The Media Accountability Project  

"The use of the word “captured” when referring to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is misleading, suggesting that Israel has a strong claim to or ownership of these territories. In fact, international law never uses the term “captured” when referring to land appropriation, and the international community has never diplomatically acquiesced to Israel's ongoing military presence in the West Bank." Continue reading

"The article frames Quebec’s decision to open an office in Tel Aviv as a business-as-usual action. It is alarming that Canadian Press would fail to include any context about Israel’s ongoing internal protests, escalating violence against Palestinians, settlement expansion, or the extremist, far-right coalition now in power." Continue reading

"While your coverage is thorough and gives your readers a detailed idea of what is happening with this developing story, there is no context given regarding who these Palestinian refugees are and why they are in a camp in southern Lebanon." Continue reading

"Your article highlights the irony of protesting for democracy whilst turning a blind eye to the harsh reality of those who have been living under Israeli occupation for decades." Continue reading

"Your reporting left out the word “occupied” when describing the West Bank. In the interest of accuracy, it is essential that the word occupied always be used when mentioning the West Bank, bearing in mind that more than 3 million Palestinians live under Israeli military rule there." Continue reading

"I am disappointed to see that your article, which focuses on the environmental impact of the use of plastic bags in Gaza, completely disregards Israel’s environmental exploitation in Palestine/Israel which disproportionately affects Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied territories." Continue reading

"The West Bank and East Jerusalem are widely (if not universally) considered occupied territory. Palestinians there live under Israeli military law and have no right to vote for the government that rules them." Continue reading

"Your closing statement aligns the motives of the gunman with the Hamas party which is inaccurate. Multiple news reports indicated that the Palestinian gunman denounced any connection to a political party, as did his family. Would it not have been more accurate reporting to end your story by stating ‘the motives of the gunman were unclear?" Continue reading

"To uncritically label these raids as “arrest raids” and further frame them as being in response to “Palestinian attacks” falsely equates Palestinian armed resistance to occupation—a right which any occupied people has the legal right to—with Israeli institutional aggression against a besieged people. Such framing ignores the crucial context of Israel’s occupation, the absurd asymmetry of power at play, and unacceptably absolves Israel of any accountability for its ongoing brutality against the Palestinian people." Continue reading

"Passing the buck and waiting for other nations to do something about Israel’s behaviour rather than standing up for what is right, as we have done with our multi-faceted support for Ukraine, only gives the Israeli government the message that they can continue to do as they please without fear of any serious consequences." Continue reading