Article absolves Israel of committing genocide in Gaza

"Your use of the word “isolation” undermines Israel’s responsibility for the plight of people in Gaza and, therefore, the unemployment and poverty that you describe as high. It would also have been more appropriate to give exact figures to clearly illustrate the severity of the situation Israel inflicted." Continue reading

 

Failure to specify that the IDF has not met the ICJ‘s requirements

"While your story does include references to the ongoing Israeli blockade, you should mention how the IDF has not met the requirements of the International Court of Justice and what Mr. Michaud’s view is upon this aspect of the ‘plausible’ Genocide." Continue reading

 

Questionable framing of video segment about campus issues

"This type of statement that went unnoticed conflates a pro-Palestine stance with Hamas as a way to not only discredit the cause but also the legitimacy of their concerns regarding Israel’s bombardment campaign on Gaza. This is a highly concerning and problematic statement that borders false accusations, as no evidence is provided to support such a claim." Continue reading

 

Failure to mention the Palestinian casualties since Oct. 7

"While you give the number of Israeli casualties, you fail to mention the number of Palestinian casualties. According to OCHA, between October 7, 2023, and January 30, 2024, at 12:00, at least 26,751 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, and 65,636 Palestinians were injured." Continue reading

 

Article reports that the Gaza Strip is not under Israeli occupation

"Occupation is an important concept because occupying powers have certain legal obligations under international law. For CBC to diminish the claim of occupation is to downplay the importance of this claim. The Canadian public deserves to know the facts."   Continue reading

 

Misrepresention of a pro-Israel student group and exclusion of Palestinian voices

"Many Jewish students at York and elsewhere do not support Israel nor its ongoing actions in Gaza, which are plausibly genocidal. To obscure the essential and relevant information that Hillel is not merely a Jewish student group, but a Zionist one, is to profoundly mislead your viewers." Continue reading

 

One-sided article engages in anti-Palestinian narrative

"Your article does not give the same treatment to the claims made by Palestinian students, no additional arguments are provided in their defense, although there are numerous. This demonstrates an alarming lack of balance on a sensitive issue, that of anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia." Continue reading

 

Unproven claims that Hamas uses sexual violence as a weapon of war

"Any rape or sexual violence allegation must be taken seriously, and investigations should be carried out. However, one must make sure to be balanced by citing independent sources and proven evidence and by including Palestinian voices." Continue reading

 

Re: “When extremist activists drive the left to oblivion, what will remain?”

"Israel, good. Left, bad. Multiculturalism, dangerous. You get the idea. It epitomizes the partisanship so prevalent in our society, a polarization that depends on the disposal of critical thought. While this screed may appear more elegant than those echoing on anonymous internet forums, it is not much different." Continue reading

 

Poorly written article is a mouthpiece for Mayor Levi's pro-Israel bias

"By excluding any information that may have given merit to some of the criticism made against Mayor Levi, readers are given an incomplete story that favours Israel. Please link readers to Levi’s Facebook profile and include the mayor’s most recent policy proposals to make your coverage of this issue more balanced." Continue reading