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Revision as of 18:39, 1 February 2006 by 68.160.189.51 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Pallywood is a term coined to label propaganda in video journalism geared to place Israel actions toward Palestinians in an unfavorable light and to create world sympathy for the Palestinian cause. The term is based on allegations 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.
This allegation reflects the crucial nature for the Palestinian Authority in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict of winning the "media war" by providing journalists with imagery that presents a justification for perpetuating violence against Israel and refusing to honor their end of Peace Agreements made with Israel.
Examples include:
- demonstrations showing that riots and unrest that did not start until the press arrived
- alleged falsification of the death of Muhammad al-Durrah in September, 2000
- demonstrations of staged photographs following the battle of Jenin in 2002
- demonstrations of staged funeral processions and casualties
The term was coined by the American historian Richard Landes, who describes himself as a "pro-Israel leftist". Landes produced a short video in 2005 asserting that this type of propaganda goes back at least to the war in Lebanon in 1982.
The extent and impact of such manipulated has been enormous.
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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