Re: "Spitting at Christians is an affront to human decency and the Jewish faith”
"Alongside all Christians of conscience, I look forward to the time when Canadians will join with Palestinian Christians in the quest for an inclusive future in the land of the Holy One. Jesus is still weeping over Jerusalem."
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Re: “Jéricho espère un sursaut touristique après son classement à l’UNESCO”
"Nous nous devons de ne pas perdre espoir et de fournir notre support pour la paix et la justice en Palestine dans ce contexte tragique d’occupation israélienne."
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Manque d'informations concernant l’occupation israélienne de la Cisjordanie
"Décrire les événements comme étant le résultat des actions des Palestiniens, c’est de réaffirmer ce déséquilibre de pouvoir et mettre la faute sur les Palestiniens et non sur les Israéliens, la puissance occupante."
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Re:“Golda Meir and the Yom Kippur War: 50 years later”
"Golda Meir’s comments were and remain inflammatory, as they contribute to the effort to erase Palestinians and their identity. Rather than try to explain away her remarks or whitewash them, Mr. Levine should face them plainly and make clear their unacceptability."
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Article inaccurately describes Hamas
"Your article does not fairly depict Hamas, although it is the main focus of your article. Your reference to “Gaza's ruling Islamist movement Hamas” is not an adequate description."
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Misleading language used to describe Hamas
"Use of that phrase, Islamic Resistance Movement, is a matter of basic journalistic balance. In the same sense that you credibly refer to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), whether or not this organization is focused on “Defense,” use of “the Islamic Resistance Movement” as the parallel description of Hamas is a matter of even-handed consistency of form."
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Re: “A Short War 50 Years Ago”
"Alongside the 1956 Suez Crisis and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the October 1973 airlift of weapons to Israel ranks among the most divisive moments in the history of NATO. It should not be forgotten."
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Thanks for highlighting teacher Ohana’s Palestine solidarity work
"I particularly appreciated your decision to highlight that Ohana specializes in Palestinian rights campaigning and that she has developed a curriculum on Israel and Palestine that is being used in classrooms worldwide."
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Re: “Winnipeg charity run raises money for Jerusalem hospital”
"About a hundred Winnipeggers joined the effort to show solidarity with Palestinian refugees and those living under occupation. Such a cause is more than worthy of recognition."
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Article misrepresents the status of Jerusalem
"In two sequential sentences, this article reads as follows:'Israel captured east Jerusalem in a 1967 war and later annexed it in a move not internationally recognized. [Paragraph break.] There are roughly 15,000 Christians in Jerusalem today, the majority of them Palestinians who consider themselves living under occupation'. This is inaccurate: the status of Jerusalem is not a matter of subjective Palestinian opinion."
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