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The Media Accountability Project  

Pages tagged "Toronto City News"


Thanks for providing a Palestinian aspect to the United States' decision to rejoin UNESCO

"First, I appreciate that your article framed the United States’ decision to rejoin UNESCO around Palestine’s contested membership status in the organization. The article provided important context about why the United States withdrew its funding in lieu of recognizing Palestine as a member." 

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Biased characterization of the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Since you are including the terrorist designation of the group by Western countries, it is only fair to include a sentence that defines the PFLP-GC from a counter-perspective in order to ensure balanced reporting.

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Failure to provide context about the status and military occupation of East Jerusalem

First, the article states that “Canada and several countries reject” recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. This statement both downplays and misrepresents the international community’s near consensus against recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In December 2017, a total of 128 nations voted at the General Assembly against the resolution to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in which it declared any actions intended to alter Jerusalem’s character or status are “null and void.”

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