The occupation of the American mind : Israel's public relations war in the United States / Media Education Foundation ; directed and edited by Sut Jhally.

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Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world -- except the United States. The Occupation of the American Mind takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S. Narrated by Roger Waters and featuring leading observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. media culture, the film explores how the Israeli government, the U.S. government, and the pro-Israel lobby have joined forces, often with very different motives, to shape American media coverage of the conflict in Israel's favor. From the U.S.-based public relations campaigns that emerged in the 1980s to today, the film provides a sweeping analysis of Israel's decades-long battle for the hearts, minds, and tax dollars of the American people in the face of widening international condemnation of its increasingly right-wing policies.

Grade 9+

Lobbyists -- Israel.

Mass media -- Political aspects.

Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States.

United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel.

Alper, Loretta, director.

Jhally, Jut, film director, editor of moving picture work.

Kanopy (Firm)

Israel's public relations war in the United States

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Executive Producer, Sut Jhally; Writer, Producer & Director, Loretta Alper & Jeremy Earp; Editor, Jason Young & Jeremy Earp; Co-Producer, Jason Young; Associate Producer, George Matta.

Featuring Roger Waters, Amira Hass, M.J. Rosenberg, Stephen M. Walt, Noam Chomsky, Rula Jebreal, Henry Siegman, Rashid Khalidi, Rami Khouri, Yousef Munayyer, Norman Finkelstein, Max Blumenthal, Phyllis Bennis, Norman Solomon, Mark Crispin Miller, Peter Hart, and Sut Jhally.

Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2016.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Media Education Foundation Collection.