By choosing to print an unequivocal falsehood on behalf of the state of Israel, without providing factual correction or legal context, you have violated fundamental journalistic ethics.
To the Globe and Mail newsroom,
I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (www.cjpme.org) regarding your news article titled: “Canada summons Israel’s ambassador over handling of activists on Gaza aid flotilla,” in which you give ample space for Israeli propaganda with no push back or legal context provided.
In the article, you state that:
"Israel has said its naval blockade of Gaza is lawful."
This standalone sentence really highlights the absence of real journalism involved in this article.
The United Nations experts have repeatedly stated that Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza. The ICJ issued an advisory opinion ruling in 2024 specifying that not allowing aid to enter is prohibited and that the occupation is using starvation as a method of warfare.
By choosing to print an unequivocal falsehood on behalf of the state of Israel, without providing factual correction or legal context, you have violated fundamental journalistic ethics. You are also putting Canadian lives at risk by positioning what the flotilla activists are doing as unlawful.
I demand that you update this article and provide the legal context to counter this statement so that readers understand that it is the blockade Israel is imposing that is not lawful.
I would appreciate a response to my request.
Sincerely,
Nikki Mutch
Media Advocate
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East