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"Lastly, while the statement from the UN special envoy for Yemen is noted and appreciated, and some Houthi media entities are sourced, I note that there was an absence of a Houthi civilian perspective, which would help the reader understand the humanitarian situation and consequences."

Too often, mainstream coverage relies on passive voice—phrases like “more than 48,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza”—which misleads readers into believing Palestinian deaths occurred in a vacuum. This erasure numbs the public to Israel’s ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity, reducing Palestinian deaths to mere statistics and shielding Israel from scrutiny and accountability.

More than 18 months into what organizations like Amnesty International have concluded is a genocide, Walker continues to point the finger at Hamas. This isn’t a compelling argument, but I don’t think Walker particularly cares. Such rhetoric is part of a broader strategy by these partisan groups to keep people distracted from the realities on the ground while Israel continues its onslaught in Gaza and land grabs in the occupied West Bank. 

"The article also presents a balanced perspective in a number of areas. It acknowledges that incidents of anti-Palestinian and anti-Islamic hate crimes and hate speech have increased alongside incidents of antisemitism in Canada since October 7, 2023."

"This framing is misleading and dangerously euphemistic. Israeli officials are not facilitating the voluntary departure of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip but are forcibly displacing Palestinians—a practice that constitutes ethnic cleansing and is explicitly condemned under international law."

"The National Post’s decision to publish this is highly alarming and, unless it is corrected, demonstrates a basic disregard for widely-shared journalistic standards in Canada. Newspapers in Canada are responsible for the wire content they publish, and ignoring such an egregious violation of ethics sets a dangerous precedent."

"I want to draw your attention to the fact that many Palestinians held by Israel are detained under administrative detention, a practice in which individuals—many of them minors—are imprisoned indefinitely without charge or trial. These detainees are not prisoners in the conventional sense but rather individuals denied their right to a fair trial and due process. Your reporting omits this crucial information and fails to acknowledge that the ceasefire deal also included the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees."

"My key concern with the news report is that the impression of whom is to blame for the resumption of Israel’s military assault on Gaza is Hamas. The article emphasizes Israel’s claim that Hamas refused a ceasefire extension. However, the reality is that Israel broke the ceasefire by conducting airstrikes and killing hundreds of unprotected civilians, many of whom were children."

On March 10, 2025, CJPME media analyst Anthony Issa submitted a formal letter to Global News BC1, condemning its incomplete and misleading coverage of the mass killings of Alawite civilians in Syria’s coastal regions. Global’s original report failed to mention that over 1,300 Syrians (mostly civilians) had been executed by HTS-backed security forces, as documented by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Following CJPME’s intervention, Global News issued a follow-up report on March 11, finally acknowledging the staggering civilian death toll.

Here is a transcript of the broadcast:

“Syria's interim government has signed a deal with a Kurdish-led group. Syria’s defence minister says it has ended a military operation on the west coast that triggered the worst violence since the fall of the Assad regime. it says loyalists of the former president have now been neutralized. More than 1,300 people, mostly civilians, have died since Thursday.”

This update represents a major step toward correcting Global News' previous omissions, demonstrating the power of media pressure in holding Canadian outlets accountable for their coverage of war crimes.

This outcome highlights the critical role of CJPME in pushing Canadian media toward more rigorous reporting on the Middle East. By challenging misleading narratives, we ensure that crimes against civilians in Syria and beyond do not go ignored or misrepresented.

CJPME will continue to push for fair, accurate, and transparent coverage of the Middle East.

On March 12, 2025, CJPME media analyst Anthony Issa submitted a formal letter to CBC News, calling out its whitewashing of Marco Mendicino’s anti-Palestinian record in its initial coverage of his appointment as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney. The letter criticized CBC’s failure to scrutinize Mendicino’s pro-Israel stance, his vote against a ceasefire in Gaza, and his engagement with Meir Weinstein, former leader of the Jewish Defense League (JDL), a far-right extremist organization classified as a terrorist group by the FBI.

The following day, CBC was forced to issue a follow-up article acknowledging the controversy surrounding Mendicino’s record. The updated coverage included concerns raised by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), divisions within the Liberal Party over Gaza policy, and Mendicino’s past opposition to a ceasefire

This outcome underscores the importance of media accountability in challenging institutional bias and forcing mainstream outlets to address anti-Palestinian racism in Canadian politics.

CJPME remains committed to ensuring that Canadian media does erase Palestinian perspectives.