CJPME Media Advocate published in the Kingston Whig-Standard
On August 21, 2026, CJPME media advocate Debbie Hickey was published in the Kingston Whig-Standard and Napanee Guide. She responded to an op-ed by Geoffrey P. Johnston highlighting the killing of children in Gaza and the comparatively limited media coverage of their deaths.
In her letter, Hickey welcomed Johnston’s focus on Palestinian children, while arguing that the article should have been more forthcoming about Israeli forces’ responsibility for these deaths. She also highlighted concerns that Canadian military components and supplies continue to reach Israel through indirect channels despite Canada’s stated restrictions on arms exports to Israel.
The letter to the editor is available to read here
Thank you for highlighting Israel's deliberate targeting of children
An insurgency is a condition of revolt against a government. I don’t think it is an apt descriptor of Israel's actions in this case, in the name of accuracy and in accordance with CBC’s JSP I would suggest changing it to "invasion" or "assault" or as every international body has described as an ethnic campaign of genocide from the ICJ to Amnesty to the United Nations.
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