Delving into John Pilger’s 2002 documentary: 'Palestine is still the issue'

Australian journalist and filmmaker John Pilger has passed away at the age of 84. Renowned for his critical stance on Western foreign policy, Pilger's legacy is marked by his revealing documentary "Palestine Is Still the Issue" (2002), which focuses on the ongoing struggles of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. This documentary continues to be relevant in highlighting the plight and resistance of Palestinians, as well as the complex geopolitical factors involved, including the role of the United States.
Pilger's work remains a significant contribution to understanding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, offering an in-depth and human perspective on the issue.
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[@xpedisinusantara7758]

A true journalist who understood the conflict. Now everyone has seen the lies of the Israel regime. We need to stand with humanity with the Palestinians against such oppression

[@YallaMiami]

And ofcourse I’ve never heard of him till now! What a shame

[@Xellius13]

You can stand, sit, or even lay down on your couch. The naivety of thinking that someone in power gives half a F about plebs opinions 🤡

[@Q8Caffeinated]

​@@Xellius13You're right, now go away.

[@herrwahnsinn4229]

"Has journalism got to that point. That it speaks for power." - John Pilger

[@mohammedkadwa7072]

​@Xellius13 they will now. You are watching history in the making. It happened in South Africa and it is happening again

[@svtinker]

I’d like to visit a free Palestine 🇵🇸 one day.

[@rezahosseini5371]

Me too Free Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤

[@lynnmarielumiere2926]

Too late. There will soon be nothing left of Palestine.

[@SharonPoet]

Me too

[@sarahgirard1405]

Me too. ❤

[@SharonPoet]

​@@lynnmarielumiere2926 Palestine will live forever; if not on "Israel's" dishonest maps, then in the hearts and minds and writings and videos of every kind and caring person in the world. Palestine will never die, and "Israel" will never be respected, due to what it has done to Palestine and the Palestinian people. This I am sure of.

[@JTMondal]

BTW in 1971 he was the only prominant journalist who accurately covered the Bangladeshi Genocide. This man told the truth!

[@sameaulahad2824]

Damn as I grow up I find out more and more like how america sent Pakistan the Weapons? I mean are you seeing Bangladesh now

[@JTMondal]

@@sameaulahad2824 My father was in the Mukti Bahini in 1971 and fought against the pak army. We came to the states in 1997, ironically I joined the US Marines.

[@user-bg9kw3it4w]

R.I.P John Pilger,the voice of reason and fair journalism ,in this crazy corrupted world.

[@melatomic]

John was never the voice of reason,…Bot

[@elliconstantatou3223]

The passing of John Pilger is a great loss to humanity. He wasn’t just the finest investigative journalist; his incredible ability to combine rational analysis with compassion, outrage and courage was ever present in every report, in every documentary. He defended the truth, no matter what. He stood up for the oppressed and told their story for the world to see. I shall miss his reports and documentaries. Rest in peace.

[@alicianah8352]

That's a great comment i compelled to verify. John Pilger's passing is a loss for humanity.

[@sarahhopeful6683]

That a great testemomy to a man of honor. He will be missed!😢

[@majl7917]

Scary how a 25 year old documentary is still exactly on point if aired today. No-thing has changed. I doubt 2024 will be any different.

[@jerrysmith2360]

Sadly, I thought the same. But if we boycott certain US goods and Nestle products, they’ll start to understand the hurt. Money talks for them.

[@derdez1]

Belief me things will change.

[@SharonPoet]

The fact that Israel's evil still freely rages on, long after it has been exposed, is what is so disturbing.

[@sarahgirard1405]

@@SharonPoetso true.

[@SharonPoet]

@@derdez1 I hope your right and that they will change for the good of Palestine and the Palestinian people, very quickly.

[@deansawich6250]

RIP John Pilger. Always speaking truth to power. Always standing up for the oppressed. 😢 ❤

[@user-dd9re5wm6y]

Assange; a "truth teller who has committed no crime but revealed government crimes and lies on a vast scale" John Pilger

[@R.IAmEnough]

#freejulianassangenow

[@jennifernorman9655]

Free Assange! 😊

[@gerri577]

Dear John, wherever you are now, I hope you know that the silence has been broken. The world and all it's poeple have heard the cries of the Palestinians....loud and clear! Thank you for being one of those legends who never stood silent!

[@tayibetti9316]

A very good, honest journalist who always told the truth during his career

[@mohammedsaddak6495]

Imagine someone knocks on your door only to tell you, you have to move elsewhere because that they once owned your land 4,000 years ago, absolutely absurd.

[@taherabunama4559]

as a Palestinian refugee from gaza whose family were expelled in 1948 nakba, where our village Masmia south west Jerusalem. thanks for your comment, just to note Palestinian are descendents of cannatites before Prophet Abraham, Jews Christian and Muslims used to live in Palestine before the zionist project all three religions have rights to Palestine to live but the issue is the zionists who aims to evacuate the holy land for a Jew only state

[@Vlinder57]

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[@Vlinder57]

​@@taherabunama4559 This is a tiny piece of the story. Things didn't start with that.

[@user-zg9up8kw4v]

Muslims Jews and Christians were living in peace in Palestine before the western Zionist brutal colonial occupation interfered in Palestine

[@user-zg9up8kw4v]

This same ‘god’ tells them to kill children and commit genocide

[@pubes110341]

In 1954, John Pilger and I were both in class 3D at Sydney Boys' High School. I doubt if I ever talked with him, he was much more mature than me, and I doubt if I ever registered with him. But I always remember him. Even then he would question things - rules, beliefs, opinions, not in an insolent way, but with logic and eloquence. As he progressed through his career, I do not remember anything he ever said that I would disagree with. He was a great Australian, one of the greatest, and I only wish that our World's politicians took more notice of him. He was a better man than all of them! I never saw him again after 1954, but I will miss his humanity, eloquence and brave ciommitment. So will we all.

[@simon01ize]

RIP John Pilger, one of a very rare and vanishing breed.

[@siminoof]

Gone but never forgotten.. Rest in peace John Pilger

[@a.s.1951]

Thank you John Pilger for your humanity.

[@SharonPoet]

The fact that Israel's evil still freely rages on, long after it has been exposed by people like John, is what is so disturbing.

[@phillipholland6795]

Doomed from the very beginning, but they delayed their inevitable end with money and clever politics.

[@eddyjohan8650]

It shows how powerful the Zionist grips on mainstream media, the US and UK government and the overall financial control of this planet.

[@shamim621]

Thats true plus making sure the Palestinians voices dont get heard. Most people are just recently finding out about these injustices​@@phillipholland6795

[@baikorg]

The power of zionist money paid to corrupted politician, and the politician send taxpayer money to zionist What a corrupt cycle

[@marionanderson7059]

How right he was. Sadly, it happened with an unprecedented scale of devastation and loss of too many innocent lives because the world ignored the situation and hoped the Palestinians would just quietly accept their lot .

[@Cui-bono987]

Nooooo...can't believe it. Rest in Peace John. You were amazing. 😢

[@Stop-and-listen]

John Pilger was a voice of reason and fair journalism analysis. His documentary “The Coming War on China” was ahead of its time and predicted the US policies. He will be missed.

[@melatomic]

Wow ! & here we can experience the John Legacy as if. Look and question - Always

[@classics39]

A huge loss..... to this world of ours. His testimony remains....

[@AuroraBorealis-ip4ml]

R.I.P. John Pilger one of the most amazing investigative journalists he will be missed greatly in a world where investigative journalism is threatened to the core by those in power, who need investigating more than ever!

[@sophiesmart4394]

He spoke what we dare not to say! No more! No more!

[@marlyn2024]

...Nooit meer...

[@phillipholland6795]

The only way to truly honor him is do spread his message and speak the way he did.

[@laetitialogan2017]

John Pilger..ALWAYS on the right side of history....

[@hello.goodbye9828]

Voice of truth rest in peace 🙏

[@anikayounis2046]

God bless him for speaking for Palestine

[@BanglaBhalobashi]

“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” - William Shakespeare🙏📖😌🕊

[@davidanderson-22]

From the river to the sea, Palestinians shall be free.

[@zuheylaizin1668]

May he rest in peace!

[@OngoGablogian185]

He was a brilliant man and a personal inspiration. His work will live on.

[@sarahgirard1405]

What a great man. Thank you for your service!

[@youngeagle5953]

“The Palestinian cause is not a cause for Palestinians only, but a cause for every honest person living in this planet.” ~ GHASSAN KANAFANI . Thank you John Pilger for your courage and honesty. Rest in power

[@andreasbuttinger2774]

Rest in peace! ❤ Thank you for letting me have true information to learn about things I never would have learned about without you!

[@spindlecitysister]

Rest in power John Pilger

[@TobaMansury-nh3gu]

Rest in peace, sir❤️

[@phillipholland6795]

An extraordinary man, one who never hesitated to be on the right side of history with his impeccable reporting. Truly a great loss of genuine journalism, this was a loss for humanity as a whole. His legacy will not be forgotten, but followed and recreated.

[@stewmaker3983]

RIP, a man of integrity.

[@jerrysmith2360]

Great man, loved his work on ITV when I was growing up. Very few, if any, MSM journalist/ documentary makers around with his level of integrity and compassion.

[@a4h4a4]

John Pilger, rest in Peace. Your work is forever changing the world. Your life so valuable, your passing will not end this value.

[@firujmiah7781]

A very good journalist has left the world. I do not know a second journalist. You have left a legacy my friend.

[@joaobaptista8377]

I Cannot Belive that 2024 Starts with his Loss!! My Favourite Film of John Pilger is from 1994 Timor Conspiracy! Where the East Timorese People wore given Independence from its Colonial Empirial Rule Portugal in 1974 only for a year later they beeing denied of thier choice of independence by the Blood thursty Suharto of Indonesia who invaded and comitted a genocidal occupation that lasted 27 Years!!!! With Full Political, Economic and Military Backing of Australia, Britian and the United States

[@miriamschiro8585]

Beautiful 🥲 so sad that he left us 😭I offer my deepest condolences to his loved ones 😞 💐

[@Stop-and-listen]

Never underestimate the evilness of zionism.

[@TheKeithvidz]

SALUTE, SALUTE, SALUTE. Champion of humanity and not simply Palestenians. Were a heaven real no doubt earned. I followed him on twitter and new years wrenched a part of me away.

[@rosemarycollins8971]

Vale, John Pilger. My hero.

[@myrtillesm3532]

Documentary "the iron wall" from PAJU (Palestine and Jewish United) is showing tearful thread of this terrible journey for courageous population of the country of Palestine

[@tarikfromlondon686]

In memory of John Pilger, a beacon of journalistic integrity and a tireless advocate for the oppressed. Your unwavering commitment to truth and justice has left an indelible mark on the world. Farewell to a remarkable journalist and a compassionate soul.😢

[@phaedrussmith1949]

Pilger was the real deal.

[@ramonamk56]

It was ALL said then. R.I.P. John Pilger, Thank you.

[@yahyehassan2432]

Wow. It’s like he was speaking today and not 22 years ago. May Allah grant him jannah for his jihad and honorable deeds

[@saifuddinhossain2734]

RIP... A true person ❤

[@AlbaTramonto-ub4qc]

Rip. Thank you for your humanity and bravery ❤️

[@richieroma]

Pilger was a beacon of integrity, truth and determination - a towering compassionate human being that leaves us all far poorer in his absence. Modern-day journalism needs a wake up.

[@sarahfirst9538]

An irreparable loss... I grieve... Rest in peace, brave man.

[@ganissweet774]

Whoever have the media social here ! Please share this video.just let everyone knows the thruth !

[@zhazhae5513]

He maybe the greatest journalist to walk on earth, at least in the past 100 yrs. No pulitzer, no knighthood for his achievements, , just a pure, objective and critical thinker journalism. Rest in peace John, the world remembers you as The True Journalist.

[@sarunds74]

RIP to a truly great man. One of the last honest, independent and brave men of our time.

[@peterjensen3076]

I have watched several of Pilgers documentaries, several times - and read a lot of his articles. To me he stands as a highly relevant, critical journalist and filmmaker, who personally was very social competent and peaceful. Intellectually very well equipped. Empathic. Eager. I will miss him as a human figure and his work a lot - but mostly I appreciate the enormous amount of journalism, he has provided to the world. A legacy of perspectives, analysis and representations of reality, we all can learn from. He will live on (in me and many others, as we see and hear) as a ghost of thought- and heartfulness.

[@pac17284]

Lord grant him peace and eternal rest and comfort his family and friends 🙏

[@helenbarber5980]

Amen 🙏

[@naymatunc-rc6vs]

2024 yilindayiz ve filistin halki zulum altinda bile hala direniyor RABBIM sen yardim et

[@veronicasanacion]

Enjoy being in the light, John Pilger. You helped so many on Earth that I want to say Thank you💚💜

[@sourayaserhan8519]

A huge loss for credible journalism 😢

[@AWB777]

A truly outstanding man. I had the privilege of attending one of his talks when he was last in South Africa. I will agitate for our government to erect a plague in his honour. And so should Australia. Like the cricketers they produced they too gave us the great fighter for human dignity. Spare a thought too for Julian Assange, another great Australia behind whom John firmly stood. MHDSRIP

[@NONE-ot8wi]

I am an avid follower of Mr. Pilger. Through his voice and lens, I acquired so much knowledge, awareness and informations from his documentaries, articles, books, interviews. I’m so sad he has now gone. I hope a pool of young generations will follow his footsteps in journalism. We need journalists like him. I will miss him. 🥲 💐

[@tarikfromlondon686]

. He will always be remembered for his dedication to uncovering the truth and shedding light on the injustices that plague our society. His work has left an indelible mark on the world of journalism, and his legacy will continue to inspire others to follow in his footsteps. Rest in peace, John Pilger. You will be dearly missed.😢😢😢

[@Imadfalistn25]

RIP Legend 🙏 Thank you for standing with Palestine Every spoken word is still true nothing has changed World has failed Palestinians May God bless Independent State of Palestine in 2024 Free free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@pacoshuman7642]

I wondered...how sad, I didn't know we lost John Pilger...he was a rare incredible being. This is an awful way to start Jan. 1, 2024. We've lost a real hero of humankind.

[@jcolwill]

I've been following Pilger's work for more than ten years. He has inspired me to make my own independent documentaries. I have made two so far (available on my channel) and, having just finished the second, am gutted I lost the chance to email them to him as intended. His feedback would have been dearly cherished. I'm also preparing to upload my 2021 expose on US-UK complicity in Yemen, for which I interviewed authors David Wearing and Isa Blumi. Thanks John for your inspiration. Rest in power.

[@BeautifulAyah]

“O Allah,inspire me to be thankful for the blessings You have granted me and my parents, and to do good deeds that please You; and include me, by Your grace, among Your righteous servants!”🧕🏼🤲🏼📿

[@jvs333]

Prophetic words at the end. RIP Mr. Pilger you were always a truth teller of our times. We didn't listen or see what you were saying and showing us. Now your prophetic words once again proved true. Thank you for all your life's work. Truly one of the greats RIP JOHN PILGER ❤❤❤

[@roshayatiabd4450]

Condolences may God bless his soul..he is one of Palestinian cause hero.. peace to urs souls.. salute ur great works giving Palestinian a voice.

[@Rinanathar]

Rest in peace beautiful man. May we be half as wonderful as you.

[@ninakurniaty7055]

Thank you sir for your kindness ❤

[@786superman]

A voice of truth, Thankyou. You stood on the right side of history. I hope and pray your words of truth for the occupied people will be your salvation in your after life. RIP JP. 🙏 ❤

[@Stella.J.000]

What a great human being! One of a kind reporting. He knew his craft for sure... and dared to speak it. Glad to see him honoured on many platforms. What a loss...xx..

[@achmatcassiem6602]

John Pilger a man of integrity almost like he is reporting the current situation. RIP

[@bindomusa5006]

This man has courage rest in peace

[@grapentine739]

Rest In Peace this angelic man. If there is a place of peace for the deceased he is truly there. He is a saint

[@alamdarshah9075]

God bless RIP dear Real Human

[@mosspatchouli631]

RIP my friend. You were one of the best Journalist ever. Youll always be in my thoughts and missed. I dont know what the world will do without you. Salam & Peace . You were a true warrior against crimes against humanity. Im sure God has chosen for you the best place in Heaven having all youre heart desire for all youre good deeds. 🕊️ Free Bird.

[@siogbeagbideach]

"ní bheidh a leithéad arís ann" ( there won't be another like him) RIP brilliant man, thank you for all the work you did as a journalist to seek out the truth❤️

[@ummwaqar6381]

Great journalist and principled man - thank you MME for sharing

[@sherazAsghar]

We are from God and to God we return, rest in peace brother, your voice will be missed.

[@loneranger4469]

So so sad.. He was needed now...more than ever before.

[@splodgenessabounds150]

Back when the title "journalist" meant something, the 20th Century had many superb journalists: John Pilger was one of the best.

[@user-kh9kz3zt4e]

God rest his soul. A beautiful caring man who wasn’t afraid to speak and highlight the injustices of an apartheid cruel occupation. Not just telling us, but showing the daily ugly they deal with. Thank you my friend for caring.

[@progyandas9650]

One of kind journalist .

[@ariefsetiawanpurwanto8109]

truth and justice will be revealed

[@letstalk458]

Rest In Peace Mr. Pilger we will never forget you.Whenever people say journalist your face will come infront of our eyes.

[@mikeharvey9811]

Wonderful inspirational man. RIP. And thanks for all you did. Barb

[@azarif3581]

May you rest in peace sir.

[@defianceforhumanity]

This year starts with a huge broken heart 💔. Without a doubt, a true leader of humanity and ethical journalism. This succeeding possibly the deadliest year for journalists, twice that of 2022, with over 75% (est. nearly 100 of the 120reported) having been killed by Israel.

[@inez8335]

We have lost a Truth Warrior, a voice that could be heard above the din without a shout. John Pilger's perspective on humanity, decency and peace I will sorely miss. I am grateful to see this documentary from 25 years ago, so many others need to also! 🕊️

[@vipadaterraoumvargas]

💚MERCI JOHN PILGER, UN ESPRIT LIBRE, COURAGEUX, UN MODEL D'HOMME, UN JOURNALISTE QUI FASAIT DE SA PROFESSION UN DEVOIR. 🇵🇸 THANK YOU JOHN PILGER, A FREE SPIRIT, COURAGEOUS, A MODEL OF A MAN, A JOURNALIST WHO MADE HIS PROFESSION A DUTY.❤

[@mariela7521]

Truth 💪

[@IpsissimusPrime]

On this New Year’s Day, I finally understand what the test of all true believers is. Not the dogma of our so called political or theological “leaders”. It is “Palestine”, in principle and fact, which is our ultimate test for all of us who profess to follow Abraham. A place where Jews, Christians, and Muslims can live together, in peace, and able to honor our small differences- essentially to honor our mutual humanity. Until this is accomplished, we shall all continue to know the severity of our Lord, and continue to be blind to what his benevolence is really about.

[@forderxyz]

Gone but not forgotten. This man will always be remembered as being on the right side of history. A beacon of light in the world of journalism.

[@shamaselahi5606]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤top man.

[@neilcastro836]

Such a beautiful documentary

[@shaziaashfaque4897]

May his soul rest in peace. 💔

[@davidodonovan4982]

So sorry to learn of John's passing. The World has lost an amazing Journalist, Humanitarian and voice for the Marginalised peoples of the World, A beacon of Justice and Peace, a man who exposed the injustice and hypocrisy of corrupt Governments around the World, a fearless, honest and compassionate man, who inspired, and continues to inspire so many people, The World will be all the poorer for his loss, Rest in Peace John Pilger.