The Media Accountability Project  

"Netanyahu's speech was filled with dehumanizing language, portraying Palestinians as barbarians and the CBC’s broadcast downplayed the explicit racism in his speech to Congress by framing Israel’s actions as part of a larger 'clash of civilizations.' This is also a mischaracterization, as Netanyahu’s exact words were 'This is not a clash of civilizations. It’s a clash between barbarism and civilization.' This arguably worse than what the CBC softened in its broadcast as not only was the term not used, but Netanyahu made a clear statement to dehumanize Palestinians and justify his campaign of carpet-bombing Gaza. This kind of framing covers up his racism and presents a one-sided narrative that fails to acknowledge the complexities and the suffering of the Palestinian people."

"Israel’s actions have been detailed in a recent report by Refugees International. Without this context, your readers will likely have a false sense of the likely impact of these new aid routes. I insist that you add context about Israel’s deliberate obstruction of aid entering Gaza."

"However, in spite of Mr Pinkas'  referring to  Palestinian issues four times, and stressing they may even affect the US-Israel relationship "as allies", Ms Hill does not ask for a clarification for listeners of what 'the Palestinian issue' might be. Is this not equally important for your listeners to know as it is for them to understand the reason for the Israeli protests?"

"This article lacks sufficient context on the nature of Israel’s governing coalition. Associated Press has itself reported that this government, which includes far-right settlers like finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, has “created a new Israeli settler agency, led by Smotrich, within the Defense Ministry'."

Your segment covers all these topics succinctly and provides your audience with an un-biased viewpoint of the events, notably calling attention to right-wing Israeli politicians who are pushing for settlement expansion on Palestinian land while encouraging settler violence against Palestinian civilians.

"To claim that the West Bank is “disputed” is misleading and inaccurate and lends credence to the idea that Israel has a legal claim to it which is the perspective of the Israeli government."

"Your article fails to articulate the actual difficulties regularly faced by Palestinian Americans in entering Israel or occupied Palestine. There are no Palestinian voices and the article suffers as a result."

"Failing to correctly identify Jenin as a refugee camp and characterizing it as a “militant stronghold” serves to mislead readers about life in the camp, downplays the devastation faced by civilians, and serves to legitimize the Israeli military attack which has faced significant international condemnation."

I am extremely surprised to see that there are no Palestinian perspectives whatsoever in your reporting. The same government which is spearheading the judicial reforms, seen as a power grab by many in Israel, has also been busy approving new settlements on occupied Palestinian land and encouraging extremist settlers to perpetrate violence against Palestinian civilians.

"Among the errors in Mr. Miller’s article is his failure to specify that Israel’s attack on Jenin earlier this month specifically targeted the city’s refugee camp. To only characterize Jenin as a “militant stronghold” legitimizes, albeit implicitly, the Israeli military’s framing of its attack as an “operation,” while downplaying its brutality and the devastation wrought on Palestinians living in the camp."