The Media Accountability Project  

I especially appreciate that the segment mentions the cultural and historical importance of the olive harvest, noting that it is the primary source of income for Palestinians.  

Please continue to amplify Palestinian voices in the future by giving space for Palestinians and pro-Palestinian voices, including artists like the one interviewed in this segment, who are using their platform and music to take principled stances and stand on the right side of justice. 

Given Israel’s long and well-documented history of manufacturing lies to justify its massacres, any claims made by Israel should never be reported without skepticism or independent verification. 

"While your report does a good job of portraying Israel’s intransigence and some of the motives behind it, including such background information would have helped your readers understand Israel’s well-established, and ongoing goal to ethnically cleanse Palestine—the reason why the prospects for peace are so perilous."

Misinformation is a key part of Israel’s playbook, repeatedly used as part of its public relations strategy to justify its massacres, the illegal detention of Palestinians, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing.

It was a breath of fresh air to listen to a news report that provided not only the background for why a workshop on Anti-Palestinian racism was needed but also what the planned agenda was. As Ms. Jabi said, it is hard to understand why a school board would prevent education and awareness on human rights and racism from happening.

We urge CityNews to continue to platform Lebanese perspectives from the ground, particularly given Israel’s long and documented history of spreading misinformation as cover for carrying out more massacres.

As it stands the broadcast does not inform viewers of any prior ceasefire violations, nor does it critically examine Israel’s role in undermining the ceasefire. This omission contributes to the dehumanization of victims and does not meet the standard of full, fair, and proper presentation of the news as outlined in the Canadian Association of Journalists’ Ethics Guidelines and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Code of Ethics.

This essential context is missing from your segment, and its absence produces a narrative that obscures Israel’s ongoing violations of Lebanese territory (especially when juxtaposed with the previous segment showing the resilient people of Gaza rebuilding after the so-called ceasefire) - ultimately whitewashing the illegality of this wall construction.

"Why has it been completely omitted that Gabriella Bodis is wearing a sweater emblazoned with the insignia of a group that Canada deems a terrorist organization (see: Kahane Chai — though it seems the sweater might specifically be for the Jewish Defense League, which the FBI considers a terrorist organization and is part of the Kahanist movement)?"