Richard Landes

Karsenty Strikes Blow for Freedom in Al-Dura Case [VIDEO]

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 - by Richard Landes

Richard Landes of the Second Draft reviews the evidence that the "Al-Dura Affair" was, as ruled by a French appeals court today, a hoax — and exposes other works of "Pallywood."

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Pallywood Strikes Again!

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 - by Richard Landes

The Al-Dura Affair isn't the only time France 2 has presented staged footage by the Palestinians as real. Richard Landes points out another case in this video report.

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Al-Dura and the “Public Secret” of Middle East Journalism

Sunday, November 11th, 2007 - by Richard Landes

The evidence emerging from the ongoing Al Dura trial in France indicates that Western journalists are fully aware that some of the footage they use in their reports on the Mideast conflict is staged, charges Richard Landes. When confronted with the pervasive evidence of staging in the case of Al Dura, the reaction of France 2, which ran the story, has been essentially that "everybody does it."

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