Pallywood

Pallywood
Origin/etymologyPortmanteau of "Palestine" and "Hollywood"
MeaningDerogatory label used to describe supposed media manipulation by Palestinians
ContextUsed in discussions related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Coined byRichard Landes

Pallywood (a portmanteau of "Palestine" and "Hollywood") is a disinformation campaign used to falsely accuse Palestinians of faking their suffering and civilian deaths in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. It has been described by some authors as a conspiracy theory.

The term came into currency following the killing of Muhammad al-Durrah in 2000 during the Second Intifada, involving a challenge to the veracity of photographic evidence. Israeli pundits have used the term to dismiss videos showing Israeli violence or deny Palestinian suffering, particularly during the Gaza war.

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