Palestine Is Still the Issue
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Palestine Is Still the Issue is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that critically examines the historical and ongoing dispossession of Palestinians and the role of Western powers in the conflict.
All labels observed (1)
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| Palestine Is Still the Issue canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Palestine Is Still the Issue Context triple: [John Pilger, notableWork, Palestine Is Still the Issue]
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A.
State of Palestine
The State of Palestine is a partially recognized sovereign entity representing the Palestinian people, claiming the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital and holding non-member observer state status at the United Nations.
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B.
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a 1947 UN proposal to divide British Mandate Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, laying a key diplomatic foundation for the later establishment of Israel.
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C.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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D.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
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E.
Arab–Israeli peace process
The Arab–Israeli peace process is the long-running series of diplomatic efforts, negotiations, and agreements aimed at resolving the political and territorial disputes between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Palestine Is Still the Issue Target entity description: Palestine Is Still the Issue is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that critically examines the historical and ongoing dispossession of Palestinians and the role of Western powers in the conflict.
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A.
State of Palestine
The State of Palestine is a partially recognized sovereign entity representing the Palestinian people, claiming the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital and holding non-member observer state status at the United Nations.
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B.
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a 1947 UN proposal to divide British Mandate Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, laying a key diplomatic foundation for the later establishment of Israel.
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C.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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D.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
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E.
Arab–Israeli peace process
The Arab–Israeli peace process is the long-running series of diplomatic efforts, negotiations, and agreements aimed at resolving the political and territorial disputes between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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documentary film ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge mainstream Western media narratives on Palestine
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highlight ongoing nature of Palestinian dispossession ⓘ |
| basedOn | journalistic investigations by John Pilger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John Pilger ⓘ |
| director | John Pilger ⓘ |
| features |
interviews with Israeli officials
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interviews with Israeli peace activists ⓘ interviews with Palestinian civilians ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical roots of the Palestinian refugee problem
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impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinians ⓘ role of Western powers in the Palestinian question ⓘ |
| genre |
journalistic documentary
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political documentary ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
book
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television documentary ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of Israeli government policy
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critical of Western government support for Israel ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Palestine Is Still the Issue self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arab–Israeli conflict
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surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Palestinian dispossession ⓘ Western foreign policy in the Middle East ⓘ |
| narrator | John Pilger ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| partOf | John Pilger’s body of political journalism ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Carlton Television ⓘ |
| publisher | book publisher associated with John Pilger’s works ⓘ |
| writer | John Pilger ⓘ |
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Subject: Palestine Is Still the Issue Description of subject: Palestine Is Still the Issue is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that critically examines the historical and ongoing dispossession of Palestinians and the role of Western powers in the conflict.
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