If you want to understand why Israel occupies a sacred place in US culture, look beyond politics and straight to Hollywood. Long before press briefings and talking points, films were shaping emotions, memories, and beliefs. From biblical epics to frontier myths and modern war stories, cinema helped turn a political project into a 'moral cause'. Context was erased, Palestinian voices were buried, and a version of history that millions absorbed without ever realizing what was left off the screen was normalized through storytelling, celebrity power, and carefully crafted images.
