Peace, Propaganda and The Promised Land (2004)

This video shows how the foreign policy interests of American political elites-working in combination with Israeli public relations stratgies-influence US news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combining American and British TV news clips with observations of analysts, journalists and political activists, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a brief historical overview, a striking media comparison, and an examination of factors that have distorted U.S. media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion.

"Now 15 years old, this seminal 2004 documentary by Sut Jhally and Bathsheba Ratzkoff is as valuable as ever, revealing the historical roots of exactly how the America media has become so influenced and controlled by Israel’s powerful and well-financed lobby and political attack machine. The film delivers a detailed examination of American and Israeli political influence over media coverage in of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This film delivers a striking comparison of western and international media coverage of the Middle East, showing just how distorted the narrative has become in the West and why."
- 21 Century Wire