Itamar MarcusDirector, Palestinian Media Watch
Itamar Marcus is one of the foremost authorities on Palestinian ideology and policy. For five years Palestinian Media watch, under his direction, has monitored Palestinian attitudes as expressed by Palestinian leadership and spokespeople in the media and in education.
He is frequently asked to lecture and present analyses on Palestinian ideologies in educational, cultural and governmental frameworks and for the media. He was appointed to represent Israel in the trilateral Anti-Incitement Committee.
The following is a partial list of lectures and presentations:
"Islam's War against the West, in Palestinian Religious ideology", Conference of Christian Friends of Israel -- October 2001
"Encouraging Children to Self-sacrifice, in Palestinian Media", World Conference of Yavne -- August 2001
"Islam's Eternal War against Jews, in Palestinian Authority Religious Teaching", Wiesenthal Center Conference, Paris, France -- July 2001
"Media as a tool of the Palestinian Authority during the Intifada", Jaffe Center Conference, Tel Aviv University, [Other speakers included former Prime Ministers, Ehud Barak and Benyamin Netanyahu] -- July 2001
"The Three Foundations of Palestinian Ideology", Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, Jerusalem -- January 2001
"Palestinian School Books", Truman Center Conference, Hebrew University of Jerusalem -- November 2000
"Palestinian, Jordanian, and Syrian School books: A Comparative Study", presentation to Knesset Education Committee -- May 2000
"Palestinian Ideology", Special conference in Knesset on Palestinian Anti-Semitism -- May 2000
December 1999, "Representation of Jews in Palestinian Education and Media", presentation to Knesset Anti-Semitism Committee
"Encouraging Hatred: the Systematic use of Lies in the Palestinian Media", with eight Congressman and Senators, in a Congressional meeting hall, Washington, DC -- March 1999
"Palestinian School Books", Truman Center Conference, Hebrew University of Jerusalem -- June 1999
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