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Revision as of 00:06, 9 January 2008 by G-Dett (talk | contribs) (reducing per WP:NOR and WP:NEO)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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
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
- 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.
- Cambanis, Thanassis. "Some Shunning The Palestinian Hard Stance." The Boston Globe, September 6, 2005
- ^ Landes, Richard. Pallywood, According to Palestinian Sources (Windows Media Video), SecondDraft.org. (youtube mirror)
- "French Election Upset", rec.arts.sf.fandom, May 15, 2002.
- Zerbisias, Antonia. "And Now It's Reutersgate". Toronto Star, August 9, 2006.
- "There's Something About Qana," Arutz Sheva (Channel 7), Israel, August 3, 2006.
- Lies, Damned Lies and Footage, The Mackenzie Institute, Newsletter July, 06.
Further reading
- "Second Draft.org", website of Richard Landes with films and analysis from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Landes, Richard. "Al-Durah: What happened? (video).
- "And now it's 'Reutersgate'," Toronto Star, August 9, 2006.
- Template:De icon "Wie Palästinenser manchmal die Wahrheit verbiegen", Israelnetz, June 19, 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.
- Template:De icon Von Wussow, Philipp. "Israelische Bomben auf Kana: Massaker oder Hisbollywood?", Telepolis, August 3, 2006.