The Media Accountability Project  

"The article quotes a law student who says the Netanyahu’s effigy was 'wearing concentration camp attire.' However, journalist Rachel Lau clarifies that he was actually in 'horizontal black and white prison-like garb,' which is true. Unfortunately, on CJAD 800, it was reported as a fact that Netanyahu was 'wearing black and white concentration camp attire.'"

"CJPME believes the article's one-sided reporting fails to meet the standards of journalistic integrity. It does not address the arrest warrant for Netanyahu for war crimes, including genocide. While the effigy may be a crude form of freedom of expression, it reflects the anger and frustration of those suffering under Israel's siege on Gaza. The absence of this context shows a clear double standard."

"Saying that the 'death toll in Gaza has been the subject of significant debate' is disingenuine as it seems to be a talking point relied on by Israel in media outlets, such as a May 12, National Post article: United Nations halves estimate of women and children killed in Gaza, and May 16 Toronto Star article: The death toll in Gaza is enormous. A sudden shift in UN numbers reveals the true count is another source of conflict."

"In tandem with my point above, this article lacks critical context regarding Israel’s military assault on Gaza. Given that this article reports on allegations of antisemitism made against the student encampments, it would be appropriate to fully describe student motivations along with the circumstances in Gaza that have prompted the erection of these encampments." 

"B’nai Brith Canada can be best described as a pro-Israel advocacy organization. By not describing it as such, you are presenting it as a representative of the Jewish community and their concerns, which is not fair or accurate to human rights activists against antisemitism and anti-Palestinian racism."

"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."

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.

"Why do you emphasize the fact that calls for an end to the “conflict” and illegal occupation can be “interpreted as calls to ethnically cleanse the Middle East of Jews” but do not emphasize the fact that conflict and illegal occupation of Palestinian lands are widely interpreted as the current ethnic cleansing of Palestinians?"

It is concerning that such an article is labeled as news, although it does not provide any perspectives other than those of the Network of Engaged Canadian Academics (NECA), especially Deidre Butler, its co-chair. This article is a platform for their views and opinions that remain unchallenged or proven throughout the article.

"It is unfortunate that an article with some key points about standing up against antisemitism would be diminished by such blatant disregard for truth."