Israel Propaganda in the News Media- UMass Professor Emeritus Sut Jhally

University of Massachusetts Professor Emeritus Sut Jhally shared select clips and discussed the key findings of his 2016 documentary, "The Occupation of the American Mind," which analyzes pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S. Jhally explored whether the news media have been getting better—or worse—since the documentary was produced, and whether election-season news coverage is likely to cover—or cover up—growing challenges to standard pro-Israel narratives and politics.

You can watch "The Occupation of the American Mind" on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/dP0-YohJR-g

"The Occupation of the American Mind," features leading observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. media, and explores how the pro-Israel lobby shapes American media coverage of the conflict in Israel's favor. 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 Israel's human rights violations and military occupation.

Visit http://www.sutjhally.com/ to view Sut Jhally's lectures.

Documentaries recommended by Sut Jhally in this session included:

1. Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land. https://youtu.be/YhtPBJM3suo
2. The Law in These Parts. http://www.pbs.org/pov/watch/thelawintheseparts/
3. Roadmap to Apartheid. https://www.amazon.com/Roadmap-Apartheid-Alice-Walker/dp/B079VRGZ4X
4. The War Around Us. https://shop.mediaed.org/the-war-around-us-p162.aspx

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