Missing information concerning the ruling of Israel’s ICJ case

"This is an inaccurate and incomplete depiction of what the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to do. Also, such words tend to downplay the severity and gravity of Israel’s actions in Gaza, which amount to genocide." Continue reading

 

No mention of Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism and Israel's case at the ICJ

"I insist that you include a reference to the fact that the ICJ has ruled that South Africa’s contention that Israel is committing genocide is plausible and that Israel has a duty to do more to prevent genocide in Gaza. Please add this important context when speaking about Israel’s attacks on Palestine." Continue reading

 

Missing context regarding the abduction of journalist Mansour Shouman

"Mansour Shouman’s case has been relatively well-documented, yet this article omits key details, like his role as a citizen journalist and eyewitness accounts of Shouman being arrested by the IDF, as reported by CTV News." Continue reading

 

Re: “We Can’t Take Our Allies for Granted”

"Despite Mr Augustein’s plea for more allies to join the Netanyahu, Zionist-led, right-wing government of the State of Israel in its continued occupation and obliteration of Palestine, our common plea must be for breaking these cycles of abuse. As the famous Jewish American Albert Einstein said ‘peace cannot be achieved by force only by understanding’." Continue reading

 

Sensational claims about anti-semitism need further explanation

"This is such a bold and extraordinary claim, which Marie Woolf has editorialized in an even more sensationalist fashion, that readers deserve more information. While such a thing may have been said, and ought to be condemned if it was, to make this particularly hateful phrase seem like part of some pro-Hamas movement is a spectacular claim for a serious journalist to make." Continue reading

 

Use of passive language in article dehumanizes Palestinians

"Why have Israelis been killed, yet Palestinians have died? This passive language muddles reality by absolving Israel of any responsibility as the perpetrator of these Palestinian deaths." Continue reading

 

Re: “Woman hidden from Nazis appeals for Palestinian children on Holocaust Remembrance Day”

"While history is important to learn so that we don’t repeat it, one cannot help but think that we haven’t learned from it, especially since the Genocide Convention, the basis for South Africa’s case at the ICJ, was conceived in response to the Holocaust." Continue reading

 

Insensitive article absolves Israel of any responsibility

"Several components of this article are offensive. To say that the war that began on Oct. 7 has “reportedly claimed more than 25,000 lives” is incredibly misleading." Continue reading

 

Correction needed to contextualize the under-reporting of anti-Palestinian hate crimes

"The infrastructure for reporting antisemitism is relatively well-developed and robust because of the wide range of Canadian civil society and lobbying groups dedicated to this cause. Self-reporting methods for victims of anti-Palestinian racism are far less developed, however." Continue reading

 

Thanks for inviting Palestinian-Canadian Maryam Nasser to your show

"Maryam Nasser’s valuable perspective informs listeners on how Canada’s actions demonstrate a racist double standard that is highly offensive to members of the Palestinian-Canadian community." Continue reading