The Media Accountability Project  

"Your article highlights the irony of protesting for democracy whilst turning a blind eye to the harsh reality of those who have been living under Israeli occupation for decades."

"While Gwynne Dyer goes in depth analyzing Israel’s “democracy” and the reasons behind the protests against the judicial reforms, I would posit that Israel is not, and never was a democracy in the first place."

"As your headline indicates the ‘ripple’ effects of the judicial overhaul are significant. They impact everyone living within Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory; as well as Israel’s economy and their relationship with the United States."

The issue I have with your reporting is that it is one-sided, taking into account the Israeli military perspective while excluding all other sources. The reports of the “gunmen opening fire” were issued by the IDF, whereas other sources, most notably Palestinian ones, have reported eye-witness accounts of the Israeli military ambushing and killing the Palestinian men without provocation as reported by the Middle East Monitor.

"I appreciate that you included a question about what the Israeli judicial reforms mean for Palestinians. Palestinian perspectives are important to include in stories about these reforms."

"I insist that any future reporting on Israel’s “democracy” include, crucially, the Palestinian perspective in addition to the explicit qualification that it does not extend to everyone under Israeli rule, noting the findings of apartheid from the human rights sector."

The segment focuses entirely on an Israeli perspective of what these reforms mean, completely overlooking how Palestinians are going to be impacted. This is crucial context that should have been included in your segment to provide viewers with the whole an essential aspect of the judicial reforms.

"Israel has no constitution. Instead, it has a set of Basic Laws, none of which explicitly protects equality for all its citizens. On the contrary, numerous apartheid reports have identified the discriminatory laws and practices within Israel which serve to systematically oppress Palestinians."

"The segment mentions in depth the current events regarding the judicial reform bill and its ramifications. What I feel is inaccurate is the mention and classification of Israel as a democracy without taking into account the millions of Palestinians who are living in what is now widely recognized as an apartheid system; Israel’s democracy only applies to Israeli citizens."

"Your questions provided Dr. Davidovitch with an opportunity to outline the concerns of Israeli medical doctors with the proposed judicial reform of Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government. It was quite clear that he sees these reforms as ‘a danger to democracy’ and possibly blocking the ability of Israeli citizens and marginalized groups such as the LBGTQ community to have equitable access to services based on the political beliefs of the politicians and/or the religious beliefs of doctors."