Article should raise skepticism around Israeli claims
I take issue with the paragraph that quotes the Israeli forces using the term “terrorist” to inform readers about the alleged motivation behind why they opened fire on a car carrying the Bani Odeh family in the town of Tammun in the northern occupied West Bank, killing Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, 37, his wife Waad, 35, and two of their sons, Mohammad (5) and Othman (7). The Star should have provided context about Israel’s documented history of weaponizing the term “terrorism” as a pretext to justify the killing and illegal detention of Palestinians.
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One Iranian monarchist does not represent the opinion of a country home to over 92 million people.
"After reviewing M. Rezaei Madj’s public instagram, it is clear that he is an outspoken supporter of the Iranian monarchist movement, praises Israel, MAGA and openly supports Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s former Shah."
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Segment on Al-Quds Day oversimplifies the protest
"While it is accurate that Al-Quds Day originated in Iran in 1979 following the Iranian Revolution, the broadcast presented this fact in a manner that reduces the pluralistic aspect of these protests into a single state-driven narrative originating from Iran. This framing strips away the varied motivations of the different civil society groups that attend these demonstrations held in numerous countries."
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Question of Accuracy Re: Iran is using the oil weapon
Without including this information, readers are left with the misleading impression that only Iran is using the ‘oil weapon’ when in reality Israel, in collaboration with the United States, is also using the ‘oil weapon’. Your headline ‘Iran is using the oil weapon’ further reinforces this misperception.
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Headline correction regarding US strike on school in Iran
According to the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) Ethics Guidelines, journalists must ensure reporting is accurate, fair, and complete, and must not present unsubstantiated claims as established fact when credible evidence suggests otherwise. We therefore urge the Toronto Star to revise its headline so that it does not present the claim of faulty intelligence as an established fact.
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Feedback on today's article "New Iranian supreme leader said to have been lightly wounded in war
The article glorifies the “joint Israeli-US opening salvo” against the Islamic Republic, while failing to mention the mounting death toll from the U.S./Israeli bombing. In particular, there is no reference to the airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab that killed approximately 165 people, most of them girls, despite it occurring during the opening and illegal assault. By omitting this verified atrocity, the article fails to provide accurate, balanced information to readers.
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CBC article on Iranian strikes lacks essential context
The article is correct in reporting that Iran is carrying out retaliatory strikes against U.S. bases and strategic assets across the Gulf region and against Israel. It is also correct in noting that Iranian strikes have hit civilian infrastructure in Gulf countries such as Qatar and Bahrain. However, the article fails to provide important context regarding the nature of Iran’s attacks on civilian infrastructure.
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Re: The West’s delicate, troubling dance with Trump on Iran
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East believes Prime Minister Mark Carney should categorically rule out Canadian participation in this war. The U.S.–Israel conflict with Iran is deeply unpopular among Canadians, and even Carney stated it violates international law.
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False investigation of U.S./Israeli bombing of Iranian school
The visible distance between the two smoke columns corresponds with the separation of the two sites in satellite imagery. Based on this evidence, Al Jazeera’s investigation concluded that the school was not damaged by debris or shrapnel from the adjacent base, but was instead struck separately.
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