On May 14, 2025, the Hamilton Spectator published a letter to the editor by CJPME Media Analyst Anthony Issa in response to Gwynne Dyer’s column, “India and Israel are on parallel tracks.” While Dyer’s article introduced important comparisons between Kashmir and Palestine, CJPME’s letter expanded the conversation by challenging oversimplified portrayals of resistance and emphasizing the structural violence and settler-colonialism underlying both conflicts.
The letter drew attention to the risks of describing groups like Hamas or Kashmiri militants as having “triggered” war, without naming the long-standing conditions of occupation, apartheid, and denial of political autonomy that give rise to resistance. It also urged Canadian media to move beyond surface-level analysis and center the voices of those directly affected.
CJPME applauds the Hamilton Spectator for publishing the letter and will continue pushing for Palestinian perspectives in Canadian media coverage.
Click here to access the letter on our website.