The Media Accountability Project  

"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."

"Language that presents Trump's intentions of ethnically cleansing Palestinians as mere “redevelopment” dangerously normalizes violations of international humanitarian law. CityNews Tonight Toronto has an obligation to ensure its reporting does not serve to normalize war crimes and crimes against humanity. At a minimum, the reporting should have explicitly stated Trump’s plan amounts to ethnic cleansing, which is in blatant violation of international law."

The segment uncritically repeated the Israeli military’s justification for an airstrike that killed three Palestinian policemen in Rafah, claiming they were "armed individuals moving toward forces." Meanwhile, the Gaza Interior Ministry reported that this was a breach of the ceasefire. By failing to question these competing narratives or provide independent verification, the broadcast effectively whitewashes Israeli war crimes.

"The absence of scrutiny in reporting Trump’s statements not only misleads viewers but also normalizes a rhetoric that, under international law, constitutes a textbook case of ethnic cleansing as concluded by Human Rights Watch. This is a grave violation of international humanitarian law that should be reported as such."

The term “resettling” is an inappropriate and misleading characterization of what is, in reality, a proposal for forcible displacement, at best, ethnic cleansing at worst. Language matters, and by using a neutral or even benign term such as “resettling,” your report obscures the severity of this proposal, which calls for the mass removal of over two million Palestinians from their homeland.

A recent Globe and Mail article omits essential context about Israel’s systematic targeting of UNRWA infrastructure, Trump’s genocidal intentions to ethnically cleanse Palestinians in Gaza, and the erasure of the Nakba.

CBC’s About That segment refuses to call Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide or acknowledge that Trump’s proposed plans for the remaining survivors in the strip amounts to ethnic cleansing. While the video mentions forced displacement and mass killing, it avoids framing them as part of Israel’s deliberate policy to permanently remove Palestinians from their land.

The National Post published an article from the Jewish News Syndicate wire service rife with propaganda that whitewashes Israel’s genocidal campaign in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank. 

"Your reporter Ms. Yourex-West describes Gaza as “flattened” and homes as “in ruins” but never says "who" caused this destruction. The result of this nightmare is Israel’s relentless bombardment and siege. This exclusion is irresponsible and goes against journalistic standards. Imagine reporting on Hiroshima’s destruction without mentioning that the United States dropped the atomic bomb—that’s exactly what’s happening here. This segment effectively whitewashes Israel’s deliberate destruction of Gaza."

"A core principle of ethical journalism is independence from external influences, yet you have aligned yourself with an organization that promotes a singular, partisan narrative on Israel-Palestine. By accepting this award, you have made it clear that National Post is not a neutral publication but a politically driven platform."