The Media Accountability Project  

Gee denies that a genocide is happening in Gaza, claiming that it is “a term of propaganda” and that Canada has to “muster that the charge of genocide is false.”

The Globe and Mail is once again showing its true colors. In a piece by the Editorial Board, mixed in with legitimate concerns around antisemitism are outrageous claims that demean Palestinian solidarity activists by decontextualizing history.

Please help us thank the Globe and Mail and Geoffrey York for an excellent article about Canada's dilemma regarding South Africa's action in taking Israel to the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.

The result of putting this pressure on universities runs a real risk of punishing or freezing free speech when it comes to criticizing Israel or even advocating for Palestine. All of this context is missing from the article, making it highly one-sided and misleading.

"Equally, Canada’s reputation as a peacemaker was tarnished significantly through the Stephen Harper years when Canada became a cheerleader and handmaid for the United States military expeditions. The world voted upon Canada’s ‘moral leadership’ recently when Canada vainly sought a seat on the United Nations Security Council."

Balanced coverage is essential for a healthy media environment. The Globe and Mail have been too one-sided in the past. Articles like this are too rare in the pages of the Globe, and we ought to encourage more of them. 

Join us in challenging a Globe and Mail article that employs the dangerous trope that Palestine was desolate and uninhabited until Israelis “made the desert bloom.”

Ridiculously, this article gives a wide platform to Aharon Barak, former president of Israel’s Supreme Court, who says there’s 'no evidence' that Israel violated international humanitarian law.

"It is misleading to refer to a “religious divide” among Israel’s citizenry. This report of yours falsely presents a Muslim/Jewish divide as such. In fact, historic Christian centres of Palestinian society – is it enough to name Nazareth – are integral to this society: the divide between Jewish Israeli and Palestinian civic life has secular determinants."

"While the information can be a recap for certain people, I learned something new: according to Save the Children, in 2022, half of its survey sample kids in Gaza had thought about suicide. I thought it was necessary information to put into perspective the reality of the occupation for those who still doubt its severity."