Intifada Hits the Headlines

Presenting the study of newspaper reports during the escalation of the second Intifada in the fall of 2000, this title shows how reality is subject to distortion and manipulation by the media. It reveals how newspapers were able to produce and participate in a consensual narrative that ended the peace process.

Table of Contents: Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. "Under Arafat's Baton" 3. "Make No Mistake, Yasser" 4. "The Limits of Restraint" 5. "A Fifth Column" 6. In All Their Murderous Ugliness" 7. "We Have Turned Every Stone" 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index