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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 video Pallywood: According to Palestinian Sources.

In his video, Landes shows Arab-Israeli conflict-related footage, mostly taken by freelance Palestinian video journalists. He describes the footage as using alternate camera angles not broadcast by the mass media. He argues that Palestinian video journalists have staged scenes for propaganda purposes to create bias against Israel by presenting the Palestinians as helpless victims of Israeli aggression. He believes that systematic media manipulation (which he dubs "Pallywood") dates back to at least the 1982 Lebanon War, and argues that broadcasters are too uncritical of the bona fides of Palestinian freelance footage..

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. David Frum, a political commentator and former speech-writer for George W. Bush, praises and supports Landes' work. The Mackenzie Institute describes "the cynical 'Pallywood' nickname" as "understandable" due to alleged deception by Palestinian Authority news agencies. Other bloggers and pundits describe the allegations as a product of selection bias and the hostile media effect.

Examples of "Pallywood" allegations

Muhammad al-Durrah

Main article: Muhammad al-Durrah

Muhammad al-Durrah, a 12-year-old Palestinian, was widely reported to have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip on September 30 2000 at the beginning of the Second Intifada. The shooting was recorded by Talal Abu Rahma, a local freelance cameraman and aired on France 2 with narration by Charles Enderlin. The footage became internationally famous. In Pallywood, Richard Landes questions the authenticity of the footage and disputes whether al-Durrah was killed by Israeli gunfire or even killed at all. Several other commentators have expressed similar doubts. The authenticity of the footage is currently under review in a libel case being heard in France, at which Landes had previously testified.

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. Landes, Richard. "Pallywood: History", SecondDraft.org.
  7. Cite error: The named reference Stevens was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. Zerbisias, Antonia. "And Now It's Reutersgate". Toronto Star, August 9, 2006.
  9. Frum, David. From Gaza, tragedy and propaganda. National Post, June 17, 2006.
  10. Lies, Damned Lies and Footage, The Mackenzie Institute, Newsletter July, 06.
  11. Ami Isseroff, Zionism-Israel.com; commentary on 2006 "Kalb Saivetz" study
  12. ^ Lappin, Yakkov. "Al-Dura footage to air." Ynetnews. 20 September 2007. 21 October 2007.
  13. "Al-Durah: What happened?", Second Draft.
  14. "Film Focus: HR in Hollywood and 'Pallywood'", Honestreporting.com.
  15. Gelernter, David. "When pictures lie", Jewish World Review, 2003.
  16. Photo of Palestinian Boy Kindles Debate in France, The New York Times, February 7, 2005.
  17. Martin Patience, Dispute rages over al-Durrah footage BBC News, 8 November 2007

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