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Challenge Hamilton Spectator for making false claims about pro-palestinian protests

Please help us challenge the points mentioned by Daniel Kollek in his opinion piece. The author makes several unfounded claims. Even opinions must be grounded in fact. Join us in challenging these gross misrepresentations, which have no place in a fair and balanced media landscape.

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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: Daniel Kollek: "I only began to feel truly threatened when I got home from Israel"

Media Outlet: The Hamilton Spectator
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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):
Please help us challenge the points mentioned by Daniel Kollek in his opinion piece. The author makes several unfounded claims. Even opinions must be grounded in fact. Join us in challenging these gross misrepresentations, which have no place in a fair and balanced media landscape.

  • The article claims that the “From the River to the Sea” chant is a calling for genocide against Israelis. In reality, protesters are calling for freedom and human rights for Palestinians living under occupation.
  • Kollek ludicrously accuses pro-Palestine supporters of using "Palestinian suffering as a tool to promote a hate agenda."
  • The column essentially argues that any statements by Gazans is a lie. He repeats multiple contested claims by the Israeli military as fact.  
  • The opinion piece claims that Hamas has prevented fuel from reaching hospitals which is not true. It is actually the opposite. Israel has prevented fuel from reaching hospitals. 

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