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Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
Archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson has assembled—from a vast catalogue of footage in the vaults of Sweden’s national television service SVT—accounts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as witnessed and represented by Swedish journalists. Stories of the beginning of the Israeli state interwoven with the Palestinian struggle for independence. News coverage with Yasser Arafat and interviews with Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban during a visit to Sweden unseen since first broadcast. From the tenth anniversary of Israel’s founding to the First Intifada, perspectives and encounters with statesmen, civilians, revolutionaries, and intellectuals tell the story from myriad angles of an evolving media landscape, revivifying a history of the ongoing conflict.
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This documentary series examines how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was portrayed on Swedish television between 1958 and 1989. It analyzes news coverage, documentaries, and cultural programs to understand the evolving narratives and public perception within Sweden during a critical period of the conflict. The series investigates the sources of information and the perspectives that shaped the discourse on this complex issue.
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Analysis of media representation of a key geopolitical conflict.
Explores the historical evolution of public understanding through television.
Focuses on the specific context of Swedish media and its audience.
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The period covered, 1958-1989, encompasses significant events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War, the First and Second Intifadas, and various peace initiatives, making the television coverage during this time particularly impactful.
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