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CTV Montreal lambasts acts of solidarity with Palestine

This is not an isolated incident for CTV Montreal, who are attacking pro-Palestine supporters on their news website and their radio and television stations this week. Their coverage is alarming and needs a fierce challenge.

Poor coverage - Media outlet to be critiqued

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: Joe Lofaro: “Montreal's anti-racism commissioner facing calls to resign over posts about Israel-Hamas war"

Media Outlet: CTV Montreal
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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):
Join us in challenging CTV Montreal’s media campaign against pro-Palestine supporters.

A recent article by Joe Lofaro takes aim at Montreal’s anti-racism commissioner, Bochra Manaï, for her social media posts expressing solidarity with Palestinian civilians killed by Israel. It is an egregiously one-sided article.

This is not an isolated incident for CTV Montreal, who are attacking pro-Palestine supporters on their news website and their radio and television stations this week. Their coverage is alarming and needs a fierce challenge.

  • The article begins by lambasting Manaï for her alleged silence about antisemitic incidents in the city. However, buried in the story are clear examples of Manaï condemning antisemitism in Montreal.
  • The journalist only interviews pro-Israel groups, including the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and B’nai Brith. This is highly unfair, as pro-Palestine supporters are not interviewed and only scattered social media posts by Manaï are quoted. 
  • The article details antisemitic incidents in the city, but completely ignores the numerous recent Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian incidents.
  • The piece also seems to suggest that posters calling for a ceasefire are antisemitic, a ridiculous claim. The journalist should make it clear that calls for a ceasefire are not in any way antisemitic.

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