The Media Accountability Project  

"The article provocatively characterizes Palestinian liberation messages on electronic road signs, such as 'Free Palestine,' 'Escalate Now,' and 'Globalize the Intifada' as anti-Israel."

"To be frank with you, Mr. Blaff, this article isn’t journalism. It’s a hit piece against an NGO doing vital work within a conflict zone. Simply put, you are a mouthpiece for Israeli propaganda that dehumanizes Palestinians and pressures NGOs from distancing themselves from supporting Palestinians in Gaza."

"The headline claims a "huge majority" of York parents fear for Jewish children's safety based on an informal and non-scientific survey. Using such a survey as a credible source goes against journalistic standards. The survey, written by Sharon Aschaiek, only surveyed 193 families. It's irresponsible not to mention in the headline how unscientific this "survey" is. This survey does not represent the broader population and should not be the basis for sweeping claims."

"I don’t doubt that she could find an Israeli government source, or a dubious right-wing source for much of her drivel, but I’m surprised the National Post (NP) is so starved for pro-Israel content that they will print Ms. Bercovici’s unabashed pro-apartheid bunk."

"It’s clear that you are referring to Elizabeth May’s trip to the occupied West Bank in 2018. Referring to parts of occupied Palestine as “disputed territories,” is factually incorrect, legally unfounded, and undermines Palestinians’ legitimate indigenous claim to Palestine."

What is the National Post’s policy regarding Tweets in its articles? You share tweets that contain inflammatory and racist remarks by users with a history of racism. For example, the tweet from @l3v1at4an accuses people wearing keffiyehs of “pretending to be terrorists.” This is not a unique comment from this account but part of a long history of anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia. Including such content without context to bolster a journalist's argument is an alarming and seemingly bad-faith tactic.

The National Post chose to cover this story by running an op-ed that not only argues that the number of civilians killed is overblown but that even if it is the correct number, Israel is justified in killing civilians because most Palestinians in Gaza are complicit in some form or another.

"Conflating these slogans as antisemitic, we believe, meets the legal definition of anti-Palestinian racism as defined by the Arab Canadians Lawyer Association. Anti-Palestinian racism dehumanizes Palestinians and their allies, slandering them as inherently antisemitic for criticizing Israel or opposing the state’s political actions such as committing a genocide in Gaza."

Jerusalem, Occupied East Jerusalem in particular, is generally accepted as Palestine’s capital city. Bethlehem is a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank. Including a quote falsely claiming that Bethlehem and Jerusalem are not part of Palestine signifies the deliberate spread of misinformation or poor research. It also requires a clarification.

"While the National Post has published an endless stream of articles focused on Hamas firing rockets at Tel Aviv which did barely any damage and thousands of articles solely recounting the Israeli perspective of the events on October 7, it is baffling that there has been no mention of the recent massacre of civilians in Rafah today"