The Media Accountability Project  

"The term “clash” implies that the Calgary Police Service (CPS) and unarmed U of C students both engaged in violence in the midst of their confrontation. However, nonviolent protesters were brutally attacked and dispersed by riot police. There is a clear unequal power dynamic between heavily armed CPS and unarmed U of C students. Given how many readers only look at the headline, this has the potential to be highly misleading."   Continue reading

"In tandem with my point above, this article lacks critical context regarding Israel’s military assault on Gaza. Given that this article reports on allegations of antisemitism made against the student encampments, it would be appropriate to fully describe student motivations along with the circumstances in Gaza that have prompted the erection of these encampments."  Continue reading

"B’nai Brith Canada can be best described as a pro-Israel advocacy organization. By not describing it as such, you are presenting it as a representative of the Jewish community and their concerns, which is not fair or accurate to human rights activists against antisemitism and anti-Palestinian racism." Continue reading

"The ICJ has ruled that there is a plausible genocide and that Israel must do everything to prevent it. Yet, you chose to mention that Israel is under investigation for genocide and that it can take years to determine. You even add Israel’s position on the court when Israel has a history of falsely accusing human rights organizations of bias." Continue reading

"Palestine is even more necessary is not only outrageous, but it reinforces the lack of consideration of the 75-year-old grievances that Palestinians and allies have been voicing even before October 7 by wearing the keffiyeh in the Ontario legislature." Continue reading

"The suffocating, racist fog created by Western reporting of international conflicts is difficult to escape. Physical remoteness, paired with the imperious noise generated by major media outlets, repeatedly sheds doubt on our intuition that a grave injustice is being enabled and committed. Encampments that have spread like wildfire all over the world, however, have increased everyone’s proximity to the war machine’s wrath." Continue reading

"The omission of information about the Jewish Defense League in this article not only represents a failure to provide readers with the most basic context about what is happening at these encampments, but it is a dangerous omission that very well may embolden members and attract new ones who are not aware of the violent and terroristic history of this group." Continue reading

"Considering the majority of houses in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, gathering previous passport information becomes nearly impossible. This disparity in requirements exacerbates the challenges faced by Palestinian applicants, highlighting the urgent need for reform in the immigration process." Continue reading

"It is not fair to human rights activists and other voices in support of Palestinian rights to have B’nai Brith’s unfounded allegations against them uncritically repeated in the Canadian media. The fight against antisemitism in Canada must not be at the expense of Palestinian human rights." Continue reading

"For whom is the English term “most commonly associated with attacks by Palestinian terrorist groups on public venues?” Certainly, that is one perspective, but how is the Canadian Press determining that is the most common one among the world’s English-speaking population? This is an absurd, unfair, and indefensible position — there is no evidence for such a supposition. Indeed, the term “intifada” encompasses a wide range of sentiments." Continue reading