On October 26, 2025, CJPME media analyst Anthony Issa was published in the Globe and Mail in response to an op-ed titled "The dream of a better Lebanon remains afloat," by Dany H. Assaf. The response was published as a letter to the editor in The Globe and Mail, helping to challenge misleading “both-sides” framing and re-centre accountability in coverage of Israel’s war on Lebanon.
Issa challenged the article’s framing of Israel’s ongoing attacks on Lebanon as a “war between Israel and Hezbollah.” He argued that this language creates a false symmetry between a powerful state military and a non-state actor, obscuring Israel’s overwhelming responsibility for the scale of devastation in Lebanon.
He also challenged the article’s call for disarmament as a path to Lebanese "national renewal," arguing that such framing disregards Israel’s continued occupation of Lebanese territory and Lebanon’s right to sovereignty.
We thank the Globe and Mail for giving us the ability to challenge mainstream narratives that often overlook alternative perspectives on Lebanon.
CJPME will continue to confront biased narratives and demand fair, fact-based reporting on Lebanon.