The Media Accountability Project  

"The treatment of the image in the article is unfair. Your reporting lacks contextsurrounding the image used by SPHR for their Youth Summer Program is glaring. Theimage in question is a historical photograph of a colonized people learning about thecolonial struggles of others, which has circulated in pro-Palestine spaces for years. At thevery least you can contextualize the ad by stating the original image is of a group ofPalestinian Resistance fighters reading copies of 'Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong'in 1970." Continue reading

"Journalists are expected to do more than just interview the proponents of a news development.  They are expected to seek alternative views, especially when it comes to something as emotional and intense as Palestine-Israel.  In this respect, Mr. Chen has fallen short in his professional obligations as a journalist." Continue reading

"Jon Mark must be held accountable for his role in allowing such racist and harmful content to be broadcasted without challenge. I question Mr. Mark’s journalistic integrity into question as at no point does he challenge the misinformation that Ms. Kurtz spews which crosses numerous lines of hatred." Continue reading

"Ultimately, Israel has been committing a terrible offense to humanity these past eight months in Gaza, resulting in massive demonstrations around the world.  The protestors outside May’s office are yet one more example.  Please do not whitewash Israel’s criminal brutality in your coverage." Continue reading

"Gerald Batit expresses frustration that none of the pro-Palestinian encampment protestors at McGill would engage in conversation with him. While his argument appears to champion free speech, his stance misses the forest for the trees. In calling for a fair and open debate while sitting on a bench with an Israeli flag, he is ignoring the serious concerns faced by pro-Palestine demonstrators if they engage." Continue reading

"To paraphrase “genocide against Palestinians” as “the war in Gaza” is to substantively misrepresent the Manitoba Islamic Association’s statement. There is a chasm of difference between war on one hand and genocide on the other. The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide states that genocide is a crime that can be “committed in time of peace or in time of war.” As the Convention lays out, on a definitional level, genocide is entirely distinct from “war.” This is not only the case in the context of international law but also in ordinary language. War and genocide are not synonyms that can simply be substituted in for each other. In the context of this article, the distinction is hugely important. Given that this misrepresentation deals with the momentous mental health impact that the ongoing genocide in Gaza has on people, especially Palestinians and Muslims, such a difference in the perception of an event is essential." Continue reading

"How do these facts not justify the CBC using the phrase anti-Palestinian racism? Unless there is a double standard at play, it seems inarguable that using the language of anti-Palestinian racism is not only justified, but essential for readers to clearly understand the nature of this incident. The police clearly identified this as an investigation into an anti-Palestinian hate crime."   Continue reading

"This blockade on both goods and people has strangled Gaza’s economy and collectively punished Palestinians living in Gaza. For this reason, many human rights NGO’s have referred to Gaza as an 'open-air prison.'" Continue reading

"While the article does state that The Commission reports that “Israel obstructs its work and prevented investigators from accessing both Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories,” the extent of Israel’s noncompliance is not adequately conveyed, thus giving readers the false impression that the burden of proof has been met equally by Israel and Palestine." Continue reading

"According to Al Jazeera, in his 2019 campaign for the Israeli parliament, Gantz released a video showing black-and-white images of destruction in Gaza from a campaign he oversaw as army chief of staff, claiming he wants to send Palestinians “back to the Stone Age.” Analysts believe Gantz would not necessarily change Netanyahu’s policies, which have led to a record number of Palestinian killings and the entrenchment of occupation in the West Bank. He has also led two wars on Gaza and designated Palestinian human rights organizations as “terrorist” groups, showing he is unlikely to improve the situation for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. Given his track record, it’s incorrect to label Gantz as a moderate."  Continue reading