long history of exaggeration, has significant implications for the ways in which we think about the Middle East conflict. Although it seems to benefit of the Palestinian cause, it really servess the cause of a leadership that favors war at any cost, and that consistently make decisions that harm the long-term interests of the Palestinian people. Evidence suggests that Pallywood goes back at least to the war in Lebanon in 1982. | |||
| The extent of alleged fakes in the raw footage from conflict submitted to news agencies is a hotly disputed subject, and the degree to which the alleged propaganda from both sides passes through to the viewers is strenuously contested and often remains so after independent corroboration. The impact of video propaganda on public perception in any conflict, in particular on readiness to unquestioningly accept casualty figures from either side, has significant political implications for the ways in which people not directly involved in the conflict think about it. If doubt can be established by one side over the authenticity over certain examples of the other side's video evidence, then future evidence can be more easily be dismissed as fabrication. | |||
| It is also the name of a film produced by ] discussing this topic. | |||
| The importance of ] is highlighted by the Israeli government's careful attention to video evidence of the conflict that shows Israel in a poor light. When CBC, the national public broadcaster in Canada, aired , Israeli spokesman Ranaan Gissin said his government was disappointed by the decision to air the tapes. "I would have expected a little bit more self-censorship on the part of the Israeli media," he said. | |||
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| * | * , website of ] with films and analysis from the ] | ||
| * , website of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign at UCC, with a database of material on the ] | |||
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Revision as of 11:05, 3 January 2006
Pallywood is a derogatory term used by some supporters of the State of Israel to describe allegations of propaganda in video journalism by Palestinian activists. The alegation is that events are staged by Palestinian cameramen and video teams, sometimes using equipment from Western news agencies, and the resulting footage sent on to those agencies. Newsmakers in the USA and Europe are likewise alleged to have taken certain footage, edited it out of context, and presented it to their viewers.
This allegation reflects the importance for both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict of winning the "media war" by providing journalists with imagery that presents only their side of the story in the conflict.
Examples include:
- allegations that riots and unrest that did not start until the press arrived
- alleged falsification of the death of Muhammad al-Durrah in September, 2000
- allegedly staged photographs following the battle of Jenin in 2002
- allegedly staged funeral processions and casualties
The American historian Richard Landes, who describes himself as a "pro-Israel leftist", produced a film suggesting that this type of propaganda goes back at least to the war in Lebanon in 1982.
The extent of alleged fakes in the raw footage from conflict submitted to news agencies is a hotly disputed subject, and the degree to which the alleged propaganda from both sides passes through to the viewers is strenuously contested and often remains so after independent corroboration. The impact of video propaganda on public perception in any conflict, in particular on readiness to unquestioningly accept casualty figures from either side, has significant political implications for the ways in which people not directly involved in the conflict think about it. If doubt can be established by one side over the authenticity over certain examples of the other side's video evidence, then future evidence can be more easily be dismissed as fabrication.
The importance of media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is highlighted by the Israeli government's careful attention to video evidence of the conflict that shows Israel in a poor light. When CBC, the national public broadcaster in Canada, aired this video footage of actions by the Israeli army, Israeli spokesman Ranaan Gissin said his government was disappointed by the decision to air the tapes. "I would have expected a little bit more self-censorship on the part of the Israeli media," he said. summary article on the video from CBC.ca
See also
External links
- "Second Draft.org", website of Richard Landes with films and analysis from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- "Palestine: Information with Provenance", website of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign at UCC, with a database of material on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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