Misleading language regarding Israel‘s military occupation of the Gaza Strip

"Gaza is still under occupation by Israel. The status of Gaza and its occupation should not be confused. Israel “disengaged” from Gaza in 2005, which means that it removed its illegal settlements and its ground forces from the territory." Continue reading

 

Failure to include Palestinian perspectives about Israeli foreign minister‘s remarks regarding the Oslo Accords

"To cover such statements without making space for a Palestinian perspective, however, can contribute to this sidelining. Therefore, I insist that you add a Palestinian perspective to your article." Continue reading

 

Re: "Is an Israeli-Saudi normalization possible?"

"We appreciate professor Srebrnik’s insight, therefore, and hope we can all agree that the world now needs to do better than resurrect a “fiction” that all thinking people see as a fig leaf for the regional normalization of unjust Israeli policies." Continue reading

 

Article fails to specify the root-cause of the cease-fire in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp

"The result is that your readers are led to think that the onus of blame is on the Palestinians of Ein el-Hilweh – particularly when you include phrases emphasizing, and I quote, how the camp (rather than those who made it necessary) 'is notorious for its lawlessness'. Yet it is precisely the refusal of Israel to abide by Resolution 194 of the United Nations General Assembly that has produced this intractable crisis." Continue reading

 

Thanks for balanced article about the impact of the Oslo Accords thirty years later

"Your headline clearly captures the reality for both Palestinians and Israeli citizens but especially for Palestinians who seek not only peace but also justice. We appreciated that you named both the nationalist government in Israel and the leadership of the Palestinian Authority as factors contributing to the bleak outlook." Continue reading

 

Thanks for including Palestinian perspectives regarding Israel‘s judicial reforms

"We want to thank you for providing readers with a nuanced overview of the criticism of Israel’s judicial overhauls. This has been all too rare in the coverage that has appeared in Canadian media to date." Continue reading

 

Article fails to include Palestinian perspectives regarding Israel‘s judicial reforms

"I urge the AP to include Palestinian perspectives on Israeli judicial reform — a situation in which both Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and Palestinian citizens of Israel have an enormous amount at stake." Continue reading

 

False assertion that Israel no longer has effective control over Gaza

"The article lists all the important events that occurred, from 1362 to 2022, on September 12. Overall, the article did a fine job of listing and describing the events, but was incorrect with the 2005 event listed. The article states that "in 2005, the Israeli army withdrew from Gaza, officially ending Israel’s 38-year occupation" which is completely false." Continue reading

 

Failure to include Palestinian perspectives regarding Israel's judicial reforms

"Relatedly, there is no Palestinian perspective whatsoever, despite their central importance in these reforms. The only criticism mentioned is that it will "concentrate power in the hands of Netanyahu and his allies.” Relatedly, there is no Palestinian perspective whatsoever, despite their central importance in these reforms." Continue reading

 

Incomplete context of Israel’s role in Gaza home destructions by National Post

“The article explains why some families in Gaza no longer have homes and how the turf between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas is keeping them from being housed. It features some citations from the Zorob family, one of the affected families. Overall, the article did a fine job of outlining the situation, but the language used and context can be improved to give a more accurate description of Palestinian citizens’ treatment by Israel and Hamas.” Continue reading