The Media Accountability Project  

"Canada and much of the international community indeed see Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal. Still, it is incomplete to not add that they are illegal under international law. Such a statement undermines their illegality and makes it seem like the illegality of the settlements is not founded and only 'an opinion/impression'."

"By including a Palestinian-Canadian perspective, however, your radio segment conveys the extent to which this war has taken a tragic toll on families in Gaza and Canada alike."

"By not giving space to her whole testimony and giving voice to Immigration Minister Marc Miller, you quote saying: “Officials on the ground need to know who is exiting into Egypt and have sufficient assurances that there are not bad apples getting through,” it unfairly and inaccurately depicts Palestinians and the challenges they face here and abroad."

"Context is important, then and now. If Israel really wanted to avoid a war, it would have ended its occupation of Palestinian territories long ago."

"These are the same authorities who have been accused of imposing an apartheid system on Palestinians  and  now of committing genocide. Israel should have no say  in deciding whose family members should be allowed to come to Canada."

"By emphasizing the tragic impact of Israel’s bombing campaign on civilian infrastructure and the fact that the UN considers Israel’s actions “collective punishment,” you have provided critical context needed for readers to understand the scale of Israel’s war crimes."

"In addition to the incessant dread of losing relatives in Gaza, it was troubling to read about the applications requiring an extreme level of detail that is, at times, completely inaccessible."

"No, the current violence in Gaza is not a ‘retaliatory war’ but rather a continuation of the resistance to the military occupation of Palestine since 1967 and a continuation of the Nakba since the mid 1930’s when the Zionists commenced using violence to obtain their ‘homeland’ offered to them by the United Kingdom in 1917."

"Thank you again for providing a well-researched and informative article that counters so much of the biased and poorly researched reporting that I have seen from other media sources."

"The value of Canada’s arms trade with Israel has been accelerating in the last few years, and in 2022 was at the third-highest level on record. Canada transferred over $20 million in arms to Israel in 2022, including explosives and aircraft components."