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Photo books on Israel/Palestine

I’m currently finishing up an independent research project on photography and how it differs coming from Israel and from Palestine, especially in terms of propaganda.

I’m wondering then, if anyone has any photo books (nothing too obscure… please) that would contain these types of work, hopefully published in the last few years. Or if any of you journalist types out there know of any books/articles on israeli/palestinian propaganda?

Thanks folks, I hate research and am falling short on some here, Cheers

by Christopher Guess at Wed Dec 05 19:57:19 UTC 2007 (ed. Mar 12 2008) Madison, United States | Bookmark this | Digg this |

On the Israeli side:
This answers your description: Miri Tzahi’s “Katif” . Miri is a photographer for a right wing daily and she has documented the disengagement.

On the other side of the political map is “active stills” although their message is delivered through provocative captions other than the actual photography.

Back to the right:
http://www.onejerusalem.org/
is all propaganda, the “map of the security dangers” is a flash presentation which illustrates what would happen if the Arabs of Jerusalem (who are Israeli residents and live within the municipal borders of the city) will get their hands on various weaponry.
Photography is used in the videos and the imagery is very clean, lots of Israeli flags, no Arabs.

If you step back from the propoganda the best politically charged book in my opinion is Oded Balilty’s “along the lines” which shows the construction of the separation wall and Palestinian hardship as well as terror attacks in Israel.

by Yoav Galai | 05 Dec 2007 22:12 (ed. Dec 5 2007) | Jerusalem, Israel |


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