The Media Accountability Project  

Palestinian voices highlighted in news coverage of Windsor protest and community fundraising efforts

"Your TV segment shows jarring yet important footage of Israeli soldiers beating and attacking Palestinian civilian worshippers. It is very important for Canadian audiences to be aware of the horrific acts perpetrated in occupied Jerusalem by Israeli forces and how the Palestinian community in Canada is responding to these human rights violations.

I am also very pleased to see that you accurately describe East Jerusalem as 'occupied' in your TV segment which I have previously written to you about. It is crucial to provide the context of occupation when reporting on events in the region."

April 13, 2023

To:

Shawna Kelly, Managing Editor of Radio and TV, CBC Windsor

Katerina Georgieva, Host, CBC Windsor News at 6

TJ Dhir, Journalist, CBC Windsor

 

Dear Ms. Kelly, Ms. Georgieva and Mr. Dhir,

I’m writing to you on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME, https://www.cjpme.org) to thank you for your TV segment regarding a Windsor rally against the Israeli attack on Palestinian worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque, aired on April 12, 2023, and your news article titled, “Windsor Muslims rally to help following violence at Jerusalem mosque” published on April 11, 2023.

I appreciate your coverage of the protest against the Israeli attack on Palestinian civilian worshippers in occupied Jerusalem and the subsequent fundraising efforts by community mosques in Windsor. I also greatly appreciate that you interviewed Bilal Nasser, a local organizer, and Zaid Khan from the Windsor Islamic Association.

Your TV segment shows jarring yet important footage of Israeli soldiers beating and attacking Palestinian civilian worshippers. It is very important for Canadian audiences to be aware of the horrific acts perpetrated in occupied Jerusalem by Israeli forces and how the Palestinian community in Canada is responding to these human rights violations.

I am also very pleased to see that you accurately describe East Jerusalem as “occupied” in your TV segment which I have previously written to you about. It is crucial to provide the context of occupation when reporting on events in the region.

I thank you once again for including Palestinian voices and narratives in your reporting.

Should you wish, you can contact me at 438-380-5410 for more information.

Sincerely,

Reem Majid

Policy Analyst, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

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