Globe Corrects False Claim that Israel is Building "1,400 New Settlements"
On December 28, HonestReporting Canada asked the Globe and Mail to issue a correction notice and amend its online article which falsely asserted that day that Israel is building “1,400 new settlements.” Contrary to this headline and as the Reuters article itself confirms, new homes are being built solely within the boundaries of existing settlements […]
In a La Presse Commentary, HRC Sets the Record Straight on the Begin-Prawer Plan
French version follows English: A narrative of “confiscation” and “forced exile” characterized a November 30 article in La Presse on the cancellation of Israel’s Bedouin settlement proposal. Unfortunately, while it excelled in rhetoric, this article failed to adequately convey the objectives of the Begin Prawer plan. HRC contacted La Presse with a request to set […]
After HRC Complaint, CTV Unpublishes Claim that "Israel Practices Genocide" Against Palestinians
On December 24, CTV.ca elected to publish a hateful comment to its message board forum appended to a CTV.ca article entitled “Israel launches retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza Strip”. A commentator named “Bob in BC” claimed that “Israel practices genocide against the Palestinian people…” See a screen grab of the comment immediately below: To claim that […]
HRC Letter in Guelph Mercury Asserts: "East Jerusalem Isn’t Occupied Territory"
The following HRC letter was published in the Guelph Mercury on December 20 which refuted a letter writer’s assertion on December 14 that east Jerusalem is “occupied” territory:
PRIMER: Christianity's Savior in the Middle East — Israel
With one exception, Christians throughout the countries of the Middle East are at risk or on the run, their churches burned, their property expropriated, their personal safety in peril from thugs intent on beatings, rapes, and murders. The one exception — where Christians flee to rather than from, where they increase rather than decrease in […]
In National Post, HRC Points Out: "Even Abbas Does Not Want A Boycott of Israel"
Responding to the American Studies Association’s (ASA) campaign to endorse an academic boycott of Israel as reported by the National Post on Wednesday, HRC pointed out in a published letter today that even Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas does not support a boycott against Israel: