Pallywood

English Etymology en Palestinian Hollywood. Proper noun en politics derogatory offensive ethnic slur The claimed manipulation or distortion of the media by Palestinian sources to promote a pro-Palestinian point of view; Palestinian propaganda. en Gazawood uncommon en propaganda en https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/07/on-david-frum-the-new-york-times-and-the-non-faked-fake-gaza-photos/375429/ On David Frum, The New York Times, and the Non-Faked 'Fake' Gaza Photos The Atlantic 2014-07-31 w:James Fallows 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251119084245/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/07/on-david-frum-the-new-york-times-and-the-non-faked-fake-gaza-photos/375429/ 19 November 2025 en-GB Peter Beaumont (journalist) Peter Beaumont Nabi Saleh images illustrate changing asymmetry of Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Guardian 2015-09-01 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/01/nabi-saleh-images-illustrate-changing-asymmetry-of-israeli-palestinian-conflict 0261-3077 A pro-Palestinian website painted the Tamimi mother and daughter as “determined lionesses”; Israeli ones as manipulative “Pallywood” frauds playing for the cameras. https://web.archive.org/web/20261024000003/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/01/nabi-saleh-images-illustrate-changing-asymmetry-of-israeli-palestinian-conflict 24 October 2026 See also en Hezbollywood hasbara Further reading en 3-syllable words en Palestine Nationalism