Meaning of Pallywood | Babel Free

Definitions

The falsely claimed manipulation or distortion of the media by Palestinian sources to promote a pro-Palestinian point of view; Palestinian propaganda.

derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur

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Examples

“And because provocative imagery is sometimes faked, a few people I interviewed in Israel and the United States claimed that it must have been faked in the al-Dura case. The boy could not possibly have been shot! The whole thing was staged by the “Pallywood” propaganda film industry.”

“A pro-Palestinian website painted the Tamimi mother and daughter as “determined lionesses”; Israeli ones as manipulative “Pallywood” frauds playing for the cameras.”

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