Falsehoods about flag should be corrected
"Sarah goes on to reduce spotting a Palestinian flag at the convention to the NDP being a single-issue party. That is a talking point that is being trotted out and beaten to death by corporate media."
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Factual error in article about Bathurst and Sheppard
The protests you are referring to were vigils by the local Jewish community in support of the hostages. The way you have worded and placed this line makes it seem like the pro-Palestine demonstrations were taking place there. I don’t know if this is a mistake or by design but either way it violates all journalistic standards of accuracy and should be re-written to convey the truth of the matter.
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Feedback on Iran’s enrichment facilities
Additionally, these latest warnings from Israel about an existential threat are the same ones that Israel has laundered for over 30 years. Time and again they have been proven wrong.
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Concerns over op-ed by Konrad Yakabuski defaming Avi Lewis as antisemitic.
"Yakabuski defames Lewis and his team by portraying them as inherently antisemitic simply for being allies of the Palestinian movement. Mr. Yakabuski also portrays support for Palestinian rights as inherently suspect or extremist, by implying that the presence of Palestinian symbolism, such as flags or keffiyehs, at the NDP convention is indicative of antisemitism within the party. To be clear, I believe these passages constitute forms of anti-Palestinian racism, as defined by the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association. This includes 'defaming Palestinians and their allies with slander such as being inherently antisemitic' in order to silence their narratives and advocacy."
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Feedback on today's article "Iran's nuclear constraints were more diplomatic than technical. Then the bombs started dropping"
"The article provides a relatively detailed description of Iran’s history of nuclear enrichment, and includes expert analysis on Iran’s political strategy in relation to nuclear power. This kind of analysis is timely and important, and I hope that it will be referred to in other, future articles where space for such context is more limited."
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Israel-Palestin(e)ian?
"CJPME believes — especially given Canada’s position — it is unfair and unbalanced to refer to Israel as a state, but only refer to the Palestinians as a people. It is all the more glaring and awkward in this hyphenated example."
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Flagging term in a CP article
What does "far right" mean? Most would immediately think of the politics of unregulated free markets, authoritarian modes of government like fascism, and anti-immigrant policies like Xenophobia.
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