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The Media Accountability Project  

Pages tagged "Ottawa Citizen"


Re: “How about a truth and reconciliation commission for the Gaza conflict?"

"For a Truth and Reconciliation process to work in Palestine-Israel, we must start by recognizing and putting an end to Israel's occupation and apartheid system."

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Re: “Harassed, isolated and abandoned: Jewish teachers 'scared for life' at Ontario school board”

"The banality of evil as Arendt wrote about, after the Adolf Eichmann trial, can only be prevented in this generation by the teaching and practise of universal values, human rights and critical thinking, not escaping into echo chambers of victimhood."

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Challenge Ottawa Citizen for unequal protest coverage

"Ottawa Citizen did not cover the November 25 pro-Palestine protest on Parliament Hill, the biggest pro-Palestine rally that gathered 100 000 people."

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Re: "As Jews, we call for a ceasefire and a just peace"

"The three authors address Israeli and Palestinians losses equally and I think speak for many of us who are neither Jewish nor Palestinian but mourn for "the loss of humanity," including that of the Canadian government which has so far not called for a ceasefire."

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Thanks for giving a space for Palestinians to voice their stories

"I can not fully put into words the range of emotions that I feel seeing how this situation has come to be and the helplessness, shame, and disappointment of not living up to our standards as Canadians and certainly as simple human beings, especially when we had multiple occasions to do so. One thing is sure: our moral conscience and trust in our country will take a blow."

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Omission of Palestinian perspectives, and critical context on the Israeli occupation of Gaza needed

"Stating that the pro-Palestine protesters are supporting Hamas is inaccurate to say the least. You can be pro-Palestine and not support Hamas. You can be pro-Palestine and push for a one-state solution with Israel. Most people showing up at these protests want the Israeli occupation to end, which is the sole responsible for how Palestinians in Gaza are treated. Such language discredits the cause of the Palestinian resistance and liberation and adds to the fuel of anti-Palestinian hate."

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