Israeli Palestinian Conflict-Peace propaganda & the Promise Land 2/8

Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others--work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported. Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing and context--the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied territory appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one. The documentary also explores the ways that U.S. journalists, for reasons ranging from intimidation to a lack of thorough investigation, have become complicit in carrying out Israel's PR campaign. At its core, the documentary raises questions about the ethics and role of journalism, and the relationship between media and politics.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Israel
• palestine
• peace
• promise land
• war
• death
• illegal
• occupation

[ArturoDrake]

this is sucky

[conspr33]

DOWN WITH ZIONISM!!!! FREEDOM TO A DEMOCRATIC ISRAEL!!! FREE FROM THESE ZIONIST PIGS!!!!!!

[conspr33]

@spock3283 Stolen land...Israel had no right to do that....You fucking Zionists are arrogant and need to be healed like the dogs you are....

[bullbunnies]

@Portubella12458 Really?

what about 67, 73 , 82....

c'mon

[Portubella12458]

@spock3283

What war? There was no war the Israelis intruded into a land that wasn't theirs and haven't left since. If it happened in your country and the same happened to you, you wouldn't be so ignorant of the actual severity of the situation. NOTHING justifies what the Israelis have done.

[spock3283]

What part of "you lost the war against Israel in 1967 and they decided to take the Gaza strip and West Bank" don't these guys understand? That land does not belong to the Palestinians any more, period. Israel shou8ld round up all of the Palestinians and dump them back in Palestine and quit fucking around trying to be humane to these people by allowing them to stay in these areas at all. They aren't "occupied" territories, they are annexed Israeli owned...period! Get off of the Israeli property!

[spock3283]

You would think that the Lebanese would recognize the brutal retaliation that Israel will apply when you start random shelling of their cities....but they don't.