Thanks for including Palestinian perspectives regarding Israel‘s judicial reforms
"We want to thank you for providing readers with a nuanced overview of the criticism of Israel’s judicial overhauls. This has been all too rare in the coverage that has appeared in Canadian media to date."
Read moreIncomplete context of Israel’s role in Gaza home destructions by National Post
“The article explains why some families in Gaza no longer have homes and how the turf between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas is keeping them from being housed. It features some citations from the Zorob family, one of the affected families. Overall, the article did a fine job of outlining the situation, but the language used and context can be improved to give a more accurate description of Palestinian citizens’ treatment by Israel and Hamas.”
Read moreArticle falsely claims that Israel "captured" rather than "occupied" the West Bank
"The use of the word “captured” when referring to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is misleading, suggesting that Israel has a strong claim to or ownership of these territories. International law never uses the term “captured” when referring to land appropriation, and the international community has never diplomatically acquiesced to Israel's ongoing military presence in the West Bank."
Read moreArticle falsely asserts that the 1947 UN Partition Plan divided historic Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states
"The UN’s Partition Plan for Palestine was never fully realized. The proposal was adopted by the UN General Assembly on November 29, 1947 as Resolution 181, but no Arab states were established in accordance with the Plan in 1948, as the article suggests."
Read moreOne-sided article fails to provide Palestinian perspectives about Israel's killing of a Palestinian militant
"My primary concern is that the only Palestinian source used was the Palestinian Health Ministry. There are no accounts of the events from those who were on the ground or any witnesses to the killing."
Read moreMisleading language regarding Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank
"The use of the word “captured” when referring to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is misleading, suggesting that Israel has a strong claim to or ownership of these territories. In fact, international law never uses the term “captured” when referring to land appropriation, and the international community has never diplomatically acquiesced to Israel's ongoing military presence in the West Bank."
Read moreThanks for including Palestinian perspectives regarding Israel's judicial reforms
"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."
Read moreFailure to specify that Morocco and Israel are occupying powers
"I request that the article is updated to mention that like Morocco, Israel is similarly an occupying power over the Palestinian territories of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem."
Read moreRe: “Opinion: Amnesty International's bigoted claim that Israel is an 'apartheid state'”
"The dismissal of Amnesty International’s report on the Israeli military occupation and apartheid regime as “dangerous mistruths” fails to account for the overwhelming evidence that has been documented by UN experts, Human Rights Watch, Israeli NGOs and Palestinian civil society. Benlolo and Kopel’s efforts to warp both history and reality does not detract from the obvious and growing evidence of Israeli apartheid and settler-colonial policies."
Read moreArticle claims use of human shields in Gaza without evidence in the National Post
"Fegelman cites a Jerusalem Post article that does not back his claim, that 1,500 rockets were fired by PIJ militants “while hiding behind Palestinian civilians.” The sentence in question is written in such a way that one should interpret it as meaning that specifically 1,500 rockets were fired from positions that were “behind Palestinian civilians.”"
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