John Pilger comments:
"This is a complete vindication of a film that told the story of a people long denied basic human rights, and international justice - the Palestinians. The film was fair and restrained, and expressed the humanity of both ordinary Palestinians and Israelis. Following an orchestrated campaign by the pro-Israel lobby and Michael Green's remarks, I and my Carlton colleagues received a stream of threats, including death threats.
"The ITC's investigation, conducted over three months, was exhaustive. All our historical sources, most of them Israeli, were submitted for scrutiny. Following the Commission's unequivocal rejection of the complaints and praise for the film's thoroughness and integrity, Michael Green should withdraw his slur against the integrity of work done for his company, and apologise." (John Pilger, email to Media Lens - January 13, 2003)
"This is a complete vindication of a film that told the story of a people long denied basic human rights, and international justice - the Palestinians. The film was fair and restrained, and expressed the humanity of both ordinary Palestinians and Israelis. Following an orchestrated campaign by the pro-Israel lobby and Michael Green's remarks, I and my Carlton colleagues received a stream of threats, including death threats.
"The ITC's investigation, conducted over three months, was exhaustive. All our historical sources, most of them Israeli, were submitted for scrutiny. Following the Commission's unequivocal rejection of the complaints and praise for the film's thoroughness and integrity, Michael Green should withdraw his slur against the integrity of work done for his company, and apologise." (John Pilger, email to Media Lens - January 13, 2003)