The Occupation of the American Mind
Over the past few years, 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. This documentary takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S.
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Over the past few years, 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. This documentary takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:Media Education Foundation
Cast
Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp
Director
Roger Waters
Narrator (voice)
Peter Hart
Self - National Coalition Against Censorship
Sut Jhally
Self - Professor, University of Massachusetts
Yousef Munayyer
Self - US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Rula Jebreal
Self - Journalist
Mark Crispin Miller
Self - Professor, New York University
Rami Khouri
Self - Columnist, Daily Star, Beirut
Rashid Khalidi
Self - Professor, Columbia University
Phyllis Bennis
Self - Institute for Policy Studies
Max Blumenthal
Self - Journalist
Amira Hass
Self - Columnist, Haaretz, Israel
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