A joint investigation by Süddeutsche Zeitung and BILD reveals how Hamas uses
“Pallywood” fake news tactics, staged or selectively framed media, to
manipulate global opinion. The report focuses on Anas Zayed Fteiha, a
Palestinian photographer working for Anadolu, Turkey’s state news agency, a
known Israel-hater and long-time Hamas supporter. Fteiha presents himself as a
journalist, but is in fact deeply involved in anti-Israel propaganda networks
and shares antisemitic content online, including artwork by declared
Jew-haters.
His photos often emotionally charged scenes of starving children or distraught
women, are carefully staged or selectively chosen to evoke pity, while omitting
more balanced realities. Despite these clear biases, his images have been
widely published by international outlets including CNN, BBC, New York
Magazine, Stern, Deutschlandfunk, and even Reuters. Meanwhile, Hamas controls
nearly all media access in Gaza, ensuring that photographers act not as
independent journalists but as instruments of its propaganda strategy.
This investigation underscores how Pallywood has gone mainstream with staged
images and ideological bias shaping international coverage, while hostages
suffering and Hamas atrocities are pushed out of frame.
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