[LCM Articles] Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land; U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

[Maurice Hage-Obeid]

Bathsheba Ratzkoff and Sut Jhally

Apr 22, 2006

In Memoriam Edward Said (1935-2003)



Dear friends,

Please take some time to watch this documentary. Peace, Propaganda & the
Promised Land compares U.S. and international media coverage of the Middle East
crisis. It explores the distortions in U.S. coverage and how this leads to
reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian (and hence
Israeli-Arab) conflict.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7828123714384920696

OR

On http://video.google.com/ search for " Peace, Propaganda & The Promised Land"



>From the Media Eduaction Foundation:

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 terrorities 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.


Best,
Maurice

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