The Media Accountability Project  

"Take a hypothetical example: if Muslims were to create a “nation of Islam” on Palestinian land, forcibly displacing Palestinians and occupying Palestinian land in the process, I would condemn it just as strongly— even as a Muslim— because it would involve colonizing the land of the indigenous people."

"There is no justification for a “journalist” to write that APR “threatens to destroy all that it touches,” or to blame antisemitism in Canada solely on Muslim immigrants, or to fearmonger about “Islamism,” or misrepresent survey data, or invent fake data, misrepresent police claims, or lie about protest actions, just to name a handful of the violations contained in this article. The Free Press promotes values on its About page, but it appears they were thrown aside in this case. Corrective action is more than necessary to resolve these issues."

"These distortions undermine productive discourse and pander to a narrow, one-sided narrative as Mr. Gordon conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism. He does so by vilifying dissent as dangerous and hateful and defaming pro-Palestine Jewish groups as 'Israel haters' for 'dusting off their Jewish membership card to use as a shield against criticism, or appropriating Jewish names to lend credibility to their causes.'" 

Using the words ‘anti-Israeli-intimidation’ or ‘anti-Israeli related intimidation’ to frame your headline and opening statement is blatant misinformation and a factual inaccuracy.This is a very tense time especially for the Jewish, Arab, Muslim and Palestinian communities. Using language that is inaccurate and inflammatory does not help to ease the tension and does a disservice to both the Minister and the public in general.

"I commend your courageous effort to fact-check CIJA’s false accusations of antisemitism against Jackman and the different points of view you included on the difference between criticism of Israel and antisemitism. Holding different groups and individuals accountable for their claims is one core value of impactful journalism."

The use of this figure without evidence erodes public trust in the media. I urge you to retract or clarify this claim and provide a more accurate reflection of the situation based on local data.

"Il est inexact de décrire le CIJA uniquement comme une organisation de défense des droits des Juifs, sans mentionner son rôle de groupe de lobbyiste pro-israélien. Cette présentation erronée risque de confondre les vues du CIJA avec celles de tous les Canadiens juifs, alors qu’en réalité, il existe une diversité d'opinions au sein de la communauté juive. Le Journal de Montréal devrait clarifier le double rôle du CIJA pour offrir aux lecteurs une compréhension plus précise de sa position."

"Palestinians are increasingly portrayed in Western media as terrorist sympathizers and even threats themselves. This framing is accompanied by a stark rise in anti-Palestinian racism. Prominent pro-Israel groups in Canada, including those frequently cited by CBC, promote these narratives in an effort to advance support for Israel in Canada and demonize Palestinians and their allies."

"There are several issues in your article. First, you do not provide a description of B’nai Brith. B'nai Brith Canada is a self-professed staunch defender of the State of Israel and a pro-Israel advocacy organization. Not providing information about B’nai Brith is misleading and unfair as their pro-Israel stances are often conflated with antisemitism."

"While it is fair for journalist Joshua Freeman to quote various individuals who describe the graffiti in Thornhill (which featured the phrases 'Free Palestine' and 'Free Gaza') as antisemitic, it is entirely inappropriate and unfair for the journalist himself to describe the graffiti in these terms. The full details of the case are yet unknown, including the identity and intentions of the suspect. As such, this cannot definitely be described as a clear-cut case of antisemitism, especially considering the content of the graffiti."