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The Occupation of the American Mind (2016) Online
2016 Phyllis Bennis Max Blumenthal Noam Chomsky Loretta Alper Jeremy Earp
Original Title :
The Occupation of the American Mind
Genre :
Creative Work / Documentary
Year :
2016
Directror :
Loretta Alper,Jeremy Earp
Cast :
Phyllis Bennis,Max Blumenthal,Noam Chomsky
Writer :
Loretta Alper,Jeremy Earp
Budget :
$300,000
Type :
Creative Work
Time :
1h 22min
Rating :
8.7/10

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The Occupation of the American Mind (2016) Online

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 ...
Credited cast:
Phyllis Bennis Phyllis Bennis - Herself
Max Blumenthal Max Blumenthal - Himself
Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky - Himself
Norman Finkelstein Norman Finkelstein - Himelf
Peter Hart Peter Hart - Himself
Amira Hass Amira Hass - Herself
Rula Jebreal Rula Jebreal - Herself
Sut Jhally Sut Jhally - Himelf
Rashid Khalidi Rashid Khalidi - Himself
Rami Khouri Rami Khouri - Himself
Mark Crispin Miller Mark Crispin Miller - Himself
Yousef Munayyer Yousef Munayyer - Himelf
Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu - Himself (archive footage)
M.J. Rosenberg M.J. Rosenberg - Himself
Henry Siegman Henry Siegman - Himself

In an interview Sut Jhally stated that now one out of ten Israelis lives on occupied Palestinian territory in what is often called 'settlements,' or 'Jewish neighborhoods' by some and 'racial colonies' by others.


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Fordrelis

Fordrelis

The violence of war and terrorism, if seen, turn most people against war and terrorism in a visceral way. The injustice of depriving an ethnic group of human rights and democratic rights and economic rights, if seen, turn most people against such actions. The operating qualifier is "if seen." This movie provides a seldom seen insight into conscious efforts to control messaging so that war, terror, and deprivation of human rights are framed so the US public "does not see" them. Modern cameras, cell phones, and internet have made inroads on breaking through the conscious framing. A younger generation is developing changing views.

The occupation here is not about the occupation of a country, it is more about the occupation of a mind set. It poses important questions of journalism, money in politics, lobbying power, and facts of history.

As an explanation of propaganda, there is the twist that this is propaganda about propaganda.

My takeaway is that one side controlling information about conflict and human rights reduces healthy information and debate. Mainstream US media has fallen short in the duty of the press to fully inform the citizens of our democracy. When this involves many lives, and the potential for more world war, seeing all sides of the issues is important to all peoples. The movie is informative and thought provoking, whether you agree with all of it or not.
Agamaginn

Agamaginn

The purpose of this movie was to call out the American media for its manipulation of the narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, but I came away feeling that the greater indictment was the American media's manipulation of news in general. The stark contrast between European and American news reporting was quite upsetting and embarrassing to me as an American. Overall, I felt the documentary was an eye-opening and mostly fair representation of the issues at play, but there were some disappointing biases that manifested. For instance, I don't recall any real representation of the Jewish narrative, and in fact, the Jewish narrative was referred to as "mythology" by one interviewee. Also, I felt that there was far too much leniency granted to Hamas and its promulgation of terror attacks. Maybe I'm only saying this because I'm a brainwashed American, but just because Hamas has since denounced their original charter that called for the extermination of Jews, doesn't mean that they should be getting a pass for it. That wasn't something that happened hundreds of years ago. It was 30. Those same people are running the show.