"To be clear, the incident involving antisemitic signs occurred on Sunday, March 15 and not Saturday March 14. According to the Toronto Star, “Toronto police say the Hate Crime Unit is investigating reports that posters featuring antisemitic caricatures of Jews were paraded around at a demonstration… over the weekend,” referring to Sunday, March 15."
To the Daily Herald Tribune and the Post media editorial
I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East to express my concern with your article “Police ban anti-Israel protesters from Toronto Jewish neighbourhood,” published on March 23, 2026.
I take issue with the following paragraph:
“Three prominent Toronto-based Jewish groups had called for action after three synagogues were targeted by gunfire, and a March 14 incident at Bathurst and Sheppard where anti-Israel protesters held signs that dehumanized Jews and promoted hate-inciting antisemitic rhetoric.”
To be clear, the incident involving antisemitic signs occurred on Sunday, March 15 and not Saturday March 14. According to the Toronto Star, “Toronto police say the Hate Crime Unit is investigating reports that posters featuring antisemitic caricatures of Jews were paraded around at a demonstration… over the weekend,” referring to Sunday, March 15.
This distinction is important because March 14 corresponded to a separate Al-Quds Day rally. As reported by CBC News, this demonstration took place on Saturday, March 14, following a court decision allowing it to proceed.
By conflating these two distinct events, the article misattributed antisemitic conduct to an unrelated protest, thereby misleading readers and unfairly associating a lawful political demonstration with hate speech.
Notably, the Toronto Sun made a similar error and issued an editor’s note correcting the record. This demonstrates that the distinction is both material and recognized within the media landscape.
This error falls short of the journalistic standard of accuracy expected of your newsroom, which requires careful verification of facts and clear differentiation between separate events.
I request that your newsroom issue a correction regarding the date of the antisemitic incident and include an editor’s note clarifying the distinction for readers.
I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East to express my concern with your article “Police ban anti-Israel protesters from Toronto Jewish neighbourhood,” published on March 23, 2026.
I take issue with the following paragraph:
“Three prominent Toronto-based Jewish groups had called for action after three synagogues were targeted by gunfire, and a March 14 incident at Bathurst and Sheppard where anti-Israel protesters held signs that dehumanized Jews and promoted hate-inciting antisemitic rhetoric.”
To be clear, the incident involving antisemitic signs occurred on Sunday, March 15 and not Saturday March 14. According to the Toronto Star, “Toronto police say the Hate Crime Unit is investigating reports that posters featuring antisemitic caricatures of Jews were paraded around at a demonstration… over the weekend,” referring to Sunday, March 15.
This distinction is important because March 14 corresponded to a separate Al-Quds Day rally. As reported by CBC News, this demonstration took place on Saturday, March 14, following a court decision allowing it to proceed.
By conflating these two distinct events, the article misattributed antisemitic conduct to an unrelated protest, thereby misleading readers and unfairly associating a lawful political demonstration with hate speech.
Notably, the Toronto Sun made a similar error and issued an editor’s note correcting the record. This demonstrates that the distinction is both material and recognized within the media landscape.
This error falls short of the journalistic standard of accuracy expected of your newsroom, which requires careful verification of facts and clear differentiation between separate events.
I request that your newsroom issue a correction regarding the date of the antisemitic incident and include an editor’s note clarifying the distinction for readers.
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Anthony Issa
Media Analyst
Media Analyst
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