The Media Accountability Project  

Three years into a genocide, your article is shockingly inaccurate. I hope you will consider balancing this out by including Palestinian voices who can speak to the illegal occupation of Palestine, as well as October 7^th as it also represents the beginning of the most criminal and deadly phase of Israel’s campaign to ethnically cleanse Palestine.

Let’s not forget this situation is not rooted in crop failure, drought or UN funding reductions. The core of the problem comes from a single source; a cruel Israeli siege. Something your article does not directly mention except when it is alluded to in the second photo and its caption. Nevertheless we appreciate that you are keeping Canadians informed of this terrible situation.

"CTV News provides an unbalanced account of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, presenting the Israeli military's narrative about Hezbollah while failing to provide adequate context about the Lebanese civilians killed in the strikes."

To sum up, Bimman has provided positive coverage to the very individuals her advocacy organization celebrates and depends on for support. Worse yet, her organization has received notable support from Israel, yet she has not recused herself from covering issues related to it.

In a media landscape marked by efforts to not only minimize Palestinian suffering in the current situation, but also to erase Palestinian identity and heritage, we appreciate such an article, which highlights readers about the continuity and survival of Palestinian culture.

Heritage Minister Marc Miller is given space to make comments that are irrelevant inthe context of an exhibit about the historical ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in1948. Israel did not yet exist, nor did Hamas. Indeed, it raises the question of why the Canadian Heritage Minister is so invested in rewriting the narrative around Israel’s inception.

In this case, the presentation of comment was not full, fair, and proper. How might viewers react to this ‘expert commentary’ differently if they were aware of Varner’s role with the Exigent Foundation? CJPME believes the interview might be interpreted in a vastly different manner.

The article also assumes Zionism is the one and only political ideology of Canadian Jews. Equating Israel with Canada’s Jewish community is irresponsible oversimplification of Jewish identity, misleading and offensive. It suggests that Jewish Canadians uniformly represent Israel, framing Jewish identities as a monolithic group that speaks with one voice on Israel; a portrayal that is neither accurate nor fair. Many Jews are deeply critical of Israel and its ongoing genocide and aggression.

We therefore request that Associated Press and CTV News amend the article in the interest of accuracy and replace the phrase “seized large swaths of that country” with language reflecting the reported facts on the ground - that Israel currently occupies approximately 570 square kilometres (220 square miles) of Lebanese territory.

The article reports that the UK High Court determined the government’s decision to blacklist Palestine Action was unlawful. Crucially, the British government failed to meet the legal threshold required to impose one of the most severe restrictions available under counter-terrorism law.