The Media Accountability Project  

"Unfortunately, much of Western media has abandoned core journalistic principles when covering Palestine, echoing Israeli talking points and burying Palestinian voices. By repeating Israeli propaganda and sanitizing the language of occupation, mainstream outlets have become complicit in genocide—normalizing Israel’s ongoing bombardment, ethnic cleansing, mass imprisonment, and detention of Palestinians."

"Absenting Palestinian perspectives from issues that directly affect them reinforces the idea that they are untrustworthy, or worse, dispensable."

"If there is outrage to be expressed, it would be that Israel would cynically deploy the trauma of a young woman to try to shield itself from international criticism on the world stage."

"Mainstream media routinely parrot Israel’s propaganda without raising skepticism. In doing so, media outlets are not just misleading readers. They are manufacturing consent and normalizing Israel’s war crimes and crimes against humanity."

The op-ed misleadingly claims that some demonstrations outside synagogues occurred during Israeli “real estate events” held inside. What it fails to mention is that these so-called “real estate events” are about the selling of occupied Palestinian land, which is illegal under international law. To omit this crucial context and to frame these protests as one against a place of worship is a cynical and dangerous attempt to smear legitimate opposition to illegal Israeli occupation and land theft of Palestinian land.

"The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the Israeli government to ensure the “unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance” to Palestinians in Gaza, well over one year ago. Israel’s use of starvation as a method of warfare amounts to collective punishment, which is prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention."

The Globe and Mail is complicit in dehumanizing Palestinians through one-sided, pro-Israel coverage. This rare piece by Hasan Jaber breaks that pattern by amplifying a Palestinian voice from within the besieged Gaza Strip, laying bare the psychological torment and deprivation of basic life necessities due to Israel’s siege. 

Rather than stating the legal fact — that under international law, East Jerusalem is unequivocally recognized as occupied Palestinian territory — the article resorts to the misleading euphemism that Israel “captured” East Jerusalem, deliberately evading the legally accurate term “occupied.”

"I am raising this because the media has a responsibility to approach Israeli claims with skepticism, particularly when they are not verified by independent third parties. Failing to do so risks amplifying an Israeli narrative that justifies war crimes, specifically those outlined in article 8(2)(b)(ii) of the Rome Statute (1998), which criminalizes intentionally targeting civilian objects, including homes, schools, and hospitals."