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Numerous studies have noted the dual role the media play in the lives of minorities: Assimilation into the majority society and isolation therefrom, adopting new identities and preserving original ones. In this context, Israeli society provides a rare test case, as nearly half of its population comprises various minorities, the most significant of...
The chapter describes the way in which the mass media have handled the occupation. It suggests that Israel has concentrated on building an "Information Wall" that separates between the Arab and the Israeli societies, blocking information on what is happening in Palestinian society in particular-and thus perpetuating reciprocal stereotypes. The "Inf...
The article is based on a political-stylistic analysis of the first televised debates in Israel, which took place in 1977 and 1981 between Menachem Begin and Shimon Peres. It examines how the Israeli parliamentary democracy adapted and changed the debate format which originated in American presidential elections. The rhetorical strategies of the tw...
Interviews of Israeli politicians revealed that television was the most severly criticized medium, not only for its presentation of content, but also for its implied political biases.
