Arabs in the Media

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Many Westerners see Arabs and Moslems as bloodthirsty, violent, and ignorant terrorists. This pro-Palestinian paper argues that, while these may be untrue stereotypes, the Arabs have not made any efforts to respond to them and show the West the truth of who they are. It argues that, although the anti-Arab stereotypes in the West are usually blamed by the Arab world on the Jewish media, the fact is that the Arabs are partly responsible for the creation of these stereotypes because of the violent actions that they have taken and the fact that they have not tried to create understanding between their culture and the Western world.

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"The Arabs must act upon the understanding that the media is not only an instrument for spreading information, but an instrument of "political public relations" (Mansour). It is used by countries and groups of people to argue their cause in front of the international community, and to appeal to public opinion in democratic countries such as the United States. As Ambassador Gamal Mansour explains, if the Arabs and Palestinians are to correct the "Jewish-propagated stereotypes," they have to appeal directly to the American public who, in turn, can influence the foreign policy of the United States towards the Middle East."

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