Sunday, November 19, 3:00 PM EDT

Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: "Marketing the Israeli Occupation - Part Two: Media and the Palestine Problem"

“Sympathy for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation nearly tripled among the U.S. public over the decade leading up to the Israel–Hamas war.  But you won’t see that shift reflected in Washington, D.C., where fear of powerful lobby groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, has deterred tough questions about the billions in U.S. military aid now fueling Israel’s bombing campaign.  A real public debate on the U.S.’s Israel policy is needed now more than ever — and voters deserve to learn the truth about the powerful political operation preventing it.”
- Ryan Grimm, D.C. Bureau Chief, The Intercept

NOW IS THE TIME TO STEP UP - YOU CANNOT BE A BYSTANDER

STEP UP - Get at least two friends or neighbors to join the conversation [Meeting Registration - Zoom]
STEP UP - Read alternative news sources; write letters; reach out to activist groups [VFHL Statement Resources - Google Docs ]
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Here is an example of what we are talking about (click on the link): Israel Palestine Double Standard Called Out On BBC Question Time

Is it bias, laziness, fear of being fired, or just plain ignorance?  In news report after news report, mainstream media offers unbalanced, incomplete, un-contextualized, or just-plain-wrong reporting on Israel and Palestine. The choices of words, graphics, and interviewees support the narrative favored by Israel and pro-Israel lobby groups.

What are the consequences of this distorted journalism to public opinion, domestic government policies, and to national foreign and military policies? Panelists will explore the media’s “Palestine problem,” centering on four short films: The U.S. Media has a Palestine Problem, Occupation of the American Mind, The Media's Israel Palestine Misinformation War and Incite and Inflame: Israel’s Manipulation of the Media.

Watch the films for free at your convenience; then join the Q&A Discussion with:

Thomas Suárez:  author, musician, historical researcher, and lecturer
Alex McDonald:  author, activist, Gaza Freedom Flotilla participant
Dale Sprusansky:  Managing Editor, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Katie Halper (moderator):  radio and podcast host, writer, film producer

You must register to join the discussion & receive access to the film: Meeting Registration - Zoom

Watch the Trailer: Trailer-Marketing the Israeli Occupation- Part Two: Media and the Palestine Problem on Vimeo

Once you register, you will get a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the meeting and a link with to watch the film.  (Save this confirmation letter as the meeting link is unique to your email and you must have this to participate.)

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Don't forget to watch recordings of previous Online Film Salon recordings in their entirety here, including for the September 17, 2023 Q&A discussion on Erasing Palestine from US School Curricula.  Also read an article on this Salon in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.   A second article on My Tree in Mondoweiss can be read here. 

The November 2023  VFHL Online Film Salon is co-sponsored by
Council on American-Islamic Relations
Disciples of Christ – Palestine Israel Network 

SUPPORTER Organizations::  Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace   Quaker Palestine Israel Network Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East Indiana Center for Middle East Peace Disciples of Christ Palestine-Israel Network Virginia Coalition for Human Rights Mennonite Palestine Israel Network Friends of Sabeel North America Center for Jewish Nonviolence Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service Churches for Middle East Peace Kairos Puget Sound Coalition Pax Christi USA Jewish Voice for Peace – San Diego

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