The Media Accountability Project  

Omission of Palestinian sources in the Toronto Star about Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank

In fact, they state that Israeli forces indiscriminately opened fire toward the entrance of the village in the incident that injured the Palestinian toddler. By using only Israeli sources, the Toronto Star/Associated Press provide a VERY one-sided view of the incident. 

Poor coverage - Media outlet to be critiqued

A CJPME Media Researcher has launched a media alert for the following article. Please submit a quick response to the media, even if it’s just a sentence or two:

Title of Piece: “Palestinian toddler critically wounded in West Bank, Israeli military says shooting unintentional”

Media Outlet: Toronto Star
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Comments of the CJPME Media Researcher:
(Note: Please do not copy and paste the material below as the content to your message to the media - put all comments in your own words):

The Toronto Star/Associated Press article cited above uses only Israeli sources, and gives an account which is overly sympathetic to Israel.  Other news outlets - including Middle East Monitor, and Aljazeera - cite Palestinian sources which give a VERY DIFFERENT account of the incident.  In fact, they state that Israeli forces indiscriminately opened fire toward the entrance of the village in the incident that injured the Palestinian toddler. By using only Israeli sources, the Toronto Star/Associated Press provide a VERY one-sided view of the incident.  

Please write to the Toronto Star’s Editor-in-Chief Anne Marie Owens and Associated Press' News Director Josef Federman to request for the article to be updated to include Palestinian sources.

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