CBC's Distorted ICC Coverage whitewashes Israeli War Crimes

"While the Associated Press and CBC’s unwillingness to publish the word “Palestine” in its reporting has always been a form of anti-Palestinian racism, this tendency has become especially offensive and outdated as 143 countries have supported UN resolution to provide new rights and privileges to Palestine, and countries like Norway, Ireland, and Spain have formally recognized the state." Continue reading

 

False translation of Hamas aired multiple times by CBC, requires correction

"CBC correspondent Sarah Coates spoke on the show about recent footage released by Israel that shows female Israeli soldiers who have been recently captured by Hamas fighters. Coates fails to even mention that the women in the clip are soldiers. The host of the show does once mention they are soldiers but then proceeds to refer to them strictly as “young women,” as does Coates. This framing is deeply problematic, as taking an enemy soldier as a prisoner is fundamentally different than taking civilians. These are soldiers at a military base being taken prisoner, but that context is absent for viewers." Continue reading

 

Article needs to mention that tearing a hijab off a Palestinian woman amounts to anti-Palestinian racism

"Unfortunatley, many Palestinians or their supporters have faced professional, personal, and legal backlash for their solidarity, their stories ignored, and their motives mischaracterized." Continue reading

 

One-Sided Coverage by CTV News Montreal on SSMU Palestine Solidarity Policy

"Mr. Lofaro’s reporting is devoid of any pro-Palestinian or Palestinian perspectives whether from SSMU, the McGill encampment or of any Palestinian advocacy groups. It only features the viewpoints of pro-Israel groups without offering a platform to pro-Palestinian advocates. This omission creates an imbalance and fails to present the full scope of the issue, leaving readers with a limited understanding of the situation." Continue reading

 

Factual error in Barbara Kay's latest op-ed

"While Kay complains about “toxic femininity” in Western feminism, this is what she exudes with her opinion piece. Her islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism are just all too normalized and harmful while she provides no evidence to back any of the claims she makes." Continue reading

 

Re:“Tolerance for protest tactics relates to sympathy for the cause”

"So, universities allowing encampments on campus is not about them “rejecting ultimatums” or “rewarding tactics” as Breakenridge presents it, it’s about students exercising their protected right of protest and students and universities complying with their moral obligation of stopping genocide." Continue reading

 

Reference to Palestinian solidarity and song name erased

"I do not understand how citing the intention of the song (being in solidarity with Palestinians) and introducing its name (“RIVER 2 THE SEA”) could possibly violate CBC’s standards. I believe any argument suggesting it does would rely on an unfair interpretation that represents a double standard against Palestinians. It is unimaginable that CBC would go to lengths like this if an artist had made a song in “solidarity with the people of Ukraine” for instance." Continue reading

 

Factual inaccuracies and Misrepresentations on UN Gaza Casualty Estimates

"The National Post neglected to mention that the new figures included in the UN brief represent fully identified casualties, not a revision or reduction of previous estimates.Their headline is false and must be changed. The claims in the article that reflect this problematic headline also require clarification" Continue reading

 

Passive language in reporting on the genocide in Gaza

"Mentioning that civilians are “uninvolved” casts guilt on Palestinians when they are protected at all costs under international law. It should not have been written in the first place." Continue reading

 

Nakba day is not the day where people grieved the foundation of Israel

"This is an inappropriate and reductive way to introduce a discussion about Nakba Day. Palestinians are not “mourning the foundation of Israel” but massacres of ancestors, the loss of their homeland, and other particularly sensitive subject matter. It is also a day to recognize the existence of Palestine, and to portray the topic in such a slanted way is a form of anti-Palestinian racism since it negates the existence of Palestine before the establishment of the State of Israel and the horrors that the establishment of the State of Israel entailed." Continue reading