The Media Accountability Project  

This selective reporting is heavily editorialized with its combined use of hearsay and anonymous quotes, compromising the accuracy and fairness of the piece. The article also perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Arabs and Palestinians and conflates anti-Zionism with antisemitism.

"Ms. Phillips’ reporting gave voice to the protestors, and the many efforts they have made to engage with university administrations.  It also provided much more granularity on the back-and-forth between the students and their respective institutions, emphasizing the great effort taken by the students to engage with their institutions and communities."

"I especially liked that this article gave a voice to a Gazan-Canadian on the ground in Gaza, Mansour Shouman, and that it shed light on the 400 Canadians and their families currently stuck in the Gaza Strip."

"Stop reporting grave Israeli contraventions of law under photographs and ludicrous Israeli claims that provide cover for the war crimes about which you should be informing readers. Bias at this level debases your profession and deadens the soul."

"Can any of us pretend that the West has, in its reactions, placed as much value on lost Palestinian lives as on lost Israeli lives? This is where the road of dehumanization leads. Let us stop the march down this road, and instead think, act, and struggle in more inclusive directions."

"This is worse than a half-truth: without reference to the larger number of Palestinians killed by Israel, a number that rises quickly by the day, it could be read as approval of Israeli crimes against humanity that as you read this are escalating before the eyes of the world."

"Israeli Defense Minister calls them "human animals," and Hummel's crocodile tears stop where Palestinian blood starts. If you prick them, do they not bleed?"

"Palestinian life is life, too, and your suggestion that this is “the worst massacre of civilians in Israel’s history” eclipses many Israeli historical events with higher Palestinian death tolls. Supposing that it is life that you value, and not just the lives on one side or the other, equal attention to those whom Israel kills ought really to change your tone."

"In this light, it is wrong to place the onus of blame on Palestinians for a situation in which Gaza has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and under an Israeli siege, or blockade, since 2007. Yet in the third paragraph of this article, you introduce the story of recent violence with reference to “two weeks of violent protests” by Palestinians!"

"Canadian readers deserve more balance and fairness in the coverage of these events. It’s not the fault of any particular outlet or the result of a conspiracy; it is a problem that requires constant assessment and improvement. What is happening in Gaza today, and the coverage therein, represents a longstanding problem that will take some honesty and courage to fix."