Thursday, January 15, 2009

More news about Push, which comes out Feb. 6th

Free film about the mainstream media in North America and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

PEACE, PROPAGANDA & THE PROMISED LAND | U.S. Media & The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites -- oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others -- work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.

Read the synopsis, watch or download the video.

Israel becoming its own worst enemy

Israelis 'shot at fleeing Gazans'

War of Choice: How Israel Manufactured the Gaza Escalation