actually seen it, The Occupation of the American Mind has been repeatedly
attacked and misrepresented by right-wing pressure groups and outright ignored
by virtually all mainstream media outlets and North American film festivals. To
bypass this campaign of misrepresentation and suppression, we've decided to make
the film available for FREE online so that people can make up their own minds
about its analysis of U.S. media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. Please watch and share widely!
Polling shows strong global opposition to Israel's illegal 50-year occupation of
Palestinian land, and mounting outrage over Israel's ongoing slaughter of
unarmed Palestinian civilians who are fighting for their rights. Nevertheless,
public sympathy and support for Israel within the US continues to hold
strong. The Occupation of the American Mind zeroes in on this critical
exception, breaking down the devastatingly effective public relations war that
Israel and right-wing pro-Israel advocacy groups have been waging for decades in
the US. Narrated by Roger Waters and featuring leading observers of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the film explores how the Israeli government, the
US government, and the pro-Israel lobby have joined forces, often with very
different motives and interests, to shape American media coverage of the
conflict in Israel's favor. The result is a stunning look at how - and why -
American media coverage of the conflict regularly minimizes the occupation,
vilifies critics of Israeli policy, and dehumanizes the Palestinian people.
https://www.occupationmovie.org/
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