The Media Accountability Project  

Even in a brief segment, the report would have been more accurate and balanced had it specified that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.

The article did a very good job at including pro-Palestinian perspectives, including giving space to demonstrator Zev Saltiel, a member of Independent Jewish Voices Montreal and Montreal Anti-Apartheid who specified that the same man approached the crowd and began directing insults at people there. 

This is not the case. The screenshot below shows parts of the motion that were amended. The motion specifically cited international human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and others, that have characterized Israel’s actions as acts of genocide. 

Thank you for an article that clearly illustrates Israel’s true intent for both Gaza and the West Bank. PM Netanyahu’s statement, “As long as I am Prime Minister, there will never be a Palestinian State in either Gaza or Judea and Samaria” tells Palestinians and the world that  Israel has no desire for a just peace, self-determination or equitable human rights for Palestinians.

"At a minimum, the reporter should indicate that the Israeli settlers were armed, and she should have attempted to obtain and refer to Palestinian accounts of the confrontation - not just relying on what 'the Israeli military has said' - especially since this situation occurred in a Palestinian village."

The piece repeats Israeli claims that Hezbollah has turned Beaufort Castle in Lebanon “into a military stronghold.” No evidence whatsoever is provided for this key assertion. As a result, to simply parrot it is an act not of journalism, but of stenography.

"I am requesting that the Toronto Star and the Associated Press add the specific Palestinian death toll to this article, in order to align with the standards of accuracy, fairness and balance set out in the Canadian Association of Journalists ethics guidelines."

The lack of accountability passage likewise leaves Lebanese political prisoners and the forcibly disappeared in legal limbo as the agreement does not require Israel to disclose their fate nor allow Red Cross visits.

As an exigent Voice, Dave Gordon is speaking about issues directly related to Exigent’s advocacy and Israel’s interests. This breaks a fundamental journalistic standard of impartiality. Publishing his work as news and without a clear disclosure constitutes a violation of the CAJ's guidelines regarding independence. 

"Kindly keep this feedback in future reporting. 'Israel says X' is not journalism, particularly when the claims are issued by the Israeli military and government, whose Prime Minister and former Defence Minister are currently subject to arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court."