The Media Accountability Project  

Your article must be revised to accurately portray the motivations of the protesters and to include the terrible circumstances of Palestinians in Gaza who are being targeted and killed. This kind of information is essential to have fair coverage of the pro-Palestinian encampments, and I trust you will consider them for future reporting. Continue reading

"Nothing wrong with the data, the overall data (more than 35,000) are still the same," said WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier at a Geneva press briefing in response to questions about the toll. "The fact we now have 25,000 identified people is a step forward," he added. Continue reading

Unfortunately, this highly sanitized, ambiguous language to explain the Nakba is inappropriate. “Displacement,” as you write, doesn’t begin to describe even one component of the ethnic cleansing that led to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. About 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled, 15,000 were massacred, roughly 500 Palestinian towns were destroyed, and Israel stole 4,244776 acres of Palestinian land. Continue reading

Why has CBC Montreal scrubbed the article to remove reference to an extremist, right-wing, terrorist group showing up to intimate student protesters? Canadian audiences have been bombarded with allegations of pro-Palestine protesters being the threat, but when a pro-Israel terror group shows up to intimate protesters, the media downplays the incident Continue reading

As he also rightly mentions, instead of repressing and restraining university demonstrations, they should be engaged with constructively, as the way they are dealt with by authorities truly exposes the nature of governance whether they are democratic or authoritarian. Continue reading

"Over 35,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since Oct. 7, not “thousands.” Further, attributing the death toll to an ambiguous “seven-month war” muddles reality and leaves the perpetrator of these war crimes unnamed. Please specify that Israel has killed over 35,000 Palestinians since the start of its military offensive on Gaza." Continue reading

Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Manitoba, one of the main groups present at the encampment, have clearly stated that students are reclaiming their campus to demand the university’s implementation of comprehensive safety measures and support systems for all Palestinian students on campus; full divestment from companies and institutions that are complicit in the oppression against Palestinians; cessation of exchange programs with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and other core demands Continue reading

It is not fair to human rights activists and other voices in support of Palestinian rights to have B’nai Brith’s unfounded allegations against them uncritically repeated in the Canadian media. The fight against antisemitism in Canada must not be at the expense of Palestinian human rights. Continue reading

I stress that rejecting Israeli policies and war crimes against Palestinians should not be conflated with questioning Israel's existence, particularly amidst ongoing allegations of genocide. The timing of these protests against genocide underscores the urgency of addressing injustices rather than dismissing legitimate criticisms. Continue reading

So, spare us the pseudo-philosophical arguments for the eventual arrest of student protesters. What is needed is advocating for free expression and condemning the violent police crackdowns on encampments, which ruin lives and distract from the maniacal tragedy being orchestrated by Israel in Gaza. Continue reading