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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 derogatory term used to describe allegations of ] in video journalism by ] activists, in which 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.
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 ] of ] by providing journalists with imagery that presents only their side of the story in the conflict. 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.
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* allegedly staged funeral processions and casualties * 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 American historian ], who describes himself as a , produced a film asserting that this type of pro da 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 extent of alleged fakes in the raw footage from conflict submitted to news agencies is a hotly disputed subjec. The impact of video pro da 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 perceive it.

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.


==See also== ==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
* , website of ] with films and analysis from the ] * , website of ] with films and analysis from the ]
* , website of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign at UCC, with a database of material on the ] * , website of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign at UCC, with a database of material on the ]





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Pallywood is a derogatory term used to describe allegations of pro da in video journalism by Palestinian activists, in which 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.

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 asserting that this type of pro da 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 subjec. The impact of video pro da 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 perceive it.

See also

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