CTV National News Reporter Falsely Claims Israel Isn't Interested in Peace Talks with Palestinians
In covering the death and funeral of Shimon Peres, yesterday evening on CTV National News, newly minted Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier inserted her personal opinion into what should have been a straight-forward objective news report about the life and legacy of Peres, by starting: “He (Shimon Peres) believed to the end in a two-state […]
Canada Must Articulate Case for Renewing Diplomatic Relations With Iran
In the National Post today, HonestReporting Canada Executive Director Mike Fegelman asserts that “While Hoodfar’s release is a very welcome development and Trudeau and the Canadian government certainly deserve praise for their efforts that led to her freedom, the question that must be asked by Canadian investigative journalists (and the public at large) is why […]
Winnipeg Free Press and Chronicle Herald Editorials Laud Shimon Peres
Today in the Winnipeg Free Press, a staff editorial lauds Shimon Peres as a hawk, a dove and an eternal optimist. Choice quote: “Spring had not come yet when Shimon Peres died this week. In his absence, it may become more difficult to recall the high ideals that drove the Zionists of his generation, the […]
Toronto Sun Cartoon on the Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
A beautiful tribute to Shimon Peres that encapsulated his life and enduring legacy in the Toronto Sun courtesy of editorial cartoonist Andy Donato:
HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Correction: Israel Isn't Building 1,000 New Settlements
On September 23, the Globe and Mail published (in print and online) an oped by Michael Bell who erroneously claimed the following: “The Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas is powerless. Some 1,000 new Israeli settlements are slated for the West Bank and the security barrier is to be expanded. There is nothing the PA, Fatah, […]
HRC in the Hamilton Spectator: "Letter Writer's Reference is Odious and Anti-Semitic"
In the Hamilton Spectator today, we condemned a letter writer for claiming that supporters of the Jewish state are “Israel firsters,” which is an antisemitic trope which claims that Jews and supporters of Israel have dual-loyalties: