Peace, propaganda, & the promised land [videorecording] : U.S. media & the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Media Education Foundation ; directors, Sut Jhally, Bathsheba Ratzkoff ; producer, Bathsheba Ratzkoff ; writers, Bathsheba Ratzkoff, Sut Jhally.
Interviews with: Hanan Ashrawi, Noam Chomsky, Robert Fisk, Sut Jhally, Michael Lerner, Alisa Solomon, Lorraine Ali, Dennis Bernstein, Noura Erakat, Ned Hanauer, Eyad Kishawi, Elias Rashmawi, Jason Vest, Alison Weir, and others. Includes: 207 min. of additional interview footage, 64 min. of addition news footage, 14 short films, 31 maps, and a PDF file with close to 400 links.
Contents:
[short films]. The matrix of control, on the ground realities / Jeff Halper (54 min.) (2004) -- Birth at the checkpoint / Alia Arasoughly (13 min.) (2003) -- The poetry of listening, Middle Eastern stories / Ian Koebner (15 min.) (2003) -- Other voices from Israel Palestine (8 min.) (2001) -- Bethlehem diaries / Kevin Skvorak (25 min.) (2002) -- Jenin Spring, April 14-17, 2002 (29 min.) (2002) -- Jenin Spring, April 20, 2002 (19 min.) (2002) -- A la muqata's / Kevin Skvorak (21 min.) (2002) -- Jerusalem day / Kevin Skvorak (10 min.) (2002) -- Jewish voices for peace / Amir Terkel & Cecilie Surasky (4 min.) (2004) -- Occupation diary, Ta'ayush in southern Hebron / Rona Even (6 min.) (2002) -- Occupation diary, Ta'ayush in Sulfit / Rona Even (6 min.) (2002) -- Futbol Palestina 2006 [trailer] / Marcelo Piña & Nelson Soza (5 min.) (2004) -- Salt of the Earth, Palestinian Christians in the northern West Bank / Elizabeth & Marthame Sanders (56 min.) (2004).
Summary:
This documentary contends that the foreign policy interests of American political elites, working in combination with Israeli public relations strategies, exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Combines U.S. and British television news footage with observations from analysts, journalists, and political activists. Examines the factors that have distorted the United States' media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.