The Occupation of the American Mind

Also written as: The Occupation of the American Mind (2016) · the documentary · the film

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• The Occupation of the American Mind screened at the Toronto Palestine Film Festival and the Boston Palestine Film Festival.

• The documentary traces the development of Israeli public diplomacy and advocacy in the United States.

• The Occupation of the American Mind was narrated by Roger Waters.

• The documentary's central question remains strikingly relevant nearly a decade later.

• The film features Noam Chomsky, Rashid Khalidi, Amira Hass, Rula Jebreal, Yousef Munayyer, Norman Finkelstein, Phyllis Bennis, Stephen Walt, Norman Solomon, Sut Jhally and others.

• The Occupation of the American Mind was released in 2016.

• The Occupation of the American Mind was directed by Loretta Alper and Jeremy Earp.

• The documentary looks at how particular words and frames, including terrorism, security and self-defence, have been repeatedly used within American political and media discourse, while Palestinian dispossession, military occupation and the historical context of violence have often received much less attention.

• The Occupation of the American Mind examines fundamental aspects of understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how Palestine has been represented on screen.

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Origin: first recognised while reading The Occupation of the American Mind (2016) - How Israeli public relations campaigns have shaped American media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [01:24:55] · 2026-09-11 07:47