National Post at The Media Accountability Project

Article absolves Israel of its responsibility in killing Canadian couple

"Yes, Hezbollah retaliates, but let’s not pretend Israel is the sole victim or that the state’s actions are somehow justified or remotely proportionate. Israel’s advanced military unleashes large-scale destruction on Lebanon while also violating international law without care. Hezbollah’s capabilities, while destructive, pale in comparison."

Shame the National Post for Their Racist Piece Celebrating Terrorist Attacks on Lebanese Civilians

This type of celebration of state violence, especially in a context where civilians, including children, were killed is a new low for the conservative newspaper. This piece violates the ethical principles of responsible journalism, particularly as outlined by the National NewsMedia Council (NNC).

Call out National Post for Defaming UofT Encampment Protestors as Antisemites

Even more troubling, the article links to a pro-Israel website, Canary Mission, which publicly exposes the personal information of professors and students involved in the encampment. By sharing this link, the National Post is effectively engaging in doxxing, a violation of ethical journalism principles in Canada that risks serious harm and breaches the right to privacy.

RE: The campaign to silence the truth about Israel

"The most referenced definition of APR is the one that was formalized by the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA). Benlolo writing that 'From the river to the sea [Palestine] will be free' is a 'violent Palestinian discourse calling for the genocide of the Jewish people' is a manifestation of this definition of APR."

Call out National Post grifter Ari David Blaff for his anti-Palestinian racism

"This article contains several biased and misleading statements surrounding the McGill student encampment made by Zionist grifter Ari David Blaff. Blaff defames the students’ protesters as anti-Semites and terrorist sympathizers. His one-sided article demands an immediate response to ensure fair representation of the McGill encampment."

Please specify that Gaza’s health ministry categorizes civilian deaths into women, children, elderly, and men

"Your coverage failed to include any pro-Palestine voices that could provide essential context or counterbalance the accusations against Hahn. By choosing to echo a misleading narrative that his legitimate critique of Israeli policies equates to antisemitism, I am afraid your article veers into propaganda rather than journalism."

National Post forgot that professional journalists use "militant" instead of the loaded term "extremist" when reporting on Hamas and Hezbollah

"I take issue with how you label Hamas and Hezbollah as 'extremist' instead of the more journalistically neutral term 'militant.' Using a loaded word such as extremist strips away the political context and the significant support they hold within their communities, whether one agrees with their politics or not. The word 'extremist' also denotes a significant editorialization of a group in a context in which it is not appropriate."

Please Lambaste National Post and Avi Benlolo for an anti-Palestinian and ahistorical opinion piece on Palestine and Palestinians’ history

"Benlolo’s recent opinion piece is just another example of the sustained campaign by pro-Israel advocacy groups to muddy the history of Palestine and attempt to delegitimize its history. The article is riddled with hateful falsehoods that must be challenged, below are just a few."

Complain to National Post for failing to properly label article about the possibility of a regional war in the Middle East

Poor coverage - Media outlet to be critiqued

A CJPME Media Researcher has launched a media alert for the following article. Please submit a quick response to the media, even if it’s just a sentence or two:

Title of Piece: Ehsanullah Amiri: "How Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah, assassination of key Hamas leader in Iran could escalate"

Media Outlet: National Post
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Comments of the CJPME Media Researcher:
(Note: Please do not copy and paste the material below as the content to your message to the media - put all comments in your own words):
Ehsanullah Amiri’s article in National Post’s “News” category is undoubtedly a better fit for “Opinion.” Amiri’s article is an interview with Dr. Casey Babb, a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa and an International fellow with the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, where he asserts his own thoughts on the possibility of a regional war following Israel’s assassinations of Hezbollah commander, Fuad Shukr, and Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh. Please email Ehsanullah Amiri, as well as the editor-in-chief and managing editor at National Post, to inform them of this oversight and other issues with this article.

While Amiri clarifies that the interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length, he reports a lot of biased, weighted language, like “terrorists,” “genocidal terrorists,” and “terrorist organizations,” while the article is nonetheless labeled as “news.” It is impossible to know if these inflammatory words are the exact phrasing used by the interviewee. Regardless, given that Babb is essentially given a platform to express his opinions at length without skepticism by the journalist, much like an op-ed, this article should be marked as Opinion.
Amiri does not question the claim that the attack in Golan Heights killed 12 “Israeli civilians” and that it was a “terrorist attack.” The reality is other: the 12 children who were killed are Syrian Druze and do not have and refuse to get Israeli citizenship, and Hezbollah has denied being behind this attack. All of this is essential context.
Amiri reports Babb’s inflammatory and dehumanizing language that Hamas are “the worst people on the planet.”
Overall, the article should not be labeled as “news,” but as opinion, especially when the interviewee is not neutral and objective regarding the possible escalation in the region, nor are his comments balanced with other insights.

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Correction required: Gaza is occupied according to ICJ Advisory Opinion

"The Court is viewing that Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip has not entirely released it of its obligations under the law of occupation. Therefore, Israel is still responsible for what happens in Gaza due to its effective control over the Strip."

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