The Media Accountability Project  

"In its recent editorial regarding Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech on antisemitism, The Globe editorial board falsely equates anti-Zionism with antisemitism in order to delegitimize peaceful advocacy for Palestinian human rights as hateful rhetoric aimed at the Canadian Jewish community."

Mulroney invents, out of whole cloth, a scenario in which those reprobates were tearing down these posters in the name of freeing Palestine is outrageous. By suggesting to his audience – based on nothing whatsoever except his imagination – that whoever committed these despicable acts was doing so as part of some twisted form of Palestinian activism (one that we would not hesitate to condemn), Mulroney is engaging in gratuitous slander against an entire movement.

While the columnist is entitled to their own opinion, when that opinion steps into the realm of dangerously conflating criticism of Israel and advocacy for Palestinian human rights with antisemitism, while relying on statistics grounded in flawed methodology, it becomes an inflammatory attempt to weaponize the very real fight against antisemitism in order to silence any advocacy for Palestine under the guise of fair commentary.

Instead of presenting the substantive concerns of Canadians and Canadian civil society organizations about CANSEC - that it welcomes international delegations, many of them governments, with well-documented records of human rights violations, and that among the 300+ companies invited to this event are those that contribute to war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, and beyond - this article unfairly frames opposition to CANSEC as a mere nuisance and traffic disturbance. 

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.

"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."

"Toronto Sun reporter Brian Passifiume publishes an article that includes multiple instances of unverified and subjective claims presented as fact, in violation of basic journalistic standards. This article is a clear example of editorializing within a news report. Join our collective media advocacy efforts to hold the Toronto Sun accountable for failing to meet basic journalistic standards."

"The article frames concerns about Israel and its influence on children’s summer camps as “anti-Israel threats.” The campaign launched on this issue by Just Peace Advocates explicitly states that its critique of the summer camps is because they promote Israel and its military, not because the camps reinforce Jewish identity."

"To be clear, the incident involving antisemitic signs occurred on Sunday, March 15 and not Saturday March 14. According to the Toronto Star, “Toronto police say the Hate Crime Unit is investigating reports that posters featuring antisemitic caricatures of Jews were paraded around at a demonstration… over the weekend,” referring to Sunday, March 15."

Conflating a pro-Palestinian protest chant with antisemitism is neither fair nor accurate; it rests on an exaggerated interpretation presented as fact. This is not fair or balanced journalism.