The Media Accountability Project  

"In this light, it is wrong to place the onus of blame on Palestinians for a situation in which Gaza has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and under an Israeli siege, or blockade, since 2007. Yet in the third paragraph of this article, you introduce the story of recent violence with reference to “two weeks of violent protests” by Palestinians!" Continue reading

"Canadian readers deserve more balance and fairness in the coverage of these events. It’s not the fault of any particular outlet or the result of a conspiracy; it is a problem that requires constant assessment and improvement. What is happening in Gaza today, and the coverage therein, represents a longstanding problem that will take some honesty and courage to fix." Continue reading

"Your article makes it sound like Israel has controlled the site since the 1967 war. Given that the article specifically emphasizes the site, this ought to be clarified. Otherwise, casual readers will likely be misled about the governance of the site." Continue reading

"To provide a complete picture of the events in Gaza, you should add even minimal context about Israel’s ongoing blockade and effective occupation of Gaza. A sentence like “protests have driven up tensions” does not fully and fairly describe this context. It is highly misleading and one-sided." Continue reading

"The total absence of any reference to Palestinians in this article is unjustifiable. The distinction your article draws “between those who want Israel to be a Western-facing liberal democracy and those who want to emphasize the country’s more conservative Jewish character” does not concern Jews alone." Continue reading

"Such a description misrepresents Hamas because in 2006, it won the Palestinian legislative elections and, following a power struggle with Fatah, took control of certain aspects of the Gaza Strip in 2007. The terms “controlled,” “seized control” and “took over the territory” obscure essential electoral elements of Hamas’ governance." Continue reading

"I encourage you to host more conversations like this in the future, as they help restore some balance in Canada’s media environment, which overwhelmingly portrays Palestinians and their issues in a negative light." Continue reading

"Your own coverage, with its accurate reference to the Palestinian "struggle for freedom" in its subheading and its recognition of the Palestinian "liberation movement" in the article's text, marks part of this overdue step towards a politics of inclusion of which a city can be proud." Continue reading

"To be more accurate, you should mention that Israel violated the blue line multiple times after withdrawing from South Lebanon in 2000 and waged a war against Lebanon in 2006."   Continue reading

"The report fails to mention Israel’s crippling, ongoing blockade of Gaza. It also misrepresents Hamas because in 2006, Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections and, following a power struggle with Fatah, took control of certain aspects of the Gaza Strip in 2007." Continue reading