The Media Accountability Project  

"The Toronto Star’s decision to highlight a Hamas comment on the ceasefire talks, rather than 1) Israel’s devastating attack on civilians, 2) Israel’s decision to make an attack in a supposed “safe zone,” and 3) Israel’s false claim of having killed a Hamas leader, seems very suspect."

Housefather’s tweet, including the picture of the poster you link, reads: “My family has been there since the 19th century, and we have indeed helped build this country. I am not going anywhere. Sorry antisemites. You may not like what I have to say but I will keep saying it and I will keep being a proud Jew and a Zionist.”

"Referring to Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza as the “Israel-Hamas war” is problematic for several reasons. The Palestinian death toll is nearing more than 38,000 with the majority of those killed being women, children, and elderly folks. Furthermore, the Lancet medical journal recently reported that it is “not implausible” for the Gaza death toll to have reached 186,000, surpassing the official figures reported by Gaza's health ministry, which stand at 38,153. The Lancet noted that the lower figure failed to account for those buried under rubble and the "indirect" deaths resulting from Israel’s deliberate dismantling of Gaza’s infrastructure. The term “Israel’s war on Hamas” is therefore rendered obsolete."

"Firstly, the term "Gazans" tends to erase Palestine as a place and Palestinians as a people. I would, instead, opt to title your headline "Why it's so hard to get humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.""

"Violence can manifest in its actual use and its potential use. Discouraging an act (the continuation of the encampment) with the threat of violence is inherently violent and is, by no means, peaceful."

"Drawing parallels between the State of Israel’s policies (Zionism) and Neo-Nazism and terrorism is not the same as drawing parallels between Judaism and Neo-Nazism or terrorism. The poster was in reference to Housefather’s self-identification as Zionist and not his Jewish identity. Housefather’s full social media post demonstrates his conflation of antisemitism and anti-Zionism and, thus, his persistent attempts at mischaracterizing legitimate criticism of himself and the Zionist project he staunchly supports as unbridled antisemitism. Your inaccurate reporting of events dangerously enables his conflation of anti-Zionism and antisemitism."

"With all due respect Mr. Blaff, your article should be labeled as an opinion piece. The entire article is a transcript that regurgitates Mr. Levy’s talking points without any actual reporting, skepticism, or critical analysis. Mr. Levy, a former Israeli government spokesperson, has an obvious vested interest in spreading anti-Palestinian rhetoric. Interviewing someone who has called pro-Palestinian demonstrators 'rape apologists' makes me question the LFP’s journalistic integrity, and its adherence to the journalistic standards defined by the CAJ."

"I take strong issue with your sentence, “The Palestinians seek the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza – areas captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war – for an independent state.”  Your use of the term “captured” rather than “occupied” to describe Israel’s authority over the West Bank is inaccurate and misleading.  You should take note that the International Court of Justice ruling 2004 specifically re-iterated Israel’s status as the occupying power."

"I take strong issue with your sentence, “Israel captured the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, territories the Palestinians want for a future state.”  Using the term “captured” rather than “occupied” may mislead the reader into thinking that Israel has a strong claim to, or ownership of, these Palestinian territories. Nevertheless, such usage runs directly counter 1) to how international law views the military seizure of territory, 2) to how the international diplomatic community currently views Israel’s presence in the Palestinian territories, and 3) to how both words are understood in plain English."

"Ms. Xu, your use of the term "Jewish teachers" fails to express any skepticism of pro-Israel groups quoted in the article, which are likely conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Pro-Israel groups have a vested interest in excluding Palestinian resources critical of Israel’s egregious human rights abuses against Palestinians. It is your responsibility to provide readers with a clear understanding of the motivations behind these pro-Israel teachers' claims of “antisemitism.” This framing is not only misleading but also fails to reflect the diversity of opinions within the Jewish community, including those critical of Israeli policies. You must clarify the distinction between anti-Zionism and antisemitism."