CBC Halifax Radio Programs Runs Back-To-Back Segments Whitewashing Now-Dismantled Anti-Israel Campus Occupations
On July 31, CBC’s Information Morning Nova Scotia radio program with host Portia Clark aired a segment on the removal of Dalhousie University’s anti-Israel encampment. Joining her was Heidi Matthews, a professor at York University’s Osgoode Law school, and a frequent subject of HonestReporting Canada’s media action alerts for her abundant ill-informed, ideologically driven anti-Israel […]
Taxpayer-Funded Halifax Newspaper Gives Extended & Uncritical Coverage To Anti-Israel Rantings Of Dalhousie University Student Activist
George Orwell famously said, “In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.” Nowhere is this more relevant than in Israel’s information war against Islamic terrorism today. The anti-Israel narrative has taken hold of much of public discourse, in particular on university campuses. Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie’s Student Union President Mariam Knakriah’s […]
CTV News Atlantic Whitewashes Fringe Anti-Israel Campus Occupation
If there is one thing that the tiny anti-Israel campus occupations have accomplished, it isn’t to move the needle on political solutions, but to gain the attention of media newsrooms. A big check mark for success, in that regard. CTV News’ Atlantic Canada bureau published a report by Natalie Lombard on May 14 entitled: “Pro-Palestinian […]
Pair Of Articles In Dalhousie University Student Newspaper Gives Credence To False Claims Against Israel
A pair of recent articles in The Dalhousie Gazette, a student newspaper at Halifax’s Dalhousie University, offers a helpful reminder of some of the key strategies of the anti-Israel movement: repeat outlandish accusations, no matter the facts. In the column entitled: “Aaron Bushnell didn’t have to die,” author Giancarlo Cininni recalled Aaron Bushnell, an active […]