Maclean's Exposé Ignores Terror Attacks in Israel in 2016
In a special “Newsmakers” double issue of Maclean’s Magazine released on December 12, 2016, Maclean’s produced a two page exposé (see here and here) dubbed “Terror Around the Globe” which chronicled shocking terror attacks in Florida, Brussels, France, Nigeria, Turkey, Germany, Philippines, Syria, and Pakistan. As Maclean’s put it: “Many of the attacks that shocked […]
Toronto Star Op-Ed Wrongly Implies that Israel is Institutionally Racist
You can’t find a better example of Israel’s commitment to entrenching and promoting minority rights than Yousef Jabareen. Jabareen, an Arab-Israeli Member of Knesset (Parliament) Chairs the Lobby for the Promotion of Coexistence Between Arabs and Jews, the Lobby for the Advancement of Education in the Arab Sector, and is a Member of the Lobby for […]
CBC Mourns Closure of Anti-Israel Organization that Hosted Holocaust Denier
On November 27, CBC News.ca and CBC News Toronto, both produced news reports which effectively mourned the closure of an anti-Israel Palestinian organization in Toronto called Beit Zatoun, which recently gave a platform to a Holocaust denier. Untold to CBC readers and viewers is that Beit Zatoun was an organization well known for its anti-Israel […]
IPolitics Commentator Michael Harris Whitewashes UN Rapporteur Michael Lynk
Writing in IPolitics on November 6, commentator Michael Harris wrote a screed about Governor General David Johnston’s recent trip to Israel, the west bank and Jordan. In Harris’ words, “Canada’s ‘Grandpa Book’ helps us regain our reputation as an honest broker in the Middle East”. In his commentary, Harris lauded Michael Lynk (the newly-appointed UN […]
HRC Secures CBC Radio On-Air Correction Remedying False Statements Attributed to PM Netanyahu
On November 10, HonestReporting Canada liaised with senior editors at our public broadcaster calling on CBC Radio to broadcast an immediate on-air correction to remedy a significant error stated by reporter Nil Köksal in a report broadcast the day prior. Reporting from Istanbul, Köksal erroneously stated the following: “… and an ominous response from the Middle East. […]
UPDATED: HRC in CJN, JTA, and The Tower: "Outrage After McGill Daily Confirms Ban of Zionist Opinion"
On November 10, the Canadian Jewish News covered HRC’s expose of the McGill Daily’s censoring pro-Zionist opinions from their student paper. The article by reporter Janice Arnold entitled: “Outrage after McGill Daily confirms ban of Zionist opinion” can be found immediately below, along with a copy of the print version of the article. Additionally, the Jewish Telegraph […]