Marc Lamont Hill speaks with documentary producer Sut Jhally about Israel’s information warfare strategy.
As Israeli attacks on Rafah spark public outrage, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war campaign faces criticism despite continued U.S. support, raising questions about the effectiveness of Israel’s public relations strategy .
Sut Jhally’s 2016 documentary, The Occupation of the American Mind, exposes the vast pro-Israel propaganda that has targeted American audiences for decades. Since October 7, this discourse focused on the fight against “terrorism” and the dehumanization of Palestinians has intensified.
As the world continues to witness the horrors committed in Gaza, is Israel losing the public war? Is this a sign of the decline of a once famous propaganda machine?
This week on In the frontMarc Lamont Hill speaks with Jhally, professor emeritus of communications at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and founder and executive director of the Media Education Foundation, about the media narrative that shapes public opinion on Israel’s war against Gaza.
