The Media Accountability Project  

"I also appreciate that your interview with Hanny touched on difficult issues of identity, displacement, and belonging. Often, Palestinian perspectives and narratives are silenced or deliberately left out of Canadian public discourse. Highlighting the experience of Palestinians – who experience war and live under occupation – is important in educating the Canadian public about the daily challenges and traumatic experiences that Palestinians endure." Continue reading

"Your news segment reported that 'Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 Palestinians in Gaza.' However, you fail to mention that, most of the casualties were Palestinian civilians, including at least 4 children. In fact, this number has since increased. As of yet, at least 28 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza, many of whom are civilians. By omitting the fact that civilians were killed in Israel’s latest attack on Gaza, you are presenting the narrative preferred by the Israeli military, which says that any Palestinian living in Gaza is a 'target.'" Continue reading

"You lead by citing the intentions of the Israeli military. That they “targeted three senior Islamic Jihad commanders” and that they called their airstrikes “pinpoint.” You made a point of adding an emphatic “but.” After citing official Israeli military sources, you continued, “but at least 10 civilians, including four children were also killed.” It could hardly be graver. Many in the international community are already calling this attack, and others by Israel against Gazans, war crimes." Continue reading

"Civilians were definitely impacted by the airstrikes. Your online segment reported that “13 people were killed’ as a result of the airstrikes. However, you failed to mention that most of the casualties were Palestinian civilians including at least 4 children and 4 women; and that 18 people were injured. Included in that death toll was a well-known dentist, Dr. Jamal Khaswan and his family. They lived on the top floor of one of the residential buildings that Israel ‘targeted’."   Continue reading

Your radio segment reports that '19 people were killed' as a result of Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza. However, you fail to mention that most of the casualties were Palestinian civilians, including at least 4 children. By omitting the fact that civilians were killed in Israel’s latest airstrike attack on Gaza, you are presenting the narrative preferred by the Israeli military, which says that any Palestinian living in Gaza is a 'target.' Continue reading

"The segment fails to specify the other Palestinian casualties that died from the Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. These casualties included dentist and al-Wafa Hospital chairman of directors Jamal Khaswan, his wife and child, as well as two other Palestinians, killed in a targeted vehicle attack in the Qarara town in Khan Yunis. The attack by Israel has wounded a total of 22 Palestinians, including three children and seven women." Continue reading

"Your headline “Israeli strikes in Gaza kills 3 senior militants, 10 others” is gravely misleading as you fail to mention that the “10 others” were Palestinian civilians. By omitting the fact that 10 civilians were killed in Israel’s latest airstrike attack on Gaza, you are presenting the narrative preferred by the Israeli military, which says that any Palestinian living in Gaza is a “target.” In reality, 4 of the 10 civilians killed were children and another 4 were women." Continue reading

"First, you do not make clear that 10 “civilians” were killed, as is being widely reported. Instead, you note that 3 members of Islamic Jihad were killed and emphasize the deaths of their family members. At least 4 innocent children and 4 innocent women were killed. Further, you obscure that a well-known dentist, Dr. Jamal Khaswan, was killed along with his wife and 19-year-old son. All of this critical information is obfuscated by your reporting." Continue reading

"On the contrary, of the 6.8 million Palestinians under Israeli rule, only a small minority of them (1.6 million) hold Israeli citizenship and have the right to vote in national elections (albeit with a second-class status and significant restrictions). The remaining 5.2 million Palestinians under Israeli military occupation in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza, have no right to vote for the government that rules them." Continue reading

"Gaza has been living under a brutal 15-year-long illegal blockade and siege by Israel, preventing basic goods and medicine from entering the occupied territory. In fact, since 2007, Israel has imposed a land, sea and air blockade on the strip. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Occupied Palestinian territory, Israel’s blockade on Gaza amounts to a 'denial of basic human rights in contravention of international law and amounts to collective punishment.'" Continue reading