The Media Accountability Project  

"Your coverage of the Run for Palestine contains inaccurate material. You say: “Ever since Israel captured the West Bank in 1967, along with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, violence has regularly erupted between Israelis and Palestinians who each lay claim to various parts of the disputed region.” This is not correct or credible language."

"This article lacks sufficient context on the nature of Israel’s governing coalition. Associated Press has itself reported that this government, which includes far-right settlers like finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, has “created a new Israeli settler agency, led by Smotrich, within the Defense Ministry'."

"I insist that you state that Israel’s actions do not qualify as “targeted killings” but as “extrajudicial assassinations” as a result of which civilians are also killed or injured, in the interests of accuracy and professional ethics."

"Gaza is still under occupation by Israel. The status of Gaza and its occupation should not be confused. Israel “disengaged” from Gaza in 2005, which means that it removed its illegal settlements and its ground forces from the territory."

"To cover such statements without making space for a Palestinian perspective, however, can contribute to this sidelining. Therefore, I insist that you add a Palestinian perspective to your article."

"It is extremely disappointing that your article did not include any of this context or background information. The parallels between the oppression and discrimination that Palestinians and Indigenous Canadians have experienced and continue to experience is obvious and could have helped readers understand that the advocacy needed for both groups is based on common values of justice and human rights."

"It is highly concerning that CityNews would refer to a refugee camp in Jenin simply as a “militant hotbed” and entirely exclude the name of the city itself, let alone make clear that it is a refugee camp, or that it has faced numerous Israeli military invasions this year, not just one 'raid'".

"Throughout your article, however, the onus is placed not on Israel as the occupying power but on its adversaries. Famously, Israel does not have declared borders. Its approach to illegal territorial expansion has always relied on a fluid and expandable frontier. To omit this well-established context, as your article does – while alluding to some two-way threat of conflict across Israel’s northern frontier – is quite simply to mislead your readers."

"The use of the word “captured” when referring to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is misleading, suggesting that Israel has a strong claim to or ownership of these territories. International law never uses the term “captured” when referring to land appropriation, and the international community has never diplomatically acquiesced to Israel's ongoing military presence in the West Bank."

"You refer to Islamic Jihad simply as 'Iran-backed' without providing any further context. By using such a reductive qualifier, readers are left with a limited, if not one-sided, picture."