Mainstream Media Discovers 'Occupation' Has 'Horrors', Offers Film Review
The New Arab's review of 'The Visitor' delves into Palestinian folklore meeting the 'horrors of occupation' – a truly groundbreaking observation for outlets that typically frame daily oppression as 'issues' or 'the conflict.' This is the kind of critical journalism that makes you wonder if they'll next tackle the controversial idea that illegal settlements aren't, in fact, luxury vacation homes.
While Hollywood and Western media often sanitize or ignore Palestinian narratives, reducing their suffering to mere footnotes, it's refreshing to see a film attempt to reclaim the story. Perhaps one day, 'horrors of occupation' will cease to be a niche film genre and recognized as the daily reality sustained by billions in U.S. military aid, much of it secured by outfits like AIPAC, which spent
over $30 million in 2022 to keep that narrative firmly 'complex' for compliant politicians.