"Kinsella repeatedly refers to a “secret plan” that was “leaked” to him: a document that comes from the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights’ (USCPR). However, the document is not secret at all."
March 27, 2024
To:
Warren Kinsella, Toronto Sun
Adrienne Batra, Toronto Sun
Dear Warren Kinsella and Adrienne Batra,
I’m writing to alert you to a factual error in the recent article, “Many anti-Israel initiatives anything but grassroots efforts.”
While the article is a work of opinion, it is nonetheless expected to be fact-based. However, one of the central claims is false. Kinsella repeatedly refers to a “secret plan” that was “leaked” to him: a document that comes from the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights’ (USCPR). However, the document is not secret at all.
On the front page of the USCPR website, one only has to mouse over “Resources,” click on “Stop Gaza Genocide Toolkit,” and they will be directed to a public Google document that outlines suggestions for activists. Section 10 is titled “10. Organize for a local city council ceasefire resolution” and links to the larger document on this subject to which Kinsella refers, “City Council Palestine Organizing Toolkit.” To be sure, these are documents produced by a professional organization to help grassroots organizers with the work in their communities. This is a normal part of organizing in the US, where many movements include professionalized non-profits in addition to networks of grassroots activists.
I insist that you correct the false claim that Kinsella received a leaked “secret plan” originating from the USCPR. This is a violation of basic journalistic standards.
Sincerely,
Rose Mardikian and Jason Toney
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East