The Media Accountability Project  

"To avoid such tropes, I’d revise the section to properly contextualize the reliance on clan networks within the breakdown of civil infrastructure due to war, rather than presenting them as a cultural default."   Continue reading

"I remind the CBC that my concerns stem from a good faith intention to hold journalists and Canadian media accountable in their reporting of Israel-and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and raise awareness about harmful stereotypes that dehumanize Palestinians." Continue reading

"Peace cannot be a transaction or a temporary arrangement; it needs to be built on international consensus and legitimacy, moving it from managing the conflict to ending it. Western governments are complicit in consistently shielding Israel from accountability at the United Nations and by providing arms and funding.  Canada stopping their military and diplomatic support of Israel would be a step in the right direction." Continue reading

"The glaring disparity between Canada’s response to white European Ukrainians and Arab Palestinians raised by CJPME’s report suggests that IRCC’s statements cannot be taken at face value. The article clearly needs follow-up interrogating the government's claims and challenging its inaction. I would suggest at the very least including some of the criticism I’ve raised regarding the flaws of the Gaza visa program." Continue reading

"Canada must take this opportunity to demonstrate to the world that we have learned from our own colonial past and become a true champion of peace. Carney must immediately retract his remarks, apologize, and commit to a foreign policy rooted in justice not unconditional support for occupation and apartheid." Continue reading

"In presenting only Israel’s view of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and in not questioning the legality of Israel’s actions, the segment legitimizes Israel’s and the U.S. 's escalatory military action against Iran, without criticism. The segment would have benefited from expert analysis and more balanced, factual reporting, as laid out in a recent CJPME fact sheet." Continue reading

"However, I must respectfully point out that while the article correctly identifies Sabra as a Mossad agent in the Marvel comics, it overlooks the central reason many view the character as offensive and emblematic of anti-Palestinian propaganda: her name." Continue reading

"By airing only this partial quote, the CBC segment risks whitewashing Carney’s stance, leaving listeners with the false impression that he is advocating for peace. In reality, his vision legitimizes the position of the occupier—one that aligns with Israel’s ongoing genocide, apartheid, and dispossession of Palestinians." Continue reading

"Both the writers of this piece, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand refer to “the West Bank,” as opposed to the Israeli Occupied West Bank. The failure to mention the context of Israeli occupation obscures the fact that Palestinian Canadians there face the added difficulties of settler and Israeli military violence, numerous Israeli checkpoints, and travel restrictions before they can access safety outside the country." Continue reading

"While Hanes makes the important distinction between criticism of Israel and antisemitism, quoting former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that Israel is committing war crimes,an implicit bias is evident as she quotes only Israel boosters like Warren Kinsella. Why are Palestinian Canadian voices or anti-Zionist Jewish Canadian voices absent from this piece?" Continue reading