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Pallywood (a portmanteau of "Palestinian" and "Hollywood") is a neologism used to refer to news events alleged to have been staged by Palestinian and/or foreign cameramen to portray Israel in an unfavorable light.

Origin of the term

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Pallywood, According to Palestinian Sources... an online documentary by Richard Landes.

The word "Pallywood" appeared in a Usenet forum debate in 2002, but Professor Richard Landes of Boston University is credited with having given the term currency in 2005, with his 18-minute online documentary Pallywood: According to Palestinian Sources.

Use of the term

The term has been used by right-wing bloggers, particularly after similar assertions of media manipulation (e.g. "Hizbollywood") were made during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Israeli right wing broadcaster Arutz Sheva stated in 2006 that "Pallywood" is becoming a "household word," along with "infotainment," to refer to media coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Mackenzie Institute, a Canadian "defense and security" think tank, has written that given "a long history of posing for the cameras...the cynical "Pallywood" nickname from once-deceived journalists for PA news services becomes understandable."

See also

Notes

  1. Carvajal, Doreen. "The mysteries and passions of an iconic video frame", International Herald Tribune, Monday, February 7, 2005.
  2. Poller, Nidra. "Al-Dura: The Trial", PoliticsCentral, September 13, 2006.
  3. Cambanis, Thanassis. "Some Shunning The Palestinian Hard Stance." The Boston Globe, September 6, 2005
  4. ^ Landes, Richard. Pallywood, According to Palestinian Sources (Windows Media Video), SecondDraft.org. (youtube mirror)
  5. "French Election Upset", rec.arts.sf.fandom, May 15, 2002.
  6. Zerbisias, Antonia. "And Now It's Reutersgate". Toronto Star, August 9, 2006.
  7. "There's Something About Qana," Arutz Sheva (Channel 7), Israel, August 3, 2006.
  8. Lies, Damned Lies and Footage, The Mackenzie Institute, Newsletter July, 06.

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