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However, that distinction does not provide commentators a white card to manufacture facts or present uncorroborated claims as fact. Referring to Palestinian journalists as “so-called” journalists and alleging they are Hamas terrorists are serious claims that require substantiation. 

Leading the article with the perspective of a Palestinian woman in Gaza is much appreciated and rare in our current media landscape. It is also vitally important that victims are duly honored in news reporting. It is refreshing to hear the truth spoken about the fake ceasefire that has not made a whit of difference for Palestinians. In fact, this news segment would be relevant for every day in Gaza since the fake ceasefire was announced.

"CNN recently aired an interview with Canadaland founder and publisher Jesse Brown in which he repeatedly blamed Muslims, immigrants, anti-Zionists, and Palestine solidarity activists for the rise of antisemitism in Canada. Rather than challenging Jesse Brown's Islamophobic rhetoric, CNN allowed it to pass unquestioned."

"While Israel has denied responsibility for the attack, the exact cause of the explosion at Al-Ahli is still disputed. The findings of Forensic Architecture (FA) were 'inconclusive' following extensive research. FA noted that 'the Israeli military launched an aggressive disinformation campaign…. [and] Israel has yet to provide any conclusive visual evidence to support the claim.' FA also found that 'Israeli intimidation and attacks on medical infrastructure, including hospitals, has been systematic and unrelenting' since October 7."

The Israeli forces have long used the pretext that journalists are affiliated with armed groups to justify their killing. We have seen these unfounded allegations repeated time and time again. In 2025, Israeli officials falsely alleged that martyred journalist Anas al-Sharif was affiliated with Hamas, a claim which was then rejected by Al Jazeera affirming he had no such affiliation. 

Granted that opinion writing allows for interpretation and argumentation of facts, it must still adhere to fundamental journalistic standards of accuracy, fairness, and responsible framing expected of Canadian news outlets. This op-ed fails to meet those standards and advances precisely the type of unsupported and harmful generalizations the NNC has previously ruled against.

"Unless Colin can point to specific instances of Palestine solidarity protests becoming criminal, he should not be mentioning the protests that started in response to Israel’s genocide. It has no relevance to this topic other than to parrot the Israeli state narrative that these protestors are antisemitic."

I take issue with the paragraph that quotes the Israeli forces using the term “terrorist” to inform readers about the alleged motivation behind why they opened fire on a car carrying the Bani Odeh family in the town of Tammun in the northern occupied West Bank, killing Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, 37, his wife Waad, 35, and two of their sons, Mohammad (5) and Othman (7). The Star should have provided context about Israel’s documented history of weaponizing the term “terrorism” as a pretext to justify the killing and illegal detention of Palestinians.

"While it is accurate that Al-Quds Day originated in Iran in 1979 following the Iranian Revolution, the broadcast presented this fact in a manner that reduces the pluralistic aspect of these protests into a single state-driven narrative originating from Iran. This framing strips away the varied motivations of the different civil society groups that attend these demonstrations held in numerous countries."

It is beyond dispute that Warmington’s piece is beneath the dignity of any newspaper that aspires to credible journalism and that there is no choice but to retract it, immediately.