The Media Accountability Project  

My main concern is with the article’s framing. By emphasizing symbolic statements of condemnation, particularly from the Israeli President, the article whitewashes the material reality, especially given the well-documented role of the Israeli army in directly participating in, enabling, and protecting these attacks. Continue reading

"Why has it been completely omitted that Gabriella Bodis is wearing a sweater emblazoned with the insignia of a group that Canada deems a terrorist organization (see: Kahane Chai — though it seems the sweater might specifically be for the Jewish Defense League, which the FBI considers a terrorist organization and is part of the Kahanist movement)?" Continue reading

It may be a sad fact that Palestinians will ultimately have no choice but to bend to American and Israeli diktats in order to stop the genocide against them, but that does not make it right – or in accordance with basic journalistic norms – to report those diktats as though they were banal facts of life. That is an editorial position that has no place in news reporting. Continue reading

I am concerned about the words that CBC uses in this and other reports to describe the status of the ceasefire that began on October 10. Rarely is any information provided to describe the ways in which the ceasefire has been violated since it began on October 10. Continue reading

The Israeli army is currently carrying out a genocide in Gaza, has maintained a brutal military occupation of the Palestinian territories for decades, enforces an apartheid system that institutionalizes the ongoing dispossession, dehumanization, subjugation, degradation, humiliation of the Palestinian people. Continue reading

In terms of ceasefire violations your report makes it seem like both sides are equally at fault. This is not accurate or fair. Israel has overwhelmingly violated the ceasefire agreement and continues to do so. In fact, during the current “ceasefire” and previous ones, Israel has never stopped killing Palestinians. How many Israeli civilians has Hamas killed during this ceasefire agreement? We all know the answer and it speaks volumes. Continue reading

At minimum, the segment should have acknowledged that many of the Palestinian bodies previously returned have shown signs of torture, malnutrition, and abuse, some discovered blindfolded for days. Continue reading

An omission like this amounts to blatant dehumanization of Palestinians and serves the interests of Israel rather than the truth. This is precisely the kind of reporting that deceives Canadians and enables complicity in a horrific genocide. 70,000 Palestinians have been slaughtered, children have been starved to death and 2 million Palestinians are living in tents and rubble with barely enough food and water. In the face of this all, CityNews continues to report heavily on Israelis and their concerns. Continue reading

Thank you again for publishing this piece. I encourage you to continue to draw attention to topics that are often sidelined in Canadian mainstream media. I hope that you will consider updating the article so that readers are provided with information that is accurate and contextually accurate. Continue reading

Your piece describes the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs as a Jewish advocacy group. The group, as its name suggests, is first and foremost an Israeli lobby group. Any statements it makes should be balanced by points of view of Jewish groups opposed to Israeli genocide and Palestinian representatives. Continue reading