The Media Accountability Project  

"Thank you for your segment Saturday on ScotiaBank’s outsized investment in Elbit Systems entitled, “Activist investors question Scotiabank’s outsized investment in a controversial Israeli weapons company.”  The segment asked some great questions and helped the listener understand some important issues." Continue reading

"Palestinian perspectives are often deliberately silenced and excluded from Canadian public discourse, and the inclusion of voices like Hejazi is a positive start to educating the Canadian public about Palestinian culture and art. Highlighting Hejazi’s art and sharing her perspective helps valorize the experiences of Palestinian-Canadians." Continue reading

"Thanks to Rick Salutin for his insightful piece, “Is a potential civil war brewing among Israeli Jews?”  Salutin collapses a lot of history and religious lore into his piece, and provides an insightful read for people wanting to understand how Israel arrived at its current political and societal crisis." Continue reading

"Il n'y a plus d'organisations de défense des droits de la personne mondialement connues et respectées qui ne reconnaissent pas l'apartheid israélien. Il ne s’agit donc pas d’incompréhension ou de mauvaise foi." Continue reading

"You rightfully call attention to criticism of IHRA in its use to repress and silence Palestine activism. It is very critical for Canadian audiences to be aware of this criticism seeing as IHRA has been adopted in many forums with little or no debate. Unfortunately, it has subsequently been used to undermine the free expression of many activists and human rights organizations fighting for Palestinian rights." Continue reading

"The brief summary omits any mention of the Nakba ("catastrophe" in Arabic), when approximately 750,000 to 1 million Palestinians were expelled from their homes by Zionist militias and internally displaced to the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Thus, UNRWA was created in 1949 to help facilitate and provide services to this displaced population. Moreover, the reason that the agency continues to exist today is because Israel refuses to allow those refugees the right to return, in violation of international law." Continue reading

"Your TV segment shows jarring yet important footage of Israeli soldiers beating and attacking Palestinian civilian worshippers. It is very important for Canadian audiences to be aware of the horrific acts perpetrated in occupied Jerusalem by Israeli forces and how the Palestinian community in Canada is responding to these human rights violations. I am also very pleased to see that you accurately describe East Jerusalem as 'occupied' in your TV segment which I have previously written to you about. It is crucial to provide the context of occupation when reporting on events in the region." Continue reading

"On April 5, 2023, a CBC Radio presenter on the World at Six accurately described the Gaza Strip as 'occupied,' as part of an excellent series on recent events in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. The following day, however, CBC aired an erroneous correction which claimed: 'Last night, we made a reference to the Gaza Strip being ‘occupied.’ The territory is not occupied, but rather has its borders controlled by Israel and Egypt.' Unfortunately, with this on-air 'correction,' CBC presented a statement of opinion as a statement of fact. Contrary to what CBC has asserted, the international community overwhelmingly views the Gaza Strip as occupied by Israel. This error must be acknowledged with an on-air correction." Continue reading

"I am very pleased to see that you have included a variety of perspectives including Muslim and Jewish Canadians condemning the Israeli violence against Palestinian worshippers. I am especially happy to see that you quoted Aaron Lakoff from the human rights organization Independent Jewish Voices Canada. It is important for the Canadian public to be aware of Israel’s violations against Palestinians and the human rights organizations that advocate for Palestinian human rights." Continue reading

"I am especially pleased that your coverage included an interview with the human rights activist Mousa Qasqas. Often enough, Palestinian perspectives are silenced or deliberately left out of Canadian public discourse, especially when they criticize policies and established power structures." Continue reading