Failure to name the perpetrator; erasure of the victims of Israel's war crimes

"This was no act of God that killed these six people. People don’t die from the cold unless they are not provided adequate shelter. These Palestinians used to have homes. The UN estimates that Israel has damaged or destroyed 92 percent of all residential buildings in Gaza since October 2023." Continue reading

 

Thanks + feedback regarding Israel's closure of Rafah crossing

As your article highlights, Meera (like many other Palestinians) was accepted into a Canadian university, only to have her semester deferred three times because of Israel’s closure of the Rafah crossing that made it impossible for her to complete biometrics and, in turn, meet Canadian immigration requirements. Continue reading

 

Inconsistency in AP’s framing of Palestinian casualties in Gaza

In the name of accurate, consistent, and fair reporting, I kindly ask that the article be edited to add that most of Palestinians killed by Israel are civilians, so as not to downplay Israel’s total disregard for international humanitarian law in its indiscriminate bombing of Palestinians in Gaza. Continue reading

 

Re: “A warning about civil liberties on Canadian university campuses”

The article’s description of how activism and protest against Israel’s genocidal violence against the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank - as well as events that relate to Palestine - are being limited and policed on campuses across Canada - is timely and important.  Continue reading

 

Lack of context in article regarding UN/US/EU sanctions on Iran

However, the article should have also noted that Iran’s economic crisis did not emerge suddenly. The current economic turmoil has been building since 1979 due to decades of UN, EU and US-led sanctions against Iran. The sanctions have affected nearly every aspect of the Iranian economy with the greatest impact on the middle class. Sanctions on Iran have also frozen Iranian assets and targeted trade, arms sales, and sectors such as energy, finance, aviation, shipping, construction, mining, textiles, automotive and manufacturing. Continue reading

 

Lack of context in article regarding Israel’s blockade

It is also important to point out that for Palestinians there is no “ceasefire”. This is part of the complacency that Mr. Khan speaks of and which the article feeds into somewhat by focussing on a mental health program while de-emphasizing the widespread carnage and the destruction of so much of Gaza's infrastructure. Continue reading

 

Article gives disproportionate weight to Israeli perspectives

"The article concludes by quoting an Israeli claim that says 4,200 aid trucks are being allowed per week. This is also a lie that should not be printed without being countered. The Israelis were supposed to let 4,200 trucks in per week (600 per day) as part of the ceasefire deal which they violate daily. We all know this never happened and it’s not happening now." Continue reading

 

Missing context in the report on Israel's airforce attack on Lebanon

The first being that the attack on Sidon’s commercial area was part of a series of Israeli attacks on villages in southern Lebanon over a period of 24-48 hours. The attacks forced many civilians to flee their homes once again. Continue reading

 

Misleading language regarding Israel’s illegal settlements

Adding to the long history of condemnation by the international community of Israel’s illegal settlements, the July 2024 advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice reaffirmed “that the continued presence of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is illegal” and states that “Israel must immediately cease all new settlement activity”.  Continue reading

 

Re: At a time of widespread antisemitism, thoughtful conversations are vital

"Levitt’s framing appears to deliberately delegitimize pro-Palestinian advocacy through baseless comments by Steve Paikin and Van Jones made at the Spirit of Hope marquee event." Continue reading