The Media Accountability Project  

"By paraphrasing and softening the students’ language, you are whitewashing Israel’s war crimes and downplaying the students' demands. Your sentence should rather read, 'students for Justice in Palestine called on the U of M to boycott Israeli institutions, disclose its investments and divest from any organizations complicit in the genocide against Palestinian people...'." Continue reading

"The Toronto Star’s decision to highlight a Hamas comment on the ceasefire talks, rather than 1) Israel’s devastating attack on civilians, 2) Israel’s decision to make an attack in a supposed “safe zone,” and 3) Israel’s false claim of having killed a Hamas leader, seems very suspect." Continue reading

"I take foremost issue with your article giving overwhelmingly voice to Richard Marceau, vice president for the Centre of Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, director of policy and advocacy at the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Richard Robertson, director for research and advocacy for B’nai Brith Canada, while you only briefly quote the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)." Continue reading

"First, you briefly mention one paragraph from the Al-Khair Foundation Statement that Mansour was an aid worker, then quickly pivot to the Israeli Army's unsubstantiated claims that “Mansour played a role in spreading violent activities throughout the Gaza Strip, and that Al-Khair Foundation 'transfers funds to terror organizations.” However, it is imperative to recognize that Israeli authorities have a notorious history of masking their war crimes and crimes against humanity through deceit, fabrications, and disinformation. Including Al-Khair Foundation’s heartfelt statement, which provides crucial context about Mansour's invaluable humanitarian work, would have offered a much-needed counterbalance to the Israeli Army’s narrative." Continue reading

«Je tiens à saluer La Presse et Madame El-Ghadban pour avoir publié une lettre inspirante en soutien aux étudiants du campement de McGill et aux Palestiniens de Gaza. Le boycott des étudiants contre la complicité de l'Université McGill dans le génocide à Gaza est un effort important et admirable, malgré les difficultés auxquelles le campement a dû faire face.» Continue reading

"To be frank with you, Mr. Blaff, this article isn’t journalism. It’s a hit piece against an NGO doing vital work within a conflict zone. Simply put, you are a mouthpiece for Israeli propaganda that dehumanizes Palestinians and pressures NGOs from distancing themselves from supporting Palestinians in Gaza." Continue reading

"First, you write that “student protesters at the University of Ottawa have cleared their encampment after more than two months of protesting the war in Gaza.” I take issue with your use of vague terms such as “war” instead of explicitly stating that Israel has been employing full-blown war tactics on Palestinians in Gaza, such as starvation, indiscriminate bombing of neighborhoods and hospitals, using Palestinians as human shields." Continue reading

"After Haaretz released its damning report that the Israeli military ordered the Hannibal Directive on October 7, I anticipated, to a certain extent, that popular Canadian media would conveniently ignore these findings. Though I remain critical of the Toronto Star, I did not expect this outlet to fall into the disappointing and deep pool of Canadian media outlets engaging in this case of deliberate self-censorship." Continue reading

Housefather’s tweet, including the picture of the poster you link, reads: “My family has been there since the 19th century, and we have indeed helped build this country. I am not going anywhere. Sorry antisemites. You may not like what I have to say but I will keep saying it and I will keep being a proud Jew and a Zionist.” Continue reading

"While I am not here to defend Brock University Sociology professor Tamari Kitossa and his writings, it is misleading to accuse him of antisemitism when the accusations stem from the “critics” whom you don’t correctly identify." Continue reading