The Media Accountability Project  

Referring to the occupied Palestinian territories as “what the UN global body calls them” reproduces precisely a form of anti-Palestinian erasure that fails to acknowledge Palestinians as an Indigenous people with a collective identity with rights in relation to occupied and historic Palestine. It is also misleading and inaccurate and merits a correction. Continue reading

Leading the article with the perspective of a Palestinian woman in Gaza is much appreciated and rare in our current media landscape. It is also vitally important that victims are duly honored in news reporting. It is refreshing to hear the truth spoken about the fake ceasefire that has not made a whit of difference for Palestinians. In fact, this news segment would be relevant for every day in Gaza since the fake ceasefire was announced. Continue reading

The headline itself begins by using scare quotes around the word Nakba, which violates the Canadian Press Stylebook. CP Style does not employ such quotes to indicate non-English words. They are only used to indicate that a word is being used ironically, sarcastically, or with skepticism. So, from the get-go, you adopt the point of view of one side of the debate. Continue reading

The article is one-sided and fails to meet journalistic standards of fairness and balance laid out in the Canadian Association of Journalists ethics guidelines.  Continue reading

Perspectives from Palestinian Canadians and alternative Jewish groups are notably absent. As such, the article is one-sided and fails to meet journalistic standards of fairness and balance laid out in the Canadian Association of Journalists ethics guidelines.  Continue reading

While I appreciate some of the balance of this article it irresponsibly omits a Palestinian voice or perspective as the story of the Nakba demands. It also lacks a progressive and empathetic Jewish representation of which there are many - Independent Jewish Voices and Jews Say No to Genocide to name only two. Continue reading

Repeatedly portraying Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East has long been used to secure continued political, military, and economic support from Western democracies by fostering a “people like us” sense of shared identity and values. Continue reading

Far from being “a celebration of community,” the event, as its title indicates, is a march in support of Israel, a country facing charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice, and whose leaders are presently evading arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading

Presenting the Nakba as a fight “over control” of “what is now Israel” misleads audiences about the nature of the violent forced expulsion and uprooting of Palestinians at the hands of Zionist paramilitary groups. Continue reading

We particularly appreciate Mr. Lett’s clear stand that truth telling must take precedence above all else, even it if gives offence. As Mr. Lett states, it is simply wrong to claim that the Nakba exhibit is somehow an attack on “all Jewish people.” Indeed, for anyone to claim that all Jews are somehow responsible for Israel’s actions would be a textbook case of antisemitism. Continue reading