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The term '''Pallywood''', a [[portmanteau]] of [[Palestinian]] and [[Hollywood]], is used to refer to the alleged staging of news events by [[Palestinian]] and other cameramen to portray [[Israel]] in an unfavorable light.<ref name=Carvajal>Carvajal, Doreen. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/07/video07_ed3_.php "The mysteries and passions of an iconic video frame"], ''International Herald Tribune'', Monday, February 7 |
The term '''Pallywood''', a [[portmanteau]] of [[Palestinian]] and [[Hollywood]], is used to refer to the alleged staging of news events by [[Palestinian]] and other cameramen to portray [[Israel]] in an unfavorable light.<ref name=Carvajal>Carvajal, Doreen. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/07/video07_ed3_.php "The mysteries and passions of an iconic video frame"], ''International Herald Tribune'', Monday, February 7, 2005.</ref><ref>Poller, Nidra. [http://politicscentral.com/2006/09/13/aldura_the_trial_part_one.php "Al-Dura: The Trial"], ''PoliticsCentral'', September 13, 2006.</ref> |
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==Origin of the term== |
==Origin of the term== |
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Revision as of 12:50, 17 March 2007
The term Pallywood, a portmanteau of Palestinian and Hollywood, is used to refer to the alleged staging of news events by Palestinian and other cameramen to portray Israel in an unfavorable light.[1][2]
Origin of the term
Although the term "Pallywood" has existed for several years [3] it was popularized by Professor Richard Landes of Boston University in his film, Pallywood, a short self-distributed video essay released in 2005. The conservative Israeli news channel Arutz Sheva stated in 2006 that the term is becoming a "household word," along with "infotainment", to refer to media coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict.[4]
In Pallywood, Landes argued that Palestinian video journalists stage events in order to bias viewers against Israel and win the media war between the Palestinians and the Israel Defense Forces, as well as an attempt to influence the broader perception of the Arab-Israeli conflict. [5] Landes believes that this type of alleged media manipulation dates back to at least the war in Lebanon in 1982.[6]
Usage of the term
The term has been used by bloggers, particularly during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict where assertions of media manipulation were also made.[7] Landes, who describes himself as left-of-center, acknowledges that "the blogs in support of seconddraft.org [are] primarily politically conservative." [8] The neoconservative political commentator David Frum has described Landes' work as an exposé of political propaganda: "A U.S. Web site, SecondDraft.org, has compiled documentary footage to reveal a startling series of faked funerals, staged gun battles, and professional weeping grandmothers. They dub the Palestinian propaganda complex, "Pallywood," and ask hard questions about the readiness — eagerness — of much of the world media to be deceived." [9]
Alleged examples
Landes and others have cited media coverage of a number of incidents as examples of "Pallywood". These include coverage of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacres in Lebanon, Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount in 2000, the reported killing of Muhammad al-Dura in the same year, [10][11][12] [13] and the Battle of Jenin in 2002. [5]
See also
- Adnan Hajj photographs controversy
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Battle of Jenin
- 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict photographs controversies
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Journalistic fraud
- Media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Muhammad al-Durrah
- Ouze Merham
Notes
- ^ Carvajal, Doreen. "The mysteries and passions of an iconic video frame", International Herald Tribune, Monday, February 7, 2005.
- ^ Poller, Nidra. "Al-Dura: The Trial", PoliticsCentral, September 13, 2006.
- ^ "French Election Upset", rec.arts.sf.fandom, May 15, 2002.
- ^ "There's Something About Qana," Arutz Sheva (Channel 7), Israel, August 3, 2006.
- ^ a b Landes, Richard. "Pallywood: History", SecondDraft.org.
- ^ Landes, Richard. Pallywood (Windows Media Video)
- ^ "And Now It's Reutersgate". Toronto Star, August 9, 2006
- ^ "Boston U. professor claims media 'staged' footage of Middle East conflict", U-Wire press release, September 22, 2005
- ^ Frum, David. "From Gaza, tragedy and propaganda". National Post, June 17, 2006.
- ^ "Al-Durah: What happened?", Second Draft.
- ^ "Film Focus: HR in Hollywood and 'Pallywood'", Honestreporting.com.
- ^ Gelernter, David. "When pictures lie", Los Angeles Times, 2005.
- ^ New York Times, Paris: February 7, 2005: Photo of Palestinian Boy Kindles Debate in France
Further reading
- "Second Draft.org", website of Richard Landes with films and analysis from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- "The Reuterization of War Journalism", The Conservative Voice, August 9, 2006.
- "And now it's 'Reutersgate'," Toronto Star, August 9, 2006.
- "Wie Palästinenser manchmal die Wahrheit verbiegen", Israelnetz, June 19, 2006.
- "Der Krieg der Bilder", Süddeutsche Zeitung, June 6, 2006.
- Cambanis, Thanassis. "Some Shunning the Palestinian Hard Stance," The Boston Globe, September 6, 2005.
- Gordon, Philip H. & Tasponar, Omer. "Why France shouldn't legislate Turkey's past," The New Republic, October 30, 2006.
- Kaplan, Lee. "Some PLO doctored photos: A visit to 'Pallywood'", Canada Free Press, May 28, 2006.
- Kaplan, Lee. "Pallywood revisited: A new fake atrocity by the PLO", Canada Free Press, June 24, 2006.
- Von Wussow, Philipp. "Israelische Bomben auf Kana: Massaker oder Hisbollywood?", Telepolis, August 3, 2006.