Life Magazine cover celebrating the Israeli victory in the 1967 war. Screenshot from “The Occupation of the American Mind.” I’m excited to take part this Sunday in a panel about American foreign policy in the Middle East and the role of Israeli propaganda and the Israel lobby. The panel will feature Diana Buttu, the Palestinian human rights lawyer, and Sut Jhally, professor and producer of the great documentary, “The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public Relations War in the United States.” I just rewatched the film to prepare myself and though it was made in 2016, it’s sadly, stunningly fresh. Little has changed! Israel still manages to wrap American opinion and foreign policy around its little finger through a sophisticated propaganda operation.