The Media Accountability Project  

"As your headline indicates the ‘ripple’ effects of the judicial overhaul are significant. They impact everyone living within Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory; as well as Israel’s economy and their relationship with the United States."

"I appreciate that you included a question about what the Israeli judicial reforms mean for Palestinians. Palestinian perspectives are important to include in stories about these reforms."

I would encourage you to continue to feature Palestinian artists on your show as this helps balance a media landscape that overwhelmingly airs negative coverage of Palestinians.

"Your coverage of the unabated settlement expansion in the West Bank, land that is internationally recognized as being Palestinian land occupied by Israel in 1967, provides your readers with the necessary context in understanding the obstacles to peace that the Israeli government continues to lay down."

"Your use of the term “apartheid” is extremely important and significant. CJPME and others have asked for this terminology to be used as context in articles about Palestine for quite some time. We are happy to see that it has been used in this article. Your description of the arguments for why Israel’s occupation amounts to apartheid are clear. Providing this information as context for readers is useful and pertinent."

It was refreshing to see that you included commentary from UN officials including former Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk regarding the gravity of the Israeli military’s actions, and the important context of Israeli illegal settlement expansion as a root cause of violence. In addition, the inclusion of statistics such as the number of casualties and injured among the Palestinian civilians is essential, as it allows your audience to better grasp the human cost of the Israeli military’s assault on Jenin.

"Thank  you especially for highlighting Sadeel’s classmates’ grief at her funeral and your effort to humanize this child and her family by letting  her father tell us about his daughter’s life in Jenin Refugee Camp.  In doing so Sadeel becomes not just a statistic, as Palestinian deaths are so often reported."

"First, you state that “Under international law, all Israeli settlements in occupied territory are illegal.” My organization has long been concerned with AP’s descriptions of Israel’s occupation in the context of international law. However, this sentence is a significant improvement and we applaud its use in this article and encourage AP to use it more often."

I want to applaud you for calling it an “Israeli raid” rather than “arrest raid,” which many outlets have taken to using despite the high casualties typically faced by Palestinians during these attacks. You also plainly stated that a Palestinian “refugee camp came under attack,” which helps viewers understand the asymmetrical nature of the violence at play. You noted the frequency of these raids and made clear that they take place on “occupied” Palestinian territory.

I appreciate that the news segment drew attention to Yair Lapid’s testimony in one of three cases of corruption against Netanyahu who has been accused of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. Thank you for your coverage of this story and I hope CP24 continues to report on any new developments.