# Honest Reporting Canada - LLMs.txt > ENSURING FAIR AND ACCURATE CANADIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF ISRAEL > Generated by MCPner LLMs.txt Generator for WordPress > Last updated: 2026-09-11T13:12:00+01:00 > Total items: 855 --- ## With the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, The West Cannot Forget the Ongoing Threat of Radical Islamism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/with-the-25th-anniversary-of-9-11-the-west-cannot-forget-the-ongoing-threat-of-radical-islamism/ Type: post Modified: 2026-09-11 Words: 747 > [elementor-template id="98099"] Before the Al Qaida terrorist group launched the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, its leader Osama bin Laden made no secret as to his motivations,... KEY TAKEAWAYS Islamist terrorist groups’ stated beliefs matter. Their religious and ideological goals must be taken seriously to understand their actions.“Anti-colonial” framing can obscure extremist objectives. Recasting these movements as resistance groups downplays their antisemitism and hostility toward Israel.Canadians may underestimate religious motivations. Increasingly secular societies can struggle to understand how extremist beliefs motivate violence and glorify martyrdom.Remembering September 11 requires understanding the ideology behind it. Canadians and the media should examine what Islamic movements openly advocate, alongside the violence they commit. Before the Al Qaida terrorist group launched the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, its leader Osama bin Laden made no secret as to his motivations, releasing a statement to a Pakistani newspaper stating that “as long as I am alive, there will be no rest for the enemies of Islam.” The following year, bin Laden released his “Letter to America,” and beyond repeating a litany of complaints against the West, including calling AIDS a “Satanic American invention” and accusing the Jews of controlling the United States, he also encouraged Americans to convert to Islam. The ideology of Al Qaida, as with other Islamist terrorist groups and organizations, is unapologetically Islamic in nature, and sees its goal, not simply to fight the perceived injustices against the Islamic world, but to create an Islamic super-state and spread its extremist messages. Rebranding Bin Laden as an Anti-Colonial Voice Obscures His Extremism While bin Laden’s 2002 letter largely fell into oblivion for some 20 years, in 2023, it gained prominence again, particularly on TikTok. The letter found not just prominence, but support from those who resonated with bin Laden’s ramblings against homosexuals, Jews, the United States, and anyone else he found problematic. As scholar Paul Marshall, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, noted, the letter has gained traction “especially from those now trying to re-interpret him in their own truncated image as a representative of anti-colonialism.” Israel’s Islamist Enemies Must Be Understood Through Their Own Stated Goals The radical Islamist ideology of bin Laden – and other groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and above all, the Islamic Republic of Iran – are now often inverted, with their overtly religious worldview being redrawn by ‘anti-colonial’ commentators in the West, claiming that, for instance, “Palestinian violence is properly understood as anti-colonial in nature,” despite the explicit insistence by Palestinian terrorists that their goal is not simply the destruction of Israel, but its replacement with an Islamic State-style caliphate governed by Islamic law. The insistence on the part of some leftist commentators that radical Islamic movements are not, in fact, driven primarily by radical Islamic ideology is perhaps a textbook example of ethnocentrism. But it is not difficult to explain why so many in the West fail to understand the religious motivations of Islamist terrorist movements. In Canada, recent surveys show that a record low proportion of Canadians – only 10 percent – attend religious weekly services. Against that backdrop, it may be inconceivable for millions of Canadians to truly comprehend that there are huge numbers of individuals who willingly embrace an Islamist ideology that produces scenes such as a Palestinian mother telling her son “not to return except as a shahid,” or to die as a martyr, or another who – at the funeral of her 16 year-old son who was killed fighting Israeli soldiers – said that “this is the first time I see joy in my heart.” The ongoing threat of radical Islamist ideology is not limited to simply terrorism, but represents an ongoing ideological war, as well, with think tanks chronicling the ongoing attempts by Muslim Brotherhood-inspired groups to gain major influence in Canada and the United States. Twenty-Five Years After September 11, Canadians Must Take Islamist Threats Seriously As the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the lesson should be clear: Canadians cannot effectively confront an ideology that we refuse to understand. Twenty-five years after Osama bin Laden launched the attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, Canadians must reject the temptation to explain away the religious ideology of the Islamist movements whose words and actions make their ideology unmistakable. If September 11 is to remain more than just another date on the calendar, Canadians (and our news media) should remember not only what radical Islamist movements have done, but what they have told us they believe, and above all, to take them seriously. --- ## Download Now: 2026 Third Quarter Impact Report! URL: https://honestreporting.ca/download-now-2026-third-quarter-impact-report/ Type: post Modified: 2026-09-11 Words: 175 > We are pleased to present our third-quarter Impact Report of 2026. Our Impact Report not only highlights our many successes in combating anti-Israel media bias, but it also demonstrates the efficacy... We are pleased to present our third-quarter Impact Report of 2026. 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Become a donor today and enable our important work of ensuring fair and accurate Canadian media coverage of Israel. --- ## CBC’s Gaza “Yellow Line” Reports Push A One-Sided Narrative Of Palestinians In Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbcs-gaza-yellow-line-reports-push-a-one-sided-narrative-of-palestinians-in-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-09-09 Words: 813 > According to CBC News’ own journalistic standards, responsible journalism means “invest(ing) our time and our skills to learn, understand and clearly explain the facts to our audience.”Unfortunately, in our view,... According to CBC News’ own journalistic standards, responsible journalism means “invest(ing) our time and our skills to learn, understand and clearly explain the facts to our audience.” Unfortunately, in our view, that was not what was offered to Canadians in an August 20 CBC News report by Saša Petricic and Ivan Angelovski, “As Israel’s military advances its yellow line, Gazans fear they’re being pushed to the sea,” or an accompanying broadcast the same day, “Israel’s yellow line is moving, pushing Palestinians closer to the sea.” Watch the full clip below: CBC Casts Israel as the Aggressor While Downplaying Its Security Concerns CBC News says its visual investigations team used satellite imagery, eyewitness testimony and footage from freelancers in Gaza to document movement of the so-called yellow line separating Israeli-controlled and Palestinian-controlled areas. The article notes that it was produced with files from Mohamed El Saife, a videographer who has posted anti-Israel propaganda to social media, though this has not precluded Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster from continuing to utilize him as a prism with which millions of Canadians read about Gaza. The broadcast similarly cites its use of “freelancers” on the ground. In these reports, rather than simply show where Israeli forces are operating, CBC News repeatedly used loaded language to advance a particular interpretation of why Israel is acting and where those actions are leading. The written headline says Gazans fear they are being “pushed to the sea,” but the accompanying video description goes further, declaring that Israel’s yellow line is “moving, pushing Palestinians closer to the sea.” The broadcast claims Palestinians are in a “scramble for survival,” an odd choice of language since 99.95 percent of Gazans have survived the last year’s ongoing skirmishes. Inside the story, readers are told that Israeli troops are “creeping west,” “squeezing two million Palestinians into an ever smaller area” and “forcing a scramble for survival toward the Mediterranean Sea.” Those are not quotations from Palestinians, but CBC News’ own words. There is nothing improper about interviewing Palestinians who have been displaced or reporting their fears. But journalism should distinguish those fears from conclusions independently established by reporters. Instead, the article repeatedly allowed the two to merge. One Palestinian quoted in the article claims Israeli tanks came “day after day to shoot at us.” Another says, “every day, we see more gunfire, to advance the yellow line.” Yet Petricic and Angelovski provide little indication that it attempted to establish if the event happened, why Israeli forces would be firing, whether hostile activity was taking place nearby, or how the interviewees could know the military purpose behind that fire. The article and video broadcast devote considerable attention to buildings demolished by Israeli forces, saying homes have been “systematically flattened” since the ceasefire. Both reports cite a UN commission condemning Israel for its operations on the ground, claiming it is deliberately trying to force Gazans to leave. Israel’s Duty to Protect Its Troops and Communities Deserves Serious Coverage What receives far less attention is Israel’s explanation. Both reports do quote the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) saying its measures are intended to “prevent infiltrations and hostile activity” and protect troops and nearby Israeli communities. But that raises obvious questions CBC News does little to answer. What hostile activity is occurring around the yellow line? What infiltrations is Israel trying to prevent? Why does Israel argue that these military positions are necessary? Both reports carefully document what Israel is doing, but provide remarkably little investigation into why Israel says it is doing it. That omission is especially glaring because the article itself acknowledges that Israel says its airstrikes target Hamas fighters and that the Israeli government has said it will not fully withdraw until Hamas disarms. Hamas Remains Armed, Yet Israel Takes Centre Stage in CBC’s Scrutiny Near the end, CBC News even concedes that Israel may be taking a harder territorial position to pressure Hamas to surrender its weapons. Yet Hamas’ activities on the ground are barely examined. The CBC News reports track Israeli positions, fortifications and demolished buildings in detail while offering audiences almost no comparable understanding of the armed group Israel says it is confronting. Readers and viewers are given a picture in which Israeli military activity is visible everywhere while its adversary largely disappears from view. To its credit, Petricic and Angelovski state that the Israeli government denies trying to expel Palestinians or annex Gaza, and acknowledges that some Israeli rhetoric may be electoral or aimed at pressuring Hamas, but those caveats are overwhelmed by the report’s framing and use of reporter-added ... --- ## CBC News Producer Yasmine Hassan Seemingly Downplays Threats Posed By Explosive Devices Flown By Palestinian Terrorists From Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-producer-yasmine-hassan-seemingly-downplays-threats-posed-by-explosive-devices-flown-by-palestinian-terrorists-from-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-09-09 Words: 745 > In a pair of new reports, CBC News Producer Yasmine Hassan – whose reporting has often consisted of transforming anti-Israel grievances into ‘news,’ continues to produce in our eyes deeply... In a pair of new reports, CBC News Producer Yasmine Hassan – whose reporting has often consisted of transforming anti-Israel grievances into ‘news,’ continues to produce in our eyes deeply misleading content for Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster. CBC’s Kite Coverage Buries the Threat to Israeli Civilians In her August 25 article, “Netanyahu warns of ‘targeted strikes’ if Hamas doesn’t stop kites from flying toward Israel,” Hassan began by telling readers that “the Israeli government is threatening to increase “targeted strikes” on Gaza unless Hamas takes action to prevent kites used by Palestinians, including children, from flying toward Israel.” To most observers, the thought that a kite flown by children would pose a threat seems absurd, a point repeatedly emphasized in her article, which quoted Gazans saying things such as “We fly kites so we can change our moods” and “there is nothing left in Gaza to make us happy.” It was only in the 10th paragraph that Hassan acknowledged in passing that before October 7, 2023, “Israel said burning kites and balloons were sent from Gaza, causing fires and other damage.” Even in this most briefest of mentions of the actual context relating to incendiary kites, Hassan could not avoid stating that Israel “said” burning kites were sent, when in reality, the fires caused by Gaza’s fire kites were widely-documented and required no attribution. Virtually Hassan’s entire article was devoted to Palestinians condemning Israel, with almost no statements about the ongoing efforts by Palestinians to murder Israeli civilians, even going so far as to quote the terrorist group Hamas alleging a non-existent “genocide.” Palestinian Claims Become Headlines, Hamas Leaders Become “Officials” Days later, on September 1, Hassan was back with another article, “In search for senior Hamas operative, Israeli raid on Gaza City camp kills 3 children,” where she spread the claim from Palestinians that three children died amidst a counter-terrorism operation by Israel in Gaza. While this was an unproven allegation from Palestinians, this did not stop Hassan from presenting it as fact in the headline or in the first sentence. CBC News’ ongoing failure to label Palestinian terrorists as such remained on full display, with Hassan referring to a Hamas leader not as a terrorist, but as an “official,” language that serves to significantly misrepresent the murderous nature of Hamas and other Islamic terrorist groups. Hassan returned to the theme of kites from Gaza, writing that “last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of ‘targeted strikes’ because children were flying kites that landed in Israeli territory.” She did not offer a single word about the history of incendiary kites that started fires in Israel. Instead, Hassan – citing CBC freelance videographer and anti-Israel propagandist Mohamed El Saife – quoted a Palestinian man saying “have mercy on us. They’re children,” effectively replacing facts with emotional verbiage instead. CBC Mislabels Total Reported Deaths as Civilian Casualties Sure enough, the CBC News article by Yasmine Hassan was not complete without citing the so-called “Gaza Health Ministry” (run by Hamas, which she omitted), writing that it “notes that over 1,300 civilians have died since Oct. 11, when a U.S.-backed ceasefire took effect.” First, it should be clarified that the so-called “Gaza Health Ministry” does not “note” civilian casualties as if it were a credible organization. Instead, it makes claims and it does not distinguish casualties between civilians and combatants. Moreover, it is a complete falsehood that 1,300 civilians have died in Gaza over the last year. That assumes every single person who died is a civilian and ignores the scores of Palestinian terrorists who have been killed in counter-terrorism operations. Does Hassan consider these individuals – including the commander of a Hamas brigade – to be “civilians” too? Subsequent to HRC sending a complaint to CBC, the following correction was issued on September 4: “A previous version of this story said more than 1,300 civilians have died in the Gaza Strip since an October 2025 ceasefire took effect. In fact, Gaza’s Health Ministry does not differentiate between civilian and militant deaths, and the figure reflects the total deaths reported.” CBC News Producer Yasmine Hassan could have educated readers on the ongoing efforts by Palestinian terrorists to weaponize Gaza and test Israeli reactions, and its history pre-October 7, 2023 of terrorism, including incendiary balloons and kites. Instead, she falsely framed Israel as a wanton aggressor, and Palestinians as victims. --- ## CBC Reporter Margaret Evans Erases 3,000 Years Of Jewish History In Judea & Samaria (“West Bank”), Pushes Pro-Palestinian Talking Points Instead URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-margaret-evans-erases-3000-years-of-jewish-history-in-judea-samaria-west-bank-pushes-pro-palestinian-talking-points-instead/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-09-08 Words: 589 > As part of CBC News’ ongoing fixation on the presence of Israelis in their ancestral lands, a pair of CBC News reports provided continued coverage of tensions between Israelis and... As part of CBC News’ ongoing fixation on the presence of Israelis in their ancestral lands, a pair of CBC News reports provided continued coverage of tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in Judea & Samaria (or in media parlance, the “West Bank”), providing a dramatically skewed picture for Canadians. Two CBC Reports Sideline Israel’s Historical and Legal Claims The August 20 broadcast and accompanying August 22 news article, both from Senior International Correspondent Margaret Evans (whose deeply problematic reporting has been repeatedly documented by HonestReporting Canada) misleadingly framed the issue as Israel allegedly occupying Palestinian land. Watch the full clip: Evans repeatedly used the term “occupied West Bank,” and offered zero insight into Israel’s extensive legal and historical rights to the area, and Jewish presence there that far predates the advent of Islam. Instead of presenting the full unvarnished picture to Canadians, Evans effectively in our view laundered pro-Palestinian talking points into a pair of news stories, where Israel was depicted as having no right to be in its own lands. Allegations of Israeli Violence Presented Without Essential Context Her reports repeated a number of common phrases used in CBC News reports, such as allegations of “settler violence,” once again providing no context, such as citing reports that have found such claims are wildly overstated, and even include incidents of Palestinian terrorism, which Evans also completely omitted. It goes without saying that acts of violence initiated and committed by Israelis in Judea and Samaria is appalling and should be met with the full force of Israeli law. Evans’ broadcast was cartoonishly one-sided, featuring clips by four individuals (two Palestinians and a pro-Palestinian activist), while the other was US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who, while a supporter of Israel, was featured condemning a group of Israelis. No voice was given who could have articulated the right of Israelis to live in their historic lands. In her accompanying news report, Evans used the inflammatory term “militant Israeli settlers,” a highly charged choice of words that mirrors how the taxpayer-funded broadcaster refers to Palestinian terrorists, who actively murder Israeli civilians. The supposed “militant Israeli settlers” in question, near the Arab village of Qusra, did not murder, rape, torture, nor kidnap anyone, but CBC News nevertheless apparently saw it fit to apply the same term to them as it does to the Palestinian terrorists who committed the October 7, 2023 massacres. Evans’ report did not present the news as it stands, but a specifically curated version which mimicked pro-Palestinian claims, using terms like “occupied West Bank,” as well as “hardline Jewish settlers,” and claiming that these “settlers” seek to push Palestinians “from their land.” Pro-Palestinian Claims Treated as Settled Fact Like a number of other reports in both CBC News and elsewhere documented by HonestReporting Canada, Margaret Evans’ broadcast and article did not provide even the barest of what could be reasonably considered balanced journalism, nor did she make any ostensible effort to present pro-Palestinian claims as anything but settled fact. Evans’ reports provided zero insight into the ancient Jewish ties to Judea & Samaria, nor why Israel considers it to be an inseparable part of the country. Furthermore, she provided viewers and readers no understanding about the total absence of any previous Palestinian state in the area, which did not preclude her from unabashedly referring to the territory as “Palestinian.” Evans’ reports continue to provide evidence of CBC News’ well-documented anti-Israel bias, paid for by the ever-generous Canadian taxpayer. --- ## CBC Day 6 Features Sympathetic Interview With Pro-Palestinian Oxfam Activist Bushra Khalidi URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-day-6-features-sympathetic-interview-with-pro-palestinian-oxfam-activist-bushra-khalidi/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-09-08 Words: 663 > In yet another instance of CBC – Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster – featuring an entirely uncritical conversation with a pro-Palestinian activist and erasing essential details, the Day 6 program featured host... In yet another instance of CBC – Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster – featuring an entirely uncritical conversation with a pro-Palestinian activist and erasing essential details, the Day 6 program featured host Brent Bambury interviewing Bushra Khalidi of the self-described “humanitarian” organization Oxfam, a group engages in anti-Israel activism. CBC Downplays Monument’s Reported Ties to Palestinian Terrorists The August 28 episode, “A Palestinian humanitarian worker says Israel is erasing the possibility of a Palestinian state,” began with Bambury featuring sounds from a recent visit by Israeli lawmaker Zvi Sukkot to an Arab village, where the host stated that he used a “sledgehammer used to destroy a monument in a Palestinian village.” While Bambury stated that “he says the monument glorifies violence against Israelis,” he then pivoted back to sharing that “his actions have been widely condemned.” Listen to the full segment: Bambury could have acknowledged that, according to news reports, the monument memorialized dead Palestinian terrorists, members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a banned terrorist entity in Canada. Instead of stating the facts as they are, Bambury’s phrasing put the focus on the Israeli action, rather than the Palestinians’ glorification of terrorism. That introduction served as a bellwether for the rest of the interview, which was as lamentable as it was entirely predictable. Palestinian Terrorism and Israel’s Security Concerns Left Out He told listeners about “attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers and soldiers,” completely omitting any mention of ongoing Palestinian terrorism there, nor about how many of the supposed “attacks” on Palestinians are actually counter-terrorism operations against Palestinian combatants. Moreover, he offered zero insight as to how such allegations of “attacks” are vociferously challenged by data collectors, who have found such claims to be wildly exaggerated. The sole focus of the segment was, once again, Israeli “settlers” who dare to live in their ancestral lands. Khalidi – a frequent guest in Canadian media, where she has previously spread the unfounded “genocide” slur, and did so again in this interview – did not disappoint. Khalidi claimed that proposed Israeli construction in suburban Jerusalem (an area that under any reasonable peace plan, would remain part of Israel) “threatens the prospects of a two-state solution,” as if Israeli homes were the biggest threat, and not the continued rejection by Palestinians of Israeli peace offers, no matter how generous or continued Palestinian terrorism. While Khalidi’s comments were entirely expected, it was Bambury’s responsibility to challenge her absurd characterizations, but in line with many of his past interviews offering what we regard as sympathetic platforms to pro-Palestinian activists and largely erasing Israeli voices, he failed to challenge her even once. Oxfam’s Anti-Israel Activism Deserves Media Scrutiny As documented by HonestReporting Canada, Oxfam (and its Canadian arm) enjoys what we consider to be overwhelmingly sympathetic treatment in the Canadian news media, where it is treated as a “humanitarian” organization and rarely – if ever – challenged to defend its own track record. Oxfam engages in anti-Israel activism spending large sums in social media advertisements targeting the Jewish State, purchasing ads on business television networks spreading the “genocide” slur, and using its repeated presence in Canadian media interviews to attack Israel almost exclusively, all while being conspicuously quiet about the Iranian regime’s massacre of its own people. This may not entirely be an accident, with NGO Monitor documenting what it says is Hamas’ near-total control of ‘humanitarian’ groups in Gaza, which may explain (at least in part) the organization’s apparent anti-Israel agenda. This August 28 interview on Day 6 featured host Brent Bambury doing what CBC has done far too many times: taking pro-Palestinian claims as the basis for a segment, featuring only an interview with a pro-Palestinian activist, and providing them with an entirely uncritical interview, and continuing to demonstrate an apparent allergy to guests who might dare to offer a view grounded in facts, rather than anti-Israel ideology. photo credit: Brent Bambury --- ## CBC News’ Adrienne Arsenault Calls Israeli Construction Near Jerusalem A “Settlement” While Ignoring Israel’s Legal And Historical Ties To Land URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-adrienne-arsenault-calls-israeli-construction-near-jerusalem-a-settlement-while-ignoring-israels-legal-and-historical-ties-to-land/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-09-06 Words: 556 > In an August 21 segment for The National program, CBC News Anchor Adrienne Arsenault presented Israel’s construction outside Jerusalem Like most news media outlets, CBC News has taken to acting as judge and jury when it comes to Israel’s presence in its ancestral lands, regularly using highly charged and disputed terminology and presenting it as factual. CBC Leads With Condemnation, Leaves Out Israel’s Case On the August 21 episode of CBC News’ The National program, host Adrienne Arsenault told viewers about Israel planning construction in a suburb outside Jerusalem, informing viewers about the “widely-condemned settlement project in the West Bank,” before adding that the Carney government had condemned it as a “serious breach of international law” and that it was “harming the integrity of the Palestinian territories.” Watch the full clip below: That Israel building apartments in a suburb of its ancient capital city should attract widespread international condemnation is absurd in its own right, a point that CBC News simply treated as obvious without ever failing to challenge the dominant narrative. Israel’s Historical and Legal Claims Go Unmentioned In fact, completely absent from Arsenault’s sharing of the news was any acknowledgement that Israel – pointing to its extensive historical and legal rights – disputes claims that the land is “occupied.” By unambiguously referring to the lands that Israel considers its own “occupied,” and completely erasing any semblance of nuance or even basic context, CBC News has effectively presented opinion as fact. There is nothing inherently wrong with CBC News reporting that the Carney government has condemned Israel’s presence in its own land. The problem is the failure to distinguish between a government’s position and an uncontested fact. By describing the project as a “settlement” and the territory as “occupied” without acknowledging Israel’s extensive legal and historical claims, CBC News has not reported the issue, but effectively adjudicated it. Viewers are left with the impression that there is no legitimate dispute over the underlying issues, when there plainly is. As Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar noted in a social media post castigating the British government for its condemnation on the construction, “the Jewish people have the right to live throughout the Land of Israel, just as the British have the right to live in London and throughout the United Kingdom,” adding that “the Jewish people’s connection and right to this land is the most extensively documented of any people in human history.” That point, though directed at the British government, applies no less to Ottawa. While the Carney government condemns Israel for its presence in its historic lands – claims repeated uncritically by the taxpayer-funded CBC News – Israel possesses far more historic ties to the territories than virtually any other country does in lands that it claims as its own. A Broader Pattern of Sidelining Israel’s Perspective Adrienne Arsenault’s report is just the latest in a long string of examples indicating a fixation with Israel’s so-called “settlements,” both by CBC News and in the broader Canadian news media. In recent days alone, Global News reporter Redmond Shannon produced multiple reports erasing Israel’s ancient ties to Judea & Samaria (“West Bank” in media parlance), The Toronto Star devoted some 2,000 words to portraying Israeli “settlers” as radicals, and CBC News has produced reports breathlessly covering reports of Israeli violence against Palestinians, while conveniently ignoring decades of terrorism by Palestinians against Israeli civilians. --- ## CBC’s The Current Pushes More “Israeli Settlers” Hysteria With Two Guests Echoing The Same Anti-Israel Talking Points URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbcs-the-current-pushes-more-israeli-settlers-hysteria-with-two-guests-echoing-the-same-anti-israel-talking-points/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-09-06 Words: 580 > On August 20, CBC’s The Current radio program once again presented a deeply skewed discussion on so-called “Israeli settlers As repeatedly documented by HonestReporting Canada, multiple CBC radio programs have displayed consistent pro-Palestinian editorial bias, both by selecting topics that closely cleave to such narratives, and by overwhelmingly relying on pro-Palestinian guests. The August 20 episode of the radio program The Current did so once again, reflecting CBC’s ongoing coverage of tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in an Arab village in Samaria (what the news media calls the “West Bank”). Listen to the full episode: Filling in for Matt Galloway, guest host Lyndsay Duncombe featured two guests to discuss the issue: Palestinian-American Loui Ridi, and Dahlia Scheindlin, an Israeli columnist. But lest listeners think they would get anything close to balance, both guests offered little in the way of diverse opinions, and instead, both articulated virtually the same view. Allegations Against Israelis Receive Little Scrutiny Duncombe introduced the segment by telling listeners about claims from the United Nations about alleged “attacks on Palestinians by ‘settlers.’” It goes without saying that violence initiated by Israelis in Judea and Samaria is abhorrent, but unsurprisingly, Duncombe offered no insight into studies which have found such claims to be significantly exaggerated, and which often include acts of Palestinian terrorism against Israeli civilians under the category of ‘settler violence.’ When asked whether it was “possible to come and go” from the area, Ridi (a Palestinian who lives in Ohio) told Duncombe “absolutely not,” despite being able to freely travel between the Middle East and the United States. Duncombe offered no challenge to this claim, nor did she provide any opportunity for listeners to get any deep insights at all beyond superficial anti-Israel claims. Instead, her line of questioning was gentle, and featured such softballs as “what do you want the international community to know about what’s happening in the West Bank right now?” Jewish History and Israeli Security Concerns Left Out To challenge the universally accepted media narrative of Israeli “settlers” gone amok, CBC could have chosen any number of guests to discuss the millennia of Jewish history in these supposedly “occupied” lands, Israel’s repeated peace offers to Palestinians (which have been rejected), or the scourge of Palestinian terrorism. CBC did no such thing. Instead, the program’s second guest, Dahlia Scheindlin, while Israeli, is a vocal critic of the country and unsurprisingly, a repeat guest on CBC programs. Scheindlin is a co-founder of +972 magazine, a media outlet that spreads the “genocide” slur, and which critics have noted “promote a marginal agenda from the fringes of Israeli discourse.” Rejected Peace Offers and Gaza’s History Go Unaddressed Scheindlin told listeners that “violence will always continue until Palestinians are able to govern themselves.” She did not acknowledge that Palestinians have been given multiple offers to govern themselves, with Israel presenting extraordinarily generous offers in 2000 and 2008 (both rejected by the Palestinians). Scheindlein need not look into a crystal ball to understand that Palestinians “govern(ing) themselves” is no antidote for violence. In 2005, Israel forcibly withdrew every Israeli soldier and civilian from Gaza, providing the Palestinians with an opportunity for self-governance. But rather than transforming the territory into an economic or social success, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas helped make Gaza into a launching pad for terrorism against Israel. But Duncombe offered no challenge to either Scheindlein or Ridi. This episode of The Current offered listeners a familiar pro-Palestinian narrative, talking points and a carefully-curated roster of guests. Photo credit: Lyndsay Duncombe --- ## Canadian Press Gives Platform To Incoming Palestinian Authority Envoy Feda Ambdelhady URL: https://honestreporting.ca/canadian-press-gives-platform-to-incoming-palestinian-authority-envoy-feda-ambdelhady/ Type: post Modified: 2026-09-02 Words: 542 > The new envoy for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Canada, Feda Abdelhady, was granted what we regard as an uncritical platform to spew unfounded allegations against Israel, in a recent... The new envoy for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Canada, Feda Abdelhady, was granted what we regard as an uncritical platform to spew unfounded allegations against Israel, in a recent article published for the Canadian Press. The August 18 article by Dylan Robertson, “Palestinian envoy says Canada ‘pivotal’ in Mideast peace, urges more action,” featured an extended interview with Feda Abdelhady, the new envoy of ‘Palestine’ to Canada, where her installation provided a platform for what we regard as a barrage of highly misleading or even false allegations against Israel. Continuing the widespread Canadian media practice of refusing to call Islamist terrorists for what they are without attribution, the article refers to “Palestinian militants such as Hamas, which Canada deems a terrorist group.” Robertson wrote that the October 2025 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas “has marginally lowered the daily violence between Israel and Hamas militants, and pulled the territory out of an official famine delegation.” It has not “marginally” lowered the level of violence taking place; it has dramatically lowered the death toll by about 97 percent, though Palestinian violations take place virtually daily, necessitating Israeli strikes against Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists. Famine Was Declared. The Data Did Not Cooperate. As for the supposed “famine delegation,” Robertson presumably meant to write “designation,” though readers were not informed that famine never actually took place in Gaza, a point documented by mathematicians who studied the enormous amount of food aid that was delivered to Gaza, and buttressed by extensive footage from inside the coastal territory. Readers were still told that “the United Nations says there is still a ghastly humanitarian situation” in Gaza, though no details are provided on what precisely “ghastly” means, nor is there any context provided for readers to understand how claims of famine, for instance, have been completely dismantled. Instead, ongoing vague references to “famine” and “humanitarian situation” take the place of actual documented data. “Genocide” Alleged. Evidence Not Required. Abdelhady is quoted as alleging Israel is guilty of “genocide” in Gaza, though she provides zero evidence for her claim, nor does Robertson inform readers that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has not, in fact, made any such finding. Instead, her salacious claim is permitted to stand entirely unchallenged. While it may be newsworthy to cover the installation of the new Palestinian Authority envoy to Canada, particularly in light of the 2025 recognition of a non-existent Palestinian state by Prime Minister Mark Carney, this article in the Canadian Press instead offered extensive and uncritical opportunities for anti-Israel claims to be presented without any meaningful context that would help readers understand the emptiness of these allegations. The Canadian public must be served by news media outlets that refuse to simply uncritically repeat unfounded anti-Israel allegations. HonestReporting Canada has previously documented problematic coverage by Robertson, including an article where he appeared in our estimation to cast aspersions on Canadian citizens serving in the Israeli military, uncritically repeating allegations against Israel by the United Nations, and offering (on at least two separate occasions) what we regard as a sympathetic portrayal of anti-Israel activists, including Yipeng Ge, an Ottawa-area doctor who has previously spread what can reasonably be construed as overt pro-Hamas messaging on social media. --- ## Montreal City Hall Overwhelmingly Rejects Anti-Israel Motion URL: https://honestreporting.ca/montreal-city-hall-overwhelmingly-rejects-anti-israel-motion/ Type: post Modified: 2026-09-01 Words: 1267 > Version française With one week to go before the August 24 vote at Montreal city hall, pushed by a group of anti-Israel municipal legislators which called for Quebec’s largest city... Version française With one week to go before the August 24 vote at Montreal city hall, pushed by a group of anti-Israel municipal legislators which called for Quebec’s largest city to condemn Israel and to divest from the Jewish State, Le Devoir published an article informing readers that a group of “artists and cultural workers from Quebec” authored an open letter supporting the anti-Israel motion. The August 17 article by reporter Marco Fortier, “700 cultural figures call on Montreal to condemn Israel,” documented attempts by the ‘Quebec Artists’ Anti-Apartheid Club’ to promote the fringe effort, which it claimed would “reaffirm our city’s identity: united, inclusive, and true to its principles.” It is unclear how fixating on the tiny Jewish State would constitute being either “united” or “inclusive,” nor did the group or Le Devoir articulate which principles are reflected in an obsessive anti-Israel worldview. On August 20, the same newspaper published an article covering opposition to the motion. The group’s website makes clear its extremist demands: to boycott not just Israeli government representatives, but “sports, academic, and cultural representatives,” in what can be best described as collective punishment. In seeking to give ostensible context to the controversy, Fortier writes that “recent remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir have revived the accusations of genocide against Israel for his attacks in Palestine: this influential member of the Netanyahu government has publicly advocated killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza every night…” As HonestReporting has pointed out, while we are not in the business of defending politicians, let alone Ben-Gvir, we are in the business of defending the truth. There is no evidence that Ben-Gvir was referring to civilians rather than Hamas terrorists. As distasteful as many of Ben-Gvir’s statements are, he did not call for the mass murder of Palestinians. He called for killing terrorists and those he considers complicit in terrorism. Few of the signatories of the anti-Israel effort were household names, with individuals such as Xavier Dolan, Luc Picard and Florence Longpre among those listed in the article. Montreal City Council Rejects the Activists’ Most Extreme Demands Despite the aggressive push by anti-Israel activists to have Montreal sever its ties with Israel and embrace such a radical agenda, the effort failed spectacularly. Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada spoke out against the motion. With other legislators, the motion was amended significantly to remove references to supposed “genocide,” “ethnic cleansing” and “apartheid,” by Israel, added in a condemnation to the October 7, 2023 massacres by Palestinian terrorists, and became a generic statement of solidarity with all peoples, including Israeli and Palestinian, enduring war and conflict. Montreal Voters Have Rejected This Agenda Before This is the second major failure of anti-Israel activists in Montreal in less than a year. In the fall of 2025, the city held a municipal election, which was preceded by similar efforts to have candidates sign a pledge against Israel. Mayoral candidate Luc Rabouin signed the pledge, and lost handily to Martinez Ferrada. In fact, some 80 percent of those who signed the pledge ended up losing their elections. A Message Anti-Israel Activists — And Canadian Media — Should Hear For anti-Israel activists, Montreal’s rejection of their radical agenda should serve as a clear reminder that their campaign to isolate Israel has little resonance beyond the activist bubble, a lesson that the Canadian news media would do well to remember in future. L’hôtel de ville de Montréal inflige une cuisante défaite aux militants anti-Israël À une semaine du vote prévu le 24 août à l’hôtel de ville de Montréal, des élus municipaux anti-Israël menaient campagne pour faire adopter une motion demandant à la métropole de condamner Israël et de se désengager de l’État juif. C’est dans ce contexte que Le Devoir a publié un article rapportant qu’un groupe d’«artistes et de travailleurs culturels du Québec» avait signé une lettre ouverte en faveur de la motion. Dans son article du 17 août, intitulé «700 personnalités du milieu culturel demandent à Montréal de condamner Israël», le journaliste Marco Fortier relatait les efforts du «collectif des artistes québécois contre l’apartheid» pour faire avancer cette initiative marginale. Selon le groupe, celle-ci devait permettre de «réaffirmer l’identité de notre ville : unie, inclusive et fidèle à ses principes». On voit mal en quoi cette obsession envers le petit État juif rendrait Montréal plus «unie» ou plus «inclusive». Ni le groupe ni Le Devoir n’ont d’ailleurs pris la peine d’expliquer quels «principes» seraient censés être incarnés par une vision aussi résolument anti-Israël. Le 20 août, le même journal a publié un article faisant état de l’opposition à la motion. Le site Web du groupe expose sans ambiguïté ses revendication... --- ## Excellence In Journalism: The Globe And Mail Gives Jewish Students The Serious Hearing They Deserve URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/excellence-in-journalism-the-globe-and-mail-gives-jewish-students-the-serious-hearing-they-deserve/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-09-01 Words: 731 > Good journalism does more than report that a controversy exists. At its best, it listens carefully to the people affected, examines the available evidence, and is willing to draw clear... Good journalism does more than report that a controversy exists. At its best, it listens carefully to the people affected, examines the available evidence, and is willing to draw clear conclusions when that evidence demands it. That is precisely what The Globe and Mail did in its August 27 editorial, “The betrayal of Jewish students needs to end.” The Globe’s editorial board deserves praise for taking seriously what Jewish students across Canada have been saying about their experiences on campus, and for grounding that concern by citing two substantial new reports rather than treating antisemitism as simply another political disagreement surrounding Israel. The first, the federal government’s recently released Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences report, surveyed approximately 900 Jewish postsecondary students. The Statistics Reveal a Campus Climate That Should Alarm Canadians The numbers it records are disturbing. Among respondents, 84 percent said antisemitism is a serious problem on campus, 68 percent said their campus is not safe and inclusive for Jewish students, 71 percent reported antisemitic vandalism, 54 percent reported intimidation or threats directed at Jews, and 22 percent reported physical violence. Nearly 72 percent said they limit what they say in class about being Jewish. More than 72 percent reported negative effects on their mental health, while more than 60 per cent said they had lost friendships. Behind the Numbers Are Jewish Students Facing Intimidation and Exclusion To its credit, the Globe and Mail did not reduce those findings to abstract statistics. It allowed readers to hear what Jewish students themselves described. One student recounted a professor asking Jewish students in an international law class to identify themselves by raising their hands. Another reported being told by a professor that Jews belong in Poland. Other students described professors pressuring them toward political activity, including petitions and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The federal report describes such behaviour as a betrayal of academic norms of fairness, integrity and responsibility. The Globe was right to highlight it front and centre for readers. The Globe also deserves credit for addressing another subject that Canadian coverage too often struggles to discuss clearly: the relationship between extreme anti-Zionism and antisemitism. A separate external review commissioned by Toronto Metropolitan University, led by retired Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Mary Lou Benotto, documented an environment in which hostility toward Jewish identity and Zionism could cross into intimidation, dehumanization and antisemitism. As Justice Benotto wrote, the redefinition of Zionism to incorporate genocide, combined with the insistence that those who refuse to embrace anti-Zionism are themselves culpable, has contributed to “an environment that has enabled antisemitism to flourish.” That is an important distinction for journalists to make. Criticism of an Israeli government, prime minister, military decision or public policy is not inherently antisemitic. Nor should criticism of Israel be placed beyond the bounds of vigorous debate. But treating Jews who believe in Jewish self-determination as morally suspect simply because of that belief is something else entirely. The Globe and Mail understood the difference. Universities Can No Longer Pretend the Problem Is Unclear The Globe similarly deserves praise for refusing to let universities hide indefinitely behind process. Justice Benotto’s review contains eight recommendations intended to address problems at TMU, including clearer behavioural expectations, consistent enforcement of university policies, stronger complaint mechanisms, measures addressing intimidation and online harassment, and the adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism as an educational and policy framework. TMU has since announced an implementation task force chaired by former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae, which is expected to produce an implementation blueprint by March 2027. The newspaper’s response was refreshingly direct: The university commissioned the report, the problems have been documented and recommendations have been made. As the editorial put it, what is needed now is not another blueprint, but “a spine.” The debate should no longer be about whether Jewish students are reporting a problem. There is now substantial evidence documenting their experiences. The question is what Canadian universities intend to do about it and Canadian journalism has a role to play in ensuring those institutions answer. The Globe and Mail should be commended for showing what responsible coverage of antisemitism can look like: listen to Jewish students, examine the evidence, distinguish legitimate political disagreement from intimidation and discrimination, and hold powerful institutions accountable when they fail to protect members of their own communities. --- ## Why Supporters Of Israel Must Stop Playing Defensive: An Insightful Conversation With Matthew Taub, Founder Of Unapologetically Jewish Podcast URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-supporters-of-israel-must-stop-playing-defensive-an-insightful-conversation-with-matthew-taub-founder-of-unapologetically-jewish-podcast/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-08-31 Words: 121 > For the last three years (and beyond), the dynamic has been predictable: anti-Israel groups organize a campaign, protest, event or effort, and pro-Israel Canadians stand up to challenge the hate.... For the last three years (and beyond), the dynamic has been predictable: anti-Israel groups organize a campaign, protest, event or effort, and pro-Israel Canadians stand up to challenge the hate. But does it have to be that way? While it may be that anti-Israel activists enjoy foreign funding and support, that does not explain it all. So what must be done? In this conversation, HonestReporting Canada assistant director Robert Walker is joined by Matthew Taub, founder of Unapologetically Jewish. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to the audio-only version below: --- ## CBC News Finally Did The Right Thing And Called 9/11 Terrorism. Why Does It Refuse To Do The Same For Palestinian Terrorists? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-finally-did-the-right-thing-and-called-9-11-terrorism-why-does-it-refuse-to-do-the-same-for-palestinian-terrorists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-31 Words: 556 > After investigative journalist Warren Kinsella shared an internal memorandum from Basem Boshra, senior director of journalistic standards and public trust at CBC News, which instructed editorial staff to avoid referring... After investigative journalist Warren Kinsella shared an internal memorandum from Basem Boshra, senior director of journalistic standards and public trust at CBC News, which instructed editorial staff to avoid referring to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States as acts of terrorism unless specifically attributed, the response was immediate. From global condemnation and mockery – including suggestions from the FBI that appeared to suggest consequences for intelligence-sharing with Canada – CBC News has walked back its policy. On August 28, Boshra responded on CBC News’ Editor Blog with an entry, “How and why CBC News will adjust its 9/11 language guidance,” where he acknowledged that the publicly-funded broadcaster’s new policy dictates that “direct attribution is not required for describing the historic events of 9/11 as terrorism.” Unsurprisingly, at least one prominent anti-Israel group took umbrage at referring to 9/11 as terrorism, with Jason Toney of the pressure group Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) taking to social media to share that he would be filing a complaint with CBC’s ombudsman. One Standard for 9/11. Another for October 7? While CBC News’ new policy is as sensible as it is overdue, it reeks of inconsistency. In the hours after the Palestinian terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, George Achi, who was Bassem Boshra’s predecessor, sent a memorandum to staff similarly instructing them not to call the wanton massacres of Israeli civilians terrorism, unless it was attributed. Even with attribution, he wrote, “we should add context to ensure the audience understands this is opinion, not fact.” In late 2023, even CBC’s then-ombudsman Jack Nagler conceded that “using almost any credible definition,” the actions of Palestinians on October 7 was, in fact, terrorism, adding that “if CBC were to describe events of that day as an act of terrorism, it would be an accurate description.” Yet CBC News has continued to avoid referring to Palestinian terrorists as such, and in so doing, fundamentally misrepresenting the true nature, not just of October 7, but of groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and others, which make no secret of their targeting of Israeli civilians and their stated goal of destroying Israel. Sanitizing Terrorism Has Consequences When CBC News, with its extensive network across Canada, refuses to call a spade a spade, it helps to create an atmosphere where truth is subjective. In early November, 2023, a group of lawyers and law students signed an open letter where they defended the idea that the mass murder of 1,200 innocents on October 7 could be somehow “contextualized.” Concurrently, a group of 74 students at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)’s law school signed an open letter declaring their support for “all forms” of Palestinian resistance. Israeli Victims Deserve the Same Journalistic Clarity It is indefensible that any news media outlet in Canada refuse to call Palestinian terrorism as such, and is particularly egregious when that failure is official policy from Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster. Now that CBC News has belatedly done the right thing and characterized the September 11 terror attacks as terrorism, it is time that they apply those exact same principles to Palestinian terrorism, as well. If not, it has a duty to explain why murdered Israel civilians are not considered to be victims of terrorism. --- ## CBC Provides Sympathetic Portrayal Of Palestinian Student In Winnipeg Tareq Barhoumeh, Who Spread Multiple Anti-Israel Falsehoods URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-provides-sympathetic-portrayal-of-palestinian-student-in-winnipeg-tareq-barhoumeh-who-spread-multiple-anti-israel-falsehoods/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-29 Words: 675 > On the same day that investigative journalist Warren Kinsella broke the scandalous news that CBC has told its staff to avoid referring to the 9/11 attacks as terrorism in their... On the same day that investigative journalist Warren Kinsella broke the scandalous news that CBC has told its staff to avoid referring to the 9/11 attacks as terrorism in their official reporting on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster produced a report providing what we regard as being a sympathetic portrayal of pro-Palestinian activism. The August 26 report, “Young Palestinian-Canadian fights censorship,” featured Tareq Barhoumeh, a Palestinian-Arab living in Winnipeg, telling his story about “censorship” while he was a student at an international school in China in 2023, which was created by CBC’s Creator Network, which “amplifies the voices of the next generation of Canadian storytellers.” The segment was acknowledged as having been written, edited and directed by the featured star, Tareq Barhoumeh himself, and which produced by CBC’s Robin Summerfield and Donna Carriero. At the end of the segment, the logo of the Winnipeg School Division also appears and it’s not clear of the involvement that organization had in the production of this report. Credit was also given to filmmakers Marcus Fowler and Jonathan Dyck-Lyons who have been previously described as being part of CBC’s Creator Network. An organization called Sisler’s Create Program was also credited, as was Is It On Studios. Watch the full segment below: October 7 and Hamas Disappear From CBC’s Story In the 5-minute broadcast, Barhoumeh spoke about trying to plan a fundraiser for Gaza in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel, though he made no mention of October 7 nor of Hamas, instead only making reference to Israel and “its bombing of Gaza,” as if Israel’s counter-terrorism operations simply arose out of thin air. That the school would not permit such a project was platformed by the CBC effectively as censorship. Telling viewers that he was a descendant of Palestinians from the “nakba,” which he described as “the mass displacement of Palestinians from Palestine.” He did not share that the “nakba,” or Arabic for catastrophe, came about when Israel’s neighbours (and many Arabs within the newly independent state) sought to destroy Israel, refusing to recognize its very existence, and launched a war against it. Like his failure to mention the October 7 massacres which precipitated the subsequent war in Gaza, in our view, this erasure grossly twisted history to frame Israel as the aggressor, rather than a country defending itself against openly genocidal enemies seeking its destruction. An ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Accusation Goes Unchallenged In Winnipeg, Barhoumeh said he made a TEDx presentation which covered, as CBC dutifully noted on its screen, the “ethnic cleansing of Palestine,” from 1936 onwards. It is unclear what “ethnic cleansing” Barhoumeh or CBC is referring to, since the Palestinian-Arab population has grown significantly over the last 90 years, hardly indicative of “ethnic cleansing.” But, Barhoumeh complained, the TEDx talk was not highlighted on YouTube, which he attributed to – once again – censorship, never acknowledging that misinformation and historical revisionism might have played a factor. Rather than addressing at all any possibility that his content may have been false, misleading or otherwise misinformation, Barhoumeh instead blamed “racism,” a reaction which is consistent with claims from activist groups who attempt to position any opposition to pro-Palestinian activism as racist in nature, and claim that individuals who spread anti-Israel misinformation are victims of bullying or censorship, rather than simply individuals who face the consequences for their actions. CBC Platforms the Accusations Without Providing the Missing Context CBC could have offered critical context to help viewers make sense out of the highly misleading or false claims featured in the broadcast, but did no such thing, instead letting them stand completely unchallenged. Tareq Barhoumeh, who says he will be enrolling at Vancouver Film School (VFS) in the fall, has been given what we regard as a completely uncritical platform to spread half-truths and misinformation about Israel, courtesy of Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster. --- ## In Winnipeg Free Press And Broadview Magazine, Writer Judith Dueck Defends Controversial “Nakba” In Winnipeg Exhibit While Misrepresenting Critics URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-winnipeg-free-press-and-broadview-magazine-writer-judith-dueck-defends-controversial-nakba-in-winnipeg-exhibit-while-misrepresenting-critics/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-28 Words: 601 > With criticism of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ continuing over its scandalous “nakba” exhibit, which critics say purports to frame Arabs in 1948 as the victims – rather than... With criticism of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ continuing over its scandalous “nakba” exhibit, which critics say purports to frame Arabs in 1948 as the victims – rather than the perpetrators – of the war against the newly reborn Israel, defenders of the Winnipeg museum are continuing to engage in what we regard as apologetics, and misrepresenting the actual problems with the exhibit. Judith Dueck previously served as a Director of Research, Content and Scholarship at the museum, and in an August 18 article in Broadview Magazine, a taxpayer-funded outlet we’ve critiqued for anti-Israel bias which is part of the Observer Publications charity, “The truth is never the whole story,” she wrote that “I found no fabricated evidence, invented testimony or erroneous facts” at the exhibit. But surely Dueck knows that fabricating evidence is not the only way to misrepresent a situation. Simply omitting key context does the job equally well. For instance, visitors have said that the museum focuses exclusively on what Jews allegedly did to Arabs in 1948, without acknowledging that the war began because Israel’s Arab neighbours attempted to destroy the newly-reborn State of Israel and commit genocide against its Jewish inhabitants. The 1948 War Cannot Be Told Without Explaining Why It Began Telling the story of Arabs who left Israel as a result of the war is valid, but it must be contextualized by informing visitors that many, if not most, did so at the behest of Arab leaders who expected a swift victory over the Jews. The same day, Dueck was also published in The Winnipeg Free Press, “The moral courage of public dissent,” where her opinion column claimed that fringe anti-Israel groups like Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Canada were examples of “moral courage.” IJV claims to have some 1,000 members in Canada as of 2023, or about one in four thousand Canadian Jews, and it is unclear how many IJV members are not Jewish. Dueck claims that these groups deserve respect because they dare “to challenge the dominant institutions” of the Jewish community. But simply being fringe or unpopular does not in itself merit respect or demonstrate courage. IJV is little more than a run-of-the-mill anti-Israel group in our estimation. IJV’s Record Deserves Scrutiny, Not a Pedestal It has sponsored a Vancouver protest (alongside the extremist Palestinian Youth Movement group) that reportedly saw demonstrators praise the October 7 massacres, calls itself anti-Zionist (meaning that it denies the Jewish People a right to self-determination in their historic homeland), and has even been accused of promoting Holocaust denial and rationalizing Palestinian terrorism. If challenging the “dominant institutions” in a community demonstrates moral courage, than by Dueck’s own logic, pro-Israel organizations are the epitome of courageous because they stand up to the institutionalized anti-Israel disinformation spread by mainstream news media outlets, government agencies, universities and more. Moreover, if challenging the “dominant institutions” is to be praised, will Dueck also devote a future opinion column to calling on more Muslim Canadians to speak out in support of Israel, given that there are no mainstream Muslim organizations in Canada that dare to do so, and in fact, a worryingly high level of antisemitism in that community? She does not say. Selective History and Selective Praise for Anti-Israel Activism In her Broadview column, Judith Dueck defends the controversial “nakba” exhibit while misrepresenting what the actual criticisms are, and in her Broadview column, she places fringe organizations on a pedestal, giving them undeserved credit for courage simply for being unpopular. Photo credit: Judith Dueck --- ## HonestReporting Canada Puts Spotlight On CBC’s Anti-Israel Bias With Video Truck Outside Its Headquarters URL: https://honestreporting.ca/honestreporting-canada-puts-spotlight-on-cbcs-anti-israel-bias-with-video-truck-outside-its-headquarters/ Type: post Modified: 2026-08-27 Words: 300 > For years, HonestReporting Canada has documented a persistent pattern of one-sided, inaccurate and unfair coverage of Israel at the taxpayer-funded CBC. We’ve raised concerns directly with CBC journalists, challenged biased... For years, HonestReporting Canada has documented a persistent pattern of one-sided, inaccurate and unfair coverage of Israel at the taxpayer-funded CBC. We’ve raised concerns directly with CBC journalists, challenged biased reporting, and pressed our public broadcaster to do better. But when the same problems continue, sometimes you must take the message directly to the people responsible. That’s why this week, we rented an advertising video truck and parked it directly in front of CBC headquarters. The message was simple: Canadians deserve better than relentless anti-Israel bias from their public broadcaster. Watch our truck loop around the CBC building: Click below for more photos from outside CBC headquarters: This isn’t about asking CBC to be “pro-Israel.” It’s about asking for journalism that applies the same standards of fairness, balance & context to Israel that Canadians should expect when any other country is covered. Watch the full video play on the truck outside CBC headquarters: CBC is Canada’s public broadcaster, and with that role comes a special responsibility to serve all Canadians fairly. When coverage repeatedly omits important context, amplifies unverified allegations or presents Israel through a consistently negative lens, Canadians have every right to speak up. And this problem is especially acute in the CBC’s refusal to call Hamas a terrorist organization and to call terror by its rightful name. Watch the high-res version that played on the truck outside CBC headquarters: HonestReporting Canada will not sit quietly while this continues, and we will keep challenging problematic and myopic coverage, holding CBC and other media outlets accountable, and making sure our concerns are impossible to ignore. Thank you for your support of our critical work. If you’d like to underwrite future campaigns, please make a generous donation today. --- ## La Presse Columnist Louise Leduc Casually Refers To Non-Existent “Massacres” In Gaza, Offering Zero Evidence for Her Absurd Claim URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-columnist-louise-leduc-casually-refers-to-non-existent-massacres-in-gaza-offering-zero-evidence-for-her-absurd-claim/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-26 Words: 1184 > version française Like all columnists, La Presse columnist Louise Leduc has a right to her own opinions, but as with so many of her past commentaries, she has shown a... version française Like all columnists, La Presse columnist Louise Leduc has a right to her own opinions, but as with so many of her past commentaries, she has shown a selective application of facts. Her August 13 column, “West Bank Washington criticizes the violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers,” focuses on the current cause celebre of much of the Canadian news media – a confrontation between a group of Israelis and a Palestinian man in Judea & Samaria (or in media parlance, the “West Bank”). There have been no deaths nor injuries as a result of the tension, but that has not stopped Leduc and other outlets from breathlessly reporting on the story, and making maximal conclusions as a result. Jews Become ‘Settlers’ While Israel’s Historic Rights Disappear Leduc referred to Israelis living in their ancestral lands as “settlers” (a term she appears to reserve only for Jews), before extensively quoting various United Nations bodies for their condemnations of Israel, without explaining why these organs are either credible or legitimate, and not bothering to share with readers that Israel has extensive legal and historical rights to its land. She dutifully repeats allegations of alleged “settler” violence, never sharing that studies have found such claims to be grossly inflated (and often count Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israelis in the total). Not content to discuss the “settlements,” Leduc then blithely refers to the supposed “massacres in Gaza,” though she does not specify to what she is referring, or what makes Israel’s counter-terrorism operations against openly genocidal Palestinian terrorists “massacres,” rather than the inevitable result of the very real massacres launched by those very same Palestinians on October 7, 2023. Anti-Israel Accusations Replace Meaningful Context To bolster her argument (if it can be said to be a coherent argument at all) of Israel’s alleged misdeeds, she offers a carefully curated cadre of quotes, including from retired Concordia University professor Henri Habib, who outlandishly claimed that Israel’s presence in its own land somehow “risks destabilizing the Middle East,” and UN official Ramiz Alakbarov, who claimed without evidence that Palestinians were being “forcibly displaced.” Leduc wraps up her column, which reads more of a disjoined litany of half-baked accusations against Israel without any semblance of relevant facts, by claiming that “according to the UN, 76 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 18 children, have been killed by Israeli security forces or settlers.” She does not share how many of the 76 Palestinians who died were killed attempting to murder Israelis or being complicit in the murder of Jews, nor the literally hundreds of attempted Palestinian terrorist attacks in the same time period. Among the Palestinians killed in 2026 were 31 year-old Amjad al-Natsha, who rammed his car into a group of Israeli pedestrians, injuring two of them, a Palestinian man who stabbed two Israeli soldiers, two Palestinians killed in an attempted shooting and car-ramming, and many others. The Palestinian Terrorism Missing From La Presse’s Narrative Had Leduc carried out a modicum of research, she would have discovered that the narrative of Israel supposedly oppressing Palestinians runs into fatal problems when one evaluates the nature of how these Palestinians were actually killed. But instead of offering readers the full picture, Leduc provided a far more simplistic storyline where Israel is the convenient scapegoat. Headline: La chroniqueuse de La Presse, Louise Leduc, évoque désinvoltement de prétendus «massacres» inexistants à Gaza, sans fournir la moindre preuve à l’appui de cette affirmation absurde Comme tous les chroniqueurs, la chroniqueuse de La Presse Louise Leduc a droit à ses propres opinions, mais, comme dans bon nombre de ses commentaires précédents, elle a fait preuve d’une sélection partiale des faits. Sa chronique du 13 août, «Cisjordanie : Washington critique les violences des colons israéliens», porte sur le sujet qui fait actuellement figure de cause célèbre dans une grande partie des médias d’information canadiens : une confrontation entre un groupe d’Israéliens et un Palestinien en Judée-Samarie (ou, selon la terminologie médiatique, en « Cisjordanie »). Cette tension n’a fait ni mort ni blessé, mais cela n’a pas empêché Leduc et d’autres médias de rapporter l’affaire avec force dramatisation et d’en tirer des conclusions maximalistes. Leduc qualifie d’«colons» les Israéliens vivant sur leurs terres ancestrales (un terme qu’elle semble réserver aux seuls Juifs), avant de citer abondamment divers organismes des Nations unies pour relayer leurs condamnations d’Israël, sans expliquer pourquoi ces instances seraient crédibles ou légitimes et sans prendre la peine d’informer ses lecteurs qu’Israël possède des droits historiques et juridiques étendus sur son territoire. Elle reprend consciencieusement les allégations de violence de prétendus «... --- ## Montreal Painter Raja Hammoud Publishes Another Anti-Israel Column In Le Devoir, Condemning So-Called Israeli “Settlers” For Daring To Live In Their Ancestral Lands URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/montreal-painter-raja-hammoud-publishes-another-anti-israel-column-in-le-devoir-condemning-so-called-israeli-settlers-for-daring-to-live-in-their-ancestral-lands/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-26 Words: 1178 > version française Montreal painter and purveyor of what we regard as anti-Israel disinformation Raja Hammoud – who just days earlier, complained about media coverage about the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon... version française Montreal painter and purveyor of what we regard as anti-Israel disinformation Raja Hammoud – who just days earlier, complained about media coverage about the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon while failing to mention the word “Hezbollah” a single time – authored another column in Le Devoir on August 19, where she jumped the media bandwagon in assailing the so-called Israeli “settlers.” In her column, “In the West Bank, the invisible cost of trauma passed on to future generations,” Hammoud refers to the supposed “tragedy” in Judea & Samaria (which she calls the “West Bank”), decrying “the expansion of illegal settlements” and the “daily attacks by settlers.” Israel’s Legal and Historical Rights Vanish From the Story The gall of Israelis living in their ancestral lands merits being labeled as “settlers” by Hammoud, a term that appears to be reserved exclusively for Jews. At no point in her column does she introduce readers to the extensive legal and historical rights that Israel has to the land in question, instead simply treating it as a foregone conclusion that Jews have no basis in Judea (the place where the word “Jew” originated). Despite widespread Islamist violence in many parts of the world, Hammoud is the latest addition to the ongoing Canadian obsession on Israel’s alleged misdeeds (and disinterest in Palestinian terrorism), spreading the claim of “violence committed by Jewish settlers,” and failing to inform readers that studies have found such allegations are not only wildly exaggerated, but in fact often count Palestinian terrorist attacks as part of their total. Israel’s Security Concerns Are Dismissed, Not Examined Hammoud offers almost no acknowledgement of the hundreds of attempted Palestinian terrorist attacks (to say nothing of the successful attacks on Israelis), and provides only the briefest and most superficial statement, writing that “Israel is trying to justify its operations in the West Bank by the need to protect its population from attacks by Palestinian armed groups,” before immediately dismissing those concerns “in the face of the questions and objections raised by international organizations.” However, at no point does Hammoud ever share why Israel’s security concerns do not “hold water,” given that in the first months of 2026, almost 300 Palestinian terrorist attacks were foiled, while in other cases, Palestinian terrorists stabbed, shot and rammed their cars into Israelis, terrorist attacks which Hammoud predictably ignores completely. Palestinian Incitement and ‘Pay for Slay’ Disappear From the Narrative These terrorist attacks have not arisen in a vacuum; they come as a result of decades of nonstop incitement by Palestinian officials, schools, media outlets and mosques, which demonize Israel and Jews and deny Israel’s very right to exist. The Palestinian Authority (PA), which Hammoud complained has been deprived of funds by Israel, continues to pay the families of terrorists via its ‘Pay for Slay’ mechanism, another towering fact yet again overlooked entirely. Raja Hammoud’s selective outrage at Israel for daring to live in the land of its ancestors could at least be seen as credible if it was matched by informing readers about the real threat of Palestinian terrorism, the millennia of Jewish presence in Judea & Samaria (and the associated legal rights Israel possesses), and the continued Palestinian incitement against Israel’s very existence. But instead of addressing these points at all, Hammoud’s opinion column transposes thoughtful commentary for righteous indignation. Une peintre montréalaise, Raja Hammoud, publie une nouvelle chronique anti-israélienne dans Le Devoir, condamnant les prétendus «colons» israéliens qui osent vivre sur leur terre ancestrale La peintre montréalaise Raja Hammoud – que nous considérons comme une propagatrice de désinformation anti-israélienne – qui, quelques jours auparavant, s’était plainte de la couverture médiatique de la guerre Israël-Hezbollah au Liban tout en omettant de mentionner le mot «Hezbollah» une seule fois, a publié une nouvelle chronique dans Le Devoir le 19 août, se joignant ainsi au concert de critiques contre les prétendus «colons» israéliens. Dans sa chronique, «En Cisjordanie, le coût invisible des traumatismes transmis aux générations futures», Hammoud évoque la prétendue «tragédie» en Judée-Samarie (qu’elle appelle la «Cisjordanie»), dénonçant «l’expansion des colonies illégales» et «les attaques quotidiennes commises par des colons». L’audace d’Israéliens vivant sur leur terre ancestrale mérite donc, aux yeux de Hammoud, qu’ils soient qualifiés de «colons», un terme qui semble être réservé exclusivement aux Juifs. À aucun moment dans sa chronique ne présente-t-elle aux lecteurs les vastes droits juridiques et historiques d’Israël sur les territoires en question. Elle traite plutôt comme une évidence que les Juifs n’ont aucun droit à vivre en Judée, précisément le lieu d’où vient le mot «Juif». Malgré les... --- ## HRC Op-Ed In National Post: “Iran Is Losing The War. Canada Must Help Ensure The Regime Cannot Rebuild” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-op-ed-in-national-post-iran-is-losing-the-war-canada-must-help-ensure-the-regime-cannot-rebuild/ Type: post Modified: 2026-08-27 Words: 1403 > Iran has suffered unprecedented military setbacks with its nuclear infrastructure, missile capabilities, air defences and terrorist proxy network significantly degraded. In a National Post op-ed, HonestReporting Canada Executive Director Mike Fegelman... Iran has suffered unprecedented military setbacks with its nuclear infrastructure, missile capabilities, air defences and terrorist proxy network significantly degraded. In a National Post op-ed, HonestReporting Canada Executive Director Mike Fegelman argues that these gains will matter only if Western governments maintain pressure and prevent Tehran from rebuilding. Iran’s objective is now survival: to outlast Western attention, regain access to money and time, and reconstruct the capabilities that have made it one of the world’s most dangerous regimes. As argued in the commentary, Canada has a critical role to play and Ottawa must recognize the connections between Iran’s nuclear ambitions, state-sponsored terrorism, transnational repression, cyberattacks and propaganda, rather than treating them as isolated issues. Canada should aggressively enforce sanctions, disrupt IRGC financing and prevent regime-linked wealth and operatives from finding refuge here. The West should neither invade Iran, nor prematurely rescue its regime through a weak diplomatic agreement; instead, it should sustain pressure while leaving Iran’s political future to the Iranian people. Read the op-ed in full by clicking here or below. Mike Fegelman: Iran is losing the war. Canada must help ensure the regime cannot rebuild For decades, Western governments feared the consequences of confronting Iran, the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism. Today, they should be equally concerned about the consequences of failing to capitalize on the significant damage inflicted on the Islamic Republic. Honest Reporting Canada has spent years documenting how Iran’s malign influence is too often ignored, not only through its terrorist proxies and human rights abuses, but through their insidious efforts at spreading propaganda in the West. Our work monitoring Canadian media has given us a front-row view of how easily the Islamic Republic’s activities can disappear from Western public discourse, even as their consequences reach directly into our own communities. The United States and Israel have severely degraded Iran’s military capabilities in recent months. Its nuclear infrastructure has been decimated, its ballistic missile arsenal degraded, its strategic air defence systems destroyed and 52 senior regime figures have been eliminated. Hezbollah and other members of Tehran’s terrorist network, including Hamas and the Houthis, have been weakened. More important, the premise underlying Iran’s strategy for three decades has been shattered. Tehran believed it could attack Israel through proxies and would therefore be immune from attack while simultaneously advancing its atomic program as a nuclear threshold state and threatening Western interests, all while serving to insulate Iran from the consequences of its nefarious actions. That calculation no longer holds. But military setbacks do not necessarily translate into lasting strategic defeat. Iran’s immediate objective is no longer victory, but outlasting the United States. If the regime can withstand the current pressure and eventually persuade Western governments to exchange sanctions relief for another diplomatic agreement, it may acquire the two things it needs most: money and time, both of which serve as patient pathways to acquiring atomic weapons and mitigating the regime’s existential concerns. That would be a serious mistake. Iran built its power painstakingly over decades: nuclear facilities, ballistic missiles and drones, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza, militias in Iraq and the Houthis in Yemen. Together, they gave Tehran strategic depth and geographic spread. Much of that architecture has now been damaged, degraded or destroyed. The challenge is ensuring it stays that way. Iran will almost certainly try to reconstruct nuclear facilities in harder-to-reach locations. For example, Pickaxe mountain, a site widely believed to possess Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Iran will also likely endeavour to disperse missile production sites and rebuild its regional terrorist networks. With its conventional capabilities diminished, it has every incentive to rely more heavily on terrorism, cyberattacks, transnational repression and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion by leveraging its geographic control over the vital energy chokepoint. And the Islamic Republic’s reach extends far beyond the Middle East. Canada has already seen what happens when Tehran’s intelligence apparatus reaches into Western societies. United States intelligence has warned that Iranian intelligence services have worked with criminal networks to threaten, intimidate and target dissidents and other perceived enemies abroad. The Canadian government has also warned Canadians about a growing number of “state threats” from Iran and their activities in North America, including attacks targeting Iranian dissidents, journalists and Jewish and Israeli communities. Iran’s... --- ## Village Media Writer Monika Rekola Offers Sympathetic Portrayal To Miniscule Anti-Israel Protest, All While Ignoring Extremist Rhetoric From Participants URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/village-media-writer-monika-rekola-offers-sympathetic-portrayal-to-miniscule-anti-israel-protest-all-while-ignoring-extremist-rhetoric-from-participants/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-25 Words: 559 > Village Media is an online news publication claiming to have a “hyper-local” focus, though their definition of “hyper-local” appears admittedly flexible, with the outlet penning multiple articles about the so-called... Village Media is an online news publication claiming to have a “hyper-local” focus, though their definition of “hyper-local” appears admittedly flexible, with the outlet penning multiple articles about the so-called ‘flotilla to Gaza’ stunt perpetrated by a group of anti-Israel activists in the spring of 2026, both of which were authored by writer and local horticulturist Monika Rekola. After a short hiatus, Rekola was back on August 13 with another article about a tiny group of local anti-Israel activists with her article, “‘It directly affects us’: Overnight vigil targets local manufacturer.” A Tiny Anti-Israel Protest Gets Outsized Media Attention In the report, she profiles a miniscule group appearing to comprise less than 10 individuals who gathered to protest Raytheon, a U.S. defence contractor as part of a “Day of Action” protest connected to Israeli manufacturer Elbit Systems. The insignificance of the tiny group did not stop Rekola from devoting some 1,000 words to the mini-protest. One of the demonstrators quoted by Rekola was Marie Tota, a local nurse who participated in the previous ill-fated flotilla (and who was the subject of Rekola’s previous sympathetic article). Despite extensively quoting the protesters, not once did Rekola seek to question their motives or the legitimacy of seeking to rob Israel of its ability to defend itself from openly genocidal Islamist terrorist groups. Instead, Rekola referred to Tota as someone active in “humanitarian” endeavours. Extremist Anti-Israel Rhetoric Is Left Out of the Story Another of the demonstrators featured by Rekola was Kal Kurdi (also known as Khaled El-Kurdi), owner of KG Laser, though she did not see fit to share that his social media has featured extremist comments such as “Death!! Death!! To the IDF,” “May Israel burn,” and “boom Tel Aviv,” rhetoric that hardly seems consistent with the peaceful candlelight gathering that she portrayed in her article. El-Kurdi, whose laser business has featured defacements of the poppy with symbols of a Palestinian terrorist holding a machine gun, has been filmed (while protesting the Walk with Israel in Toronto) calling a Toronto police officer a “baby killer” because he had a Hebrew tattoo. El-Kurdi has also posted footage to social media showing his presence at a weekly anti-Israel protest in a predominantly Jewish area of Toronto, a gathering which has led to a slew of hate crimes arrests. Anti-Israel Activists Platformed Without Critical Context Yet none of El-Kurdi’s extremist rhetoric or activities made it into Rekola’s sympathetic portrayal of local anti-Israel activists. Another activist quoted by Rekola was Rachel Small of World BEYOND War, a part of the constellation of anti-Israel groups that have been provided uncritical media coverage. Small has called for Canada to effectively prevent Israel from having the means to defend itself from Palestinian terrorists who seek its destruction. Physician and anti-Israel activist Kavita Algu is another organizer of World BEYOND War. Monika Rekola’s August 13 article is only the latest example of the Canadian news media offering an uncritical platform to a tiny group of anti-Israel activists, all while making zero apparent effort to inform readers about their scandalous and arguably hateful rhetoric. Instead, a marginal group of demonstrators continues to get uncritical and even sympathetic coverage from yet another taxpayer-funded media outlet. --- ## CBC News Uncritically Regurgitates UN Claims About Gaza Aid Worker Deaths, Ignores Hamas Use Of Humanitarian Infrastructure URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-uncritically-regurgitates-un-claims-about-gaza-aid-worker-deaths-ignores-hamas-use-of-humanitarian-infrastructure/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-25 Words: 555 > CBC News’ practice of being a stenographer for anti-Israel claims continues. In an August 19 article, “At least 350 aid workers killed in 2025, more than half in Gaza: UN,”... CBC News’ practice of being a stenographer for anti-Israel claims continues. In an August 19 article, “At least 350 aid workers killed in 2025, more than half in Gaza: UN,” Senior Writer Jillian Kestler-D’Amours regurgitates allegations that 186 aid workers were allegedly killed in Gaza in 2025, according to claims from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). UN Allegations Repeated, Critical Context Left Out The article is little more than a recycled press release from OCHA, offering almost no context, no background about how many of these “aid” workers were Palestinian terrorists or how Hamas uses civilian infrastructure for its warfare. Kestler-D’Amours quotes OCHA as claiming that Gaza “remained the deadliest context for aid workers,” and quoted one of its senior officials, Tom Fletcher, who called for “real consequences” for those whom he alleged killed aid workers. CBC Doesn’t Tell Readers About Tom Fletcher’s Record Yet at no time did Kestler-D’Amours inform readers about Fletcher’s past controversial claims, and whether he could be seen as credible at all when it comes to commenting on humanitarian issues. In May, 2025, Fletcher made the outlandish claim that 14,000 babies in Gaza would die within 48 hours if more aid was not let into Gaza, a statement that was later debunked and corrected by the United Nations. That did not stop him from doubling down on false accusations of non-existent mass “starvation” in Gaza. Even a cursory investigation into some alleged “aid” workers killed in 2025 would have given a very different picture. In 2025, Muhammad al-Jamassi, an engineer with the UN agency UNRWA, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. But he was more than an engineer; he was also a senior Hamas operative. In fact, Israel has provided extensive evidence showing that dozens of UNRWA workers have significant ties to Palestinian terrorism, a point that Kestler-D’Amours failed to mention at all. Hamas’ Exploitation of Humanitarian Infrastructure Goes Unmentioned Also conspicuously absent from Kestler-D’Amours’ article was any acknowledgement whatsoever of the widespread use and weaponization of humanitarian infrastructure by Palestinian terrorists, including using Gaza’s largest hospital to interrogate and torture dissidents, store weapons and use them as military bases. In early 2026, the group Doctors without Borders (MSF) even pulled their staff out of Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, openly admitting to the presence of armed Palestinian terrorists, writing that their workers have seen “the presence of armed men, intimidation, arbitrary arrests of patients, and a recent situation of suspicion of movement of weapons.” Israel has provided video footage showing Palestinian terrorists using ambulances to transport weapons and fighters, a gross violation of international law, but CBC News’ Kestler-D’Amours likewise did not share this with readers. These examples are as well-documented as they are manifold, and there is no legitimate reason that CBC News or Senior Writer Jillian Kestler-D’Amours would have completely overlooked them, and instead produced an article that was effectively a repurposed press release from a United Nations agency facing serious accusations regarding their credibility. CBC Readers Deserved Context, Not a Repurposed UN Press Release This article offered zero insight into the widespread use of humanitarian infrastructure in Gaza by Palestinian terrorists, and instead uncritically regurgitated accusations against Israel. --- ## Global Reporter Redmond Shannon Produces Five Reports In A Single Week Falsely Framing Israel As Aggressor, Including Erasing Israel’s Legal Ties To Judea & Samaria URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/global-reporter-redmond-shannon-produces-five-reports-in-a-single-week-falsely-framing-israel-as-aggressor-including-erasing-israels-legal-ties-to-judea-samaria/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-21 Words: 1047 > The Canadian news media continues to show a bizarre fixation with Israeli “settlements,” and alongside that, a casual disregard for basic journalistic standards. In his August 13 broadcast for Global... The Canadian news media continues to show a bizarre fixation with Israeli “settlements,” and alongside that, a casual disregard for basic journalistic standards. In his August 13 broadcast for Global News “Settlers who sieged West Bank homes ‘terrorists,’ U.S. ambassador to Israel says,” Europe Correspond Redmond Shannon told viewers about “Jewish settlers” in Judea & Samaria (which he termed the “West Bank”), claiming that “Israeli settler violence…has increased considerably” in 2026. Watch the full segment: Shannon is no stranger to problematic reporting; he has previously shared a controversial photograph from The New York Times showing an emaciated Palestinian boy (without admitting that the child was sick, not starving), interviewed a British commentator who praised the October 7, 2023 massacres, alongside scores of other such reports we regard as having framed Israel as the aggressor. ‘Settler Violence’ Gets the Headlines, Palestinian Terrorism Gets Ignored At no point did he acknowledge that studies have found that so-called “settler violence” is grossly overstated, nor did he offer any statement about Palestinian terrorism against Israeli civilians. Moreover, despite millennia of Jewish presence in the land and the previous lack of any Arab state in the territory, Shannon claimed that Israeli towns in the historic lands of Judea & Samaria are “illegal under international law,” failing to even admit that Israel (and many scholars) vociferously dispute this delegitimization of their land. The very next day, Shannon was back with a report on the exact same story, “‘Terrorists’: U.S. criticizes Israel after Jewish settlers attack, besiege Palestinian homes in West Bank,” which offered almost nothing new in the way of content, but more half-truths in our view. Watch the full segment: Referring to Jews living in their ancestral lands as “settlers” (compared to Palestinians, whom he termed “land-owners,” ignoring whether the Palestinians owned title deeds to their properties), Shannon repeated the claim from the United Nations that “settler violence is at an all-time high,” once again making no effort to ever state the continuing scourge of Palestinian terrorism, nor asking whether such allegations from the UN were actually valid in light of studies demonstrating the precise opposite. As with his previous broadcast, Shannon said nothing about Israel’s legal or historic rights to the land, and instead framed the Israelis there as extremists, ending the report by showing an Israeli stating referring to “divine commandments.” A Controversial Anti-Israel Voice Presented Without Context Viewers were presented with extended comments from Michael Lynk, a former UN official who has been accused of ignoring Palestinian rights violations, and who accepted a medal from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), leading one legal expert to state he was acting “like an agent” for the Palestinians. Not only did Shannon offer no background on Lynk’s controversies, he failed to provide viewers with any meaningful context that would conflict with his broadcast’s existing narrative. In Gaza, Palestinian Ceasefire Violations Disappear From the Story In his third report within days, “Israel continues attacks on Gaza, despite ceasefire deal,” Shannon averted his gaze to Gaza, where he cited “local authorities” (presumably the Hamas-run “Health Ministry”) and stated that 1,200 Palestinians have been killed in the last 10 months since the ceasefire, not bothering to share that the Palestinians violate the ceasefire dozens of times per month, which led to many of the Israeli strikes in the first place and how four Israeli soldiers were killed in the same time span. Watch the full segment: As with his previous report, Shannon relied on a familiar voice for supposed expertise, showing a clip of Washington, DC-based commentator Khaled Elgindy, who has previously attempted to frame deceased Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as a “political leader” and “moderate,” despite him leading an overtly genocidal and Islamist terrorist group. Meanwhile, the report ended, not with any expert who might have challenged Elgindy’s denunciations of Israel’s government, but with Itamar Ben-Gvir, an Israeli cabinet minister whom Shannon claimed was calling on the Israeli government to kill “30 to 40” Palestinians nightly. In fact, he was clearly not referring to innocent civilians, a point notably ignored by Shannon. Thus, Shannon’s third report in days continued to provide a highly skewed picture of Israel. But he was far from done. On August 18, Shannon was back to covering the issue of Israeli “settlements,” authoritatively (though falsely) claiming that they are “illegal under international law,” and continuing to ignore any acknowledgement of Israeli legal and historic rights in favour of a portrayal of a Palestinian man (whom Shannon did not call a “settler,” a term he reserved for Jews). Watch the full segment: Even an Israeli Investigation Is Fram... --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Rick Salutin Dismisses Concerns Over Jew-Hate, Says Those Who Are Concerned See It As “An Article of Faith” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-rick-salutin-dismisses-concerns-over-jew-hate-says-those-who-are-concerned-see-it-as-an-article-of-faith/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-20 Words: 563 > Rick Salutin’s August 18 opinion column in The Toronto Star, “A conversation about the current state of antisemitism,” appears to be all over the place, lamenting a rise in antisemitism... Rick Salutin’s August 18 opinion column in The Toronto Star, “A conversation about the current state of antisemitism,” appears to be all over the place, lamenting a rise in antisemitism all while putting scare quotes around a study which found there has been an indisputable rise in hate crimes against Jews. Salutin, whose previous commentaries have been documented by HonestReporting Canada for in our view recycling anti-Israel conspiracy theories and ignoring the Islamic Republic of Iran’s extremism, begins his column by appearing to frame concern over antisemitism as overblown, writing that “there are people I know, some Jewish and some not, who see antisemitism as an eternal, virtually supernatural force, even if it manifests itself differently in different eras. This conviction exists on the deep level of assumptions one grew up with. It’s a bit like believing in God, in the sense that it’s hard to argue with it, it’s an article of faith.” Antisemitism’s Long History Is Not an ‘Article of Faith’ But seeing anti-Jewish hate as a timeless shape-shifter is not an article of faith, nor does it require belief. In fact, thinking anything else is what requires boundless faith. Jew-hatred has been at the core of the ancient Romans and Greeks, to the Crusaders to the Nazis, to Islamic fundamentalists, communists, nationalists, and the far-right and left alike. In fact, given the long history of antisemitism and its remarkable ability to morph with the times (as it currently has, into anti-Zionism, or the denial of the Jewish People’s right to self-determination in their historic homeland), Salutin’s apparent inability to acknowledge this reality speaks volumes about his own opinion column. What Salutin Gets Wrong About the IHRA Definition Salutin dismisses the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, saying that its goal has been to “shut down discussion of vital issues.” While Salutin claims such definitions “settle nothing,” had he capably read the actual definition, he would have seen that it states precisely the opposite of what he claimed, noting that “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic.” While European antisemitism targeted Jews on the basis of religion, the Nazis targeted Jews on the basis of race, and contemporary Jew-haters attack Jews on the basis of the existence of a Jewish State. The failure to recognize this indisputable reality is precisely why the IHRA definition exists, and why Salutin’s inability to connect the dots is so absurd. Anti-Zionism Denies Jews the Same Collective Rights as Other Peoples Salutin gives only the most passing acknowledgement of how Jew-hate manifests today, namely anti-Zionism, quoting Jared Kushner as saying that “anti-Zionism is antisemitism.” But rather than provide a cogent response, Salutin sophomorically writes “so shut up.” Perhaps Salutin is unable to muster a thoughtful answer to the statement that denying the Jewish People their collective rights is hate, which makes his decision to pen an opinion column on the subject all the more baffling. In fact, Rick Salutin’s column offers nothing to the discussion around the topic of antisemitism in Canada and the Western world, and it is unclear why he authored the commentary in the first place when it is manifestly unclear what he was even trying to say at all. --- ## Toronto Star Devotes 2,000+ Words To Portraying Israeli “Settlers” As Extremists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-devotes-2000-words-to-portraying-israeli-settlers-as-extremists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-20 Words: 588 > The presence of Jews living in their historic lands continues to serve as a source of immense fixation in many corners of the Canadian news media, and a new Toronto... The presence of Jews living in their historic lands continues to serve as a source of immense fixation in many corners of the Canadian news media, and a new Toronto Star article continues to demonstrate that obsession. In an August 16 special report in The Toronto Star, writer Fin de Pencier – whose social media feed in our estimation is replete with posts framing Israeli “settlers” as dangerous radicals – devoted some 2,300 words over a 3 page spread to these “settlers,” beginning by profiling Mor Maisel, a Canadian-Israeli woman who, he writes, protects Palestinian-Arabs in the area from alleged confrontations with nearby Israelis. View images below: When Political Activism Is Framed as Humanitarianism Maisel is framed as something of a humanitarian by de Pencier, writing that she joins a group of other Israelis “in protective presence work” while living in what de Pencier refers to as “occupied territory.” But as becomes clear, such activism is not necessarily a benign apolitical act. She is quoted as tacitly comparing Israel to the Nazis, lamenting that “nobody came” to protect us (notably, unlike the Nazis, Israel is not seeking to murder all Palestinians). While de Pencier does include such outlandish and incendiary comments in his article, the clear framing is of individuals like Maisel as humanitarians, not hardline political activists. Jews Living in Their Historic Homeland Are Cast as Extremists Israelis who live in their historic lands, called “settlers” in the article, receive no such sympathetic treatment, and are repeatedly characterized them from our perspective as radicals and extremists for having the temerity to live in the hills where Jews have had a continual presence for some three millennia. ‘Settler Violence’ Gets the Spotlight, Palestinian Terrorism Does Not The article extensively chronicles alleged instances of “settler” violence against Palestinians, while failing to address studies that have found such claims wildly overstated, and offers virtually no detailed exploration into the scourge of Palestinian terrorism against Israelis. While de Pencier does acknowledge Israel’s legal rights to the lands, noting both its ancient history and the lack of any Arab state there beforehand, he soon dismisses it, and claims that “the overwhelming majority of international legal scholars” reject this, though he offers no evidence for his claim. A Legal Standard That Apparently Applies Only to Israel Curiously, that same practice is adopted without question elsewhere, such as Spain, which holds the territories of Ceuta and Melilla in northern Africa abutting Morocco, using the same legal argument (that it possessed those lands before Morocco was a state), though it appears there is no such concern about the legality of those territories in The Toronto Star, which has referred to them as unambiguously Spanish, and not “occupied” territory. The supposedly credible expert voices cited in the article include Amnesty International, which de Pencier quotes without noting the organization’s long history of anti-Israel activism, including its recent accusations of “genocide,” where the group went so far as to effectively redefine the term in order to tarnish Jerusalem with that charge. From our vantage point, the sum total of the article frames Israelis who live in their ancestral lands as radicals oppressing the victimized Palestinians, whose presence in the land is never questioned, despite the undisputed reality that Jews lived in those territories millennia before any Palestinians. Meanwhile, Palestinian violence is seemingly minimized and Israeli “settler” violence is treated as de facto truthful. Yet again, the Canadian news media is using Israeli “settlers” to pursue salacious headlines over sober journalism in our view. --- ## In Prince George Daily, HRC Subscriber Rebuts False Claim That Israel Is The Obstacle To Mideast Peace URL: https://honestreporting.ca/in-prince-george-daily-hrc-subscriber-rebuts-false-claim-that-israel-is-the-obstacle-to-mideast-peace/ Type: post Modified: 2026-08-19 Words: 285 > On August 11, HRC Subscriber Larry Shapiro was published in the Prince George Daily News, responding to an opinion piece by High School teacher and columnist Gerry Chidiac, which blamed Israel for a lack... On August 11, HRC Subscriber Larry Shapiro was published in the Prince George Daily News, responding to an opinion piece by High School teacher and columnist Gerry Chidiac, which blamed Israel for a lack of peace in the Middle East. Shapiro challenged this assertion, pointing to Israel’s ongoing efforts to establish peaceful relations with Arab countries through regional normalization and the Abraham Accords. He argued that the primary obstacles to peace are the Islamic Republic of Iran and the terrorist organizations it supports; including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and other Palestinian terror groups. LETTER: Chidiac misses one point about Israel Thank you for Mr. Chidiac’s column explaining what lies ahead for Israel. I would differ on one issue. Mr. Chidiac stated that Israel can’t continue to solve it problems militarily. Israel understands this and is aggressively working with Arab countries to join the Abraham Accords that is normalizing relations with Israel and the Arab world. So far, a number of Arab countries such as the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Kazakhstan and Sudan have joined and hostilities have ceased between them and Israel. Several other countries including Saudi Arabia are on the fence contemplating whether it is safe to make peace with the Jews. Twenty years ago, the only Mideast countries at peace with Israel were Egypt and Jordan, so the complexion of the Middle East has changed dramatically. It should be noted that the Palestinians are angry at the Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel ad are doing everything they can to undermine the peace. Whatever military maneuvers Israel is presently using tis related to Palestinian and Iranian resistance to its existence. Larry Shapiro,Calgary, Alberta --- ## National Post Highlights HRC Report Raising Concerns About J-Source’s Anti-Israel Editorial Bias URL: https://honestreporting.ca/national-post-highlights-hrc-report-raising-concerns-about-j-sources-anti-israel-editorial-bias/ Type: post Modified: 2026-08-19 Words: 728 > On August 18, National Post Columnist Marty York wrote about HonestReporting Canada’s recent report on how J-Source, a Canadian journalism outlet run through Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and Carleton University, consistently elevates Palestinian narratives, while... On August 18, National Post Columnist Marty York wrote about HonestReporting Canada’s recent report on how J-Source, a Canadian journalism outlet run through Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and Carleton University, consistently elevates Palestinian narratives, while downplaying Israeli ones. Given J-Source’s current role in multiple prestigious journalism programs in Canada, this editorial pattern warrants serious scrutiny. Treating one political perspective as synonymous with impartial reporting may encourage emerging journalists to adopt a predetermined position rather than critically examine competing claims, challenge assumptions, and pursue the facts with intellectual honesty. Marty York: Canada’s universities have been co-opted by antisemites A recent federal government report, which found that 95.7 per cent of Jewish post-secondary students in this country experienced antisemitism last year, was eye-opening to be sure, but not a complete shocker to those of us who have been following what has been happening on university campuses over the past three years. “What this report ultimately tells us is that campus antisemitism is not just a widespread problem but a systemic problem, which corroborates what our students have been telling us for years,” said Daniel Koren, founder and executive director of Allied Voices for Israel, in an interview. “When (the vast majority) of students report seeing or experiencing antisemitism, it means universities are institutions where antisemitism is thriving and going unchecked.” Even worse is the fact that these institutions are state-sponsored. Grants from the federal and provincial governments keep Canadian universities alive and functioning. “There is a hateful mob mentality targeting students of all backgrounds, including brave non-Jewish students who choose allyship and stand with their Jewish peers,” Koren said. “Through their inaction, and by allowing the status quo to continue, the federal and provincial governments are enabling antisemitism to thrive. It is time for the governments to wake up and re-evaluate their grants to post-secondary schools.” Agreed. Why in the world is our tax money going to support cesspools of fear and hate? Too many universities have become breeding grounds for antisemitism, laden with influencers, including professors, who should know better but seem all too willing to share anti-Jewish messages. And that includes journalism schools, which terrifies me. I’ve been in or around mainstream media in Canada for more than half a century — I started at the Globe and Mail when I was a tot — and I’ve taught journalism in post-secondary institutions, yet I was stunned by a recent report from HonestReporting Canada. It details how J-Source (the J stands for “journalism”), which is affiliated with the journalism programs at Toronto Metropolitan University and Carleton University, shows a “persistent pattern of one-sided framing: elevating Palestinian narratives while portraying Israeli perspectives, pro-Israel advocacy and journalistic standards such as balance and objectivity with skepticism.” Since the heinous attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, HonestReporting argues that, “The outlet has become consistently fixated on Israel, producing not only what we regard as deeply problematic content, but what we consider constitutes a dangerous demonization of supporters of Israel.” HonestReporting cites several examples of what the organization views as biased reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Pieced together, J-Source’s coverage in our view does not simply prioritize Palestinian narratives, contexts and rhetoric,” HonestReporting writes, “it consistently elevates a particular pro-Palestinian interpretive frame as journalistic common sense, as objectivity. “Across J-Source coverage and from our perspective, Israeli narratives, claims and history are treated as the central driver of conflict; Palestinians’ position in the wider narrative is folded into broader, politically driven explanations of history, structural issues and motivations. The result is a recurring asymmetry in J-Source’s editorial posture, one that is not merely sympathy toward Palestinians, but rather a predetermined narrative of morality and victimhood. “The concern with J-Source is not that it examines Israel, publishes Palestinian perspectives or challenges established narratives. The concern in our view is that a publication connected to Canadian journalism education appears to repeatedly blur the distinction between analyzing bias and advancing a particular pro-Palestinian agenda. “When a platform associated with journalism education presents what we regard as a pro-Palestinian worldview as the natural standard of objectivity, it risks shaping the next generation of journalists toward advocacy rather than serious and honest inquiry.” Terrifying. --- ## In CBC News Interview, Michael Lynk Suggests New Hardline Iranian Security Chief Could Be Sign Of Regime’s “Moderation” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-cbc-news-interview-michael-lynk-suggests-new-hardline-iranian-security-chief-could-be-sign-of-regimes-moderation/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-18 Words: 625 > Michael Lynk is the former UN Special Rapporteur “on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967” with a long history of what we and others... Michael Lynk is the former UN Special Rapporteur “on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967” with a long history of what we and others regard as aggressive anti-Israel rhetoric and affiliations, including having previously served on the advisory board of the Canadian Palestinian Educational Exchange (CEPAL), a group which observers note has a history of promoting the “right of return” of Arab refugees into Israel, effectively meaning the destruction of Israel. Lynk has long been accused of ignoring Palestinian human rights violations, and has shared a stage with fanatical anti-Israel activist Dimitri Lascaris, who has reportedly attended the funerals of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as well as Iran’s ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Perhaps most scandalously, in 2022, Lynk accepted a medal from the Palestinian Authority (PA), leading one legal expert, Hillel Neuer, the executive director of UN Watch, to say that he was acting “like an agent” for the Palestinians. CBC Presents A Controversial Anti-Israel Voice As An Impartial Expert Yet despite his controversial history, he has, in our view, regularly been given sympathetic platforms in the Canadian news media, which have presented him as something of an unbiased expert source on the Middle East. In interviews Lynk has falsely claiming that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found a “plausible” case of genocide in Gaza, which it never did, and in our eyes defending unfounded claims of “genocide” in Gaza. Lynk Blames Israel While Palestinian Ceasefire Violations Go Unmentioned On August 10, Lynk was once again interviewed on the CBC News program Morning Live, with guest host Susan Ormiston, which focused on the ceasefire in Gaza. Lynk twice pointed to alleged Israeli violations of the ceasefire, stating that “Israel has kept on bombing and attacking the Gaza Strip,” alleging that 1,200 Palestinians have been killed over the last year. Watch the full segment below: At no point did Lynk share that these Israeli strikes in Gaza have been in response to almost non-stop Palestinian provocations and violations. In fact, just days before the interview, Israel recorded that over a 21-day period in July, Hamas had broken the ceasefire dozens of times. Nor did Lynk mention Israeli claims that it’s killed 420 Gazan terrorists since the October 2025 ceasefire. The Context CBC Viewers Were Never Given As for the supposed Israeli violations over the last year, Lynk could have shared that they include strikes on weapons depots, including inside mosques, and that the Palestinians killed in Gaza include scores of individuals who participated in the October 7, 2023 massacres. But Lynk said no such thing, and at no time during the interview did Ormiston bother to set the record straight, consistent with her own record of treating anti-Israel activists to what we regard as gentle interviews, including an Arab ‘journalist’ who complained about the failure of Arab states to destroy Israel in 1948. A Supposedly ‘Moderate’ Iran? In the final two minutes of the interview, Ormiston pivoted to Iran, where she asked Lynk for his opinions on the new appointment of Mohsen Rezaee, the new Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Lynk opined that Rezaee could be a sign of “more moderation in Iran,” reflecting a “more conciliatory approach,” a bizarre statement given that Rezaee is a widely seen as a well-known hardliner in the Iranian regime. Ormiston did not challenge Lynk, nor did she offer any further insight for viewers. CBC’s Failure To Challenge Lynk Is The Real Story In our view, the problems in this interview were not simply Lynk’s selective omissions, but CBC News’ continuing to ignore his controversial background, all while failing to challenge his misleading claims. --- ## CBC Producer Yasmine Hassan & Freelance Videographer Mohamed El Saife Team Up To Platform More Unverified Claims From Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-producer-yasmine-hassan-freelance-videographer-mohamed-el-saife-team-up-to-platform-more-unverified-claims-from-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-19 Words: 690 > Over the course of the last three years, CBC News Producer Yasmine Hassan has produced many reports repeating grievances from anti-Israel activists into articles, and recent weeks have been no... Over the course of the last three years, CBC News Producer Yasmine Hassan has produced many reports repeating grievances from anti-Israel activists into articles, and recent weeks have been no exception. CBC Quotes a Hamas-Linked Source Without Telling Readers In an August 5 article about a funeral in Gaza delayed because of a lack of heavy machinery, “In Gaza City, a funeral for 112 family members takes place 3 years after their deaths,” – which was produced with files from CBC freelance videographer and anti-Israel propagandist Mohamed El Saife – Hassan quotes “Mahmoud Basal, the Civil Defence spokesperson,” not bothering to note that the Civil Defence operates directly under Hamas, and that Basal himself (sometimes spelled Bassal) is a member of Hamas’ military wing, according to Israeli documentation. The article refers to an “Israeli airstrike” which allegedly killed members of an extended clan, but no evidence is provided to suggest that this was the case, and no Israeli official was quoted. Hassan quotes Basal as complaining that he has “no tools, no equipment,” a statement that deserves scrutiny, given that such dual-use tools are dangerous in the hands of Hamas, and particularly coming from an individual accused of being an active member of a Palestinian terrorist group. But she provides none. In an accompanying video report (presumably filmed by El Saife, CBC’s local source of video footage), the description claims that a funeral was held to “retrieve the remains of 112 people killed by an Israeli airstrike,” treating Palestinian claims as indisputable truth. Palestinian Claims Become CBC Facts Days earlier, on July 31, CBC News published an article, originally created by the Thomson Reuters news wire, but with files from Yasmine Hassan and Mohamed El Saife, “Trump touts Gaza peace deal, though Hamas and Israeli officials see hurdles,” about the state of the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. The article claims without evidence that “on the ground, Gazans (are) still struggling with basic survival.” Yet ample video footage provided by Gazans demonstrates a far different reality, with cafes, buffet restaurants, chicken and beef, and fully-stocked markets showing that such hysterical doomsday narratives are hardly consistent with what Palestinians themselves are showing. CBC Amplifies Another Anti-Israel Narrative On August 8, Hassan (and El Saife) were back with an article highlighting miscarriages in Gaza, “‘I woke up and I had lost the baby’: Miscarriages in Gaza spike amid harsh conditions, UN report finds,” claiming that a UN statement alleged an increase in lost pregnancies, and demonstrating CBC News’ consistent practice of amplifying anti-Israel ‘reports’ while completely ignoring studies which conflict with that worldview. The UN claimed that miscarriages in Gaza reached 208.5 per 1,000 live births, not significantly higher than elsewhere in the world, including developed countries, where as many as one-fifth of all pregnancies result in one. The article quotes the UN as alleging “severe food insecurity” in Gaza, an outlandish claim that is simply not supported by any of the available facts on the ground, nor does Hassan mention the enormous amount of aid sent by Israel into Gaza on a daily basis. Israel’s Humanitarian Efforts Get Lost in the Narrative On the same broad theme, on August 13, Hassan and El Saife authored an article alleging higher cancer rates in Gaza, “Cancer patients are dying faster in Gaza since the war began,” which quotes local doctors who claim that cancer fatality rates have risen before the war began with Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel. While Hassan does note that Israel provides medical aid to Gazans, including medical evacuations, the clear message of the article is that Israel continues to be the culprit, with no mention of any theft of aid from Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups. A Pattern of Palestinian Claims, With Little Israeli Voice While any of these articles would be legitimate in their own right, taken together, they reflect a consistent pattern of repeating (often unverified) claims from Palestinians, all while Israelis receive little to no such voice from Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster. Photo credit: Yasmine Hassan, Mohamed El Saife --- ## CBC News Breathlessly Reports On Rare Incident Of Israeli Violence In Judea & Samaria, Almost Completely Ignoring Decades Of Terrorism By Palestinians URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-breathlessly-reports-on-rare-incident-of-israeli-violence-in-judea-samaria-almost-completely-ignoring-decades-of-terrorism-by-palestinians/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-17 Words: 571 > CBC News continues to broadcast its documented anti-Israel bias, virtually on a daily basis, paid for by the ever-generous Canadian taxpayer. In an August 13 broadcast of CBC Morning Live,... CBC News continues to broadcast its documented anti-Israel bias, virtually on a daily basis, paid for by the ever-generous Canadian taxpayer. In an August 13 broadcast of CBC Morning Live, “Israeli troops clash with Jewish settlers besieging homes in West Bank,” CBC News host Susan Ormiston – who has provided multiple uncritical interviews to anti-Israel activists, permitting disinformation without challenge – discussed the topic of a so-called “Jewish settler siege” in an Arab neighbourhood in Judea & Samaria (known as “West Bank” in Canadian media parlance). Watch the full clip below: And while the incident is real and worthy of contempt, with a small group of Israelis having engaged in harassment of local Arabs, and the Israeli army swiftly entering the area in to restore order, CBC News’ framing and language once again displays their consistent anti-Israel content. CBC Presents A Disputed Claim As Settled Fact From London, Senior Reporter Julia Chapman spoke with Ormiston about the incident, brazenly editorializing and almost completely ignoring relevant facts. Chapman confidently told viewers that Israeli towns in Judea & Samaria are “illegal under international law,” a claim that is made by many anti-Israel activists, but which is strongly challenged by both Israel and international law experts, who point out that Israel boasts both legal title and thousands of years of habitation in the region, and whose claim is far stronger than a non-existent “Palestinian state.” But rather than sharing details such as Israel’s legal rights to the area or millennia of presence there, Chapman falsely presented anti-Israel claims as settled fact, and in so doing, effectively presented a twisted view where Israel somehow had no legitimate right to be in its own land. Palestinian Violence Is Once Again Missing From CBC’s ‘Context’ While Ormiston twice referred to a “Jewish settler siege,” and asked Chapman for “context” about alleged “settler” violence,” there was almost no acknowledgement of decades of years of Palestinian terrorism and violence, consistent with documented CBC News practice of overlooking Palestinian violence in favour of amplifying incidents involving alleged Israeli misdeeds. As observers have noted, the myth of Jewish “settler violence” is dramatically overblown, and while there are indeed isolated instances of violence, facts have been replaced by a “well-orchestrated and lavishly funded information campaign, which has blown a marginal phenomenon out of proportion.” While CBC News’ headlines loudly proclaim Israeli “settlers” as violently on the rampage, the documented truth could not be more different. In addition to amplifying rare cases of actual violence – while ignoring studies showing them to be exceedingly rare – this CBC News report, as with so many others, almost completely disregarded the bigger picture entirely. Six Seconds of Israeli Context in a Four-Minute Report In fact, out of the four-minute broadcast, only some six seconds were devoted to actually offering any semblance of a balanced report, with Chapman stating that the “Israeli ambassador to the UN says that criticism of Israeli action fails to acknowledge attacks against Israelis.” But six seconds out of 240 is not balanced in the slightest, nor did Chapman offer any introduction into years of Palestinian violence and terrorism against Israelis. CBC’s Viewers Deserved The Full Picture This broadcast featured Chapman falsely claiming that Israel’s presence in its own land was “illegal,” saying almost nothing about Palestinian violence against Israelis, and ignoring studies which repudiate the common claim of Israeli violence. --- ## After Groundbreaking Study Finding Widespread Antisemitism On Campus, Globe & Mail Publishes Grotesque Column By Fringe Anti-Zionist Group Delegitimizing Student Experiences URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/after-groundbreaking-study-finding-widespread-antisemitism-on-campus-globe-mail-publishes-grotesque-column-by-fringe-anti-zionist-group-delegitimizing-student-experiences/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-17 Words: 663 > Just days after correctly noting in an editorial that anti-Zionism is a hate movement at the heart of modern-day anti-Jewish hate crimes, The Globe and Mail promptly platformed that very... Just days after correctly noting in an editorial that anti-Zionism is a hate movement at the heart of modern-day anti-Jewish hate crimes, The Globe and Mail promptly platformed that very same movement, ostensibly in a misguided attempt at ‘balance.’ The August 13 opinion column, “The antisemitism report that erases a century of Jewish debate,” addressed a recent survey of Jewish university students in Canada, which found that some 95 percent of them personally experienced anti-Jewish hate over just the last year. It was also published in La Presse the following day in French. The Globe Platforms Anti-Zionism While Jewish Students Report Hate The Globe & Mail – which has not reported on the shocking results of that study – did, however, publish a commentary from Yves Winter of McGill University, Noah Brender of Dawson College, Danielle Bobker of Concordia University, and Michael Blum of the University of Quebec at Montreal, who in our view sought to delegitimize its findings and effectively tell students what they experienced wasn’t really hate at all. In La Presse, a number of other signatories were named: Shira Avni of Concordia University, Lara Braitstein of McGill University; Kevin Gould of Concordia University, Sara Kendall of Dawson College, Itay Sapir of Université du Québec à Montréal, Vanessa R. Sasson of Marianopolis College, Jeremy Stolow of Concordia University, Katherine Zien of McGill University & Anya Zilberstein of Concordia University. Anti-Zionism Denies Jews the Right to Self-Determination The authors – members of Jewish Faculty Network, an anti-Israel fringe group – complain that the recent report “treats opposition to Zionism as evidence of antisemitism,” and defend anti-Zionism, bristling at the statement that it calls for the erasure and annihilation of Israel. But that is precisely what antizionism is – a rejection of the Jewish People’s right to self-determination in their own homeland. The authors cite examples of Jewish anti-Zionism in an effort to suggest that it is legitimate, writing about the Jewish Labour Bund in the early 20th century, “a mass socialist movement across Eastern Europe, built a political program based on doikayt, the idea that Jewish safety comes from equal rights where Jews already live, not from a state somewhere else.” Yet the irony of their own words appeared to escape the authors, given that, statistically, most of the Jewish Labour Bund would presumably have been murdered by the Nazis, who soon swept Europe. The Jewish Connection to Israel Is Thousands of Years Old But while Zionism is a modern-day term, it is an ancient concept, dating back thousands of years to the genesis of Jewish presence in the Land of Israel, some three thousand years ago. Notably, at no point in their column did the authors ever acknowledge that Zionism as a concept is embraced by virtually all Canadian Jews, rendering it not just mainstream, but normative, and that they are attempting to delegitimize the experiences of Jewish students who overwhelmingly see denial of Jewish collective rights as anti-Jewish hate. Anti-Zionism in Practice Means Demanding Israel’s Erasure One only need observe anti-Zionism in action over the last three years to see vindication of these students’ worldview, where anti-Israel rallies almost universally call for Israel to be dismantled or destroyed, rationalize or praise Palestinian terrorism, or some toxic combination thereof. For anti-Zionism, destruction of Israel is not a bug, but a central feature. Antizionism is not mere criticism of Israel, but the wholesale denial of Jewish collective rights. It is textbook antisemitism according to the widely-accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition, embraced by Jewish communities across Canada. In our estimation, the Globe and Mail published a column in the apparent name of balance and which was penned by a fringe of Canadian Jews – purporting to speak on behalf of a significant number of them – defending the pernicious view that the Jewish People apparently do not have a right to self-determination in their own land. --- ## A Deep Dive Into CBC’s Front Burner Podcast: A Relentless Parade Of Anti-Israel Content, Paid For By Taxpayers URL: https://honestreporting.ca/a-deep-dive-into-cbcs-front-burner-podcast-a-relentless-parade-of-anti-israel-content-paid-for-by-taxpayers/ Type: post Modified: 2026-08-19 Words: 149 > An HonestReporting Canada analysis of the CBC podcast Front Burner since October 7, 2023 found a consistent pattern of one-sided coverage, including predominantly anti-Israel guests, minimal challenge to inflammatory claims and repeated... An HonestReporting Canada analysis of the CBC podcast Front Burner since October 7, 2023 found a consistent pattern of one-sided coverage, including predominantly anti-Israel guests, minimal challenge to inflammatory claims and repeated omissions of key context. Consistent over this period have been dozens of episodes, both by host Jayme Poisson and guest hosts, platforming genocide accusations and conspiracy theories and which in our view downplayed Hamas and Iran’s murderous ideology, along with attacks on Jewish organizations and the equation of Israeli self-defence with terrorism. Nearly one-sixth of all episodes have featured discussions of Israel or otherwise addressed it, in what can reasonably be called an obsession, paid for by Canada’s taxpayer. Please read our entire report below. To download your own copy, please click here. Listen to this article:0:000:001.0xYour browser does not support the audio element. --- ## A Deep Dive Into CBC’s Front Burner Podcast: A Relentless Parade Of Anti-Israel Content, Paid For By Taxpayers URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-investigations/hrc-investigation-5 Type: hrc-investigations Modified: 2026-08-14 Words: 131 > Consistent over this period have been dozens of episodes, both by host Jayme Poisson and guest hosts, platforming genocide accusations An HonestReporting Canada analysis of the CBC podcast Front Burner since October 7, 2023 found a consistent pattern of one-sided coverage, including predominantly anti-Israel guests, minimal challenge to inflammatory claims and repeated omissions of key context. Consistent over this period have been dozens of episodes, both by host Jayme Poisson and guest hosts, platforming genocide accusations and conspiracy theories and which in our view downplayed Hamas and Iran’s murderous ideology, along with attacks on Jewish organizations and the equation of Israeli self-defence with terrorism. Nearly one-sixth of all episodes have featured discussions of Israel or otherwise addressed it, in what can reasonably be called an obsession, paid for by Canada’s taxpayer. Please read our entire report below. To download your own copy, please click here. --- ## In La Presse Column, Montreal Painter Raja Hammoud Complains About War On Lebanon While Failing To Mention Hezbollah A Single Time URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-la-presse-column-montreal-painter-raja-hammoud-complains-about-war-on-lebanon-while-failing-to-mention-hezbollah-a-single-time/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-12 Words: 1189 > Raja Hammoud’s August 7 La Presse opinion column lamented the suffering of Lebanese civilians while failing to mention Hezbollah Cliquez ici pour la version française Despite her apparent complete lack of any relevant expertise in the region, Montreal painter Raja Hammoud has been previously granted space by La Presse and Le Devoir to opine on the Middle East, which she in our view spread falsehoods about Israel. Those falsehoods include her spreading the false claim of “genocide” in Gaza without evidence in the pages of La Presse, as well as what we regard as a rambling soliloquy in Le Devoir about the war in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, where she notably made no mention of Hezbollah’s war crimes against Jerusalem. And now, in an August 7 opinion column for La Presse, she complained about what she termed the insufficient attention paid to Lebanon by the world, asking readers to “imagine for a moment that the authorities of a foreign state order the complete evacuation of a Canadian, French or American city. Imagine that hundreds of thousands of civilians have a few hours to abandon their homes, neighborhoods and villages or be exposed to imminent bombing.” The scenario, she wrote, is taking place in Lebanon and Gaza, where people have been displaced. For all of Hammoud’s histrionics asking people to “imagine” life under war, she scandalously omitted any mention of the party that is actually responsible for war in Lebanon, namely Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist group that openly states it seeks Israel’s destruction. Failing to write the word “Hezbollah” a single time anywhere in her column, Hammoud failed to admit to readers that it was the terrorist group that attacked Israel on October 8, 2023, firing rockets into the Jewish State in solidarity with Hamas, the terrorist group that carried out its own massacre the prior day. Earlier this year, again in solidarity with its patron, the Iranian regime, Hezbollah began attacking Israel, unprovoked, firing rockets into the country. This omission is so striking that it is akin, in our estimation, of authoring an opinion column complaining about the impact of war in Germany in 1945, somehow forgetting to mention that it was the Nazis that actually began the conflict by attacking their neighbours. Failing to share this absolutely foundational information with readers is not simply selective retelling, but a wholesale embrace of historical revisionism from our perspective. Hammoud wrote that “since the beginning of the military escalation, according to Lebanese health authorities, more than 4200 people have been killed and more than 16 600 injured.” Conveniently, she did not share that, according to a 2025 Saudi report, some 4,000 Hezbollah terrorists were killed in the war. Hammoud’s concern for Lebanese civilians is entirely legitimate, but in her zeal to assign blame to Israel, she not only displayed no interest in Israeli civilians murdered by Hezbollah, nor in telling readers that it was Hezbollah that willingly brought war to Lebanon in the first place. If Hammoud wants to use heavy emotional language, asking readers to imagine war in their own backyard, and thus have sympathy for Lebanon, then she ought to be consistent, asking readers to also imagine that they, or their friends and neighbours, were also active members of Hezbollah, and are firing rockets into a neighbouring country. Unsurprisingly, she did no such thing. Dans une chronique de La Presse, la peintre montréalaise Raja Hammoud déplore la guerre au Liban sans mentionner une seule fois le Hezbollah Malgré son apparent manque total d’expertise pertinente sur la région, la peintre montréalaise Raja Hammoud a déjà obtenu une tribune dans La Presse et Le Devoir pour s’exprimer sur le Moyen-Orient, tribunes qu’elle a utilisées, à notre avis, pour propager des contrevérités au sujet d’Israël. Parmi ces contrevérités figure la propagation, dans les pages de La Presse, de la fausse accusation de «génocide» à Gaza, sans fournir de preuves, ainsi qu’un soliloque décousu publié dans Le Devoir au sujet de la guerre entre le Hezbollah et Israël au Liban, dans lequel elle n’a notamment pas mentionné les crimes de guerre commis par le Hezbollah contre Israël. Et maintenant, dans une chronique d’opinion publiée le 7 août dans La Presse, elle déplore ce qu’elle considère comme l’attention insuffisante accordée au Liban par le monde, demandant aux lecteurs «d’imaginer un instant que les autorités d’un État étranger ordonnent l’évacuation complète d’une ville canadienne, française ou américaine. Imaginez que des centaines de milliers de civils aient quelques heures pour abandonner leurs maisons, leurs quartiers et leurs villages, sous peine d’être exposés à des bombardements imminents». Selon elle, ce scénario se déroule au Liban et à Gaza, où des populations ont été déplacées. Malgré tous ses grands effets rhétoriques invitant les lecteurs à «imaginer» la vie en temps de guerre, Hammoud a scandaleusement omis toute mention de l’acteur qui est directement responsable du déclenchement de la guerre au Liban : le Hezbol... --- ## Edmonton Journal Cartoon Rightly Identifies Anti-Zionism As Root Cause Of Modern Anti-Jewish Hatred URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/edmonton-journal-cartoon-rightly-identifies-anti-zionism-as-root-cause-of-modern-anti-jewish-hatred/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-13 Words: 524 > In an August 7 editorial cartoon in The Edmonton Journal, artist Malcolm Mayes offered a rare moment of clarity Is the news media waking up to what many Canadians have already known over the last three years, namely that anti-Zionism – the denial of the Jewish People’s right to self-determination in their own historic homeland – is at the heart of contemporary anti-Jewish terrorism in Canada? First, on August 5, The Globe and Mail plainly acknowledged that “the rejection of Israel, of its very right to exist, has become the growth medium for the contagion of antisemitism.” And then, two days later, The Edmonton Journal published an editorial cartoon by artist Malcolm Mayes which portrayed the reality with rare clarity: portraying a wolf (“antisemitism”) hiding under the sheep of “anti-Zionism.” The meaning is clear: contemporary Jew-haters (albeit ever so slightly) mask their hatred under the guise of anti-Zionism, which has become more politically acceptable in the news media, academia, and even society in general. As the organization CIJA noted in a social media post, that clarity comes amidst a shameless failure of leadership in Edmonton specifically. Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack publicly condemned the city’s police chief for daring to visit Israel on a policing fact-finding mission, not because he was not going to learn anything there, but because it could “cause real hurt” among locals. Meanwhile, local city councillor Michael Janz – whose constituency is thousands of kilometres away from Israel – has taken to social media, in our view, to demonize the Jewish State, and spread claims that critics have said is reminiscent of medieval tropes of bloodthirsty Jews. In mid-July, Janz publicly called for Israel’s pavilion to be banned from the city’s upcoming heritage festival, though he offered no public call for noted violators of human rights like China, Somalia, the non-existent country of “Palestine,” or Turkey to be banned. Such rhetoric seeking to demonize Israel rarely exists in a vacuum, and sure enough, at the heritage event, a small but loud group of anti-Israel activists unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the festivities. The event was then marred by what appears to be an attempted stabbing attack by a man, who was then arrested by police. Anti-Zionism is not legitimate criticism of Israel, but a hate movement in its own right, seeking to rob the Jewish People alone of their right to self-determination, and the sooner that more news media outlets – to say nothing of political and academic leadership – come to recognize this inarguable fact, the sooner that they will be able to meaningfully stand up to the scourge of Islamist terrorism that has swept Canada over the last three years. The threat from such terrorism are not only Jews, but Canadians in general, whose taxes are now paying for increased policing and enforcement as a result of ineffectual municipal, provincial and federal legislation to stop such attacks, and the pernicious anti-Zionist ideology that underpins them. Taxpayers are footing the bill for increased policing, security measures and enforcement. But the cost is not merely financial. Any ideology such as anti-Zionism that invariably leads to violence and terrorism should be recognized as a hate movement by any civilized Canadian. --- ## CBC News’ Jayme Poisson Continues To Portray Israel & Its Allies As Worthy Of Suspicion URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-jayme-poisson-continues-to-portray-israel-its-allies-as-worthy-of-suspicion/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-11 Words: 556 > In our view, she took the opportunity to paint AIPAC as a menacing figure (ignoring far larger lobbying efforts by other countries, including Qatar) CBC’s Front Burner podcast, hosted by Jayme Poisson, has been repeatedly documented by HonestReporting Canada for its incessant coverage of Israel’s alleged misdeeds, relying overwhelmingly on those who denounce the Jewish State, who are given largely uncritical interviews. Across multiple programs, Poisson in our view has failed to challenge anti-Israel claims, gave overwhelming platforms to anti-Israel activists, amplified unfounded conspiracy theories and disinformation, and permitted slurs like “genocide” to be spread without pushback. Now Poisson has taken that agenda to the written word, with her August 4 article for CBC News, “Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary puts spotlight on big money and pro-Israel lobby,” (read the article in full by clicking here) where she focused on the recent Democratic Senate primary in Michigan between radical anti-Israel candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and moderate candidate Haley Stevens. El Sayed ended up winning the August 4 primary, though by less than a percentage point. While the Michigan primary was indeed a major story, in part because of El Sayed’s denunciations of Jerusalem and calls for all American military sales to Israel to be stopped, even those even defensive in nature, Poisson’s article in our estimation falsely painted the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC with suspicion and failed to challenge the scandalous charges leveled against Israel. She quoted Metro State University professor Doug Rossinow as claiming that AIPAC is the “leading lobby” in the United States. However, she could have noted that pro-Israel lobbies are dwarfed by other countries, including China, Japan, Liberia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Qatar and others. Qatar, for example – the tiny, oil-rich kingdom which hosts the leaders of Hamas – has invested some $400 billion (USD) in its quest for influence in the world’s eminent superpower, though some estimates say the true figure is north of a trillion dollars (USD). However, Poisson offered no fact-checking of Rossinow’s claim. Nor did Poisson provide readers with any fact-checking in the face of claims of “horrific genocide” in Gaza from El-Sayed, which has never been proven by any international court, and experts have said has no basis in reality, while critics have been forced to seek the redefinition of the very word in order to shoehorn in the “genocide” slur. Furthermore and from our vantage point, Poisson even appeared to cast aspersions on those who did not share this unfounded and unproven allegation, writing that the moderate Stevens “has said that she does not think Israel has committed genocide in Gaza,” as if such a view was somehow the position that needed to be scrutinized. One of those interviewed in her article, Matt Duss, the executive vice president of the Center for International Policy, as well as a former foreign policy adviser to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, was previously her guest on Front Burner, where he predictably framed Israel as the main obstacle to peace, and displayed little interest in discussing the openly genocidal worldview of Hamas and its backer, the Islamic Republic of Iran. Once again, Poisson’s reporting demonstrates a consistent pattern: allegations against Israel are treated as presumed facts, while those who refuse to fall into line with such claims are presented with as requiring justification. As a result, CBC News has once again pushed the Canadian taxpayer towards a particular conclusion. --- ## CBC The Current Again Platforms Ali Vaez, Accused Of Inappropriate Ties To Iranian Regime URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-the-current-again-platforms-ali-vaez-accused-of-inappropriate-ties-to-iranian-regime/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-11 Words: 630 > CBC’s The Current radio program has yet again featured an interview with Ali Vaez During negotiations between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2015 over Tehran’s nuclear program, Ali Vaez, a mediator, emailed Iran’s foreign minister, and told him that “as an Iranian, based on my national and patriotic duty, I have not hesitated to help you in any way,” according to The New York Times. News reports stated that Vaez was recruited by the Iran Experts Initiative (IEI), set up by the Iranian regime, to promote its interests in the United States, and he was later denied a security clearance to serve the Biden administration, though he denies having worked for the Iranian regime. Robert Malley, for whom Vaez worked under at the International Crisis Group, was previously under an FBI investigation for allegedly mishandling classified documents and that probe of his allegedly mishandling classified information was subsequently closed. On August 5, Vaez was the guest on a segment for the CBC radio program The Current, “Are the U.S. and Iran in a forever war?” (listen by clicking here) where guest host Loren McGinnis introduced him simply as “deputy program director for Middle East and North Africa at the International Crisis Group and was a mediator during the negotiations for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal,” and made zero mention of his controversies or the very serious allegations that have been leveled against him. Click below to listen to the audio: CBC is entitled to present Vaez’s perspective. The failure, however, is in omitting any information that would give listeners a full picture of who he is, and whether his analysis can be considered truly independent of the Iranian regime given the allegations against him. Indeed, over the course of the interview, Vaez portrayed the Islamic Republic of Iran as the true victim, telling listeners that “if you’re Iran and you’ve been attacked twice in less than a year by two nuclear powers, a global military superpower and a global intelligence superpower, Israel, you don’t want to become another Lebanon or another Gaza in which every few months, uh as if there’s a calendar reminder, the US and Israel will bomb you.” What Vaez conveniently forgot to add is that Iran’s fanatical regime is hardly the passive recipient in the region. For decades, it has actively financed, armed and trained an array of Islamist terrorist proxies, including Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah, who have waged war on Israel and American interests throughout the Middle East and even beyond. Incredibly, this selective retelling on Vaez’s part received no challenge from McGinnis, who ought to have reminded listeners that Iran’s leaders have long publicly declared that their regime seeks the complete destruction of Israel, and that most Israelis killed in war and terrorism since the 1979 Islamic Revolution has been at the hands of an Iranian-backed proxy. Less than three months earlier, Vaez was also a guest on The Current, where he spoke with host Matt Galloway, who complimented him, saying that his analysis was “helpful in just understanding a situation that is so confusing and complicated.” During that interview, Vaez’s comments in our view once again echoed pro-Iranian propaganda, claiming that strikes against the Islamic Republic represented “wars of aggression,” and made little mention of Tehran’s longstanding support for terrorist proxy groups or its openly-stated goal to annihilate Israel. In that interview, as well, Galloway failed to inform listeners about allegations of inappropriate ties between Vaez and Iran. In our estimation, CBC’s The Current has now twice given Vaez a prominent platform to present views appearing to be consistent with Iran’s regime, all while failing to mention significant allegations surrounding his alleged ties to the Islamic Republic of Iran. --- ## Prince George High School Teacher & Columnist Gerry Chidiac Blames Israel For Lack Of Peace While Ignoring Hamas’ Genocidal Ideology URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/prince-george-high-school-teacher-columnist-gerry-chidiac-blames-israel-for-lack-of-peace-while-ignoring-hamas-genocidal-ideology/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-10 Words: 609 > Gerry Chidiac is a high school teacher in Prince George, British Columbia and opinion columnist for the local newspaper Gerry Chidiac is a high school teacher in Prince George, British Columbia and opinion columnist for the local newspaper, the Prince George Daily News, where he has repeatedly used his platform to fixate on Israel, a country located some 10,000 kilometres away, even going so far as to appear in our eyes as comparing Israel’s counter-terrorism operations to the Nazis. His social media activity, meanwhile, is almost exclusively filled with radical anti-Israel propaganda, including sharing posts again appearing to compare Israel to the Nazis, a post stating that “Israel is unadulterated evil,” spreading the conspiracy theory that Israel manipulated the U.S. into bombing Iran, sharing a video from the controversial Irish band Kneecap featuring an image of convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti, with the caption “Free Marwan,” as well as sharing a post saying “I love Francesca,” referring to UN official Francesca Albanese, who has peddled antisemitic conspiracy theories. Click below to view the shared posts: In his August 5 opinion column in The Prince George Daily News entitled: “Israel must think beyond the current crisis,” (click here to view the article in full) Chidiac in our view attempted to frame Israel as the obstruction to peace in the Middle East, asking rhetorically whether Israel can achieve security “primarily through military power while remaining in seemingly permanent conflict with millions of other people who share the Levant?” He then shared in detail allegations from two anti-Israel authors, Omer Bartov and Ilan Pappe, who have accused Jerusalem of genocide, before making his ultimate case that Israel has shown no interest in making peace with its neighbours. While he offered passing mention to Islamic extremism and Hamas’ October 7 massacres, comparing them to Israeli counter-terrorism operations, Chidiac provided readers with no insight whatsoever into the openly genocidal worldview of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Hezbollah or other groups, and their patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran, who make no secret of their vision to destroy Israel. This is a particularly curious omission for Chidiac, whose biography in the newspaper claims that he specializes in “genocide studies.” It is those who seek to destroy Israel that are the ultimate obstacle to anything even remotely resembling peace in the region. What possible peace can arise when terrorist groups like Hamas – who, according to polls, have historically enjoyed widespread support in Palestinian society, including for its October 7, 2023 massacres – openly call for the annihilation of Israel? For a columnist who previously claimed that “anti-Jewish sentiment has been largely absent in the pro-Palestine rallies,” this failure to recognize and acknowledge the genocidal worldview of Hamas and its supporters is inexcusable in our opinion. Indeed, Chidiac exhibited little interest in introducing readers to this reality and instead continued to promote the narrative that Israel is an obstructionist country that has refused to meaningfully make peace with its neighbours. Israel has signed peace agreements with multiple Arab & Islamic states, including Morocco, Sudan, Egypt, Jordan, Somaliland, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, and it has repeatedly offered enormous swathes of land to the Palestinians for the creation of their own state (offers which have been rejected in favour of terrorism). Once again, Chidiac made no mention of these central facts, either, instead relying on his consistent yet absurd message that Israel is the problem. For a columnist who claims to specialize in genocide studies, Chidiac’s analysis displays a remarkable blind spot in our view: he scrutinizes Israel’s actions while largely ignoring the stated genocidal ambitions of those committed to destroying it. Does Chidiac employ this same kind of selective omission in his high school classroom? --- ## In Globe & Mail, Mark Kersten Ignores Controversies Associated With International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Credibility and Conduct URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-globe-mail-mark-kersten-ignores-controversies-associated-with-international-criminal-courts-icc-credibility-and-conduct/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-11 Words: 581 > He told readers that Canada ought to repeat that it is “a proud and sovereign state” that respects the ICC and its warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Mark Kersten, an assistant professor of criminology & criminal justice at the University of the Fraser Valley, one of Canada’s lowest-ranked universities, has previously made what we regard as heavy appeals to emotion in an effort to spread anti-Israel falsehoods, and is back with a new opinion column in The Globe and Mail where he treated unfounded charges by the controversial International Criminal Court (ICC) as inherently credible. Kersten’s August 6 column entitled: “Failing to fulfill ICC warrants is also a failure to defend Canada’s sovereignty,” continued to amplify the concocted controversy first made by CBC News’ Evan Dyer about Israeli government overflights of Canadian airspace en route to the United States. He told readers that Canada ought to repeat that it is “a proud and sovereign state” that respects the ICC and its warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming that it was based on “careful investigation,” and consequently, should not have permitted Israeli flights to fly over Canadian airspace. Yet in his defence of the controversial criminal court, Kersten did not see fit to acknowledge that Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor under whom the warrants were issued, was allegedly encouraged by the oil-rich Hamas protectorate of Qatar, which promised Khan it would “look after” him if he targeted Israel, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. The Guardian newspaper also released an investigation alleging that Qatari intelligence had targeted Khan’s alleged victim in a covert operation aimed at discrediting the accusations leveled against him by a colleague who had accused him of sexual abuse. These are serious charges that call into direct question the ICC’s entire motivation for targeting Israel. That they were completely ignored by Kersten is highly suspect in our view. Nor did Kersten tell readers that, just days before his column was published, the same Khan was summarily fired from his job with a two-thirds majority of member countries because of the same accusations of sexual impropriety by that colleague, indicating that they may have been credible enough to terminate his employment. Critics of Khan, meanwhile, have long said that they see his targeting of Israel’s leaders as being related to his desire to distract from his own personal and legal issues. The veritable mountain of evidence against the ICC raises serious questions about whether the world court has any credibility in its arrest warrants issued against Israeli leaders. But rather than address these concerns, and attempt to challenge them, Kersten simply saw fit to ignore them instead. Kersten’s column would be highly problematic in its own right, but is particularly notable given that, just days earlier, an editorial in The Globe and Mail rightly pointed out that antizionism is at the core of contemporary anti-Jewish terrorism in Canada. The disconnect is striking: while acknowledging the dangers of anti-Jewish hatred in one editorial, the newspaper simultaneously published commentary that, in our view, uncritically advances one of the central narratives, namely demonizing Israel, that is driving that very same hostility. Kersten’s column, like many of his others, takes on a circular reasoning which de facto assumes the credibility and legitimacy of the International Criminal Court and other accusations against Israel, without actually making the case. That trial-by-media, where accusations against Israel are made so often that, even in the absence of proof, they become widely-accepted, is not indicative of a serious commentary, and should not be treated as such. --- ## Beyond The Byline: Globe & Mail Reporter Mark MacKinnon Reveals A Consistent Reliance On Anti-Israel Themes On Social Media URL: https://honestreporting.ca/beyond-the-byline-globe-mail-reporter-mark-mackinnon-reveals-a-consistent-reliance-on-anti-israel-themes-on-social-media/ Type: post Modified: 2026-08-07 Words: 545 > A review of his recent posts shows what we consider to be a consistent focus on framing Israel as the culprit In repeated instances over the last three years, Globe & Mail Senior International Correspondent Mark MacKinnon’s reporting on the Middle East has been documented by HonestReporting Canada, highlighting its consistent problems. He has portrayed Israelis as extremists, minimized in our view the threat posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran (but casting aspersions on Israel instead), and appeared in our eyes to blame “colonialism” for Hamas’ desire to destroy Israel. In addition to his bylines in The Globe & Mail, MacKinnon is a prolific disseminator of content on his X profile which has 93,200+ followers. And while it varies, with much of it discussing the Russo-Ukraine War and U.S. politics, MacKinnon’s frequent posts about the Middle East consistently offer a very narrow perspective for readers in our estimation. And while his social media activity is not in itself indicative of bias in his reporting, the consistent themes he amplifies do offer a highly curated viewpoint that is also reflected in much of his writings. Over the course of dozens of re-posts just over the last three months relating to Israel & the Middle East, three consistent themes continue to re-appear. Click below to view the images: The first theme paints Israel as the alleged main cause of civilian suffering. Across multiple posts shared by MacKinnon, a consistent theme features coverage of civilian casualties in Gaza or Lebanon, destruction of buildings, and accusations leveled against Jerusalem by critics. Another consistent image presented to MacKinnon’s followers depicts Israel as being under growing moral isolation, with repeated posts from Canadian government officials, and other stories featuring calls for sanctions against Israel, or Israeli diplomatic setbacks. Third, MacKinnon has re-posted many stories featuring Israel being internally fractured, with content focusing on political infighting in Israel, social divisions and critics of Israel, both internal and external. While MacKinnon may argue that his posts do not necessarily reflect his personal viewpoints (“retweets are not endorsements”), but are simply shared out of interest, it is what he has failed to share in recent months that is equally notable. Little, if any, attention is paid to the threat of radical Islamist terrorism, or to the openly genocidal worldview espoused by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies, including Hamas and Hezbollah. It is also illustrative which users MacKinnon has repeatedly shared. They include New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, whose widely-mocked (and later debunked by animal behaviorists) story alleging Israel trained dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners, Kenneth Roth, who critics say has transformed Human Rights Watch into an anti-Israel platform (and now is an apparent conspiracy theorist), CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer, whose highly problematic reports have been critiqued by HonestReporting Canada, and Ha’aretz, a far-left Israeli news website which critics say has little engagement with the vast majority of Israelis. MacKinnon’s social media patterns in our view cumulatively create a narrow narrative in which allegations thrown at Israel, and the critics making those claims, are repeatedly amplified, all while the dark forces and ideologies driving much of the region’s instability are often pushed to the margins, and when these actors (like Iran and Hamas) are mentioned at all, they are often framed as reasonable pragmatists. --- ## Globe & Mail Editorial Exposes Canadian Politicians’ Failure To Call Out The Hateful Antizionism Driving Recent Acts Of Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/globe-mail-editorial-exposes-canadian-politicians-failure-to-call-out-the-hateful-antizionism-driving-recent-acts-of-terrorism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-07 Words: 532 > Following another terrorist attack targeting Jews in Canada, The Globe and Mail’s August 5 editorial criticized the hollow cycle After yet another terrorist attack targeting Jews on Canadian soil (which experts say has all the hallmarks of being directed by the Islamic Republic of Iran), the response across much of the Canadian political class has been an official condemnation, but often little else. That obscene practice was mocked in an August 5 editorial in The Globe & Mail, “Thoughts and prayers, Canadian style,” which compared the knee-jerk reaction to Canadian politicians with the call for “thoughts and prayers” by U.S. politicians following mass shootings there. Rather than offer empty platitudes, such as that such terrorism is “unacceptable” or “not who we are,” rarely have officials at any level of government asked questions such as “why did this antisemitic attack happen? What could have been done to prevent it? And what action can (the) government take to help to head off the next attack,” the editorial notes. While those questions may have been stated rhetorically, the editorial soon states the plain truth: “antizionism is fuelling the rise in antisemitism. The rejection of Israel, of its very right to exist, has become the growth medium for the contagion of antisemitism.” Zionism has been relentlessly demonized by extremists in recent years, seeking to portray that inalienable right as racist, colonial and oppressive. Yet it is none of those things; it is simply the view that the Jewish People have a right to self-determination in their historic and ancestral homeland. However, the inability to properly identify the scourge of anti-Jewish (and consequently, anti-Canadian) terrorism has been widespread, with the editorial noting that even Prime Minister Mark Carney, in his June speech on antisemitism, failed to acknowledge this most obvious reality. In recent years, antisemitism does not manifest primarily as Nazi-like racial hatred (though that imagery is often used by pro-Hamas mobs), but as a rejection of Israel’s very right to exist, and the subsequent demonization of Jews as a result. As noted in the editorial, one only need look at the spike in hate crimes targeting Jews following the October 7, 2023 massacres by Palestinian terrorists in Israel to recognize that there is not only correlation, but causation. Substantive inaction, as problematic as it may be, is shadowed only by those who have actively fueled the fire, such as Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow. As the editorial points out, she has refused to attend one of Toronto’s biggest events, the Walk with Israel, which attracted some 60,000 participants in 2026, though that has not stopped her – upon prompting by a participant at the recent Pride Parade – repeating the phrase “Free Palestine,” a favourite catchphrase of anti-Israel demonstrations. While Chow’s condemnations of foreign-driven terrorist attacks in Canada are particularly empty given her apparent embrace of antizionist activism, politicians are hardly alone in their failure to call a spade a spade and acknowledge that antizionism is the key driver of antisemitism, and in turn, the spate of terrorism. The news media has a solemn duty to not simply report on an incident, but to ask elected officials and those in power about what ideology is driving the hatred, rather than leaving it vague and ambiguous. --- ## Toronto Star “Investigation” Portrays Anti-Israel Activist Dr. Kavita Algu As Victim, All While Omitting Critical Facts URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-investigation-portrays-anti-israel-activist-dr-kavita-algu-as-victim-all-while-omitting-critical-facts/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-06 Words: 762 > Left out were Algu's role in a media group promoting anti-Israel activism In the months following Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel, Shree Paradkar, as the social and racial justice columnist at The Toronto Star, relentlessly lambasted Israel, blurring the line between Israel and fanatical Islamic terrorists, regurgitating anti-Israel propaganda without apparent scrutiny, and claiming Hamas’ attacks should be put in “context.” Journalist Warren Kinsella condemned one of her columns as a “hate pamphlet.” But a consistent theme from Paradkar was not just condemning Israel; it was attempting to portray anti-Israel activists as victims, and not individuals who faced consequences for their own actions, such as Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital nephrologist Ben Thomson, who spread the false conspiracy theory that there were no confirmed rapes on October 7 and subsequently faced suspension. She has also sought to characterize opposition to pro-Palestinian activism as racism. Paradkar, now called an investigative reporter by The Toronto Star, has returned with a characteristic report on August 2 where she portrayed a vocal anti-Israel activist in overwhelmingly sympathetic terms. Click below to view the high-res images: Her 2,300-word “investigation,” “A tight-knit Toronto hospital unit cared for the dying. Then, a war thousands of miles away tore them apart,” introduced readers to Kavita Algu, a former palliative care physician at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital who was a vocal anti-Israel activist on social media and at protests, and who has previously authored what we regard as a misinformation-riddled column for The Toronto Star. Paradkar notes that “a workplace investigator brought in after Algu made a discrimination complaint found she was disruptive, unprofessional and had a disproportionately negative impact on the workplace culture.” Yet Algu was not fired, nor is there any evidence to our knowledge that she faced any disciplinary action from her employer. She later left Mount Sinai Hospital to work for Inner City Health Associates. However, Paradkar – who relied overwhelmingly on Algu’s retelling in her column – portrayed Algu as a victim of censorship, quoted her as saying that “I could no longer bring myself to give my labour to a workplace where people were targeted for speaking out against a genocide, including the bombing of hospitals and the murder and abduction of our Palestinian colleagues.” Curiously, no mention was made by Paradkar that Algu serves as a board member of Movement Media Hub, alongside a roster of other anti-Israel activists, including regular protester Gur Tsabar, and MacDonald (Mac) Scott, an immigration consultant with Carranza LLP who was arrested in November, 2023 for vandalizing an Indigo bookstore and later pled guilty. Movement Media Hub boasts that it “provides pro-bono strategic public relations and media execution support to organized progressive communities and social justice movements in Toronto, Canada, and beyond,” and as noted by protest watcher Caryma Sa’d, “on its website, MMH claims to have secured over 450 news segments and pieces.” Footage from a protest shared by Sa’d showed Algu speaking, apparently in support of activists arrested for their involvement in Palestine Action, a banned terrorist group in the UK. Just before she spoke, Tsabar and another protester were bellowing “long live intifada” on bullhorns. The intifada was a period of Palestinian terrorism from 2000 to 2005 which killed around 1,000 Israelis, mostly civilians. The intifada was perpetuated largely by Palestinians in the “West Bank” (Judea & Samaria), though this has not stopped Algu from claiming there is “no Hamas” there, a brazen falsehood. Nor did Paradkar investigate Algu’s connections to other anti-Israel activists, including Ottawa-area physician Yipeng Ge, who has posted images to social media appearing to glorify the October 7, 2023 massacres (Algu has told him “I love you” on X). Algu practices medicine under Duncan Algu Medicine Professional Corporation, alongside Dallas Duncan, an cardiac anesthesiologist at Toronto General Hospital and assistant professor in the Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine department at University of Toronto. Like Algu, Duncan is a prolific social media user, repeatedly demonizing Israel online in our view. No mention was made of this by Paradkar, either. These omissions on Paradkar’s part are not minor. They are precisely the questions an investigative reporter should have asked, but in this case, didn’t. The Toronto Star could have fully investigated Kavita Algu’s most controversial activities, her affiliations with other anti-Israel activists, or her involvement in Movement Media Hub. Instead, reporter Shree Paradkar turned her into something of a folk hero, ending with her proclaiming that “I lost my job over Palestine, but I found a deeper commitment to life and justice.” --- ## Canadian Museum For Human Rights CEO Isha Khan Defends Controversial Palestinian Exhibit In Winnipeg Free Press; Avoids Addressing Real Concerns & Offers Flowery Language Instead URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/canadian-museum-for-human-rights-ceo-isha-khan-defends-controversial-palestinian-exhibit-in-winnipeg-free-press-avoids-addressing-real-concerns-offers-flowery-language-instead/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-06 Words: 596 > Canadian Museum for Human Rights CEO Isha Khan defended the institution’s controversial Palestinian exhibit In an August 1 opinion column in The Winnipeg Free Press defending the new controversial Palestinian exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the institution’s CEO, Isha Khan, in our view failed to meaningfully address many of the serious objections that have been leveled by observers. Her column, “Palestinian Canadian stories belong,” relied largely on flowery language to defend the exhibit, writing that it is “a reminder that behind every headline there are real people we must approach with empathy,” before adding that “much of the coverage and commentary has failed to do that, often omitting Palestinian voices entirely.” It is unclear what is the source of Khan’s claim of widespread erasure of Palestinian voices, but there is no evidence for it whatsoever. In fact, much of the Canadian news media has incessantly platformed pro-Palestinian claims, uncritically repeating anti-Israel activists, and often simply taking complaints by activist groups and laundering it into ‘news’ stories. Most notably, CBC, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, has been particularly consistent in its anti-Israel bias. While Khan acknowledged concerns that the exhibit erased Jewish voices from its retelling of Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, writing that “nothing about the way these stories are shared justifies the human rights violations that Jewish people continue to experience,” she failed to address the more fundamental concerns about the nature of the exhibit. Her words overlook the actual problems noted by critics, who have accused the museum of spreading historical revisionism and claiming that Israel – rather than the Arab states who sought its destruction – was the culprit in the war. Prior to 1948, Jewish representatives repeatedly agreed to carve up their historic homeland into both a Jewish and Arab state, but those proposals were roundly rejected by Arabs within pre-state Israel, as well as in Arab states, who sought to strangle the country even before it achieved independence. And yet, as visitors to the museum’s exhibit have pointed out, the language frames Israel as the aggressor, rather than a country seeking to defend its existence against parties seeking its total destruction. However, those foundational criticisms were never addressed in Khan’s opinion column, who instead waxed poetic about the need for understanding and tolerance. Khan wrote that the exhibit is guided by the museum’s mandate to “to be for human rights, to promote reflection and dialogue, to broaden our shared understanding of human rights and inspire people to take action to protect them.” While these may be worthy endeavours in theory, they must be driven by a commitment to truth, facts and historical accuracy. In that absence and in our estimation, telling stories does not further reconciliation or peace, but only serves to promote disinformation and historical revisionism instead. Khan also ignored the problematic makeup of the exhibit’s Palestinian Content Advisory Network, which helped advise the exhibit. Its make up included Ramsey Zeid, president of the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba, who has been seen at a local anti-Israel demonstration appearing to encourage children to spread anti-Jewish slurs, as well as Najat El-Khairy, a local artist whose work was promoted by the hardline anti-Israel group Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), which organized celebrations after the October 7, 2023 massacres. Another member, Abigail Bakan, signed a 2023 open letter which claimed that Hamas’ murders could be “contextualized.” These are real and very serious concerns about the exhibit and who helped steer it. But rather than acknowledge them, Khan in our view simply skipped over them completely and offered readers lofty rhetoric instead. --- ## After Retired U.S. Diplomat Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley Made Absurd Claim That 1,000 Palestinians Are Killed Daily In Gaza, With No Challenge By CBC News, HRC Complaint Prompts On-Air Correction URL: https://honestreporting.ca/after-retired-u-s-diplomat-gina-abercrombie-winstanley-made-absurd-claim-that-1000-palestinians-are-killed-daily-in-gaza-with-no-challenge-by-cbc-news-hrc-complaint-prompts-on-air-correction/ Type: post Modified: 2026-08-05 Words: 787 > Retired U.S. diplomat Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley claimed that more than 1,000 Palestinians are being killed every day in Gaza since the October ceasefire In a July 31 interview on the CBC News program Morning Live with guest host John Northcott, retired American diplomat Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley was interviewed for eight minutes on the topic of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Abercrombie-Winstanley has served as the chief diversity and inclusion officer of the United States Department of State under the Biden administration, as well as ambassador to Malta, a European microstate with a population smaller than Brampton, Ontario. Click below to watch the video: The caption on screen informed viewers that she was the former deputy director for Iran affairs, though nowhere in her official biography lists any such title or responsibility, and it is unclear on what basis CBC made such a claim. Abercrombie-Winstanley’s comments were rife with falsehoods and misinformation. At one point, claiming that aid is “very restricted” coming into Gaza, she told Northcott that “right now, 500 trucks per week pass into the Gaza Strip.” In fact, according to COGAT, the agency coordinating aid into Gaza, the correct figure is roughly 600 trucks per day being permitted into the coastal territory. Despite her claim effectively reducing aid figures by some 85 percent, she was not challenged by Northcott, who permitted her false statement to stand unchallenged. Near the end of the interview, she made another eyebrow-raising allegation, telling viewers that “five Israeli soldiers have been killed, over a thousand Palestinians, including many civilians have been killed daily since a ceasefire began.” Once again, Abercrombie-Winstanley’s figure is not only false, but wrong to the power of roughly 300. In fact, since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October, 2025, an estimated 1,000 Palestinians have died in total, not daily. If her outlandish allegation were correct, that would mean that some 300,000 Palestinians have been killed in less than a year, a figure that no legitimate body, even Hamas, claims to be the case. Moreover, the (actual) figure includes hundreds of terrorist operatives (Israel claims 420), including individuals who participated in the October 7, 2023 massacres in Israel, as well as other active members of terrorist groups like Hamas, and represents a remarkably low proportion of civilian casualties, in particular given the intense urban combat environment. This is not the first time that Abercrombie-Winstanley has made highly questionable comments on Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster. In February, 2025, she was interviewed by host Dwight Drummond, who failed to offer any challenge to her claims, and in fact muttered agreement. After castigating “both sides,” she soon launched into a rant casting unfounded aspersions on Israel’s identity, alleging that “the state and people of Israel have decided de facto that it is more important to have a Jewish state than a democratic state.” In actuality, Israel is a liberal democracy with equal rights for all citizens, Jewish or not. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley’s falsehoods spoken during the July 31 interview on CBC News’ Morning Live were so preposterous and out of step with reality that it should have prompted an immediate correction from host John Northcott. Incredibly, none was forthcoming. Consequently, HonestReporting Canada filed an official complaint with CBC News executives and requested an immediate on-air correction to be broadcast. On August 1, CBC News Network aired the following on-air correction orated by CBC Anchor Marianne Dimain: “We’d like to clarify statements made in an interview yesterday with former U.S. Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley. Referring to casualties in Gaza, she suggested over one thousand Palestinians have been killed per day since the ceasefire. In fact, that reflects the total number of reported deaths since the ceasefire began. She also talked about the number of trucks entering Gaza. Israeli officials state up to six hundred trucks enter every day. Humanitarian groups estimate that fewer than one hundred and fifty of them are strictly carrying humanitarian aid.” Click below to watch the video: The correction has also been published on the CBC News Corrections and Clarifications page. This correction is more than just a retraction—it is a powerful reminder that facts matter and that persistent media monitoring and evidence-based advocacy can make a real difference. Holding influential media organizations accountable is never easy, but today’s outcome demonstrates that determined engagement can help ensure greater accuracy and fairness in reporting about Israel. None of this would be possible without the unwavering support of subscribers like you. Your generosity empowers HonestReporting Canada to monitor the media, challenge misinformation, and defend truthful reporting every single day. Together, we are making a measurable impact and with your continued support, we can hold even more media outlets accountable in the months and years ahead. --- ## Canadian Press Reporter Dylan Robertson Uncritically Amplifies Anti-Israel Complaints By United Nations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/canadian-press-reporter-dylan-robertson-uncritically-amplifies-anti-israel-complaints-by-united-nations/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-08-06 Words: 750 > The report omitted essential context about Hamas’ role in the war and the security threats driving Israel's actions. One cannot write credibly about the situation in Gaza without acknowledging the existential threat that Hamas poses to Israel’s security. Ignoring their transparently genocidal ideology to wipe Israel off the map and their openly-stated intention to repeat their October 7, 2023 massacres and hostage taking, presents a skewed view of the situation in Gaza. However, Canadian Press reporter Dylan Robertson did exactly that in his July 28 article, “UNICEF Gaza chief says Israeli destruction, restrictions squandering Canadian aid,” which was also published by CTV News, The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir and elsewhere across Canada in both official languages. In it, he painted Israel as perpetrating purposeless violence, ignoring the raison d’etre of the war: Israel’s survival. Robertson wrote that the UN “warns that some of its aid money is being squandered by Israel’s attacks on water facilities and restrictions on aid groups.” He added that “Jonathan Veitch, the head of UNICEF for the Palestinian territories, said the Israeli military’s destruction of facilities like the Canada Well and attacks on those paid to deliver water are making survival harder for desperate families now living in rat-infested tents.” While Robertson did include the Israel Defense Forces’ statement on the destruction of Canada Well, it was overwhelmed by the main focus of the article: Israel being blamed. As for Israel’s attacks on two UNICEF truck drivers delivering water, Israel said that the participants were armed and posing a threat. Curiously, UNICEF did not appear to have shared their identities. Additionally, Robertson’s portrayal of Israel denying Gaza sufficient water was at odds with Israeli military aid body COGAT, which reported that “every day, over 70,000 cubic meters of water are provided to the Gaza Strip through multiple water lines and desalination facilities, exceeding the benchmark for a population’s water needs.” Yet Robertson’s most glaring omission might be that he ignored that Hamas deliberately hides itself and its infrastructure behind its most vulnerable: in schools, children’s bedrooms and hospitals. The terrorist group has endangered its own, and yet Robertson permitted all the blame to be placed on Israel. His statement that “UNICEF says nearly 300 children have been killed by hostilities in Gaza since a ceasefire took effect last October” was an example of this. He did not acknowledge that his statistic was presumably sourced in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, whose data has been shown to be completely unreliable, including because it conflates fighters and civilians. Additionally, Hamas is notorious for using minors in its terror activities, despite their being categorized as “children.” Robertson went on to repeat denunciations of Israel for limiting the equipment coming into Gaza, writing that “Israel says it is preventing Hamas from building weapons or diverting supplies into the black market to finance its attacks. But aid groups say Israel’s restrictions are far too broad.” Given that multiple NGOs have been alleged to cooperate with Hamas-linked institutions, their criticism is highly suspect. Hamas has a clear record of diverting aid to build its terror infrastructure, and the threat that it poses to Israel’s existence is real: the question is why Robertson made no mention of this. Indeed, Robertson’s diminishing of the Hamas threat included ignoring that the ceasefire required Hamas to disarm, yet it has not done so, continuing to threaten Israel. He also reported that Veitch “said aid and advocacy from countries like Canada ended a famine in Gaza by boosting nutritional supplies and cutting acute malnutrition among young children.” There was never a famine. All reports that there was have been disproven. Israel has consistently worked to allow sufficient, often surplus, nutritional supplies into Gaza, delivering over 2 million tons of humanitarian aid in the two years following October 7, 2023, and continues to coordinate supplies. Robertson has a history of what we regard as deeply problematic reporting; for example, in June 2026, he wrote an article focusing on anti-Israel flotilla activists’ complaints, bizarrely ignoring their controversies. Hamas should be held responsible for the people of Gaza. They started the war and refused to end the hostilities. Why Robertson saw fit to amplify blame on Israel, Hamas’ victim, despite the exceptional efforts made to look after Gaza’s population while fighting an existential war, was hard to understand. Canadian news outlets that share such Canadian Press reporting effectively serve as passive megaphones for the dissemination of what we regard as constituting unfair and inaccurate reporting about Israel. --- ## Why The Jewish Calendar Is Unlike Any Other URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/why-the-jewish-calendar-is-unlike-any-other/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-07-31 Words: 79 > The Jewish calendar is one of the oldest calendars in use in the world and works rather differently from most others. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, which is based on the... The Jewish calendar is one of the oldest calendars in use in the world and works rather differently from most others. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, which is based on the sun, or the Islamic calendar, which follows only the moon, the Jewish calendar uses both. HRC’s Molly Morris digs deeper and explains… Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## Maple Ridge News Uncritically Platforms Outlandish Claims By Local Anti-Israel Group URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/maple-ridge-news-uncritically-platforms-outlandish-claims-by-local-anti-israel-group/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-31 Words: 520 > As HonestReporting Canada has repeatedly documented, anti-Israel groups – even ones with histories of praising the October 7, 2023 massacres – have received uncritical, if not even sympathetic coverage in... As HonestReporting Canada has repeatedly documented, anti-Israel groups – even ones with histories of praising the October 7, 2023 massacres – have received uncritical, if not even sympathetic coverage in corners of the Canadian news media. However, that practice has not been limited to major newspapers, but small-town publications as well. In a July 28 article in The Maple Ridge News, “Maple Ridge peace group asks city council to sign Apartheid Free Community pledge,” reporter Colleen Flanagan covered a local activist group, Maple Ridge Friends For Peace, which she told readers is “dedicated to seeking peace and justice worldwide,” as if that was an objective descriptor for them, rather than a highly subjective self-assessment on their part. Flanagan claimed that the group has 215 members, though it is unclear whether this is their claim or an established fact, particularly given that the images posted to their social media consistently show only a small handful of participants in protests. She wrote that the group is petitioning the mayor in “demanding an end to ‘Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation.’” However, despite the unproven nature of these baseless claims, Flanagan offered readers no background context nor challenge, including that, far from representing “settler colonialism,” Israel boasts thousands of years of continued presence in its historic and ancestral lands. Rather than providing any challenge whatsoever, Flanagan relied exclusively on the activists themselves, including Greta Borick-Cunningham, whom she paraphrased as saying that there is “broad international consensus” that there is genocide in Gaza. In fact, there is no such consensus, with scholars and experts making clear that no genocide has taken place in Gaza, and that even when groups like Amnesty International have made such allegations, they have been forced to effectively rewrite the very definition of genocide in order for their claims to stand, with the organization complaining that the actual definition of genocide was “overly cramped.” If The Maple Ridge News and reporter Colleen Flanagan see the protests of what appears to be a miniscule anti-Israel activist group as worthy of publication, then that is their choice. But journalistic standards remain, and those include offering readers a full picture into the unfounded accusations leveled by the group, rather than simply parroting them extensively. In fact, just four days earlier,the activist group had a lengthy letter to the editor published in the same newspaper, where she spread multiple unfounded anti-Israel claims, including allegations of the non-existent “genocide.” Flanagan could have quoted any number of experts, scholars, commentators or officials who could have disputed the accusations presented in the article, but she did no such thing, relying exclusively on the anti-Israel activist group “Maple Ridge Friends For Peace.” News media outlets, regardless of whether they operate in large or small markets, have a journalistic duty to ensure fairness and accuracy in their coverage of all issues, including Israel. However, in this July 28 article in The Maple Ridge News, reporter Colleen Flanagan uncritically repeated anti-Israel allegations without challenge, and presented the baseless claims of a local activist group without any background or context. --- ## Taxpayer-Funded Broadview Magazine Gives Uncritical Platform To Glia Equal Care, An Anti-Israel Group Whose Previous Unfounded Mass Grave Claim Prompted On-Air CBC Correction URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/taxpayer-funded-broadview-magazine-gives-uncritical-platform-to-glia-equal-care-an-anti-israel-group-whose-previous-unfounded-mass-grave-claim-prompted-on-air-cbc-correction/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-31 Words: 654 > In a series of March 26 interviews for CBC, Dorotea Gucciardo, the director of development for Glia Equal Care, an anti-Israel activist group, told listeners that Israel had buried Palestinians... In a series of March 26 interviews for CBC, Dorotea Gucciardo, the director of development for Glia Equal Care, an anti-Israel activist group, told listeners that Israel had buried Palestinians alive in a mass grave outside a hospital in Gaza. She offered no evidence for her claim, and following those scandalous allegations, HonestReporting Canada filed an official complaint with CBC, which then issued an on-air correction, noting that “further research by CBC Manitoba revealed there is no substance to this claim.” Despite that serious and unfounded allegation being made by Glia Equal Care, the group was platformed in a recent uncritical interview in Broadview, the official magazine of the United Church of Canada. In the July 27 piece, “A Canadian medical worker bears witness to life inside Gaza,” Gucciardo was interviewed by Rimsha Nasir, a Broadview intern who is currently a student at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Master of Journalism program, and whose LinkedIn bio states that she is an associate producer at CBC. In the introduction, Nasir writes that “more than 1,190 Palestinians have been killed since the October 2025 ceasefire,” without bothering to note that Israel maintains hundreds of them were active combatants, including members of the Hamas terrorist group. Much of the interview features allegations that Israel killed three members of a Gazan family, though once again, Nasir did not offer readers any insight into who Israel says it may have been targeting, and instead leaving the impression that Jerusalem was simply randomly targeting civilians. In the interview, Gucciardo was quoted as making a number of bizarre and false claims, including the statement that “surveillance is an act of violence,” and that Israel’s “blockade on the Gaza Strip…prevents the entry of critical supplies,” as well as making the unfounded “genocide” slur. Each and every day, literally hundreds of aid trucks enter Gaza, and since the ceasefire began until mid-July, some two million tonnes of food entered the territory. Yet that essential background was to be found nowhere in Nasir’s article. Moreover, even in the face of Gucciardo’s outlandish “genocide” claim, which – despite its frequent use by anti-Israel activists, has never been proven in any court, and has been challenged by the world’s top experts – was presented without challenge, context or even acknowledgement that Israel denies those allegations. Instead, Gucciardo’s claims were presented at face value to readers, who were given virtually no relevant information with which they could have evaluated their accusations. Moreover, even a cursory glance at the circumstances in Gaza demonstrate the absurdity of those “genocide” claims. Even according to Hamas’ own unverified (and manipulated figures), some 98 percent of Gaza’s civilians survived two years of intense urban warfare (launched by Gaza on October 7, 2023), from Israel, which possesses military capacities to effectively destroy Gaza, which it clearly made zero effort to do. All this is precisely why Amnesty International, in its accusations leveled against Israel, attempted to redefine the term genocide, alleging that the existing definition was “overly cramped.” Just two days later, Broadview published another article about the controversial “nakba” exhibit at Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum of Human Rights (CHMR), which has been widely panned by critics as being ahistorical. The article was written by Shenaz Kermalli, who is a journalism instructor at Toronto Metropolitan University and a freelance writer who, in a previous CBC News column, suggested that Israel should be expelled from the Olympics. That Broadview would repeatedly platform anti-Israel activists and advocates without meaningful challenge or even basic background information continues to reflect a remarkable lack of journalistic standards at Broadview Magazine, and not for the first time. Broadview is also taxpayer-funded initiative, both from the Government of Canada and Government of Ontario. It is also a registered charity, under the banner of Observer Publications Inc. In 2025, it received more than $350,000 from Canadian Heritage. --- ## Antizionism: The Ties That Bind Nazis & Jihadists: An Insightful Conversation With Professor Andrew Pessin, Founding Director Of The Institute For The Critical Study Of Antizionism – Part 2 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/antizionism-the-ties-that-bind-nazis-jihadists-an-insightful-chat-with-professor-andrew-pessin-founding-director-of-the-institute-for-the-critical-study-of-antizionism-part-2/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-07-31 Words: 107 > The Nazis are often seen as the epitome of antisemitism, but they were also fervent antizionists, making them ideological allies of sorts with today's radical Islamists and far-left agitators. That... The Nazis are often seen as the epitome of antisemitism, but they were also fervent antizionists, making them ideological allies of sorts with today’s radical Islamists and far-left agitators. That little-known aspect of Nazi ideology is explored in this week’s podcast, part 2 with Professor Andrew Pessin, Founding Director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Antizionism. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Click below to listen to the audio-only version: --- ## CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer Turns A Non-Story Into A Controversy About Israel – Again URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-senior-reporter-evan-dyer-turns-a-non-story-into-a-controversy-about-israel-again/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-31 Words: 640 > In our view, CBC News continues to parrot anti-Israel talking points, and launder them under the guise of news, all while failing to include essential background information and relying on... In our view, CBC News continues to parrot anti-Israel talking points, and launder them under the guise of news, all while failing to include essential background information and relying on a strident critic of Israel. In a July 28 article, “Israel says it asked Canada for permission for Netanyahu to use Canadian airspace,” Senior Reporter Evan Dyer began by telling readers that “the government of Israel told CBC News it sought permission from the government of Canada for wanted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enter Canadian airspace.” The word “wanted” hyperlinked to the website of the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister. From our perspective, that this is considered newsworthy speaks volumes about CBC News’ editorial outlook, seeing an Israeli government overflight on its way to the United States as something controversial enough to merit news coverage by our public broadcaster, though it is notable that the same topic was soon seized upon by notorious anti-Israel activist and convicted criminal Yves Engler. Also on July 30, CBC broadcast the following TV report by Evan Dyer and Avneet Dhillon, CBC’s “fact-check producer” on the same topic: Watch the full segment below: The entire article treated the supposed controversy as a given, quoting multiple Canadian government officials, as well as in our view, vocal anti-Israel Canadian academic, Mark Kersten, who was paraphrased by Dyer as saying that “allowing Netanyahu to overfly Canada sends a dangerous message.” Kersten, an assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of the Fraser Valley, one of Canada’s lowest-ranked universities, may be a curious choice to be the only non-governmental individual quoted in the story, if not for his history of using what we see as highly emotional language to lambaste Israel, including falsely accusing Jerusalem of genocide. While the entire article treats the ICC as a legitimate apparatus, at no point did Dyer ever tell readers about the manifold controversies surrounding both the court and its former prosecutor, Karim Khan, who issued the arrest warrant in question. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing a witness statement, the government of Qatar – which hosts Hamas leaders in its tiny kingdom – offered to “look after” Khan if he issued an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel, meanwhile, has long maintained that Khan had targeted Israel to distract from accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against him by a former colleague. Yet none of this information was to be found anywhere in the CBC News article. That Dyer completely omitted this essential information is baffling in our eyes, given that just days before his article was published, ICC member states voted to remove Khan from his position. From our vantage point, not only did his July 28 article once again take a non-story and frame it into a report aimed at casting aspersions on Israel, Evan Dyer also failed to provide even the most basic background into the deep controversies around the ICC. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that Dyer has created such deeply problematic news coverage. On multiple occasions and in our estimation, he has created reports concocting controversy regarding Israeli flights over Canadian airspace, uncritically repeating allegations from anti-Israel groups about alleged Canadian arm sales to Israel, and has repeatedly authored stories that frame Israel as the problematic party, rather than the Islamist terrorist groups who seek its destruction. Canadians should expect better from CBC News, though unfortunately they continue to be severely underserved in that regard in our opinion, and Senior Reporter Evan Dyer’s article does nothing to help advance Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s role as a disseminator of serious news. --- ## In National Post, HRC Says Media Fixation On Pro-Palestinian Talking Points Obscures Real Threat Of Islamic Radicalism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/in-national-post-hrc-says-media-fixation-on-pro-palestinian-talking-points-obscures-real-threat-of-islamic-radicalism/ Type: post Modified: 2026-07-30 Words: 947 > On July 28, HRC Assistant Director Robert Walker was interviewed by Marty York of the National Post for his thoughts on the recent antisemitic attacks against the Jewish-owned Kiva’s Bagel Bakery chain... On July 28, HRC Assistant Director Robert Walker was interviewed by Marty York of the National Post for his thoughts on the recent antisemitic attacks against the Jewish-owned Kiva’s Bagel Bakery chain in Toronto. Walker told the National Post that the most recent attacks against the Jewish community in Toronto represent an assault on all civilized Canadians, and called on the news media to confront the issue with greater clarity and urgency by informing Canadians about the real threat facing Canada: Islamic radicalism. Marty York: Carney’s antisemitism council fiddles while Jewish businesses burn Members of the Canadian Jewish community, particularly in Toronto, are apoplectic with rage after a pair of bagel shops were damaged on Sunday, in what police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. One of the bakeries, in the beating heart of midtown Toronto, was hit by gunfire. The other is located at the northern tip of Toronto and is rich with Jewish heritage. Both are owned by Kiva’s Bagel Bakery and Restaurant, a beloved Toronto institution that has been cherished by many, including myself, for decades. I have been getting together with friends or relatives for a “nosh” at Kiva’s on a semi-regular basis for many years. So, yes, I am infuriated, too. “This is utterly reprehensible,” said Michael Levitt, former Liberal MP and now president of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center. Incidents such as these, Levitt added, “deepen fear and reinforce why so many in our community feel increasingly vulnerable.… Condemnations are not enough. The Jewish community needs more than expressions of concerns. It needs results.” The thing is, Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed two months ago to develop a “whole-of-government approach to antisemitism to ensure federal policies, workplaces, public safety programs and community initiatives are aligned in protecting Jewish Canadians and confronting hate.” Carney appointed an advisory council with what he said was a “clear mission” to combat antisemitism. And what have we heard from the council so far? Crickets. What actions has the council taken? As far as we know, zilch. What results are we seeing? More attacks against Jewish businesses. While Jewish organizations applauded Carney for setting up a council to address hate and the scourge of rising antisemitism, most could not understand why he would appoint individuals such as Omar Alghabra to it. Alghabra, a former Liberal MP, was once the president of the Canadian Arab Federation, which, after his tenure, advocated against listing Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations. Hamas and Hezbollah, of course, terrorize Israel and aim to eliminate the Jewish state and all Jews. CLARITy Coalition Canada circulated a petition shortly after the council was announced, asking Carney to reconsider his choices. The prime minister did not heed the advice. “We condemn yet more violent attacks on the Canadian Jewish community,” Hadassah Goldberg of CLARITy told me on Monday. “These attacks are not only on Jews but on Canada’s values and our democracy itself. (There has) not been a word from the advisory committee on rights, equality and inclusion, who are now responsible for determining the causes of antisemitism in Canada.… “As we have previously noted, this committee has members with no qualifications in issues of antisemitism and members whose prior associations should have disqualified them.” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow wrote on X that the attacks on Kiva’s were “vile and unacceptable,” and thanked Toronto police for investigating, but most of the replies to her post blamed her for contributing to the antisemitism in Toronto by failing to support the Jewish community. Replies were subsequently disabled on the thread. “Makes sense,” replied Rebel News founder Ezra Levant. “People would point out that you literally refuse to stand with Toronto’s Jews. You go anywhere with an open bar but you boycott Jewish events. Because you’ve done the math and you realize you need the pro-Hamas vote to win.” Toronto, sadly, has deteriorated into a cesspool of antisemitism and hate. On Monday, Toronto Sun columnist Warren Kinsella cited statistics showing that there were more antisemitic incidents in Canada than anywhere else in the world last year, and that Toronto is the worst city within Canada. Conservative MP Roman Baber shared a video on social media of what he called “Islamist thugs outside” a residence for Jewish seniors in Toronto. “It’s not free speech,” Baber said, “it’s harassment & intimidation, the same day two bakeries are attacked.” Robert Walker of Honest Reporting Canada told me the attacks on the bakeries, if determined to be anti-Jewish hate crimes, “would be the latest in such attempts to harass the Jewish community and would represent an assault on all civilized Canadians.” But he added: “Rather than shine a light on the real threats facing Canada, including Islamic radicalism and the Iranian regime’s tentacles in Canada, mu... --- ## Montreal’s ‘Palestine’ In The Park Event Features Maps Erasing Israel & Radical Affiliations. Where’s The Media Outrage? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/montreals-palestine-in-the-park-event-features-maps-erasing-israel-radical-affiliations-wheres-the-media-outrage/ Type: post Modified: 2026-07-30 Words: 659 > On the weekend of July 25 and 26, in Parc Angrinon, located in Montreal’s east end, the third annual ‘Palestine’ in the Park was held. While presenting itself as an... On the weekend of July 25 and 26, in Parc Angrinon, located in Montreal’s east end, the third annual ‘Palestine’ in the Park was held. While presenting itself as an event featuring children’s programs and culture, it also offered in our view deeply problematic content that raises serious questions about how such an event received permission to be held on public property. The event’s website condemns “78 years” of “the Zionist occupation,” a reference to Israel’s independence in 1948, in what we see as a clear attempt to delegitimize the Jewish State’s very existence in its historic and ancestral homeland. This is not a minor problem, but a foundational one. Seeing Israel in its entirety as a foreign and illegal occupation is not the basis for any kind of peace, but of rejectionism and a denial of the Jewish state’s right to exist. That was hardly the end of the controversies of ‘Palestine’ in the Park. Four separate times over two days, the program schedule offered a “prisoners exhibition tour,” which organizers noted would feature the sale of artwork from Palestinian prisoners. On the festival’s Facebook (Meta) page, images featured a small child walking on a map of Israel, with the Jewish State’s name erased, and replaced with Arabic-only towns. Crafts for sale featured a Palestinian flag transposed over all of Israel, and in one image, a small child was featured holding a map of Israel, replaced with what appears to be the keffiyeh, a checkered headdress used as a symbol of anti-Israel activism. In fact, on multiple occasions, photos from the festival’s Facebook page displayed small children engaging with imagery that erased Israel in its entirety. Among those listed as partners on the event’s website is the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a group that has been at the centre of many of Canada’s anti-Israel protests. In the immediate aftermath of the October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel, PYM organized events where it called on followers to “celebrate the resistance’s success…” Since then, PYM – despite its radical activities – has been treated with little skepticism by the news media. PYM has also collaborated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a banned terrorist organization in Canada, according to official Israeli documentation. Indeed, PYM’s website used to feature the Annual Ghassan Kanafani Resistance Arts Scholarship, named after a former senior leader of the PFLP terrorist group. One of PYM’s former leaders, Yara Shoufani (who currently serves as the president of Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East), has liked and shared posts on social media which we see as defending Palestinian terrorism. Incredibly, despite the highly problematic nature of the ‘Palestine’ in the Park, including the apparent involvement of the radical PYM group, as well as multiple instances appearing to completely erase Israel’s very existence, the event was not only permitted to take place, but faced no ostensible police action. Public events that promote the denial of Israel’s existence cannot expect to escape examination simply because they are framed as cultural or community gatherings. But that is precisely what happened. Scandalously, the event received virtually no critical media coverage, where Montreal taxpayers could have been informed about a highly problematic event taking place under their noses. Beyond the event organizers themselves, ‘Palestine’ in the Park was supported by a broader network of sponsors, partners, and vendors. Montrealers may wish to take note of the businesses that chose to associate themselves with the event and its messaging. Multiple sponsors were listed on the event’s website, including: La Station Cafe Watany Butterfly Krafts Zamalek Victory Training Center Amaken Project Laban Marche Castel The Conseil central du Montréal métropolitain–CSN (CCMM–CSN) Équipe Kendi Club de Boxe Universel Supermarché Mizan TriStar Gym The food vendors listed were: Al Quds Grill Halwanji Sweets Bouza Knafe Stop Shawarma Moods --- ## In Kingston Whig-Standard Column, Former Editor Steve Lukits Attempts To Conflate Israel With Murderous Palestinian Terrorists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-kingston-whig-standard-column-former-editor-steve-lukits-attempts-to-conflate-israel-with-murderous-palestinian-terrorists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-28 Words: 554 > Following the Nazi invasions throughout Europe and beyond in World War Two, as many as nine million German civilians died as a result of the global conflagration. But few mainstream... Following the Nazi invasions throughout Europe and beyond in World War Two, as many as nine million German civilians died as a result of the global conflagration. But few mainstream historians or scholars would call Allied powers the villain of that war, and instead recognize that it was Nazi Germany that began a murderous war and brought ruin upon its people as a result. Yet that same argument was employed in a recent column in The Kingston Whig-Standard by Steve Lukits, former Whig-Standard writer and editor, and who currently teaches in the Department of English at Royal Military College. Lukits’ July 24 column, “Remember Canadian soldier killed in Lebanon,” was written in commemoration of Paeta Derek Hess-Von Kruedener, a Canadian soldier killed during the 2006 war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist group. While Lukits rightly acknowledges that the war in question began when Hezbollah terrorists launched an unprovoked attack on Israeli territory, killing three soldiers and kidnapping two others, he soon launches into an assault on Israel’s counter-terrorism operations. He accused Israel of “pitiless brutality” in Lebanon, despite the fact that the war 20 years ago – lasting some five weeks – killed remarkably few Lebanese civilians, and targeted Hezbollah terrorists. Again and again in his column, Lukits exchanges rhetoric for cogent argumentation, saying that “the same ruthlessness, the same utter absence of pity and compassion, has driven the various killings, abductions and sexual assaults on non-combatants by Hamas, Hezbollah and the IDF” since October 7, 2023. In fact, there is zero comparison between Israel and its enemies. Israel is a liberal democratic state which targets combatants and not civilians, taking extraordinary and often unprecedented steps in avoiding harming innocents, according to John Spencer, arguably the world’s top expert on urban warfare. Meanwhile, in sharp contrast, groups like Hamas and Hezbollah – driven by their fanatical Islamist ideology, and supported by their patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran – seek the total destruction of Israel, and indeed Jews worldwide. There is no comparison between these ideologies and tactics, despite Lukits’ brazen attempt to do so. Lukits claims that there are 73,000 Palestinians dead in Gaza, “at least a third of them women and children,” offering no source for his claim, a remarkable omission. The only real source of all casualty claims from Gaza is none other than Hamas, via its so-called “Gaza Ministry of Health,” which has been found to manipulate casualty data. Moreover, the term “children” is defined by the United Nations as anyone under the age of 18, meaning that Hamas’ teenage combatants would be characterized as “children,” an absurd categorization. More importantly, Lukits offers no insights into how he recommends that Israel targets Palestinian terrorists while somehow avoiding any civilian casualties, particularly since Hamas actively uses civilian infrastructure to hide weapons and fighters. Even according to Hamas’ own unverified figures, virtually all Palestinian civilians survived two years of intense urban combat, a remarkable achievement, and a testament to Israel’s widespread warnings to Palestinian civilians in advance of major operations. Conflating a democratic nation’s legitimate self-defence with the deliberate, genocidal tactics of terrorist organizations which seek its destruction, as Steve Lukits has done in his July 24 opinion column, represents both a factual and moral failure in our view. --- ## CBC Podcast Front Burner – A Relentless Platformer of Anti-Israel Guests – Features Interview With Trita Parsi, Who Critics Say Is A Pro-Iranian Regime Lobbyist In The United States URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-podcast-front-burner-a-relentless-platformer-of-anti-israel-guests-features-interview-with-trita-parsi-who-critics-say-is-a-pro-iranian-regime-lobbyist-in-the-united-states/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-30 Words: 534 > Trita Parsi, the co-founder of the Washington, DC-based Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, has been condemned as an apologist for the Islamic Republic of Iran by former Iranian political prisoners.... Trita Parsi, the co-founder of the Washington, DC-based Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, has been condemned as an apologist for the Islamic Republic of Iran by former Iranian political prisoners. He is also the co-founder of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), which critics have argued is a “conduit for the regime’s narrative” in the United States. Journalist Eli Lake has maintained that Parsi “created the pro-Iran regime lobby in America.” That has not stopped Parsi from being interviewed on CBC, where he was portrayed as an expert, with zero acknowledgement of his controversies. By omitting this critical background, CBC in our view essentially sanitized Parsi’s history, presenting a highly polarized figure as a neutral academic. On July 21, Parsi was interviewed for the CBC podcast Front Burner, a program with an extensively-documented history of platforming anti-Israel speakers, offering them a sympathetic line of questioning, and rarely interviewing dissenting voices. In this segment, “Is Iran becoming a ‘forever war,’” host Jayme Poisson spoke with Parsi, making no mention of his controversial history or alleged ties to the Iranian regime. Instead, after listing him as the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, and an author, Poisson said “it’s so great to have you on Front Burner,” saying it was “such a pleasure.” Listen to the full segment below: That introduction was a foreshadowing of the rest of the interview, where despite repeated highly questionable claims from Parsi, Poisson repeatedly failed to challenge her guest or hold him accountable for his allegations. Parsi called the conflict between the United States and Iran “a war of choice” and “a war of aggression by the United States.” Poisson could have informed her listeners that, in fact, the Islamic Republic of Iran has spent decades actively fighting the United States, its interests and Israel, via its network of terrorist proxies, including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. Instead, it was the United States (and Israel) which were falsely framed by Parsi as the aggressors, not the murderous Iranian regime. Throughout the interview, Parsi characterized the Iranian regime as the victim of American aggression, framing its attacks on civilian infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf states as simply a tit-for-tat response to American actions, and completely ignoring Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, save for a single passing comment. Poisson’s failure to challenge Parsi left listeners with a highly distorted perspective. At one point, Parsi stated that “we saw also that the Ukrainians were capable of using their territory very effectively against the Russians, a much more powerful military at the end of the day.” This is a highly misleading comparison. Unlike Ukraine, the Iranian regime has spent decades actively funding, arming and supporting an array of openly genocidal Islamic terrorist proxies and repeatedly calling for the violent destruction of Israel. This latest episode from Front Burner is only the latest instance of the CBC podcast featuring predictable critics of Israel and the United States, with Poisson repeatedly failing to offer anything resembling meaningful challenge. The time has long passed for CBC to ensure fairness, accuracy and journalistic credibility at Front Burner, where it has been sorely lacking for far too long. --- ## Winnipeg Free Press Columnist Frances Ravinsky Falsely References Non-Existent “Genocide” In Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/winnipeg-free-press-columnist-frances-ravinsky-falsely-references-non-existent-genocide-in-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-27 Words: 516 > Almost instantaneously after Israel was invaded and attacked by thousands of Palestinian terrorists on the morning of October 7, 2023 – and even before Jerusalem had invaded Gaza to strike... Almost instantaneously after Israel was invaded and attacked by thousands of Palestinian terrorists on the morning of October 7, 2023 – and even before Jerusalem had invaded Gaza to strike Hamas terrorists and free the hostages who were kidnapped there – anti-Israel activists were already spreading the “genocide” libel against the Jewish State. Even before Israel’s invasion of Gaza three weeks later, the so-called “genocide” slur was already being recklessly being repeated, in a clear demonstration that these anti-Israel claims precipitated any significant Israeli action on the ground. Nearly three years later, that dangerous rhetoric has continued to infect public discourse in Canada, where unfounded accusations of “genocide” are being casually referred to in mainstream news media outlets, with authors not even bothering to make any case at all. In her July 21 opinion column in The Winnipeg Free Press, “Sowing the seeds of peace,” Frances Ravinsky, co-founder of a local nonprofit organization, Community Works Manitoba, recklessly spread this claim. In her column, she wrote “to my mind, far too much of the coverage slides into ‘an Olympics of suffering,’” adding “how dare Palestinians tell their story of suffering without referencing Jewish suffering; how dare Jews express their grief at the loss of innocent civilian lives on Oct. 7, 2023 in the face of the genocide in Gaza.” Despite Ravinsky’s casual use of the word “genocide” to refer to Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Gaza against Palestinian terrorists, there has been no genocide whatsoever. No international court has found Israel guilty of genocide, despite aggressive efforts by the South African regime to encourage it to do so. At the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders based on erroneous claims of war crimes, The Wall Street Journal has argued that the chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, received unspecified support from Qatar to target the Jewish State. The accusations of genocide that have been leveled are so weak that activist groups like Amnesty International have effectively called for the very definition to be changed because the existing definition requires the culprit to have intent to commit genocide, which Israel – given that it actively moved civilians in Gaza away from combat zones – did not do. In fact, not only is there no credible evidence of genocide in Gaza – a point repeatedly identified by experts, though their voices have been roundly ignored in the Canadian news media – the precise opposite is the case. Israel has taken unprecedented steps to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, an admittedly herculean task given the extent to which Palestinian terrorists actively embed themselves within Gaza civilian infrastructure. Ravinsky could have addressed the war between Israel and Hamas in any number of ways. She could have lamented the decision by Palestinians to invade Israel and launch a murderous rampage. She could have lauded Israel’s efforts to minimize civilian casualties. Or at the very least, she could have avoided spreading unfounded allegations of “genocide.” But she did no such thing, and instead only contributed to one of the most vicious modern falsehoods that could be spread. --- ## Exposing Excellence: Toronto Star Columnist Mark McQueen Offers Powerful Call For Business Leaders To Stand Up To Jew-Hate URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/exposing-excellence-toronto-star-columnist-mark-mcqueen-offers-powerful-call-for-business-leaders-to-stand-up-to-jew-hate/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-28 Words: 534 > It is uncommon for The Toronto Star to publish content that is worthy of praise, but when it does happen, it requires acknowledgement. In his July 16 commentary, “Moral leadership... It is uncommon for The Toronto Star to publish content that is worthy of praise, but when it does happen, it requires acknowledgement. In his July 16 commentary, “Moral leadership doesn’t require Ottawa’s permission,” Toronto entrepreneur Mark McQueen applauded a group of dozens of non-Jewish Canadian business leaders who recently took out full-page advertisements in newspapers across the country, decrying the rise of anti-Jewish hate crimes and calling for swift action to combat it. However, he raised the question as to why it took so long for prominent business executives to speak out on antisemitism, and contrasted it to the fast response to the issues of anti-Black racism following the 2020 murder of George Floyd in the United States, pointing out that the letter came only after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s June 1 speech at a Toronto synagogue about antisemitism. “I do wonder if the daily fare of antisemitic bile would be as rampant had these words been published 30 months ago. It was already obvious where we were headed,” McQueen wrote, noting the presence of pro-Hamas rallies in Canada just days after the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel. While it is impossible to know what could have transpired had more prominent Canadians vocally taken a moral stand against Jew-hate as soon as pro-Hamas demonstrations and anti-Jewish hate crimes began taking place in the fall of 2023, the moral necessity in doing so would have sent a clear message to all levels of government, as well to the wider business community in Canada, that silence is complicity and that it is intolerable. McQueen also criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for his naivete when he proclaimed in his June 1 antisemitism speech that “when you come to Canada…you leave behind your animosities,” writing that Carney was “kidding himself,” and citing the recent Al-Quds day protests in Toronto, which featured open death threats, images of Hezbollah, a banned terrorist group, and praise for the murderous Islamic Republic of Iran. The uncomfortable reality is that Canada’s approach to combating antisemitism cannot be limited to condemning individual incidents and must reckon with the ideological and cultural factors that contribute to the normalization of Jew-hatred. Integration cannot succeed if imported ideologies, conspiracy theories and extremist narratives are allowed to take root without meaningful challenge. While it may be expected or assumed that immigrants to Canada leave their hatreds in the old country, clearly that presumption is based on wishful thinking, rather than the facts as they are. Given that anti-Jewish views are almost universal in much of the Islamic world, (though with notable exceptions), any serious effort at addressing the problem would first require acknowledging the role that immigration plays in continuing to foster hate crimes in Canada. As McQueen reminded readers, the willingness of these business leaders to speak out is commendable, but their own timing underscores a larger lesson: silence in the face of rising antisemitism carries consequences. Whether from elected officials, community leaders or influential voices in the private sector, moral leadership means confronting hatred before it becomes normalized, and should not wait for belated action from politicians. --- ## How Academics Are Fighting Back Against Antizionist Propaganda In Academia: An Insightful Conversation With Professor Andrew Pessin, Founding Director Of The Institute For The Critical Study Of Antizionism – Part 1 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-academics-are-fighting-back-against-antizionist-propaganda-in-academia-an-insightful-conversation-with-professor-andrew-pessin-founding-director-of-the-institute-for-the-critical-study-of-antizi/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-07-31 Words: 143 > For years, and the last 3 years in particular, antizionist professors have hijacked the word 'Zionism' and used it to falsely demonize Israel and its supporters. While it is indisputably... For years, and the last 3 years in particular, antizionist professors have hijacked the word ‘Zionism’ and used it to falsely demonize Israel and its supporters. While it is indisputably a form of antisemitism, it is also a hate movement in its own right. In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Andrew Pessin, founding director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Antizionism, to explain how this happened. The institute is a scholarly initiative dedicated to producing and promoting critical research on the history, evolution and contemporary manifestations of antizionism as an ideology, worldview and movement. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. To listen to the audio-only version, click below: --- ## The Growing Hostility Facing Jewish Canadians URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/the-growing-hostility-facing-jewish-canadians/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-07-24 Words: 101 > Canada was once a place where Jewish people could live openly, safely and proudly, but findings from the Canadian Jewish Barometer suggest that sense of security is eroding. As hostility... Canada was once a place where Jewish people could live openly, safely and proudly, but findings from the Canadian Jewish Barometer suggest that sense of security is eroding. As hostility toward Israel increasingly translates into hostility toward Jewish Canadians, many are being made to feel that their Canadian identity, Jewish identity and connection to Israel are incompatible. They are not. Canadian Jews have every right to be proudly Canadian, proudly Jewish and proudly connected to Israel. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## PM Carney Says He Won’t Lecture Other Countries. Except, It Seems Israel. Why The Blatant Double-Standard – Amplified On Government’s Social Media? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/pm-carney-says-he-wont-lecture-other-countries-except-it-seems-israel-why-the-blatant-double-standard-amplified-on-governments-social-media/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-24 Words: 581 > There are few countries with human rights records as poor as Saudi Arabia. According to Freedom House, the kingdom ranks a pitiful score of 9 out of 100 in its... There are few countries with human rights records as poor as Saudi Arabia. According to Freedom House, the kingdom ranks a pitiful score of 9 out of 100 in its freedom index, even lower than Sudan, North Korea and Russia, with the report noting that Riyadh relies on “pervasive surveillance” and “the criminalization of dissent.” While on a recent official visit to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked about Ottawa doing business with countries that have poor records on human rights. In response, Carney dismissed the concern, saying that “lecturing other countries from afar is an ineffective strategy.” The kingdom’s horrific human rights record has not stopped Carney from gushing that Canada and Saudi Arabia were “natural partners.” Despite Carney’s statement that scolding other countries was a pointless endeavour, Ottawa has reserved its arsenal of harsh condemnation seemingly only for one country: Israel. On a regular basis, various Canadian government apparatuses continue to lecture Israel, whether from Global Affairs Canada, Foreign Minister Anita Anand, Canada’s embassy in Israel, or even the prime minister. In recent weeks alone, Canada’s embassy to Israel condemned Jerusalem for its treatment of Palestinian prisoners (including a Hamas colonel), Anand repeatedly condemned the Jewish State for its treatment of anti-Israel activists aboard the flotilla to Gaza, as did Global Affairs Canada and even the prime minister’s office, which castigated Jerusalem on multiple fronts. Meanwhile, it was not just Saudi Arabia which Ottawa avoided criticizing. In fact, Carney’s approach with dictatorial and repressive Islamist regimes have consistently failed to offer any criticism, let alone condemnation. In a readout following the 2026 NATO summit in Turkey, the prime minister’s office noted that he and Turkish President Recep Erdogan “expressed interest in deepening partnerships in defence, critical minerals, energy and advanced technologies, including aerospace.” No mention was made by Carney or his office of Erdogan’s overt support for Palestinian terrorism, his repression of ethnic Kurds, Turkey’s illegal occupation of half the island of Cyprus, or its own authoritarian practices, including imprisoning political opponents. The Carney government’s documented double standard in glossing over human rights abuses in countries like Turkey and Saudi Arabia while fixating on unsubstantiated claims against Israel is all the more indefensible given that, in contrast to the dictatorships in Ankara and Riyadh, Jerusalem is a liberal democratic state whose behaviours, while imperfect, are infinitely better than the countries that the prime minister apparently favours. The prime minister claims he does not believe in publicly scolding other governments, but that restraint appears to disappear when it comes to the Jewish State alone. For Riyadh and Ankara, Ottawa offers handshakes and strategic cooperation. For Jerusalem, it offers public rebukes and harsh condemnation. Carney’s foreign policy reveals troubling selective attacks, where authoritarian Islamist regimes are treated as partners to be courted, while Israel is treated as a target to be lectured ad nauseum. The prime minister’s double standards are hardly in isolation; they are closely mirrored by much of the Canadian news media, which uncritically repeat anti-Israel falsehoods all while demonstrating little interest in exposing actual crimes perpetrated by some of the world’s worst human rights abusers. With the ubiquitous nature of social media, the federal government is regularly announcing foreign policy through official social media channels, directly to Canadians. When those taxpayer-funded communications apply a glaring double standard to Israel, they deserve the same public scrutiny as any other media reporting. --- ## La Presse Gives Sympathetic Portrayal Of Montreal Anti-Israel Activist Samar Alkhadour, Who Filmed Herself Saying “F**K White People A Million Times” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/la-presse-gives-sympathetic-portrayal-of-montreal-anti-israel-activist-samar-alkhadour-who-filmed-herself-saying-fk-white-people-a-million-times/ Type: post Modified: 2026-07-24 Words: 1332 > version française Samar Alkhadour is a Gazan woman living in Montreal who, as a recent immigrant to Canada, recorded herself proclaiming “f**k white people a million times” and “f**k you,... version française Samar Alkhadour is a Gazan woman living in Montreal who, as a recent immigrant to Canada, recorded herself proclaiming “f**k white people a million times” and “f**k you, westerners,” and in 2024, she was arrested and charged with criminally harassing Immigration Minister Marc Miller. She is also known by her married name, Elkahlout, though she is reportedly estranged from her husband, Mahmoud Elkhalout, who antisemitism watchdog Leviathan alleges is an Air Canada employee who he claims has posted images appearing to glorify late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. She has also said that as long as the so-called “occupation” exists in “Palestine,” then “the fight continues” and must “escalate,” and as chronicled by online investigator Leviathan, she was filmed telling the president of France that Hamas is not a terrorist organization, but a “resistance group.” The organization CIJA has also noted that “Samar is also known for her participation in extremist protests where vandalism, graffiti, and broken windows have been reported.” Despite Alkhadour’s extensive and controversial history of anti-Israel activism, she was featured in what we regard as a sympathetic article in La Presse, “Taste Palestine, so as not to forget it,” which made no mention of the scandalous statements she has made. The piece was authored by Fannie Arcand, who has previously presented what we consider to be sympathetic portrayals of anti-Israel activists in Montreal, and uncritically repeated false “genocide” slurs against Israel. In her July 19 article, Arcand introduces readers to Alkhadour’s family, including her sister Seham Alkhadour and brother-in-law, Mohammed al Bhaisi, from Gaza. The article oscillates between describing Seham’s restaurant and catering business, and regurgitating unfounded allegations against Israel. This is at least the second time that Alkhadour has been covered sympathetically in La Presse, with reporter Rima Elkouri having done so in 2024. Arcand tells readers that the sisters “use the term genocide without hesitation, as do the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry and many experts.” Despite the clear implication that there was “genocide” in Gaza, there is virtually no evidence whatsoever that any such crime took place, as experts have repeatedly stated (though these reports have been almost universally ignored in the Canadian news media). As journalist Bret Stephens of The New York Times recently pointed out, “if Israel wanted to commit genocide, if Israel wanted to kill every single Palestinian, it could have. It is a nuclear power. Why did it distribute polio vaccines? Why did it allow any food at all?” In fact, Israel took extraordinary precautions to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, going to such lengths that war experts have stated that its actions are unprecedented in the annals of modern warfare. No less obscenely, Arcand wrote in the article that the current conflict between Israel and Gaza was launched by Israel “on October 7, 2023,” with zero mention of the massacres by Palestinian terrorists that day which murdered 1,200 people and kidnapped hundreds more, which precipitated the war. This framing is not simply an omission, but a fundamental rewriting of history where the Palestinians are victims of Israeli aggression, rather than perpetrators of murderous terrorism. By presenting Alkhadour and her family’s outlandish claims and without sharing her own controversial history, La Presse has failed to provide even the most elementary journalistic standards to their readers. Fortunately, on July 22, CIJA announced that they had engaged with La Presse directly, and subsequently, the newspaper added context referring to Hamas’ October 7 massacres, as well as Samar Alkhadour’s controversial history. Nevertheless, this episode indicates a significant editorial oversight that La Presse would do well to improve. La Presse dresse un portrait complaisant de l’activiste anti-Israël montréalaise Samar Alkhadour, qui s’est filmée en disant «Fk white people a million times» Samar Alkhadour est une Gazaouie vivant à Montréal qui, peu après son arrivée au Canada, s’est filmée en proclamant «fk white people a million times» et «fk you, westerners». En 2024, elle a été arrêtée et accusée de harcèlement criminel envers le ministre de l’Immigration, Marc Miller. Elle est également connue sous son nom marital, Elkahlout, bien qu’elle soit, selon certaines informations, séparée de son mari, Mahmoud Elkhalout. D’après l’organisme de veille contre l’antisémitisme Leviathan, celui-ci est employé d’Air Canada et a publié des images semblant faire l’éloge de l’ancien chef du Hamas, Yahya Sinwar. Elle a également déclaré que tant que la soi-disant « occupation » existera en «Palestine», «la lutte continue» et doit «s’intensifier». Selon les recherches de l’enquêteur en ligne Leviathan, elle a aussi été filmée affirmant au président de la France que le Hamas n’est pas une organisation terroriste, ma... --- ## CBC Podcast Front Burner Features Host Jayme Poisson Devoting Yet Another Segment To Falsely Presenting Israel, Rather Than Palestinian Terrorists, As The Obstacle To Peace URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-podcast-front-burner-features-host-jayme-poisson-devoting-yet-another-segment-to-falsely-presenting-israel-rather-than-palestinian-terrorists-as-the-obstacle-to-peace/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-27 Words: 673 > The CBC podcast Front Burner, hosted by Jayme Poisson, has spent much of the last three years producing continued segments featuring guests offering their harsh denunciations of Israel, a repeated... The CBC podcast Front Burner, hosted by Jayme Poisson, has spent much of the last three years producing continued segments featuring guests offering their harsh denunciations of Israel, a repeated focus bordering on an obessive fixation on the Jewish State’s alleged misdeeds, all while offering relatively little platforms to any opposing voices. In a July 15 segment, “Can Hamas’ handover restart Gaza’s peace plan,” Poisson continued to showcase CBC’s documented anti-Israel bias in her interview with Hugh Lovatt, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Listen to the full episode below: Poisson’s introduction set the scene, with her telling listeners that since the October ceasefire in Gaza, “Israel has not only expanded its control of the strip but also continued its military campaign there. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, over 1,000 people have been killed in the last nine months,” adding for good measure that “humanitarian aid is barely getting in.” Poisson did not bother to mention how many of the deaths in Gaza have been Hamas combatants or those actively involved in violence, and instead, the implication in many listeners’ minds would presumably be that the deaths were lamentable civilian casualties. But had she shared the facts, she might have noted that deaths included Hussam al-Shafie, a Hamas member who took part in the October 7 massacres, high-level commanders of Hamas’ Nukhba cell, and others actively taking part in planning attacks on Israel. This information is readily available, yet Poisson made no ostensible effort to share this. As for her unfounded claim that “humanitarian aid is barely getting in,” this is a preposterous and false claim. Some 1.7 million tonnes of food have been sent into Gaza since the ceasefire. Other notable details include that seventy thousand cubic meters of water are funneled into Gaza daily – including directly piped in from Israel – and hundreds of pallets of dialysis fluid entered in a single day in July. Poisson’s misinformation came even before Lovatt said a single word, but when he offered his opinions, the falsehoods continued, with him proclaiming that Gaza is “a ceasefire only for one side,” adding that “Hamas and Palestinian armed groups have largely stopped their attacks on Israeli forces in Gaza.” In fact, in just the first six months of the ceasefire, Palestinian terrorists violated the ceasefire 139 times, representing about one violation per day. Poisson did not challenge Lovatt’s characterization of Israel as being effectively the sole obstacle to peace, and instead only supported it, with the host asking whether Israel is “being held accountable” for its actions, though she did not ask the same question about Palestinian terrorists. In turn, Lovatt accused Israel of unspecified “atrocities” and complained that “there’s been very little accountability.” Though he mentioned the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), both of which are actively targeting Israel in what legal experts call the weaponization of international law, he only did so to lament that this is somehow insufficient, rather than noting that it, in fact, represents a disproportionate infatuation with Israel in international fora. Virtually no acknowledgement was given by either Poisson nor Lovatt about the deadly security threats posed by Palestinian terrorists, and even when Israel’s view was mentioned, it was immediately dismissed. In one case, Lovatt noted that Israel points out that Hamas’ refusal to disarm is a violation of the ceasefire, before hastening to add that Hamas is “not without reason” in not disarming, and blaming Israel once again for allegedly violating the agreement. If Jayme Poisson wanted to devote yet another podcast episode to discussing Gaza, she would have done well to at least acknowledge the thorough presence of Palestinian terrorists, the veritable flood of aid that has entered Gaza since then, and the continued Palestinian violation of the ceasefire. Instead, she relied on a familiar absurd narrative where Israel was the overwhelming if not sole obstacle to peace in the region. Photo credit: Jayme Poisson --- ## Spate Of Recent Segments On CBC’s As It Happens Amplifies Anti-Israel Narratives Without Challenge URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/spate-of-recent-segments-on-cbcs-as-it-happens-amplifies-anti-israel-narratives-without-challenge/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-22 Words: 766 > In a series of recent segments on the CBC radio program As It Happens, listeners were fed a series of anti-Israel narratives presented as thoughtful commentary and analysis. On June... In a series of recent segments on the CBC radio program As It Happens, listeners were fed a series of anti-Israel narratives presented as thoughtful commentary and analysis. On June 16, co-host Nil Köksal interviewed Hassan Dbouk, the mayor of the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre about the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist group based in Lebanon (meanwhile, no Israeli mayor was interviewed for their thoughts on Hezbollah’s incessant attacks on northern Israel). Listen to the full episode below: Dbouk demanded that “the international community” pressure Israel to “stop their attack here,” and repeatedly referred to Hezbollah, a banned terrorist organization in Canada, as “resistance,” and characterized Israel as the problem, rather than Hezbollah, which fired rockets into Israel on March 2 in an unprovoked attack. Not once at any point in the interview did Köksal tell listeners that Tyre, the city represented by Dbouk, is a hotbed of Hezbollah terrorism and has been described as a bastion of Hezbollah operations. Instead, she permitted Dbouk to portray himself as something of a Lebanese everyman, concerned only with day-to-day municipal governance. Two days later, CBC News regurgitated the interview and republished it into a news story written by journalist Kayla McLean. The article, “Lebanese residents return home to an uncertain future amid fragile ceasefire,” quoted Dbouk’s interview on As It Happens, including his reference to Hezbollah terrorists as “resistance,” a deeply troubling and legitimizing verbiage that McLean made no apparent reference to clarify for readers, nor did she offer any insight into the depth of Hezbollah’s presence in Tyre. Six days later, on June 22, As It Happens returned with another segment on the war in Lebanon. But rather than discuss Iran’s nefarious role there, or the presence of Hezbollah, the culprit was once again Israel. In the segment, Köksal spoke with Assad Serhal of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, who spoke about his friend Mona Khalil. Listen to the full episode below: Khalil was killed, Köksal told listeners, after Israel hit her home, though adding that Israel says it never struck her at all, and there was no acknowledgement about why there might have been fighting nearby, namely the presence of Hezbollah terrorists. Instead, the narrative presented was once again in our view a sympathetic portrayal of Lebanese suffering at the hands of a faceless Israel. On June 24, CBC News repurposed the interview into another article by journalist Sheena Goodyear, “Mona Khalil, sea turtle conservationist, killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon.” While Goodyear noted that Israel denies that it struck Khalil, the story presented the allegations against Israel as fact. On June 23, Köksal turned her attention to Iran, speaking with Rob Malley, the US Special Envoy for Iran under the Biden administration. Malley told listeners that tensions with the Islamic Republic of Iran could only be solved “through diplomatic engagement,” and in our view downplayed the threat posed by Tehran, saying that it was a “hype.” Listen to the full episode below: Malley, who was under investigation by the FBI for allegedly mishandling classified information and was ultimately suspended from his position in 2023, was previously a guest on CBC where he, again in our view, downplayed the Iranian threat and targeted Israel instead. Meanwhile, the uncomfortable reality that the Islamic Republic is an openly murderous and totalitarian Islamist dictatorship which mows down protesters, seeks the destruction of ten million Israelis, and actively supports terrorist groups which seek the murder of Americans and other Westerners was largely overlooked by Malley during the segment. As It Happens also managed to cover the story of Hussam Abu Safiya, a Gazan man who previously served as director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital, who was arrested by Israel in December, 2024. In the July 8 segment, Köksal interviewed Tirza Leibovitz Physicians for Human Rights Israel, whose group is actively trying to release him from prison. Listen to the full episode below: The entirety of the interview focused on Abu Safiya’s condition and related issues, with only the briefest of acknowledgement from Köksal that Israel says he is involved with Hamas, though she did not share that Israel says he was a colonel in the terrorist group, and that there is extensive evidence, including from Palestinian media, appearing to indicate precisely that. Rather than providing listeners with a full picture of the Iranian regime’s tentacles throughout the Middle East, As It Happens repeatedly advanced narratives that scandalously presented tiny Israel as the biggest, if not sole, obstacle to peace. --- ## CBC’s Sara Jabakhanji Continues Pattern Of Amplifying Unchallenged Anti-Israel Allegations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbcs-sara-jabakhanji-continues-pattern-of-amplifying-unchallenged-anti-israel-allegations/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-22 Words: 580 > CBC News continues to allow itself to be used as a largely uncritical disseminator of allegations against Israel, all while documented claims against Palestinian activists and their supporters continue to... CBC News continues to allow itself to be used as a largely uncritical disseminator of allegations against Israel, all while documented claims against Palestinian activists and their supporters continue to be overwhelmingly ignored. In a series of three recent reports, CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji – who signed a 2021 open letter calling for the Canadian news media to amplify pro-Palestinian narratives – continued to do precisely that. In a May 22 article, “Canadian Gaza flotilla activist says he was beaten for days in Israeli detention,” Jabakhanji sympathetically profiles Ehab Lotayef, a Montreal anti-Israel activist and McGill University employee who participated on the recent ill-fated ‘flotilla to Gaza,’ which despite being framed as a humanitarian endeavor, was clearly a PR stunt. Jabakhanji describes Lotayef as a “human rights activist,” hardly a neutral term for an individual having been involved in overt acts of anti-Israel activism for at least 15 years, before proceeding to repeat his allegations of torture. While she did offer brief denials from Israel, the article provided virtually no insight into serious allegations against the flotilla organizers, including alleged connections to Palestinian terrorism. On June 10, Jabakhanji was back with another article which provided uncritical coverage for allegations leveled by Amnesty International, an anti-Israel pressure group. The article, “Amnesty report accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Bank amid expanded settlements.” When such allegations are leveled against Israel, CBC News has repeatedly offered extensive coverage of them for the Canadian public. Meanwhile, when experts have found no evidence of genocide or famine in Gaza, or widespread documented manipulation of casualty claims by Hamas, these findings are routinely ignored by Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster. Amnesty International’s claims of “ethnic cleansing” because Israel dares to build homes in its historic lands were provided to readers as if they were newsworthy, with no acknowledgement of the group’s long documented anti-Israel agenda, and only minimal mention that these allegations are challenged by Israel, when she could have informed readers that Israel possesses extensive legal title to the lands in question – far more than a non-existent Palestinian state. And again on July 14, Jabakhanji penned an article profiling a Palestinian man imprisoned by Israel, framing the story overwhelmingly from his family’s perspective and offering relatively little insight into the serious allegations against him. The article, “Family of Gaza hospital chief detained by Israel ‘shocked’ over his deteriorating health condition,” purported to tell the story of Hussam Abu Safiya, a former hospital chief in Gaza who was detained by Israel in December, 2024. It was only halfway through the article that readers learned that Israel says Abu Safiya served as a senior officer in Hamas. But these are not mere accusations; there is extensive evidence, including from Palestinian media, appearing to show Abu Safiya as a colonel in the Palestinian terrorist group. None of this evidence was cited in the article. As the article ended, Jabakhanji offered readers a series of smears against Israel, including writing that in 2025, “the UN said that the Israeli authorities had committed genocide by targeting the health-care system and medical professionals in Gaza since October 2023,” adding only in response that Israel called the claims “scandalous.” Time and again, CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji – and much of CBC at large – has provided a largely uncritical if not sympathetic platform for scores of anti-Israel accusations, while providing virtually no coverage to findings which contradict that agenda. --- ## Advertise With HRC URL: https://honestreporting.ca/advertise-with-hrc/ Type: page Modified: 2026-07-22 Words: 125 > Advertise With HRC We’re excited to introduce new advertising and sponsorship opportunities across HonestReporting Canada’s growing media platforms, including our newsletters, podcast, social media channels, viral videos, and digital content. With... 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Contact Assistant Director Robert Walker to learn more about sponsorship opportunities. --- ## Le Journal De Montréal Creates Infographic On Israeli Strikes On Lebanon, Bizarrely Fails To Mention Hezbollah Even A Single Time URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-journal-de-montreal-creates-infographic-on-israeli-strikes-on-lebanon-bizarrely-fails-to-mention-hezbollah-even-a-single-time/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-20 Words: 1139 > version française The widespread anti-Israel bias pervasive in many corners of the Canadian news media is present not only in news reports and interviews, but even in editorial cartoons and... version française The widespread anti-Israel bias pervasive in many corners of the Canadian news media is present not only in news reports and interviews, but even in editorial cartoons and infographics. This misinformation was on full display once again in a July 9 infographic for Le Journal de Montréal, “Lebanon’s heritage gems damaged by Israel.” It portrayed a map of Lebanon, and featured a number of sites throughout the country targeted by Israel during recent fighting. Incredibly, the infographic somehow omitted the elephant in the room, and made zero mention of Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamist terrorist group that is responsible for dragging Lebanon into armed conflict with the Jewish State. The infographic’s caption tells readers that “since the signing of the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel, aimed at a ‘lasting peace,’ Israel has kept its troops close to its border and continues its occasional bombing.” While making clear that Israel is continuing “its occasional bombing,” the newspaper failed to mention the word Hezbollah, let alone inform readers about its role in launching unprovoked rocket fire into Israel beginning on March 2, in solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran. By omitting this essential background, Le Journal de Montréal instead falsely portrayed Israel as bombing Lebanon, apparently for no reason at all, and certainly not because of a deadly threat posed by an openly genocidal terrorist group that seeks Israel’s destruction. The infographic highlights locations such as Beaufort Castle, a medieval fortress which it notes was “captured by Israeli troops at the end of May.” Though the newspaper notes that it was “the scene of intense fighting,” it fails to mention precisely whom Israel was fighting, or that underneath the castle is a complex web of tunnels that Hezbollah has used to store weapons and fighters. By failing to provide this fundamental information, Le Journal de Montréal painted a picture where Israel was threatening a medieval fortress in a crime against archaeology, but once again with no apparent reason behind it. Elsewhere, the infographic states that “the city of Tyre, home to archaeological remains from the Roman era, has been especially targeted by Israeli strikes, even though UNESCO has designated it a World Heritage Site.” In this inversion of priorities, Le Journal de Montréal takes pains to note the World Heritage Site designation in the Lebanese coastal city of Tyre, but not the presence of maniacal Islamist terrorists who have deliberately embedded themselves there and placed civilians in harm’s way. Israel has pointed out that Hezbollah operatives embedded themselves within historic Christian areas of Tyre. This is not a matter simply of Israeli allegations, but of documented fact, with the France 24 broadcaster referring to the city as a “Hezbollah bastion,” and a locale where filming without Hezbollah’s permission is difficult if not impossible. This information was completely absent. For reasons that only Le Journal de Montréal can explain, absolutely none of this foundational information was anywhere to be seen in its infographic, an omission so damning that readers would have virtually no idea why Israel was in southern Lebanon at all. Le Journal de Montréal publie une infographie sur les frappes israéliennes au Liban sans mentionner une seule fois le Hezbollah Le biais anti-israélien largement répandu dans plusieurs médias d’information canadiens ne se manifeste pas seulement dans les reportages et les entrevues, mais également dans les caricatures éditoriales et les infographies. Cette désinformation était une fois de plus manifeste dans une infographie publiée le 9 juillet par Le Journal de Montréal, intitulée «Les joyaux patrimoniaux du Liban endommagés par Israël». L’infographie présentait une carte du Liban mettant en évidence plusieurs sites visés par Israël au cours des récents combats. Fait incroyable, elle omettait complètement l’éléphant dans la pièce : le Hezbollah, le groupe terroriste islamiste libanais responsable d’avoir entraîné le Liban dans un conflit armé contre l’État juif, n’y était jamais mentionné. La légende de l’infographie indique aux lecteurs que «depuis la signature de l’accord-cadre entre le Liban et Israël, visant une ‘paix durable,’ Israël a maintenu ses troupes près de sa frontière et poursuit des bombardements ponctuels». Tout en précisant qu’Israël poursuit «des bombardements ponctuels», le journal ne mentionne jamais le Hezbollah, encore moins son rôle dans le déclenchement de tirs de roquettes non provoqués contre Israël à compter du 2 mars, en solidarité avec son principal soutien, la République islamique d’Iran. En omettant ce contexte essentiel, Le Journal de Montréal donne plutôt la fausse impression qu’Israël bombarde le Liban sans raison apparente, et certainement pas en réponse à la menace mortelle que représente une organisation terroriste ouvertement génocidaire qui prône la de... --- ## CBC Radio Program The Current Gives Sympathetic Platform (Again) To Former PLO Lawyer Diana Buttu To Spread Anti-Israel Misinformation URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-the-current-gives-sympathetic-platform-again-to-former-plo-lawyer-diana-buttu-to-spread-anti-israel-misinformation/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-20 Words: 863 > On the July 9 episode of the CBC radio program The Current “Hamas says it’s ready to hand over power. What comes next?” guest anchor Catherine Cullen hosted Diana Buttu... On the July 9 episode of the CBC radio program The Current “Hamas says it’s ready to hand over power. What comes next?” guest anchor Catherine Cullen hosted Diana Buttu and Aaron David Miller. Miller was representing the Carnegie Endowment, a Washington policy think-tank. Listen to the full segment below: Cullen introduced Diana Buttu as, “a Palestinian Canadian lawyer and a former legal advisor for the Palestine Liberation Organization.” She neglected to clarify that the PLO has a long history of terrorism, and that it regards the State of Israel as “entirely illegal”. Nor did she mention that Buttu is a highly controversial figure who has blamed Israel’s non-existent “occupation” of Gaza for the October 7 massacres. Cullen asked Buttu, “what message is Hamas trying to send by saying it will dissolve its government this week?” Buttu’s answer included the claim “there has been very little aid.” and that Hamas “don’t want to govern Gaza. They’re ready to hand it over to this technical committee.” According to Israeli news outlet YNet, Israeli officials claimed that this handover was “meaningless spin and a stalling tactic,” adding, “Palestinian officials told us this is only a symbolic step meant to create an appearance of progress for the mediators.” Even Palestinian sources acknowledged their existing civil servants will continue in their posts under the new authority. Hamas intends to continue to run things, just behind the scenes. Cullen did mention Israel’s stance, but did not give it the weight it deserved. Hamas has a history of brutality. On October 7, 2023, its invasion, massacre, and hostage-taking forced Israel into a fight for survival. Hamas had built a tunnel network bigger than the London Underground to implement its terror, and was ruling Gaza ruthlessly with extrajudicial killings of alleged conspirators. Buttu’s narrative sanitized Hamas’ role in the destruction of Gaza. Hamas routinely hijacked huge quantities of aid, selling them at inflated prices to fund its terror. Hamas routinely operated a human shield strategy, hiding tunnel entrances in children’s bedrooms, command centers in hospitals, and terror infrastructure in schools. Miller, at least, acknowledged that “They don’t want to disarm. It’s fundamentally a part of their ideology.” Buttu also spread the absurd falsehood that Israel was committing genocide, that “more than a thousand Palestinians have been killed” during the ceasefire, and that “over 200 of them children alone,” and she also said that there are “73,000 people that Israel had killed,” during the war. She also said of the Gazans, “you know, they’re tired of the mass killing…they also wanted… Israel’s policies of starvation come to an end.” She later added of the Israelis, “they don’t want to see Palestinians living at all a free life.” Buttu provided no sources, and Cullen failed to ask for any. Ignoring Hamas’ cowardly tactics of hiding among civilians while dismissing Israel’s efforts to issue warnings to civilians prior to an attack allowed her to present Israel’s self-defense as wanton evil. Buttu’s casualty figures were likely sourced from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between fighters and civilians, gathering data using unreliable methods, and contains multiple inaccuracies. Buttu went on to state that Hamas “have said that they are willing to hand over and store weapons with a technocratic committee or an international protection force, and something that the Israelis have never said that they’re willing to do.” Cullen did not explain that Israel’s refusal to trust terrorists to hand over their weapons was entirely valid. This sanitizing of Hamas was a consistent theme throughout Buttu’s interview, which Cullen did not call her on. But Buttu’s most bizarre statement was that Israel was “leaving Hamas in power and then blaming Palestinians for the actions that the Israelis are conducting, i.e. the consistent killing.” At no point did she acknowledge Israel’s need for self-defence. When Cullen asked Miller about Buttu’s idea that “Israel wants Hamas in power so they can continue to blame Hamas, they can continue to blame Palestinians. What do you think of that argument?” He creditably articulated Hamas’ evil from October 7, 2023, but continued, “I think Diana’s point is extremely well taken. I think Benjamin Netanyahu would prefer…Hamas will continue to govern, to the degree that it can, Gaza…” Despite acknowledging Hamas’ genocidal intent, he still posited that Israel wanted to sustain Hamas. When asked about the Board of Peace’s idea of creating a humanitarian zone in Gaza where “goods and services would be scaled up as a way to kickstart the peace plan,” Miller implied that this was Israel wanting to ethnically cleanse Gaza, musing if this was “step one in getting Palestinians out of Gaza altogether.” By showcasing these allegations without challenge, CBC’s The Current abandoned any pretense of balanced journalism. Catherine ... --- ## In Toronto Star Column, Former Diplomat Jon Allen Falsely Claims Iranian Regime “Posed No Immediate Threat” To Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-toronto-star-column-former-diplomat-jon-allen-falsely-claims-iranian-regime-posed-no-immediate-threat-to-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-20 Words: 655 > In his July 12 opinion column in The Toronto Star, “This is why the U.S. and Iran resumed hostilities — and why a simple resolution is a remote possibility,” Jon... In his July 12 opinion column in The Toronto Star, “This is why the U.S. and Iran resumed hostilities — and why a simple resolution is a remote possibility,” Jon Allen, a former Canadian ambassador to Israel, opines on the ongoing tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he in our view falsely diminished the murderous and indeed imminent threats posed by Tehran to Israel. Allen wrote that the U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic were “internationally illegal,” though he did not elaborate on how he arrived at that conclusion. If he was referring to the lack of approval from the United Nations Security Council, that is an absurd legal standard, given that Russia and China, two key supporters of the Iranian regime, sit as permanent members and would likely veto any request for action against Iran. More troublingly, Allen posited without providing evidence that “Iran posed no imminent threat to either the U.S. or Israel,” though he added that “that’s not to suggest, however, that Iran wasn’t funding, and in some cases, directing terror attacks by its proxies, Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis.” While it is notable that Allen referred to attacks by these Iranian proxies as “terror attacks” – a reasonable and descriptive term that virtually all Canadian news outlets refuse to describe accurately – his assessment that Iran did not pose an impending threat to Israel is far off base. Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, which Allen freely acknowledges are Iranian proxies, are not simply irritants, but deadly serious threats against the tiny Jewish State. All three – like their patrons in Tehran – are sworn to Israel’s destruction, and their actions have recently and consistently shown that they are clearly committed to accomplishing that goal. Likewise, despite severe economic challenges predating the February 28 commencement of hostilities, the Islamic Republic continued to prioritize conflict with Israel, and it showed no cessation of its dedication to its terrorist proxies, nor its nuclear or ballistic missile programs. As was demonstrated in real time in June, 2025 during the 12-day war, and again in recent months, just with ballistic missiles alone, Tehran’s continued bombardment of Israeli cities represented an imminent threat that no country could reasonably tolerate. Yet by appearing to dismiss Iran’s continued calls to destroy Israel, its support for terrorist proxies and its ballistic missile program as posing “no immediate threat,” was Allen’s presumed conclusion that Israel should simply permit an openly genocidal regime to continue its military buildup? Reasonable minds can criticize the recent strikes against the Islamic Republic, their methodology or timing, but to suggest that the Iranian regime posed no serious “imminent” threat to Israel is simply absurd. What would constitute an “imminent” threat in Allen’s mind? Should Jerusalem wait until a nuclear-tipped missile is in the air before acting? He did not say. Such criticisms are easy to make from the safety of North America, a luxury that Israel does not possess. Israel, barely larger than the surface area of Lake Ontario, is surrounded by bloodthirsty terrorist groups and regimes seeking its annihilation, and if it wants to survive, it has little choice than to address those threats head-on. In our estimation, Allen has previously glossed over the serious threats faced by Israel in other Toronto Star columns. While commentators like Jon Allen have a right to question or critique the actions of the United States and Israel vis-a-vis Iran, those criticisms must be grounded in a sober reality and analysis, namely one that recognizes that Iran is not a paper tiger, but a fanatical regime that is deadly serious about its desire to wipe Israel off the map. Unfortunately, by pooh-poohing Tehran’s regional ambitions and its threats as not posing “an immediate threat” to Israel, Allen’s opinion column is simply not a credible assessment in our view. --- ## What Is Really Happening With Iran? An Insightful Conversation With Beni Sabti, Iran Expert At The Institute For National Security Studies URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-is-really-happening-with-iran-an-insightful-conversation-with-beni-sabti-iran-expert-at-the-institute-for-national-security-studies/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-07-17 Words: 120 > The news from Iran is changing almost by the minute. Following the recent conflict, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed, which was widely seen as a capitulation by the... The news from Iran is changing almost by the minute. Following the recent conflict, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed, which was widely seen as a capitulation by the White House. How did the Islamic Republic convince the U.S. to stand down? In this conversation, we are joined by Beni Sabti, an Iran expert at The Institute for National Security Studies. He helps us understand what is motivating the Islamic Republic of Iran, and what may come next. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. To play the audio-only version, click below: --- ## Hebrew: History’s Most Remarkable Linguistic Success Story! URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/hebrew-historys-most-remarkable-linguistic-success-story/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-07-20 Words: 92 > Hebrew is one of history’s most remarkable linguistic success stories. For nearly 2,000 years, it survived primarily as the language of Jewish prayer and scholarship before it was brought back... Hebrew is one of history’s most remarkable linguistic success stories. For nearly 2,000 years, it survived primarily as the language of Jewish prayer and scholarship before it was brought back to life as the everyday language of a modern nation. It was revived through the vision of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, who transformed an ancient language into one used for business, science, medicine, and daily life. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## Syndicated Columnist Gwynne Dyer Continues To Blame Israel, Dismissing Murderous Threats Posed By Islamic Republic Of Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/syndicated-columnist-gwynne-dyer-continues-to-blame-israel-dismissing-murderous-threats-posed-by-islamic-republic-of-iran/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-12 Words: 643 > London-based commentator Gwynne Dyer, who has spread unproven conspiracy theories as part of his ongoing denunciations of Israel, shows no signs of slowing down in his remarkably focused interest on... London-based commentator Gwynne Dyer, who has spread unproven conspiracy theories as part of his ongoing denunciations of Israel, shows no signs of slowing down in his remarkably focused interest on the Jewish State. In a June 1 commentary, “Are we on the brink of another World War,” published in The Telegram and The London Free Press, Dyer inverted reality on its head, citing threats from Russia, China – and Israel. Beyond comparing a liberal democracy to dictatorships, Dyer’s juxtaposition is obscene given that Israel is fighting a multi-front war, not of its choosing, but which was thrust upon it by Iran and its proxies. Two days later, in The Hill Times, “What does Bibi want with Lebanon?” a publication with its own roster of controversial commentators such as podcaster Erica Ifill, Dyer falsely depicted Israel as the aggressor in Lebanon, writing that the country “is relentlessly grinding forward there every day” in supposed violation of a ceasefire, as if the openly genocidal Islamic terrorist group Hezbollah has not continued to fire at Israel. Dyer – who used his space to bizarrely compare Israel’s democratically elected prime minister to the dictators of North Korea and Russia – lectured readers, telling them that Israel simply wants to “empty the towns and villages” of southern Lebanon, bypassing entirely the murderous threat posed by Hezbollah, which – like its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran – seeks the annihilation of Israel. Just a week later, Dyer was back with another column, “Why the US war with Iran could get much worse by November,” which was published in The Winnipeg Free Press, The Hamilton Spectator, The Peterborough Examiner and The Telegram. In it, Dyer continued to characterize Israel’s counter-terrorism operations against its fanatical enemies simply as “Netanyahu’s wars on Iran and Lebanon,” and offering little to no admission of the actual threats posed by Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Iranian regime. Instead, it was Israel that was famed as the bully, with Dyer warning darkly that “angry, desperate men are reckless men,” apparently implying that both the U.S. and Israel might wage war on the Islamic Republic for electoral reasons, rather than the regime’s murderous habits. And again on July 6, Dyer opined in another column in The Telegram, “What options does Israel’s Netanyahu still have?” where he suggested that Israel somehow cajoled the White House into war with Iran, writing that “Netanyahu has been trying to get the United States to attack Iran, Israel’s most powerful enemy, ever since the early 1990s.” Dyer utterly ignored how U.S. President Donald Trump has been a loud critic of the Iranian regime for decades, including telling an interviewer as early as 1988 how he would not hesitate to take military action against Tehran’s ayatollahs if needed. But rather than note Trump’s consistent record on opposing Iran, Dyer blamed Israel instead. Throughout his column, Dyer diminished the threat posed by the Islamic Republic, including its open calls for the destruction of Israel and its nuclear program, calling Israeli warnings “utter nonsense.” Though it may be convenient for Dyer to dismiss such threats, Iran’s leaders have made no secret of their genocidal vision for Israel, comparing it to a cancer and actively funding and supporting efforts by their proxies to murder as many Israelis as possible. Instead of addressing the threat posed by Iran, Dyer relied on familiar tropes, once again comparing Israel’s prime minister to Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin and positioning Israel as the real problem. Gwynne Dyer’s opinion columns have followed a consistent pattern: a fixation on Israel and an ongoing willingness to invert aggressor and victim, downplay genocidal threats it faces, and cast the Jewish State as the chief villain in a region where it is fighting for its survival. --- ## CTV News Uncritically Regurgitates Anti-Israel Claims From Amnesty International URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-uncritically-regurgitates-anti-israel-claims-from-amnesty-international/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-12 Words: 498 > Yet again, a Canadian news media outlet has produced a news article that is little more than a regurgitation of allegations by an anti-Israel pressure group. In a July 8... Yet again, a Canadian news media outlet has produced a news article that is little more than a regurgitation of allegations by an anti-Israel pressure group. In a July 8 article for CTV News, the broadcaster published a report on claims from Amnesty International, accusing Jerusalem of “war crimes” in Lebanon. The article, “Amnesty urges investigating Israeli attacks on Lebanon as ‘war crimes,’” originally from the AFP news wire, tells readers that Amnesty International is demanding that the international community investigate Israel’s actions against Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. The article does rightly note that Hezbollah began the war with Israel by launching rockets at it on March 2, though it failed to note that the group is also a banned terrorist organization in Canada. However, in ostensibly offering background, the article states that “Israel responded with major airstrikes and a ground invasion, killing more than 4,300 people according to Lebanese authorities, including more than 250 children.” Israel says at least 2,000 of those killed were Hezbollah fighters, a remarkably high figure given the nature of urban warfare and the propensity of the group to embed itself within civilian infrastructure, but CTV News made zero mention of this essential fact, relying instead only on Lebanese claims. No mention was made anywhere in the article about Amnesty International’s long documented anti-Israel agenda, which critics have said features disproportionate condemnation of Israel and defence of those linked to Palestinian terrorism. In 2023, the group launched a campaign to “Free Ahmed Tamimi,” whom the group said is “a powerful symbol of Palestinian resistance,” apparently not bothered by her vicious anti-Jewish speech, including encouraging her followers to drink the blood and eat the skulls of Jews. When Amnesty International accused Israel of “genocide” during the country’s counter-terrorsim operations in Gaza against Hamas terrorists, it was widely and uncritically reported by Canadian news media outlets, even as legal observers pointed out that the group had effectively refined the very term “genocide” in order to make its case. Despite Amnesty International’s controversial history, and the scandalous nature of its new allegations being leveled against Israel, nowhere in the article did CTV News bother to offer the public any balance whatsoever, including from an Israeli governmental source or an expert who could have rebuked those claims. Instead, the article cited only Amnesty International’s report, and Kristine Beckerle, the group’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, who demanded that countries impose a “comprehensive arms embargo on Israel,” effectively seeking to render the country defenceless in the face of deadly threats against it by openly genocidal regimes like the Islamic Republic of Iran and its terrorist proxies. While this CTV News article uncritically regurgitated Amnesty International’s allegations without balance, background or context – joining so many other similar reports in the Canadian news media – it has offered no such coverage to experts who have debunked many of the pro-Palestinian claims. --- ## Toronto Jews Publicly Targeted: ‘Jewish Zionists’ Signs Echo Dark History URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/toronto-jews-publicly-targeted-jewish-zionists-signs-echo-dark-history/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-07-12 Words: 102 > On July 5, a well-known anti-Israel activist erected signs along a Toronto sidewalk featuring photographs of local Jewish residents beneath the title "Jewish Zionists of Toronto." History offers a sobering... On July 5, a well-known anti-Israel activist erected signs along a Toronto sidewalk featuring photographs of local Jewish residents beneath the title “Jewish Zionists of Toronto.” History offers a sobering lesson. Publicly identifying Jews has rarely occurred in isolation. Across different times and places, compiling lists, displaying names, or singling out Jews has often preceded intimidation, exclusion, and, in the worst cases, violence. Our Digital Director, Rick Firth, digs deeper and explains… Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## How The Anti-Israel Movement Has Hijacked Indigenous Traditions: Insightful Interview With The Justice Harry LaForme, Trailblazing Indigenous Judge URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-anti-israel-movement-has-hijacked-indigenous-traditions-insightful-interview-with-the-justice-harry-laforme-trailblazing-indigenous-judge/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-07-09 Words: 134 > For decades, but particularly over the last three years, anti-Israel activists have repeatedly sought to hijack indigenous language and terms in their attempt to demonize the Jewish State. From accusations... For decades, but particularly over the last three years, anti-Israel activists have repeatedly sought to hijack indigenous language and terms in their attempt to demonize the Jewish State. From accusations like “colonization,” these activists have turned truth on its head, and received widespread sympathetic coverage from the news media as a result. But that doesn’t mean there is any merit to their claims. One of their loudest opponents has been the Honourable Harry LaForme, a trailblazing Indigenous judge in Canada who has served as Chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Land Claims, among many other achievements. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## Le Devoir Publishes Article Targeting Children About Gaza, Misrepresenting Reality In The Process URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-publishes-article-targeting-children-about-gaza-misrepresenting-reality-in-the-process/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-09 Words: 1373 > version française News reporting needs to be balanced for obvious, ethical reasons, including providing the reader with an accurate picture. News reporting for children carries with it an added responsibility... version française News reporting needs to be balanced for obvious, ethical reasons, including providing the reader with an accurate picture. News reporting for children carries with it an added responsibility of educating those inexperienced in critiquing their sources, who are more trusting in the newspaper’s authority. Yet on June 27, Le Devoir reprinted an article entitled, “Letters from Gaza,” part of a program called Les As de l’info, an educational outlet for eight-to-twelve-year-olds that is in receipt of government funding and is owned by the media cooperative Coops de l’information. This article, reprinted by Le Devoir, included interviews of five Gazan children by Quebec-based journalist Camille Lopez. While sharing the experiences of Gazan children is valid, the coverage was entirely one-sided. Their stories relied heavily on emotional appeal and were not balanced out with interviews of Israeli children. The article also deleted Hamas’ role and responsibility from the picture entirely, with Darine, 12, quoted as saying that “the hardest thing since the beginning of the war has been the death of many of my loved ones. Either because they were sick, or because they were killed by bombings.” Readers could be forgiven for assuming the conflict is a random, evil war, perpetrated by a nefarious Israel, instead of one that Hamas started on October 7, 2023, with its invasion of Israel and heinous massacre and subsequent hostage taking. The children should have been told that Hamas harbours transparently genocidal intentions toward Israel; Israel has therefore been engaged in a war of self-defence. Samer, 13 years old, said, “the hardest thing for me is that the situation isn’t changing. There are still shortages of food, medicine, and drinking water.” The article did not provide the relevant context that during the two years following October 7, 2023, Israel facilitated the entry of over two million tonnes of aid into the territory, including medicine and food. During the war, Israel also coordinated, together with aid organizations, a mass Polio vaccination of Gaza’s children. Gazan social media posts showed stores full of food and active restaurants and cafes open. This, together with Samer’s statement, would have provided a more balanced picture of life on the ground. Similarly, Hamas’ positioning of its military infrastructure among densely populated civilian areas was not mentioned. Instead, when Faten, 11, stated, “I live in a tent because my house was destroyed. I lost my books, my toys, my clothes, my comic books, my crayons, lots of things,” the implication was that Israel deliberately took these things away from him. No one explained that Hamas’ infrastructure has routinely been found in civilian homes, including entrances to terror tunnels in children’s bedrooms. Indeed, Faten’s existence may have been due to the fact that Israel routinely warns civilians to evacuate before a military operation targeting Hamas terrorists and their infrastructure. Of course, doing so eliminates the surprise element in the attack, but nonetheless, Israel still regularly allowed civilians time to leave. So the report was completely one-sided, doing an injustice to the children reading it, and seemingly dedicated to educating them through an article that Hamas themselves would approve of. Which begs the question, how were the children interviewed? Were their responses vetted before they were released to the Canadian public? Le Devoir and Les As de l’info failed in their core journalistic duties by producing an article devoid of any meaningful balance or relevant context. They presented Palestinian suffering in a complete vacuum, while totally ignoring Hamas’ active use of human shields and primary responsibility for the war. Le Devoir publie un article destiné aux enfants sur Gaza qui déforme la réalité au passage La couverture médiatique doit être équilibrée pour des raisons évidentes d’éthique journalistique, notamment afin d’offrir au lecteur une représentation fidèle des faits. Lorsqu’il s’agit de reportages destinés aux enfants, cette responsabilité est encore plus grande, puisqu’ils n’ont pas nécessairement l’expérience nécessaire pour évaluer de façon critique leurs sources et ont davantage tendance à faire confiance à l’autorité d’un journal. Pourtant, le 27 juin, Le Devoir a reproduit un article intitulé «Lettres de Gaza», publié dans le cadre du programme Les As de l’info, une plateforme éducative destinée aux enfants de huit à douze ans, financée en partie par des fonds publics et détenue par la coopérative médiatique Coops de l’information. L’article repris par Le Devoir comprenait des entrevues réalisées auprès de cinq enfants gazaouis par la journaliste québécoise Camille Lopez. Bien qu’il soit légitime de faire connaître les expériences vécues par des enfants gazaouis, la couverture proposée était entièrement unilatérale. Leurs témoignages reposaient largement sur l’appel à l’émotion et n’étaient pa... --- ## CBC News Platforms Complaints By Anti-Israel UN Body About Gaza Doctor, Making Zero Mention Of His Apparent Ties To Hamas URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-platforms-complaints-by-anti-israel-un-body-about-gaza-doctor-making-zero-mention-of-his-apparent-ties-to-hamas/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-09 Words: 531 > CBC News’ well-documented anti-Israel bias is not just exhibited by what the public broadcaster chooses to share, but what it fails to mention. In a July 8 article, “UN inquiry... CBC News’ well-documented anti-Israel bias is not just exhibited by what the public broadcaster chooses to share, but what it fails to mention. In a July 8 article, “UN inquiry urges release of Gaza hospital chief held by Israel since December 2024,” originally published by the Thomson Reuters news wire, CBC News told readers about the case of Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, who was arrested by Israel in late 2024. CBC News’ omission of relevant context regarding Abu Safiya’s apparent Hamas ties left readers without information essential to their understanding of the story. The article’s main story is that the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has condemned his arrest, is alleging that he was abused at the hands of Israeli authorities, and is demanding his release. What was conspicuously absent was any mention whatsoever that multiple sources identify Abu Safiya as an operative with the rank of colonel inside the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Images feature him wearing a military uniform during a Hamas meeting, and Palestinian media has referred to him by military rank. Even Gaza’s Hamas-run medical services body refers to Abu Safiya as a colonel. As investigator Eitan Fischberger noted, Palestinian media reporting on the Kamal Adwan Hospital uses verbiage that would appear to suggest that the medical complex also serves military purposes. Entirely unsurprisingly, Abu Safiya’s Facebook page also features multiple posts glorifying Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacres, and while not indicative of a formal role in Hamas, it is noteworthy. Yet none of this evidence was given even a passing mention by CBC News, which instead omitted it entirely. It is not as if this information was difficult to come by; it has been extensively documented and is readily available, and whether CBC News believes the accusations of Hamas ties or not, it is duty-bound to acknowledge them given the central relevance this plays in the article. Instead, the crux of the article relies on the controversial anti-Israel CoI body, which critics have pointed out has “condemned Israel more times than it has condemned Iran, Syria, and North Korea put together,” and that “terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad are ignored.” While it does acknowledge that “Israel has accused the inquiry of having a political agenda,” this is woefully insufficient. Not only does it not actually identify any of the evidence that points to the CoI’s longstanding anti-Israel agenda, it still portrays the commission’s allegations as being de facto credible, notwithstanding offering readers only the briefest of acknowledgements. This CBC News article is hardly anomalous. On multiple occasions since October 7, 2023, allegations by groups with documented anti-Israel histories have been uncritically repeated by Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster. Meanwhile, experts who have debunked allegations of “genocide” are routinely ignored. If CBC News wants to regurgitate unproven allegations against Israel by the controversial Commission of Inquiry, then it is duty-bound to share with readers both the extent of the commission’s anti-Israel agenda, and the detailed accusations of ties to Hamas against the Gaza doctor. Indefensibly, the news outlet did neither. --- ## Globe & Mail Editorial Rightly Points Finger At Iranian Regime As Being Likely Suspect Behind Violence In Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/globe-mail-editorial-rightly-points-finger-at-iranian-regime-as-being-likely-suspect-behind-violence-in-canada/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-09 Words: 540 > In a recent editorial in The Globe & Mail, the newspaper laudably tackled the rise of anti-Jewish hate crimes in Canada, specifically noting the suspected role of the Islamic Republic... In a recent editorial in The Globe & Mail, the newspaper laudably tackled the rise of anti-Jewish hate crimes in Canada, specifically noting the suspected role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in fomenting violence. The June 24 editorial, “Canadians need answers from Ottawa on foreign involvement in antisemitism,” noted that in recent days, Canada’s secretary of state for combatting crime, Ruby Sahota, had blamed a “foreign entity” for ordering shooting attacks on synagogues in Canada, and that the federal government had an important responsibility in fully investigating the sources of these attacks, stating that “Canadians need answers from Ottawa. What is the foreign entity? What has it been involved in? And what is Ottawa doing to reduce threats and keep the Jewish Canadian community safe?” But lest the prime suspect remain unnamed, the newspaper identified the fanatical leadership in Iran as the likeliest culprit, pointing out that in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia, intelligence agencies and experts say Tehran is actively utilizing “hybrid warfare” in order to target Jewish communities around the world. The editorial notes that in Europe, “Iranian intelligence services are recruiting teenagers through criminal intermediaries for antisemitic attacks.” Canada is hardly immune to the Islamic Republic’s tentacles. In early March, suspects shot at two synagogues and the U.S. Consulate, and when American officials later arrested and charged an Iraqi national, they allege that he was a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a security arm of the Iranian regime. There are many good reasons to believe that the Iranian regime is responsible for the most prominent anti-Jewish hate crimes in Canada over the last 2.5 years, and as the editorial states, “Canada’s approach to antisemitism in all levels of government needs to be revamped to address these realities.” However, Canadians would be right to be skeptical about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s commitment to combatting anti-Jewish hate, with the editorial remarking that his recent address on antisemitism “fell flat, in part because he didn’t tackle the issue of antizionism – the complete rejection of Israel’s existence.” However, it should be noted that Jews are not the only targets of the Iranian regime’s violence; in addition to the tens of thousands of Iranians that the Islamic Republic has massacred inside its borders for the crime of protesting, it has also murdered Canadians, most notably in the 2020 downing of a commercial airliner, which killed dozens of Canadian citizens. Yet in the face of the Islamic Republic’s extremism, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is publicly musing about re-opening Iran’s embassy in Canada. Although Foreign Minister Anita Anand later clarified that the Carney government does not have current plans to open an embassy in Iran, the mere suggestion indicated that Ottawa does not fully appreciate the danger that the Islamic Republic poses to Canadians, and the depth of its interference inside Canada. Condemning acts of antisemitism is important, but it is critical that the culprits be identified, and The Globe & Mail deserves credit for its June 24 editorial where it pointed the finger at the Iranian regime for its suspected role in fomenting violence inside Canada. --- ## CBC News Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown Continues To Amplify Anti-Israel Narratives In Pair Of Recent Reports URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-foreign-correspondent-chris-brown-continues-to-amplify-anti-israel-narratives-in-pair-of-recent-reports/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-08 Words: 571 > In a pair of reports for CBC News, Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown provided Canadians with an update from Gaza, though it was notable for what it failed to include. He... In a pair of reports for CBC News, Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown provided Canadians with an update from Gaza, though it was notable for what it failed to include. He opened a July 2 broadcast by stating that “it’s been 9 months since a ceasefire brought an end to Israel’s heaviest attacks on Gaza.” He offered little insight why Israel was fighting, which was defending itself against genocidal terrorists on its border. Watch the full segment below: He continued in this theme, saying that “Israeli attacks on Gaza over the last 9 months have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians, and UNICEF says of those more than 260 were children. Four Israeli soldiers were killed over that same period.” Portraying the conflict as a numbers game is misrepresentative. First, his casualty figures were likely sourced from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, whose data has been proved to be unreliable. The ministry also does not differentiate between terror fighters and civilians, a crucial distinction which Brown omitted. Second, Israel has the moral and legal right to defend itself against the terror group Hamas, which wants to ethnically cleanse Israel of its Jews. Additionally, Israel’s attacks are targeted, and Israel jettisons the advantage of surprise by pre-warning civilians to leave in advance. Hamas’ use of civilians, including children, as human shields who get caught in the crosshairs ought to have received condemnation from Brown, yet he did not mention it. As for the children killed, the UN defines anyone under the age of 18 as a child, including teenagers. Hamas regularly uses under-18s to help them with their terror activities. Brown stated that “Gaza’s water grid has totally collapsed” and showed a Gazan who said, “every time we see a water tank, we go running to fill up.” What he did not include was how Israel was liaising with the United Arab Emirates to bring water into the strip in an accessible way. In a radio segment for Your World Tonight on the same day, Brown said “Israel wants the militants to give up all of their weapons, but a Hamas spokesperson told CBC News there must also be a path to end the Israeli occupation.” Listen to the full program below: Equating a terror group’s statement with that of a democratic government is, again, misrepresentative. The fact is that Israeli troops are there defensively. Were there no need for defence, it would be reasonable to ask them to leave. Brown featured Amjad Iraqi, from the International Crisis Group think-tank, who said the Palestinians were caught in a “humanitarian purgatory.” Critics have said that the International Crisis Group has a history of producing biased, anti-Israel reports. He also included the human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan, from the Carnegie Endowment think-tank, who stated that the purpose of the Trump-appointed Board of Peace is to “make it uninhabitable for Palestinians and to induce Palestinian flight.” She did not provide any evidence for her opinion. While he did briefly mention Israel’s ‘aid distribution agency’ rebuttal and Hamas’s invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, there was no meaningful inclusion of a voice who could have challenged the dominant pro-Palestinian narrative. Brown has produced a one-sided broadcast and radio segment, portraying Israel as causing wanton damage in Gaza, while failing to offer a full picture of Israel’s existential security concerns. --- ## CBC Gives Credence To UN Smear Of Israel While Ignoring The Controversial Commission Behind It URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-gives-credence-to-un-smear-of-israel-while-ignoring-the-controversial-commission-behind-it/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-07 Words: 547 > Yet again, CBC News is amplifying an outlandish claim leveled at Israel, treating those allegations as inherently newsworthy, with only minimal balance or context. The June 23 article by Producer... Yet again, CBC News is amplifying an outlandish claim leveled at Israel, treating those allegations as inherently newsworthy, with only minimal balance or context. The June 23 article by Producer Yasmine Hassan, “Israel committed genocide in Gaza, deliberately targeted Palestinian children: UN report,” told readers about a recent claim by the United Nations’ Commission of Inquiry (CoI), which accused Israel of deliberately targeting children in Gaza. Hassan did not explain that while the word children may evoke an image of a toddler in readers’ minds, the term actually refers to anyone under the age of 18, providing a significant distinction given that Hamas and other Islamist terrorist groups routinely use teenagers as combatants. Hassan’s article does not explain why the CoI should be considered a credible body, or why its conclusions are worthy of coverage, given that CBC News has offered little to no coverage when experts have pointed to Hamas’ manipulation of casualty data, or when scholars found no evidence of genocide in Gaza. Nor does Hassan introduce readers to any of the controversies surrounding the CoI, namely that its members have been regularly accused of radical anti-Israel views, and in some cases, espousing open anti-Jewish statements. In the eyes of most readers, this context would be critical in understanding the commission and its credibility, but CBC News did not offer any acknowledgment of this. It is not as if this information is hard to come by; as UNWatch has noted, the CoI is “notorious for singling out Israel at every meeting, and that it has “condemned Israel more times than it has condemned Iran, Syria, and North Korea put together,” all while “Hamas and Islamic Jihad are ignored.” In addition to effectively ignoring the criticisms and controversies of the CoI – as well as the scholars and experts who could have debunked such scurrilous claims, and noted Israel’s historically unprecedented steps aimed at avoiding civilian casualties in Gaza – CBC News offered only a minimal acknowledgement to Israel’s denials of these allegations. Other than a brief single sentence earlier on, the only balance given to readers is at the tail end of the article, which quotes from a public statement from the Israeli government where it is quoted as saying that it “utterly rejects” the allegations from the CoI. There is an abundance of scholarship over the last 2.5 years which Hassan could have used to educate readers to provide basic balance in the face of these scandalous claims. But she did not provide any of this, instead offering only a brief official Israeli denial, giving the public the distinct view that the CoI’s allegations are inherently credible enough to be given news coverage. She could have unmasked the CoI’s controversial history and its members. She did not. She could have given critical context. She did not do that, either. Nor is this the first time CBC News has produced such coverage. Previously, Hassan has penned an article transforming complaints by pro-Palestinian activists into news, allegations by anti-Israel groups into reports, and more. Once again, CBC News has chosen to amplify inflammatory allegations against Israel without equipping readers with virtually no facts necessary to assess the credibility of either the claims, or the controversial body making them. --- ## Globe & Mail Columnists Defend Controversial ‘Nakba’ Exhibit In Winnipeg, Ignoring How The 1948 War Was An Attempted Genocide Of Israel By Arab States URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/globe-mail-columnists-defend-controversial-nakba-exhibit-in-winnipeg-ignoring-how-the-1948-war-was-an-attempted-genocide-of-israel-by-arab-states/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-07 Words: 513 > On June 30, The Globe and Mail published an opinion column by Yasmeen Abu-Laban and Abigail B. Bakan where the pair defended the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ (CMHR) highly... On June 30, The Globe and Mail published an opinion column by Yasmeen Abu-Laban and Abigail B. Bakan where the pair defended the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ (CMHR) highly controversial Palestinian exhibit, “The Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ Nakba exhibit can serve as a site for solidarity.” Abu-Laban is a professor at the University of Alberta, while Bakan is a University of Toronto professor who signed an open letter in late 2023 which defended the position that the barbaric October 7, 2023 massacres should be “contextualized.” The authors, who served as members of the very ‘Palestinian Content Advisory Network’ that helped engineer the display, use their column to paint the June 26 opening as a historic breakthrough defined by “deeply meaningful relationships between the Palestinian and Jewish communities in Canada.” The authors’ most problematic maneuver is the sweeping assertion that “Jewish organizations across a wide spectrum were involved in conversations about this exhibit,” leaving readers with the impression that the Canadian Jewish mainstream stands in lockstep with this display. In truth, the museum’s four-year development process bypassed major, representative Jewish communal institutions in favor of an anti-Israel fringe. Abu-Laban and Bakan’s column mirrors what critics say is the exhibition’s own fundamentally incomplete and distorted presentation of history. The article laments the 1948 ‘nakba,’ referring to Israel’s War of Independence, as a spontaneous, unprovoked humanitarian disaster of “forced dispossession,” entirely erasing the foundational catalyst of the conflict. The historical reality is that the‘nakba’ was the direct consequence of a failed, coordinated war of annihilation launched by five Arab armies who explicitly sought to strangle the nascent Jewish state in its cradle and drive its population into the sea. The displacement of Arabs was the self-inflicted outcome of a genocidal assault that their own leadership initiated and lost. To mourn the failure of an attempted genocide within the walls of a federally funded human rights institution is a perverse distortion of justice. The defeat of an aggressive military campaign aimed at obliterating an indigenous populace should be understood as a victory for human survival, much like the defeat of the Axis powers, rather than being canonized as an unprovoked tragedy to be mourned by Canadian taxpayers. This piece also exposes a glaring, systemic problem within The Globe and Mail itself. The newspaper’s editorial board has published a number of editorials rightly condemning the surge of antisemitism in Canada. Yet elsewhere, its opinion pages continuously undermine those very sentiments by acting as a high-volume printing press for one-sided anti-Israel polemics that critics say will fuel that same fire. A news outlet cannot effectively combat antisemitism on Tuesday while providing prime real estate on Wednesday to activists who romanticize historical attempts to eliminate the world’s only Jewish refuge. Critics note that the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has fundamentally failed in its mandate by substituting rigorous, multi-dimensional history with a sanitized, weaponized political narrative, and the June 30 column, in our mind, only serves to warp the historical record. --- ## CBC News Spins Graduation Keffiyeh Stunt Into Anti-Israel Victim Narrative URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-spins-graduation-keffiyeh-stunt-into-anti-israel-victim-narrative/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-07 Words: 688 > In yet another instance of CBC News amplifying complaints by anti-Israel activists and laundering it into what appears to be news, the taxpayer-funded broadcaster has reported on Shaimaa Al Jamous,... In yet another instance of CBC News amplifying complaints by anti-Israel activists and laundering it into what appears to be news, the taxpayer-funded broadcaster has reported on Shaimaa Al Jamous, a Syrian-born recent graduate of Centennial Collegiate, a high school in Saskatoon. During the June 23 graduation ceremony, Al Jamous wore a keffiyeh scarf, a symbol of anti-Israel activism, which was removed by a school official because it violated the institution’s rules. In a July 3 article, “Saskatoon teen wants apology after school removed her keffiyeh-inspired scarf during grad ceremony,” reporter Jeremy Warren turned Al Jamous’ complaints into a news story, appearing to portray her as an aggrieved party, writing that “her moment of celebration and support for Palestinian people turned sour as she was given her diploma.” Meanwhile, the school is portrayed as the party that is on the defensive, with Warren writing that a lawyer for the now-retired principal “defended her record as an educator,” as if it was somehow in doubt. The same day, CBC News produced a broadcast, “Saskatoon principal removes student’s Palestinian-support scarf during grad ceremony, faces backlash,” by reporter Maeve Ellis, which also sympathetically portrayed Al Jamous while framing the school as questionable. Watch the full segment: In addition to featuring Al Jamous, Ellis featured a clip of John Portelli, a professor of social justice education at the University of Toronto, who defended Al Jamous’ actions as a matter of free expression. While Ellis could have featured an expert commenting on how the keffiyeh has been used as a symbol of anti-Israel activism, she did not. Instead, she only quoted the school as defending their choice, thus cementing the framing of Al Jamous as the victim. For all the coverage provided by CBC News over Al Jamous’ attire, there should have been an explanation as to what it actually featured. It displayed an image of Israel, Gaza and Judea & Samaria (West Bank), all covered in a keffiyeh-like pattern, in what can reasonably be construed as the total erasure of the State of Israel. Meanwhile, at the bottom of the scarf, there was an inverted red triangle, a symbol used by the terrorist group Hamas to mark its targets for murder, which has been a popular feature at anti-Israel demonstrations over the last three years. Whether Al Jamous would dispute those characterizations or not, the public was simply left in the dark about their potential meanings. And on a July 6 segment for the CBC radio program Saskatoon Morning, host Candice Lipski provided yet another arena for the airing of grievances, where she interviewed reporter Liam O’Connor about the supposed controversy. The program, which has previously featured an interview with a guest making an extended anti-Israel diatribe with no challenge, saw Al Jamous once again framed as a victim, and the school put on the defensive, with the introduction telling listeners that she “says she’s disappointed and shocked.” The entire story could be best described as a tempest in a teapot, where an overtly political piece of clothing – in violation of rules, according to the school – was removed to comply with those same regulations. Not only did CBC News create both a video report and accompanying news story, it portrayed Al Jamous as the victim, and relied on a sympathetic interviewee to support that view. This need not be the case at all. As journalist Terry Newman noted, “many universities have rules about adding symbols to your graduation regalia and for good reason. There should be no politics in university graduation. Concordia has this rule. Why is this news? Not everything is newsworthy.” Given that CBC News has the apparent bandwidth to report on the non-story of a student whose political attitude was removed, perhaps that means they will be able to report on a scandalous new report from NGO Monitor which accuses the ‘humanitarian’ group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) of rampant anti-Israel and anti-Jewish bias. But given the broadcaster’s documented anti-Israel bias, Canadians should not hold their breath. --- ## CBC Radio Program Up To Speed Features Yet Another Anti-Israel Guest To Discuss Controversial ‘Nakba’ Exhibit, While Opposing Voices Remain Strikingly Absent URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-up-to-speed-features-yet-another-anti-israel-guest-to-discuss-controversial-nakba-exhibit-while-opposing-voices-remain-strikingly-absent/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-07 Words: 543 > As controversy over the ‘Nakba’ exhibit at Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) continues to reverberate, a local CBC radio host decided to cover the topic, and chose a... As controversy over the ‘Nakba’ exhibit at Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) continues to reverberate, a local CBC radio host decided to cover the topic, and chose a single interviewee: a member of a fringe anti-Israel Jewish group, who was given largely free reign to make monstrous allegations against Jerusalem. In the June 30 episode of Up to Speed, host Faith Fundal interviewed Rubin Kantorovich, a member of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), who has previously ran unsuccessfully for public office as part of a communist slate of candidates. IJV has been accused by critics of rationalizing Palestinian terrorism and even promoting Holocaust denial. Listen to the full episode below: While it is Fundal’s right to interview whomever he chooses, it was his selection of an individual who represents a remarkably small slice of Canadian Jewry – all while interviewing no member of Canada’s mainstream Jewish community for the same story – that is highly problematic. Kantorovich began by comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, a repugnant claim that fully ignores how unlike Nazi Germany, which mass murdered millions of ‘undesirables,’ Israel offers minorities full and equal treatment under the law. Yet this appalling statement received only a gentle challenge from Fundal, who asked if that was a fair parallel. The ‘nakba’ exhibit, focusing on the 1948 War of Independence in Israel, which has been castigated by critics as reflecting a hardline pro-Palestinian activist agenda with little apparent interest in historical accuracy, was introduced to listeners by Fundal as being a project related to “human rights violations related to Palestinian-Canadians.” No acknowledgement was made in the interview about how the 1948 war was created by Arab states seeking the destruction of Israel and a subsequent genocide of its Jewish inhabitants. Instead, Israel’s successful defence of itself against this attempted annihilation by its Arab neighbours was framed by Kantorovich as a mournful event. Kantorovich told Fundal that the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which has been widely adopted across multiple Canadian jurisdictions, “puts forth the idea that if you criticize Israel, you’re an antisemite.” This claim is blatantly false, and even a cursory reading of the IHRA definition’s preamble explicitly states that “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic.” Yet this overt falsehood presented by Kantorovich was met with zero challenge from Fundal, who permitted his guest to spend the entire interview leveling unfounded allegations against Israel with virtually no pushback at all. In November, 2025, Fundal presented another segment on the ‘nakba’ exhibit, once again interviewing a member of Independent Jewish Voices, Daniel Thau-Eleff, who accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing,” which was met with little challenge from Fundal, despite the obscenely false nature of this type of slur. The same program has repeatedly platformed pro-Palestinian guests, while opposing views have been strikingly absent. In this episode, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster not only failed to tell listeners about the manifold controversies surrounding the ‘nakba’ exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, it once again relied on an anti-Israel guest from a fringe group as its sole interviewee on the matter, all while his outlandish and radical allegations were met with little challenge. --- ## Toronto Star Commentator Justin Ling Demands Ottawa Sever Ties With Israel, All While Ignoring Dictatorships & Murderous Regimes URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-commentator-justin-ling-demands-ottawa-sever-ties-with-israel-all-while-ignoring-dictatorships-murderous-regimes/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-09 Words: 837 > In his July 3 opinion column in The Toronto Star, “It’s time Canada cut diplomatic ties with Israel,” commentator Justin Ling attempts to convince readers that it is a moral... In his July 3 opinion column in The Toronto Star, “It’s time Canada cut diplomatic ties with Israel,” commentator Justin Ling attempts to convince readers that it is a moral necessity that Ottawa sever ties with Jerusalem, ostensibly because of the latter’s actions. Repeatedly throughout the column, Ling uses “Tel Aviv” as a shorthand for Israel, even though the country’s capital is in fact Jerusalem. This error was later noted in a July 3 clarification from the newspaper, which stated that “a previous version referred to Israel’s neighbours wanting to have better ties with Tel Aviv. In fact, Jerusalem is the centre of Israel’s parliament, almost all government ministries and is the official office and home of Israel’s Prime Minister and President.” Ling claims the war in Gaza, writing that it “has killed at least 73,000 people,” as if a death toll in a war that Israel did not begin is somehow indicative of guilt, and made no mention of Israel’s historically unprecedented steps at avoiding civilian casualties, an admittedly challenging endeavour given the widespread efforts by Palestinian terrorists to use their own civilians as human shields. He writes that “experts have said Israel’s war amounts to genocide,” as if there is little doubt on the matter. In this allegation, he hyperlinks to the controversial UN Commission of Inquiry, which critics note “has condemned Israel more times than it has condemned Iran, Syria, and North Korea put together.” Meanwhile, scores of experts and scholars have found no evidence of genocide, a point that Ling does not mention. Click below for larger image: This is not the first time that Ling has misrepresented genocide claims against Israel, having previously presented unproven allegations as if they were credible. He has also called the scandal-plagued International Criminal Court (ICC) the “crown jewel” of international law. In Lebanon, Ling bemoans Israel’s actions, writing that “it has killed thousands of people in the name of fighting Hebzollah,” failing to acknowledge that Israel says the majority of those killed in Lebanon were Hezbollah combatants. Given that Hezbollah is an openly genocidal Islamic terrorist group dedicated to Israel’s annihilation, it is unclear how Ling would propose that Israel defends itself from a terrorist group without actually killing terrorists. But the real feature of Ling’s opinion column is not what he writes, but what he omits. He cites “international law and liberal norms” as the basis for calling for the severing of diplomatic ties with Israel, but remains curiously absent about the world’s true abusers of human rights. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HonestReporting Canada (@honestreporting_canada) He does not offer a single statement about countries like Qatar, which actively funds Hamas, a banned terrorist organization in Canada, nor Pakistan, an indisputably illiberal country which no serious observer could claim has respect for “liberal norms,” nor the Palestinian Authority (PA), which continues to fund terrorism via a ‘pay-for-slay’ mechanism. Other countries which actively violate “international law and liberal norms,” such as China, Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, get no such condemnation from Ling. Nor does Ling offer a word about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent comments about potentially re-establishing diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, a regime that, by some estimates, massacred more people in a 48-hour period in January for the crime of protesting than were killed in 3 years of ongoing war in the Middle East. Instead, it is Israel – a liberal democratic state defending itself against proudly genocidal enemies – that receives the exclusive brunt of Ling’s opprobrium. Ling approvingly cites the actions of Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, who recalled his country’s ambassador from Israel, saying that he “could surely use some backup.” Sanchez has no government to emulate. Sanchez has publicly mused about the benefits of using nuclear weapons against Israel, effectively committing genocide against it. If Ottawa were to take Ling’s demands seriously, it would be making an unprecedented hostile action against a liberal democracy, all while hosting scores of diplomatic offices belonging to countries with brutal human rights records. To downgrade ties with Israel would not only be a moral error, it would be a strategic one, too. As Israel’s economic growth is projected to far surpass Canada’s in 2026, Ottawa would do well to expand bilateral ties for the benefit of Canadians, who could benefit from Israel’s world-leading research and innovations. As governments like Sanchez’s seek to demonize Israel, a growing cadre of Arab and Muslim countries are doing precisely the opposite, recognizing the Jewish State’s contributions in the realms of science, technology and defence. Downgrading ties with Israel would be a self-inflicted wound and a profoundly counterpr... --- ## When People Are In Need, Israel Is Always Among The First Nations To Respond URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/when-people-are-in-need-israel-is-always-amonth-the-first-nations-to-respond/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-07-09 Words: 83 > From Haiti to Turkey, Rwanda to the Philippines, and even war-torn Syria, Israel has repeatedly been among the first countries to deploy doctors, search-and-rescue teams, field hospitals, and humanitarian aid... From Haiti to Turkey, Rwanda to the Philippines, and even war-torn Syria, Israel has repeatedly been among the first countries to deploy doctors, search-and-rescue teams, field hospitals, and humanitarian aid to people in desperate need. But it’s a story that rarely makes the headlines. HRC’s Molly Morris digs deeper and explains… Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## My Journey From Anti-Israel Activist To Critic Of Pro-Palestinian Movements: An Insightful Conversation With Academic & Activist Sana Ebrahimi URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/my-journey-from-anti-israel-activist-to-critic-of-pro-palestinian-movements-insightful-conversation-with-academic-activist-sana-ebrahimi/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-07-03 Words: 110 > Sana Ebrahimi is an Iranian-born academic and activist in the United States, where she is an outspoken opponent of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the pro-Palestinian political movement. But... Sana Ebrahimi is an Iranian-born academic and activist in the United States, where she is an outspoken opponent of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the pro-Palestinian political movement. But that wasn’t always the case, and in this fascinating interview, Sana shares her own personal journey, what led her to where she is today, and the remarkable parallels she sees between Iranian state media and Western media. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to the audio-only version below: --- ## CityNews Reporter Brandon Rowe Amplifies Biased UN Commission’s Gaza Allegations Against Israel Without Evidence URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/citynews-reporter-brandon-rowe-amplifies-biased-un-commissions-gaza-allegations-against-israel-without-evidence/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-03 Words: 662 > In a June 25 CityNews segment (“UN Report Accuses Israel Over Gaza Children,” journalist Brandon Rowe treated a controversial United Nations commission’s allegations against Israel as credible news rather than... In a June 25 CityNews segment (“UN Report Accuses Israel Over Gaza Children,” journalist Brandon Rowe treated a controversial United Nations commission’s allegations against Israel as credible news rather than outrageous claims that deserved little attention. Watch the full segment below: In his two-minute report on Gaza, Rowe aired claims that Israel deliberately targeted children and committed genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. At the same time, he gave viewers almost no context to evaluate these claims, such as Hamas’ disregard for Palestinian lives, the unreliability of Gaza casualty claims, or the record of the UN commission making the accusation. The UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory may sound like a neutral and authoritative body. Viewers were not told that the commission has faced longstanding criticism over its mandate and inherent bias against Israel. Most UN commissions investigate a particular event over a defined period of time. But this commission was given an open-ended mandate: permanent scrutiny of Israel. Despite this, Rowe opened with the commission’s central accusation – that Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children – as if it were a serious finding by a reputable, neutral body. He used a clip from chair Srinivasan Muralidhar claiming that the commission had found “indisputable evidence” of the “deliberate, targeted killing of Palestinian children.” Muralidhar was appointed after the commission’s original members resigned in 2025, following years of controversy over bias and alleged antisemitic rhetoric by its members. Rowe let Muralidhar’s phrase “indisputable evidence” do all the work while sharing none of that evidence. He even amplified claims that killing children was part of a pattern by Israel “that amounts to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.” Most significantly, he included no discussion of Hamas using the ceasefire to rearm while using children and civilian spaces as shields. Rowe also aired a claim by former commission member Chris Sidoti, himself repeatedly accused of minimizing antisemitism, saying that Israeli authorities “need to be held accountable.” Israel does not target Palestinian children. It targets Hamas terrorists and military infrastructure embedded inside civilian areas, a reality Rowe largely left out while airing the commission’s most inflammatory claim. Rowe also quoted Gaza resident Rana Yassin saying, “there’s absolutely no such thing as a ceasefire,” and “Every day there are massacres.” Video footage showed suffering in Gaza, but emotional testimony should not substitute for legal or military context amid such serious allegations against Israel. Since the ceasefire, Israel’s operations have largely targeted imminent threats, terrorist leaders, and ceasefire violations, including 17 documented operations during June 2026. The “assassinations” that Yassin mentioned likely refer to targeted strikes against armed Hamas operatives. Despite having airtime for these three voices condemning Israel, Rowe included no clips of experts evaluating these claims from an Israeli perspective. He did briefly state that Israel “strongly rejects the findings” of the commission. Later, he acknowledged that Israel had called attention to Hamas’ brutal tactics in its rebuttal. But he didn’t mention what those tactics actually were. Instead of presenting any Israeli voices, Rowe actually broadened the indictment. He aired Muralidhar’s claim that “settler violence in the West Bank” is part of Israel’s “unlawful territorial expansion.” That is a sweeping accusation of coordinated state-backed violence. Rowe offered no evidence that these incidents reflected Israeli state policy. Nor did he provide any explanation of why it belonged in a report about Gaza children. But here, too, Rowe left out the broader context. Judea and Samaria, Israel’s historical heartland, are themselves major arenas of Palestinian terrorist activity, weapons trafficking, armed cells, and attacks against Israelis. Treating Israelis as the primary source of violence in the area erases the security reality Israel faces every single day. Rowe has previously produced what we consider heavily slanted Gaza coverage for CityNews. Past reports have relied heavily on unverified Palestinian claims while giving limited attention to Hamas’s role or Israel’s security needs. --- ## CBC News Reporter Evan Dyer Produces Two Reports On Israeli Military Activity Under Gaza Cemetery, Minimizing Hamas’ Use Of Such Areas For Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-evan-dyer-produces-two-reports-on-israeli-military-activity-under-gaza-cemetery-minimizing-hamas-use-of-such-areas-for-terrorism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-03 Words: 566 > In the journalistic equivalent of missing the forest for the trees, two recent reports featured CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer informing Canadians that Israeli forces had damaged a small... In the journalistic equivalent of missing the forest for the trees, two recent reports featured CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer informing Canadians that Israeli forces had damaged a small cemetery in Gaza, which was housing the remains of soldiers from the British Commonwealth, who were interred there in the First and Second World Wars. The damage had taken place because Israeli forces were digging in an effort to destroy a Hamas tunnel, as Dyer briefly acknowledged. But rather than focus on why Hamas would be digging tunnels underneath a cemetery, necessitating the military actions by Israel, Dyer’s gaze remained exclusively on Israel. In his February 17 video report, “Israeli military confirms it dug up Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried,” Dyer did not show any Israeli official who could speak about Hamas’ widespread use of tunnels to store weapons, hostages or terrorists, nor did he tell viewers about the extensive documentation of this practice by the Palestinian terrorist group. Watch the full segment below: Rather than speak to experts, Dyer’s agenda was made crystal clear: he spoke to 91 year-old Grace Bolton, whose brother was interred there, who said “I think it’s terrible. It should never have happened.” What is in fact “terrible” is how a genocidal Islamic terrorist group decided to weaponize civilian areas, as they have done with hospitals, but Bolton offered no comment on that. Dyer’s report also featured Berkeley Lawrence of the Royal Canadian Legion, from the village of Carbonear, Newfoundland, who confidently declared that “there can’t be a justifiable reason to destroy a cemetery.” What Lawrence seems entirely unaware of is that when a terrorist group dead-set on destroying Israel uses such an area to amass weapons in order to massacre Israeli civilians, then they are to blame, not the military seeking to disarm those same terrorists. While Lawrence may not have to worry about such concerns in rural Newfoundland, it is a deadly reality for Israel, and one that they cannot blithely dismiss, as he has done. The following day, Dyer published a follow-up article, where the headline – unlike the video – at least acknowledges the presence of a Hamas tunnel “IDF says it dug up Canadian soldiers’ graves to destroy Gaza tunnel.” Nevertheless, it is little better, with Dyer’s focus on Israel’s actions, rather than Hamas’ use of the area to build a tunnel. Dyer also quoted Sharon Gibbs, the niece of a Canadian interred in Gaza, saying “it’s pretty disgusting, especially since he was a peacekeeper. So much for peace.” What was indeed “disgusting” was Hamas’ use of cemeteries to build tunnels, but as with the other interviewers, Gibbs apparently had no opinions on that. While Dyer notes that he was unable to get an official Israeli statement, this was no excuse to rely on a collection of non-experts from the other side of the world, who offered no insight nor expertise. He could have asked Hamas for an explanation as to why the terrorist group uses tunnels in civilian areas, or he could have cited studies which have documented its use of civilian infrastructure. But Dyer – a reporter with an extensive history in normalizing anti-Israel narratives under the guise of journalism – did no such thing, and instead, turned a story about Hamas’ war crimes into an attack on Israel. --- ## CBC News Reporter Crystal Goomansingh Uses A Legal Dispute In Jerusalem To Castigate Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-crystal-goomansingh-uses-a-legal-dispute-in-jerusalem-to-castigate-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-03 Words: 800 > Keen news observers understand that in journalism, every word matters. That is especially true in coverage of Israel and the Middle East, where a single phrase can transform a complicated... Keen news observers understand that in journalism, every word matters. That is especially true in coverage of Israel and the Middle East, where a single phrase can transform a complicated legal dispute into an accusation of state cruelty. In series of June 24 CBC News reports from Jerusalem, reporter Crystal Goomansingh described Palestinian families facing eviction in the neighbourhood of Silwan using language such as “forced evictions,” “displacement,” and “settlers,” while giving audiences little of the legal, historical, or factual context needed to understand what is actually taking place. Watch the full clip below: The result was a narrative, and it’s not the first time HonestReporting Canada has issued an alert about Crystal Goomansingh who was previously caught amplifying outlandish accusations against Israel, using her platform to interview a US-based ‘humanitarian’ representative, and for spreading false famine claims and platforming baseless claims of “indiscriminate” violence in Lebanon. The phrase “forced eviction” that the CBC chose to title one of its reports is not neutral language. In international human-rights discourse, it has a specific meaning: removal from a home or land against one’s will without appropriate legal or other protection. If CBC News is going to use that phrase, it owes viewers and listeners an explanation. What legal protections were available? What court proceedings took place? Who owns the property? What did the courts decide? What does the opposing side say? That matters because not every eviction is a human-rights scandal. Sometimes an eviction is the result of a civil property dispute, a court ruling, unpaid rent, contested ownership, or a long-running tenancy disagreement. Even the most basic journalistic standards require that those facts be explained rather than buried or omitted. The case of Abed Shaludi (who was the focus in all of the related stories) shows why such context is essential. Goomansingh herself reports that his parents rented the house in 1964 and that he was given the option to stay if he would simply pay back-rent that he owed. Instead, a legal dispute involving outstanding rent was turned into a human-rights scandal for Canadian audiences, courtesy of the CBC. In two reports, Canadians were told that the case was part of the “largest displacement of Palestinians since 1967,” while discussing a relatively small number (18) of families. That framing demands scrutiny. The “largest forced displacement since 1967” language tends to appear in activist or NGO materials about much broader West Bank situations involving tens of thousands of people, not merely an 18-family Jerusalem property dispute. The casual invocation of 1967 is itself also deeply loaded. The June 1967 Six-Day War did not occur in a vacuum. At the time Israel was threatened by the armies of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan who were all part of the joint United Arab Command. Before Jordan entered the fighting, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol sent King Hussein of Jordan a clear message: Israel would not act against Jordan unless Jordan attacked first. Jordan did attack and in the ensuing battles lost control of Judea and Samaria, which it itself occupied since 1948, giving it the moniker of ‘West Bank’ because it is on the West bank of the Jordan River and West of the country of Jordan. Goomansingh also told audiences that Palestinians have lived on these lands for centuries. That statement too requires investigation. It would be inaccurate to claim that Silwan has no Arab history. But it is equally misleading to present Jewish presence in and around Jerusalem as foreign, recent, or colonial. The first modern neighbourhood built outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls was Mishkenot Sha’ananim, established by Sir Moses Montefiore in 1860 for Jewish residents leaving the overcrowded Old City. That does not mean no Arab villages existed outside the walls, but it does undermine any simplistic claim that Jewish residence outside the walls is merely a recent “settler” intrusion. CBC viewers deserved that complexity. They did not receive it. Lastly, and most troubling is the reported treatment of Israeli flags. Goomansingh said Israeli flags on homes are “an indication” that Palestinian families have been evicted and that Israeli settlers have moved into those homes. That is an extraordinary claim to make without evidence. An Israeli flag is not proof of theft and Goomansingh should not be permitted to simply point to a Jewish or Israeli symbol and imply criminality. The pattern is familiar: allegations against Israel are given emotional force. Israeli and Jewish history is minimized or ignored, legal complexity is flattened, and audiences are left with a simple narrative in which Palestinians are victims, Jews are “settlers,” and Israel is the aggressor. CBC is Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster and its responsibility is to verify, attribute, contextualize, and challenge claims, not amplify one-side... --- ## Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)’s Review Of Journalism Echoes Anti-Israel Claims Without Scrutiny URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-metropolitan-university-tmus-review-of-journalism-echoes-anti-israel-claims-without-scrutiny/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-02 Words: 624 > With much of the Canadian news media, in particular its publicly-funded broadcaster CBC exhibiting a documented anti-Israel bias, it is notable when an outlet created by students at one of... With much of the Canadian news media, in particular its publicly-funded broadcaster CBC exhibiting a documented anti-Israel bias, it is notable when an outlet created by students at one of Canada’s journalism schools produces highly problematic content, where facts and allegations are mixed together. The Review of Journalism (RJ), which calls itself “Canada’s original voice on media criticism,” is produced by journalism students at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), formerly Ryerson University, and tells readers that it seeks to “pursue difficult stories and ask difficult questions.” But in its recent edition, rather than truly holding the powerful accountable, in our view, it simply framed the Palestinians as the victim and Israel as the aggressor, a common (though false) and widely-utilized trope in the Canadian news media. Click below for images of the articles: In a June 29 article, “The Palestine Exception in film,” writer Hajir Butt – whose writing in our view has repeatedly furthered the claim that Palestinian voices are being silenced – continued that theme, exploring Palestinian films and portraying them as being part of a campaign of minimization in the media. Throughout her article, in our opinion,Butt blurs the line between opinion and fact, referring to Israeli soldiers as “Israeli Occupation Forces,” a favoured term used by anti-Israel activists, and repeatedly matter-of-factly referring to Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Gaza as a “genocide.” Though she notes that the war “has been deemed a genocide by many,” citing allegations by groups like Amnesty International – which has been accused of an anti-Israel fixation – she ignores rejections of that allegation by urban warfare and international law experts, who noted Israel’s extraordinary efforts at minimizing civilian casualties. Ironically, for an outlet that purports to hold the media accountable, Butt’s article simply platformed pro-Palestinian voices instead, while overlooking facts that fly in the face of those claims. The article quotes a wide variety of predictable voices, including Radheyan Simonpillai, Dania Majid and Richie Assaly, all of whom have been outspoken in their denunciations of Israel. Meanwhile, voices who could rebut their anti-Israel talking points were conspicuously absent. Butt writes that “there is a level of dehumanization that exists whenever Palestinians are in conversation within the media, otherwise known as the Palestine exception.” While this may very well be Butt’s opinion, she presents it as a matter of fact. In reality, pro-Palestinian narratives are widely-embraced in the Canadian news media, while Israeli voices are consistently downplayed and often ignored altogether. In the same edition, the magazine published what it called “Fact Check: One Accuracy, Four Avenues,” written by Addie Tiller. In it, the outlet spread another claim made by pro-Palestinian activists: that the news media, through its use of passive language, was biased against them. While individuals are entitled to hold such beliefs, Tiller made no acknowledgement of gross imbalances of narratives in the Canadian news media, where Palestinian voices are given dramatically higher platforms compared to Israelis. This is not the first time that The Review of Journalism has spread allegations that the news media favours Israel. In 2025, it pushed the claim that the media uses passive language to describe Israeli actions, though it overlooked many instances when the media did precisely the opposite, and also failed to note that it frequently used passive language for Palestinian actions, too. Rather than offer a scientific study, it appeared to rely on an anecdotal review. At a publication dedicated to scrutinizing the media, readers should expect rigorous analysis, diverse perspectives and a commitment to evidence. Instead, this edition of The Review of Journalism reinforced a familiar anti-Israel narrative while failing to apply the same critical standards it demands of others. --- ## CBC News Features Report on Controversial Canadian Museum Of Human Rights Palestinian Exhibit, Largely Ignoring Public Concerns URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-features-report-on-controversial-canadian-museum-of-human-rights-palestinian-exhibit-largely-ignoring-public-concerns/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-02 Words: 631 > Matt Humphrey’s June 27 CBC News broadcast, “Human rights museum exhibit explores displacement of Palestinians,” presented a one-sided report on the exhibition “Palestine Uprooted,” currently at the Canadian Museum for... Matt Humphrey’s June 27 CBC News broadcast, “Human rights museum exhibit explores displacement of Palestinians,” presented a one-sided report on the exhibition “Palestine Uprooted,” currently at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg. He did not provide any meaningful balance or context to the narrative he showcased – mirroring the exhibition itself. Watch the full segment below: He described the exhibition as showing “beautiful garments, family heirlooms, and symbols of Palestinian culture.” He continued, “the 12-metre-long exhibit explores the displacement and suffering of roughly 750,000 Palestinians during the creation of Israel after the Second World War.” His broadcast included Fouad Zahyoun, who he says “contributed his family’s property documents,” to the exhibition. Zahyoun said that “we lost our properties, we lost our bank accounts, our furniture, our cars and our identity.” Humphrey noted that some members of Winnipeg’s Jewish community said the exhibition was one-sided, to which Rana Abdallah, who is credited with organizing and contributing many of the exhibits, said, “we were told we exaggerate, we’re irrational, we’re political. It’s always converted to a political conversation when it’s not.” On the contrary. Rabbi Yosef Bennarroch, Emeritus Rabbi of Winnipeg’s Adas Yeshurun Herzlia Congregation, who protested outside the CMHR on June 26, said, “I don’t have a problem with the exhibit, as long as there is a balance in it. We’re living in a country where people have the right to tell their stories. But it needs to be done in a way that will create dialogue that will be balanced.” Likewise, Mark Berlin, human rights expert and Professor at McGill University, resigned from the board of the CMHR, stating that “telling the story with a one-sided perspective chosen by the museum serves to deepen division and contributes to further hostility toward Jews in Canada.” Humphrey reduced the Jewish community’s objection to a vague complaint that the exhibit was “one-sided.” The Jewish community was not consulted, and they were not objecting to Palestinians telling their story; they were objecting to the museum’s excluding the historical context and alternate point of view, and the impact that could have on the perception of the Jewish community amid rising antisemitism in Canada. He should also have explained that the museum presents one highly contested interpretation of the events of 1948 as though it were settled historical fact. Missing entirely was the context that five Arab armies invaded the newly established State of Israel after rejecting the United Nations’ Partition Plan, determined to prevent the creation of a Jewish State. The ensuing ‘Arab displacement’ rose directly from that war. Its causes varied from place to place and included the role of Arab leaders who urged civilians to leave in anticipation of a swift military victory and return. Many heeded their call, disappointed when the Jewish state prevailed. As Abba Eban – then Israeli Ambassador to the UN- pointed out on November 17, 1958, “let there be no mistake. If there had been no war against Israel, with its consequent harvest of bloodshed, misery, panic and flight, there would be no problem of Arab refugees today.” Humphrey omitted this entirely. In the interests of balance, he should have explained that the 150,000 Arabs who stayed in Israel became the ancestors of the current Arab population of Israel, who live there with full rights. Nor did he mention that in the years following the establishment of the State of Israel, 850,000 Jews were ethnically cleansed from Arab lands. Had Humphrey included voices protesting the exhibition, he would have produced a more balanced broadcast. Unfortunately, he did not, adding another notch in the CBC News’ already lengthy dossier of anti-Israel bias. --- ## CBC News’ Mouhamad Rachini Injects Israel “Genocide” Allegations Into Pride Match Story URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-mouhamad-rachini-injects-israel-genocide-allegations-into-pride-match-story/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-01 Words: 528 > When FIFA announced that the rainbow flag would be permitted to be flown during World Cup soccer games as it coincides with Pride Month in June, it was particularly noteworthy... When FIFA announced that the rainbow flag would be permitted to be flown during World Cup soccer games as it coincides with Pride Month in June, it was particularly noteworthy given that the competition included the Islamic Republic of Iran, a fanatical Islamist regime that has outlawed homosexuality and executes members of the country’s gay and lesbian communities. On June 26, CBC News’ Mouhamad Rachini covered the controversy in his article, “Iran and Egypt will headline Seattle’s ‘Pride Match.’ Here’s why that’s controversial.” The article is largely unremarkable, and even notes that the Islamic Republic and Egypt are “two of the most anti-2SLGBTQ+ nations in the world.” However, for an article about the controversy of a soccer match between Egypt and the Iranian regime being accompanied by rainbow flags, somehow Israel – alongside unfounded accusations being levelled against it – somehow made their way in. Rachini quotes Nima Tavallaey (who appears to go by Nima Tavallaey Roodsari), whom he terms an “Iranian-Swedish soccer journalist,” as decrying the pride flags, saying it “politicized” the games. Rachini offered no insight or background into Tavallaey, whose social media features extensive anti-Israel content alongside denunciations of Iranian opposition leaders and even, in our eyes, sharing sympathetic content to Hamas. He has also spread the unfounded Iranian regime-spread allegation that protests in Iran in early 2026 were “hijacked” by Mossad and CIA operatives. Tavallaey managed to shoehorn Israel into the conversation, with Rachini writing that “he condemned support from some Western nations for Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza,” adding that “the United Nations, Amnesty International and other human rights groups have said Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Israel has consistently denied the allegations.” While Rachini did (albeit exceedingly briefly) acknowledge that Israel has “denied the allegations,” it was far from sufficient. Not only is the inclusion of an unfounded claim of “genocide” entirely without merit in an article unrelated to Israel, Rachini framed genocide claims as being backed by supposedly credible bodies, while Israel’s denials were not offered with any evidence. In reality, the world’s top experts in urban warfare and international law have extensively detailed Israel’s unprecedented protections of civilians in Gaza, and while they have offered point-by-point refutations of genocide allegations, these studies have been routinely ignored by the Canadian news media. Mouhamad Rachini, meanwhile, is no stranger to anti-Israel controversies. He has called supporters of Israel “vile,” has allegedly come to the CBC News offices wearing a keffiyeh – a symbol of anti-Israel activism – and has condemned the country as “oppressive.” Unsurprisingly, his news coverage has been deeply problematic, having reported on anti-Israel soccer protests in what we view as a sympathetic light, and has authored an article on the impact of war on Lebanese sports, which overlooked how Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist group, actively began hostilities with its attacks on Israel the day after the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacres. Mouhamad Rachini’s June 26 article, reporting on a story entirely unrelated to Israel, somehow included baseless accusations against the Jewish State, all while offering only the most basic semblance of balance. --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Haroon Siddiqui Claims Israel’s Committing “Endless Brutalities” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-haroon-siddiqui-claims-israels-committing-endless-brutalities/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-07-01 Words: 618 > When a major news outlet publishes an op-ed by a veteran commentator, readers expect an analysis grounded in geopolitical reality. Unfortunately, Haroon Siddiqui's recent commentary in The Toronto Star relies... When a major news outlet publishes an op-ed by a veteran commentator, readers expect an analysis grounded in geopolitical reality. Unfortunately, Haroon Siddiqui’s recent commentary in The Toronto Star relies on a highly selective presentation of facts to build a remarkably one-sided case proclaiming the Islamic Republic of Iran’s successes in recent negotiations with the United States. On June 21, The Toronto Star published his column, “Iran had Donald Trump over a barrel. The resulting deal proves it.” Analyzing the newly penned agreement signed at the Palace of Versailles, Siddiqui declares that “Iran won, clearly” while “America and Israel lost, badly.” This rhetoric is familiar for readers of Siddiqui’s, and HonestReporting Canada has previously documented his pattern of anti-Israel rhetoric, noting his tendency in our view of embellishing fringe anti-Israel movements, minimizing regional threats, and stripping away the security context governing Middle Eastern geopolitics to advance a singular narrative. Siddiqui attempts to lecture readers on Israel’s alleged “endless brutalities.” To characterize Israel’s existential multi-front defensive campaign as mere gratuitous brutality is a spectacular inversion of reality. Siddiqui behaves as though the conflict took place in a vacuum, completely ignoring the thousands of rockets rained down by Iran’s proxies, the displacement of tens of thousands of northern Israeli civilians, and the explicit, repeated vows by the Iranian regime to wipe Israel off the map. Dismantling the infrastructure of genocidal proxies embedded deliberately within civilian populations isn’t “brutality,” it is the baseline obligation of any sovereign nation responsible for protecting its citizens. But in Siddiqui’s column, the target’s refusal to be quietly obliterated is apparently the real crime. Siddiqui’s analysis of the agreement itself is equally soaked in wishful thinking. He marvels over the fact that Iran “reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons,” claiming that Tehran has been saying this for 47 years. It requires some dedication to cite the verbal promises of a regime that has spent decades building clandestine enrichment facilities under mountains, lying to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors, and stonewalling international verification, as trustworthy. For Siddiqui’s column, a signed piece of paper from the Ayatollah’s representatives is an ironclad guarantee, ignoring any possibility that it was a tactical pause by an Iranian regime whose economy was teetering on absolute collapse under the weight of a naval blockade and a shattered domestic infrastructure. Siddiqui makes reference to a “$300 billion reconstruction fund,” painting it as a submissive tribute paid by the West. He ignores that the framework explicitly directs these funds to come from Gulf Arab states, and only if the Islamic Republic meets its obligations under the agreement. Equally absurd is Siddiqui claiming Iran’s assertion of “sovereignty” over the Strait of Hormuz to demand a “fee for services” after the 60-day window. In our view, Siddiqui’s apparent validation of a theocratic regime’s self-declared chokehold over international waters – after their military harassment crippled global energy supply chains and sent gas prices soaring – is a bizarre thing for a Canadian commentator to seemingly cheer. Ultimately, Siddiqui’s column is built on the premise that a temporary, highly disputed framework – one already being openly questioned by U.S. lawmakers and entirely rejected by Israel – signals that Iran has become a respected, unbending regime that “refused to be a vassal state.” In our estimation, by appearing to applaud the apparent negotiation victory of a brutal, corrupt deep state – one that routinely hangs its own citizens from cranes and uses regional proxies to ignite catastrophic wars – Siddiqui’s commentary offers little in the way of actual insight. --- ## La Presse Reporter Hugo Lautissier Tells Story About War In South Lebanon, Fails To Mention Hezbollah Once URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-reporter-hugo-lautissier-tells-story-about-war-in-south-lebanon-fails-to-mention-hezbollah-once/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-29 Words: 1585 > version française Writing an entire article about the conflict in South Lebanon without mentioning the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah once is no mean feat. Yet that is what reporter Hugh... version française Writing an entire article about the conflict in South Lebanon without mentioning the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah once is no mean feat. Yet that is what reporter Hugh Lautissier did on June 22, in his article for La Presse, “Healthcare workers are a target like any other.” Lautissier has a history of problematic reporting, and wrote an article on March 23 for La Presse we believe downplays Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon’s situation, as well as a repeat performance on April 18, in what we see as yet another minimizing the terror organization’s role in starting the conflict. On this occasion, he wrote that “the second-largest Shiite city in southern Lebanon has been living under constant bombardment by the Israeli army since the beginning of March, despite ceasefire announcements.” Lautissier painted Israel as cruelly targeting a civilian population, seemingly for no apparent reason. The truth is that the village of Nabatiyeh is a Hezbollah stronghold. Hezbollah is an Iranian proxy – a terror organisation whose stated goal is to destroy Israel. Indeed, they initiated this conflict, joining in support of their patron Iran in March with rocket fire on Israel. However, Lautissiere’s whitewashing of Hezbollah out of existence conveniently deleted Israel’s need for self-defence. Despite ceasefire announcements, Israel responds to Hezbollah’s ceasefire violations, which include launching countless projectiles at Israeli soldiers. Lautissier didn’t make mention of these. Lautissier wrote emotively about the deaths of Joud Soleiman and Ali Jaber, who, Lautissier wrote, “were targeted by an Israeli drone on Nabatiyeh’s main avenue. The two young men were wearing their easily identifiable volunteer first-aid uniforms. They died instantly.” What’s curious is that he didn’t identify for which organization they were volunteering. The Islamic Health Organization (or Committee) is a Hezbollah institution which, in addition to ostensibly providing medical attention to Hezbollah operatives and others, according to the Alma research and education center, “uses its medical infrastructure as cover for military activity…ambulances are used to transport operatives, weapons, and operational equipment, and at times even for the storage of weapons and the management of military activity from within them (a mobile command post).” This context, ignored by Lautissier, casts aspersions on the statements made by Al Najda staff and on his argument that Israel targets healthcare staff. For example, he quoted Mona Abou Zeid, director of Al-Najda Hospital, saying “the major difference is that this time, more civilians are affected: women, children, and the elderly are being targeted directly in their homes in Nabatiyé, Zahrani, and Haboush. The hardest part is when we receive children.” She continued, “Faced with new evacuation orders, many families have left the city, but residents remain, especially the most vulnerable, who have nowhere else to go. Our duty is to stay by their side.” The situation sounds dire, but it’s curious that it is all blamed on Israel. Abou Zeid admitted that evacuation orders are in place – given by Israel to allow civilians to leave, despite sacrificing the military advantage of surprise in the process. Why are Hezbollah exempt from all responsibility, despite initiating the conflict and deliberately positioning themselves in an urban area? Why isn’t the Lebanese government under scrutiny by Lautissier for its inability to control Hezbollah? Yet Lautissier wrote that “the Israeli army first targeted an ambulance that had come to assist survivors of an initial bombing, and then a third strike hit another ambulance at the same location.” Of course, he didn’t mention that Israel is fighting a terror organization that uses their most vulnerable as human shields. They have placed their weapons in ambulances and used a hospital to shelter in and fire from. Lautissier’s deletion of this data is a breach of journalistic ethics and allows him to misrepresent Israel. Lautissier’s article ought to be astonishing, but it loses credibility when he deletes Hezbollah from the narrative, and the absence of all context, including the genocidal threat Israel is facing and the support the terror-aligned medical systems provide to Hezbollah, makes his article newsworthy, though not for the content it provides, but for what it ignores. Le journaliste de La Presse Hugo Lautissier raconte la guerre au sud du Liban sans jamais mentionner le Hezbollah Rédiger un article entier sur le conflit dans le sud du Liban sans mentionner une seule fois le groupe terroriste libanais Hezbollah n’est pas une mince affaire. Pourtant, c’est exactement ce qu’a fait le journaliste Hugo Lautissier dans son article du 22 juin publié dans La Presse et intitulé « Les travailleurs de la santé sont une cible comme les autres ». À notre avis, Lautissier a déjà fait preuve d’un traitement problématique de ce sujet. Il a notamment signé, le 23 ... --- ## CBC News Reporter Crystal Goomansingh Amplifies Outlandish UN Accusations Against Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-crystal-goomansingh-amplifies-outlandish-un-accusations-against-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-29 Words: 845 > Allegations leveled against Israel, and given media coverage, often follow a familiar formula. First, genocidal Iranian-backed proxies are overlooked from the picture, enabling the framing of Israel as committing wanton... Allegations leveled against Israel, and given media coverage, often follow a familiar formula. First, genocidal Iranian-backed proxies are overlooked from the picture, enabling the framing of Israel as committing wanton violence. The second element is relying on casualty figures derived from unreliable methodologies, whether based on unverified or terrorist sources, while ignoring Hamas’ practice of using civilians as human shields – making disputed casualty claims appear solely the result of Israeli actions. A June 23 CBC News broadcast, “Israel committing genocide by targeting children in Gaza: UN commission of inquiry,” followed this familiar outline. Crystal Goomansingh reported from Jerusalem. Goomansingh has offered problematic reports before, such as a February 2026 where she featured Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) complaints about Israeli security protocols without explaining why the security was necessary. Watch the full clip below: Anchor Andrew Nichols introduced the broadcast, saying “A new report from the United Nations is accusing Israeli forces of intentionally targeting Palestinian children…” He did add that Israel called the allegations a “libelous sham.” The report was from the UN’s Commission of Inquiry (CoI), led by individuals with long anti-Israel track records, including making comments widely condemned as anti-Jewish. Goomansingh continued referencing the report as saying that, “actions by Israel, it says… form part of a deliberate strategy to destroy the future of the Palestinians in Gaza by targeting their children.” Goomansingh did include that Israel said “That it is an outrageous propaganda piece,” and that “The COI is a fundamentally flawed mechanism whose very purpose is to single out and vilify Israel rather than seek the truth.” But that was it. Goomansingh did not provide any further details on why the COI is fundamentally flawed or what exactly was amiss with their latest report. Instead, she described it as having a “three-member expert panel, and being conducted by an “Independent international commission of enquiry.” The COI was established in 2021 by the UN to investigate international law violations in Israel and the occupied territories, with no end date. In June 2023, 27 countries, including Canada, the U.S., and the U.K., wrote a joint letter denouncing the COI’s unusually open-ended mandate, arguing that it was a “further demonstration of long-standing, disproportionate attention given to Israel in the [UN Human Rights] Council”. Furthermore, the COI’s members include Chris Sidoti, who has been called a “close friend and ally” to the PA (Palestine Authority), which governs the “West Bank”, and continues to operate its controversial “pay-for-slay” policy rewarding those who murder Israelis. Yet Goomansingh called the COI ‘independent.’ Also absent from the CBC broadcast was one of the report’s most striking omissions, as UN Watch pointed out, “Across 94 pages, the Report never acknowledges that the IDF was fighting a heavily armed force of tens of thousands of Hamas and PIJ operatives who constructed hundreds of kilometers of tunnels, embedded military infrastructure throughout civilian areas…” Instead, the report stated that, “The Commission could not find any indication of a threat towards members of the Israeli security forces.” Hamas operatives routinely wear civilian clothing and embed themselves in civilian areas. No wonder they weren’t observed. Yet Goomansingh didn’t mention any of this basic context, crucial for understanding the report. Goomansingh repeated the report’s claim that more than 20,000 children had been killed and more than 40,000 injured “as a direct result of hostilities,” without telling viewers how those figures had been derived. Presumably they are sourced in the Hamas-run Gaza Health ministry whose data is multiply flawed, including because it conflates civilian and combatant casualties. Additionally, ‘children’ are 0-18 year olds, and Hamas has long used minors in its terror operations. Goomansingh also reported that the commission examined “168 cases over a 2-year period” and concluded that at least 70 children were shot by quadcopters. Yet, as UN Watch noted, the report does not establish that Israeli soldiers intentionally targeted those children. In one example cited by UN Watch, a doctor claimed to have seen children shot by quadcopters, but the report offers no explanation of how the doctor determined the source of the fire or whether it originated from Israeli quadcopters at all. Goomansingh also stated that “The report also includes a number of recommendations, including a call on Israel to end all of its military operations in Gaza.” Hamas and Hezbollah openly proclaim their goal to destroy Israel. The COI omitted this crucial fact that defines the conflict, and Goomansingh did not supply it. The COI’s call on Israel to end its military action denies Israel of its right to self-defense, without which it ... --- ## 1,000 Days After October 7: What Does It Say About The State Of Canadian Journalism Today? An Insightful Conversation With National Post Journalist Dave Gordon URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/1000-days-after-october-7-what-does-it-say-about-the-state-of-canadian-journalism-today-an-insightful-conversation-with-national-post-journalist-dave-gordon/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-06-26 Words: 111 > In early July, it will be 1,000 days since Hamas' massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Since then, what have we learned about the state of the Canadian... In early July, it will be 1,000 days since Hamas’ massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Since then, what have we learned about the state of the Canadian news media? How have they fared when it comes to telling the unvarnished truth to the Canadian public? In this week’s episode we are joined by Dave Gordon, journalist for The National Post, who offers his insights and diagnosis of the Canadian news media. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## Kingston Whig-Standard Columnist Geoffrey P. Johnston Regurgitates Anti-Israel Allegations In Analysis-Free Commentary URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/kingston-whig-standard-columnist-geoffrey-p-johnston-regurgitates-anti-israel-allegations-in-analysis-free-commentary/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-24 Words: 517 > Only three weeks after penning an opinion column uncritically repeating unfounded allegations by anti-Israel activists participating in the recent flotilla to Gaza publicity stunt, Geoffrey P. Johnston of The Kingston... Only three weeks after penning an opinion column uncritically repeating unfounded allegations by anti-Israel activists participating in the recent flotilla to Gaza publicity stunt, Geoffrey P. Johnston of The Kingston Whig-Standard was back again, writing on a subject he has shown particular interest in: assailing Israel. His June 18 column, “Israel accused of ‘ethnic cleansing,’” was less a commentary or analysis about the Middle East, and more simply a compendium of a number of quotations from critics of Israel, absent any real insight. It begins by mentioning that United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who “took to social media to condemn Israeli setter (sic) violence in the West Bank,” as if such an event was newsworthy or notable. In fact, Guterres has been such a relentless antagonist towards Israel that the country recently banned him from entering. However, Johnston offered readers none of this indisputably relevant context. Similarly, Johnston quotes the United Nations’ Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI), which blamed Israeli “settlers” for the deaths of a number of Palestinians between 2023 and 2025. As with Guterres, Johnston did not appear interested in informing his readers that the CoI is made up of three individuals, all of whom have a documented history of strident anti-Israel activism. As noted by observer UNWatch, the commission has “condemned Israel more times than it has condemned Iran, Syria, and North Korea put together,” all while “terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad are ignored.” Comments by Miloon Kothari, one of the three CoI members, have been previously condemned as “antisemitic” and a “disgrace” by Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae. Yet it is that committee which Johnston presents uncritically, without admitting its longstanding controversies. Another supposed expert viewpoint cited by Johnston in his column is Amnesty International, which he quotes as alleging that Israel is guilty of “ethnic cleansing.” Beyond failing to provide any meaningful challenge or context whatsoever, including quoting Israeli officials or experts in international law who could rebut those allegations, Johnston’s reliance on Amnesty International continues his practice in this column of presenting strident Israel critics as unbiased experts. Watchdog NGO Monitor notes that Amnesty International “disproportionately singles out Israel for condemnation, focusing solely on the conflict with the Palestinians, misrepresenting the complexity of the conflict, and ignoring more severe human rights violations in the region.” Once again, Johnston offers none of this basic background in his column, nor does he mention that, when the group made the explosive claim in accusing Israel of “genocide” in Gaza, it was accused of working off “predetermined conclusions” and effectively rewriting the definition of genocide to fit its agenda. In his June 18 opinion column in The Kingston Whig-Standard, Geoffrey P. Johnston relied exclusively on critics of Israel to present one-sided accusations against the Jewish State, while skipping any meaningful context or even the most fundamental of balance. While officially a column, Johnston’s piece in our view was little more than a regurgitation of predictable voices, all while failing to inform readers about the controversial nature of his supposed experts. --- ## Group of Union Leaders Rely On Anti-Israel Half-Truths & Falsehoods In La Presse Column URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/group-of-union-leaders-rely-on-anti-israel-half-truths-falsehoods-in-la-presse-column/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-24 Words: 1489 > version française In yet another anti-Israel open letter published in the pages of La Presse, a small group of union activists called on the Caisse de dépôt et placement du... version française In yet another anti-Israel open letter published in the pages of La Presse, a small group of union activists called on the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the public pension fund of Quebec, to divest from companies they see as being affiliated with Israel. The authors of the June 19 column, “The Caisse Must Divest,” were Caroline Senneville, president of the Confederation of National Trade Unions, Melanie Hubert, president of the Autonomous Federation of Education, Guillaume Bouvrette, president of the Union of Professionals of the Government of Quebec, Robert Comeau, president of the Alliance of Professional and Technical Personnel in Health and Social Services, and Benoît Lacoursière, president of the National Federation of Quebec Teachers. The five signatories offered little in the way of novel arguments, alleging that “since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed more than 73,000 Palestinians.” They did not see fit to explain precisely what happened on October 7, 2023 – namely the invasion and subsequent massacres of 1,200 Israelis by Palestinian terrorists, as well as hostage-taking of 250 people – and the war that ensued as a result. Nor did the authors make any effort to admit that tens of thousands of those killed were active combatants whose efforts deliberately started and perpetuated a war against Israel. Unsurprisingly, the authors ignored any mention of how Palestinian terrorists embedded themselves within civilian areas in an effort to drive up civilian casualties. Instead of offering any evidence for their claims, the authors simply relied on claims from “numerous international organizations” – specifically citing Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Amnesty International and the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry, all of whom have leveled the baseless “genocide” charge against Israel. The authors did not admit how observers have noted that these groups have long been accused of a fanatical anti-Israel fixation and have even gone so far as to effectively create a new definition of genocide in order to accuse Israel of this crime. Not only is Israel not guilty of genocide, experts have noted that it has taken unprecedented steps to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, an admittedly herculean task given the propensity of Palestinian terrorists to do precisely the opposite. Absurdly, the authors then demand that the CDPQ divest from a selection of companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet (parent company of Google), and others. That outlandish request should set off alarm bells for any sensible reader, given that divesting from some of the most successful and innovative companies in the world would be a profoundly poor decision. In a response column the following day, “The Caisse and Palestine: For an Informed Debate,” the pension fund’s president, Charles Emond, addressed the complainants. But rather than address the false and scandalous claims leveled from the authors, he appeared to favour a damage control effort, trying to minimize the Caisse’s exposure to Israel while failing to challenge their disinformation. Emond sought to downplay the Caisse’s exposure, saying it only invests 0.04 percent of its portfolio in the Jewish State. While that is unlikely to satisfy anti-Israel activists, it also fails the Quebec public at large. Over the last 12 months, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has more than doubled in value, far outpacing the S&P/TSX Composite Index, Canada’s benchmark stock market index. Emond could have reminded the authors that the Caisse serves the majority of Quebecers, not a loud cadre of anti-Israel activists, and embraced Israel’s successful capitalist society, which has elevated the living standards of both its citizens and investors around the world who have bet on tiny Israel’s resilience. Shamefully, he did no such thing, and even his response is highly unlikely to appease his accusers. If the goal is to secure the retirement savings of Quebecers, the answer is not to divest from successful companies and one of the world’s most innovative economies. The CDPQ’s responsibility is to its depositors, not to activists demanding that ideology take precedence over facts and financial performance. Un groupe de dirigeants syndicaux s’appuie sur des demi-vérités et des faussetés anti-israéliennes dans une chronique de La Presse Dans une nouvelle lettre ouverte anti-israélienne publiée dans les pages de La Presse, un petit groupe de militants syndicaux a demandé à la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), le fonds public de retraite du Québec, de se départir de ses investissements dans des entreprises qu’ils considèrent associées à Israël. Les auteurs de la chronique du 19 juin, intitulée « La Caisse doit désinvestir », étaient Caroline Senneville, présidente de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux, Mélanie Hubert, présidente de la Fédération autonome de l’enseignement, Guillaume Bouvrette, président du Syndicat de professionnelle... --- ## CBC Front Burner Podcast – Again – Platforms U.S. Professor Vali Nasr, Falsely Painting Israel & U.S. As Aggressors Against Iranian Regime URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-front-burner-podcast-again-platforms-u-s-professor-vali-nasr-falsely-painting-israel-u-s-as-aggressors-against-iranian-regime/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-23 Words: 571 > With a ceasefire agreement now appearing to be in place between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the CBC podcast Front Burner featured a lengthy discussion on... With a ceasefire agreement now appearing to be in place between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the CBC podcast Front Burner featured a lengthy discussion on the topic. Unsurprisingly, given Front Burner’s consistent and documented anti-Israel agenda, the guest was Vali Nasr, a professional of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, who has repeatedly expressed antagonism towards Israel’s counter-terrorism operations. This is the 3rd time since March that CBC Front Burner platformed Nasr exclusively. The episode was hosted by Aaron Wherry, sitting in for regular host Jayme Poisson, who has shown a consistent anti-Israel editorial agenda, both in terms of topics and guests. The June 16 segment, “A changed Iran emerges from war,” saw Nasr consistently paint Israel and the United States as the aggressor during their recent armed conflict with the Iranian regime, and with little challenge from Wherry. Listen to the full segment below: Early in the interview, Nasr stated that “the war…started on February 28, 2026.” While technically correct, this statement was fantastically misleading. In reality, the Iranian regime’s war and campaign of terrorism against Israel and the United States has been happening for decades. In addition to brutally oppressing its own population, the Islamic Republic has actively armed and supported a host of proxy terrorist groups in the Middle East, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Palestinian territories, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and other groups inside Iraq. These groups exist for a number of reasons, including to bolster Iran’s ability to project strength across the Middle East and beyond, to attack Israel & American troops, as well as Jewish civilian targets abroad (which they have repeatedly done), and threaten oil-rich Gulf states. The proxy groups are also a key tool in exporting Iran’s Shiite Islamic ideology throughout the Islamic world. These proxy groups have made no secret of their targeting of innocent civilians, nor of their openly genocidal desire to annihilate Israel, as well as their fealty to the Iranian regime and its fanatical Islamist ideology. Yet the Islamic Republic’s decades-long shadow war against the West was largely ignored in favour of a consistent theme presented by Nasr which painted Israel as having been the aggressor for daring to defend itself against a regime that has mercilessly attacked it. As with other commentators, Nasr sought to portray the Islamic Republic, not as a religiously-motivated theocratic state (though it remains unapologetically so), but as a regime made up largely of technocrats, saying that the country’s senior leaders see it as a “nation state of Iran under their tutelage rather than an Islamic ideology that expands beyond Iran.” While this may sincerely be Nasr’s view, listeners were severely underserved by not being informed that the Islamic Republic is unabashedly a theocratic state, and former U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger once wryly remarked that Tehran needed to decide whether it “wants to be a nation or a cause,” with scholars noting the regime’s obsessive vision to export its ideology. The June 16 episode of Front Burner relied on a reliable voice appearing to blame Israel for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s decades of warfare and state sponsorship of terrorism, all while making little apparent effort to challenge guest Vali Nasr on his controversial claims. Photo credit: Aaron Wherry --- ## CBC Environmental Newsletter What On Earth Becomes Newest Front For Anti-Israel Bias URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-environmental-newsletter-what-on-earth-becomes-newest-front-for-anti-israel-bias/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-23 Words: 523 > What on Earth is a weekly CBC newsletter which claims to “highlight environmental trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world.” But in a recent article,... What on Earth is a weekly CBC newsletter which claims to “highlight environmental trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world.” But in a recent article, “Gaza sisters recycle war rubble into bricks,” the taxpayer-funded broadcaster instead used the opportunity to assail Israel with false allegations, with virtually no context and no challenge. The June 18 article by CBC Radio Associate Producer Livia Dyring piggybacked on a recent episode of As It Happens in conversation with co-host Nil Köksal, where Gaza sisters Tala and Farah Mousa were profiled after winning an environmental competition for their idea to develop war rubble into bricks for construction. The article was essentially a rehashing of that interview. Like so much other CBC coverage, while the topic itself is not in itself problematic, the public broadcaster’s incessant interest in Gaza – often at the expense of other conflicts – speaks volumes about its editorial agenda. Moreover, the article retold the story of the Hamas-Israel war in a way that can be best described as warped in our view. The article begins by quoting Tala Mousa’s interview with Köksal, where she said that “our house was bombed” in Gaza, though there was no apparent interest on CBC’s part in identifying under what circumstances that alleged bombing took place. Dyring extensively notes the damage in Gaza following two years of war, telling readers about United Nations estimates about the cost of repairs, and adding that “not only has Israeli bombardment pulverized buildings, roads and other infrastructure, but bombs, drone strikes and the costly rebuilding process also emit carbon.” Yet absent from this detailed description of Israel’s actions in Gaza was there even the basic reminder as to why the war began, and why it continued for two years. It began on October 7, 2023, because Hamas, the Gaza-based Islamic terrorist group, invaded Israel and carried out a grotesque massacre, as well as the taking of hundreds of hostages. The war continued, not only because Hamas held hostages, but because the group – supported by a large percentage of Gazans (and funded by the Iranian and Qatari regimes) – actively embedded itself within civilian infrastructure, including schools, homes and even hospitals. Incredibly, none of this was mentioned at all. Instead, Dyring’s exclusive focus was on Israel and its alleged wrongdoings, with no acknowledgement that Gaza, not Israel, began the war and deliberately perpetuated it, all while knowingly using its own people as human shields. Unsurprisingly, no such article would be incomplete without requisite unfounded accusations against Israel. Dyring quotes Tala as accusing Israel of “starvation,” without any effort at providing context. In actuality, there never was starvation in Gaza, given that Israel sent in enormous amounts of humanitarian aid into the territory, a historical anomaly for a country fighting against an openly genocidal terrorist group seeking its destruction. And while it is Tala Mousa’s right to hold any opinion she wishes, even a false one, it is CBC’s journalistic role to offer the public the facts, rather than an endless stream of anti-Israel invective with no context nor pushback. --- ## CBC Gives Saskatchewan Nurse a Platform for Unchallenged Anti-Israel Claims URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-gives-saskatchewan-nurse-a-platform-for-unchallenged-anti-israel-claims-about-her-time-in-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-24 Words: 863 > In a recent broadcast of the CBC radio program The 360, “Saskatoon nurse back from Gaza shares day-to-day reality,” and an accompanying video clip of the same content,” Saskatoon nurse... In a recent broadcast of the CBC radio program The 360, “Saskatoon nurse back from Gaza shares day-to-day reality,” and an accompanying video clip of the same content,” Saskatoon nurse gives first-hand account of what is happening in Gaza,” CBC host Jennifer Quesnel interviewed Saskatchewan nurse Casey Eberl about her experience on her recent humanitarian visit to Gaza. Listen to the full interview below: Quesnel opened the June 8 radio report by saying that “over the past two and a half years we’ve watched the war between Israel and Gaza continue on. The Health Ministry in Gaza estimates this conflict has now killed at least 70,000 people.” Three erroneous statements in one go. The first error is that the war is not between Israel and Gaza at large. It is between Hamas and Israel. Quesnel failed to explain the important context: on October 7, 2023, Hamas’s genocidal terrorists invaded Israel, brutally murdering 1,200 innocent people, and taking 251 captives. They intend to repeat their actions until Israel is emptied of its Jews. Israel, therefore, was forced into a fight for its own existence. Following HonestReporting Canada lodging a formal complaint, CBC broadcast a formal correction on June 16, where listeners were told that “last Monday, the 306 spoke with a Saskatoon nurse who had just returned from Gaza where she had been providing medical care. In that interview, there was a reference to the war between Israel and Gaza. In fact, the war in Gaza is between Israel and Hamas.” Play clip below: Secondly, the ‘Health Ministry in Gaza’ is not the objective government organization she painted it as; it is a branch of Hamas. Lastly, Hamas’ casualty claims have been disproven, not only because they do not differentiate between their fighters and Gazan civilians, but because their data also contains multiple errors, and was gathered using unreliable methods. Yet Eberl later added that these alleged casualties were, “mostly civilians and women and children in my experience.” Eberl, with Quesnel’s rapt attention, continued to criticize Israel for its continued military activity in Gaza. Bemoaning that there is supposed to be a ceasefire, she said, “There are still many air strikes every day and the yellow line, which is the Israeli military’s front line, continues to expand and take over more of civilians’ homes and the places that they’re displaced to.” She doubled down on this allegation, also alleging Israeli strikes near the clinic she was working in, which she said was in the safe zone. The duo ignored the unavoidable fact that Israel is fighting Hamas terrorists, who don’t obey the rules, and have long embedded themselves within the civilian population. Vivian Bercovici, former Canadian Ambassador to Israel, wrote her February National Post column, “The thin yellow line protecting Israelis from another massacre,” about how Hamas tunnels and weapons are found in the ‘yellow zone’ and how terrorists try to cross the barrier to kill Israeli soldiers. Hamas is also working inside Gaza, even in ‘safe zones,’ and has been violating the ceasefire since the moment it started. For example, on January 30, eight Palestinian terrorists emerged from an underground tunnel in Gaza. But neither Eberl nor Quesnel mentioned Hamas’ ceasefire breaches, preferring to paint Israel as wantonly on the offense. Eberl continued to provide opposing views on medical supplies in the strip, saying “ I mean, all across the strip, there’s so much need for everything because nothing comes in, intentionally by the Israeli military, but in my experience this past time, what I noticed was a lack of medicines for chronic diseases.” Did nothing come in or is only chronic disease medicine lacking? Eberl stated that she wasn’t going back to Gaza because “the government of Israel imposed basically like a rule on many NGOs, saying that we would have to comply with certain regulatory requirements that in fact would have put our staff at risk.” The regulatory requirements include providing a list of employees. This would only put employees who are terror supporters at risk. Perhaps it is because, according to the research institute NGO Monitor, “internal Hamas documents reveal systematic infiltration, coercion, and manipulation of international humanitarian NGOs operating in Gaza.” In fact, Eberl’s organization – the charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) – is named in the report. Eberl continued to emphasize her view that the situation needs to be revoked because it is important that “international staff can get back inside and bear witness to what’s happening…and so that supplies can come back inside as well.” Quesnel could have mentioned that Israel is facilitating the entry of 600 trucks of aid daily , without the help of these NGOs. She could also have shared that according to Gazan social media, Gaza has food aplenty, with restaurants open, with food ready. But she didn’t. CBC News previously offered Eberl a similar platform, where she likew... --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Rick Salutin Recycles Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theories URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-rick-salutin-recycles-anti-israel-conspiracy-theories/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-22 Words: 615 > Even in the pages of The Toronto Star, arguably one of Canada’s most consistent purveyors of anti-Israel falsehoods in its pages, columnist Rick Salutin’s recent commentary on the U.S.-Islamic Republic... Even in the pages of The Toronto Star, arguably one of Canada’s most consistent purveyors of anti-Israel falsehoods in its pages, columnist Rick Salutin’s recent commentary on the U.S.-Islamic Republic of Iran ceasefire is notable for the amount of pure nonsense within just a single column. Salutin’s June 19 commentary, “Is this the end of automatic U.S. support for Israel’s actions and policies?,” falsely depicts Israel as an unrestrained problem in the Middle East, offering little acknowledgement about how the country faces a spectrum of openly genocidal enemies, namely the Iranian regime and its host of proxies. He refers to Israel as “the active combatant” in Lebanon, as if Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist group there, does not fire rockets and drones into Israel every single day. But the crux of Salutin’s claim is that the United States has somehow been a mindless zombie for Israel, looking forward to the day when “the U.S. will no longer autonomically support every Israeli position.” However, it would have required only minimal research for Salutin to have discovered that the United States has never “automatically” supported Israel, and the two countries – while they enjoy close ties – have regularly disagreed, often openly and sometimes in a highly contested manner. Salutin’s claim, thus, is not only misleading, but incredibly false. In the same vein, Salutin comments that the “immediate cause (of this apparent rift) may be a sense that Israel misled the U.S. into attacking Iran.” While there are individuals who hold this view, it is not supported by relevant evidence. He further gives oxygen to the conspiracy that “there’s been a lengthy, somewhat academic debate on whether Israel’s U.S. backing was due to U.S. self-interest or to the “chokehold” Israel was said to have via the power of the Israel or Jewish lobbies.” Here, Salutin offers a claim but does not seek to actually defend it, but the clear implication is that it has credibility. The suggestion that Israel could somehow manipulate, trick or strong-arm the world’s only superpower – all while simultaneously being incapable of actually getting Washington to sign an agreement favourable to Israel – is truly a masterclass in mental gymnastics, presenting Israel as both all-powerful and somehow impotent at the same time. But for Salutin, the “underlying factor” of the recent rift has been Gaza, which he writes “was visible to the entire world,” before making perhaps the most cartoonishly false claim in his entire column, writing that Gaza was known, “not via mainstream media, who’ve stayed fairly loyal to Israeli representations.” It is unclear what mainstream media Salutin is referring to, but it is not the Canadian mainstream media, which has obsessively and uncritically regurgitated anti-Israel talking points, regularly failed to offer any voice to Israelis, presented anti-Israel activists as credible while effectively censoring out anyone who could meaningfully rebut baseless allegations that were leveled against Israel. Salutin, writing for Canada’s largest-circulation daily newspaper which has featured a long string of deeply problematic coverage and commentary of Israel and Hamas, has himself been a meaningful contributor to this problem, having falsely accused Israel of colonization, has ignored the Iranian regime’s fanatical extremism, and even spread the baseless conspiracy theory that the murder of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington, D.C. was not antisemitic. If this is the standard of analysis being offered to readers by Canada’s largest daily newspaper, it is little wonder that so many Canadians remain profoundly misinformed about Israel, the Middle East, and the threats the Jewish State continues to face. Photo credit: Rick Salutin --- ## Winnipeg Free Press Columnist Dan Lett Defends Controversial “Nakba” Exhibit At Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Which Critics Say Will Engage In Revisionist History URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/winnipeg-free-press-columnist-dan-lett-defends-controversial-nakba-exhibit-at-canadian-museum-for-human-rights-which-critics-say-will-engage-in-revisionist-history/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-22 Words: 571 > The taxpayer-funded Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg continues to come under fire for its scheduled exhibit on the so-called “nakba,” the Arabic word for catastrophe which refers... The taxpayer-funded Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg continues to come under fire for its scheduled exhibit on the so-called “nakba,” the Arabic word for catastrophe which refers to Israel’s independence in 1948, and which will focus on the experiences of Arabs during that period. After scandalous news showing that museum officials met with the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s representative to Canada, Mona Abuamara, suggesting potential foreign interference in a taxpayer-funded institution, one Winnipeg columnist attempted to come to the defence of the museum’s exhibit, but in doing so, fundamentally misrepresented why the project is so controversial. In his June 17 opinion column in The Winnipeg Free Press, “Winnipeg museum’s core mandate is to confront inconvenient truths,” Dan Lett – who has previously spread the baseless allegation that Israel is “motivated by genocidal agendas” – argues that by purporting to tell the story of Palestinian-Arabs in 1948, the museum is cleaving to its “core mandate…to confront inconvenient truths.” It is precisely the nature of those supposed “truths” that is at issue. As Lett describes it, the “nakba” refers to “the forced displacement of an estimated 750,000 Palestinians in the prelude to the Arab-Israeli war,” and the war “erupted in the immediate aftermath of the partitioning of Palestine to create an independent Jewish state.” It is highly misleading to refer to 750,000 Palestinian-Arabs being forcibly displaced, given that they left for a myriad of reasons, notably including active encouragement from Arab leaders, who expected a swift victory over Israel. More importantly, Lett’s description that the 1948 war “erupted” is remarkably light on details. The war did not simply “erupt.” Following Israel’s declaration of independence, the country was attacked by its Arab neighbours, who made no secret of their desire to wipe the Jewish State off the face of the Earth. It was in their failure to do so that the “nakba” took place. In effect, then, the “nakba” – much like Nazi Germany’s loss in World War Two, which also produced German refugees – should not be seen as a catastrophe to be mourned, but the defeat of a force who sought to carry out genocide against the Jews, and thus a victory to be celebrated. Prior to the war, the Palestinian-Arabs were offered a state of their own alongside Israel, which they unceremoniously rejected, as they have done multiple times since. Yet this history of Palestinian rejectionism and embrace of violence, war and terrorism were notably absent from Lett’s retelling. It is historical revisionism which is of concern at the CMHR. Will the museum tell the real story of 1948, including the attempted extermination of the nascent Jewish State at the hands of its Arab neighbours? Will it tell the story of Palestinian Arabs who refused a state of their own, and instead sought to destroy Israel? Will it admit that many – if not – most of the Arabs who left did so at the behest of Arab leaders? Given that the museum has relied on a cadre of anti-Israel activists to help develop the exhibit, there are very real reasons why there is such concern that a supposedly educational institution could be spreading historical revisionist propaganda, paid for by the Canadian taxpayer. However, rather than addressing this uncomfortable truth, Lett has instead chosen to dismiss legitimate concerns and falsely frame them as knee-jerk rejectionism. --- ## La Presse Columnist Laura-Julie Perreault Trivializes Threat From Islamic Republic Of Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-columnist-laura-julie-perreault-trivializes-threat-from-islamic-republic-of-iran/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-19 Words: 1374 > version française In her June 5 opinion column for La Presse, “An oil peace,” Laura-Julie Perreault expounded her view on American President Donald Trump’s ceasefire agreement with the Islamic Republic... version française In her June 5 opinion column for La Presse, “An oil peace,” Laura-Julie Perreault expounded her view on American President Donald Trump’s ceasefire agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and in the process, all while ignoring the existential threats posed by the Iranian regime to Israel. Perreault is no stranger to such problematic content, with this commentary being her fifth such piece either castigating Israel or overlooking the threats it faces, just in 2026. In January, she quoted Palestinian casualty figures without acknowledging that they include terrorists, in March she conflated the genocidal, terror regime of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran’s premier military branch, with Israel’s democracy, in April she alleged that the war with the IRGC was largely due to Christian Zionists, and in June falsely painted Israel as deliberately targeting journalists, ignoring most of the context surrounding the situation. In her latest column, she casually claimed that Trump’s agreement “is regardless of what Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader who convinced Donald Trump that a war with Iran would be simpler than building a ballroom in the White House, thinks.” While she is entitled to her opinion, the allegation that Netanyahu convinced Trump to go to war was made without a single supporting fact. Additionally, her implication that the decision to go to war was as frivolous as building a ballroom was astonishing. The impact was that she minimized the threat that a nuclear Islamic Republic poses to Israel, to Gulf states in the Middle East, and beyond. But she wasn’t done. After describing Trump’s forceful comments about Netanyahu’s recent strikes in Lebanon, she wrote that “however, it seems clear that the Israeli prime minister has the most to lose… just months before the elections in Israel, his political future and that of the coalition he leads – the most right-wing in the country’s history – are inextricably linked to the outcome of this war and the fate of the ayatollahs’ regime. The week could be very tense between Trump and Netanyahu as the date of the official handshake approaches.” By framing the war not only as Israel’s fault, but driven by domestic political considerations, Perreault completely ignores the deadly serious nature on the ground. The Iranian regime openly calls for the annihilation of Israel, and has actively armed, funded and trained its terrorist proxies, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen, who for years, supported their genocidal attacks against Israel. They have targeted Israeli civilians without remorse, most starkly in Hamas’s horrific October 7, 2023, massacres. And they have long equated Israel and the United States in their murderous aims. Yet Perreault didn’t acknowledge any of this, instead alleging that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was purely playing a political game by fighting against Iran. By alleging that Netanyahu has the “most to lose” in such a ceasefire agreement, Perreault negated not only the Israeli citizens living in fear of attacks, but also the Iranians living under repression. Her follow-up sentence that there could be a tense week between Trump and Netanyahu only serves to underline her belief that this is all personal. She offered no comment on the impact this handshake would have on entire countries, and no acknowledgement of the tens of thousands of Iranians massacred by their own regime in January of this year. In our view, Perreault has taken issues of enormous gravitas and converted them into a petty soap opera of personal ambition, and in doing so has erased the daily reality of millions of Israelis and Iranians alike under threat. La chroniqueuse de La Presse Laura-Julie Perreault banalise la menace que représente la République islamique d’Iran Dans sa chronique d’opinion du 5 juin publiée dans La Presse, intitulée « Une paix pétrolière », Laura-Julie Perreault a exposé son point de vue sur l’entente de cessez-le-feu conclue par le président américain Donald Trump avec la République islamique d’Iran, tout en ignorant les menaces existentielles que le régime iranien fait peser sur Israël. Ce n’est pas la première fois que Mme Perreault produit un contenu de cette nature. Cette chronique constitue la cinquième en 2026 seulement dans laquelle elle critique Israël ou minimise les menaces auxquelles le pays est confronté. En janvier, elle a cité des chiffres de victimes palestiniennes sans préciser qu’ils incluaient également des terroristes. En mars, elle a établi une équivalence entre le régime terroriste et génocidaire du Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (CGRI), principale branche militaire de l’Iran, et la démocratie israélienne. En avril, elle a soutenu que la guerre contre le CGRI était largement attribuable aux sionistes chrétiens. Puis, en juin, elle a présenté à tort Israël comme ciblant délibérément des journalistes, en omettant l’essentiel d... --- ## CityNews Reporter Rhianne Campbell Whitewashes Dangerous ‘Anti-Palestinian Racism’ Project Which Silences Political Opponents URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/citynews-reporter-rhianne-campbell-whitewashes-dangerous-anti-palestinian-racism-project-which-silences-political-opponents/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-19 Words: 571 > As extensively documented by HonestReporting Canada, despite its unobjectionable-sounding name, ‘Anti-Palestinian Racism’ (APR) is not an educational model simply based on combatting discrimination against Palestinians, but of promoting a hardline,... As extensively documented by HonestReporting Canada, despite its unobjectionable-sounding name, ‘Anti-Palestinian Racism’ (APR) is not an educational model simply based on combatting discrimination against Palestinians, but of promoting a hardline, anti-Israel political worldview where refusing to fall into line with pro-Palestinian activism can label one as a racist. Critics have also noted that APR, if accepted, effectively seeks to silence dissent and stifle free expression. Educators have pointed out that APR, supposedly aimed at combatting racism, would mean that accepting the right of Israel to exist would be labeled as bigotry. Despite the deep problems with APR, activists have aggressively sought to promote APR in Canadian public schools and other institutions. However, following one recent instance in Toronto, where the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) refused to grant space for such a session, CityNews provided viewers with a grossly one-sided report which failed to introduce even the most basic objections. The June 15 broadcast, “TDSB revokes permit, cancelling educational workshop on anti-Palestinian workshop,” featured reporter Rhianne Campbell introducing viewers to teacher Noel Morgan, who complained about the refusal to provide him space for his session. Hey @CityNewsTO, why are you platforming activists who are whitewashing anti-Palestinian racism (APR) without challenge or balance? Your reporting presents their claims uncritically, while excluding perspectives that raise legitimate concerns about APR and its implications. In… pic.twitter.com/PTT6UK7b9n — HonestReporting Canada (@HonestRepCanada) June 16, 2026 But rather than challenging the framing of APR as educational, instead Campbell gave him an overwhelmingly uncritical platform, including taking for granted claims that his proposed session sought to “unite the community.” Campbell’s report blurred the line between facts and opinion, calling an incident when school officials removed images of students wearing the keffiyeh, the checkered scarf representing anti-Israel activism, calling it “troubling.” While she may have found it troubling, Campbell’s job is to report the facts, not her opinions masquerading as such. Other than a brief statement from school officials, the only other guest to be interviewed was Reem Jabi, an activist with the group Toronto Palestinian Families who complained about the session’s cancellation. No interview was provided with any parent or community member who might have been able to explain the radical outlook of APR. Had Campbell done basic research, she could have explained to viewers that, as shown in the flyers in her report, the session was organized by The Institute for the Understanding of Anti-Palestinian Racism. On its website, the group claims that “nakba denial” constitutes a form of racism. Nakba, the Arabic word for catastrophe, refers to Israel’s 1948 independence, and effectively mourns the war where Israel’s Arab neighbours sought unsuccessfully to destroy the Jewish State. In essence, refusing to see the “nakba” as an event to be mourned, rather than celebrated, would be considered racism under APR. Instead of exposing APR for the divisive and arguably hateful project that it is, she relied exclusively (other than a brief statement from school officials) for their defence of the workshop, making no effort to explain the dangers of this supposedly ‘anti-racist’ program, and how it actually enables anti-Jewish bigotry in the process. Rhianne Campbell’s June 15 report for CityNews did not educate viewers on ‘Anti-Palestinian Racism,’ but instead whitewashed this deleterious project and offered no voice to parents who could have educated the public on its dangers. --- ## Chatelaine Magazine Publishes Puff Piece For Palestinian-Themed Restaurant, Turns It Into Platform For Anti-Israel Propaganda Alleging Genocide In Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/chatelaine-magazine-publishes-puff-piece-for-palestinian-themed-restaurant-turns-it-into-platform-for-anti-israel-propaganda-alleging-genocide-in-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-19 Words: 555 > Chatelaine is a women’s magazine that received almost one million dollars in taxpayer grants in 2025 alone from Canadian Heritage’s Canada Periodical Fund and claims that it has “empowered Canadian... Chatelaine is a women’s magazine that received almost one million dollars in taxpayer grants in 2025 alone from Canadian Heritage’s Canada Periodical Fund and claims that it has “empowered Canadian women” since its inception. It is owned by SJC, a media company previously called St. Joseph’s Communications which also owns brands such as Maclean’s, Toronto Life, Canadian Business and Hello! Canada. However, on multiple occasions, Chatelaine has turned itself into a promoter of anti-Israel propaganda and disinformation. In its Winter 2024 edition, the magazine printed a column from Jennifer E. Crawford, wearing a red inverted triangle, used by Hamas to designate targets for murder, all while attempting to connect her challah-braiding with her opposition to Israel. The magazine subsequently issued a mea culpa of sorts after outrage. And now, in its Summer 2026 edition, Chatelaine published a column by Nicole Mankinen, as told to journalist Rebecca Gao. The column, “I opened a restaurant,” was largely, in our estimation, an advertorial for a Palestinian-themed restaurant that Mankinen operates, called Louf, alongside Fadi Kattan, a local chef. Click below for larger images: The column begins by Mankinen extolling the virtue of “Palestinian food,” including a dish called mansaf, though it is actually Jordanian. While a thinly-veiled advertorial for her restaurant is hardly hard-hitting journalism, it is not problematic in itself. However, Mankinen used the platform to spread vile anti-Israel propaganda. Before long, she platformed the demonstrated falsehood that Gaza was “in the middle of a genocide,” without bothering to note that this allegation has never been proven in any international court, and has been repeatedly disproven by war scholars, who have noted that Israel has taken extraordinary steps to avoid civilian casualties, hardly the actions of a genocidal state. Mankinen further made the unsubstantiated claim that “people in Gaza” were “being starved,” a wild accusation that she also did even try to support with any evidence. This is no surprise, because there is none. Despite having been attacked from Gaza on October 7, 2023, Israel continued to supply the coastal enclave with a veritable mountain of humanitarian aid. This, predictably, was ignored in Mankinen’s column entirely. Mankinen, whose social media features a video of her bemoaning the Palestinian “nakba” (the attempted but failed genocide of Israel by its Arab neighbours in 1948), claimed in her column that her restaurant aimed to remind people “that Palestine and Palestinians exist.” In fact, Palestine as a state does not actually exist – a point that Chatelaine has forgotten previously – and is a rather critical detail that Mankinen did not acknowledge. But thanks to an endless parade of pro-Palestinian content regurgitated by the Canadian news media (including her own Chatelaine column), there is little danger that Canadians will forget that “Palestinians exist,” though no such wall-to-wall converge has been gifted to sufferers of actual war crimes and starvation, such as in Nigeria and Sudan. If Chatelaine wants to print an advertorial for Louf, a Palestinian restaurant in Toronto, then that is their prerogative, though hardly the best use of their taxpayer dollars. However, Chatelaine did much worse, turning what could have been a vapid but harmless column about cuisine into a platform for spreading multiple baseless falsehoods about Israel, in its Summer 2026 edition interview with Nicole Mankinen. --- ## Foreign Actors Recruiting Canadian Youth For Violence? This Is A National Security Threat URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/foreign-actors-recruiting-canadian-youth-for-violence-this-is-a-national-security-threat/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-06-21 Words: 109 > Toronto Police recently stated that investigations into the synagogue shootings, the shooting at the U.S. Consulate, and multiple other incidents across the GTA are connected to a broader pattern of... Toronto Police recently stated that investigations into the synagogue shootings, the shooting at the U.S. Consulate, and multiple other incidents across the GTA are connected to a broader pattern of young people being recruited to carry out acts of violence via online encrypted messaging systems. If foreign actors are recruiting young Canadians online to carry out acts of violence on Canadian soil, this is not merely a Jewish issue. It is a Canadian national security issue. Our Digital Director, Rick Firth, explains… Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## CBC Radio’s As It Happens Fails To Provide Meaningful Balance In Middle East Coverage URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radios-as-it-happens-fails-to-provide-meaningful-balance-in-middle-east-coverage/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-19 Words: 867 > In recent years, HonestReporting Canada has repeatedly documented the CBC radio program As It Happens for its lopsided reliance on critics of Israel and the large-scale absence of guests who... In recent years, HonestReporting Canada has repeatedly documented the CBC radio program As It Happens for its lopsided reliance on critics of Israel and the large-scale absence of guests who could challenge anti-Israel allegations. A recent series of episodes featured guests (and hosts) making false or misleading statements about Israel, while balanced and pro-Israel perspectives, and those who could offer a more broad view, were largely absent. A May 13 segment profiled Tala Mousa, a teenager in Gaza who won the Middle Eastern category of the Earth Prize, an environmental competition, to use rubble from the Hamas-Israel war into bricks. Listen to the full episode below: What made the segment problematic was not what was said, but what was ignored. In his introduction, co-host Chris Howden said that “the United Nations estimates that more than 90 percent of the territory’s housing has been damaged or fully destroyed.” Mousa began by saying that her “idea came after our house was bombed.” Notably absent from the segment was any mention of the widespread use of civilian infrastructure by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, including schools and hospitals. Instead, the obvious narrative promoted in the episode is that Israel bombed Gaza, presumably having done so unnecessarily since no mention was made of Hamas’ presence in Gaza. On May 20, co-host Nil Köksal interviewed NDP Member of Parliament Jenny Kwan, a vocal anti-Israel activist within her party. The segment covered the recent flotilla stunt, where a group of activists carried out a public spectacle aiming to falsely depict Israel as restricting aid to Gaza. Kwan was interviewed because she, as Howden said, “has called for action in support of flotilla members.” Listen to the full episode below: During the interview, Kwan told Köksal that the activists suffered “mistreatment,” and claimed they were involved in a “civilian humanitarian initiative,” despite one key organizer admitting it was effectively a PR stunt, and Israel saying virtually no aid was actually found on board. While Kwan may sincerely hold to these false beliefs, she is representative of much of As It Happens’ programming: anti-Israel activists given a platform while anyone who could dispute them are offered no such voice. There is no conceivable reason why CBC could not speak to anyone who could have identified the flotilla as a cheap stunt rather than a humanitarian effort, but that is precisely what they did. In a June 1 segment, Köksal interviewed Aaron David Miller, a former U.S. Middle East negotiator, about the Hezbollah-Israel conflict. In her questioning, Koksal told listeners that Israel’s prime minister “directed his military to claim more than 70 percent of Palestinian territory.” The apparent implication here is that Israel was seeking to annex Gaza, despite Israel explicitly saying otherwise. In fact, Israel’s presence in Gaza is to act as a security cordon against Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group. Listen to the full episode below: To its credit, later in the episode, the show aired a brief snippet of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent speech on antisemitism, along with featuring criticism of it by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. The following day, there was a short segment about Hezbollah, featuring an audio clip of a BBC News reporter speaking with Lebanon’s deputy prime minister, where he expressed desire to disarm the terrorist group but expressed hesitation about his country’s ability to do so. Listen to the full episode below: On June 4, Köksal interviewed Sami Halabi of the Beirut-based Badil, The Alternative Policy Institute, in another segment about Hezbollah. The discussion focused on ceasefire talks and its potential impact on Lebanon. Listen to the full episode below: Halabi told listeners that “there needs to be a deterrent against the Israelis,” adding that “there has to be confidence of the people of the south, that they will not be invaded, their homes will not be destroyed.” He also seemingly falsely painted Israel as a country that is fabricating threats from Lebanon, saying “for Israel, there needs to be an enemy. There needs to be an existential threat. If there isn’t one, then the likes of the hardliners in Israel, the Smotrichs, the Ben-Gvir, and the Netanyahu’s don’t have a raison d’etre.” Not only did Halabi falsely portray Israel as trigger-happy and eager to fabricate or embellish an enemy, he overlooked a crucial detail, namely that the only reason Israel is present in southern Lebanon is because of relentless Hezbollah attacks on Israel. Hezbollah, like its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran, is dedicated to the wholesale destruction of Israel, another detail that was not mentioned. Yet again, when it comes to the Middle East, As It Happens relied on a predictable voice blaming Israel for mayhem. Taken individually, any one of these segments might be defensible. Together, however, they reveal a consistent pattern: alongside some reason... --- ## Anti-Israel Activists Complain About Real Estate Ad. CBC News Dutifully Amplifies Their Grievances URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/anti-israel-activists-complain-about-real-estate-ad-cbc-news-dutifully-amplifies-their-grievances/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-18 Words: 524 > When anti-Israel activists take on a crusade of complaints, CBC News has repeatedly been there to give it oxygen. Whether it is miniscule protests or infinitesimally small boycotts, Canada’s public... When anti-Israel activists take on a crusade of complaints, CBC News has repeatedly been there to give it oxygen. Whether it is miniscule protests or infinitesimally small boycotts, Canada’s public broadcaster has provided such stunts with much-needed coverage, often downplaying the radical agenda of the activists in question, and framing their protests as inherently newsworthy, rather than the antics of a small fringe. There appears to be no complaint too small for coverage. In previous articles, CBC News has told readers about how “some Edmontonians in the Palestine (sic) community are boycotting Starbucks,” boycotting a utility meter, and a protest group numbering about seven people, all presented as developments worthy of national attention and public concern. Perhaps the most egregious example of this kind of reporting has been CBC News’ coverage of the Gaza flotilla, the recent maritime PR stunt by a cadre of anti-Israel activists seeking to demonize the Jewish State. CBC News not only gave these protesters extensive news coverage, it widely framed their actions as humanitarian in nature, when all evidence indicates that it was a publicity effort. That practice of amplifying the complaints of anti-Israel activists was on full display yet again in a June 12 article for CBC News, “Gwyneth Paltrow ad for Israeli luxury highrise called ‘dystopian,’ ‘tone deaf’ online.” Christine Pagulayan, a journalist and producer, reported on a recent promotional video for a luxury residential development in Israel featuring Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow, and the ensuing complaints online by anti-Israel activists. Notably, the residential development, in the coastal city of Herzliya, is within internationally-recognized sovereign Israel, and is not a ‘settlement’ within any contested areas. That detail only serves as evidentiary support to indicate that the outrage from anti-Israel campaigners is not focused on any Israeli government policy, but on the very existence of Israel. Pagulayan dutifully chronicles the manufactured outrage by complainants, including a “makeup influencer,” as well as Alana Hadid, whom readers are told “has frequently voiced pro-Palestine (sic) views online” and who is the sister of anti-Israel models Bella and Gigi Hadid. While the article also records other voices in support of Paltrow, the report is the latest example of CBC News taking complaints from anti-Israel activists and turning it into a news story, and with it, the veneer of legitimacy and credibility. CBC News’ practice of amplifying anti-Israel talking points is not limited simply to activists. When a ‘humanitarian’ organization makes allegations against Israel, they are widely reported, and treated as credible. Yet when the inverse happens, and supporters of Israel raise concerns, they are often ignored completely. When scholars rebut accusations of “genocide” in Gaza, or chronicle the widespread manipulation of casualty data from Hamas, their voices are all but completely ignored by CBC News. When anti-Israel activists level complaints against Israel, no matter how absurd, they are elevated to legitimacy from CBC News, all while pro-Israeli voices get no such privileges. This consistent double standard does not arise in a vacuum, but is part of the taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s documented anti-Israel agenda and editorial bias. --- ## Globe & Mail European Bureau Chief Eric Reguly Suggests Israel’s Buffer Zone In South Lebanon – Not Hezbollah’s Openly Genocidal Attacks On Israel – Is Obstacle To Peace URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/globe-mail-european-bureau-chief-eric-reguly-suggests-israels-buffer-zone-in-south-lebanon-not-hezbollahs-openly-genocidal-attacks-on-israel-is-obstacle-to/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-19 Words: 582 > For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran and its theocratic leaders have exported their fanatical Islamist ideology (and terrorism) throughout the Middle East and beyond, via its so-called ‘axis of... For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran and its theocratic leaders have exported their fanatical Islamist ideology (and terrorism) throughout the Middle East and beyond, via its so-called ‘axis of resistance.’ In addition to brutally repressing its own population, the Islamic Republic has armed, funded, trained and offered logistical support to terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and others, as part of its war against the United States, Israel and its ideological opponents. However, in recent months, much of the Canadian news media has framed the recent armed conflict between American and Israeli forces and the Iranian regime as being a nefarious Israeli conspiracy to pressure the United States into war and/or an unprovoked war against Tehran. That latter message was the implication in a recent opinion column in The Globe and Mail by European Bureau Chief Eric Reguly. In his commentary on the U.S.-Iranian ceasefire agreement, “The U.S.-Iran peace deal is crisis management, not resolution. Oil’s fall could be temporary,” Reguly, who though he is tasked to be a neutral and objective reporter is granted an opinion byline on a topic he typically reports on, wrote that “for sure, both the U.S. and Iran are highly motivated to end a war that Iran did not start.” Whether the Islamic Republic truly is motivated to end the conflict is entirely debatable, but the more problematic claim is Reguly’s statement that “Iran did not start” the war. For decades, it (and its proxies) have engaged in shadow warfare, killing scores of Americans and Israelis, both soldiers and civilians. Iranian proxies have also carried out bombing attacks against Jewish civilians in Argentina, killing hundreds. To claim that Tehran did not start the war is somewhere between selective omission and overt disinformation on Reguly’s part. Elsewhere in his column, Reguly wrote that “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet ministers have ruled out withdrawing Israeli forces from southern Lebanon (or Gaza or Syria). As long as the Israelis remain in Lebanon, Hezbollah will treat them as an occupying army and fight back, triggering retaliation.” Here, Reguly offered no acknowledgement whatsoever as to why Israel is present in Lebanon at all, namely seeking to stop Hezbollah’s incessant rocket and drone attacks into northern Israel. Instead, he gave oxygen to Hezbollah’s belligerence, repeating its view that Israel’s presence in a south Lebanon buffer zone would have the terrorist group see them as “an occupying army.” In 2000, Israel fully withdrew from Lebanon, yet Hezbollah did not disband, disarm, nor abandon its goal of annihilating Israel. Instead, the terrorist group continued to see all of Israel as occupied. In 2006 – six years after Israel withdrew from Lebanon – Hezbollah launched a cross-border attack on Israel, killing eight soldiers, kidnapping two others and launching a five-week war. Israel did not ‘occupy’ Lebanon prior to that attack, but it did not stop Hezbollah from attacking the Jewish State all the same. Yet all while painting Israel’s presence in a buffer zone as an apparent obstacle to peace, Reguly did not educate readers about Hezbollah’s genocidal ideology (and that of its patron, the Iranian regime). Even before his June 16 opinion column, Eric Reguly is no stranger to selective omissions; in previous reports, he has covered Israel’s legal blockade of Gaza but largely ignored Hamas’ presence in the subjugation of Gazans and its widespread use of Gaza civilian infrastructure for its terrorism. --- ## Introducing Unframed, A New AI Tool Designed To Test Biased News Headlines & Statements: An Insightful Conversation With Oded Levy, Creator Of tryUnframed.com URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/introducing-unframed-a-new-ai-tool-designed-to-test-biased-news-headlines-statements-an-insightful-conversation-with-oded-levy-creator-of-tryunframed-com/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-06-24 Words: 128 > For more than 2.5 years (and many years before it), most of the Canadian news media has uncritically regurgitated oversimplified, misleading and sometimes outright false claims about Israel. And even... For more than 2.5 years (and many years before it), most of the Canadian news media has uncritically regurgitated oversimplified, misleading and sometimes outright false claims about Israel. And even aside from their factual inaccuracy, the wording has often been constructed in a way that leaves the Canadian public seriously ill-informed. In this week’s episode, HonestReporting Canada Assistant Director Robert Walker sits down with Toronto-based creative director Oded Levy, to discuss his tryUnframed.com product, which analyzes headlines, statements and rhetoric. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to the audio-only version below: --- ## Success! Winnipeg’s The Free Press Removes False “Genocide” Slur, Presented As Factual By Poetry Columnist Melanie Brannagan Frederiksen URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-winnipegs-the-free-press-removes-false-genocide-slur-presented-as-factual-by-poetry-columnist-melanie-brannagan-frederiksen/ Type: post Modified: 2026-06-17 Words: 338 > As has been evidenced countless times since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, false and defamatory claims about Israel have not been limited to only news reports about the... As has been evidenced countless times since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, false and defamatory claims about Israel have not been limited to only news reports about the Middle East. Even reports about arts and culture have not been immune from anti-Israel disinformation. Case in point: a May 30 article in Winnipeg’s The Free Press, “Questions of healing, chronic pain explored,” where Melanie Brannagan Frederiksen, a local writer and poetry columnist for the newspaper, was reviewing a book of poetry and prose, “Save Your Prayers – Send Money,” by Jónína Kirton. In her review, Brannagan Frederiksen referred to “the Palestinian survivors of genocide in Gaza.” In effect, a personal opinion or allegation was shared, falsely characterized as factual. But the allegations of genocide against Israel are not simply harmless opinions. This slur has been weaponized by anti-Israel activists to defame Israel at large, and demonize Jews across the world, including in Canada. Moreover, by all reasonable metrics, Israel has not been guilty of anything remotely resembling genocide. No international court has ever found Israel guilty of such war crimes, war scholars say Israel has taken unprecedented steps to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza – hardly the hallmarks of a supposed “genocide,” and the proportion of civilians to combatants in Gaza is strikingly low, and a testament to Israel’s efforts to avoid civilian casualties as much as possible. This has not stopped anti-Israel activists from spreading the genocide claim throughout the Canadian news media over the last 2.5 years. As HonestReporting Canada noted in a subsequent complaint to The Free Press, “the highly controversial allegation of genocide – labeled by critics as a blood libel – is shared without context, challenge or balance, and presented as being de facto truthful, when it is no such thing.” Following that complaint, the newspaper’s editor acknowledged HonestReporting Canada’s complaint and removed the genocide mention from the story. We thank The Free Press for recognizing this issue, and working to quickly rectify it. --- ## Scandal: Literary Magazine The Ex-Puritan – Which Has Received Taxpayer Funding, – Seeks Submissions Supporting Palestinian ‘Armed Resistance’ URL: https://honestreporting.ca/scandal-literary-magazine-the-ex-puritan-which-has-received-taxpayer-funding-seeks-submissions-supporting-palestinian-armed-resistance/ Type: post Modified: 2026-06-17 Words: 563 > A literary magazine that has received taxpayer funding is calling for submissions in support of the Palestinian right to “armed resistance” against Israel. The Ex-Puritan, which according to its website... A literary magazine that has received taxpayer funding is calling for submissions in support of the Palestinian right to “armed resistance” against Israel. The Ex-Puritan, which according to its website has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council, announced on June 1 an upcoming special issue: Resistance and Hope, guest edited by Bahar Orang, a certified psychiatrist based in Toronto. As the magazine spells out clearly in its calls for submissions, to be sent to expuritansubs@gmail.com, there should be no confusion as to what they mean by “resistance.” “My hope for this special issue is to co-produce a creative folio of political education that consolidates ‘Resistance’ as armed resistance against US-led imperialism,” Orang writes, adding that “armed resistance clarifies the limits of purely symbolic accounts of struggle because it forces us to confront liberation not as an abstract relation of domination, but as a material relation of violence and force.” Perhaps the best-known example of Palestinian “armed resistance” took place on October 7, 2023, when thousands of Palestinian terrorists belonging to Hamas, alongside countless ‘civilians,’ invaded southern Israel and carried out a wanton campaign of bloodthirsty killings, tortures, rapes and kidnappings. These horrific war crimes were not done in secret; their perpetrators were so proud of their massacres that they actively filmed them for posterity, clearly proud of having killed innocent Israelis. As Orang writes in her call for submissions, there should be no condemnation of Palestinian terrorism, rejecting any concept that such killings should be “criminalized, censored, shamed, and stripped of political legitimacy.” The patent absurdity of a publication that has received Canadian taxpayer-funded support publicly extolling the virtues of Palestinian terrorism, and devoting an entire special edition to it, was noted in a recent Globe and Mail column by filmmaker David Bezmozgis. In his commentary, “Why is a Canadian literary magazine supporting ‘armed resistance’?,” Bezmozgis pointed out that the magazine was seeking to “lend intellectual cover for the atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7.” He also noted the chilling reality that, by publishing an open defence of Palestinian terrorism, the magazine is presumably not concerned about the consequences. Orang’s call for submissions does not come in a vacuum, and the magazine relies on an entire team to be produced. Its Editor-in-Chief is Ryanne Kap, its Managing Editor is Hannah Eiserman, and its other staff include Publicity Manager Paula Turcotte, Proofreader Shanai Tanwar, Fiction Editor Anuja Varghese, Poetry Editor Sanna Wani, Hybrid/Experimental Editor Rasiqra Revulva, Nonfiction Editor Michael Lee de Vries, Interviews Editor Elizabeth Polanco and Reviews Editor Alex Trnka. Editor-in-Chief Ryanne Kap’s social media has re-shared false accusations of “genocide” against Israel, and in one post on September 10, 2025, the day of the murder of U.S. political commentator Charlie Kirk, Kap shared a post that claimed “a lot of people who haven’t condemned a fucking genocide are condemning ‘political violence’ today,” in what we are of the opinion could be interpreted as a rationalization for such violence. Kap has also shared content from Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a group that has publicly celebrated the October 7 massacres. That The Ex-Puritan, a taxpayer-funded publication, would seek to justify Palestinian terrorism without apparent fear of consequence is a stinging indictment of the Canadian literary profession. --- ## CBC Podcast Front Burner Continues Its Fixation With Israel In Latest Episode On AIPAC URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-podcast-front-burner-continues-its-fixation-with-israel-in-latest-episode-on-aipac/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-17 Words: 868 > The June 8 episode of CBC’s podcast Front Burner, hosted by Jayme Poisson, featured Alex Shephard of The New Republic magazine. At the core of the 35-minute segment, “The backlash... The June 8 episode of CBC’s podcast Front Burner, hosted by Jayme Poisson, featured Alex Shephard of The New Republic magazine. At the core of the 35-minute segment, “The backlash against AIPAC,” features both the host and guest not in our view recognizing antisemitism as an active force in the story they are telling. And this pattern starts from the ground up. Listen to the full segment below: Their discussion centers on the change in relationship between the Democratic Party in the United States and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and looks at the platforms of various candidates currently running for office. But Poisson launches this discussion with the divisive candidacy of Graham Platner – who won Maine’s Democratic Senate primary on June 9 – and his unfounded claim that “incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins, is bought and paid for by Israeli President (sic) Benjamin Netanyahu.” Poisson was quick to dismiss the claim as untrue, but uses it as a jumping off point to open discussion around how “he’s referring to is the sizable chunk of Collins’ fundraising that comes from AIPAC” and that “the AIPAC brand is increasingly toxic for Democrats.” Analysis of this topic would not be problematic in principle. The problem lies in the recent slew of episodes that precede this particular episode of Front Burner. “Israel’s open nuclear secret,” (May 21) “Canada and the politics of Gaza flotillas,” (May 22) and “Does a ‘peace deal’ fuel Middle Eastern war?” (June 1) – these are all episodes within the last few weeks, and all three prompted HonestReporting Canada alerts. This episode in particular contributes to Front Burner’s fixation on Israel and its supporters, this time in looking at AIPAC and the pro-Israel lobby in the era of, as Shephard calls it, without evidence, “the genocide in Gaza.” Shephard’s casual use of “genocide” – a practice we have repeatedly highlighted is an unproven legal libel – is accompanied by various inflammatory claims made by political candidates who, beyond merely criticizing AIPAC, deployed what we consider to be incendiary rhetoric that both Shephard and Poisson left unaddressed. For example, Platner is quoted saying, “What is happening in Gaza…it’s the moral question of our time.” U.S. Congressman Thomas Massie is quoted as saying “oh, hell no. I’m [not] antisemitic. But here’s the danger that AIPAC runs…[they push for the idea that] anti-Zionism equals anti-Semitism.” Michigan candidate Abdul Al-Sayed is quoted making a similar claim: “it’s AIPAC money, which is being spent already in this race… I don’t think that our taxpayer dollars, which we pay every April, ought to be going to bomb children, to fund bombs and tanks for other countries when we got kids who can’t afford basic things on our own.” Massie is quoted, for example, disparaging “the Israeli lobby, AIPAC, the Republican Jewish Coalition…” – that is, it is not just AIPAC, but rather this larger matter of Jewish influence and power that Massie takes issue with. Al-Sayed prompted his earlier assessment about AIPAC and the war by saying, “I’m the only candidate who didn’t ask AIPAC for their support;” that is, not taking AIPAC money is morally virtuous in the face of “bomb[ing] children.” Similarly, the morality of Israel’s so-called “genocide in Gaza,” as Platner called it, is framed by Shephard as “a real litmus test” that will challenge Democratic politics moving forward. All of these quotes, and more, are used as the backbone of a discussion into AIPAC’s role in American politics and the future of the Democratic relationship with Israel. These claims are not policy disagreement; in our view they directly contribute to and rely on the conspiratorial notion of Jewish global power and control, extended contemporarily to the Jewish state. But to identify the framing of this discussion on Front Burner, one only need to go back to the very first minute of the episode: Poisson dismisses Platner’s claim about Susan Collins being “bought and paid for” by Netanyahu (not AIPAC), then in our estimation goes on to validate the framework by pivoting to AIPAC money and influence for the entire episode. To be sure, AIPAC is undoubtedly a pro-Israel lobby group, and it is not above criticism. The crux of the issue lies not in the fact that Poisson and Shephard are scrutinizing AIPAC as it tries to maintain bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship amidst a complex, heated regional moment. It lies in the fact that the entire framing of the episode – one of many – paints Israel and Israeli concerns as suspect. Plenty of other communities, countries, and issues drive lobby groups – many of which are more influential than AIPAC. But for CBC’s Front Burner, Israel is often subject to a spotlight not provided to other communities, countries or special interests. This selectivity, alongside host Jayme Poisson and guests repeatedly missing the antisemitism that drives disproportionate scrutiny, results in not... --- ## La Presse Publishes Column By Montreal Painter Raja Hammoud Absurdly Accusing Israel Of Genocide URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-publishes-column-by-montreal-painter-raja-hammoud-absurdly-accusing-israel-of-genocide/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-16 Words: 1186 > version française When a group of activist organizations accused Israel of genocide, effectively changing the definition of the legal term in their attempts, calling it too “narrow,” they were mocked... version française When a group of activist organizations accused Israel of genocide, effectively changing the definition of the legal term in their attempts, calling it too “narrow,” they were mocked for having done so, with legal scholar Mark Goldfeder castigating the effort, saying “What’s the point of having laws on the books and definitions that you can change whenever you want?” Rather than acknowledge that Israel does not actually meet the definition of the “genocide” claim in Gaza, one Montreal commentator is doubling down, attempting to argue that Jerusalem is somehow guilty of this war crime, despite not actually meeting the actual definition. In her May 31 column in La Presse, “When the word “genocide” is no longer sufficient,” Raja Hammoud, a Montreal artist and painter with no apparent expertise in urban warfare or international law, nevertheless opined on the topic, writing that the word “genocide” does not truly capture the reality in Gaza. She rhetorically asks whether “this concept truly allows us to grasp the contemporary forms of violence observed in Gaza,” before answering her own question, claiming that “traditional legal categories sometimes struggle to account for the full range of social, cultural, psychological and political dynamics that are unfolding in Gaza today.” As she notes in her introduction, the word “genocide” was defined in 1948 by the United Nations, but she does not share that it was coined by Polish-American lawyer Raphael Lemkin to describe the unprecedented continent-wide extermination of six million European Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators. The word genocide was coined to refer to the Holocaust, because existing words simply could not do justice to what happened. Yet the implicit meaning in Hammoud’s column in our view is that the war in Gaza is not only comparable to the Holocaust – an obscene and absurd claim by itself – but somehow exceeds it. Contrary to her wild allegations, Gaza is not a genocide by any remote stretch. The war began on October 7, 2023 when Gaza attacked Israel and carried out bloodthirsty massacres in what is inarguably a genocidal effort. Israel, against an openly and proudly genocidal entity, fought to defeat Hamas, despite it actively embedding itself within Gaza’s civilian infrastructure. Israel sent in an enormous amount of aid, plus putting its own soldiers in harm’s way to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza. War scholars say Israel took more steps to avoid civilian harm than any military in modern history. Truly, if this constitutes “genocide,” then truly the word has lost all meaning. Incredibly, Hammoud goes further, writing that the word genocide “is therefore insufficient.” Raja Hammoud’s May 31 opinion column in La Presse is not only obscene, in our view, it could be reasonably construed as a textbook example of antisemitism by her effectively and tacitly comparing Israel to the Nazis, which is both factually wrong and morally obtuse. Entirely unsurprisingly, her column does not muster the courage to even mention Hamas a single time, continuing a trend where she pens rambling commentaries accusing Israel of heinous crimes but somehow overlooking the Islamic terrorist groups which attacked Israel first. A word created to describe the Holocaust loses all meaning when it is stretched to describe a war that plainly does not meet its definition. Photo credit: Raja Hammoud La Presse publie une chronique de la peintre montréalaise Raja Hammoud accusant de façon absurde Israël de génocide Lorsqu’un groupe d’organisations militantes a accusé Israël de génocide, modifiant de fait la définition juridique du terme dans leurs démarches en le qualifiant de trop « étroit », elles ont été tournées en dérision. Le juriste Mark Goldfeder a critiqué cette initiative, déclarant : « À quoi bon avoir des lois et des définitions si on peut les changer quand on veut ? » Plutôt que de reconnaître qu’Israël ne correspond pas à la définition juridique du « génocide » dans le contexte de Gaza, un commentateur montréalais redouble d’efforts pour soutenir que Jérusalem serait malgré tout coupable de ce crime de guerre, sans satisfaire aux critères réels de la définition. Dans sa chronique du 31 mai dans La Presse, intitulée «Quand le mot “génocide” ne suffit plus», Raja Hammoud, artiste et peintre montréalaise sans expertise apparente en guerre urbaine ou en droit international, s’est néanmoins prononcée sur le sujet, écrivant que le mot « génocide » ne rend pas véritablement compte de la réalité à Gaza. Elle se demande rhétoriquement si « ce concept permet réellement de saisir les formes contemporaines de violence observées à Gaza », avant de répondre elle-même à sa question, affirmant que « les catégories juridiques traditionnelles peinent parfois à rendre compte de l’ensemble des dynamiques sociales, culturelles, psychologiques et politiques qui se déploient aujourd’hui à Gaza ». Comme elle le souligne dans son introduction, le mot « génocide » a... --- ## CBC Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian Continues To Launder Anti-Israel Allegations Into News Stories URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-senior-reporter-raffy-boudjikanian-continues-to-launder-anti-israel-allegations-into-news-stories/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-16 Words: 591 > In a series of recent reports, CBC News Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian amplified unfounded allegations against Israel, turning them into the basis for ‘news’ stories. On April 21, he penned... In a series of recent reports, CBC News Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian amplified unfounded allegations against Israel, turning them into the basis for ‘news’ stories. On April 21, he penned an article, “Ottawa has asked Israel to investigate Canadian’s killing in Lebanon: Anand,” about the death of a man in Lebanon with Canadian citizenship, Hassan Haidar, for which his family blames Israel. While he does specify that those claims are simply allegations, the article offers a detailed recap of consistent antagonism from Ottawa towards the Israeli government, listing multiple complaints about Israeli actions as it defends itself from terrorist groups. However, the entire framing of the piece was – as with many other Boudjikanian reports – highlighting alleged Israeli misdeeds, and the accusations from anti-Israel campaigners, and using them as the basis for a story. On May 22, Boudjikanian jumped on the flotilla bandwagon with his broadcast, “Canadian flotilla activist detained by Israel says he was beaten, stabbed,” where he gave extended airtime to unfounded claims of abuse by a group of anti-Israel activists who participated in the recent flotilla to Gaza publicity stunt. He features activists claiming without evidence that they suffered sexual violence and other abuse, and though he offers a brief denial in the form of a statement from Israel, these baseless claims were nevertheless used once again as the foundation for news. The broadcast ended by featuring brief remarks from Jon Allen, a one-time Canadian envoy to Israel, who called for sanctions against the Jewish State, an outlandish demand against a liberal democratic state defending itself against openly genocidal terrorist groups. Yet Allen’s radical calls were left unchallenged and entirely without balance. As one media observer noted, his report offered “no context on why the naval blockade exists, the flotilla’s explicit goal of breaching it, or the activists’ own track record,” and calling the broadcast “activist fan fiction.” On May 25, Boudjikanian provided a brief report for the CBC radio program The World This Hour, where he updated listeners on the flotilla saga, once again repeating unfounded allegations of mistreatment at the hands of Israel. While he did offer Israeli rebuttals, the broadcast was a close facsimile of his other reports, where allegations from anti-Israel activists serve as the basis for coverage. Click below for the full segment: And again, in a June 16 article, “World Zionist Organization removed from Canada’s West Bank sanctions draft before release: sources,” Boudjikanian relies on two anonymous sources who claimed that the World Zionist Organization (WZO) was cut from a list of sanctioned groups by the Carney government. The clear implication of the story is that these unnamed activists are reputable sources, and their accusations are inherently newsworthy and scandalous. It’s noteworthy that the WZO or the Canadian Zionist Federation (CZF), which is the Canadian representative agency to the WZO, were not quoted in this article. The supposedly controversial news story about the World Zionist Organization is just the latest such report from CBC News, which has repeatedly taken complaints from anti-Israel activist groups and effectively laundered it into appearing as legitimate news items. Meanwhile, reports alleging widespread infiltration of Canadian educational institutions by the Hamas-friendly kingdom of Qatar, for example, have been widely ignored. These reports from CBC News Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian continue on the same trajectory as many of his previous pieces, where the complaints from a vocal group of anti-Israel activists are laundered into news reports for widespread public consumption. Photo credit: Raffy Boudjikanian --- ## Le Journal de Montréal Columnist Loïc Tassé Admits Israel Faces Murderous Terrorist Groups, Subsequently Condemns Israel For Defending Itself URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-journal-de-montreal-columnist-loic-tasse-admits-israel-faces-murderous-terrorist-groups-subsequently-condemns-israel-for-defending-itself/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-16 Words: 1189 > version française In his May 30 opinion column in Le Journal de Montréal, commentator Loïc Tassé came remarkably close to understanding the crux of the problem in the Middle East,... version française In his May 30 opinion column in Le Journal de Montréal, commentator Loïc Tassé came remarkably close to understanding the crux of the problem in the Middle East, before losing perspective after all. His column, “Israel on the attack,” begins by admitting that Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon are murderous terrorist groups driven by fanatical Islamic ideology, and supported by their patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran, though he did not acknowledge that they also seek the total annihilation of Israel. Nevertheless, it was an important recognition that Israel is not dealing with moderate parties, but fundamentalist ones. However, these admissions made Tassé’s subsequent failures all the more remarkable. He wrote that “If the Israeli state weren’t expansionist, practically no one would condemn its advance in Gaza or Lebanon.” It is unclear what Tassé is basing this conclusion on, but there is precious little evidence to support it. Israel has been accused of virtually every crime imaginable, from genocide to starvation, despite it being utterly false, and Jerusalem was being accused of these war crimes even before it began any invasion into Gaza at all. Even after telling readers about Hezbollah in Lebanon, he condemns Israel’s advance into Lebanon. Yet he offers no alternative to how precisely Israel can defeat fanatical terrorist groups without actually fighting. He admits that “toppling the Iranian regime would help destroy” both Hamas and Hezbollah, but argues that “the root of the problem lies in the fanatical belief in a deity,” before drawing a false comparison and claiming that “religious fanatics are gaining increasing power in Israel and the United States.” Such pontification aside about the root problem being “the fanatical belief in a deity,” Tassé freely offers his strident condemnation of Israel without offering any ideas about what Israel should do. He recognizes the nature of Israel’s enemies who seek its destruction, but then appears unwilling to permit Jerusalem to actually take steps to defend itself against those same terrorist groups. Furthermore, in his apparent comparison to “religious” fanatics in Israel versus the Islamic world, there are no mainstream segments in Israel who seek the wholesale annihilation of Palestinians, unlike in Gaza, where a majority of the population supports the October 7, 2023 massacres. The only solution, such that is offered by Tassé is his demand that “the Israeli government pursued policies of appeasement.” Perhaps unknown to Tassé, but Israel has repeatedly – from its inception – done precisely this, accepting an Arab state in its midst, including carving up much of historical Israel, only to have these offers rejected in favour of terrorism and violence. Even while acknowledging the murderous nature of Israel’s enemies, Tassé overlooks that they are not driven by territorial disputes with Israel, but a desire to wipe the Jewish State off the map entirely. Thus, there is no policy decision that Israel could possibly make to quench this thirst. Until commentators like Tassé admit that this desire remains at the core of Israel’s enemies, they will continue to fundamentally misunderstand what is actually happening in the Middle East. Photo credit: Loïc Tassé Loïc Tassé, chroniqueur au Journal de Montréal, reconnaît qu’Israël fait face à des groupes terroristes meurtriers, pour ensuite condamner le pays de se défendre Dans sa chronique d’opinion du 30 mai publiée dans Le Journal de Montréal, le commentateur Loïc Tassé est passé bien près de saisir le cœur du problème au Moyen-Orient, avant de finalement perdre toute perspective. Sa chronique, intitulée « Israël à l’attaque », commence par admettre que le Hamas à Gaza et le Hezbollah au Liban sont des groupes terroristes meurtriers animés par une idéologie islamiste fanatique, et soutenus par leur parrain, la République islamique d’Iran – bien qu’il ait omis de mentionner que ces groupes cherchent également l’anéantissement total d’Israël. Néanmoins, il s’agissait d’une reconnaissance importante du fait qu’Israël ne traite pas avec des partis modérés, mais bien avec des fondamentalistes. Cependant, ces admissions rendent les manquements subséquents de M. Tassé d’autant plus frappants. Il écrit ainsi que « si l’État israélien n’était pas expansionniste, pratiquement personne ne condamnerait sa progression à Gaza ou au Liban ». On ignore sur quoi M. Tassé se base pour en arriver à une telle conclusion, mais les preuves pour l’appuyer sont minces, voire inexistantes. Israël a été accusé de pratiquement tous les crimes imaginables, du génocide à la famine provoquée – bien que cela soit totalement faux -, et Jérusalem était déjà accusée de ces crimes de guerre avant même d’avoir entamé la moindre incursion dans la bande de Gaza. Même après avoir dépeint la réalité du Hezbollah au Liban à ses lecteurs, il condamne l’avancée d’Israël en territoire libanais. Pourtant, il n’offre aucune solution... --- ## Le Devoir Reporter Amélie David Pens 1,600 Word Article Featuring Accusations Of Alleged Israeli Crimes In Lebanon; Somehow Forgetting To Mention Hezbollah A Single Time URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-reporter-amelie-david-pens-1600-word-article-featuring-accusations-of-alleged-israeli-crimes-in-lebanon-somehow-forgetting-to-mention-hezbollah-a-single-time/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-15 Words: 1303 > version française To have Le Devoir reporter Amélie David chronicle the war in Lebanon, Israel is mercilessly killing innocent Lebanese civilians, while Hezbollah – the openly genocidal Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist... version française To have Le Devoir reporter Amélie David chronicle the war in Lebanon, Israel is mercilessly killing innocent Lebanese civilians, while Hezbollah – the openly genocidal Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist group dedicated to Israel’s destruction – is absent. In fact, nowhere in David’s 1,600-word 2-page May 30 article, “Rescue workers, journalists, civilians… Israel accused of war crimes in Lebanon,” did she even mention the word Hezbollah, the terrorist group that is more powerful than Lebanon’s own central government, and which effectively rules much of the country at the best of its patrons, the Islamic Republic of Iran. Click below for larger image: In past articles, David has depicted Israel as the villain in Lebanon and presented a highly warped picture of Hezbollah in our view. Hezbollah is not simply a player in Lebanon; it is the antagonist which has repeatedly attacked Israel unprovoked, including on October 8, 2023, just one day after Hamas’ massacres in southern Israel, and again on March 1, 2026, in solidarity with the Iranian regime. The stunning omission of any mention of Hezbollah speaks volumes about the credibility of David’s entire report, erasing the culprit dragging Lebanon and Israel into war. In our estimation, David’s article is little more than a stenography of complaints against Israel, including allegations that paramedics in Lebanon were “murdered.” It is often unclear where David’s reporting ends and interviewee’s opinions begin, such as when she writes that some groups “believe these repeated attacks against rescue workers and medical facilities could constitute war crimes,” as well writing that “attacks against hospitals, ambulances, or medical personnel can give rise to individual criminal liability for those responsible.” She conveniently omits any mention that Hezbollah has used civilian infrastructure, including ambulances, to transport its fighters and weapons. Israel has even shared footage of a weapons-filled ambulance, to which David made no acknowledgement whatsoever. It would not have been difficult for David to share with readers these details, given that Israel has long been clear about the terrorist group’s abuse of civilian resources. It has accused Hezbollah of “cynical and systematic use of medical infrastructure and civilians for military purposes.” Yet David chose to make no mention of any of this in her article, representing an omission that suggests either a deliberate agenda or strikingly sloppy research. In addition to allegedly killing innocent medical workers, David also accuses Israel of killing Lebanese journalists, writing that “on April 22, Al-Akhbar journalist Amal Khalil became the 15th journalist killed since 2023.” To call Khalil a journalist is so misleading as to be false. She was employed by Al-Akhbar, a propaganda outlet that acts as a mouthpiece for Hezbollah. Security experts have also said that beyond simply parroting terrorist propaganda, Al-Akhbar also enjoys close security cooperation with Hezbollah. Moreover, in a detail that fundamentally changes the entire narrative around her death, she was in a closed military zone that was supposed to be evacuated of civilians. However, given that David effectively censored any mention of Hezbollah in her article, none of this was mentioned, akin to writing an article about the deaths of civilians in Germany in World War Two but somehow forgetting to mention the Nazis at all. Amélie David’s lengthy article about Israel’s alleged misdeeds in Lebanon is not simply inaccurate or misleading; it is a wholesale misrepresentation of what is actually happening, and is a regurgitation of anti-Israel claims without even a whiff of context, relevant facts, or challenge. La journaliste du Devoir Amélie David signe un article de 1 600 mots contenant des accusations de prétendus crimes israéliens au Liban; oubliant mystérieusement de mentionner le Hezbollah une seule fois Pour que la journaliste du Devoir Amélie David chronique la guerre au Liban, Israël y apparaît comme massacrant sans pitié des civils libanais innocents, tandis que le Hezbollah — le groupe terroriste islamiste ouvertement génocidaire soutenu par l’Iran et voué à la destruction d’Israël — est absent du récit. En effet, nulle part dans l’article de deux pages et 1 600 mots de David publié le 30 mai, intitulé « Secouristes, journalistes, civils… Israël accusé de crimes de guerre au Liban », elle ne mentionne le mot Hezbollah, ce groupe terroriste plus puissant que le gouvernement central libanais lui-même et qui contrôle de facto une grande partie du pays avec le soutien de son principal parrain, la République islamique d’Iran. Cliquez pour agrandir l’image: Dans des articles précédents, David a déjà présenté Israël comme le méchant au Liban et, selon notre analyse, a offert une représentation fortement déformée du Hezbollah. Le Hezbollah n’est pas simplement un acteur au Liban; il est l’antagoniste qui a attaqué Israël à répétitio... --- ## Le Devoir’s Magdaline Boutros Falsely Portrays Israel As Trying To Annex Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoirs-magdaline-boutros-falsely-portrays-israel-as-trying-to-annex-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-15 Words: 1478 > version française Some words can sound the same. They might even be used synonymously. But they do not always mean the same thing. So, when a reporter shifts between “control,”... version française Some words can sound the same. They might even be used synonymously. But they do not always mean the same thing. So, when a reporter shifts between “control,” “take control,” and “takeover,” it would appear to readers that all three mean the same thing. This leaves them with the wrong impression about what is being reported, what is being alleged and what has actually happened or has been proven. On May 28, Le Devoir published an article by Magdaline Boutros, “Israel extends its control over the Gaza Strip.” It is not the first, second, third or even fourth time she has written such articles. This most recent article’s subheading took a slightly different tone, calling the move a “takeover” that “violates the ceasefire that came into effect in October,” a framing that is deeply misleading in our view. Boutros quoted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that Israeli forces had moved from control of 50 percent of Gaza to 60 percent, and that his directive was to move to 70 percent. But instead of clearly distinguishing between military control in an active conflict zone and annexation or permanent territorial seizure, Boutros has blurred the two. This means that readers are not left to surmise Israel’s intentions, they are invited to believe that Israel is gradually annexing more and more of Gaza, even though the article itself does not substantiate such a claim. Boutros’ further framing of Netanyahu’s statement on the matter appears to be a further attempt to push readers towards this skewed understanding. She specifically notes that he made the statement “in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.” Placed where it was, that detail suggested that Israeli military activity in Gaza should be read through the lens of settlement expansion and permanent land acquisition. Such statements can only be viewed as accusation or supposition, not journalism. If Le Devoir wants to portray Israel as intending to annex Gaza, it has a responsibility to its readers to show the evidence and rationale used to arrive at that conclusion. Instead, Boutros relies on loaded phrasing, selective context, and the quoting of dubious sources to push readers to a conclusion that she has apparently framed for them. She first quotes McGill University professor Rex Brynen, who claimed without evidence that Israel is trying to make Gaza “uninhabitable.” Unsurprisingly, Brynen, a vocal critic of Israel, has become a favourite interviewee in Montreal media. Boutros’ other quoted expert, Sami Aoun, is also familiar. He has appeared in Le Devoir coverage documented by HonestReporting Canada for one-sided anti-Israel analysis. A previous alert noted that Aoun was extensively quoted in a Le Devoir article blaming Western support for Israel on Holocaust guilt, while minimizing Hamas’ role in starting the war. Le Devoir continues to fail in telling readers that Israel’s legitimate security concerns in Gaza did not appear out of nowhere. Hamas launched the October 7 massacre, abducted hostages, embedded itself in civilian areas, and has repeatedly declared that its war is not about a limited border dispute, but about Israel’s destruction. Hamas official Ghazi Hamad openly bragged that the group would repeat October 7 “again and again” until Israel is annihilated. Hamas’s founding covenant is even more explicit. The 1988 Hamas Covenant says Hamas “strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine” and cites the Koran about Muslims killing Jews hiding behind stones and trees. None of that appears to meaningfully inform Boutros’ framing since she does not afford these important pieces of information even a passing mention. Instead, readers are told that Israel may be trying to make Gaza uninhabitable, gain territory, pressure Lebanon, annex the West Bank, and possibly pursue a supposed “Greater Israel” project, a favourite conspiracy theory peddled in some corners of the news media. Such sweeping allegations presented through a narrow set of voices with no serious balancing context should have no place in any article that wants to be taken seriously. Photo credit: Magdaline Boutros Le Devoir : Magdaline Boutros présente à tort Israël comme cherchant à annexer Gaza Certains mots peuvent sembler synonymes. Ils peuvent même parfois être utilisés de façon interchangeable. Pourtant, ils n’ont pas toujours la même signification. Ainsi, lorsqu’une journaliste passe de « contrôle » à « prise de contrôle » puis à « mainmise », le lecteur peut facilement croire que ces trois expressions désignent la même réalité. Cela risque de lui donner une fausse impression de ce qui est rapporté, allégué ou réellement démontré. Le 28 mai, Le Devoir a publié un article de Magdaline Boutros intitulé « Israël étend son contrôle sur la bande de Gaza ». Ce n’est ni la première, ni la deuxième, ni la troisième, ni même la quatrième fois qu’elle signe ce type d’article. Le sous-titre de ce plus récent texte adoptait toutefois une tonalité... --- ## Le Devoir Editorial Writer Marie Vastel Recycles Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theory, Ignores Genocidal Goals Of Iran & Its Proxies URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-editorial-writer-marie-vastel-recycles-anti-israel-conspiracy-theory-ignores-genocidal-goals-of-iran-its-proxies/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-15 Words: 1415 > version française In addition to being factually baseless, anti-Israel conspiracy theories are often characterized by their obscene implausibility. In her June 3 editorial in Le Devoir, “From impunity to provocations,”... version française In addition to being factually baseless, anti-Israel conspiracy theories are often characterized by their obscene implausibility. In her June 3 editorial in Le Devoir, “From impunity to provocations,” editorial writer Marie Vastel spread the false claim that U.S. Donald Trump is the “puppet” of Israel, having been “blindly drawn” into war with the Islamic Republic of Iran. How precisely the world’s most powerful person, leading the world’s sole superpower, could be “blindly drawn” into war by Israel, a country some 0.2 percent its size, was conveniently not explained by Vastel, though presumably she expected readers to simply accept her claim at face value. She condemns the strikes against the Iranian regime, writing that Trump was “trapped in a hornet’s nest of his own making.” But neither the U.S. nor Israel created the “hornet’s nest,” but the regime in Tehran, which has spent decades violently oppressing its own people – and in January, murdering tens of thousands of them – in addition to actively exporting its brand of radical Shia Islam, funding and arming terrorist proxy groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as developing ballistic missiles and even a nuclear program. During the recent conflict, the Iranian regime fired drones and ballistic missiles at more than a dozen countries, showing it to be the fanatical and unhinged regime that is the root of instability in the region, but for Vastel, it was Israel, and its apparent “puppet,” the U.S., which is the real villain. In fact, even after the war’s end, Iran has continued to attack its Arab neighbours, a detail that Vestel did not see fit to mention. Scandalously, Vestel accuses Israel of “outrageous provocations” in Gaza and Lebanon, as if Jerusalem was the party that attacked its neighbours without cause. In actuality, it was Gaza – via its Hamas leadership – that attacked Israel first, on October 7, 2023, and Hezbollah in Lebanon, which fired rockets unprovoked into Israel the following day, and again in early March, 2026, in solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran. Vestel offers a passing nod to Hezbollah, but only in the context of condemning Israel, writing that Israel’s actions in Lebanon are “in no way proportionate to defending itself against Hezbollah.” Like other recent opinion columns, Vestel tentatively acknowledges Israel’s right to defend itself, but then condemns the country for actually doing anything about it. However, criticism is easy when no solutions are offered. What actions would Vestel consider to be “proportionate?” Unsurprisingly, she does not share, because Hezbollah – like Hamas and Iran – is dedicated to the utter destruction of Israel and the genocide of its people, and there is nothing Israel can do that would make it abandon its vision of annihilating the Jewish State. Iran’s leaders have explicitly called Israel a “cancerous tumour” that should be removed. For Israelis, Hezbollah and its allies are not academic threats, but real ones. Hezbollah has murdered Israelis and forced thousands of Israelis from their homes. Vestel offers them no voice, instead condemning Israel for killing “600 Lebanese” in recent weeks, though she does not share how many of them were Hezbollah terrorists. She claims that Israel and Hezbollah alike are both “vying for…complete sovereignty” in Lebanon. This is false. Israel has explicitly stated it has no interest in occupying Lebanon, but only seeks to protect itself from Hezbollah attacks, which have been long permitted by the impotent Lebanese central government. Perhaps Vestel disbelieves Israel, but the facts remain clear: Israel only attacked Gaza and Lebanon once it was attacked by those places first. Her failure to recognize that unassailable truth alone renders her entire column fundamentally detached from reality. Photo credit: Marie Vastel Marie Vastel, éditorialiste au Devoir, recycle une théorie du complot anti-israélienne et ignore les visées génocidaires de l’Iran et de ses alliés En plus de n’avoir aucun fondement factuel, les théories du complot anti-israéliennes se caractérisent souvent par leur invraisemblance obscène. Dans son éditorial du 3 juin dans Le Devoir, intitulé «De l’impunité aux provocations », l’éditorialiste Marie Vastel a propagé l’allégation mensongère selon laquelle le président américain Donald Trump serait la « marionnette » d’Israël, s’étant laissé « entraîner aveuglément » dans une guerre avec la République islamique d’Iran. Comment précisément l’homme le plus puissant de la planète, à la tête de la seule superpuissance mondiale, a pu être « entraîné aveuglément » dans une guerre par Israël – un pays qui représente environ 0,2 % de la taille des États-Unis -, c’est ce que Mme Vastel s’est bien gardée d’expliquer, s’attendant probablement à ce que ses lecteurs acceptent ses affirmations les yeux fermés. Elle condamne les frappes contre le régime iranien, écrivant que M. Trump s’est retrouvé « pris au piège dans un n... --- ## 60,000 Jews & Allies Showed Up. Canada’s Antisemitism Council Didn’t URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/60000-jews-allies-showed-up-canadas-antisemitism-council-didnt/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-06-12 Words: 124 > This past weekend, approximately 60,000 people gathered in Toronto for the Walk with Israel. It was the largest turnout ever for this event, and was, in all likelihood, the biggest... This past weekend, approximately 60,000 people gathered in Toronto for the Walk with Israel. It was the largest turnout ever for this event, and was, in all likelihood, the biggest gathering of Jews in Canadian history. So you would think that Canada’s new Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion – the very council that Prime Minister Mark Carney tasked with addressing antisemitism the week before – would have been there. And yet, not a single member of the council attended. And that matters. Our Digital Director, Rick Firth, digs deeper and explains. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Rick Salutin Ignores Fanatical Extremism of Islamic Republic Of Iran & Its Terror Proxies URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-rick-salutin-ignores-fanatical-extremism-of-islamic-republic-of-iran-its-terror-proxies/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-13 Words: 586 > Among the most consistent messages made by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its terrorist proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, is that they will never – under any... Among the most consistent messages made by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its terrorist proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, is that they will never – under any circumstances – accept Israel’s right to exist, because they see the very presence of a Jewish State as an insult to Islam. That position – as clear as it is fanatical – was somehow entirely overlooked in Rick Salutin’s June 5 opinion column in The Toronto Star, where he portrayed Israel’s fundamentalist enemies as reasonable parties willing to make peace with Israel, unlike Jerusalem, which – in his telling – was the apparent sole obstacle to peace. Salutin’s column, “The bottom line of the Mideast war: Why would Iran ever give up its nuclear program? Would you? Praised a 2002 initiative which claimed that the Arab League would make peace with Israel if it withdrew “from all its conquests since the 1967 Six Day War,” before writing “did Israel expect to give nothing in return?” Israel’s territorial gains in the 1967 war were not “conquests.” Israel’s Arab neighbours Egypt and Syria were planning an invasion of the Jewish State, and when that failed, Israel liberated ancient Jewish lands, including the holiest place in Judaism, Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Salutin conveniently omitted that Israel has, on multiple occasions, offered to provide land for peace. In its 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, Israel gave the Sinai Peninsula back to Egypt, won in the 1967 war. In 2000, Israel offered the Palestinians virtually all lands they officially demand, only for it to be rejected in favour of a campaign of terrorism. In 2000 and 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew from Lebanon and Gaza, respectively, but the terrorism from those places never stopped. Salutin wrote that the supposed peace plan in 2002 was “grudgingly accepted…even by Hamas and Iran.” It is difficult to believe that even Salutin believes these words, because they are so patently absurd. Iran’s fanatical ayatollahs have called Israel a “cancerous tumour” that must be eliminated and praised Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacres. Hamas, for its part, makes abundantly clear that it sees the destruction of Israel as a religious imperative. There is, quite literally, nothing Israel can do short of self-destructing that would quench this murderous hate, yet Salutin completely ignores this, instead blaming Israel for the lack of peace deals with entities that seek its annihilation. However, this revisionist perspective is not new for Salutin, who has previously claimed Hamas commits terrorism out of “despair.” Salutin cites the cases of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, and Ukraine’s abandoned nuclear program, before claiming that the “obvious route for Iran is to nuclearize,” because it would presumably prevent it from being attacked. But Iran is not the victim, but the villain. The Islamic Republic, from virtually the moment it was hatched in 1979, has brutally oppressed its own people, exported fundamentalist Shia Islam, and actively sponsored terrorist groups across the Middle East and beyond. Unlike North Korea or Ukraine, Iran is aggressively expansionist in nature, with former president Hassan Rouhani boasting in 2017 that “no decisive actions can be taken in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, North Africa and the Gulf region without Iran’s consent.” The Islamic Republic of Iran has never made a secret of its desire to destroy Israel, yet Rick Salutin’s column portrays it as the rational one, while Israel – a liberal democratic state seeking to defend itself against Iran’s fanatical minions – as the unreasonable one. Photo Credit: Rick Salutin --- ## Anti-Israel Flotilla Activists Complain About Israel; Canadian Press Article Dutifully Gives Them A Sympathetic Platform URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/anti-israel-flotilla-activists-complain-about-israel-canadian-press-article-dutifully-gives-them-a-sympathetic-platform/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-13 Words: 585 > Canadian Press International Affairs Reporter Dylan Robertson’s June 3 article, “Activists call on feds to put pressure on Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla,” treated the complaints of a... Canadian Press International Affairs Reporter Dylan Robertson’s June 3 article, “Activists call on feds to put pressure on Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla,” treated the complaints of a group of anti-Israel activists on the ill-fated flotilla to Gaza to an uncritical platform for their complaints. Robertson, who previously penned an article regurgitating anti-Israel talking points in a similar report, wrote that “activist flotillas have tried repeatedly to reach the Gaza Strip to draw attention to tight restrictions on humanitarian supplies for Palestinians. Israel has intercepted these boats, often in international waters.” Robertson neglected to mention that, in spite of his allegation of “tight restrictions” on aid, Israel has no limit on the quantities of humanitarian aid that it allows into Gaza. In fact, Israel facilitated the entry of 600 trucks a day. These critical details were absent from his report. As for Israel intercepting the boats in international waters, the UN’s 2011 Palmer report acknowledged that intercepting them is legal, and Dr. Eran Shamir-Borer, director of the Israel Democracy Institute’s Center for National Security and Democracy, has made clear that “capturing ships that openly declare their intention to break the blockade can be done on the high seas, meaning outside of territorial waters, and is permitted under international law.” Robertson included the alleged experiences of Canadian flotilla participant Ehab Lotayef, repeating his claims that “Israeli officials beat him on the chest and ribs,” and that “Lotayef said many of those detained last month were deprived of essentials and forced into painful positions.” With such scandalous claims, it would be helpful if Robertson had offered readers background on Lotayef. He did not. Lotayef has written that “armed resistance is a right”, and antisemitism watchdog Canary Mission has argued that “Ehab Lotayef expressed support for Hamas terrorists, denied Hamas war crimes and spread anti-Semitism in late 2023.” Given Lotayef’s anti-Israel history, his allegations should be seriously questioned. The article repeats his claims that Israel denied consular access, ignoring that Italian participants met their consul in Israel, and Israel even allowed Adalah, an Arab-run advocacy group that often takes adversarial legal stances against the state, to meet with flotilla participants. Robertson also chose to showcase flotilla participant Safa Chebbi’s alleged experience. She claimed that “officials pulled her hijab off and forced her to sleep with her hands tied behind her back in a room with the lights on. She said detained activists were held in cold quarters with only a basic layer of clothing, and that officials denied a diabetic activist medicine.” As with Lotayef, Robertson should have introduced readers to Chebbi, whose Facebook page features an image and quote that we consider to be a glorifation of Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled, who was directly involved in hijacking two civilian planes in 1969 and 1970. Robertson then turned to Richard Kohler, a former Canadian ambassador, who “told Wednesday’s news conference that Ottawa needs to review its trade agreement with Israel and halt arms trade,” adding that “peace (was) impossible” because of Israeli policies. Robertson, in his Canadian Press article published June 3, yet again treated complaints by anti-Israel activists as the basis for a news article. Worse yet, he failed to offer basic context and made no mention of the radical actions and rhetoric of two anti-Israel activists quoted in his article. As the Israeli embassy to Canada noted on social media, “stop falling for the libel.” Photo credit: Dylan Robertson --- ## Success! CBC Radio Publishes On-Air Correction After Falsely Claiming UN Peacekeeper Was Killed By Israeli Strikes URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-cbc-radio-publishes-on-air-correction-after-falsely-claiming-un-peacekeeper-was-killed-by-israeli-strikes/ Type: post Modified: 2026-06-11 Words: 300 > On June 4, CBC Radio Ottawa published an on-air report regarding the latest developments on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah. Within their report, CBC stated that: “Hezbollah has... On June 4, CBC Radio Ottawa published an on-air report regarding the latest developments on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah. Within their report, CBC stated that: “Hezbollah has rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal. The announcement came as Israeli strikes killed at least four people and a United Nations peacekeeper…” Listen to the original on-air report below: However, CBC’s report omitted Israel’s account of the incident. According to the Israeli military (IDF), Hezbollah mortar fire struck a UNIFIL position in the Dibbine area of southern Lebanon overnight, resulting in the death of the peacekeeper. In response, HonestReporting Canada filed a formal complaint with CBC requesting an immediate correction to ensure Canadians received a complete and accurate account of the facts. We are pleased to note that on June 5, CBC aired the following correction: “And now a correction on a story that aired yesterday at this time. CBC News reported that Israeli strikes had killed a United Nations peacekeeper. Israel denies this. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon says an investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances that led to the peacekeeper’s death. It happened amid fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah fighters.” Listen to the on-air correction below: While we welcome CBC’s correction, it remains incomplete. The broadcaster acknowledged Israel’s denial but failed to mention Israel’s specific claim that Hezbollah mortar fire was responsible for the peacekeeper’s death. That omission is a significant element of the story. We encourage CBC to ensure that future coverage fully reflects the claims and evidence presented by all parties, particularly when those claims are directly relevant to understanding the circumstances of a disputed incident. --- ## CBC Reporter Ashley Fraser Produces Report Falsely Blaming Israel For Humanitarian Conditions In Gaza, Fails To Mention Hamas Once URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-ashley-fraser-produces-report-falsely-blaming-israel-for-humanitarian-conditions-in-gaza-fails-to-mention-hamas-once/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-11 Words: 553 > At first glance, a recent CBC News broadcast appeared to be something of a human-interest story, profiling doctors in Gaza providing eye surgeries following two years of war in the... At first glance, a recent CBC News broadcast appeared to be something of a human-interest story, profiling doctors in Gaza providing eye surgeries following two years of war in the coastal enclave. But the June 2 report, “Doctors in Gaza perform cornea transplant amid aid shortage,” saw Ashley Fraser, TikTok producer for CBC News and senior reporter for The National, platform allegations leveled against Israel without relevant context, balance and sometimes even the crucial facts. Watch the full segment below: While it was not made clear who filmed the footage in the broadcast, it may have originated from Mohamed El Saife, CBC’s Gaza-based videographer who has spread anti-Israel propaganda on social media. Fraser begins by telling viewers that the war in Gaza “broke out” between Israel and Hamas, a characterization that fundamentally misrepresents what actually happened: namely, the massacres perpetrated by Palestinian terrorists on the morning of October 7, 2023. This is not a minor detail, but a critical one, because the consequences of that war were created precisely because Gaza, not Israel, decided to start a war. The report focuses on doctors in Gaza performing eye surgeries, but who are allegedly lacking sufficient medical equipment in order to do so. Locals in Gaza, including physicians and a representative for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are shown. Fraser shares that, following the October, 2025 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, more aid has been entering Gaza, but paraphrasing MSF, reports that the group saying “it’s not enough.” No further details are shared about what constitutes “enough” aid in the eyes of MSF. But what Fraser does not share speaks volumes. Firstly, no mention is made anywhere of Hamas, the openly genocidal Islamic terrorist group that began the war in 2023, and deliberately invited conflict into Gaza as a result. MSF, for its part, is relentlessly vocally critical of Israel, and has been accused of “consistently abus(ing) its status as a humanitarian organization to launch venomous anti-Israel political campaigns.” However, the group’s highly controversial nature was not mentioned by Fraser. Nor was there any mention of the fact that earlier in 2026, MSF announced that it would be suspending its operations at Nasser Hospital, the largest health complex in Gaza, due to the presence of armed Palestinian gunmen there. Israel has long argued that Palestinian terrorists have weaponized Gaza’s hospitals and other civilian infrastructure. In terms of aid, every single day, some 600 trucks filled with humanitarian aid enter Gaza, including food, medicines and medical supplies, a fact that was not told to viewers, who as a result were given a highly skewed picture of what was happening, and Israel presented falsely as effectively preventing sufficient aid from entering. This message was hardly subtle. The broadcast ended with one doctor in Gaza, ophthalmologist Hossan Daoud, explicitly beseeching viewers to put more “pressure on the Israeli government.” During the interview, Daoud was wearing a surgical cap bearing the name and logo of Islamic Relief Canada, a group that is an affiliate of Islamic Relief Worldwide, which has been accused of being a source of funding for the Hamas terrorist group. Once again, CBC News provided Canadians with a narrow, one-sided narrative that completely ignored Hamas, and instead blamed Israel for the supposedly poor humanitarian conditions inside Gaza. --- ## CBC’s Yasmine Hassan Blames Israel For Gaza’s Medical Crisis, Leaves Out Enormous Israeli Aid And Hamas’ Weaponization Of Gaza’s Medical Sector URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbcs-yasmine-hassan-blames-israel-for-gazas-medical-crisis-leaves-out-enormous-israeli-aid-and-hamas-weaponization-of-gazas-medical-sector/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-11 Words: 550 > In a May 30 CBC News broadcast, journalist Yasmine Hassan presented Gaza’s supposed medical crisis as a story of Israeli restriction while omitting the aid and medical coordination Israel is... In a May 30 CBC News broadcast, journalist Yasmine Hassan presented Gaza’s supposed medical crisis as a story of Israeli restriction while omitting the aid and medical coordination Israel is actively facilitating. She also left out the true reason for the humanitarian emergency: the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas which has weaponized Gaza’s medical sector, siphoning off essential supplies and operating from medical facilities. Listen to the full segment below: Hassan built the segment entirely around Palestinian patients and doctors working within Gaza. Those voices described hardship, but every quote pointed viewers to one conclusion: Israel must let more aid and medical supplies into Gaza. A spokesperson from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said not enough medical aid was entering. Hassan added that MSF was “demanding Israel allow more aid in, including medical supplies.” This framing leaves viewers with the false impression that Israel is blocking medical relief. In fact, Israel places no limit on humanitarian medical supplies like antibiotics, surgical equipment, and essential medicines. Israel does screen supplies entering Gaza through COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories). That’s because weapons, dual-use materials, and other goods can turn humanitarian aid routes into supply lines that fuel terrorism. For example, on June 2, COGAT inspectors discovered hundreds of tobacco pouches inside boxes of wheelchairs entering Gaza. Tobacco is a high-value currency in Gaza’s underground economy, used to pay terrorist operatives, buy weapons, and reinforce control over civilians. One of COGAT’s main roles in Gaza is facilitating aid delivery. Its latest figures show 600 aid trucks entering daily. That includes 16,500 tons of medical supplies since the October 2025 ceasefire. To provide a clearer picture of the actual situation, Hassan could have spoken to a COGAT representative. She could also have included readily available statistics about the flow of medical supplies to Gaza. She did not. The root cause of Gaza’s supposed medical crisis was also absent from Hassan’s report. Hamas invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, triggering a war. It continues to hide within Gaza’s civilian population, including in hospitals, schools, and mosques as part of its human shield war strategy. And since the ceasefire began, Hamas has reasserted control, cracking down on rivals and rebuilding its militia instead of disarming. This makes it an active threat to Israeli soldiers and civilians. That context is essential. Hamas has literally turned Gaza’s civilian infrastructure into part of the battlefield. By leaving out Hamas, Hassan’s report made the crisis look like the result of wanton Israeli aggression, rather than the consequence of a war that Hamas started and continues to sustain. Hassan has repeatedly produced what we consider highly skewed coverage of Gaza and the Hamas-Israel war. HonestReporting Canada has documented her pattern of foregrounding Palestinian suffering, uncritically quoting anti-Israel NGOs, minimizing Hamas responsibility, and excluding Israeli security context that would have helped viewers understand the story. Any coverage of Gaza’s medical challenges should leave viewers better informed. Why is the system under strain? Who is exploiting it? What aid is actually entering? Hassan’s viewers didn’t get answers to any of these questions. Instead, her report followed a familiar CBC News formula: show Palestinian suffering, point at Israel, and leave Hamas out of the picture. --- ## Columnist Geoffrey P. Johnston Uncritically Repeats Claims Made By Gaza Flotilla Activists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/columnist-geoffrey-p-johnston-uncritically-repeats-claims-made-by-gaza-flotilla-activists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-10 Words: 593 > The recent flotilla to Gaza, where a group of activists set sail in a highly-publicized spectacle, was framed by its supporters as a humanitarian endeavour seeking to bring aid to... The recent flotilla to Gaza, where a group of activists set sail in a highly-publicized spectacle, was framed by its supporters as a humanitarian endeavour seeking to bring aid to Gaza. However, in reality, organizers admitted that the effort was primarily a PR stunt, and Israel says virtually no aid was found on board. However, in his May 28 opinion column “Flotilla controversy exposes ‘double standard,’” Geoffrey P. Johnston appears to accept the unfounded claims of flotilla organizers hook, line and sinker. His article was published in The Kingston Whig-Standard, The County Weekly News, The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, and a number of other publications in Eastern Ontario. Johnston begins by claiming that “the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza garners precious little international attention.” It is unclear what kind of “attention” Johnston has in mind that Gaza somehow lacks, but in Canada, Gaza continues to be promoted across the Canadian news media, by federal government officials, ‘humanitarian’ groups and others, even as footage from Gaza shows that the supposed crisis somehow includes upscale restaurants, bakeries and shopping malls. In fact, the flotilla stunt is a perfect example of this practice, with scores of news media outlets publishing and broadcasting sympathetic reports about activists, rarely offering any meaningful challenge or context, and instead portraying them as humanitarians rather than anti-Israel activists. Johnston refers to “Israel’s rough treatment of Western activists attempting to deliver aid” to Gaza, appearing to take at face value that the activists were “attempting to deliver aid,” and making no mention of Israel’s statement that they were bringing virtually no aid. He also overlooked the towering detail that Israel sends in some 600 trucks into Gaza every single day, and that if these activists wanted to assist those efforts, they could have done so. As for Israel’s supposedly “rough treatment,” despite a highly-publicized video of an Israeli minister mocking the activists – a video widely condemned by Israeli officials – there is no actual evidence of abuse, unlike in Spain, where videos show Spanish police savagely beating flotilla activists, a detail that went unmentioned by Johnston. Johnston’s article relies largely on an assortment of quotes, primarily from critics of Israel, largely depicting Jerusalem as the culprit behind Gaza’s supposedly poor humanitarian conditions. He writes that “UN News reported that there have been 22 attacks on health facilities in Gaza this year.” However, Johnston does not note that many of these health facilities in Gaza have been used and thus converted into military facilities by Palestinian terrorist groups. In one notable instance earlier in 2026, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a group that has been a regular detractor of Israel, admitted the presence of armed Palestinian terrorists in Nasser Hospital, Gaza’s largest health complex, even going so far as to suspend working at the location as a result. Yet this detail was nowhere to be seen in Johnston’s commentary. Johnston ends his column by proclaiming that “human rights are universal and must be applied equally to everyone, including Palestinians in Gaza and Western activists attempting to deliver aid to those in desperate need.” Rather than simply accepting defenses made by flotilla activists that they were trying to “deliver aid,” Johnston should have reminded readers of the paucity of aid on board these craft, that their leadership admitted the stunt nature of the campaign, and that an enormous amount of aid already enters Gaza every day. By failing to note these facts, Johnston permitted his column to effectively become a press release for flotilla activists. --- ## Gwynne Dyer’s Latest Columns Recycle Anti-Israel Narratives & Ignores Inconvenient Facts URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/gwynne-dyers-latest-columns-recycle-anti-israel-narratives-ignores-inconvenient-facts/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-10 Words: 717 > With apologies to Benjamin Franklin, who once opined that the only sure things in life were death and taxes, it seems that another item can be added to the list:... With apologies to Benjamin Franklin, who once opined that the only sure things in life were death and taxes, it seems that another item can be added to the list: that England-based columnist Gwynne Dyer would regularly use his platform to assail Israel. Predictably so, recent weeks have seen him repeatedly castigate Jerusalem, selectively omit facts, and ignore the proverbial elephant in the room. In a March 13 column published in Winnipeg’s The Free Press, “Donald Trump, in his own trap,” Dyer dismisses the Iranian nuclear threat, writing that “Iran is at least five years away from deliverable nuclear weapons.” Even if true, this is hardly a comfort, given that the Islamic Republic is a genocidal and fanatical regime hell-bent on Israel’s destruction. Yet somehow a five-year window is enough for Dyer to wave away any consideration that seeking to remove that threat is legitimate. On March 23, Dyer was back with another column, which appeared in both The Free Press and The Hill Times, “The war on Iran, and Trump’s many miscalculations.” In it, Dyer spread the unfounded but popular claim that “the Israeli tail was definitely wagging the American dog at this point.” Dyer offers no evidence for his outlandish claim that somehow a country smaller than Vancouver Island could push around the world’s sole superpower other than relying on a statement made by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (who the next day clarified that the U.S. was going to strike Iran with or without Israel) and ignoring decades of comments by U.S. President Donald Trump warning about the dangers of a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic. However, rather than meaningfully address the deadly threat posed by Tehran, Dyer depicts Israel as the war monger, leading a hapless United States into war. Once again, on April 20, Dyer was back with another column, “Death rattle of a superpower?”, appearing in The Hill Times, where he repeated his allegation that Trump “had been fooled” by Israel, further calling the conflict a “war of choice” with Iran. At no time did he admit to readers that challenging Iran’s fanatical leadership and its openly genocidal projects, hardly constituted a war of “choice” at all. Three days later, on April 23, Dyer’s column in The Hill Times, “Tehran unmoved by Trump’s bluster,” spread the malicious and baseless claim of the “Israeli counter-genocide” in Gaza, not bothering to share that this “genocide” somehow saw a survival rate of 97 percent of Gazan civilians, with actual war scholars noting Israel’s unprecedented protection of civilians in urban war. On May 16, Dyer was back with another column, “Only one of the Middle East’s two wars is paused,” published in The London Free Press. In it, he repeats this slur, writing that “most countries in the world call it ‘genocide,’ but nobody does anything about it.” Rather than offering evidence for his scandalous claim of “genocide,” Dyer relies on a lazy appeal to authority (such that taking his word that “most countries” accepting claims constitutes anything resembling authority). Dyer adds that “850 Palestinians” have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire in October, failing to share how many of these Palestinians were combatants engaged in active fighting with Israel. On May 26, he was back again: “The curious absence of nuclear weapons in Iran.” He acknowledged the brutality of the Iranian regime, but condemned any effort to challenge it, saying those efforts were “illegal.” While Dyer is free to hold those views, he failed to admit that his position effectively guarantees the long-term survival of the Iranian regime. He wrote that assassinated Iranian ayatollah Khamenei “clearly believed in the sinfulness of killing millions of people,” appearing to be unaware that Khamenei regularly called for the annihilation and mass genocide of Israel, including explicitly calling Israel “a malignant cancerous tumour” that “has to be removed and eradicated.” That column was published in The Hill Times, The Hamilton Spectator, Winnipeg’s The Free Press, and The Peterborough Examiner. Gwynne Dyer, who has previously spread the baseless conspiracy theory that Israel was seeking to expel all Palestinians from Gaza, continues to cherry-pick anti-Israel claims while failing to mention important details that would directly debunk his central allegations. --- ## Exposing Excellence: Globe & Mail Editorial Rightly Says PM Carney’s Antisemitism Speech Missed The Mark URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/exposing-excellence-globe-mail-editorial-rightly-says-pm-carneys-antisemitism-speech-missed-the-mark/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-11 Words: 643 > On June 4, the Editorial Board of The Globe and Mail published an important opinion editorial entitled: “The missing words in Mark Carney’s antisemitism speech.” The editorial is a response... On June 4, the Editorial Board of The Globe and Mail published an important opinion editorial entitled: “The missing words in Mark Carney’s antisemitism speech.” The editorial is a response to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech days earlier, at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. In his address, Carney said that “across our country, antisemitism has surged to levels not seen in the post-war period,” and offered steps Canada will take to address the antisemitism, including setting up a new “Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion,” as well as other federal, educational, and data-driven programs. The Globe and Mail’s editorial made it clear from the start that Carney’s speech did not “diagnose the problem. He offered sympathy, but no answers, apart from creating an advisory council that he first announced four months ago.” The Globe’s criticism focused on how Carney’s speech talks around the issue of antisemitism because it does not actually address how it manifests in the current contemporary context. In front of a crowd of Canadian Jews, the Editorial Board notes that Carney’s speech did not address how “those who treat Israel as a pariah state by extension treat Jewish-Canadians as pariahs, unless they renounce Zionism” is the how, and why, of what is endangering Jewish Canadians today. Instead, Carney diagnosed antisemitism as a failure of Canada’s “civic compact,” which, the Editorial Board notes, does not “articulate, never mind confront, the nature of that failure.” But rather than starting or stopping at noting the failures, The Globe and Mail explicitly names what our Prime Minister should have done: “[Take] on the antizionists – the core of the problem.” Not only does the Globe rightly recognize that antizionism is the current manifestation of antisemitism, but the position which reflects the official viewpoint of Canada’s paper of record highlights how antizionism is the hatred in Canadian streets, academic spaces, and more – “This is where the Prime Minister’s courage failed him.” But the editorial goes further than that. Not only is antizionism unnamed, but so, too, was the State of Israel. In contrast, the Editorial Board pointed out, is former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who the Globe says was “hardly bursting with action on antisemitism,” plainly stating last year: “‘The term Zionist increasingly being tossed around as a pejorative, in spite of the fact that it simply means believing in the right of the Jewish people, like all people, to determine their own future …I am a Zionist.’” As Prime Minister Carney iterated, “history teaches us that hatred metastasizes when a society grows indifferent to it, when intimidation becomes routine, when conspiracy becomes discourse, and when citizens choose to look away.” But the Editorial Board rightly identifies that Carney’s refusal to recognize, and thus confront, the specific nature of antisemitism as it plagues Canada today, represents a failure to look at the hatred head on. “The crisis of antisemitism in Canada today is specific, severe, and demands a targeted response,” stated Carney. But as the Editorial Board points out, by not directly naming Israel nor antizionism, let alone the chants praising the terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah or calls for intifadas in Canadian streets, Carney’s response is pointedly not targeted. The Globe and Mail Editorial Board looks at this hatred, the rise of antisemitism in Canada, head on. They call it what it is and they specify its nature, like the Canadian Jews sitting in Prime Minister Carney’s audience deserved to hear, like all of Canada’s Jews deserved to hear from Canada’s leadership. As the editorialsuccinctly concluded: [Prime Minister Carney] should have said: “If you oppose Israel’s existence, if you demonize Jewish-Canadians, you are wrong, you are hateful and I stand against you.’” HonestReporting Canada commends The Globe & Mail for this editorial. --- ## CBC Reporter Margaret Evans Repeats Hamas-Linked Casualty Claims and Downplays Israel’s Security Concerns In Latest Gaza Article URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-margaret-evans-repeats-hamas-linked-casualty-claims-and-downplays-israels-security-concerns-in-latest-gaza-article/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-09 Words: 720 > CBC News Senior International Correspondent Margaret Evans’ May 23 article, “Trump's Board of Peace struggles to progress beyond far-from-perfect ceasefire in Gaza,” covered the Board of Peace’s first report to... CBC News Senior International Correspondent Margaret Evans’ May 23 article, “Trump’s Board of Peace struggles to progress beyond far-from-perfect ceasefire in Gaza,” covered the Board of Peace’s first report to the UN Security Council. She wrote of the report, “in a written report submitted to the Security Council on May 15, the board called Hamas’ refusal to disarm ‘the principal obstacle” to progress.’” Evans also noted that “Israel was rarely mentioned by name in the report, but it did note that (Board leader Nickolay) Mladenov had repeatedly warned that ‘every violation, from whatever quarter’ risked destroying a ceasefire that ‘many critics have already labelled a ceasefire in name only.’” Evans then continued to write that, “more than 800 Palestinians, including over 200 children, have been killed since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health.” Gaza’s Ministry of Health is run by Hamas, and their casualty figures throughout the war have been called into serious question for multiple reasons, including their failure to differentiate between fighters and civilians, unreliable data collection methods, and documented errors in their reporting. Evans should have noted this. Yet she continued, writing “… after Mladenov’s briefing to the UN, aid agencies Oxfam, Refugees International, and Save the Children US accused Israel of continuing to obstruct the entry of aid into Gaza, despite obligations laid out in the Trump plan.” In the accompanying video, CBC News showed footage where Janti Soeripto, Save the Children CEO and President, claimed that “six months on, children in Gaza are still not in school, malnourished and not being treated for their wounds… The Government of Israel is not allowing aid into Gaza, which they were supposed to do under the resolution and the peace plan.” These assertions are contradicted by the data. COGAT – Israel’s body coordinating aid into Gaza – allows huge amounts of aid into Gaza daily. They reported that 1.6 million tonnes of food have been allowed in since the ceasefire. Between May 10th and 14th alone, 600 humanitarian trucks entered Gaza daily. Another 440 tons of medical equipment were allowed in. Additionally, 130 Gazans were evacuated to Jordan just that week. Gazan’s social media also shows stores well stocked, including non-essential items such as chocolates. There is a backstory about these non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that Evans did not acknowledge. Israel has security conditions for NGOs to work in Gaza. Some organizations, including Oxfam and Save the Children, have reportedly refused to comply with those requirements. Interestingly, NGO Monitor published a report in December 2025 that documented Hamas’ effective control over some elements of the humanitarian industry in Gaza. Oxfam and Save the Children were both mentioned. The umbrella organization AIDA filed a petition against the security regulations with the Israeli High Court. Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz ruled against the petition in May 2026 and said, “It is clear that the information requirement serves a clear security purpose.” Indeed, much news coverage simply deletes Israel’s security needs. Hamas’s October 7, 2023, bestial massacre and hostage taking was an event that they intend to repeat until Israel is emptied of its Jewish inhabitants. Israel was forced into fighting a defensive war against its genocidal neighbours who seek its destruction. Yet Evans quoted Julie Norman, a professor of international relations at University College London, who said in reference to Israel and Hamas, “I think the positions that they both have taken are ones that we would have expected anyway. Hamas was not and is not looking to disarm. Israel is not willing to withdraw, especially with elections later this year.” Evans should have clarified that Israel would be pleased to withdraw if there was no threat along its border. She did not do so. But Evans has a history of problematic reporting when it comes to Israel. In October 2025, she portrayed a 14-year-old terrorist in sympathetic terms who was killed while trying to stab a security guard. She also sanitized the life of Marwan Barghouti, calling him a ‘unifying figure’ while he is a terrorist given five life sentences for murder. In her report, Margaret Evans accused Israel while downplaying the terrorism, security realities, and openly genocidal intentions against it that led to this war. Photo Credit: Margaret Evans --- ## CBC News Reporter Saša Petricic Frames Hamas Commander’s Death As “Casualty” While Minimizing Continued Violations Of Ceasefire By Palestinian Terrorists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-sasa-petricic-frames-hamas-commanders-death-as-casualty-while-minimizing-continued-violations-of-ceasefire-by-palestinian-terrorists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-09 Words: 584 > CBC News journalist Saša Petricic has spent well over a decade producing what we consider to be heavily biased reports about Israel and the Middle East. In his May 27... CBC News journalist Saša Petricic has spent well over a decade producing what we consider to be heavily biased reports about Israel and the Middle East. In his May 27 report, “Strike kills Hamas military chief in Gaza, Israel says,” he reported on the death of a Hamas commander while laying the blame for ceasefire airstrikes solely on Israel. Watch the full segment below: Petricic opened by saying “with an extra mood of defiance, Palestinians mourned one of the latest casualties in Gaza. The head of the armed wing of Hamas, Mohammed Odeh.” Calling Odeh a “casualty” with moving footage of his funeral instantly transformed a senior terrorist commander into something between a victim and a martyr in our view. Next, he quoted Odeh’s brother denouncing Israel and its “targeted assassination.” At the same time, he told viewers nothing about the terrorist organization Odeh actually led. “Despite commitments to stop,” Petricic said, “Israeli airstrikes have continued almost daily.” Israel, he said, “blames Hamas” for refusing to disarm as it promised in the ceasefire deal. This is no empty claim on Israel’s part. It is a verifiable fact. Right after the ceasefire took effect, Hamas began rounding up any weapons, ammunition, explosives, and rockets still left in Gaza. Hamas operatives have also resumed terrorizing and executing Gazan citizens. Petricic did not mention any of this, instead providing a version of ‘he said, she said.’ And he handed the loudest ‘he said’ – the lion’s share of the airtime – to anti-Israel talking points. This was supposed to be a news item reporting the death of a terrorist leader. Instead, Petricic gave Hamas as much space and emotional force as possible. He aired three criticisms of Israel, including a UNHCR (United Nations Refugee Agency) spokesperson who blamed Israel, not Hamas, for the humanitarian situation. He did include one pro-Israel voice, Professor Kobi Michael (mislabeled as Michael Kobi), a senior research fellow with the Institute for National Security Studies. Michael’s perspective was refreshingly clear-eyed: “when you take down experienced people, then they [Hamas] have a problem to run the organization effectively. And now they are almost out of experienced people.” Next, Petricic showed a clip from Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem: “It won’t stop us,” Qassem told CBC on May 7. Petricic explained that Qassem was unavailable for a more recent comment because “he has since gone into hiding, fearing for his life.” That fear seems reasonable. Qassem is a powerful figure, the willing spokesperson for a terrorist organization that murdered, raped, kidnapped, and tortured civilians on October 7, 2023. After spotlighting Hamas’s defiance, Petricic himself ended on a defiant note, saying, “even today, the Israeli airstrikes continue.” He gave no rationale and instead implied in our estimation that Israel is an irrational aggressor unsated by the defeat of one senior Hamas figure. Throughout this short but slanted news broadcast, Petricic amplified Hamas grief and defiance while giving Israel a single quote and an oversized helping of unwarranted skepticism. HonestReporting Canada has documented Petricic’s skewed Israel coverage for CBC News since at least 2013. Over the years, he has misframed Hamas-Israel conflicts to blame Israel and falsely presented a land dispute as “Israel… evict(ing) Palestinian homeowners.”. On multiple occasions (in 2022, 2023, and 2025), CBC has been forced to issue corrections after we called out these errors. Petricic has had more than enough chances to get this story right. Yet he has failed yet again to do so. --- ## Two CBC Radio Programs Give Largely Uncritical Platform To Anti-Israel Activist & McGill University Employee Ehab Lotayef To Spread Bold Falsehoods URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/two-cbc-radio-programs-give-largely-uncritical-platform-to-anti-israel-activist-mcgill-university-employee-ehab-lotayef-to-spread-bold-falsehoods/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-09 Words: 599 > Anti-Israel flotilla activists continued to be given uncritical news coverage, courtesy of the taxpayer-funded CBC. In a pair of recent radio interviews, Ehab Lotayef, a participant in the recent ill-fated... Anti-Israel flotilla activists continued to be given uncritical news coverage, courtesy of the taxpayer-funded CBC. In a pair of recent radio interviews, Ehab Lotayef, a participant in the recent ill-fated flotilla to Gaza who works as IT and Technical Services Manager at McGill University, was given a platform to spread anti-Israel falsehoods with only minimal challenge from his hosts. On May 28, he was interviewed on the Daybreak Montreal program, where host Sean Henry began by telling listeners that Lotayef was among those whose “boats carrying aid were headed to Gaza earlier this month.” Despite claims by activists that their boats were filled with aid, Israel maintains that virtually no humanitarian aid was actually on board, hardly a surprising detail since flotilla leaders have publicly admitted that their flotilla was largely a publicity stunt rather than a true humanitarian effort. Listen to the full segment below: Lotayef wasted little time in spreading anti-Israel falsities, including alleging without evidence that there was a “genocide in Gaza,” an outlandish claim which was not challenged. In reality, no international court has ever found Israel guilty of genocide in Gaza, and Jerusalem has taken unprecedented steps to minimize civilian harm there; hardly the actions of a genocidal state. However, this went entirely unmentioned during the segment. While Henry ended the segment by telling listeners that Israel denied all the charges leveled at them by activists, given the explosive nature of Lotayef’s allegations, this was hardly sufficient and represented a significant failure to provide balance and fairness. The following day, Lotayef was again interviewed, this time by Brent Bambury, on his radio program Day 6. Bambury – as documented by HonestReporting Canada – has repeatedly used his platform to uncritically interview anti-Israel activists, while rarely giving supporters of Israel any similar voice. Listen to the full segment below: Just as he did the prior day, Lotayef devoted his time to depicting himself as a victim of Israeli aggression, claiming in detail that he was abused by Israel, though making sure to add that his suffering paled in comparison to Palestinians, who “have no end in sight,” though he chose to avoid sharing with listeners that Palestinians have been repeatedly offered a state of their own, to which they have responded with violence and terrorism. Despite Lotayef’s claims of torture, he shared with Bambury that he has participated in previous flotillas before, and would “never hesitate to do this again,” raising serious questions about the nature of his alleged injuries. Arguably Lotayef’s most objectionable statement came when he claimed that “anyone that condemns Israel in any way, soft or hard, becomes just simply driven by antisemitism and is brushed away.” While Lotayef presumably meant to claim that critics of Israel are simply accused of antisemitism, his verbiage instead appeared to inadvertently suggest that those critics are indeed driven by antisemitism, an unintended slip of the tongue. However, his presumed message – that critics of Israel are simply accused of antisemitism – is utterly unfounded. Criticism of Israel is made almost without limit, in the news media, in the classroom, in academia, in sport, and everywhere else, all while actual crimes against humanity are routinely ignored. Far from being “brushed away,” criticism of Israel has become a mainstay in the Canadian news media, including at CBC, all while Israeli voices become increasingly sidelined. These two interviews are just the latest examples of an anti-Israel flotilla activist being interviewed, largely without criticism or context, all while their critics are given few such opportunities to be heard. Photo credit: Ehab Lotayef --- ## La Presse Journalist Louise Leduc Falsely Portrays Israel As Trying To Take Over Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-journalist-louise-leduc-falsely-portrays-israel-as-trying-to-take-over-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-08 Words: 1192 > version française On May 29, La Presse treated its readers to a real-time example in what we regard as narrative-driven reporting with an article by Louise Leduc, “Netanyahu wants all... version française On May 29, La Presse treated its readers to a real-time example in what we regard as narrative-driven reporting with an article by Louise Leduc, “Netanyahu wants all of Gaza.” Ostensibly a news report analyzing Israeli troop movements seven months into a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Leduc’s piece reads in our view more like a comic-book script: Israel is the stereotypical villain, and the entire population of Gaza consists of completely passive bystanders. We contend that this one-sided depiction has been previously employed by Leduc. Her past reporting includes sympathetic profiles of organizations like Doctors Without Borders that ignored any mention of Gaza’s systemic radicalization, and heavily skewed pieces that omitted the detail of Hamas’ absolute refusal to disarm. The structural bias in this latest piece is almost comical in its execution. To provide supposedly expert commentary on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statements, Leduc carefully selected her sources: Yakov M. Rabkin, a professor emeritus from the University of Montreal, and François Crépeau, a law professor at McGill University who has previously appeared to blame Israel for Gaza’s war. Both are long-standing critics of Israel. Leduc could have balanced their assertions with commentary from a military strategist, an Israeli government representative, or an independent security analyst. Instead, Leduc treats the ideological interpretations of Rabkin and Crépeau as balanced without further note. Rabkin is quoted as claiming that Israel’s prime minister has openly said “he wants all of Gaza,” a demonstrable falsehood, given that Netanyahu has explicitly stated the opposite. Rather than correcting Rabkin, Leduc offers no challenge. The article permits the most legally reckless accusations to skate by without a single hint of pushback. Professor Crépeau is allowed to casually drop the phrase “current genocidal objective of the Israeli authorities” into the text, while Leduc permits it to stand without any mention that no genocide has taken place in Gaza. In the actual legal world, genocide requires a proven intent to destroy a group. It’s an extreme accusation to level against a military that issues evacuation warnings, maps out safe zones, and coordinates the delivery of thousands of tons of supplies to the very population it is supposedly trying to eliminate. Leduc then pivots to repeating United Nations statistics about the deaths of hundreds of “humanitarian workers” in Gaza, served up with zero context. Hamas has spent years infiltrating humanitarian agencies and UNRWA, details which were omitted. The fact that numerous individuals categorized under the pristine umbrella of ‘aid workers’ were actually card-carrying members of Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) who participated in hostilities is entirely ignored. Ultimately, Leduc’s reporting erases the primary cause of the misery in Gaza: Hamas. That suffering is the direct feature, not a bug, of Hamas’ strategy. Their entire governance is built on a rabid desire to eliminate Israel, explicitly utilizing the suffering of their own people as a public relations weapon. When a terrorist organization deliberately embeds its rockets beneath bedrooms and its command centres beneath hospitals, they are counting on Western journalists to document the resulting devastation without asking who caused it. And as Louise Leduc demonstrates in her May 29 article, that bet is often successful. Photo credit: Louise Leduc La journaliste de La Presse Louise Leduc présente à tort Israël comme cherchant à prendre le contrôle de Gaza Le 29 mai, La Presse a offert à ses lecteurs un exemple en temps réel de ce que nous considérons comme du journalisme fondé sur une trame narrative, avec un article de Louise Leduc intitulé « Netanyahu veut toute la bande de Gaza ». Présenté comme un reportage d’actualité analysant les mouvements de troupes israéliennes sept mois après un cessez-le-feu entre Israël et le Hamas à Gaza, le texte de Mme Leduc ressemble selon nous davantage à un scénario de bande dessinée : Israël y est dépeint comme le méchant stéréotypé, tandis que l’ensemble de la population de Gaza est réduit à des témoins complètement passifs. Nous soutenons que cette représentation unilatérale a déjà été utilisée par Mme Leduc. Ses reportages antérieurs incluent des portraits favorables d’organisations comme Médecins sans frontières, sans aucune mention de la radicalisation systémique à Gaza, ainsi que des articles fortement biaisés omettant le refus catégorique du Hamas de se désarmer. Le biais structurel de ce dernier article est presque comique dans sa mise en œuvre. Pour commenter les propos du premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu, Mme Leduc a soigneusement sélectionné ses sources : Yakov M. Rabkin, professeur émérite de l’Université de Montréal, et François Crépeau, professeur de droit à l’Université McGill, qui a déjà semblé imputer à Israël la ... --- ## La Presse Columnist Laura-Julie Perreault Treats Palestinian “Journalist” Deaths As Proof Of Israeli Malice URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-columnist-laura-julie-perreault-treats-palestinian-journalist-deaths-as-proof-of-israeli-malice/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-08 Words: 1615 > version française In journalism, even opinion journalism, facts and context matter. When a columnist writes about life and death in a war zone, basic standards of verification do not suddenly... version française In journalism, even opinion journalism, facts and context matter. When a columnist writes about life and death in a war zone, basic standards of verification do not suddenly disappear because the subject is emotionally powerful. On May 21, La Presse published a column by international affairs columnist Laura-Julie Perreault dramatically entitled: “To be a journalist. To wait for death.” The column’s framing, as its title makes clear, centres on the deaths and fears of journalists in Gaza. There is no question that war is dangerous for journalists. There is no question that civilians suffer terribly in war. And there is no question that journalists working in conflict zones face real risks. But that is precisely why serious journalism requires more than emotion. It requires scrutiny, verification, and context. Perreault has previously used her platform at La Presse to present anti-Israel allegations as if they are self-evident truths. HonestReporting Canada has previously documented her commentary for uncritically accepting Amnesty International’s allegations against Israel, condemning military action against the Iranian regime while making sweeping legal claims without evidence, and criticizing Israeli humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza while minimizing Hamas’ role. This latest column appears to follow the same familiar pattern: Palestinian suffering is foregrounded, Israel is treated as the obvious villain, and the wider context of Hamas’ war, Hamas’ exploitation of civilian infrastructure, and the documented problem of terrorist operatives presenting themselves as journalists is pushed aside or ignored. That omission is not minor because it fundamentally changes the entire story. Perreault builds her column’s narrative around Mai Yaghi, an Agence France-Presse journalist from Gaza, presenting her as the face of Palestinian journalists waiting for death. She cites Yaghi’s bleak description of life in Gaza, including her statement that, unlike previous wars where journalists killed in conflict zones were named and mourned internationally, in Gaza “we have become numbers.” Readers are invited to see Palestinian journalists as victims of Israeli malice, while Hamas’ use of civilian spaces, its propaganda strategy, and the difficulty of distinguishing independent journalism from wartime messaging in a Hamas-controlled territory are left largely unexplored. It is not the first time in the Canadian media that Hamas operatives and combatants have been declared journalists while overlooking their terrorist affiliations. Perreault also repeats the claim that at least 205 Gazan journalists have been killed, adding that this is “three times as many” as during the entire Second World War. Such framing invites readers to see Gaza as an unprecedented Israeli campaign against journalists. Were these people targeted for journalism, or were they combatants or terrorist operatives being counted under the banner of journalism? Perreault makes no mention of the exhaustive reports that have detailed how well over 100 individuals killed in Gaza, listed by groups like the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) as journalists and reporters, were in fact openly associated with terror groups. Even more troubling, Perreault notes that the CPJ claims at least 48 were “murdered” by the Israeli army because of their work, then immediately acknowledges that, in several cases, Israel accused those individuals of being Hamas fighters. That is not just a small caveat, it is the central journalistic question that the story hinges upon. What La Presse readers deserve to know is simple: not every person described by anti-Israel activists or Gaza-based sources as a journalist is necessarily an actualjournalist. Some individuals have had documented links to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), or other terrorist organizations. By failing to make those distinctions clear, Perreault gives readers only a partial picture. The result is an emotionally charged narrative that risks portraying Israel as deliberately hunting journalists while omitting the central fact that Israel is fighting a terrorist organization that deliberately hides among civilians. La Presse should ask serious editorial questions about why one of its international affairs columnists continues to publish Gaza commentary that repeatedly fails to give readers the full context. If Perreault is going to write about Palestinian journalists in Gaza, she should also tell readers what is known, what is alleged, what is disputed, and the role that Palestinian terrorists play in creating a dangerous situation that she laments. Photo credit: Laura-Julie Perreault La chroniqueuse de La Presse Laura-Julie Perreault présente la mort de « journalistes » palestiniens comme une preuve de la malveillance israélienne En journalisme, même lorsqu’il s’agit de journalisme d’opinion, les faits et le contexte comptent. Lorsqu’un chroniqueur écrit sur la vie et la mort dans une zone de... --- ## Le Journal de Montréal Columnist Normand Lester Alleges Without Evidence That Israel “Manipulated” Trump Into Strikes On Iranian Regime URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-journal-de-montreal-columnist-normand-lester-alleges-without-evidence-that-israel-manipulated-trump-into-strikes-on-iranian-regime/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-08 Words: 1341 > version française In his May 28 opinion column in Le Journal de Montréal, “War in the Middle East: Who Will Lose,” columnist Normand Lester spares no punches in criticizing the... version française In his May 28 opinion column in Le Journal de Montréal, “War in the Middle East: Who Will Lose,” columnist Normand Lester spares no punches in criticizing the joint American and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran earlier this year. He notes that despite the strikes, the Iranian regime continues to be in power and is even rebuilding its deadly ballistic missile arsenal, arguing that the strikes were a failure. While critics may take issue with some of his conclusions, Lester does not limit his opinion column to such sober analysis. He also makes grand, unproven allegations which do not stand up to critical scrutiny, including claiming that “the stupid president (U.S. President Donald Trump) has allowed himself to be manipulated by the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.” Despite being a frequent talking point among some commentators, there is no evidence that Trump, the most powerful man leading the world’s sole superpower, was somehow “manipulated” by the leader of a country barely larger than Lake Ontario. These claims ignore Trump’s decades-long public statements opposing nuclear weapons in the hands of the Iranian regime, and were hardly a result of pressure from Israel. Much of Lester’s column points out the declining popularity of Israel in the United States, but in his description of this geopolitical reality, he blurs the line between fact and opinion, referring to “the appalling images of Israel’s wars across the Middle East (Gaza, Lebanon, Iran).” What Lester calls “Israel’s wars” were not, in fact, Israel’s wars at all, but wars forced upon Israel by openly genocidal terrorist groups like Hamas and its patron, the Iranian regime. Had there been no October 7, 2023 massacre by Palestinian terrorists, there would have been no subsequent war in Gaza. Had Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group backed by Iran, not fired rockets unprovoked into Israel the following day in solidarity with Hamas, there would have been no war in Lebanon, and had Iran’s fanatical leadership not devoted decades funding, arming and supporting these terrorist groups (to say nothing of its own nuclear and ballistic missile program), there would have been no war with the Islamic Republic itself. But instead of noting that Israel is not the antagonist of these conflicts, but the defender against enemies who seek its total destruction, Lester refers to its self-defence as “Israel’s wars.” Elsewhere in his column, Lester cites correct data, but fails to offer the full picture. In one example, he writes that “the annual U.S. military support to Israel is $3.8 billion.” While technically correct, it is also missing fundamental context. American military aid to Israel is not a cheque, but effectively a voucher system where Israel must purchase American military hardware. This is not a minor distinction; it demonstrates that American support for Israel is not a gift, but an investment in stability and defence against fanatical enemies who see Israel, the United States (and much of the Western World at large) as its enemies. This is not the first time that Normand Lester has fixed his gaze at Israel and overlooked critical details. He has previously accused Israel of “appalling abuses” in Gaza, though failing to cite a single example, has falsely claimed that Israel colonizes Palestinian land, and has even scandalously called for Canada to sanction Israel, an unprecedented and hostile step against a liberal democratic ally. In his May 28 column in Le Journal de Montréal, Normand Lester could have offered thoughtful criticisms of the conflict with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Instead, he offered inflammatory allegations. Le chroniqueur du Journal de Montréal Normand Lester affirme sans preuve qu’Israël a « manipulé » Trump pour qu’il frappe le régime iranien Dans sa chronique d’opinion du 28 mai publiée dans Le Journal de Montréal, intitulée « Guerre au Moyen-Orient: qui va perdre ? », Normand Lester ne ménage pas ses critiques à l’égard des frappes conjointes menées plus tôt cette année par les États-Unis et Israël contre la République islamique d’Iran. Il souligne que malgré ces frappes, le régime iranien demeure au pouvoir et reconstruit même son arsenal de missiles balistiques meurtriers, soutenant ainsi que l’opération a été un échec. Même si certains critiques peuvent contester certaines de ses conclusions, Lester ne se limite pas à une analyse mesurée. Il avance également de vastes allégations non démontrées qui ne résistent pas à un examen critique, notamment lorsqu’il affirme que « le président stupide (le président américain Donald Trump) s’est laissé manipuler par le premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahou ». Malgré le fait qu’il s’agisse d’un argument fréquemment repris par certains commentateurs, aucune preuve ne démontre que Trump, l’homme le plus puissant à la tête de l’unique superpuissance mondiale, aurait été « manipulé » par le dirigeant d’un pays à peine plus grand que le... --- ## CBC Front Burner Episode Minimizes Murderous Ideology Of Hamas & Iran, Instead Fixates On Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-front-burner-episode-minimizes-murderous-ideology-of-hamas-iran-instead-fixates-on-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-06 Words: 807 > A recent episode of the CBC Front Burner podcast, hosted by Jayme Poisson, featured a segment asking the question: “Does a ‘peace deal’ fuel Middle Eastern war?” Listen to the... A recent episode of the CBC Front Burner podcast, hosted by Jayme Poisson, featured a segment asking the question: “Does a ‘peace deal’ fuel Middle Eastern war?” Listen to the full segment below: The June 1 episode featured a conversation between Poisson and Matt Duss, the executive vice president of the Center for International Policy and a former foreign policy advisor to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. The discussion centers on the Abraham Accords, “the Palestinian issue,” and the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 massacres, but its framing repeatedly pushes listeners toward a predetermined political & moral conclusion. A deeper dive into some of the sourcing, language, and overall framing of the conversation reveals how this episode of Front Burner falls into the broader, historical patterns of imbalance the show has exhibited over the years. There are two important aspects of broader regional tensions that the conversation addresses, and how they frame them both is key. The first is the Abraham Accords, which they prod at as a project of both normalization and of politically sidelining “the Palestinian issue.” Within this framing is commentary about how Israel and its leaders have, over decades, allegedly been moving to prevent Palestinian statehood, what they hold is key to “[resolving] this enduring conflict.” Later, Duss posits that the Accords, in practice, do the opposite of “bring[ing] peace and stability to the region” and that it is a way of “[preparing] the region for more war.” The second is the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, which Duss frames as proof that the “Palestinian issue” cannot be merely sidestepped as the Abraham Accords seemingly affirmed. Poisson then responds by noting how the Abraham Accords “were actually a motivating factor for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar…to attack Israel…disrupt that process of normalization,” and then referred to “devastating war on Gaza, widely considered a genocide.” It is unclear who precisely Poisson is referring to when she claims that the genocide slur is “widely considered” to be accurate, and further, she ignores the war scholars and researchers who categorically reject this claim. Moreover, even if something is “widely considered” does not make it true, given that the belief that the sun revolves around the Earth was also “widely considered” to be true by illiterate peasants until it was disproven. The episode’s account relies on Duss’ characterization of Palestinians having “been dispossessed, expelled, their land taken,” and Israeli leadership not “accept[ing] that the Palestinians are a real people.” Duss later concludes the conversation by arguing that putting pressure on Israel to “acknowledge and agree to Palestinian liberation” is necessary for what Poisson sums up as “peace in the Middle East.” Notably, both the host and guest make sweeping generalizations about the Israeli attitude toward Palestinian people and statehood, and present that dispute as the central roadblock in peace. Further, in their discussion is an attempt to break down how other states in the region have been responding to developments over the past few years. Duss briefly acknowledges that other states view Iranian support for terror proxies as a legitimate concern, but then pivots to arguing that they have even more concern about Israel as an “unchallenged, unconstrained regional military hegemon.” What is missing is any grounded consideration of the longstanding Arab and Palestinian rejection of Israel’s very right to exist, as well as the roles played by the Islamic Republic of Iran, its proxy terrorist groups, and antisemitic ideology in deliberately sustaining the Arab-Israeli conflict. Both Poisson and Duss come from a particular political standing; this not only informs their interpretation of political events, but the selection of evidence that contextualizes and upholds their predetermined interpretation of political events. These contextual omissions are thus not neutral. What this episode ultimately reads as is one that treats Israeli power (constructed through unabashed labeling war as the “genocide” in Gaza, detailing the decades of supposed Israeli dehumanization of Palestinians, their narrow interpretation of normalization attempts, and more) as the primary explanatory variable in fuelling war in the Middle East. This is not neutral contextualization. In our view, this is minimizing the conflict’s reciprocal, ideological, and regional dimensions in favour of a narrative that demands a singular, obvious bad-faith actor acting “with complete impunity… [and] recklessness” backed by the equally culpable United States. Matt Duss was invited onto the show to argue for his case that “the Abraham Accords laid the groundwork for this new era of violence in the Middle East.” He did just that, but considering Front Burner’s longstanding imbalanced coverage of Israel, Jewish matters, and the Middle East, this latest segment is simply the most recent in the program’s ongo... --- ## CBC’s Front Burner Airs Unchallenged Claims By Flotilla Activist Heidi Matthews While Omitting Key Context On Hamas, Aid And Gaza Blockade URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbcs-front-burner-airs-unchallenged-claims-by-flotilla-activist-heidi-matthews-while-omitting-key-context-on-hamas-aid-and-gaza-blockade/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-06 Words: 761 > The May 23 episode of the CBC podcast Front Burner, “Canada and the politics of Gaza flotillas,” featured host Jayme Poisson interviewing activist Heidi Matthews, an assistant law professor at... The May 23 episode of the CBC podcast Front Burner, “Canada and the politics of Gaza flotillas,” featured host Jayme Poisson interviewing activist Heidi Matthews, an assistant law professor at Osgoode Law School and a former participant in the anti-Israel flotilla-to-Gaza publicity stunt. Watch the full segment below: Front Burner has a record of giving forums to anti-Israel commentators, with balanced voices conspicuously absent. Matthews is no different. She has also been accused by Canary Mission of attempting to frame Hamas terrorism as legitimate resistance and falsely claimed that Israel is committing genocide and starving Gazans. Matthews spoke about Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s video mocking the activists, arguing that his attitude was widespread. She said that “many of them (have) very severe visible injuries as well. So the reason why that level of abuse is not surprising to me is because Israel has been inflicting severe abuse and even death on flotilla participants for many, many years.” Matthews did not mention that the Israeli Foreign Ministry released a video showing the considerate treatment provided to activists. As for injuries, one activist posed lying down in a neck brace, only to be pictured a few hours later, recovered. Matthews continued to say of the flotillas, “they’ve gained notoriety and also a much greater degree of participation since the intensification of violence in the strip in October ‘23, continuing through today.” Poisson didn’t mention that the war was initiated on October 7, 2023, by Hamas’ invasion of Israel, murdering 1,200 innocent people, and taking 251 hostages back into Gaza. Matthews continued to allege that Israel’s naval blockade is used “as a justification to circumvent the law of occupation, which requires the occupier to adequately supply the civilian population with the necessities of life.” An astonishing allegation. Israel has worked via its coordinating body – COGAT – facilitating over two million tonnes of aid into Gaza. Additionally, the US and Israel partnered to create the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which provided 187 million free meals in only 4.5 months. Additionally, the 2011 UN Palmer report ratified the blockade as legal under international law. Yet Matthews wasn’t done, claiming “children who suffer severe injuries requiring amputation, etc… are not allowed to leave the strip to receive it.” Yet Israel has coordinated the transfer of 11,209 patients and 13,215 caregivers out of the strip to receive medical treatment during the war. She added of the blockade that Israel “is not allowed to enforce it using unlawful means, including attacks on civilians and abuse of detainees.” Israel tries to protect Gazan civilians, forfeiting the element of surprise in their attacks by providing civilians with prior warnings. Hamas endangers them by hiding their infrastructure in homes, schools and hospitals. As for abuse of detainees, any mistreatment is subject to the law. Matthews alleged that “those volunteers report again various kinds of sexual abuse and humiliation, various kinds of threats, certainly lack of access to food and water.” The Israel Prison Service denies charges of abuse, saying all activists were held in accordance with the law, “and received necessary medical care.” No challenge was offered to Matthews despite these striking allegations. But the worst was yet to come. Matthews and Poisson cited The New York Times’ Nick Kristof’s highly controversial article alleging that Israel trained dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners. Matthews said, “Kristof, who’s this eminent, you know, New York Times reporter, etc… telling the world not only is the torture of Palestinian captives endemic, systematic, widespread, etc… but it also involves kind of unconscionable levels of sexual abuse. I think that lends credit to the stories of flotilla participants, particularly when we have the video to put alongside it.” To which Poisson said, “and maybe worth saying here, the New York Times is standing behind that column and that reporting.” Kristof did not provide evidence for most of his allegations, citing the ‘anonymity’ of his sources. He also relied heavily on Euro-Med, an organization whose leader, “Ramy Abdu, is affiliated with Hamas, which he has advocated publicly for “a million October 7ths.” His accusation that Israel trains dogs to rape Arab-Muslim men is the stuff of conspiracy theories, widely said to not be a physical possibility. Poisson offered no context to readers. Rather than challenge incendiary allegations, Poisson platformed them. Rather than provide context, she stripped it away, instead offering an uncritical opportunity for Heidi Matthews to promote anti-Israel allegations. Photo Credit: Heidi Matthews --- ## The Speech That Prime Minister Mark Carney Should Have Made At A Toronto Synagogue URL: https://honestreporting.ca/the-speech-that-prime-minister-mark-carney-should-have-made-at-a-toronto-synagogue/ Type: post Modified: 2026-06-05 Words: 1676 > When Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke at a Toronto synagogue on June 1 about the scourge of antisemitism following the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack, he described the problem, but... When Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke at a Toronto synagogue on June 1 about the scourge of antisemitism following the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack, he described the problem, but offered few solutions. However, meaningfully addressing Jew-hate means more than just offering a prognosis; it means providing practical prescriptions to address antisemitism, including identifying its culprits, and demonstrating zero tolerance for its purveyors. Here is the speech that Prime Minister Carney should have made articulating his plan for combating raging antisemitism in Canada. Thank you all for welcoming me to the heart of your community. Before I continue, I want to begin with an apology. As your Prime Minister, I have failed the Jewish community. I should have been here earlier. I should have come after Jewish schools were shot at. I should have come after synagogues were firebombed. I should have come after Jewish students were harassed on university campuses. I should have come after Jewish businesses were targeted. I should have been here. And for not being here sooner, I am sorry. Not because a speech can solve antisemitism, but because leadership means showing up. And too many Jewish Canadians have spent the last few years feeling abandoned by institutions that were supposed to protect them. Tonight, I want to speak plainly. Canada is facing the most serious antisemitism crisis of the post-war era, and this crisis is not somebody else’s responsibility. It is ours. It is mine. Because antisemitism did not emerge in a vacuum. It emerged in our streets, on our campuses, on our social media platforms, and in our governmental institutions. Too often, it has been tolerated, excused, minimized, rationalized, or ignored. That must end today. Let me begin with something that should be obvious but has become strangely difficult for many people to say. Israel is a real country. A democratic country. A country whose government, like every government, can be criticized. Reasonable people can disagree about Israeli policy. They can disagree about military strategy. They can disagree about diplomacy. They can disagree about settlements. They can disagree about the conduct of a war. That is not antisemitism. That is democracy. But there is a line. And in Canada, we have become increasingly unwilling to acknowledge where that line exists. When people call for “Globalize the Intifada,” they are not advocating peace, they are invoking a campaign of violence that has claimed thousands of civilian lives. When people chant “From the River to the Sea,” they are not calling for coexistence, they are calling for the elimination of the world’s only Jewish state and all the Jews who live within her borders. And when Canadian Jewish schools, synagogues, community centres, and businesses become targets because of events taking place thousands of kilometres away, that is not political activism, it is antisemitism. We must stop pretending otherwise. Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of Canadian democracy. But freedom of expression does not require us to abandon moral clarity, and it does not ask governments to look the other way when hatred disguises itself as activism. We have become accustomed to speaking about “antisemitism and all forms of hate.” But the crisis facing Jewish Canadians today deserves to be addressed directly, not folded into a broader discussion. Tonight, we are talking about antisemitism, full stop. Worse, we continue to act as though it could be managed through statements, consultations, reports, and studies. That it is a phenomenon to be understood rather than stopped. The Jewish community has been studied enough. Jewish Canadians have testified enough. Reports have been written and data has been collected. Statistics have been analyzed. The Jewish population of Canada represents less than 1% of our great nation, and yet they face 70% of religiously motivated hate crimes and more than ¼ of ALL hate crimes reported in this country. Put another way, Jewish Canadians are the single most targeted minority group in this country for hate crimes, despite being less than 1% of Canada’s population. That should shame us all. The time for studying whether there is a problem has long passed. We know there is a problem. The question is whether we are prepared to act. That is why tonight, I begin by announcing that the Government of Canada will immediately convene a permanent advisory council composed of respected representatives from Canada’s Jewish community. We will ask for nominations from Jewish Canadians — this will not be a council made of political appointments to our friends, but will be composed of the people that the Jewish community trusts to represent their interests. Not to study whether antisemitism exists or to explain antisemitism to those experiencing it. Their only job will be to help shape the government’s response to it. Because every community deserves the right to help define its own challenges and pa... --- ## What The Prime Minister Said – And Missed – In His National Address On Antisemitism: An Insightful Conversation With Rabbi Steven Wernick Of Beth Tzedec Congregation Of Toronto URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-the-prime-minister-said-and-missed-in-his-national-address-on-antisemitism-an-insightful-conversation-with-rabbi-steven-wernick-of-beth-tzedec-congregation-of-toronto/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-06-09 Words: 124 > When Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a national address on antisemitism recently, he hit some high notes, but also missed critical details. In a recent opinion column in The Globe... When Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a national address on antisemitism recently, he hit some high notes, but also missed critical details. In a recent opinion column in The Globe & Mail, Rabbi Steven Wernick of Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto, one of the largest congregations in the country, thanked the prime minister for speaking out on antisemitism but also noting that a lot was missing. Rabbi Wernick joins us as our guest this week, in conversation with HonestReporting Canada assistant director Robert Walker. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to the audio-only version below: --- ## Gazology: How Gaza Became The World’s Moral Battleground URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/gazology-how-gaza-became-the-worlds-moral-battleground/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-06-09 Words: 106 > Why does Gaza seem to dominate so much of our public discourse? Journalist Matti Friedman has a name for this phenomenon: It’s called "Gazology." In this framework, Israel and Gaza... Why does Gaza seem to dominate so much of our public discourse? Journalist Matti Friedman has a name for this phenomenon: It’s called “Gazology.” In this framework, Israel and Gaza are no longer treated as a complicated conflict between real people with a long, difficult and nuanced history. Instead, they become characters in a larger moral story. A story about oppressors and oppressed, good and evil, power and victimhood. Our Digital Director, Rick Firth, digs deeper and explains. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## Complaint Filed: CBC Reporter Chris Brown Creates Two Reports Falsely Painting Israel As Aggressor, Rather Than Hezbollah Terrorist Group URL: https://honestreporting.ca/complaint-filed-cbc-reporter-chris-brown-creates-two-reports-falsely-painting-israel-as-aggressor-rather-than-hezbollah-terrorist-group/ Type: post Modified: 2026-06-04 Words: 1042 > CBC Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown’s latest article and broadcast are both guilty of operating on a baseless assumption that Israel is the reason behind regional instability.In his May 26 CBC... CBC Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown’s latest article and broadcast are both guilty of operating on a baseless assumption that Israel is the reason behind regional instability. In his May 26 CBC The National broadcast, “Escalating attacks jeopardize Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire,” he mentioned that: “In Israel, political pressure is rising. Finance Minister Bezel Smotrich, who’s been sanctioned by Canada, demanded a ruthless strategy, by effectively attacking Lebanese civilians instead. ’The most effective way to stop them, is to announce that for every drone, 10 buildings in Beirut will be brought down’ he said.” Watch the full segment below: Importantly, Smotrich did not call for targeting of Lebanese civilians, this is only the conclusion drawn (wrongfully) by Mr. Brown and by CBC The National. Instead, he called for the downing of buildings which may or may not constitute civilian infrastructure. Furthermore, left unsaid is whether advanced warning would be given by the IDF for civilians to leave the area(s) – of which Israel argues Hezbollah terrorists operate from in civilian areas (a flagrant violation of the laws of armed conflict) in advance of an authorized attack, which is standard IDF policy. Similarly, in his May 27 article, “Hezbollah’s cheap, easy-to-get drones have Israeli soldiers diving for cover,” he wrote, “Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militia that was once feared for its powerful arsenal of rockets and missiles, has pivoted to using drones, both out of necessity and shrewd adaptation.” He went on to describe the Israeli response, writing that “in another indication of the pressure Israel’s government is feeling, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged the widespread bombing of the Lebanese capital in response. ‘For every explosive drone, 10 buildings should fall in Beirut,’ Smotrich had stated.” Smotrich’s statement about 10 buildings should fall in Beirut was actually originally stated in a small government cabinet meeting about Israel’s security concerns from Hezbollah’s drones, reported on by Israeli news site Ynet on May 25. In it, Israeli journalist Amir Ettinger reported that Smotrich originally said to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “we have to take down ten buildings in Dahiyeh in response to every drone.” Dahiyeh is well-known to be a long-held Hezbollah stronghold within Beirut. Targeting that area is targeting Hezbollah. Clearly, that is where Smotrich is referring back to when he talks about taking down 10 buildings in Beirut. In fact, on June 1, the Israeli Defence Forces asked residents of Dahiyeh to evacuate in advance of an Israeli strike on the area. The IDF spokesperson said, “if the Hezbollah terror organization continues firing rockets toward Israeli cities and towns, the IDF will respond by targeting [Hezbollah sites] in the southern suburbs.” Brown’s assumption that Israel would be targeting civilian targets is outrageous and without basis in fact. Not only does he not evince an iota of curiosity as to why, if civilians were the target, Smotrich would not just have named Lebanon in its entirety, but he also ignored that Israel has gone to great lengths to protect civilians in Lebanon and Gaza, where Israel regularly loses the advantage of surprise by providing warnings prior to attacks. Examples of Israel’s treatment of the enemy’s civilians can be seen in Gaza, where Israel coordinated a massive Polio vaccination program for children, bought 40,000 tents on its own dime to house displaced Gazans, and organized medical evacuations for those who needed it. It also coordinated massive amounts of aid into Gaza – over two million tons in the first two years of the war alone. Israel has never targeted civilians. Hezbollah, in contrast, embeds itself in civilian infrastructure, including throughout the medical system, and in ‘civilian’ homes. They have also targeted Israeli civilians, for example, hitting a childcare centre in the town of Ramle, and killing 12 Israeli children playing football in the Druze village of Majdal Shams. Against this backdrop, Brown’s suggestion that Israel has a government-led strategy of targeting civilians reveals a broader tendency in his reporting: treating Israel as the presumptive wrongdoer, even when the evidence points elsewhere. This is typical of his reporting – for example, on May 1, he wrote an article fixated on Israeli strikes that we regards as having whitewashed Hezbollah’s terrorism. He continued that whitewashing in our estimation in his May 26 broadcast, saying, “Israel has inflicted severe blows to Hezbollah, including killing much of its top leadership.” He doesn’t explain why. And in his article, he wrote, “Israel’s military has penetrated up to a dozen kilometres into southern Lebanon, demolishing buildings and attacking what it calls ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in an effort to neutralize Hezbollah’s ability to launch rockets into northern Israel.” It isn’t just what Israel calls it; Canada, among oth... --- ## Success! HRC Prompts CBC To Correct False Reporting Claiming 70,000 Palestinian Civilians Killed In Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-hrc-prompts-cbc-to-correct-false-reporting-claiming-70000-palestinian-civilians-killed-in-gaza/ Type: post Modified: 2026-06-04 Words: 260 > On May 25th, CBC News reporter Cameron MacIntosh published an article entitled “Netanyahu's future uncertain as Israel starts to prepare for national election”, examining the Knesset (the Israel parliament’s) process... On May 25th, CBC News reporter Cameron MacIntosh published an article entitled “Netanyahu’s future uncertain as Israel starts to prepare for national election”, examining the Knesset (the Israel parliament’s) process of dissolution ahead of Israel’s anticipated national election this fall. Within the article, MacIntosh falsely wrote: “The Gaza Health Ministry says more than 70,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed, Hamas is still armed and Israeli forces are still entrenched. This month, Netanyahu said Israel now controls more than 60 per cent of the enclave.” In reality, the Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its casualty figures. Consequently, describing all reported fatalities as civilians is was a bold falsehood that our public broadcaster published. The claim effectively implied that no Hamas or other Palestinian terrorists have been killed since October 7, 2023, a demonstrably false assertion. The IDF has estimated that a at least a 1/3 of those killed in Gaza were in fact terrorists. HRC wrote to CBC News executives, pointing out this serious error, and asked for an immediate correction. We are pleased to note that CBC News agreed and subsequently amended the article and publishing the following correction: Corrections: This story has been corrected to say 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since Oct. 7, 2023. The count by the Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and members of Palestinian armed groups. May 25, 2026 9:22 AM EDT We thank CBC News for taking immediate, corrective action regarding this matter. --- ## Success! CBC Ombudsman Finds Reporter Chris Brown Violated Journalistic Standards By Presenting Anti-Israel Claims As Fact URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-cbc-ombudsman-finds-reporter-chris-brown-violated-journalistic-standards-by-presenting-anti-israel-claims-as-fact/ Type: post Modified: 2026-06-04 Words: 646 > For at least the second time in as many months, CBC has admitted that it overstepped by presenting claims against Israel as fact, rather than simply as allegations. On April... For at least the second time in as many months, CBC has admitted that it overstepped by presenting claims against Israel as fact, rather than simply as allegations. On April 2, the broadcaster issued an on-air correction related to an earlier report, where a representative from Glia Equal Care, an anti-Israel activist group, falsely claimed that Israel had created a mass grave in Gaza. Upon being corrected by HonestReporting Canada, CBC acknowledged that “there is no substance to this claim.” The next month, on May 29, CBC Ombudsman Maxime Bertrand addressed a report from April, 2025. In that article, “Why did Israel’s military kill 15 Palestinian aid workers in Gaza? The IDF’s story keeps changing,” Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown wrote that “in one of the deadliest incidents, in February 2025, the IDF killed 112 people waiting in a line up for flour in Gaza City.” The article was written with files from Mohamed El Saife, CBC’s videographer in Gaza who has previously shared anti-Israel content on social media. Following that article and after CBC declined to take corrective action, HonestReporting Canada filed an official complaint with the Ombudsman of Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, noting that regarding the incident in question, Israel strenuously denied that it killed 112 people lining up for flour, as they were killed as a result of a stampede that had taken place. HonestReporting Canada added that “accordingly, an immediate correction is warranted by the CBC which is duty bound to retract its [false statement of April 8, 2025, claiming] that the ‘IDF killed 112 people waiting in a line up for flour in Gaza City.’” In her response, Ombudsman Maxime Bertrand first noted that the article in question inaccurately stated that the event took place in 2025, when it had actually taken place in 2024. More importantly, she agreed that “the wording used presents a deeply contested sequence of events as settled fact, without reflecting the conflicting accounts,” adding that “at the very least, the phrase should have been attributed to the United Nations, the only statement to which it could be reasonably ascribed.” As Bertrand acknowledged in her review, that sentence represented a formal breach of CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices because it “oversimplified the situation and made a statement that could not be justified.” Accordingly, CBC was compelled to publish a correction to this article and to amend its report. Ther correction stated: Corrections: This story has been updated to more accurately attribute descriptions of the February 2024 incident that killed at least 112 people. The date of the incident has also been corrected. Jun 01, 2026 5:57 PM EDT Bertrand’s review and acknowledgement that Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown violated CBC’s journalistic standards is an important step in the right direction, demonstrating that Canada’s public broadcaster cannot simply regurgitate anti-Israel claims and present them as being factually correct. Brown is no stranger to producing problematic news content, nor to having the Ombudsman correct his reporting. His writing has been repeatedly critiqued by HonestReporting Canada, and in a 2024 article, he falsely claimed that “the Israeli government has repeatedly refused international calls to negotiate the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.” Following HonestReporting Canada filing a formal complaint at the time, CBC admitted that his article was inaccurate. In fact, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre used Twitter in 2024 to condemn CBC journalist Chris Brown for a post analyzing Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Poilievre accused the CBC of mourning a terrorist, while Brown’s original tweet had suggested that killing a key ceasefire negotiator served to deliberate derail peace talks. Further to this latest recognition by CBC of Chris Brown’s inaccurate statement and problematic reporting, he is duty-bound to no longer present anti-Israel claims as unassailable fact. --- ## CityNews Vancouver Reporter Jack Rabb Gives Sympathetic Coverage To Gaza Flotilla Activists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/citynews-vancouver-reporter-jack-rabb-gives-sympathetic-coverage-to-gaza-flotilla-activists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-03 Words: 526 > Yet another Canadian news media outlet is providing highly sympathetic coverage to a group of activists who recently participated in the anti-Israel flotilla to Gaza and returned to Vancouver, where... Yet another Canadian news media outlet is providing highly sympathetic coverage to a group of activists who recently participated in the anti-Israel flotilla to Gaza and returned to Vancouver, where they were met with a loud demonstration inside the city’s airport. The May 25 broadcast for CityNews Vancouver, “Canadian members of Gaza flotilla return home after being held in Israeli custody,” featured reporter Jack Rabb devote almost 30 seconds to keffiyeh-draped activist Sebastian Tow alleging without evidence that he endured “four days of systematic torture” at the hands of Israeli officials. Watch the full segment below: Another activist, Michael France, was then shown, claiming that he was beaten and had “30 to 40 different bruises and abrasions,” though none were visible nor shown. Rather than challenge these serious allegations, Rabb instead pivoted to telling viewers that the recent flotilla to Gaza was aiming to “supply aid to Gaza.” While that may have been its stated goal, one of its key organizers recently admitted that the primary goal was simply as a public relations tool. In fact, Israeli officials say virtually no aid was found on board the flotilla’s boats. Yet these details were not mentioned anywhere in the broadcast. Israel has also accused flotilla organizers of ties to Palestinian terrorist groups Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), towering details that were left out of the broadcast. Instead, the flotilla publicity stunt was portrayed as a genuine humanitarian effort, with viewers not being given any other details. Another activist, Grace Mathisen, told the cameras that there are 9,000 Palestinians being kept “hostage” by Israel, a blatant and scandalous falsehood that was presented unchallenged. Israel, unlike Palestinian terrorists, does not keep hostages, but security prisoners. Palestinians imprisoned for committing acts of terrorism are not hostages, but murderous criminals. The return of flotilla activists to Canada after the flotilla spectacle should have been treated with heavy skepticism on the part of news media outlets like CityNews. Instead, they have been given an overwhelmingly sympathetic platform to allege Israeli abuse without providing evidence, all while their activism has not avoided meaningful scrutiny. Even in the footage from the CityNews broadcast, taken inside Vancouver International Airport, activists can be seen waving Palestinian flags and wearing keffiyehs, a symbol of anti-Israel activism. This presence raises serious questions about the safety and security of Vancouver’s airport, yet this observation was also nowhere to be seen in Rabb’s report. The normalization of overt demonstrations inside a major Canadian airport deserved at least some journalistic examination and critical questioning from CityNews, rather than no mention at all. Comments posted to the video report were overwhelmingly negative, with observers mocking what one of them termed “performative virtue signaling.” However, the report featured an almost exclusively one-sided retelling of the flotilla and its participants, making almost no mention of its scandalous activities, leadership, the lack of aid on board or any other pertinent details. The Canadian news media must start holding flotilla activists accountable for their outlandish claims, rather than providing them with a sympathetic platform to level allegations without evidence against Israel. --- ## CityNews’ Erica Natividad Gives Uncritical Platform To Gaza Flotilla Activists While Ignoring Radical Activism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/citynews-erica-natividad-gives-uncritical-platform-to-gaza-flotilla-activists-while-ignoring-radical-activism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-03 Words: 546 > A recent CityNews broadcast permitted anti-Israel flotilla activists to promote unfounded allegations against Israel, all while viewers were given virtually no context about their stunts or their radical histories. The... A recent CityNews broadcast permitted anti-Israel flotilla activists to promote unfounded allegations against Israel, all while viewers were given virtually no context about their stunts or their radical histories. The May 28 report, “Canadian flotilla activists speak about alleged abuse in Israel detention,” by Erica Natividad featured anti-Israel activist Daniela Bonamico, a participant in the recent ill-fated flotilla to Gaza, claiming that she was abused by Israel and had suffered a fractured tailbone while ostensibly trying to deliver aid to Gaza. Watch the full segment below: Natividad did not see fit to mention that despite her claims of injury, Bonamico was seen marching through Toronto’s Pearson airport with no physical sign of injuries upon her return to Canada. However, that did not stop Natividad from calling Bomanico’s allegations “harrowing claims.” Nor did Natividad offer viewers any background on Bonamico. The anti-Israel activist, who has been called a “known antisemite, Holocaust denier, murder glorifier, Hamas loyalist” by one key antisemitism tracker, is a key organizer of weekly anti-Israel rallies in a predominantly Jewish area of Toronto, where she has spread claims of Jews “eating babies.” Upon her return to Canada, Bonamico was filmed leading a chant calling for deaths to Israelis and later bragging about her upcoming media interviews. However, despite Bonamico’s long-documented history of anti-Israel activism veering into what can reasonably be called extremism, CityNews presented her as a humanitarian whose claims of being assaulted by Israel were not challenged, beyond a passing reference that CityNews could not verify her claims. Sitting alongside Bonamico in the CityNews studio was Norrad Bouzide, who was filmed at Pearson Airport after returning to Canada making what one commentator called an “unhinged rant,” where he called Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including convicted terrorists, as “hostages.” Natividad’s broadcast is just the latest in a long string of reports in the Canadian news media where flotilla activists were portrayed as innocent humanitarians, while at the same time largely ignoring the nature of their publicity stunt and the deadly threats posed by Palestinian terrorists inside Gaza that necessitated Israel’s legal blockade of the territory. Erica Natividad’s previous reporting for CityNews has also been deeply problematic. In previous broadcasts, she has reported on Israel’s new death penalty for terrorists, relying almost exclusively on critics and zero Israelis, spread outlandish allegations of “famine” in Gaza” while ignoring a mountain of evidence to the contrary, and uncritically repeated claims that two Palestinians killed in Gaza were “journalists,” making no mention of the fact that one of them was a Hamas terrorist. Erica Natividad’s May 28 report for CityNews gave a sympathetic platform to flotilla activists – one of whom, Daniela Bonamico, has a history of anti-Israel radicalism – to peddle their unproven claims of assault at the hands of Israel. Instead of permitting itself to become a launchpad for evidence-free allegations against Israel, CityNews and Erica Natividad would have done well to hold these activists accountable for their actions and claims alike, rather than simply providing them a microphone. By failing to do so, CityNews not only failed to inform viewers; it helped to help rehabilitate the reputation of an individual who has been involved in extreme anti-Israel agitation. --- ## Former Canadian Diplomat Jon Allen’s Toronto Star Column Misrepresents International Legality Of Israel’s Blockade Of Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/former-canadian-diplomat-jon-allens-toronto-star-column-misrepresents-international-legality-of-israels-blockade-of-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-03 Words: 548 > When a major news outlet publishes an opinion column by a former diplomat, readers expect an analysis grounded solidly in international law. Unfortunately, Jon Allen’s recent commentary in The Toronto... When a major news outlet publishes an opinion column by a former diplomat, readers expect an analysis grounded solidly in international law. Unfortunately, Jon Allen’s recent commentary in The Toronto Star omitted critical details in offering his indictment of Israel. On May 23, The Toronto Star published a commentary by Jon Allen, a one-time Canadian ambassador to Israel, “I was Canada’s ambassador to Israel. Its reaction to the flotilla is undermining its own case.” Allen lambasts Israel’s interception of 68 protest vessels aiming to breach the maritime blockade of Gaza, characterizing the arrest of some 430 activists as a “violation of international law.” Allen’s analysis makes little mention of the strategic reality of Israel’s security requirements. Allen, a frequent critic of Israel, has been critiqued by HonestReporting Canada for suggesitng that “opposing Palestinian propaganda counts as censorship.” He also recently signed an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling for more thorough targeting of charities allegedly connected to Israel’s military. Allen’s central thesis relies on the claim that Israel’s maritime blockade is a lawless enterprise. It is not. Under the San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea, a maritime blockade is an entirely legal defensive mechanism, provided it is declared, effectively maintained, and allows for the passage of strictly humanitarian goods through monitored channels. Israel is fighting an active war against a genocidal terrorist proxy that has repeatedly smuggled sophisticated weaponry via sea routes. Intercepting a hostile, unvetted ‘flotilla’ in international waters before it can breach a military blockade is standard operational procedure, not a breach of international law. Allen never acknowledged why Gazans are in need of aid in the first place, failing to note that Hamas, the governing authority in Gaza, has systematically commandeered billions of dollars in international civilian aid, diverting concrete, pipes, and fuel to build an underground terror metropolis and stock an arsenal of rockets. If Gazans lack resources, it is because their leaders prefer building tunnels over infrastructure. Allen attempts to bolster his narrative by drawing a parallel to another recent media storm. He writes that “this incident follows closely on another recent controversy involving competing narratives over allegations of abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in an op-ed by the New York Times’ Nicolas Kristof.” To put Kristof’s column on the same level as documented reality is without basis. Kristof’s column was a collection of unverified allegations, which experts say are not even physically possible. Yet Allen appears to treat it as a legitimate counterweight to an official Israeli commission of inquiry that found objective evidence of Hamas’ sexual assault against Israeli civilians. Treatises built on anonymous prison hearsay do not equal forensic evidence of mass sexual violence used as a weapon of war by Palestinian terrorists. Allen leveled accusations against Israel such as these actions “belie” Israel’s status as a liberal democracy. But they are actions that are backed up in international law, and eminently defensible. In fact, Israel’s defensive measures, including its blockade of Hamas-run Gaza, are legal, necessary, and vital to preventing another October 7-style massacre. Jon Allen’s opinion column should have noted this critical point, though he failed to do so. --- ## CBC Metro Morning Radio Program Host Chris Glover Offers Sympathetic Platform To Defender Of Anti-Israel Flotilla Stunt URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-metro-morning-radio-program-host-chris-glover-offers-sympathetic-platform-to-defender-of-anti-israel-flotilla-stunt/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-02 Words: 645 > The Canadian news media’s sympathetic coverage of the ill-fated flotilla to Gaza continues. After a group of anti-Israel activists, some from Canada, claiming to be bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza... The Canadian news media’s sympathetic coverage of the ill-fated flotilla to Gaza continues. After a group of anti-Israel activists, some from Canada, claiming to be bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza and attempting to breach Israel’s legal blockade of Gaza, were detained, multiple Canadian news media outlets portrayed them as innocent humanitarians, while Israel was depicted as having violently oppressed them. The latest instance of this overwhelmingly one-sided portrayal was on the May 22 edition of the CBC radio program Metro Morning, “Latest on Torontonian floatilla (sic) activist.” Host Chris Glover spoke with Jeffrey Dale, reverend of College Street United Church in Toronto, speaking about a member of his congregation, Norrad Bouzide, who had chronicled his journey on the flotilla alongside other activists. Listen to the full segment below: Glover has previously produced a broadcast where he told the story of anti-Israel activists at the University of Toronto encampment, failing to share the hate and radicalism that was documented there. In his May 22 segment, Glover began by telling listeners about a video of Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir taunting arrested flotilla activists, saying that it “caused international outrage.” Ironically, the next day, Spanish police were seen brutally assaulting activists, though it caused no such outrage. Throughout the interview, Glover platformed unfounded allegations leveled by flotilla activists, saying that some of them “alleged they were tortured,” including “sexual assault beatings.” He added that while Israel denied those claims, “three detainees apparently were needed to be taken to hospital in Turkey once they were released.” Among those detainees allegedly injured was Nesrin Zeaiter, who was pictured healthy in Israel, but later posing in a neck brace in Turkey, only later to be seen a short while later perfectly healthy once again, in what observers have called a textbook example of fakery for the cameras. Glover told listeners that “we know that Israel intercepted the flotilla on the way to deliver food and aid to Gaza from Turkey.” Despite Glover saying that “we know” the activists were bringing aid, flotilla leaders have admitted that their goal was not delivering aid, but creating a public confrontation with Israel as a PR stunt. Also conspicuously missing from Glover was any admission that Israel says virtually no aid was found in the vessels, a bizarre detail for a supposedly humanitarian operation. For his part, Dale told Glover that “the Palestinian experience right now is a moral compass for all of us throughout this world, a moral compass to wake us from our complacency and in some ways our complicity within what has occurred to these people.” After claiming that the Palestinians were a “moral compass” for the world, Dale began to cite the Hebrew Bible, lecturing that Israel was failing in its duty to “care for the outcast,” presumably in contrast to the flotilla activists. But in contrast to the flotilla activists engaging in a publicity stunt, Israel is importing massive amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza to the tune of 600 trucks daily, a rather pertinent detail that went ignored. But Israel received condemnation, while the flotilla activists received praise from Dale. At no point anywhere in the interview did Glover challenge Dale on his sympathetic portrayal of the flotilla activists. Instead, he helped join in the depiction of them as humanitarians, even telling his guest to convey the message to them that “they are invited to come on this program” once they return to Canada and posing questions such as whether “a hug will hit different.” CBC, as a result of the enormous generosity it receives from the Canadian taxpayer, as a responsibility to inform Canadians, but the May 22 segment of Metro Morning provided a one-sided platform where listeners heard a carefully-constructed narrative about the supposed humanitarian nature of flotilla activists, while multiple relevant facts were nowhere to be heard. --- ## CBC’s Daybreak North Host Carolina de Ryk Gives Uncritical Platform To Gaza Flotilla Activist’s Sister URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbcs-daybreak-north-host-carolina-de-ryk-gives-uncritical-platform-to-gaza-flotilla-activists-sister/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-02 Words: 512 > Another day, another CBC radio program is providing the Canadian public with a sympathetic portrayal of the recent Gaza flotilla stunt, portraying its participants as innocent humanitarians, all while ignoring... Another day, another CBC radio program is providing the Canadian public with a sympathetic portrayal of the recent Gaza flotilla stunt, portraying its participants as innocent humanitarians, all while ignoring details which fly in the face of that depiction. On the May 21 episode of Daybreak North, “BC resident one of 12 Canadians detained by Israeli navy,” host Carolina de Ryk interviewed Emma Tow, sister of Sebastian Tow, an activist who participated in the recent ill-fated flotilla to Gaza. Listen to the full segment below: The segment began with de Ryk playing a recording of Sebastian Tow claiming that the flotilla was aiming to “deliver aid” to Gaza, making no mention of the fact that 600 trucks filled with humanitarian aid enter Gaza every single day. While it is unsurprising that Tow would attempt to portray the flotilla as humanitarian – rather than, as critics have noted, a publicity stunt – it is contemptible that de Ryk made no effort to set the record straight. She told listeners that the flotilla was “trying to bring food into Gaza,” making no distinction between the talking points presented by flotilla activists, and the facts. Emma Tow, who works at the Sunset Theatre in Wells, B.C., wasted little time in spreading the falsehood that “Israel…began the genocide” in 2023, a striking allegation that received zero pushback from de Ryk, who could have noted that no international court has found Israel guilty of genocide, that Israel denies those charges, and that urban warfare experts say Israel has done more to protect civilians than any other military in modern history. But none of those facts were to be heard. Instead, de Ryk offered her guest what could be best described as softball questions, asking Tow “what more do you want to see Canada do in response to what has happened to your brother and others who are part of this?” Unsurprisingly, the response from Tow called for Canada to “put sanctions on Israel” and to “implement a real arms embargo.” Once again, this would have been an opportune time for de Ryk to point out to listeners that it would be unprecedented for Canada to sanction a liberal democratic state like Israel, and that an arms embargo against Israel is effectively a call for Jerusalem to be robbed of its right to defend itself. But yet again, no challenge was forthcoming, nor were there even minimal details offered. Perhaps most astounding of all, next Tow drew attention to “almost 10,000 Palestinian prisoners currently being held by Israel,” calling their experience “the bigger suffering.” Tow made no mention of the fact that these prisoners are not innocent people, but security prisoners such as convicted terrorists and murderers, critical details that once again, de Ryk failed to point out. While it is expected that anti-Israel activists and flotilla participants would spread anti-Israel falsehoods, it is the role of interviewers to challenge those claims and hold their purveyors accountable. But in the May 21 episode of Daybreak North, Carolina de Ryk offered a sympathetic platform instead. --- ## CBC Interviews Le Devoir Columnist Emilie Nicolas, Who Repeated Debunked Claim That Israel Trains Dogs To Rape Palestinians URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-interviews-le-devoir-columnist-emilie-nicolas-who-repeated-debunked-claim-that-israel-trains-dogs-to-rape-palestinians/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-02 Words: 531 > Yet again, a group of activists as part of the recent flotilla to Gaza stunt have been given positive coverage from CBC, Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster. The May 25 segment on... Yet again, a group of activists as part of the recent flotilla to Gaza stunt have been given positive coverage from CBC, Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster. The May 25 segment on CBVE-FM, CBC Radio One in Quebec City, featured the CBC interviewing Emilie Nicolas for her commentary on the recent flotilla. Nicolas, who has repeatedly criticized Israel in her opinion columns for Le Devoir, has previously spread falsehoods claiming that the International Court of Justice found a “plausible” risk of genocide in Gaza when it did no such thing, and has drawn a moral equivalence between terrorists and innocent hostages, and the Holocaust with Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Gaza. Listen to the full segment below: The segment began with the host recounting claims from activists that they were “reportedly abused,” and while she acknowledged Israel’s denials, she made no mention of one of the most high-profile examples of these allegations, when one flotilla activist was pictured uninjured in Israel, then in a neck brace in Turkey (appearing to pose for cameras), only to be soon seen fine again. Nicolas began her comments by falsely claiming that there is “a siege that is blocking humanitarian aid from getting into Gaza.” This is a blatant falsehood. Each and every day, hundreds of trucks of aid enter Gaza, leading to scenes of bustling markets and shopping malls inside the territory. Remarkably, this falsehood was not challenged by the host at all, who permitted it to stand. Nicolas cited a video of Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir mocking arrested activists, citing it as an example of Israel’s supposed “humiliation” of the activists though she omitted any acknowledgement that the video was widely condemned across the Israeli political spectrum. Despite Nicolas’ apparent disgust at the Ben-Gvir video, she made no mention of the savage beatings leveled on flotilla activists by Spanish police the previous day; only Israel’s alleged wrongdoings were given any mention in the interview. In her apparent effort to depict Israeli actions as contemptible, Nicolas mentioned a recent New York Times opinion column by Nicholas Kristof, where he repeated unproven allegations that Israel had trained dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners. Nicolas condemned these supposedly “vile acts” seeking to break the “courage” of Palestinian prisoners, while failing to mention that experts have said that dogs being trained to rape humans is not physically possible, or that the source for Kristof’s claims, a group called Euro-Med, has allegedly close ties with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, calling into serious question any credibility it might have. Yet at no time during Nicolas’ allegations of Israel blocking aid into Gaza or Jerusalem training dogs to rape Palestinians did she admit the falsehoods of these claims, or even deign to provide expert views disproving these allegations. Moreover, at no point during the interview were any of these outlandish claims meaningfully challenged by the host so that listeners could understand these allegations – made without evidence and repeatedly disproven by all available facts – are simply not credible. Rather than providing listeners with accurate facts, CBC instead offered a platform for blatant falsehoods to be leveled against Israel, with no challenge. --- ## In Le Devoir, University Of Ottawa Researcher Maïka Sondarjee Praises Anti-Israel Activist Safa Chebbi, Whose Facebook Page Glorifies Palestinian Terrorist Leila Khaled URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-le-devoir-university-of-ottawa-researcher-maika-sondarjee-praises-anti-israel-activist-safa-chebbi-whose-facebook-page-glorifies-palestinian-terrorist-leila-khaled/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-01 Words: 1609 > version française Maïka Sondarjee is an associate Professor at the University of Ottawa and contributor to Le Devoir, where she has authored commentaries featuring predictable anti-Israel narratives.Previously, she ignored the... version française Maïka Sondarjee is an associate Professor at the University of Ottawa and contributor to Le Devoir, where she has authored commentaries featuring predictable anti-Israel narratives. Previously, she ignored the threats posed by terrorist groups like Hamas, claimed that Israeli soldiers “machine-gun the population of the Gaza Strip,” and has left unmentioned Israel’s existential security concerns. Her May 22 opinion column, “My friend left for Gaza,” opened with lavish praise for her friend Safa Chebbi, who was aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, writing that “when I learned you had left on this journey without your children, to defend the humanity of families living thousands of kilometers away, my heart sank. When I saw their Mother’s Day cards, which you opened on the high seas, I wept.” The same supposed ‘defender of humanity’ looks up to none other than Leila Khaled, featuring her prominently on her Facebook (Meta) homepage. Khaled was a terrorist with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) – listed as a terror entity by Canada – and was directly involved in hijacking two civilian planes in 1969 and 1970, and was also involved in recruiting terrorists for the Lod airport massacre. Sondarjee ignored that Israel has found documents that show that the Global Sumud Flotilla has ties to Hamas. Additionally, one of those supporting the Global Sumud Flotilla mission is the IHH, a Turkish non-governmental organization linked to Hamas, which has been banned in Israel and Germany. Yet Sondarjee wrote, “in recent days, this same (Israeli) minister has been seen in videos laughing at activists from around the world who arrived on humanitarian flotillas…was also the one who popped champagne in the halls of the Knesset to celebrate the passage of a law establishing ‘the death penalty for terrorists,’ a law specifically designed to apply only to Palestinians.” Again, Sondarjee didn’t provide critical context: Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s mocking of the flotilla activists has been widely condemned, including by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As for the death penalty for terrorists, it is a controversial law, but it emerged in the aftermath of repeated hostage exchanges in which Israel released a disproportionate number of convicted terrorists, including unrepentant murderers, in exchange for Israeli hostages taken on October 7, 2023. Israel encounters security threats not experienced by its Western critics: multiple neighbours with genocidal intentions. Sondarjee didn’t share this with her readers. She did continue to make false equivalences in our view, falsely claiming that “after approximately 72,000 Palestinian civilians and 815 Israeli civilians were killed since October 7, 2023, a ceasefire was signed on November 8, 2025, at the initiative of the United States. Around 8,100 Palestinians remain prisoners of war in Israel, while Hamas is believed to no longer hold any Israeli hostages.” Sondarjee’s unsourced, bizarre casualty figures presumably come from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. They have been repeatedly debunked, including because they do not differentiate between fighters and civilians, because they have been found to contain multiple errors, and because they rely on unreliable collection methods. Meanwhile, the minimization of Israeli deaths is striking.At least 1195 innocent Israelis were killed, and 79 foreign nationals, in bestial ways, including during rape, on October 7, 2023, alone. As for her obscene equation of Palestinians held (whether after conviction or under administrative detention) under the rule of law in Israeli prisons for crimes they committed, and Israeli hostages abused and starved when snatched from their lives on October 7, these are not morally or legally equivalent categories. But actually, her numbers game misses the point. Hamas’s raison d’etre is clear: genocide against Israel. Israel’s war against Hamas is not a war of choice but a war of survival. That fundamental reality – the driving force behind the conflict – is almost entirely absent from Sondarjee’s writing. Yet she continued her fawning praise of Chebbi, writing “dear Safa, thank you for showing courage…because all the world’s suffering should move us every single day. Thank you, Safa. Thank you for continuing to fight so that we never turn a blind eye.” Apparently, all the world’s suffering matters, except Israel’s. Sondarjee’s commentary was a clear effort to sideline facts in favour of heavy emotional manipulation, of which Le Devoir gladly offered her a platform. Dans Le Devoir, la chercheuse de l’Université d’Ottawa Maïka Sondarjee fait l’éloge de l’activiste anti-israélienne Safa Chebbi, dont la page Facebook glorifie la terroriste palestinienne Leila Khaled Maïka Sondarjee est professeure associée à l’Université d’Ottawa et collaboratrice au Le Devoir, où elle a signé des chroniques reprenant des récits anti-israéliens prévisibles. Par le passé, elle a ignor... --- ## La Presse Reporter Louise Leduc Uncritically Amplifies Dangerous Anti-Israel Demands By Group Of Retired Diplomats URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-reporter-louise-leduc-uncritically-amplifies-dangerous-anti-israel-demands-by-group-of-retired-diplomats/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-01 Words: 3266 > version française Public discourse on the Arab-Israeli conflict has long applied inconsistent standards: subjecting Israel to sustained scrutiny while ignoring Palestinian terrorism, denial of Jewish autonomy, and issues of responsibility,... version française Public discourse on the Arab-Israeli conflict has long applied inconsistent standards: subjecting Israel to sustained scrutiny while ignoring Palestinian terrorism, denial of Jewish autonomy, and issues of responsibility, frequently justified by the claim that there are “extremists on both sides.” Louise Leduc published the article “Ottawa urged to adopt firm sanctions against Israel” in La Presse on May 16. The French-language article reports on a letter addressed to Prime Minister Carney from 190 former diplomats on May 14, calling for Canada to take action in the wake of “the Israeli government’s stated intention to annex the West Bank… [and] its daily attacks against innocent civilians in Gaza and Lebanon.” HonestReporting Canada has previously critiqued Leduc for publishing one-sided anti-Israel narratives. In her report, Leduc summarizes the demands of the signatories, including sanctions and travel bans, legal action against companies that “bids on or participates in construction projects in the colonies,” and more, but omits the letter’s demand that Carney support “Canada Revenue Agency to revoke the charitable status of all entities supporting illegal settlements or facilitating recruitment or funding for the Israel Defence Forces.” The 190 signatories are calling for the prime minister to support charitable status revocation that, plainly put, will disproportionately affect Jewish organizations. There is a pattern in both the 190 signatories’ letter and Leduc’s coverage of the letter that bears highlighting. In the letter, the former diplomats hold that “the viability of a permanent peace settlement” is being threatened by a lack of “robust international sanctions [without which] the Israeli government will persist in disregarding international law and human rights and will press forward with its plans to expand settlements.” They claim “that the pursuit of peace between Israel and Palestine has been undermined by the actions of extremists on both sides” but make no effort to attempt to recognize any actions that are not attributable to Israel. More so, this line of logic in our view unfairly equates the state of Israel with terror groups backed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, which have repeatedly stated their objective to destroy the Jewish state. But this implies any substantial criticism of the terror groups and the regime backing them was present; the evidence presented thus far clearly demonstrates otherwise. Instead, criticism starts and ends with Israel. To be sure, their criticism of Israeli action in Lebanon is given a half-sentence caveat to “Israel’s legitimate security concerns regarding Hezbollah,” for example, but said action in Lebanon is merely paralleled to action in Gaza to make the case for Israel being the block in the “only durable path for lasting peace.” But rather than scrutinizing any of the claims made by a letter that is clearly agenda and advocacy-driven, rather than a presentation of neutral evidence and facts, Leduc reports on the letter’s publication by amplifying its claims. Leduc reports that “the Israeli government, which suspects Hamas of strengthening its grip on Gaza, announced on Friday that it had targeted the head of the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip.” The language here in our estimation frames Israeli action as the principal concern, rather than the presence and activity of a terror group – a proxy of the Islamic Republic of Iran – with the destruction of Israel at the top of its agenda, on Israel’s border. Similarly, Leduc brings up how humanitarian organizations are not able to operate in Gaza and refuse to provide information about their employees “for fear of their safety,” and that the UN estimates 560 aid workers have been killed in Gaza and the West Bank. There have been incidents where aid workers have been killed, and Israel is not immune to criticism or accountability. It would be disingenuous to pretend these cases do not exist. But it is just as disingenuous in our opinion to compress a complex reality into a simple story of Israel as the sole actor responsible for the dangers facing aid workers, or even journalists. Reports of Hamas’ abuse of the humanitarian sector in the Gaza Strip, reports of terrorists involved in UNRWA, and in other sectors of society, like journalism, rarely make their way into the considerations of mainstream journalists. These facts shouldn’t be ignored simply because they complicate the dominant narrative. Louise Leduc’s coverage for La Presse of the letter by 190 former diplomats demanding Prime Minister Carney’s action against Israel mirrors the latter’s selective criticism and singular finger-pointing, all in the name of portraying Israel as the sole actor and aggressor. La journaliste de La Presse Louise Leduc amplifie sans esprit critique des demandes dangereuses anti-israéliennes formulées par un groupe de diplomates retraités Le discours public sur le confl... --- ## La Presse Republishes Anti-Israel Screed From Group Of Retired Diplomats, Who Failed To Mention Terrorism A Single Time URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-republishes-anti-israel-screed-from-group-of-retired-diplomats-who-failed-to-mention-terrorism-a-single-time/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-01 Words: 5099 > version française In the latest anti-Israel open letter republished in La Presse, on May 15, the newspaper reprinted a recent demand from a group of 190 retired diplomats to Prime... version française In the latest anti-Israel open letter republished in La Presse, on May 15, the newspaper reprinted a recent demand from a group of 190 retired diplomats to Prime Minister Mark Carney, where the signatories spread blatant falsehoods and called for more intense attacks on pro-Israel charities. The letter, “Canada must not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,” began by condemning Israel for what it termed “its daily attacks on innocent civilians in Gaza and Lebanon,” as if Jerusalem was targeting civilians, and not simply responding to ongoing attacks from Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists in those two locations. In fact, for a demand letter authored by supposed experts in diplomacy, the words ‘Hamas’ and ‘Hezbollah,’ or ‘terrorism’ do not appear even once, making no attempt to even acknowledge, let alone meaningfully address, the ongoing scourge of violent Islamic terrorism that Israel faces on a daily basis. The authors claim without evidence that “the Israeli government continues to impede humanitarian aid to Gaza,” a remarkable falsehood that flies in the face of the hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza each and every day, a fact that the letter completely ignores. Moreover, the signatories also ignore Hamas’ well-documented theft and diversion of humanitarian supplies entering Gaza, which it uses to help fund its ongoing terrorism. Instead, it is Israel that is presented, not just as the main obstacle to peace, but the sole problem, with the authors condemning Israel for killing 2,500 people in Lebanon, not bothering to admit that Israel says virtually all of the deaths have been Hezbollah combatants. Among the other demands of the letter: to “strengthen bilateral relations with the State of Palestine including increased support to the Palestinian Authority.” Unsaid by the authors, but the Palestinian Authority (PA) is far from a credible or moderate leader for the Palestinians. It directly finances terrorism via a ‘Pay for Slay’ mechanism, where Palestinians imprisoned for terrorist attacks against Israel receive payments, either to themselves or their families, as a reward. The letter does more than target Israel; it also fixes its gaze on Jewish and Israel-related charities in Canada, calling on the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to “accelerate” its efforts to “revoke the charitable status” of Canadian organizations of groups it alleges are connected to the Israeli military. In reality, the ongoing targeting of pro-Israel and Jewish charities, including summer camps and schools, has been well-documented, and represents an attempted assault on Jewish life, according to antisemitism experts. As private individuals no longer representing Canada in diplomatic postings, these individuals have the right to express their opinions as they see fit, but that does not make their views credible or defensible. The letter’s complete disinterest in mentioning the ongoing scourge of terrorism facing Israel, its call for targeting of Israel-related charities in Canada and its gullible acceptance of the Palestinian Authority as a credible body for the Palestinians, all indicate either a broad ignorance on the part of the signatories, or otherwise a deep-seated malice towards Israel. But that has not stopped La Presse – yet again – from simply republishing an anti-Israel letter replete with bold falsehoods. La Presse republie une diatribe anti-israélienne d’un groupe d’anciens diplomates, sans jamais mentionner le terrorisme Dans la plus récente lettre ouverte anti-israélienne republiée par La Presse le 15 mai, le journal a reproduit une récente demande adressée au premier ministre Mark Carney par un groupe de 190 diplomates retraités, dans laquelle les signataires diffusent des faussetés flagrantes et réclament une intensification des attaques contre des organismes caritatifs pro-israéliens. La lettre, intitulée « Le Canada ne doit pas permettre à Israël d’annexer la Cisjordanie », commence par condamner Israël pour ce qu’elle qualifie de « ses attaques quotidiennes contre des civils innocents à Gaza et au Liban », comme si Jérusalem ciblait des civils plutôt que de simplement répondre aux attaques continues des terroristes du Hamas et du Hezbollah dans ces deux régions. En fait, pour une lettre de revendications rédigée par de prétendus experts en diplomatie, les mots « Hamas », « Hezbollah » ou « terrorisme » n’apparaissent pas une seule fois, sans même tenter de reconnaître, encore moins d’aborder sérieusement, le fléau continu du terrorisme islamiste violent auquel Israël fait face quotidiennement. Les auteurs affirment sans preuve que « le gouvernement israélien continue d’entraver l’aide humanitaire à Gaza », une fausseté remarquable qui va à l’encontre des centaines de camions d’aide humanitaire entrant à Gaza chaque jour – un fait que la lettre ignore complètement. De plus, les signataires ignorent également le vol et le détournement bien documentés des fournitures humanitaires entrant à... --- ## CTV News Host Anne-Marie Mediwake Gives Michael Lynk A Free Pass To Push One-Sided Gaza Narrative URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-host-anne-marie-mediwake-gives-michael-lynk-a-free-pass-to-push-one-sided-gaza-narrative/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-31 Words: 669 > On May 20, CTV Your Morning host Anne-Marie Mediwake interviewed Michael Lynk, former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory, in a segment entitled:... On May 20, CTV Your Morning host Anne-Marie Mediwake interviewed Michael Lynk, former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory, in a segment entitled: “Humanitarian Situation in Gaza 7 Months After Ceasefire.” The lack of scrutiny was on full display during this recent broadcast where a notable critic of Israel was allowed to spin a one-sided narrative completely unchallenged. Watch the full clip below: The broadcast focused extensively on the visual devastation of Gaza, with the host referencing “tent cities” and “rubble all around.” Throughout the interview, Lynk painted an unremitting doom-and-gloom scenario, claiming that less than a third of the promised aid trucks are arriving and demanding an immediate influx of aid at scale for Gaza’s two million residents alongside sweeping redevelopment promises. He noted that eight Palestinians had been killed over the previous weekend, utilizing reports from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to highlight what they report as a severe water and humanitarian crisis. However, the segment was more notable for what it omitted. Neither Mediwake nor Lynk managed to mention that one of those eight casualties was a top commander of Hamas. This omission in our view is emblematic of Lynk’s history. A former United Nations special rapporteur, Lynk has long been criticized by watchdogs like HonestReporting Canada for his anti-Israel commentaries. Critics like UN Watch have alleged he ignored Palestinian human rights violations, and he has previously shared a stage with anti-Israel activist Dimitri Lascaris, who was publicly accused of peddling anti-Jewish hate by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Lynk has also accepted a medal from the Palestinian regime, prompting one critic, Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, to label him an “agent for the PLO.” By focusing solely on alleged Israeli shortcomings, the broadcast ignored the foundational realities of the October 2025 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. A ceasefire is brokered between two sides and places explicit demands on both. While Israel has faced massive logistical and security bottlenecks in meeting every precise parameter of the deal, Hamas has not even paid lip service to its obligations. According to the full text of the 20-point peace proposal, Hamas was required to return all hostages, living or deceased, within 72 hours of the plan coming into effect. Hamas violated this immediately. Israel was left to recover those deceased bodies through exhaustive, dangerous search efforts entirely unaided by the terrorist faction. Furthermore, while Lynk comfortably uses the testimony of humanitarian groups in his criticisms of Israel, he conveniently ignores what those same organizations say about Hamas. In February 2026, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) issued a direct, damning quote regarding the exploitation of medical infrastructure in Gaza: “In recent months, patients and MSF personnel have reported a pattern of unacceptable acts in areas of the large hospital compound, with an uptick since the ceasefire in Gaza went into effect in October 2025. Our teams have reported the presence of armed men, some of them masked; intimidation; arbitrary arrests of patients; and a recent situation involving the suspected movement of weapons… they pose serious security threats to our teams and patients.” This reality completely undermines the ‘rubble and tent cities’ narrative pushed by CTV. It also raises a glaring question that mainstream broadcasters refuse to ask: how much of the massive volume of international aid flowing into Gaza is actively being diverted by Hamas to rebuild their terror tunnels and re-arm their operatives? If properly utilized for civilians rather than hijacked by a terrorist government, this aid could completely transform the humanitarian landscape. Months after the ceasefire, Gaza remains a heavily militarized zone with Hamas firmly in control and refusing to disarm. They remain a clear and present danger to Israeli civilians. Israel has every right and obligation to respond as it deems appropriate to prevent another October 7-type incursion, a reality completely ignored by CTV News guest Michael Lynk, and unchallenged by host Anne-Marie Mediwake. --- ## CTV News’ Kamil Karamali Broadcasts Sympathetic Portrayal Of Anti-Israel Flotilla Activists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-kamil-karamali-broadcasts-sympathetic-portrayal-of-anti-israel-flotilla-activists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-06-01 Words: 609 > A recent CTV News report by Kamil Karamali turned a Gaza flotilla activist’s allegations against Israel into a soft-focus victim story with virtually no journalistic scrutiny. In the May 25... A recent CTV News report by Kamil Karamali turned a Gaza flotilla activist’s allegations against Israel into a soft-focus victim story with virtually no journalistic scrutiny. In the May 25 report, “Gaza flotilla members captured by Israeli military report sexual violence,” Karamali told viewers that Shahid Mahmoud, a Belleville activist, had been “taken captive by Israeli soldiers.” He then allowed Mahmoud to make lurid claims against Israel, including sexual violence, all while framing the flotilla as a peaceful aid mission. Watch the full segment below: Karamali introduced Mahmoud as one of more than 400 participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla, “trying to carry aid to Gaza before Israeli forces captured them.” What Karamali didn’t say was that the “aid” carried by this and other flotillas is purely “symbolic,” even according to organizers. These flotillas are PR campaigns, not serious relief operations. They cost millions of dollars in donations and activist funding. If the goal were aid, activists could buy food, medicine, baby formula, and other supplies, and have them delivered easily via one of 600 aid trucks entering Gaza daily. Instead, flotilla anarchists pour huge sums into boats, travel, legal support, and publicity, all to stage a confrontation with Israel. Karamali never called out or explained this primary purpose of the flotilla. In our view, Karamali’s approach was deceptive from the start. He opened his segment by announcing that Mahmoud was “taken captive by Israeli soldiers.” He later repeated that Israeli forces had “captured” the flotilla participants, with no mention of why. Mahmoud wasn’t sitting quietly at home when Israeli soldiers dragged him away. He was part of a flotilla trying to breach Israel’s lawful naval blockade. The blockade, imposed after years of weapons smuggling, blocks maritime access to Hamas-controlled Gaza to ensure weapons and other contraband cannot enter. Mahmoud and his fellow activists deliberately sailed into a confrontation. Having seen previous flotilla participants sent home unharmed, he presumably expected little personal danger. Travelling to the Mediterranean willingly with the goal of confronting the IDF, Mahmoud is hardly an innocent victim. Yet Karamali’s report, in our estimation, took every opportunity to make him seem as sympathetic as possible. That included not mentioning that Mahmoud is actually an organizer with Belleville for Justice and Peace. That group hosted a Gaza event last year with Yipeng Ge, an Ottawa physician known for his post-October 7 torrent of hate speech on X, including open glorification of Hamas terrorism. Sharing Mahmoud’s background would have helped viewers understand his motivations. Instead, Karamali let Mahmoud claim, with no evidence, that participants reported “sexual violence.” That included “humiliating strip searches, sexual taunting, groping, and pulling of genitals, and multiple accounts of rape.” Karamali then spoke to Canadian activist Ehab Lotayef who claimed that an Israeli soldier beat him and stabbed him. Karamali only briefly mentioned that Israel denied allegations of mistreatment, and then returned to Mahmoud’s emotional testimony. And as brutal as Mahmoud said the experience was, he also told Karamali he’d return to the Mediterranean “in a heartbeat.” From our vantage point, Karamali’s history of one-sided anti-Israel reporting makes his softball approach seem less like careless journalism and more like advocacy. He has repeatedly used his platform at CTV to stack segments with anti-Israel voices, omit extremist backgrounds to make subjects more sympathetic, and repeat pro-Palestinian talking points with no opposing view. Here, too, he presented explosive allegations with none of the legwork to back them up. He ignored the bigger geopolitical picture while relying on emotional storytelling that tilts the scale heavily toward one side yet again. --- ## The Israeli Innovations Powering Your Everyday Life URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/the-israeli-innovations-powering-your-everyday-life/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-06-11 Words: 81 > Most people think of Israel through the lens of headlines and geopolitics. But few realize how deeply Israeli innovation is woven into everyday life. From smartphones, navigation apps, and vehicle... Most people think of Israel through the lens of headlines and geopolitics. But few realize how deeply Israeli innovation is woven into everyday life. From smartphones, navigation apps, and vehicle safety systems to medical breakthroughs, cybersecurity, online shopping, and streaming services, technologies developed in Israel help power the tools and services millions rely on every day. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## Radio-Canada Writer Rania Massoud Produces Puff Piece On Anti-Israel Flotilla Activists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/radio-canada-writer-rania-massoud-produces-puff-piece-on-anti-israel-flotilla-activists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-28 Words: 1461 > version française If one is curious how a handful of anti-Israel activists on sailboats managed to secure front-page coverage as international heroes, one need look no further than CBC Radio-Canada.... version française If one is curious how a handful of anti-Israel activists on sailboats managed to secure front-page coverage as international heroes, one need look no further than CBC Radio-Canada. On May 14, reporter Rania Massoud published “We are aware of the risks”: Canadians determined to break the Gaza siege, an article that reads less like an objective journalistic report and in our view, more like a press release written by the activists themselves. By romanticizing a deliberate maritime provocation as a grand humanitarian crusade, Massoud completely ignores the severe security realities facing Israel, choosing instead to serve as a participant (wittingly or not) in a media strategy designed to delegitimize essential defences against terrorism. The sheer absurdity of the enterprise demands scrutiny. A fleet of activists on sailboats does not offer any practical solutions to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but serves to exacerbate it. The immense financial resources, time, and logistics poured into this stunt could easily have been directed toward legitimate global aid organizations to do tangible good somewhere in the world. Instead, it accomplishes nothing. In fact, the participants themselves admit to the futility of their actions. Massoud quotes participant Ehab Lotayef, who openly states, “the aid we are transporting by boat is symbolic; we do not claim to be able to resolve the humanitarian crisis.” This admission reveals the entire operation for what it is: a theatrical exercise. The symbolism here is deeply misplaced, prioritizing a performative political statement over actual, effective humanitarian relief. Furthermore, Massoud provides an entirely context-free description of Israel’s legal maritime blockade of Gaza. While she briefly notes that the Islamist movement Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, she omits the critical reality of what followed. Immediately after taking power through a violent coup, Hamas turned the Gaza Strip into a launchpad for tens of thousands of rockets explicitly targeting Israeli towns, schools, and civilian communities. The naval blockade is not an arbitrary punishment; it is a legally recognized and UN approved, vital security measure designed to prevent the unrestricted smuggling of heavy weaponry, Iranian-made missiles, and bomb-making materials into an enclave governed by a recognized terrorist organization. If, as the article claims, the region faces such severe material deprivation, a glaring question remains unasked by the author: how has Hamas managed to maintain an endless supply of sophisticated weapons, concrete for terror tunnels, and ammunition for decades? Massoud’s failure to examine how Hamas prioritizes its military apparatus over the welfare of its own population is a glaring journalistic blind spot. The dramatic narratives spun by the activists regarding their preparation for an Israeli “attack” are equally absurd. Lotayef claims that “every night that passes, we expect to be attacked by Israeli forces,” painting a picture of peaceful humanitarians facing imminent military aggression. This is pure melodrama. The exception of the complex 2010 Mavi Marmara incident notwithstanding, where activists actively assaulted boarding soldiers, no peaceful activists have been harmed by the Israeli military during these routine, trumped-up naval demonstrations. Despite the activists’ best efforts to put themselves directly in harm’s way to provoke a photogenic confrontation, the Israeli navy routinely handles these provocations with standard, non-lethal maritime law enforcement protocols. Many of these activists appear to be promoting a collection of exaggerated grievances, and a narrative that positions them as heroic martyrs in the eyes of a compliant media. Massoud, in our opinion, is all too eager to provide them with the exact platform they desire. This is not an isolated incident for the reporter. Just days earlier, HonestReporting Canada documented an article by Massoud in which we contend she downplayed the very real, immediate danger that Hezbollah terrorists pose to northern Israel. Apparently, whitewashing one terrorist proxy wasn’t enough. Now acting as an equal-opportunity sanitizer, Massoud, again we contend, is downplaying the ongoing threat of Hamas while playing right into their media playbook. La journaliste de Radio-Canada Rania Massoud signe un publi-reportage sur des militants de la flottille anti-Israël Si l’on se demande comment une poignée de militants anti-Israël à bord de voiliers a réussi à obtenir une couverture en première page comme des héros internationaux, il suffit de regarder du côté de CBC/Radio-Canada. Le 14 mai, la journaliste Rania Massoud a publié « “Nous sommes conscients des risques” : des Canadiens déterminés à briser le siège de Gaza », un article qui ressemble moins à un reportage journalistique objectif et, selon nous, davantage à un communiqué rédigé par les militants eux-mêmes. En romantisant u... --- ## In Video About Flotilla Stunt, Globe & Mail and Canadian Press Ignores That Nurse & Anti-Israel Activist Luiza Ravalli Mocked Murdered Israeli Kidnapped Bibas Siblings URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-video-about-flotilla-stunt-globe-mail-and-canadian-press-ignores-that-nurse-anti-israel-activist-luiza-ravalli-mocked-murdered-israeli-kidnapped-bibas-siblings/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-28 Words: 706 > The Globe and Mail recently joined a wave of Canadian media in treating Gaza-bound activist flotillas as humanitarian missions rather than cheap political stunts. A May 19 video posted to... The Globe and Mail recently joined a wave of Canadian media in treating Gaza-bound activist flotillas as humanitarian missions rather than cheap political stunts. A May 19 video posted to its website, “Canadian on Gaza flotilla recalls violent interception by Israeli forces,” presented a Canadian nurse as a trustworthy eyewitness. Yet it left out two essential details. First, her record of anti-Israel activism. Second, the fact that these flotillas are little more than expensive political stunts. Watch the full video below: Luiza Ravalli, a Toronto-area nurse, framed her decision to join the flotilla as an act of personal virtue. She claimed she joined as “a moral calling,” as if she had personally offered direct humanitarian relief. Beyond the fact that Ravalli never actually reached Gaza, these flotillas carry aid in quantities even organizers themselves describe as “symbolic.” That’s not relief work, but cheap political theatre. These flotillas are expensive operations costing millions of dollars. They’re backed by privileged participants and by the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), which has long fostered deep financial ties with Hamas and other terrorist organizations. While Ravalli and her friends were cavorting at sea, Israel was facilitating the entry of 600 aid trucks into Gaza daily. If Ravalli and other participants wanted to supply food, medicine, or baby formula, there were better ways to help, minus the staged confrontation with Israel. Yet The Globe and Mail shared only Ravalli’s “humanitarian” take with no context as to the flotilla’s funding sources and true intentions. What’s the real motivation behind these “freedom” campaigns? Since the first flotilla in 2010, when violent activists injured seven Israeli soldiers, the goal has been to slander and humiliate Israel. Activists echo Hamas-aligned talking points. They pretend Israel blockades Gaza to cover up its “atrocity and monstrosity” against civilians. And they depict any Israeli response to violations of its sovereignty and security as cruelly disproportionate. Ravalli, for instance, described hearing “the first shot” and raising her hands. She says saw “sniper dots” above her head and watched drones circle the boat. It’s a dramatic account, but The Globe and Mail offered viewers no independent confirmation of the events she described. Nor did they explain Israel’s rationale for intercepting the flotilla. The video clip also neglected to mention that Ravalli is not a neutral humanitarian witness swept up in events beyond her control. She’s an anti-Israel activist with a record we regard as serving to dehumanize Israelis. She was rebuked for mocking the murdered Bibas children, who were kidnapped on October 7, 2023, has tweeted “victory to the resistance” about Hamas, and called Zionism a “rabid brain worm.” Activists like Ravalli use the limelight to spew wild allegations like, “I wonder how many people’s lives were destroyed by these guns that are holding us hostage now.” Israel faces existential threats on all its borders and its soldiers put their own lives on the line to keep civilians safe. That includes enforcing the legal blockade on Gaza to prevent weapons from being smuggled to Hamas and other terrorist groups. The flotilla stunts are tactics meant to harass Israel, but offer no aid to Palestinians, and organizers must believe it’s working, because the pace of these flotillas is increasing. Rather than four, six, or ten boats every couple of years, as in the 2010s, today’s flotillas are weeks apart and include dozens of boats. Along the way, they dropped the “aid to Gaza” story, with a May 2026 flotilla found to be carrying no aid whatsoever. These flotillas are also quickly becoming a revolving door for serial Israel bashers. Now that it has become clear that they won’t be seriously hurt, activists with deep pockets and celebrities like Greta Thunberg return again and again. One Australian filmmaker joined a 2025 flotilla and returned in 2026, even after alleging extreme violence one year before. The Globe and Mail – as well as The Canadian Press, who provided the video – had a duty to question Ravalli’s account and present a balanced perspective. At the very least, they should have laid bare her anti-Israel track record so viewers could decide how credible her testimony really was. --- ## Toronto Star Commentator Denise Handlarski Draws False Equivalence Between Hamas’ Sexual Crimes & Baseless Allegations Against Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-commentator-denise-handlarski-draws-false-equivalence-between-hamas-sexual-crimes-baseless-allegations-against-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-28 Words: 590 > In her May 21 opinion column in The Toronto Star, “Sexual violence by Israel and Hamas is stomach-churning. So too is the reaction to it,” Denise Handlarski, an associate professor... In her May 21 opinion column in The Toronto Star, “Sexual violence by Israel and Hamas is stomach-churning. So too is the reaction to it,” Denise Handlarski, an associate professor of history and social justice at Trent University, makes the seemingly innocuous claim that in the Middle East, “all parties need to stop focusing solely on the wrongs of the other, and re-evaluate their own goals and actions.” Such statements, while vapid, are ultimately unobjectionable. However, in her column, Handlarski relies on unverified and hysterical claims from a widely-pilloried New York Times commentary where author Nicholas Kristof claimed that Israel trained dogs to sexually assault Palestinian prisoners, in order to make a wide-ranging and false equivalence. Handlarski writes that Kristof “recounts horrific stories of sexual violence against Palestinians,” comparing it to “a detailed report on the scale of sexual violence on Oct. 7 perpetrated by Hamas.” She acknowledges criticism of the New York Times allegations, writing that critics say it is “deliberately inflammatory and exaggerated.” While true, that does not even scratch the surface of its problems. Kristof’s opinion column relies exclusively on claims from Palestinians, including at its source, the organization Euro-Med, whose leader Ramy Abdu has spoken at a Hamas-organized conference aimed at promoting pro-Palestinian activism abroad. Euro-Med has been called a “Hamas front group” by researchers. It is hardly an unbiased human rights observer and as Eitan Fichberger reported: “Euro-Med Monitor has actually been formally designated as a terrorist organization by Israel — since 2015. And nobody realized.” The ‘Israel uses dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners’ story is not simply uncredible because of a lack of evidence; it is not credible because according to canine training experts, it is not even possible. Meanwhile, the case for Palestinian rapes could not be more different. The use of sexual violence by Palestinians during their October 7, 2023 massacres – and its subsequent use against Israeli hostages who were kidnapped in Gaza – is well-documented and exists beyond any reasonable doubt, and a recent, 300-page report, authored by noted human rights expert Cochav Elyakam-Levy, chronicles it in extensive detail. From our perspective, the difference between documented facts and groundless allegations were ignored by Handlarski, who instead placed them on an equal pedestal as if they were equally credible. Handlarski’s apparent acceptance of the credibility of the New York Times column met swift condemnation on social media, where she claimed that she did not necessarily believe it, but that it was used as an example of a “distraction from other accusations of harm, which I do believe.” Despite Handlarski’s seeming attempt to distance herself from the Kristof opinion column, in our estimation, she simultaneously used it as a cudgel with which to create a false equivalence between Israel and Palestinian terrorists, who filmed their own murderous crimes for the world to see, clearly proud of their actions. Rather than seek to use Kristof’s baseless claims as the moral basis for claiming that Israelis and Palestinians are somehow equally culpable, Handlarski could have – and indeed, should have – taken aim at the relentless anti-Israel propaganda machine in the news media, academia, non-governmental organizations and more, which have created fertile ground where just about any allegation leveled against Jerusalem is treated with de facto credibility. In our view, when Denise Handlarski places documented crimes on the same level as sensational allegations, she risks becoming a participant in the very disinformation ecosystem she claims to oppose. Photo credit: Denise Handlarski --- ## The Incredible Story Of Canadian Jews For The Last 300 Years: An Insightful Conversation With David Koffman, Associate Professor At York University URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-incredible-story-of-canadian-jews-for-the-last-300-years-an-insightful-conversation-with-david-koffman-associate-professor-at-york-university/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-06-01 Words: 150 > For nearly 300 years, Jews have played an integral role in Canada, from their origins working in the fur industry to today, where the country's 400,000-strong community remains central in... For nearly 300 years, Jews have played an integral role in Canada, from their origins working in the fur industry to today, where the country’s 400,000-strong community remains central in the fields of arts, culture, philanthropy, business, science, medicine and more. To help us understand the story of Canadian Jews over the last three centuries, we are joined by David Koffman, the J. Richard Shiff Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry & an associate professor in the Department of History at York University. He is also an accomplished author. David joins HonestReporting Canada assistant director Robert Walker in conversation this week. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Click below to listen to the audio-only version: --- ## CBC News Reporter Cameron MacIntosh Regurgitates Palestinian Complaints Into ‘News’ Broadcast URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-cameron-macintosh-regurgitates-palestinian-complaints-into-news-broadcast/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-27 Words: 749 > CBC News reporter Cameron MacIntosh’s May 17 broadcast, “Israel pushes into West Bank for settlement expansion” accused Israel of “bringing violence” into Judea and Samaria (or in media parlance, the... CBC News reporter Cameron MacIntosh’s May 17 broadcast, “Israel pushes into West Bank for settlement expansion” accused Israel of “bringing violence” into Judea and Samaria (or in media parlance, the “West Bank”), talking about the “Nakba,” the term used by pro-Palestinian activists to refer to their failed attempt to destroy Israel in 1948 as if it were undisputed truth, and accusing Israel of expanding in the area in order to threaten a Palestinian state. Israel’s perspective isn’t mentioned once. Watch the full clip below: Earlier this year, another report of his, where he peddled claims about alleged food shortages in Gaza, followed that same trajectory. He broadcast from El-Azariya in the West Bank, where he said there were “40 shops demolished in the past week by the Israeli military.” His video showed the rest of the main road untouched, traffic continuing undisturbed. He did not mention that, as reported by the Washington Post, “Israeli authorities said the buildings… were built illegally and owners had been warned for “several years” enforcement was forthcoming.” The Washington Post further notes that “the new road system is meant to solve congestion and improve the quality of life of Palestinian towns in the area, Israel says.” But no acknowledgement of that from CBC News. In the interest of journalistic ethics, MacIntosh ought to have presented the full picture. Instead, he continued, “the demolitions here are an example of Israel’s accelerating expansion into the West Bank, which is also bringing violence.” While extremist violence exists and should be condemned, MacIntosh’s implication is that the Israeli government is aligned with the terror attacks. In fact, as the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs pointed out, the buzzword ‘settler-violence’ is being used to “attribute to Israel an official government policy of sanctioning violence against Palestinians,” which doesn’t exist at all. Israel functions under the rule of law. Additionally, MacIntosh ignored the far larger security context in which Israelis have faced a flood of terrorist attacks originating from nearby Palestinians. MacIntosh continued, saying that “in a week that marked the anniversary of the Nakba, the displacement of Palestinians during Israel’s creation, and Jerusalem Day, a celebration of Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War, Arab residents of the Old City were harassed and attacked by Israeli nationalist youth.” The Nakba narrative is hotly contested by the facts. Both Arabs and Jews were offered a state side-by-side in the 1947 Partition Plan. Arabs rejected it and Jews accepted it, with Israel declaring independence in 1948. Multiple Arab countries immediately declared war on it, calling on hundreds of thousands of Arabs to leave Israel, assuming they would soon return to claim the spoils once it was imminently destroyed. Yet the Nakba narrative claims Arab victimhood. MacIntosh continued to show episodes of alleged violence by settlers against the Arabs, continuing to paint a picture of Israeli aggression. As researchers have noted, “the ‘settler violence’ campaign is one facet of a broader, organized effort led by the Palestinian Authority, supported by various organizations, to gain control over Area C and to establish a de facto Palestinian state unilaterally, in violation of the Oslo Accords.” This campaign delegitimizes Israel’s ancestral rights. MacIntosh said, “Israel’s government supports West Bank expansion, claiming it’s Jewish land.” An oversimplification of the area’s history, ignoring that Israel holds extensive legal title to the area. But MacIntosh wasn’t done. In an interview with Ghassan Khatib, a professor at Birzeit University, Khatib stated, “The net outcome is not going to be killing the possibility of a two-state solution. It’s worse than that. It will be a creation of an apartheid reality.” It was almost comedic. Palestinians have, on multiple occasions, rejected the two-state solution, not least because doing so would entail recognizing Israel and repudiating the so-called “right of return,” widely understood to be a demographic ticking bomb of descendants of refugees that would see the elimination of the Jewish state. As for his doomsday prediction that apartheid will be created, surely Israel has already been accused of it already. Is he not admitting that Israel is not an apartheid regime after all? MacIntosh’s report followed a now familiar CBC News formula: Israelis are framed as aggressors, Palestinians as passive victims, and disputed anti-Israel narratives are treated as settled fact. Israeli security concerns and Palestinian terrorism are again ignored. --- ## Campus Newspapers End 2026 Academic Year By Ignoring Islamic Republic Of Iran’s Murderous Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/campus-newspapers-end-2026-academic-year-by-whitewashing-islamic-republic-of-irans-murderous-terrorism/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-27 Words: 914 > The spring semester and academic year has come to a close, and just as in previous years, anti-Israel talking points have taken centre stage. Delving into reporting on campus politics,... The spring semester and academic year has come to a close, and just as in previous years, anti-Israel talking points have taken centre stage. Delving into reporting on campus politics, Leah Hennig and Kathryn Johnson reported on how “Former students and professor file Charter challenge for encampment removal” in the University of Alberta’s campus newspaper, The Gateway. On April 30, The Ubyssey published an op-ed by Carmella Gray-Cosgrove, on behalf of Apartheid Free UBC, claiming “We advocated for Palestine at Senate. UBC didn’t want us to.” Henning and Johnson elected to provide context by acknowledging Hamas as a terrorist organization that launched an attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 which “Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza [in response to] and is estimated to have killed 75,000 Palestinians.” Still, the crux of the report is aimed at amplifying the perspective of the two students and professor who are “‘[seeking] to establish that Palestinian life is not an exception to the Charter.’” Gray-Cosgrove’s column is functionally the same, launching right into accusations against Israel (invasions, genocide, apartheid, and so on), arguing that the universities ties with Israeli institutions are “partnerships that violate our basic human rights.” Through these pieces, two different routes of navigating campus politics to assert the anti-Israel narrative are demonstrated, and two different journalistic ways of uncritically platforming said narrative are, too. Concordia University’s The Link published Samuel Kayll’s report on April 29 about how the “CSU approves affinity group policy, club rules update and councillor pay increase at special meeting.” Like The Gateway article on the Charter challenge, the article reads as generally neutral, reporting on student union motions and decisions. Still, it demonstrates how seemingly routine journalism can play into the politicization of both anti-Israel beliefs and anti-Jewish measures. On the other hand, Toronto Metropolitan University’s student newspaper, The Eyeopener, reported on April 7 about how an “Off-campus event featuring IDF soldier brings calls to revoke SSI student group status.” Like the article in The Gateway, this article gave a platform for anti-Israel groups’ notions about a Students Supporting Israel (SSI) event – bringing “foreign war criminals” on campus – and their broader group status. These four articles demonstrate the ways in which some student groups are approaching and contesting academic systems to proliferate an anti-Israel agenda, and how student journalism uncritically amplifies their narratives, shaping how readers understand whose worldview, speech, and safety is being threatened or codified. More notably, these patterns often occur under what appears as routine, procedural news coverage. The Islamic Republic of Iran has been at the center of global conflict for a few years now, given its widespread support for its terrorist proxies, and university life has not been immune to this geopolitical reality. The Plant, Dawson College’s student paper, published an April 15 article by Atika Ume Fazal, “How Iran Finds Itself at the Epicenter of Global Politics.” Many important aspects of the current conflict are accurately reported, but the Islamic Regime of Iran’s role as an Islamist state – which plays a central role in its decades-long campaign against Israel and the United States, and its stoking tensions and violence in the region – is largely ignored. Fazal used passive language to describe how the protest movement in Iran resulted in “7,000 to 30,000 civilian deaths,” rather than attributing the suppressive, violent campaign to Iran’s theocratic government; similar is Fazal’s description of how “Hezbollah joined the conflict on Iran’s side” which passively omits its role as a terror proxy of the regime based in Lebanon that has perpetuated a decades-long conflict with Israel. On April 9, Brendan Poste published “Opinion: CUSA should not be afraid to condemn the war on Iran” in Carleton University’s newspaper, The Charlatan. The student union released and retracted a statement condemning U.S./Israel operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran; Poste claimed that that “those who demand U.S. intervention are incapable of learning from the last two decades of war… bombs do not lead to democracy.” The view that “the Islamic Republic has created more harm and destruction in the region” are dismissed by Poste. The regime’s recent (and historic) actions, even its domestic repression, are completely neglected, and instead current military operations are juxtaposed to previous U.S.-led wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and so forth. By utilizing a simplistic framing of the U.S./Israel operations and neglecting mention of any of the regime’s actions, Poste positions the conflict as just another example of Western intervention in the Middle East. In spite of these patterns of news coverage in student journalism, the complex reality for stud... --- ## “Hyper-Local” News Outlet Village Media Publishes Two Fawning Articles On Local Anti-Israel Activist Within Two Weeks URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hyper-local-news-outlet-village-media-publishes-two-fawning-articles-on-local-anti-israel-activist-within-two-weeks/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-26 Words: 642 > In her second such puff piece in barely two weeks, Monika Rekola, a Midland, Ontario-based bird watcher and horticulturist writing for Village Media, an online publication serving a number of... In her second such puff piece in barely two weeks, Monika Rekola, a Midland, Ontario-based bird watcher and horticulturist writing for Village Media, an online publication serving a number of small communities in Ontario and claiming to focus on “hyper-local news,” fawningly profiled Marie Tota, a local nurse who participated in a recent ill-fated ‘flotilla’ to Gaza. Rekola’s May 18 article, “Nurse vows to continue ‘fighting,’ carry on Gaza aid mission,” told readers about the “Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla,” taking it as a given that the recent ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’ was humanitarian in nature. What Rekola did not bother to mention is that for a supposedly “humanitarian” effort, virtually no aid was found on board, in contrast to the 600+ trucks filled with aid entering Gaza every single day, another critical detail she did not see fit to mention. Instead of helping readers understand that the flotilla bore virtually no aid, leading critics to deride it as a selfie yacht and publicity stunt, Rekola devoted her article to being little more than a free publicity piece for Tota and the other participants. According to Rekola, “United Nations experts have since described the seizure of the vessels as a potential violation of international maritime law.” It is not clear who these “experts” are, since she does not name them. Nor does Rekola admit that blockades, such as the one that Israel has over Gaza in order to ensure that Hamas and other terrorist groups do not smuggle weapons, are eminently legal under international law, and Israel is entitled to stop boats seeking to ram their way through those blockades. Rekola’s absurd depiction of Israel’s legal arrest of mischief-seeking individuals borders on the obscene. No mention is made anywhere of the enormous amount of aid that Israel delivers to Gaza daily, nor the almost complete lack of aid on board these “humanitarian” vessels, nor even how Hamas, the openly genocidal Islamic terrorist group in Gaza, continues to attempt to smuggle in weapons into the territory, thus necessitating the blockade. Instead, the writer offers a sympathetic platform for Tota to complain that, after being arrested, “there were no pillows, no blankets,” and Rekola adds that while “she was not physically harmed, she described moments of fear and confusion during the ordeal.” Incredibly, for a publication ostensibly focused on local news, this was not the first time that Rekola authored an article on the antics of a small group of anti-Israel activists thousands of kilometres away. In fact, just two weeks earlier, on May 1, Rekola penned another article about the same flotilla and the same nurse, Marie Tota. In her earlier piece, obscenely titled “‘Loving’ Ontario nurse aboard Gaza aid flotilla attacked at sea,” Rekola began by telling readers that the subject of her apparent adoration is “described by those who know her as compassionate and driven,” and continues to quote only anti-Israel activists, including Midland resident Kal Kurdi. Kurdi, whom the author writes “knows Tota through community organizing efforts with Simcoe County 4 Palestine,” is quoted as claiming that Tota is “very loving. Very self-sacrificing.” Despite quoting Kurdi in both her articles, Rekola does not share with readers that his social media features imagery of terrorist glorification, including depictions of convicted Palestinian terrorist Laila Khaled and another image alongside claims that Israelis are pedophiles. He also shared a video purporting to show him as part of a group of anti-Israel activists who protest in a predominantly Jewish area of Toronto, in what experts call a textbook example of harassment. Click below for larger images: In our view, Monika Rekola’s two articles for Village Media were little more than pro-Palestinian propaganda under the guise of human interest, and served only to sanitize a radical anti-Israel activist movement, not to inform readers. --- ## Taxpayer-Funded Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) – Relying On Hardline Anti-Israel Activists – Slated To Open “Nakba” Exhibit Next Month. Where Is The Media Outrage? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/taxpayer-funded-canadian-museum-for-human-rights-cmhr-relying-on-hardline-anti-israel-activists-slated-to-open-nakba-exhibit-next-month-where-is-the-media-outr/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-26 Words: 562 > With only weeks to go until the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg is slated to open its highly controversial exhibit, “Palestine Uprooted: The Nakba Past and Present,”... With only weeks to go until the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg is slated to open its highly controversial exhibit, “Palestine Uprooted: The Nakba Past and Present,” there are increasing calls demanding that the taxpayer-funded institution seriously address the potential dangerous consequences of hosting such a project. The proposed exhibit focuses on the so-called “nakba,” an Arabic word meaning catastrophe, referring to the attempted Palestinian-Arab genocide of Jews in 1948 as part of Israel’s War of Independence. When the effort to exterminate Israel failed, there was a subsequent wave of Arab refugees, who then termed their attempted mass murder of Jews a “catastrophe.” Given the scandalous nature of such a project, Winnipeg’s Jewish community castigated the museum for failing to even consult the city’s Jewish organizations, though local news media outlets like CBC attempted to sanitize those concerns and instead promoted the exhibit. A recent letter from legal rights organization Shurat HaDin warned the museum that their exhibit was potentially running afoul of Canadian law, specifically the Museums Act, as well as provincial and federal human rights legislation, by hosting such a brazenly anti-Israel exhibit. As the group’s president, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, noted, “a national human rights museum cannot become a platform for politicized narratives that risk contributing to division and misunderstanding including here by erasing Jewish history, delegitimizing Jewish self-determination, or contributing to hostility against the Jewish community.” Antisemitism experts have lambasted the museum, saying that its exhibit will only fuel hostility towards Jews at a time of historic levels of anti-Jewish hate crimes, primarily driven by the dissemination of anti-Israel propaganda. While the museum has defended the exhibit, observers have pointed to a number of highly controversial figures involved in the project. According to news reports, a group called the Palestinian Content Advisory Network (PCAN) played a “central role in making this exhibit possible.” Members of this committee included figures such as Ramsey Zeid, president of the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba (a regular guest on CBC radio), who has been seen at a local anti-Israel demonstration and was accused of encouraging children to spread hateful anti-Jewish slurs, such as “all Zionists are racists.” Despite Zeid’s own apparent enthusiasm for anti-Israel slogans, he has not hesitated to accuse Jewish children of racism against Palestinians. Zeid is no obscure activist; he has been an invited guest to the Manitoba throne speech, claiming to have been invited by Premier Wab Kinew. Another member of the committee, Najat El-Khairy, is an artist whose work was promoted by Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a group that openly celebrated the October 7, 2023 massacres in Israel, and has been accused of ties with the banned terrorist group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In fact, virtually every member of the committee which played a “central role” in conceiving the exhibit is reported to be hardline anti-Israel activists who have spread extremist statements. It is unconscionable that the taxpayer-funded Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), ironically conceived by one of Canada’s most prominent Jewish philanthropists, would rely on a cadre of anti-Israel radicals to create an exhibit that carelessly promotes radical pro-Palestinian propaganda, and equally inconceivable that the Canadian news media would have little interest in exposing this scandal. --- ## Success! NewsRadio 1130 Issues On-Air Apology After HonestReporting Canada Complaint About False Claims Regarding Death Penalty Law For Palestinian Terrorists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-newsradio-1130-issues-on-air-apology-after-honestreporting-canada-complaint-about-false-claims-regarding-death-penalty-law-for-palestinian-terrorists/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-26 Words: 551 > In journalism, facts matter, even when they are so often brazenly disregarded by anti-Israel activists. Following the passing of an Israeli law instituting the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists, a... In journalism, facts matter, even when they are so often brazenly disregarded by anti-Israel activists. Following the passing of an Israeli law instituting the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists, a group of anti-Israel activists held a protest in Vancouver. In an April 3 radio report promoting the demonstration, NewsRadio 1130 told listeners about the new law “allowing the Israeli government to execute Palestinian political prisoners,” adding that Israel can now “impose death sentences for Palestinians. Conviction rates for Palestinians tried in military courts is ninety nine percent.” Listen to the full clip below: The claim that Israel was set to execute “political prisoners” came directly from promotional flyers for the protest. The broadcast report also quoted one of the demonstration’s organizers, Tamer Aburamadan, a perpetual anti-Israel protester in Vancouver who has been accused of publicly praising Hezbollah, a banned terrorist organization. In a complaint filed with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC), HonestReporting Canada pointed out that “Israel does not hold any political prisoners. Instead, the Palestinians who are incarcerated have been convicted or are being held under administrative detention for their roles in carrying out terrorist attacks.” Additionally, we noted that the law is not retroactive, and “only applies for future Palestinians who have been convicted of carrying out murder of innocent Israeli civilians,” but this critical detail was omitted in the broadcast. Subsequently, Rogers, the owner of NewsRadio 1130, the broadcaster acknowledged that “we concur the report used some inaccurate language to describe to whom and how the law is applicable that could have caused confusion for some listeners.” Read the full letter below: In an apology which aired on May 19, NewsRadio 1130’s host told listeners that “1130 News Radio aired a story about demonstrators in Metro Vancouver planning to protest a new Israeli law imposing death sentences on Palestinians convicted of killing Israeli citizens. Our story failed to make clear (that) the law is not retroactive, and only applies to Palestinians who have been convicted of murder, not to all Palestinians held in custody or otherwise detained by Israel. We apologize for the lack of clarity in our report.” Listen to the full clip below: While a post-facto correction is not as preferable as full, factual accuracy in the original report, it nevertheless reflects an important acknowledgement from NewsRadio 1130 and its parent company, Rogers, that simply regurgitating pro-Palestinian talking points, which included wild and false accusations against Israel, do not constitute facts, and that proper fact-checking and due diligence remains absolutely essential, particularly for stories that are contentious. HonestReporting Canada is appreciative that Rogers and NewsRadio 1130 offered a detailed apology for listeners, and hopes that moving forward, unfounded allegations from anti-Israel activists will not be presented as fact. Ensuring factual accuracy is not only the right thing to do, but it is beneficial for news media outlets, as it helps to strengthen public trust in journalism at a time when disinformation is rampant. As Rogers noted in its letter, issues such as the Middle East “require diligent and balanced reporting,” at certainly the same level as reporting on any other topic. Therefore, even when anti-Israel activists make allegations, that does not make their claims true, an essential distinction that all news media outlets must remember. --- ## CBC News Host Susan Ormiston Interviews Arab Journalist Lamenting “Nakba Day,” Mourning The Failed Attempt In 1948 By Arab Armies To Annihilate Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-host-susan-ormiston-interviews-arab-journalist-lamenting-nakba-day-mourning-the-failed-attempt-in-1948-by-arab-armies-to-annihilate-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-26 Words: 800 > “Nakba Day” is a political theatre built around grievance. Commemorating the attempt by Arab armies to annihilate Israel in 1948 and calling that failed genocide of Jews a “catastrophe,” Nakba... “Nakba Day” is a political theatre built around grievance. Commemorating the attempt by Arab armies to annihilate Israel in 1948 and calling that failed genocide of Jews a “catastrophe,” Nakba Day invites well-meaning Westerners to mourn a state that never existed while forgetting the Arab refusal to accept a Jewish state. To commemorate Nakba Day on May 15, CBC News Host Susan Ormiston introduced Palestinian-Arab journalist Samah Watad, who accused Israel of genocide, blamed Israel for Arab-Israeli crime, and advocated for Palestinian “return” to Israel. Neither acknowledged, even once, the terrorism that still drives the conflict today. Watch the full clip below: Ormiston began by inviting Watad to talk about Nakba Day in light of “what is going on right now.” Watad obediently launched into three egregious and fact-optional claims. First, Watad said that “the genocide is continuing to happen in Gaza.” This is a serious legal claim. Yet Ormiston didn’t ask Watad to define the term or provide evidence of genocidal intent. And neither brought up the Palestinian massacres in Israel on October 7, 2023 that triggered Israel’s military campaign. Watad then mentioned “settlers’ attacks… supported by the Israeli government and military.” The term “settlers” is inflammatory and misleading. It suggests a single violent class, rather than diverse communities with deep historical and religious ties to the land. No challenge was offered by Ormiston. Violence by Israelis against Palestinians is illegal; it should be condemned and punished, as it is in Israel. Yet Watad inflates this fringe violence into a sweeping claim of official Israeli support, with zero evidence. Finally, referring to a crime wave in Arab towns in Israel, she cited “an Israeli policy to keep Palestinians killing each other under the cover of a crime.” This is pure conspiracy. She didn’t say policing has failed. She didn’t say Arab communities need more protection, resources, or law enforcement. She accused Israel outright of deliberately weaponizing crime against its own Arab citizens. Arab-Israeli crime is a serious social and policing crisis that deserves real scrutiny. But it is not the result of any official policy. In fact, the Israeli government is working extensively to engage Arab communities and solve the problem. Ormiston once again failed to ask for proof that such a policy even exists. Instead, Ormiston fed Watad another sympathetic question: “Palestinians are determined in their efforts to return home… that seems… more difficult with the current conditions. How do people talk about this idea of return home, which has become like words about the Nakba?” Before delving into Watad’s response, it’s worth looking at Ormiston’s question. Because by the “current conditions,” she seems to have meant the existence of the State of Israel in our view. The villages and homes Watad mentioned may have existed 78 years ago. But they were largely erased by the upheaval of the 1948 war launched by seven of Israel’s Arab neighbours. But more egregious than Ormiston’s question was Watad’s brazen falsehood in response. She claimed that “we’re not allowed to go back inside of Israel.” Watad lives in Jatt, a town in northern Israel. Like two million other Arab citizens of Israel, Watad receives healthcare and social benefits. She is entitled to vote, study in Israeli universities, serve in the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament), and run for public office. In fact, at one time, she worked for Kan, Israel’s national broadcaster, the equivalent of CBC (until she was suspended for sharing a post on social media appearing to praise a terrorist accused of planning attacks on Israelis. Ormiston should have immediately picked up on Watad’s falsehood. But she didn’t even ask what Watad could have meant. Both Ormiston’s question and Watad’s response blur many issues into one irrational demand: Palestinians should be allowed to “return” despite all that’s happened in the last 78 years. This demand is sometimes voiced as “from the river to the sea,” often with calls for violence against Jewish-Israelis. Ormiston originally introduced Watad as an “independent journalist.” But Watad’s journalism is not detached reporting. It is anti-Israel advocacy, pure and simple, in our view. Watad has written for anti-Israel mouthpiece outlets and appeared as a guest commentator on the Al Jazeera propaganda outlet. She regularly uses terms like “genocide,” “ethnic cleansing,” “settler-colonialism,” “occupation,” and “fascist Israeli government.” Ormiston was either unaware or hid all of this from viewers so she could amplify Watad’s empty anti-Israel accusations. Ormiston’s failure was allowing Watad to insert propaganda into the segment under the cover of pathos. They offered viewers grief without context, accusation without evidence, and fragments of memory repackaged as an indictment of Israel’s right to exist. --- ## CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji Publishes Four More Articles Promoting Hardline Anti-Israel Agendas URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-senior-writer-sara-jabakhanji-publishes-four-more-articles-promoting-hardline-anti-israel-agendas/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-26 Words: 567 > When CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji signed an open letter in 2021 calling for more overtly pro-Palestinian content in the news media, she has followed up on that demand... When CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji signed an open letter in 2021 calling for more overtly pro-Palestinian content in the news media, she has followed up on that demand by repeatedly authoring articles for Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster promoting that same agenda. In a series of recent articles, Jabakhanji ignored criticisms of pro-Palestinian activists and amplified unfounded claims against Israel, part of an ongoing pattern from her. On April 16, Jabakhanji authored an article, “Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, but major disputes remain,” where she wrote that “Israel’s attacks in Lebanon have killed more than 2,100 people – including health workers and journalists.” However, Jabakhanji carefully ignored any mention by Israel that the vast majority of the deaths were Hezbollah combatants, and that these so-called “health workers and journalists” also included Hezbollah members. In an April 17 article, “Toronto endorses fundraising efforts for people affected by fighting in Lebanon: Chow,” written by Muriel Draaisma and Arrthy Thayaparan, but with files from Jabakhanji, she covers the story that Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow had endorsed fundraising efforts by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for those impacted in Lebanon by the Hezbollah-Israel war. The article uncritically frames MSF as a credible actor in the Middle East and quotes its Canadian executive director, Sana Bég, who formerly worked at the Al Jazeera propaganda outlet, and has repeatedly spread anti-Israel falsehoods in our view. In reality, MSF is a stridently anti-Israel activist group that has been widely condemned for its selective condemnation of Israel and large-scale erasure of Palestinian terrorism. However, those criticisms were entirely ignored, serving effectively in our estimation to rehabilitate the image of MSF for readers. On May 14, Jabakhanji produced another article on Lebanon, “Israeli attacks on medics in southern Lebanon part of ‘alarming pattern,’ says MSF.” In her article, she once again platforms MSF complaining about Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Lebanon, as if that constituted news. And once again, criticisms of MSF’s aggressively anti-Israel agenda went unmentioned by Jabakhanji. The entire article is devoted to allegations that Israel targets medical workers in Lebanon, with only a passing acknowledgement from Israel that it does not target medical staff. Jabakhanji also ignored that Israel has also produced footage showing a Lebanese ambulance purportedly being used to transfer weapons by Hezbollah terrorists, a notable omission that indicates either sloppy research or a deliberate effort to erase mention of this evidence. On May 16, Jabakhanji penned an article, framed as an ‘analysis,’ about the war between Hezbollah and Israel, “Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is ‘in name only.’” Unsurprisingly, she yet again repeats the claim that “More than 2,600 Lebanese have been killed with some 8,000 injured in Israeli attacks since March 2, according to the (Lebanese) Health Ministry.” And while she found space to cite the Lebanese government, she apparently found it entirely irrelevant to mention that according to Israel, nearly 2,000 of the 2,600 killed in Lebanon were active Hezbollah combatants, representing a remarkably low civilian toll, particularly given Hezbollah’s penchant for embedding itself within civilian areas. Once again, these details – representing critical elements to the story – went completely unmentioned. CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji continues to selectively report ‘news’ from the Middle East, consistently amplifying anti-Israel narratives while almost entirely erasing facts that conflict with that agenda. --- ## CBC Day 6 Features Yet Another Anti-Israel Guest, This Time American Comedian Matt Lieb Complaining About Israel’s Participation In Eurovision URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-day-6-features-yet-another-anti-israel-guest-this-time-american-comedian-matt-lieb-complaining-about-israels-participation-in-eurovision/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-26 Words: 559 > A recent segment on CBC Radio’s Day 6 program featured host Brent Bambury interviewing an American activist complaining about Israel’s presence at Eurovision. The interview adds to a pattern of... A recent segment on CBC Radio’s Day 6 program featured host Brent Bambury interviewing an American activist complaining about Israel’s presence at Eurovision. The interview adds to a pattern of platforming anti-Israel commentators (and largely excluding pro-Israel voices) on the program, which has been extensively documented by HonestReporting Canada. The May 15 segment, “Comedian Matt Lieb says Israel’s campaign to win Eurovision speaks volumes about state propaganda,” saw Bambury speak with ‘comedian’ Matt Lieb, who runs the website Bad Hasbara, where Israel’s participation in the Eurovision song contest was effectively characterized in our view as an example of the Jewish State’s propaganda apparatus. Listen to the full segment below: Lieb began by referring to pro-Israel advocates as “villains,” and condemned them for supposedly denying “apartheid” and “genocide,” and described Israel’s efforts in promoting its participation in Eurovision as an effort to distract the world from Israel’s supposed crimes. The coordinated effort to exclude Israel from Eurovision by anti-Israel activists was given only a passing mention in the program. While Lieb attempted, in our estimation, to portray Israel as seeking to use music to whitewash its alleged wrongdoings, in reality, the relentless attempt to expel Israel from the competition demonstrates precisely the opposite: that instead of Israel trying to manipulate Eurovision for its goals, it is anti-Israel activists who are seeking to do that, by trying to weaponize international forums and turn them into hostile fronts against Jerusalem. Lieb expressed astonishment at Israel’s interest in Eurovision, saying “it’s just so strange to me,” making little acknowledgement of the ongoing effort to erase Israel’s presence in academia, public forums, art and more. During the interview, Lieb said, “why does every single international human rights organization say this one thing, but the state of Israel says another, and I’m supposed to just automatically believe the state of Israel.” Rather than make specific accusations and then back them up with evidence, Lieb simply relied on a logical fallacy known as appeal to authority, presuming that these “human rights organizations” that he places on a pedestal are credible, rather than purveyors of stridently anti-Israel talking points. Many of these groups – who purport to stand up for humanitarian issues – spent inordinate amounts of time assailing Israel while remaining suspiciously quiet about real human rights abuses, such as the Iranian regime’s massacre of its own people in January. Perhaps the most outlandish statement made during the interview was when Lieb claimed that “with Israel, the propaganda is just sort of allowed to be the narrative.” In truth, statements from Israel – assuming they are even given a voice at all, when frequently they are omitted completely – are often characterized as being worthy of suspicion. In sharp contrast, claims from pro-Palestinian activists are often presented without question, without challenge, and without any meaningful balance, such as a pro-Israel advocate. But at CBC Day 6, as with so many other CBC programs, pro-Palestinian voices are regularly given a platform to speak their mind in a comfortable setting without challenge, while anyone who could reasonably disagree with them are nowhere to be seen or heard. For a publicly-funded broadcaster that continues to claim that it offers balance, CBC continues to fail at this fundamental tenet of journalism. --- ## Why The Canadian Museum Of Human Rights’ ‘Nakba’ Exhibit May Violate Canadian Law: An Insightful Conversation With Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Founder Of Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-the-canadian-museum-of-human-rights-nakba-exhibit-may-violate-canadian-law-an-insightful-conversation-with-nitsana-darshan-leitner-founder-of-shurat-hadin-israel-law-center/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-05-31 Words: 197 > Next month, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg is slated to open its "Nakba" exhibit focusing on Israel's 1948 war of independence and the displacement of Arabs as... Next month, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg is slated to open its “Nakba” exhibit focusing on Israel’s 1948 war of independence and the displacement of Arabs as a result of the attempted destruction of Israel. Critics have said that the exhibit appears to be presenting a stridently anti-Israel narrative and could embolden anti-Jewish hate crimes by enshrining pro-Palestinian propaganda. By presenting this exhibit, the museum – a recipient of taxpayer dollars – may be violating Canadian law, according to Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, a lawyer, human rights activist and founder of Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center. Shurat HaDin recently sent a legal letter to the museum, warning them that unless they take concrete action to address these concerns, there may be legal consequences. To tell us more, Nitsana joins us as our guest this week, in conversation with Robert Walker, HonestReporting Canada assistant director. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Click below to listen to the audio-only version: --- ## Gazology: How Gaza Became The West’s Moral Obsession URL: https://honestreporting.ca/gazology Type: webinars Modified: 2026-06-12 Words: 314 > [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C4eggbM7zU[/embedyt] On May 31, HR Canada Charitable Organization held an important conversation, where they unpacked not just the Israel-Hamas war, but the broader narrative framework through which much of the... On May 31, HR Canada Charitable Organization held an important conversation, where they unpacked not just the Israel-Hamas war, but the broader narrative framework through which much of the world has come to interpret it. Since October 7, the war in Gaza has increasingly become more than a geopolitical event. It has emerged as a symbolic lens through which broader questions about morality, power, colonialism, victimhood, and even Western society itself are being filtered and understood. Why has this conflict come to occupy such a uniquely central place in global discourse? What happens when journalism shifts from reporting events to reinforcing moral narratives? And how has the modern media environment contributed to the flattening of complexity into emotionally simplified stories of oppressor and oppressed? To explore these questions, they were honoured to be joined by Matti Friedman, award-winning journalist, author, and columnist for The Free Press. Through both his reporting and essays, Matti has become one of the clearest and most incisive voices examining the international media environment surrounding Israel and the broader narrative frameworks shaping contemporary public discourse. The conversation was be moderated by Tristin Hopper, columnist at the National Post, whose writing on Canadian politics, culture, and public discourse has made him one of the country’s most thoughtful and distinctive commentators. Importantly, this discussion will not focus solely on Israel or the Middle East, but on the broader cultural and intellectual environment that has emerged around the conflict and in the backdrop of rising antisemitism worldwide: one shaped by narrative framing, moral simplification, digital information ecosystems, and the growing tendency to interpret complex realities through emotionally powerful symbolic narratives. As journalists, institutions, policymakers, and the public continue to grapple with questions of truth, legitimacy, media trust, and polarization, this webinar will offer insight not only into what we are seeing, but how we are being taught to see it. --- ## CP24 Broadcast Rewrites History, Paints Palestinians As Victims Of 1948 War, Ignoring They Sought To Exterminate Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cp24-broadcast-rewrites-history-paints-palestinians-as-victims-of-1948-war-ignoring-they-sought-to-exterminate-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-20 Words: 558 > In 1947, when the United Nations proposed to split the British Mandate of Palestine (whose legal title had already been formally recognized as being set to reconstitute a Jewish homeland),... In 1947, when the United Nations proposed to split the British Mandate of Palestine (whose legal title had already been formally recognized as being set to reconstitute a Jewish homeland), dividing up the territory and awarding the majority of it for an Arab state, it was nevertheless rejected by Arab parties but accepted by Jewish representatives. When Israel later declared independence, it was attacked by seven neighbouring Arab armies, whose leaders made no secret of their attempt to commit genocide against the newly reborn Jewish country, with figures such as Jamal al-Husseini, Foreign Minister of the All-Palestine Government, promising that “the blood will flow like rivers in the Middle East.” Following that attempted genocide against Israel, pro-Palestinian activists have since mourned Israel’s existence and the failure of their effort to exterminate the country, terming it the “Nakba,” Arabic for catastrophe. While the continued hateful rejection of Israel’s right to exist remains widespread in Palestinian society, CP24 recently provided viewers with a highly sanitized update on their mourning. The May 12 broadcast featured the host telling viewers that Palestinians were marking the 78th anniversary of the “mass expulsion from land that makes up modern-day Israel.” Watch the full clip below: This is a strongly misleading retelling of events on the part of CP24. In actuality, many – if not most – of the Arabs who left Israel upon its independence in 1948 did so, not because they were forcibly expelled, as the broadcast claimed, but because they were being strongly pressured to do so by Arab leaders. These Arab leaders, convinced that a victory over the nascent Jewish State was inevitable, warned Arabs to leave the area so that the Jews could be more easily annihilated and so that they would not be caught in the crossfire. After the anticipated genocide of the Jews was complete, they could return. But when that plan failed to materialize, rather than accepting that Israel was not going to be willingly destroyed, the ‘Nakba’ campaign became an annual event, uncritically repeated by much of the news media. However, the very concept of the Nakba is deeply problematic. In addition to representing a fundamental rejection of Israel’s right to exist in its ancestral homeland, it is an effort to portray those who sought to carry out the genocide of the Jews as the victims, rather than the perpetrators of an attempted mass extermination. The Nakba industry, commemorated every year in an effort to paint Israel as the villain of the Middle East, is enabled by news media outlets like CP24 who, rather than point out that the Palestinian-Arabs were architects of the 1948 War of Independence after rejecting a state of their own, simply airbrushed this history from mention. As one commentator pointed out, “Arabs having a Nakba day is like Germans having a day of mourning for losing WWII. Palestinians are the only people on the planet whom the world provides a safety net so they could amble from one defeat to the next without learning anything.” If CP24 wants to report on Palestinian commemorations for the so-called ‘Nakba,’ then they are free to do so, but it should not be at the expense of factual accuracy and informing Canadians that the Palestinian-Arabs in 1948 willingly embraced the very circumstances to which they now lament. --- ## New York Police Seize 89 Guns En Route To Canada: A Wake-Up Call For Canadian Counter-Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/new-york-police-seize-89-guns-en-route-to-canada-a-wake-up-call-for-canadian-counter-terrorism/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-21 Words: 600 > On May 7, New York State Police observed an SUV driving erratically in upstate New York, and when the vehicle was stopped, police found it stuffed with 89 weapons, which... On May 7, New York State Police observed an SUV driving erratically in upstate New York, and when the vehicle was stopped, police found it stuffed with 89 weapons, which they allege were en route to being smuggled to Canada. Images of the vehicle appear to show dozens of high-velocity weapons stuffed into a suitcase. Three men, reported to be residents of Hamilton, Ontario, were arrested: 22 year-old Kamal Salman, 22 year-old Malik Bromfield, and 25 year-old Faizan Ali. According to the US Department of Justice, Salman holds U.S., Canadian and Jordanian citizenship, Bromfield is a Canadian citizen, while Ali is a citizen of Pakistan. The men are charged with unlicensed firearm dealing and smuggling of goods, and while there is no indication as of yet of connections to other crimes being committed in Canada, given that the majority of gun crimes in Canada are estimated to originate from smuggled weapons in the U.S., the arrests serve as a potent reminder of ongoing and high-profile gun crimes in Canada. Particularly following the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel, there has been an ongoing spate of gun crimes targeting Jewish Canadians, including attacks on synagogues, Jewish schools and Jewish-owned businesses, all part of a larger, apparently organized, effort by foreign actors – namely Iran – to harass and intimidate Canadians. In recent months, anti-regime Iranians in Canada have also been targeted. Recognizing the high probability of the Iranian regime’s involvement in, and support for, anti-Jewish hate crimes, following the December, 2025 terrorist attack targeting Australians participating in a public menorah lighting in Sydney, Toronto city councillors James Pasternak and Mike Colle have repeatedly called for a task force led by the RCMP to help investigate this interference. However, the councillors say that despite the passage of five months, and repeated calls for action, the RCMP has yet to initiate such a task force. This is highly troublesome. Given that the Islamic Republic of Iran, both directly and via its proxies, has been shown to be highly innovative in finding avenues to harass opponents around the world, including members of the Iranian diaspora, the continued failure of both the federal government and the RCMP to meaningfully address Tehran’s interference in Canada is deeply worrying. The May 7 arrests in New York, while not necessarily connected to terrorism, should serve as a stark reminder that the ability for terrorists, whether lone wolves or backed by the Iranian regime, to carry out murderous attacks on Canadian soil, is chillingly within reach. As the councillors have pointed out, local police services are built to address local crime, not terrorism, and without meaningful leadership at the federal level, real progress against violent attacks and their foreign supporters will remain modest. For more than two and a half years, lawmakers and security analysts have stated that federal officials have treated anti-Jewish hate crimes and terrorism in a vacuum and as isolated incidents to be managed, rather than part of a larger effort seeking to destabilize Canada and import extremist Islamist ideology onto Canadian streets and institutions, alongside acts of violence meant to intimidate opponents of this radicalism. The seizure of nearly 90 weapons headed for Canada should shatter any illusions on the part of the news media, federal law enforcement and policymakers alike that the country is immune from potential acts of deadly terrorism as seen in France, the U.S., England, and Australia. The time has long passed to stop treating the symptoms of extremist ideology, and start addressing the disease. --- ## Op-Ed: Why Is Harmony Movement, A Group Promoting Hardline Anti-Israel Activism, Teaching Taxpayer-Funded ‘Diversity & Equity’ In Canadian Schools? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/why-is-harmony-movement-a-group-promoting-hardline-anti-israel-activism-teaching-taxpayer-funded-diversity-equity-in-canadian-schools/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-20 Words: 697 > Harmony Movement calls itself a “leading provider of diversity and equity training programs” in Canada. They provide educational programs for school staff, as well as for students and youth, receiving... Harmony Movement calls itself a “leading provider of diversity and equity training programs” in Canada. They provide educational programs for school staff, as well as for students and youth, receiving funding from the Government of Canada and institutions like TD to do so. The group boasts that they “have worked in every province and territory across Canada and in 59 out of 60 English school boards.” In May 2026, Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s former anti-Islamophobia czar, delivered a keynote address at Harmony Movement’s Educators Anti-Racism conference. Elghawaby, as noted previously by HonestReporting Canada, has devoted much of her social media to attacking Israel with falsehoods and spreading content from anti-Israel radicals. But rather than offering an opportunity to educate Canadians about racism, lecture materials from Harmony Movement appear to have an agenda to teach Anti-Palestinian Racism (APR), an agenda that seeks to demonize and silence those who challenge pro-Palestinian propaganda, and relied on contributors with possible links to the radical Muslim Brotherhood movement, which is designated as a terror organization by multiple countries. A significant portion of their polished keynote materials is devoted to the “Palestine Exception.” They define this as “the phenomenon of normalizing the equation of speaking about Palestinian rights, history and culture with antisemitism or ‘terrorism’ in institutional or public spaces, including silencing voices critiquing the Israeli state’s violations of Palestinian human rights.” This represents an attempt to prevent criticism of pro-Palestinian propaganda, while taking a swipe at Israel with no evidence at all. This statement promotes Anti-Palestinian Racism. As journalist Melanie Bennet, who first exposed the group’s ‘educational’ materials, wrote, this is “the claim that criticism of Palestinian activism or certain pro-Palestinian speech in schools equals anti-Muslim discrimination.” As she also noted, the slides promote the treatment of “criticism of Islamist ideology, political movements, or doctrines as ‘racism.’” Bennett wrote that this section “comes directly from York University’s Islamophobia Research Hub report, which Elghawaby endorsed while in office.” Blacklock’s Reporter alleged that not only did Elghawaby endorse it, but she also commissioned the report (with $80,000 in taxpayer funds) without disclosing that she had done so. Bennett further highlighted that “the Hub’s steering committee includes Faisal Kutty, long criticized by counter-Islamism researchers for ties to Muslim Brotherhood-aligned networks.” In fact, in his 1999 article, “No Democracy without Risks,” he argued that “Although the Islamic movement, like any other, has its share of radicals, the Muslim Brotherhood has sought, and continues to seek, peaceful and democratic change,” and should be allowed to be part of the legitimate political scene. This is the same movement that directly finances terror, has deep links to Hamas, and assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981 after he signed a peace agreement with Israel, among other ‘non-peaceful’ actions. Bennett further noted that “later slides cite the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) for 2026 online ‘Islamophobia’ data. CSOH’s North America Islamophobia lead, Niala Mohammad, previously served as Director of Policy & Strategy at the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), an organization repeatedly flagged by counter-extremism researchers for ideological proximity to Muslim Brotherhood networks.” In the York University report section on “Documenting the ‘Palestine Exception,” readers are told about the rise of anti-Muslim incidents, from the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM). The NCCM has also been accused of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Other data in the report is drawn from the Legal Centre for Palestine, which has falsely accused the Canadian government of failing to prevent a genocide in Gaza. Incidentally, the slides did not show that the Canadian government said that the total number of police-reported hate crimes targeting Muslims in 2023 was only 211. By contrast, there were 900 incidents against the Jewish population. That the Harmony Movement is embedded in schools throughout Canada, teaching future generations of adults according to their ideology, is alarming and needs government scrutiny. Given the documented spread of radical Islamism inside Canadian institutions, Harmony Movement’s presence inside Canadian schools is deeply problematic and requires critical coverage from the news media. --- ## Why Israel Is One Of The Happiest Places On The Planet URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/why-israel-is-one-of-the-happiest-places-on-the-planet/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-05-20 Words: 92 > Israel has been enmeshed in war for over 2 years, under attack from all sides, and yet, it is one of the happiest countries in the world. How can that... Israel has been enmeshed in war for over 2 years, under attack from all sides, and yet, it is one of the happiest countries in the world. How can that be? HRC’s Molly Morris breaks down the latest World Happiness Report, exploring how Israelis’ deep social bonds, strong sense of purpose, and resilient communities continue to make Israel one of the happiest nations on earth. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## CBC Radio Program As It Happens Features String Of Interviewees Accusing Israel Of Crimes. Naturally, No Israeli Guests Present URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-as-it-happens-features-string-of-interviewees-accusing-israel-of-crimes-naturally-no-israeli-guests-present/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-19 Words: 846 > In a series of recent interviews on the CBC radio program As It Happens, listeners were repeatedly presented with highly selective interviews on issues related to the Middle East, consistent... In a series of recent interviews on the CBC radio program As It Happens, listeners were repeatedly presented with highly selective interviews on issues related to the Middle East, consistent with the taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s documented anti-Israel agenda. In an April 20 interview, co-host Nil Köksal spoke with Rob Malley, former lead negotiator for the U.S. during its ill-fated 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Malley told listeners that “the U.S. needs a deal” as much as the Iranian regime, before forcefully condemning the strikes on the Islamic Republic, calling it “unlawful, illegal, unjustified, unwarranted.” Listen to the full episode below: Against such vociferous condemnations, Köksal should have noted to Malley – and those listening – about the Iranian regime’s brutal massacres of its own people, its exporting of terrorism and Islamic radicalism, its ballistic missile programs, and so on, but she did not do so, nor did she raise issues with the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal leveled by critics. On April 25, Köksal interviewed Roaa Kassem, a former colleague of Amal Khalil, described as a “reporter with the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar.” Describing Khalil as a reporter is an extreme stretch, given that she worked, not for a news outlet, but a pro-Hezbollah propaganda outlet described by security experts as having close security ties with Hezbollah. Listen to the full episode below: While Köksal did briefly note that Israel says Khalil was killed when her vehicle passed towards Israeli soldiers in a closed military zone, posing a threat to them, that context was buried in a long interview featuring repeated accusations of alleged Israeli misdeeds, with no Israeli guest present to rebut them. In an accompanying article, “Colleagues describe Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil’s final hours as Israeli bombs rained down,” which was little more than a stenography of the interview, journalist Sheena Goodyear portrayed Israel as a killer of journalists, citing the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) as claiming that “265 journalists and media workers” have been killed by Israel. Investigations have found many of these “journalists” have been active terrorist combatants and not innocent civilians, a critical detail she saw fit to ignore. While Israel’s statement on the killing of Khalil was briefly provided, yet again the overwhelming theme was Israel’s wrongdoings. Again on April 30, the same topic was covered on As It Happens, with Köksal interviewing Christiana Lamb, the chief foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times. Lamb, who has recently called for war crimes investigations against Israel, claimed that “it can’t be a coincidence” that “journalists” are being killed in Gaza and Lebanon, claiming that “about 220 journalists” have been killed. Listen to the full episode below: Lamb is certainly correct that it is not a “coincidence,” but rather than acknowledging how many of these so-called “journalists” were effectively terrorists in flak jackets, she dismissed those statements without bothering to rebut them, simply saying that it was an “excuse.” No challenge was offered by Köksal, who could have offered some of the specific allegations cited by Israel, or evidence provided. Even when conflict is not the topic, Palestinian voices are consistently platformed. While this is not a problem itself, it becomes particularly notable when Israelis are given almost no voice of their own. On May 4, Köksal interviewed Palestinian artist Samar Hejazi, which also featured an accompanying article by reporter/stenographer Sheena Goodyear. Listen to the full clip below: A week later, on May 11, Köksal interviewed Ahmad Taha, a competitor in the Palestine Marathon, which took place both in Gaza and in Judea & Samaria (“West Bank”). Unsurprisingly, the interview soon became an opportunity for Taha to condemn Israel as an ever-present villain. No mention was made by either guest or host about the absurdity of the presence of a marathon in Gaza, where anti-Israel activists have falsely claimed a “genocide” took place. Listen to the full episode below: In the same episode, As It Happens found time to include a snippet about the BAFTA television awards on the BBC, where anti-Israel filmmakers Ramita Navai and Ben De Pear were heard spreading repeated accusations of Israel killing journalists in Gaza. Naturally, there was no time for any kind of response from Israel, nor an admission from As It Happens that Israel – and independent investigations – hotly dispute the claim that 250 “journalists” have been killed in Gaza. In an accompanying stenography of the interview, “Amputees, recent detainees join 1st Palestine Marathon in more than 3 years,” journalist Catherine Zhu repeated lines from the interview about the Palestinian marathon, writing that the event is “a way to show the world what life is like under Israeli occupation in the West Bank,” inadvertently sharing that despite ongoing demonization of Israel’s presence in its h... --- ## HRC Prompts CBC News To Add Clarification To Front Burner Podcast, Noting That Claims Of Lebanese Man Killed By Israel Are Unproven Allegations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-prompts-cbc-news-to-add-clarification-to-front-burner-podcast-noting-that-claims-of-lebanese-man-killed-by-israel-are-unproven-allegations/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-19 Words: 338 > As the famous adage goes, “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is just putting on its shoes.” Nevertheless, in the era of relentless anti-Israel disinformation... As the famous adage goes, “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is just putting on its shoes.” Nevertheless, in the era of relentless anti-Israel disinformation dressed up as news, it is crucial for news media outlets to be held accountable when they share unverified facts. In recent weeks, reports emerged that Hassan Haider, a Lebanese man with ties to Canada, was killed in Lebanon. His family claimed he was killed by Israel, though they did not provide any evidence. Nevertheless, the CBC podcast Front Burner – among the most vociferously anti-Israel programs in the entire CBC constellation – treated it as fact. In an April 17 episode, host Jayme Poisson spoke with Haider’s brother, and she told listeners that Haider “was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon last week,” treating opinion as fact and misinforming Canadians in the process. Listen to the full episode below: Subsequently, HonestReporting Canada contacted CBC News, reminding them that there was no evidence that Haider was killed by Israel, and that these accusations remained opinion, not fact. In a follow-up clarification, CBC News added a note appended to the bottom of the article, informing readers that “This episode references a man killed in a strike in Lebanon. The specific nature of that strike should have been attributed to the victim’s family.” While the clarification is important, it remains insufficient as it was added only to the description of the Front Burner episode, rather than being said on-air. Instead of ensuring journalistic accountability, CBC declined to broadcast the clarification on a subsequent Front Burner episode or edit the offending podcast. With that said, while far from what is required to meet the standards of any news media outlet, let alone CBC, the recipient of some $1.4 billion in annual taxpayer handouts, this clarification serves as a reminder that claims being leveled against Israel do not become truth unless backed up with evidence, a journalistic principle that CBC would do well to remember. --- ## CBC The Current Interviews Ali Vaez, Head Of U.S. Think Tank International Crisis Group, Who Previously Offered To Help Iranian Regime “In Any Way” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-the-current-interviews-ali-vaez-head-of-u-s-think-tank-international-crisis-group-who-previously-offered-to-help-iranian-regime-in-any-way/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-19 Words: 553 > In a May 11 interview for the CBC radio program The Current, host Matt Galloway spoke with Ali Vaez, the head of the Washington-based International Crisis group think tank, for... In a May 11 interview for the CBC radio program The Current, host Matt Galloway spoke with Ali Vaez, the head of the Washington-based International Crisis group think tank, for his analysis on tensions with the Islamic Republic. Listen to the full segment below: Unbeknownst to listeners, Vaez has been accused of inappropriately close ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and according to reports, during the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal negotiations, has even told the Iranian foreign minister that “as an Iranian, based on my national and patriotic duty, I have not hesitated to help you in any way.” He was subsequently denied a U.S. security clearance. Despite Vaez’s highly controversial past, he was presented by Galloway as an expert whose analysis was “helpful in just understanding a situation that is so confusing and complicated,” with no acknowledgement by the host of his alleged close ties to the Iranian regime. Vaez’s comments during the interview were entirely unsurprising. He characterized the U.S. and Israeli strikes against the Islamic Republic as “wars of aggression” and that the U.S. was “trapped in a trap of his (U.S. President Donald Trump) own making,” offering little reference to the malignant role that the regime plays in fostering and exporting Islamic extremism and terrorism, and its ongoing efforts to wage war against Israel. Attempting to portray the country as being stuck in a quagmire, Vaez falsely claimed that “the U.S. has spent at least $100 billion on this conflict so far,” a figure that is more than triple the actual number, a wild claim that went unchallenged by Galloway. Throughout the interview, Vaez spread the debunked claim that Israel “played a very critical role in encouraging President Trump to start this conflict.” While Israel has spoken for decades about the malicious nature of the Islamic Republic of Iran (as has Trump), Vaez in our view downplayed the longstanding and strongly-held views about the Iranian regime by both Israel and Trump. Moreover, by claiming that Israel encouraged the U.S. to “start this conflict,” Vaez ignored that the war was not, in fact, started by either country, but by the Iranian regime, which has spent decades funding, arming and supporting Islamic terrorist groups to attack. Consequently, the war did not begin on February 28 with the joint strikes on Iran, but many years earlier when the regime began targeting Israel and the U.S. At no point did Galloway tell listeners about Vaez’s controversial past or allegations about his ties to the Iranian regime. Instead, he was treated as a thoughtful analyst on geopolitical affairs. Vaez’s appearance on CBC is just the latest in an ongoing platforming of detractors of Israel, and the large-scale erasure of views that might contradict those hardline perspectives. Other experts who are critics of the Iranian regime, such as the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), are routinely overlooked by the CBC in favour of guests who parrot a predictable viewpoint where Israel is the problem, and the Islamic Republic of Iran (or the Palestinians) are simply victims of the Jewish State. Once again, CBC’s The Current has blurred the line between journalism and activism, promoting narrow ideological and predictable anti-Israel viewpoints while effectively censoring out those who disagree. --- ## CBC News Report By Chris Brown Overlooks Hezbollah’s Infiltration Of Civilian Infrastructure URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-report-by-chris-brown-overlooks-hezbollahs-infiltration-of-civilian-infrastructure/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-18 Words: 588 > In an uncharacteristically balanced broadcast on May 6, “What it will take to disarm Hezbollah,” Chris Brown, foreign correspondent for CBC News, told viewers about the extensive tentacles that Hezbollah,... In an uncharacteristically balanced broadcast on May 6, “What it will take to disarm Hezbollah,” Chris Brown, foreign correspondent for CBC News, told viewers about the extensive tentacles that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist group, has throughout Lebanon, and how it has dragged the country into war with neighbouring Israel. Watch the full segment below: If Brown’s report was to be the beginning of a positive trend in his coverage of the Middle East, it appeared to be short-lived. The following day, Brown authored an article on the same topic, “Why disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets.” To his credit, in the report Brown acknowledged that Hezbollah “dragged Lebanon into another war by attacking Israel, largely at the behest of its masters in Iran.” However, much of the article falsely equated Hezbollah’s terrorism – which has targeted both Israeli soldiers and civilians alike – with Israel’s efforts to protect itself against a menace which, like its patron in Tehran, seeks the violent annihilation of Israel. In fact, nowhere in the article were readers told that, rather than simply being a militia seeking to fight for Lebanese sovereignty, Hezbollah is a fanatical Islamic terrorist group that seeks the destruction of Israel in its entirety. Had that context been included, readers would understand that it is a party that cannot be reasoned with or negotiated with, and will never accept anything less than Israel’s destruction. In his article, Brown referred to “a brutal Israeli military campaign annihilating emptied-out communities across the country’s south,” depicting Israel’s counter-terrorism operations as if they were random, and not aimed at degrading Hezbollah’s extensive infiltration throughout southern Lebanon. In cities and towns such as Bint Jbeil, virtually the entire locale was converted into a giant Hezbollah base, with weapons storage, subterranean tunnels and deeply-embedded fighters, whose thorough integration into virtually every nook and cranny in the town created a situation where there was no place where Hezbollah was not present. Brown repeatedly emphasized the scale of destruction in Lebanon, characterizing Bint Jbeil and elsewhere as being “a Gaza-like moonscape of crushed rubble,” in a clear evocation of emotions for readers. For Canadian eyes unused to war, such destruction may be shocking and could be easily used to suggest that destruction in Lebanon implies Israel’s guilt, but this is not so. During World War Two, many German cities resembled the “moonscape” to which Brown is referring, though that does not mean Nazi Germany was righteous while the Allies were wicked. Brown could have included a number of important details to help readers understand the extent of Hezbollah’s infiltration throughout southern Lebanon, as well as noting Israel’s statements to that effect. In mid-April, the Israeli military announced that its soldiers had “eliminated more than 100 terrorists…destroyed dozens of terrorist infrastructure, and located hundreds of weapons in the area” inside the town of Bint Jbeil. Even pro-Hezbollah websites made no effort to hide the fact that such locales were thoroughly part of the terrorist group’s operations. In another case, Israel released footage showing Hezbollah’s use of an ambulance in order to transport weapons. While Chris Brown’s video broadcast represented an improvement over much of his previous reporting, his accompanying news article downplayed the extent of Hezbollah’s use of civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon and beyond, and falsely equated the group’s terrorism with Israel’s efforts to protect itself from those same bloody attacks. --- ## CBC News Report Criticizes Israel For Not Permitting Large Numbers Of Palestinian Workers Into Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-report-criticizes-israel-for-not-permitting-large-numbers-of-palestinian-workers-into-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-18 Words: 544 > A recent CBC News report focused on the plight of Palestinian workers who are not being offered work visas to enter Israel, presuming that Israel is morally or legally required... A recent CBC News report focused on the plight of Palestinian workers who are not being offered work visas to enter Israel, presuming that Israel is morally or legally required to open its doors to Palestinians to work inside the country and offering almost no acknowledgement as to why Jerusalem might be wary of such actions. In the May 10 broadcast, “Israel shuts out Palestinian workers, brings foreigners to fill gap,” Senior Reporter Tom Parry told the story of Palestinian workers attempting to find jobs inside Israel, but who have not been able to because the country has “cited security concerns.” Watch the full segment: At no point was the most obvious question asked, namely: why is Israel required to offer work to Palestinians at all? Beyond that elephant in the room which somehow escaped Parry’s notice, beyond obliquely referencing Israel’s “security concerns,” at no time did he share with viewers the nature of some of those concerns. During the October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel by Palestinian terrorists, many of the attacks were directly aided by Palestinian workers, whose in-depth knowledge of the locales may have offered direct assistance to terrorists, including which buildings would be easiest to assault, and how. In one such case, hand-drawn maps of locations inside Israel led one intelligence analyst to state that there was “inside knowledge…almost certainly from a Hamas spy.” Unlike in Gaza, which borders a collection of small towns and villages, Judea & Samaria (the “West Bank”) is a far larger area in much closer proximity to Israeli population centres, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, making the security considerations that much greater. In recent years, there have also been notable examples of Palestinian workers inside Israel who took advantage of their close proximity to Israeli civilians, and carried out terrorist attacks. While Israel did not accuse all Palestinian workers in Israel – or even most of them – of being spies for Palestinian terrorist groups, taking such precautions, particularly when a large majority of Palestinians express views extremely hostile to the country’s very existence, is pragmatic. The sole guest interviewed in Parry’s report was Carine Metz Abu Hmeid of The Democracy and Workers Rights Center (DWRC) that, despite its unobjectionable name, is a hardline anti-Israel group which actively works to boycott the Jewish State. In her comments, Metz Abu Hmeid claimed that Israel not granting work permits to Palestinians was all part of a dastardly plan where they “will be forced to leave.” Security considerations were ignored by her, and only offered in passing by Parry. The entire report framed Israel’s decision as needlessly punitive, with Parry saying that Israel wasn’t “softening its stance,” as if not permitting workers from an overwhelmingly hostile population into the country was somehow a harsh move. As journalist and commentator Douglas Murray has pointed out, Israel is not simply held to a higher standard than the Palestinians, but held to a standard to which no country would themselves. Tom Parry’s May 10 report for CBC News framed even basic Israeli security measures – such as restricting entry for Palestinian workers into Israel – as punitive, relying on a single anti-Israel guest while largely sidelining the security rationale behind the policy. --- ## CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer Continues To Pen One-Sided Anti-Israel Reports URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-senior-reporter-evan-dyer-continues-to-pen-one-sided-anti-israel-reports/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-18 Words: 737 > CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer’s May 9 article, “Grain dispute reveals bad blood between Ukraine and Israel,” discussed tensions over grain shipments to Israel allegedly originating from Ukrainian territory... CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer’s May 9 article, “Grain dispute reveals bad blood between Ukraine and Israel,” discussed tensions over grain shipments to Israel allegedly originating from Ukrainian territory seized by Russia. Dyer has repeatedly authored articles which fixate on Israel’s alleged misdeeds, offering overwhelming preference to anti-Israel activists. The article devoted extensive attention to Ukraine’s point of view, listing its claims, including that Israel violated its own laws in buying the grain. Dyer included a statement from EU foreign affairs spokesperson Anouar El Anouni: “we condemn all actions that help fund Russia’s illegal war effort.” Dyer then added, “far from apologizing, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar angrily accused Ukraine of Twitter diplomacy,” including Sa’ar’s statement that Israel had not received the relevant evidence to support Ukraine’s claim. Interestingly, according to John Hardie, Director of the Russian Programme at Foundation for Defense of Democracies, commented on Russia’s financing of the war, writing “grain exports are not what allows the war with the Ukraine” to continue. Additionally, international legal expert Eugene Kontorovitch noted that “there is no requirement on third countries to boycott goods from the occupied territory,” meaning that legally, “Israel certainly has no duty to make inquiries into the political status of goods imported in its ports.” Yet Dyer didn’t refer to these pertinent points. Instead, Dyer relied on “former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas,” who “told CBC News that Israel’s disclaimers were disingenuous.” As for Pinkas, in January 2026, reports said that he “was found to have received payments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that could be traced back to the Qatari government,” while writing for the left-wing Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz. Dyer then spent more than 500 words cataloguing ways Israel failed to support Ukraine to Kyiv’s satisfaction. To reinforce the point, he quoted Maria Popova, professor at McGill University, who described the Ukraine-Israel relationship as “cold and distant” and decrying Israel for insufficiently helping Ukraine. What Dyer largely ignored is the other half of the story. As Michał Wojnarowicz, analyst for the Polish Institute of International Affairs, wrote in 2022 that, in addition to two-way diplomatic visits from heads of state, “Israel is one of the 10 largest sources of foreign financial transfers to Ukraine.” Additionally, he noted that “Israel condemned Russia’s aggression and war crimes, and voted against Russia at the UN, including in a vote suspending it from the Human Rights Council.” Israel has also distributed 100 tonnes of aid to Ukrainians and, “for six weeks, Israel ran a field hospital in Mostyska, Ukraine, and gave consent to the treatment of Ukrainian soldiers in Israeli hospitals. About 28,000 refugees reached Israel, including 16,000 who obtained citizenship.” And while Dyer wrote that former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government was “not pro-Ukrainian,” he declined to include that Bennett attempted to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, with the support of Ukraine. Yet the article’s distortions went on to extend beyond omission into outright insinuation. Dyer quoted Pinkas, “‘on what basis should Israel take a position against Russia? If it’s the illegal occupation of land, then Israel itself is going to be blamed for that,’ The same is true of allegations that Russia targets Ukrainian civilians, said Pinkas.” No mention was made of the longstanding historical and legal rights Israel possesses to the lands in question, but instead Dyer’s selective reference on activist sources told a narrative in itself. As legal scholar Kontorovitch has noted, Judea & Samaria (“West Bank”) has never been part of any sovereign Palestinian state, and cannot reasonably be called illegally occupied. Comparing Israel’s defensive situation to Russia’s forceful invasion is a misnomer. As for targeting civilians, Israel has taken considerable measures to protect civilians in Gaza, for example, often forfeiting military surprise by warning locals before an attack. Other examples include that Israel facilitated a widespread children’s Polio vaccination program in Gaza, allowed those needing medical treatment to leave, coordinated massive amounts of aid into the territory, and continues to do so. Hamas terrorists, however, have a core strategy of hiding themselves and their infrastructure throughout Gaza’s civilian territory. Rather than informing readers about the genuine complexities of the Israel-Ukraine relationship, Dyer reduced the issue to a simplistic narrative of Israel once again being the villain. --- ## CityNews Acts As Free Publicist For Extremist Flotilla PR Stunt URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/citynews-acts-as-free-publicist-for-extremist-flotilla-pr-student/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-15 Words: 762 > A May 1 CityNews broadcast from reporter Brandon Rowe,“Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Greece,” gave disproportionate airtime to the recent anti-Israel flotilla to Gaza and its supporting arguments, treating... A May 1 CityNews broadcast from reporter Brandon Rowe,“Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Greece,” gave disproportionate airtime to the recent anti-Israel flotilla to Gaza and its supporting arguments, treating the report as a puff piece rather than a news story. Watch the full segment below: Rowe’s other reporting on Israel and the Middle East haveoffered an uncritical repetition of pro-Palestinian talking points with little context. In this broadcast, he opened by saying “they set sail trying to reach Gaza. Instead, they were stopped hundreds of kilometers away. Israel says it was enforcing a lawful blockade. Flotilla organizers call it piracy in international waters.” It would have been edifying to note that the naval blockade has been in place since 2009, in order to stop Hamas terrorists in Gaza from smuggling weapons into the strip. The United Nations,in its 2011 Palmer Report, clearly stated that Jerusalem’s naval blockade was legal. The authors noted, in reference to a previous flotilla, the Mavi Marmara, that, the commissioners also stated that they have serious questions about “the conduct, true nature and objectives of the flotilla organizers, particularly [the Turkish NGO] IHH,” and described the decision to breach the blockade as a “dangerous and reckless act,” which “needlessly carried the potential for escalation.” The IHH is a member of the Freedom Flotilla coalition, supporting theGlobal Sumud Flotilla mission, the subject of Rowe’s story. The IHH, banned in Israel and Germany, islinked to the terror organization Hamas. This news is scandalous, yet it was erased from mention. Instead, he referenced flotilla member Beatriz Moreira de Oliveira, who said “we were really appalled by how comfortable they were to intercept us in European waters.” While de Oliveira has a right to be appalled by whatever they want, that does not mean the blockade is illegal. As Eran Shamir-Borer, director of the Israel Democracy Institute’s Center for National Security and Democracy,clarified that pre-emptive action is perfectly legal: “You don’t have to wait for a point in time when vessels breach the blockaded area.” Rowe did say that Israel “insists aid should go through controlled channels,” as well as that, “Israel calls the effort a provocation.” Yet he did not explain that there is no desperate need for aid in Gaza, especially as Israel iscoordinating the entry of 600 trucks of aid to the territory daily, and says there is no limit to the quantity that can enter. Rowe showcased another flotilla member, Omer Aslan, who said, “last night, drones started harassing us in the evening hours. First, small drones. Then they got bigger and more numerous. Then a helicopter passed by.” It is hard to understand what they were expecting – a red carpet, perhaps? Rowe didn’t point out how their complaint of being “harassed” while trying to invade a country is bizarre. Instead, he gave the mic to another flotilla member, Muhammad Husein, who said, “as long as there’s an occupation, as long as our brother in Gaza is under a blockade, so we’re going to move, we’re going to act until they can, you know, reach their freedom.” This de facto blaming of Israel for all of Gaza’s suffering goes unquestioned by Rowe. The facts tell a different story. Hamas, the elected leaders of Gaza, invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, and committed a bestial massacre of 1,200 innocents, taking another 251 captive to horrific conditions, declaring war on Israel, aiming to commit genocide against the Jewish State. Hamas has chosen to hide behind its most vulnerable, deliberately causing them harm. They also stole considerable amounts of aid intended for Gazans during the war,including baby formula. Yet Rowe lets the blame of Israel stand, not sharing any of the context, not explaining that Israel’s actions have been defensive. Israel released documents it says definitively provide a link between the flotilla and Hamas, via a Spanish-based company led by Saif ABu Keshk. Abu Keshk is also identified as an operative of the Palestinian Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) – an organization founded by Hamas in 2018 to serve as its official overseas representative body.” Abu Keshk is one of the flotilla members currently detained by Israel. Israel has been facing a manifest threat to its existence from Hamas since October 7, 2023. Rowe completely whitewashed it, presenting the Global Sumud Flotilla without this crucial context and ignoring the flotilla’s terror links. That CityNews thinks this is journalism is an indictment of its own standards. --- ## Palestine Action Is A Banned Terrorist Group In The UK. Now It Appears To Be Setting Up Shop In Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/palestine-action-is-a-banned-terrorist-group-in-the-uk-now-it-appears-to-be-setting-up-shop-in-canada/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-15 Words: 632 > Palestine Action, an extremist organization banned as a terrorist entity in the United Kingdom, appears to be attempting to set up shop in Canada. As first noted by B’nai Brith... Palestine Action, an extremist organization banned as a terrorist entity in the United Kingdom, appears to be attempting to set up shop in Canada. As first noted by B’nai Brith Canada, and reported by Postmedia journalist Warren Kinsella, Palestine Action is an activist group whose followers have engaged in violence and widespread property damage, causing millions of dollars in destruction. It is structured as a decentralized organization where small “cells” are able to independently carry out attacks without direction. In perhaps the most egregious example of such lawless mayhem, in the summer of 2024, a group of Palestine Action activists broke into a factory in Bristol, England, owned by an Israeli company, where they engaged in a wanton campaign of destruction. When police officers arrived, they were assaulted by activists, and in one case, an officer had her spine smashed with a sledgehammer. Palestine Action’s website now features an interactive map listing 11 “targets” across Canada (image 1), joining hundreds of other such locations scattered around the world. These targets list the address and a brief background about the company being targeted. Lest there be any doubt about what Palestine Action is calling upon its followers to do, under each location is a button, “Target this site,” which leads visitors to a detailed PDF manual about what precisely they should do. Among the steps prescribed by Palestine Action: conducting reconnaissance on targets and noting the presence of security cameras and personnel and “how high a ladder would be needed to get over fences.” Under the heading ‘Plan your Action,’ Palestine Action offers a number of suggested options: including the recommendation that “smashing stuff can also be very quick to do,” filling up water and sewage pipes with concrete, and other types of destruction. The manual also offers helpful suggestions about how those carrying out acts of violence and destruction can cover their faces and make their crimes harder to detect. The manual – which currently only offers UK examples of targets – even lists a number of lawyers who can be relied upon for legal assistance. As described by the British government, Palestine Action “commits and participates in acts of terrorism” as well as “promotes and encourages terrorism. Through its media output, Palestine Action publicises and promotes its attacks involving serious property damage, as well as celebrating the perpetrators.” While the current list of addresses in Canada are currently only 11 branches of the same company, alleged to be legitimate targets because of its ties to the Israeli defence industry, it very well may represent only the beginning of Palestine Action’s malignant efforts in the country. In recent years, Ottawa has been slow to act in banning terrorist organizations from Canadian soil. After years of activity, it was only in October, 2024 that the federal government banned Samidoun, a group with links to the already-banned Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Months earlier, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was also banned, with Ottawa noting that the group “has knowingly carried out, attempted to carry out, participated in or facilitated a terrorist activity, or has knowingly acted on behalf of, at the direction of, or in association with an entity that has knowingly carried out terrorist activity.” Palestine Action is no different. It makes no effort to hide its open embrace of violence and terrorism, and indeed those tactics are central to the group’s raison d’être. Given the upsurge in violence and extremism that has plagued Canada following the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel, it is incumbent upon the Canadian news media to raise the alarm on Palestine Action’s apparent expansion into Canada, and call upon authorities to take the appropriate measures. --- ## CBC News Reporter Samuel Wat Promotes Complaints By Hardline Anti-Israel Activists About Nunavut Mayor Who Dared To Wear Hat With Star Of David URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-samuel-wat-promotes-complaints-by-hardline-anti-israel-activists-about-nunavut-mayor-who-dared-to-wear-hat-with-star-of-david/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-15 Words: 532 > Is there any manufactured outrage presented by pro-Palestinian activists that CBC News will not promote? Whether it is a boycott of Starbucks or other services by an apparently miniscule number... Is there any manufactured outrage presented by pro-Palestinian activists that CBC News will not promote? Whether it is a boycott of Starbucks or other services by an apparently miniscule number of campaigners, or tiny protests, CBC News has relentlessly provided these demonstrators with a sympathetic platform, and they have done so again in a recent article about the mayor of a small Nunavut town. In the May 8 article, “Mayor of Arviat, Nunavut, says Star of David tuque wasn’t political statement,” reporter Samuel Wat covered the ‘controversy’ that Joe Savikataaq Jr., mayor of the town of Arviat (population: 2,900) in the Nunavut territory, dared to wear a toque emblazoned with a Star of David and the Hebrew word “Israel.” Wat wrote that his hat has “sparked conversations,” before quoting locals, such as Arviat resident Qavangat Angalik, who complained that “our leaders…should not be dividing people like this.” It is unclear how wearing a Star of David is “dividing people” any more than an individual who wears a Christian cross or Islamic crescent would be “dividing people.” Wat did note that the Star of David is a Jewish symbol, quoting Carleton University professor Mira Sucharov (a noted critic of Israel, conveniently), who he paraphrases as saying that it is “complicated” when a non-Jew wears a Star of David. She was the only Jew quoted in the story. Rather than quote individuals who might have told readers about the absurdity and not-so-subtle bigotry in criticizing an individual for wearing a Jewish symbol, he quoted Nunavut-born convert to Islam Beth Kotierk, who claimed that the hat was a “signal of support for Israel, the modern nation state that is a settler colony that is conducting this violent genocide and expanding its borders.” It is unclear why Kotierk was even quoted for the article, given that she no longer lives in Nunavut, but Ottawa, where she is a lawyer and anti-Israel activist. Rather than hold Kotierk accountable for her baseless slur of “genocide” against Israel, or her obscene and arguably hateful claim that wearing a Jewish symbol is an offensive act, Wat instead treated her absurd statements as if they were credible and deserved to be published. It is inconceivable that, if the roles were reversed, or applied to any other community, that CBC News and reporter Samuel Wat would devote an entire article to highlighting complaints from a tiny group of activists (and a single Jew, who is also a vocal critic). Yet time and again, CBC News, Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster, continues to erase Jewish voices in exchange for uncritically promoting extremist anti-Israel views instead. When activists accuse Jerusalem of “genocide,” it receives widespread coverage. When scholars find the opposite, it is ignored. When activists level new casualty claims against Israel, it is awarded with coverage, but when scholars note Hamas’ manipulation of casualty data, it is effectively wiped from the public record. CBC News may claim to not promote a radical anti-Israel agenda, but time and again, its coverage shows precisely the opposite. What will it take for CBC News to stop acting as a mouthpiece for anti-Israel radicals? --- ## Why Is A Taxpayer-Supported Convention Featuring Speakers Accused Of Extremist Ties? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/why-is-canada-funding-a-convention-featuring-speakers-accused-of-extremist-ties/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-05-15 Words: 106 > From May 16th to 18th, a taxpayer-funded Islamic charity (Muslim Association of Canada) will feature multiple speakers at its annual convention in Toronto with alleged ties to terrorism and extremism.... From May 16th to 18th, a taxpayer-funded Islamic charity (Muslim Association of Canada) will feature multiple speakers at its annual convention in Toronto with alleged ties to terrorism and extremism. When multiple Islamic terrorist attacks have been foiled in Canada, Canadians deserve answers as to why individuals accused of ties to Islamist extremism are being permitted to enter the country and speak at a taxpayer-supported convention hosted by a registered charity that has itself faced serious accusations. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## Why There Must Be A Federal Task Force On Antisemitism: An Insightful Conversation With Toronto City Councillor James Pasternak URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-there-must-be-a-federal-task-force-on-antisemitism-an-insightful-conversation-with-toronto-city-councillor-james-pasternak/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-05-15 Words: 131 > Following the terrorist attack at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia in December, Toronto city councillors James Pasternak and Mike Colle called for an intergovernmental task force, led by the... Following the terrorist attack at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia in December, Toronto city councillors James Pasternak and Mike Colle called for an intergovernmental task force, led by the RCMP, to address violent acts of antisemitism. But in the six months following, this task force has not materialized, even after repeated violent incidents. To help us understand what role such a task force might play, and why Ontario’s lax bail conditions may be a big part of the problem, HRC Assistant Director Rob Walker sits down with Councillor Pasternak. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to audio-only below: --- ## CBC Radio Active Host Min Dhariwal Praises Guest’s “Courage” For Rewriting History To Smear Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-active-host-min-dhariwal-praises-guests-courage-for-rewriting-history-to-smear-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-14 Words: 803 > A recent episode of CBC’s Edmonton afternoon-drive show Radio Active, supposedly about celebrating Arab Heritage Month, gave airtime to an anti-Israel rant propped up by fake history and twisted, incendiary... A recent episode of CBC’s Edmonton afternoon-drive show Radio Active, supposedly about celebrating Arab Heritage Month, gave airtime to an anti-Israel rant propped up by fake history and twisted, incendiary claims. In the April 27 segment, “Arab Heritage Month coming to an end in Canada this week,” host Min Dhariwal welcomed Nisreen Baker, an Egyptian-Canadian filmmaker. Listen to the full segment below: Baker praised Arab businesses, artists, poets, musicians, and dancers, along with Arab food. “We kind of live to eat rather than eat to live,” she said. “Food is a major part of the culture.” But the interview went off the rails when Baker mentioned a screening of the film The Voice of Hind Rajab. After falsely claiming that the movie “won at Cannes,” Baker called it the story of a “six-year-old kid… sprayed with over 300-something bullets in Gaza… the IOF sprayed her and her family with bullets.” Here, Baker gave away her deep anti-Israel bias. “IOF” stands for “Israeli Occupation Forces,” activist language that delegitimizes the Israel Defense Forces. The term is popular among terrorist media outlets like the Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar. It implies that the State of Israel is illegitimate, with no right to self-defence. Dhariwal gave this inflammatory term a pass. He also failed to question Baker’s supposed facts about the final moments of Rajab’s life in a deadly urban combat zone where Hamas terrorists were using civilians as human shields. The true circumstances of Rajab’s death may never be known. But as Honest Reporting has pointed out, “the film reduces a complex war to a single moral dimension: a faceless enemy, acting with unambiguous intent, against helpless civilians.” Baker used the movie screening to claim that the Arab world is going through “a very, very rough period” that dates back to 1948. What happened in 1948? This was Baker’s twisted-history version: “people came in as refugees to Palestine, Palestinians took them in, and those very refugees turned around and pointed the gun at them and said, get out, this is not my house.” Here’s the truth: Both Arabs and Jews lived under British rule. When the UN voted in 1947 to partition the land, Jews accepted the plan. Arab leaders rejected it and launched a war against the new Jewish state. They lost. There are manifold problems with Baker’s depiction. She presents Arabs as the sole rooted population. This ignores Jewish indigeneity as well as Arab migration into the land from 1920-1948. She says Arabs “took them in.” In fact, Arab mobs had attacked and massacred Jews before 1948, including in Hebron in 1929. Finally, Jews never said “get out,” as Baker claimed. Israel’s Declaration of Independence called on Arab residents to take part in the new state “on the basis of full and equal citizenship.” Today, about two million Arab Israelis are doing exactly that. Yet somehow, Baker leveraged all this into sympathy for Arabs worldwide. “Our community is really afraid.” What are they afraid of? “Two years of, you know, genocide and massacres and blood and blood and more blood.” Dhariwal didn’t ask her to explain this explosive legal and moral accusation. He just hummed along in assent, “Mmm-hmm,” and even praised her for her “courage.” He could have offered listeners a little context: Hamas’s October 7, 2023 mass murder spree that began the war. He could also have mentioned Hamas’s use of hostages, including bodies, as bargaining chips to release convicted Palestinian killers. Israel’s main goal for Gaza, since Oct. 7, has been to dismantle Hamas and ensure security for its own citizens. The war in Gaza is about Hamas and Iran-backed terrorism. It’s about 20 years of rocket and missile attacks on Israeli communities. It’s certainly not about Arabs, whose food, music, and literature is shared by many Israelis from countries like Morocco, Yemen, Egypt, and Iraq. Ironically, Baker mentioned at one point that there are 25 Arab countries. Arab culture began in the Arabian Peninsula and later conquered the Middle East and North Africa. Her own homeland of Egypt was once a major Christian civilization. Today, it is overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim. A similar story holds true for almost all of the Arab countries celebrated during Arab Heritage Month. Yet she and her allies try to paint Jews returning to their ancient homeland as “colonizers.” While CBC promoted this as a feel-good Arab Heritage Month segment, Dhariwal let it become a platform for anti-Israel propaganda. He allowed his guest to sugar-coat vicious anti-Israel rhetoric, including false history, explosive legal claims, and attacks on Israel’s right to self-defence. Once again, CBC is abusing listeners’ trust to promote a hardline ideological agenda. --- ## CBC News Platforms False Allegation That Israel Not Permitting Pest Control Items Into Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-platforms-false-allegation-that-israel-not-permitting-pest-control-items-into-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-14 Words: 551 > When it comes to stories it has no apparent interest in telling, CBC News’ silence is deafening. In response to the news of continued attempted rocket and drone attacks from... When it comes to stories it has no apparent interest in telling, CBC News’ silence is deafening. In response to the news of continued attempted rocket and drone attacks from Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon against civilians in northern Israel, or scandalous allegations claiming that the head of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, indicted Israel’s prime minister with backing from the oil-rich kingdom of Qatar, Canada’s public broadcaster has responded with a collective shrug. But in Gaza, every bit of news – unless, it seems, it is about Hamas’ crimes against its own people – receives extensive coverage, with critical details being conspicuously absent. In a May 4 video report, “Rats and parasites infesting Gaza’s tent camps,” Puneet Nijjar, a producer and social media editor/presenter for CBC News, told viewers about parasite and rat infestations inside tent camps in Gaza. Watch the full segment below: Nijjar reported that “aid groups say the infestation is linked to the precarious situation in Gaza,” adding that items which could help alleviate the problem, such as pest control items, “are banned from entry.” There was no mention from Nijjar about why there might be restrictions on items entering Gaza, namely that the terrorist group Hamas remains operating in much of Gaza, where it is actively seeking to rebuild its deadly capabilities using dual-use items which, while originally made for civilian purposes, can be outfitted to create weapons. No less problematic, there is no evidence that pest control items are banned at all, despite Nijjar having said so. In fact, days earlier, COGAT, the Israeli agency coordinating humanitarian aid into Gaza, publicly shared that in recent weeks, some 90 tonnes of pest control materials, in addition to more than 1,000 mouse traps, had been transferred into Gaza. However, rather than sharing these details, Nijjar’s report relied on falsehoods spread by unknown “aid groups.” Two days later, CBC News published a news article on the same topic, “‘The rats are like a storm’: Palestinians seeking refuge in rubble struggle with rodent infestations,” by Producer Yasmine Hassan. Unlike Nijjar’s report, Hassan did acknowledge that such aid is indeed entering Gaza. She also noted that “Israel cites security concerns for the humanitarian and infrastructure restrictions on Gaza,” though few details were offered for readers about the extent of Hamas’ rebuilding and ongoing terrorist efforts. As noted in Hassan’s article, the interview with Palestinians in Gaza was conducted by CBC freelance videographer Mohamed El Saife. El Saife is a purveyor of extremist anti-Israel propaganda on social media which has been documented by HonestReporting Canada, though to date, there is no evidence that the taxpayer-funded broadcaster has taken any steps to address his radical anti-Israel activism, given that he plays a critical role as a prism by which millions of Canadians are hearing about Gaza. CBC News, like any news media outlet, is eminently able to tell Canadians about humanitarian concerns anywhere in the world, including Gaza. But its decision to platform falsehoods, such as the claim that Israel bans pest control materials, as well as omitting mention as to how Hamas has cynically stolen and repurposed civilian aid and used it for terrorism, completely warps an otherwise legitimate story and transforms it into thinly-veiled advocacy instead. --- ## CBC Early Edition Features Former Israeli Soldier Spreading Vile Anti-Israel Propaganda URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-early-edition-features-former-israeli-soldier-spreading-vile-anti-israel-propaganda/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-14 Words: 551 > On repeated occasions, the Vancouver-based CBC radio program The Early Edition has been castigated for acting as a regurgitator of pro-Palestinian propaganda, and effectively erasing Israeli and Jewish voices from... On repeated occasions, the Vancouver-based CBC radio program The Early Edition has been castigated for acting as a regurgitator of pro-Palestinian propaganda, and effectively erasing Israeli and Jewish voices from the public realm. However, as a recent segment shows, even in the rare case when such a guest is interviewed, they are present only to present the very same hardline anti-Israel views as the other guests. The May 6 interview saw Quinn speak with Itai Erdal, an Israeli living in Canada for the last 25 years who produced a play, Soldiers of Tomorrow, a performance about “the occupation of Palestine” appearing at The Culch theatre. In the segment, “‘Soldiers of Tomorrow’ opens at the Cultch,” Erdal sought to frame himself as an expert and credible voice, telling listeners that, as an Israeli soldier, he “stood in checkpoints and oppressed Palestinians.” Listen to the full segment below: No challenge was offered by Quinn in the face of the incessant anti-Israel talking points offered by Erdan, which included accusing the country of “ethnic cleansing,” and that Israel “took their homes in 1948.” He claimed that in Israeli history books, there is no mention of the “three quarter million Palestinians that were displaced in 1948 or any of the stuff that happened in 1967.” While it is true that some 700,000 Arabs did leave Israel upon the country’s independence in 1948, he conveniently omitted that many, if not most, of them did so at the behest of Arab leaders, who invaded the newly reborn Jewish State, seeking to annihilate it. Anticipating a quick victory, many Arab leaders advised local Arabs to leave, so that they could return and re-claim the land once the Jews had been murdered. When that attempted genocide failed, Arabs in Israel were displaced, a towering detail that Erdal, so quick to complain about Israeli history textbooks, apparently had no interest in sharing, either. Quinn similarly had no interest in educating listeners, either. Even more scandalously, Erdal attempted to blame Hamas’ genocidal October 7, 2023 massacres on Israel, saying that it was “the result of 75 years of Israeli oppression.” Though he tried to walk back his comments to a degree, saying “that doesn’t justify any of that horrific, horrific attack,” his rhetoric sought to treat Palestinian terrorists, not as adults who made conscious decisions about murdering Israelis, but as helpless victims who could not help but butcher innocent people as a result of Israeli government policies. In his comments, Erdal accused Israel of having “conned” the United States, and dismissed accusations of antisemitism against anti-Israel activists, saying that “everybody who criticizes Israel is being called an antisemite,” and tried to blame Israeli policy for contemporary antisemitism, rather than admitting that attacks are simply excuses for anti-Jewish violence. This is a demonstrable falsehood. There is no moral problem in criticizing Israeli policy, a point that has been explicitly documented and codified in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Once again, the CBC radio program The Early Edition featured host Stephen Quinn turning his show into a one-sided punching bag against Israel, featuring a radical anti-Israel activist ostensibly seeking to use his Jewish identity as a cudgel with which to demonize the Jewish State with propaganda. --- ## Global News Airs Three-Minute Segment Featuring Heavy Emotional Manipulation on Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/global-news-airs-three-minute-segment-featuring-heavy-emotional-manipulation-on-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-14 Words: 536 > In a broadcast segment that could have easily appeared on official Iranian state television, a recent Global News clip featured a collage of images of the impact of war in... In a broadcast segment that could have easily appeared on official Iranian state television, a recent Global News clip featured a collage of images of the impact of war in Gaza accompanied by emotive Arabic music, alongside captions erasing the Hamas terrorist group, At the end of the May 10 episode of the Global News program West Block, a program ostensibly about the impact of politics on Canadians, host David Akin told viewers that the program would conclude with a series of photographs by Gaza-based photographer Saher Alghorra, whose famous depiction of a supposedly starving boy in Gaza – later found to not be starving, but suffering from cerebral palsy – promoted an editor’s note from The New York Times, which originally published the image. The segment featured some three minutes of still images and emotive music, alongside captions by Alghorra, such as one stating that “the Israeli military attacked a beachfront cafe west of Gaza City… authorities said 32 people were killed, including a journalist.” Watch the full segment below: While the message left to the public was that Israel deliberately (or simply carelessly) struck a group of civilians, the truth was radically different. What was ignored was that Israel says it targeted Hamas operatives there, killing a number of them, including the commander of Hamas’ naval forces in north Gaza, as well as other operatives in Hamas’ mortar unit. Despite the repeated trope that Israel has killed journalists in Gaza, there is strong evidence indicating that these reporters are not innocent civilians, but active combatants. In fact, on the day of the broadcast airing, Hamas announced that yet another “journalist,” this time Bilal al-Hatoum, working for Voice of al-Aqsa Radio, was one of their operatives. Predictably, none of the captions from Alghorra and repeated by Global News dared to mention the word ‘Hamas’ once, given that inside Gaza – where the terrorist group operates in areas not under Israeli control – publicly criticizing the terrorist group, let alone sharing their war crimes with the world, is to invite violent retribution as a result. The photo collage also featured the now-infamous image of Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, a Gazan boy whose image became a cause celebre for pro-Palestinian activists, who used it to falsely accuse Israel of starvation. Even when the news broke that the boy suffered from cerebral palsy, and that his family were not starving, but appeared to be well-fed, Global News has promoted the image without any context or challenge at all. Nowhere in the caption accompanying the photo of al-Matouq did Alghorra or Global News admit to these details, which dramatically change the narrative being presented to viewers. Instead, it was just the latest example of the Canadian news media using heavy emotional manipulation, rather than facts, to present a false depiction of the Middle East to Canadians. Global News could have told viewers about Alghorra’s Pulitzer Prize win and the ensuing controversy, but they did not. Instead, they offered a highly-sanitized, emotionally-driven agenda that embraced cheap narratives over uncomfortable truths, in a broadcast that not only failed to educate Canadians, but ended up spoon-feeding them thinly-veiled propaganda instead. --- ## Global News Report Acts As Unpaid PR Agent For Pro-Palestinian Propaganda URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/global-news-report-acts-as-unpaid-pr-agent-for-pro-palestinian-propaganda/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-13 Words: 525 > When The New York Times published an image in the summer of 2025 featuring an emaciated boy in Gaza, it immediately was seized upon by anti-Israel activists, eager to use... When The New York Times published an image in the summer of 2025 featuring an emaciated boy in Gaza, it immediately was seized upon by anti-Israel activists, eager to use the photograph to promote their allegations of “famine.” However, it was soon revealed that the boy, Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, was not starving, but suffering from cerebral palsy, and the newspaper soon issued an editor’s note setting the record straight. That did not stop the Pulitzer Prize committee from bestowing an award upon the photographer, Saher Alghorra, for his photo-advocacy, or Global News, which eagerly provided a fawning report on the topic, where it promoted opinions as fact. The May 7 broadcast, “Palestinian photographer wins Pulitzer Prize for Gaza war images,” featured host Dawna Friesen – who just weeks earlier, spread the claim of dead journalists in Gaza – began by lamenting to viewers that “what’s happening in Gaza isn’t making headlines anymore,” before proceeding to do its best to rectify that situation. Watch the full segment below: She claimed that “more than 200 (journalists) have been killed in Gaza” during the war, neglecting to mention that according to investigations, most of them were active Palestinian terrorists, rather than innocent civilians, and that many of them could not reasonably be called journalists at all. In the report, correspondent Redmond Shannon – also no stranger to promoting aggressively anti-Israel narratives in his reporting – claimed that the photograph in question depicted “last year’s food shortages caused by Israel restricting aid deliveries.” Here, Shannon appeared to forget that his job is to report the news, not his own apparent opinions. As Israel repeatedly reminded those who were willing to listen, the country imported enormous amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and pointed out that there was never any limit to the amount of food that could enter the territory. Moreover, not once in his report did Shannon admit that the image used by The New York Times featured a boy with a serious pre-existing condition which would have explained his emaciated state, particularly in contrast with his family, who appeared well-fed, showing that food was hardly inaccessible to them. It is nothing short of scandalous that the Pulitzer Prize would be awarded to an individual whose grossly misleading image was used in a thinly-veiled propaganda campaign against the Jewish State. As Israel’s consul general to Toronto and Western Canada, Idit Shamir noted, “one of the oldest lies in human history, that Jews deliberately harm children, is award-worthy journalism.” When Shannon’s report concluded – after he also repeated the unfounded claim of 200 dead journalists in Gaza – Friesen shook her head and said “such powerful pictures,” indicating that her coverage of the Middle East appeared to be coloured, not necessarily by facts or details, but by pure emotion. False, misleading and fantastical claims coming from Gaza’s so-called “journalists” are nothing new, and allegations of “starvation,” as well as “genocide,” while widely-spread by anti-Israel activists and their supporters in the news media, have been repeatedly disproven, but that has not stopped them from being repeated ad nauseum. --- ## Toronto Star Column By Anti-Israel Activist Groups Erases Palestinian Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-column-by-anti-israel-activist-groups-erases-palestinian-terrorism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-13 Words: 584 > The Toronto Star continues to give an open platform to anti-Israel radicals who have in our view downplayed the murderous nature of Islamic terrorism and instead repeatedly demonized the Jewish... The Toronto Star continues to give an open platform to anti-Israel radicals who have in our view downplayed the murderous nature of Islamic terrorism and instead repeatedly demonized the Jewish State. On May 5, the newspaper printed an opinion column, “When Canada was turned away at the border,” by Taha Ghayyur, executive director of Justice for All Canada, Ahmed Ramadan, advocacy officer and campaign specialist for Justice for All Canada, and Sarah Khan, a pediatric physician and member of the Canadian Muslim Healthcare Network. The authors complain that, in a December “fact-finding visit” to Judea & Samaria (“West Bank”) – which they attempt to assure readers was most definitely not a publicity stunt – they suffered the indignity of “aggressive questioning” by Israeli soldiers. Predictably, no mention was made by the writers as to why Israel would be wary of a group of anti-Israel activists entering a highly sensitive area beset by ongoing Palestinian terrorism, and instead Israel’s moves were characterized as being needlessly punitive, apparently for no reason at all. Indeed, Ghayyur, Ramadan and Khan write that “since Oct. 7, 2023, international media access to Palestine, both in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank, has been severely restricted,” though they do not offer any insight for readers as to why that might be, including the near-incessant attempts by Palestinian terrorists to launch attacks into Israel, whether through stabbings, car-rammings, rocket fire or other assaults. Instead of recognizing and publicly admitting that ongoing Palestinian terrorism and murderous violence is the sole cause of Israel’s security concerns, the authors demand that Ottawa condemn Israel instead, calling on the Carney government to stand up to Jerusalem. Other than an oblique reference to “Oct. 7, 2023,” no mention is made of Palestinian terrorism, nor the wide-spread radicalism inside Palestinian society.” The myopic view provided by the writers is that Palestinian terrorism does not exist and Israel is a mean-spirited bully. This absurd depiction is nothing new. One of the authors, Taha Ghayyur, is no stranger to using the platform repeatedly provided to him by sympathetic news media outlets to ignore Palestinian terrorism and demonize Israelis, even going so far as to attempt to compare Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Gaza to the Holocaust. The organizations represented by the authors, Justice for All Canada and the Canadian Muslim Healthcare Network, may offer a humanitarian veneer, but they are aggressive anti-Israel activist groups. For a supposedly humanitarian organization, Justice for All Canada has been obsessively – and indeed, almost exclusively – fixated on Israel, though it has remained conspicuously quiet about the massacres by Islamic terrorists and regimes around the world, including in Sudan, Nigeria, and most notably, the Islamic Republic of Iran, where upwards of 35,000 civilians were mowed down by the regime in days for the crime of protesting. As for theCanadian Muslim Healthcare Network, which claims to be dedicated to “fostering a strong, unified, and empowered Muslim community that contributes positively to Canadian society,” it is a stridently anti-Israel organization, sharing content from other hardline organizations like the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) calling on Israel to be denied the means to defend itself and spreading the vile “genocide” slur against Israel, alongside calling for sanctions against Israel. Click below for larger images: In their May 5 opinion column in The Toronto Star, writers Taha Ghayyur, Ahmed Ramadan and Sarah Khan not only downplayed Palestinian terrorism in our estimation, but fundamentally inverted reality as a result. --- ## La Presse Reporter Jean-Christophe Laurence Cherry Picks Details In Article About Viral Image Of Israeli ‘Settler’ And Palestinian Woman URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-reporter-jean-christophe-laurence-cherry-picks-details-in-article-about-viral-image-of-israeli-settler-and-palestinian-woman/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-12 Words: 1528 > version française Jean-Christophe Laurence’s April 25 article in La Presse: "The 'fake' photo that was real," discussed the furor following the Italian newspaper’s L’Espresso’s front page publication of an armed... version française Jean-Christophe Laurence’s April 25 article in La Presse: “The ‘fake’ photo that was real,” discussed the furor following the Italian newspaper’s L’Espresso’s front page publication of an armed Israeli ‘settler’ grimacing at a Palestinian woman, with the title, ‘L’abuso’ – The abuse. Laurence wrote of the photo that “it shows an Israeli settler dressed in military uniform, seemingly sneering sadistically while filming a Palestinian woman…the image to be condemned by Israel’s ambassador to Italy, Jonathan Peled, who denounced its ‘manipulative use’ and accused it of ‘distorting the complex reality that Israel faces, promoting stereotypes and hatred.” Peled did not claim the photo was fake, only that it was misleading. Laurence added, “in the aftermath, other internet users questioned the authenticity of the photo.” Laurence then launched into an explanation of AI-generated images and how the press must be careful to avoid them. Yet the controversy was driven not by whether or not it was true, but by what the photo purported to show. Laurence sidestepped the substantive criticism entirely. While he did state that the photographer, “Pietro Masturzo, had to respond by releasing a video of the same sequence,” he did not explain how L’Espresso’s choice to print one freeze-frame, without the sequence, gave fuel to the violent Israeli settler/poor Palestinian narrative without context. That is what Peled was pointing out. In the video, the Palestinian woman, who Laurence acknowledged had been found to be Meead Abu al-Rub, a Palestinian activist, is seen waving them off with her hand in a derogatory manner to an Israeli civilian. Both sides appear to be taunting the other. The videographer said of the Israeli, that, “he was imitating the bleating of a shepherd gathering his flock, addressing the Palestinians as if they were his own animals.” Strange as the sounds were, it was hard to understand how he could have known that. Certainly, nothing the Israeli said in the video indicated that. Laurence wrote of al-Rub, “this week, she confirmed the entire story and had her portrait taken by the media outlet Middle East Eye.” He didn’t mention that this report was entitled, “The Palestinian woman on the cover of L’Espresso: Settlers were ready to kill us.” This seems an agenda-driven statement by al-Rub, disproven by the video in which neither party touched the other, and it brings all of her statements into question. Al-Rub is no hapless observer; she is a lawyer who works for the Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. Their website states that they are affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization. The PLO was established to facilitate the “liberation of Palestine” through armed struggle. This suggests a pre-existing perspective that is directly relevant to how the incident is presented. Yet Laurence doesn’t find it necessary to share her affiliations. Yet he did quote L’Espresso, which stated that they wanted to show the “daily abuses suffered by those unfortunate enough to be born in the territories that settlers claim to occupy in order to realize the dream of a ‘Greater Israel’.” Nowhere did he mention that much of the tension in Judea and Samaria (known in media parlance as the “West Bank”) is due to ongoing terror attacks that have regularly flowed out of the area to kill Israelis. Additionally, Israeli NGO Regavim reported that many of the settler-violence incidents that have been reported have in fact been precipitated by Palestinian violence. Laurence continued, “deemed illegal under international law, these settlements make the creation of a Palestinian state virtually impossible, given the fragmentation they cause, often comparing the territory to a ‘leopard skin.” Claims of illegality are hotly disputed; for example, international legal scholars note that Israel, not the Palestinians, have the stronger claim to the land. As for the creation of a Palestinian state being “virtually impossible,” that might be due to the Palestinians refusing it multiple times. Laurence’s gullible acceptance of anti-Israel claims is not a new phenomenon. He has previously heaped praise on one of the most visible propagandists of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Le journaliste de La Presse Jean-Christophe Laurence sélectionne des détails dans un article sur une image virale d’un « colon » israélien et d’une femme palestinienne L’article du 25 avril de Jean-Christophe Laurence dans La Presse : « La photo “fausse” qui était vraie », portait sur le tollé suscité par la publication en une du journal italien L’Espresso d’une image montrant un « colon » israélien armé grimaçant face à une femme palestinienne, avec le titre « L’abuso » — L’abus. Laurence a écrit à propos de la photo qu’« elle montre un colon israélien vêtu d’un uniforme militaire, semblant ricaner de manière sadique tout en filmant une femme palestinienne… l’image à condamner par l’ambassadeur d’Israël en Italie, Jonat... --- ## Three Montreal Business Leaders Pen Vile Anti-Israel Screed In La Presse URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/three-montreal-business-leaders-pen-vile-anti-israel-screed-in-la-presse/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-12 Words: 1125 > version française A scandalously ignorant opinion column in La Presse authored by a small cadre of anti-Israel activists continues to be proof positive that professional achievements do not automatically confer... version française A scandalously ignorant opinion column in La Presse authored by a small cadre of anti-Israel activists continues to be proof positive that professional achievements do not automatically confer knowledge in the Middle East. On May 6, the newspaper published a commentary by five individuals: Béatrice Vaugrante, executive director of Oxfam-Quebec, Louis Audet, chairman of the board of directors for Cogeco, Christian Yaccarini, president and CEO of Société de développement Angus, Françoise David, former member of Quebec’s National Assembly for the far-left Quebec Solidaire party, and Michel Leblanc, former president and CEO of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. Other than David as well as Vaugrante, whose organization, Oxfam-Quebec, is a hardline anti-Israel activist group, the other companies represented are otherwise legitimate in Quebec society, which makes the unhinged screed authored by their leaders all the more remarkable. Oxfam-Quebec is a supposedly “humanitarian” organization which in reality is a radical anti-Israel group which receives tens of millions of dollars a year in federal taxpayer grants. In their column, “For a ceasefire that really saves lives,” the authors attempt to convince readers that the “humanitarian situation (in Gaza) remains catastrophic.” Presumably for many readers, these authors – who appear to be legitimate professionals in Quebec – are telling the truth. In reality, they are spinning a wild tale. Footage from Gaza tells a story that could not be more different from the agenda being peddled by the five authors. From luxury automobiles to newly-opening bakeries, restaurants and other high-end shops, Gaza is far from the hellscape that the writers would have readers believe. Vaugrante, Audet, Yaccarini, David and Leblanc do not simply provide their personal viewpoint, as ignorant as that would be; they purport to present the truth, claiming that “aid continues to trickle in” to Gaza. Again, this is cartoonishly wrong. Each and every day, literally hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks – roughly 600 – enter the coastal enclave, averaging one every two minutes. By literally no metric does that qualify as a “trickle,” but a veritable flood. Yet the authors appear entirely unmoored by factual accuracy, which they trade in for unfounded hysterical claims, accusing Israel of the “denial of fundamental rights” in Gaza. It is not clear which rights they allege that Israel is denying to the Palestinians, given that for a country accused of virtually every crime imaginable by pro-Palestinian extremists, Israel goes far and beyond to provide aid to a populace that overwhelmingly seeks its annihilation. This is not the first time that these individuals have authored a rambling anti-Israel rant with little resemblance to reality. In September 2025, Vaugrante, Yaccarini, Audet, David and Leblanc spread the vile falsehood that Israel was seeking to “exterminate” the Palestinians, a hateful and baseless allegation that nevertheless was allowed to go to print. Rather than tell the truth about the ongoing violence from Gaza, where Hamas terrorists – with the support of large swathes of the local population – continue to seek the destruction of Israel, the May 6 opinion column by Béatrice Vaugrante, Louis Audet, Christian Yaccarini, Françoise David and Michel Leblanc peddle brazen anti-Israel falsehoods instead. Trois chefs d’entreprise montréalais signent une ignoble diatribe anti-israélienne dans La Presse Une chronique d’opinion scandaleusement ignorante publiée dans La Presse par un petit groupe de militants anti-israéliens continue de prouver de façon éclatante que les réalisations professionnelles ne confèrent pas automatiquement une connaissance du Moyen-Orient. Le 6 mai, le journal a publié un commentaire signé par cinq personnes : Béatrice Vaugrante, directrice générale d’Oxfam-Québec, Louis Audet, président du conseil d’administration de Cogeco, Christian Yaccarini, président-directeur général de la Société de développement Angus, Françoise David, ancienne députée à l’Assemblée nationale du Québec pour le parti d’extrême gauche Québec solidaire, et Michel Leblanc, ancien président-directeur général de la Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain. À l’exception de David ainsi que de Vaugrante, dont l’organisation, Oxfam-Québec, est un groupe militant farouchement anti-israélien, les autres entreprises représentées sont autrement légitimes dans la société québécoise, ce qui rend la diatribe déchaînée rédigée par leurs dirigeants d’autant plus remarquable. Oxfam-Québec est une organisation prétendument « humanitaire » qui, en réalité, est un groupe radical anti-israélien recevant des dizaines de millions de dollars par année en subventions fédérales financées par les contribuables. Dans leur chronique, « Pour un cessez-le-feu qui sauve vraiment des vies », les auteurs tentent de convaincre les lecteurs que la « situation humanitaire (à Gaza) demeure catastrop... --- ## Radio-Canada Writer Rania Massoud Ignores Dangers That Hezbollah Poses URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/radio-canada-writer-rania-massoud-ignores-dangers-that-hezbollah-poses/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-12 Words: 1376 > version française Rania Massoud’s April 28 article for CBC/Radio-Canada, “Not a real truce!” about the ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah leans on a tired formula: rich, humanized stories... version française Rania Massoud’s April 28 article for CBC/Radio-Canada, “Not a real truce!” about the ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah leans on a tired formula: rich, humanized stories on one side, and a flat, completely context-free void on the other. It’s a familiar script frequently employed by Massoud where she uses emotion in place of relevant details. Rather than providing readers with a body of coherent journalism to help them understand the Hezbollah-Israel war, Massoud produces a tired list of anti-Israel tropes instead. Massoud tells readers that “the buffer zone is not limited to land; it also extends into the open sea, depriving southern fishermen of their traditional fishing grounds.” What she glosses over is why those measures exist. Yes, the article briefly mentions Israel is “monitoring the Lebanese coast to prevent any infiltration or activity linked to Hezbollah,” but then completely abandons the thought. There’s zero mention of weapons smuggling or actual maritime threats. Instead, the restrictions are painted as totally arbitrary. Context makes a brief cameo, then disappears. Throughout the piece, the conflict is framed as a blanket assault on a sovereign nation, referencing “the war that continues to wreak havoc in the region” and claiming “Israel intensified its strikes against Lebanon.” This kind of blurring is intentional. Israel isn’t at war with Lebanon as a whole; it’s fighting Hezbollah, a heavily armed terrorist group embedded in the south that is explicitly dedicated to Israel’s destruction. Ironically, the article even admits the strikes happened after “Hezbollah launched rockets against its territory.” But that massive, inciting detail gets buried. Cause and effect are effectively flipped. Readers are introduced to Issa Darwish, Mohammad Darwish, and Kamal Istanbouli, and are provided their ages, their backgrounds, and the stark reality of their daily struggles. “If we don’t work, we don’t eat,” one of them says. It’s undeniably effective human storytelling. But look at how Israel is portrayed. It’s reduced entirely to sterile hardware: an “Israeli fighter jet,” a “drone,” the “Israeli navy.” There are no Israeli policymakers, no displaced families, no civilians sprinting to bomb shelters. One side gets deeply personal biographies; the other gets reduced to military machinery. That isn’t just an oversight. It’s by design. The maritime restrictions are spoon-fed to the reader as inherently cruel – “what kind of truce is this? It’s not a real truce,” one fisherman complains. Yet, in the exact same paragraph, the author notes the fishermen receive warnings via the Lebanese army, and that the monitoring is specifically there to stop Hezbollah. Maritime restrictions in active conflict zones aren’t some rogue tactic; they are standard military practice when heavily armed groups operate on the coast. Massoud gestures wildly at injustice while completely ignoring the actual legal and strategic realities that complicate her narrative. The piece leans heavily on undeniable hardship: “we have suffered far too much,” “it is unjust.” These are real, painful experiences. But they are served up in a vacuum, isolated from the geopolitical reality that caused them. Even the complaint about the fishermen being confined comes right after the admission that strikes happened “after Hezbollah launched rockets.” The actual chain of events is right there, flashing for a second, before being buried under a mountain of pathos. The goal isn’t to help the reader understand the situation; it’s just to make them angry. Massoud writes for a publicly funded broadcaster with a clear mandate to objectively inform Canadians. Yet her coverage, and anyone looking at her social media can see this, hammers this same specific angle with striking consistency. At a certain point, it stops looking like a journalistic beat and starts looking like a fixation. La journaliste de Radio-Canada Rania Massoud ignore les dangers que représente le Hezbollah L’article du 28 avril de Rania Massoud pour CBC/Radio-Canada, « Pas une vraie trêve ! », au sujet du cessez-le-feu au Liban entre Israël et le Hezbollah, repose sur une formule usée : des récits riches et humanisés d’un côté, et un vide plat, totalement dépourvu de contexte, de l’autre. C’est un scénario familier souvent utilisé par Massoud, où l’émotion remplace les détails pertinents. Au lieu d’offrir aux lecteurs un travail journalistique cohérent leur permettant de comprendre la guerre entre le Hezbollah et Israël, Massoud produit plutôt une liste fatiguée de clichés anti-israéliens. Massoud explique aux lecteurs que « la zone tampon ne se limite pas à la terre ; elle s’étend aussi à la haute mer, privant les pêcheurs du sud de leurs zones de pêche traditionnelles ». Ce qu’elle passe sous silence, c’est la raison d’être de ces mesures. Oui, l’article mentionne brièvement qu’Israël « surveille la côte libanaise afin de prévenir toute infiltration ou acti... --- ## Le Devoir Writer Sarah Boumedda Downplays Iranian Regime’s Murderous Attacks On Israel, Instead Portrays Jerusalem As A Warmonger URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-writer-sarah-boumedda-downplays-iranian-regimes-murderous-attacks-on-israel-instead-portrays-jerusalem-as-a-warmonger/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-11 Words: 1184 > version française Less than a year after Sarah Boumedda penned an opinion column in the pages of Le Devoir in May, 2025 where she complained about what she termed the... version française Less than a year after Sarah Boumedda penned an opinion column in the pages of Le Devoir in May, 2025 where she complained about what she termed the insufficient Western support for the Palestinians against Israel, authoring a news article about the very same topic in which she had so recently expressed her own strident opinion. On April 29, Boumedda’s article, “After two months of war in Iran, uncertainty still reigns,” was ostensibly a review of the war between the U.S. and Israeli forces, and the Islamic Republic of Iran. But it was no such thing. Instead, it was a one-sided, thinly-veiled ideological hit piece which relied on reliable anti-Israel voices while excluding all others, and which took readers to a predictable conclusion. Boumedda begins her article slyly, writing that “despite international law, the United States and Israel launched a war.” While her casual use of the word “despite” indicates that the war was somehow in conflict with international law, she offered no such evidence despite treating it as a de facto fact. She relies on two interviewees in her article: Rex Brynen of McGill University, a vocal activist who has spoken out in favour of Ottawa’s recognition of a Palestinian state, and has consistently demonized Israel in the news media, as well as retired University of Sherbrooke professor Sami Aoun, who has hysterically depicted Israel as the villain in Gaza, rather than a party defending itself against a potent threat. In Boumedda’s article from May, 2025, Aoun is quoted as theorizing the West’s supposed disinterest in the Palestinians as stemming from Holocaust guilt. As with so many other ideologically-driven reports, Boumedda writes that according to Brynen, “pressure from his Israeli ally to launch an offensive” was instrumental for U.S. President Donald Trump. Though the idea that tiny Israel could somehow twist the arms of the world’s most powerful leader beggars belief – and has been repudiated by none other than Trump himself – she repeated without challenge or context. As if the message wasn’t clear, Boumedda ended the article driving home the point, quoting Brynen again who said that “almost every country in the world, with the possible exception of Israel, knew that this war was a bad idea. This war is perceived as a problem that Trump created from scratch.” Boumedda chose not to remind readers that the Islamic Republic of Iran is the world’s pre-eminent state sponsor of terrorism, funding, arming and supporting an array of Islamic terrorist proxy groups across the Middle East, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen. Nor did she remind them that the Iranian regime has openly and repeatedly called for the violent destruction of Israel, and taken steps to fulfill that fanatical worldview. Instead, thanks to two reliably anti-Israel voices, mixed in with her own pre-established hostile views, Sarah Boumedda was able to draw a picture where the Islamic Republic of Iran was not bothering anybody, but that peace was disturbed thanks to the warmongering of Israel, a country with a population barely larger than Quebec. Boumedda’s piece may have been listed as an article, but it was effectively a hackneyed opinion column masquerading as thoughtful analysis. La journaliste du Devoir Sarah Boumedda minimise les attaques meurtrières du régime iranien contre Israël et présente plutôt Jérusalem comme un fauteur de guerre Moins d’un an après que Sarah Boumedda a rédigé une chronique d’opinion dans les pages du Devoir en mai 2025, où elle se plaignait de ce qu’elle qualifiait de soutien occidental insuffisant aux Palestiniens contre Israël, elle a signé un article d’actualité sur ce même sujet, sur lequel elle avait récemment exprimé une opinion aussi tranchée. Le 29 avril, l’article de Boumedda, « Après deux mois de guerre en Iran, l’incertitude persiste », se présentait ostensiblement comme un bilan de la guerre entre les forces américaines et israéliennes et la République islamique d’Iran. Mais il n’en était rien. Il s’agissait plutôt d’un texte idéologique à sens unique, à peine voilé, qui s’appuyait sur des voix anti-israéliennes connues tout en excluant toutes les autres, et qui menait les lecteurs à une conclusion prévisible. Boumedda commence son article de manière sournoise en écrivant que « malgré le droit international, les États-Unis et Israël ont déclenché une guerre ». Si son utilisation désinvolte du mot « malgré » laisse entendre que la guerre était en contradiction avec le droit international, elle n’a fourni aucune preuve en ce sens, tout en traitant cela comme un fait établi. Elle s’appuie sur deux personnes interviewées dans son article : Rex Brynen de l’Université McGill, un militant vocal qui s’est exprimé en faveur de la reconnaissance d’un État palestinien par Ottawa et qui a constamment diabolisé Israël dans les médias, ainsi que Sami Aoun, professeur retraité de l’Université de Sherbrooke, qui a dépeint de manière outrancière Isr... --- ## Le Devoir Reporter Magadaline Boutros Pens Lengthy Article On Lebanon-Israel War, Somehow Forgets To Mention Hezbollah A Single Time URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-reporter-magadaline-boutros-pens-lengthy-article-on-lebanon-israel-war-somehow-forgets-to-mention-hezbollah-a-single-time/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-11 Words: 1216 > version française According to her biography, Le Devoir reporter Magdaline Boutros has been a journalist for some 20 years, during which time she should have learned the importance of sharing... version française According to her biography, Le Devoir reporter Magdaline Boutros has been a journalist for some 20 years, during which time she should have learned the importance of sharing critical context in her stories. Regrettably, that lesson appears to still be unlearned to her. Boutros, who has previously regurgitated baseless “genocide” slurs against Israel in her reporting, carefully cut out inconvenient details in order to paint Israel as starving Palestinians and sanitized Palestinian terrorism, authored an April 30 article where she lamented that the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group backed by Iran, remains tenuous at best. In her article, “Another million Lebanese remain displaced by the war,” Boutros writes that “despite the ceasefire…more than a million Lebanese are still displaced within their country,” adding that the ceasefire “has been repeatedly violated since,” specifically stating that “On Tuesday, Israel issued evacuation orders for 17 villages in southern Lebanon. Israeli airstrikes followed.” Incredibly, Hezbollah is not even mentioned a single time anywhere in her article, as if the terrorist group that began firing rockets into Israel on March 2, in solidarity with its Iranian patrons, simply was a figment of Israel’s imagination. What Boutros could not be bothered to share with readers is that, while large numbers of Lebanese remain displaced, it is because they were living in areas effectively taken over by Hezbollah, which converted entire towns near the Israeli border into launchpads for rocket and drone attacks against Israel. Boutros also hid from public view the reality that civilians living in northern Israel are regularly – sometimes multiple times a day – attacked by Hezbollah rocket and drone fire, in a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement. But the suffering of Israeli civilians does not even get a passing mention from Boutros, who instead censors away their reality completely. In her retelling, Israel is not striking Hezbollah terrorists who violate the ceasefire, but only innocent civilians, while Israeli civilians apparently do not exist at all. Boutros told readers that “according to figures cited by the UN, approximately 40,000 homes have been wiped out since the start of the war on March 2.” Once again, she fixates on a headline and hides away the relevant facts. She does not admit that scores of Lebanese towns and villages, such as Bint Jbeil, were not operating as regular places for civilians to live, but in fact as empty shells occupied by Hezbollah terrorists, who booby-trapped vast numbers of buildings and made it into a key stronghold. The article is replete with selective omissions on Boutros’ part, such as when she records that “between March 2 and April 24, the WHO recorded 149 attacks against healthcare infrastructure or personnel, resulting in 100 deaths and 233 injuries.” Yet again, Boutros’ retelling would have readers believe that Israel is targeting innocent Lebanese, rather than Hezbollah terrorists who actively use civilian infrastructure like ambulances to transport weapons. A credible journalist, even one with a strong opinion on such matters, would at least acknowledge the facts as they are, rather than as they might wish them to be. But Boutros does no such thing. Instead, she cherry-picks claims which sound credible, hiding the damning evidence which flies in the face of her allegations, and presumably hopes that readers won’t know any better. La journaliste du Devoir Magdaline Boutros signe un long article sur la guerre Israël-Liban et omet curieusement de mentionner le Hezbollah une seule fois Selon sa biographie, la journaliste du Devoir Magdaline Boutros exerce ce métier depuis environ 20 ans, période durant laquelle elle aurait dû apprendre l’importance de fournir un contexte essentiel dans ses reportages. Malheureusement, cette leçon ne semble toujours pas avoir été assimilée. Boutros, qui a déjà repris sans fondement des accusations de « génocide » contre Israël dans ses reportages, en omettant soigneusement des éléments dérangeants afin de présenter Israël comme affamant les Palestiniens tout en minimisant le terrorisme palestinien, a signé un article le 30 avril dans lequel elle déplore que le cessez-le-feu entre Israël et le Hezbollah, le groupe terroriste libanais soutenu par l’Iran, demeure extrêmement fragile. Dans son article, « Un autre million de Libanais restent déplacés par la guerre », Boutros écrit que « malgré le cessez-le-feu… plus d’un million de Libanais sont toujours déplacés à l’intérieur de leur pays », ajoutant que le cessez-le-feu « a été violé à plusieurs reprises depuis », précisant notamment que « mardi, Israël a émis des ordres d’évacuation pour 17 villages du sud du Liban. Des frappes aériennes israéliennes ont suivi ». De façon incroyable, le Hezbollah n’est mentionné nulle part dans son article, comme si le groupe terroriste qui a commencé à tirer des roquettes s... --- ## Le Devoir Columnist François Brousseau Attempts To Rehabilitate Image Of Islamic Republic Of Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-columnist-francois-brousseau-attempts-to-rehabilitate-image-of-islamic-republic-of-iran/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-11 Words: 1172 > version française To read Le Devoir columnist François Brousseau argue it, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s leaders are not fanatical theocrats at all, but simply misunderstood. In his May 4... version française To read Le Devoir columnist François Brousseau argue it, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s leaders are not fanatical theocrats at all, but simply misunderstood. In his May 4 opinion column, “Trump versus the modernists of Tehran,” Brousseau dismisses any suggestion that the Iranian regime “represents an adversary, or an enemy, with whom any compromise is impossible, or which cannot change.” As supposed evidence, Brousseau points to the “modern, educated and largely secularized society” inside Iran, though this apparent admiration has not stopped him from dismissing their voices when they previously protested against the regime. While it is undoubtedly true that according to all reliable data, the Iranian people are educated, modern and secularized, that does not prove that the Islamic Republic is also those things, but rather that the regime, using overwhelming and brutal violence, continues to force itself upon an unwilling population. Instead, as the regime has itself unabashedly proclaimed, it is not simply a military dictatorship as Brousseau writes, but remains thoroughly enamored with fanatical Islam, devoting much of Iran’s enormous oil wealth to funding, arming and supporting an array of terrorist proxy groups across the Middle East, suppressing its own population, and seeking to export its brand of radical Shia Islam. Brousseau posits that the U.S. and Israeli strikes against the Islamic Republic “may very well have strengthened the regime’s position in the short and medium term,” adding that the now-suspended military strikes “are producing the exact opposite of what was expected at the White House and the Pentagon.” However, this claim – as self-evident as it may seen for armchair observers – is simply not supported by any relevant data, given that, even as Brousseau acknowledges, the overwhelming majority of the Iranian populace opposes the Iranian regime, and that strikes targeting it have not created any ‘rally around the flag’ as a result. In fact, even amidst a widespread internet blackout, the evidence that exists suggests that the Iranian population remains opposed to the regime, not Israel or the United States. If the Iranian people were truly revolting against the United States and Israel, as Brousseau suggests, then the Islamic Republic would happily showcase that footage to the world as part of its propaganda efforts, rather than silencing its people. As part of his apparent effort to rehabilitate the reputation of the Islamic Republic, Brousseau lauds its supposed adherence to the 2015 nuclear deal, claiming it was “impeccable in its respect for the signed text,” offering no acknowledgement that critics say Tehran was violating the deal extensively. However, as much as Brousseau attempts to characterize the Iranian regime as reasonable moderates, precisely the opposite is true. While the Iranian people as a whole are educated, modern and opposed to the regime, the Islamic Republic, through both its actions and its rhetoric, has made clear that it sees itself as not simply a religious regime, but argues that it is divinely-ordained to govern Iran. While the Islamic Republic’s fanatical religious worldview may be uncomfortable, it is nevertheless a fact that commentators like Brousseau would do well to acknowledge, rather than pretend away, as he has repeatedly done with other elements of the Iranian regime. Le chroniqueur du Devoir François Brousseau tente de réhabiliter l’image de la République islamique d’Iran À lire le chroniqueur du Devoir François Brousseau, les dirigeants de la République islamique d’Iran ne seraient pas du tout des théocrates fanatiques, mais simplement des incompris. Dans sa chronique d’opinion du 4 mai, « Trump contre les modernistes de Téhéran », Brousseau rejette toute suggestion selon laquelle le régime iranien « représente un adversaire, ou un ennemi, avec lequel tout compromis est impossible, ou qui ne peut pas changer ». Comme prétendue preuve, Brousseau souligne la « société moderne, instruite et largement sécularisée » à l’intérieur de l’Iran, bien que cette admiration apparente ne l’ait pas empêché de balayer du revers de la main les voix de ces mêmes citoyens lorsqu’ils manifestaient auparavant contre le régime. S’il est sans aucun doute vrai, selon toutes les données fiables, que le peuple iranien est instruit, moderne et sécularisé, cela ne prouve pas que la République islamique l’est aussi. Cela démontre plutôt que le régime, au moyen d’une violence brutale et écrasante, continue de s’imposer à une population réticente. Au contraire, comme le régime lui-même l’a proclamé sans gêne, il ne s’agit pas simplement d’une dictature militaire comme l’écrit Brousseau, mais d’un pouvoir profondément épris d’islam fanatique, consacrant une grande partie de l’immense richesse pétrolière de l’Iran au financement, à l’armement et au soutien d’un éventail de groupes terroristes mandataires à travers le Moyen-Orient, à la répression de sa propre po... --- ## Canada Has A Serious Antisemitism Problem | New 2025 Report URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/canada-has-a-serious-antisemitism-problem-new-2025-report/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-05-14 Words: 80 > Recently, Tel Aviv University released its annual Antisemitism Worldwide Report, which is arguably the most comprehensive global analysis of antisemitic incidents conducted anywhere. And when you look at the 2025... Recently, Tel Aviv University released its annual Antisemitism Worldwide Report, which is arguably the most comprehensive global analysis of antisemitic incidents conducted anywhere. And when you look at the 2025 data, something terrifying becomes very clear: Canada isn’t just highly ranked, we’re an outlier. Our Digital Director, Rick Firth, explains Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## TMU Journalism Lecturer Sonya Fatah Spreads Unfounded Anti-Israel Claims With Walrus Senior Editor Samia Madwar URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/tmu-journalism-lecturer-sonya-fatah-spreads-unfounded-anti-israel-claims-with-walrus-senior-editor-samia-madwar/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-08 Words: 502 > The extreme pro-Palestinian agenda promoted by much of the Canadian news media did not arise in a vacuum, but has been molded and enabled by a hardline, ideological environment inside... The extreme pro-Palestinian agenda promoted by much of the Canadian news media did not arise in a vacuum, but has been molded and enabled by a hardline, ideological environment inside journalism schools, particularly at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). From the presence of anti-Israel activist lecturers like Shireen Ahmed to hosting an unapologetic glorifier of Palestinian terrorism, Yipeng Ge, TMU’s journalism school continues to play host to a radical ideology in our view. In a recent interview in the taxpayer-funded and disinformation-laden magazine The Walrus, Sonya Fatah, who is an associate professor and associate chair at TMU’s School of Journalism, spread nonsensical anti-Israel tropes alongside the outlet’s senior editor, Samia Madwar in a May 1 interview, “If Killing Journalists Is a War Crime, Why Isn’t Anyone Stopping It?” Madwar introduced the subject of so-called “journalists” killed in Gaza by matter-of-factly telling readers about “Israel’s genocidal retaliation against Palestinians in Gaza,” falsely and disingenuously presenting her own opinion as if it was fact, when it most definitively is nothing of the sort. Laying the groundwork with her fact-optional introduction, Madwar then repeated claims from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) alleging that 129 “journalists” were killed during the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza, though she did not share that Israel and independent scholars say most of those include individuals who could hardly be called innocent civilians. Fatah, for her part, leaned heavily into the baseless trope alleging that for the Palestinians, “there’s always been an erasure of their narrative, an erasure of their voices, in the news media.” Fatah cited no evidence for her wild claim of the “erasure” of Palestinians, unsurprising because it would be difficult to provide proof where there is none. Rather than being erased, the Palestinian political narrative is being force-fed throughout academia, the news media, public schools and more. Even daring to speak out against Palestinian political agendas is being termed “racism” by proponents, in a clear and brazen attempt to stifle any opposition to pro-Palestinian propaganda. In one question to Fatah, Madwar briefly noted that Israel says “some journalists are militants,” a profound understatement. Rather than address the evidence Israel has amassed, Fatah dismissed it, calling it “a classic disinformation campaign,” and launching into a rant about “colonialism and colonial movements,” a nonsensical non-sequitur. At no point did Fatah admit that terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah are driven by their fanatical Islamist ideologies, and instead attempted to frame them as “movements” that simply arose because of their opposition to Israeli policy. The conversation between Samia Madwar, the senior editor at The Walrus, and Sonya Fatah of Toronto Metropolitan University is a microcosm of the state of much of journalism in Canada today. A radical anti-Israel agenda at the cross-section of a publicly-funded media outlet and university, promoting hardline narratives and selectively omitting any information which comes into conflict with that narrow worldview. Photo credit: Sonya Fatah --- ## Victoria’s Times Colonist Newspaper Reporter Michael John Lo – Again – Rehabilitates Radicals Behind Victoria’s Anti-Israel Protest URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/victorias-times-colonist-newspaper-reporter-michael-john-lo-again-rehabilitates-radicals-behind-victorias-anti-israel-protest/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-08 Words: 565 > Journalism is ostensibly supposed to be more than simply regurgitating press conferences by miniscule groups of complainants, but that memo, it seems, has not been received for one reporter at... Journalism is ostensibly supposed to be more than simply regurgitating press conferences by miniscule groups of complainants, but that memo, it seems, has not been received for one reporter at Victoria’s Times Colonist newspaper. In his April 29 front page article, “Pro-Palestine marchers want return of police traffic control,” reporter Michael John Lo devotes an entire report to grievances by a small group of anti-Israel protesters who have been protesting every week for 2.5 years, following the October 7, 2023 massacres by Palestinian terrorists in southern Israel. Click for the full size front page article: Recently, after more than two years of spending taxpayer dollars in providing the group with effectively free traffic control, Victoria’s police department announced that it would suspend those services. Predictably, the protesters did what they did best, and protested, which resulted in fawning coverage from Lo. He provided a play-by-play of the two dozen protesters’ speeches, including featuring an extended complaint by protester Maureen Stone, who alleged that because the city’s police chief in 2024 mentioned a Holocaust remembrance day on social media and tagged two well-known Jewish charities, that her “personal political commitments have improperly influenced VicPD’s operations.” For any credible publication, such rambling nonsense would not be fit to print. But for the Times Colonist, these make up much of the article. Nowhere in his article does Lo mention that Victoria taxpayers have been on the hook for paying some $1.2 million in policing costs, nor did he opt to give a voice to locals, including the Downtown Victoria Business Association, which has complained that the perpetual anti-Israel protests have harmed the city’s economy by deterring customers from coming to stores. Also conspicuously absent from Lo’s account was any mention of the widespread hate speech and open support for terrorism that has characterized many pro-Palestinian rallies throughout Canada following October 7. Instead, Lo portrays the protesters as simply a group of concerned citizens speaking out about human rights concerns. In one instance, he quoted protest organizer Anas Al Salah, who claimed that Israel is “killing children and women on a daily basis,” though Lo made no time for any interviewee who could have articulated a different point of view, such as pointing out the nonstop attacks on Israel by Islamic terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and their patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran. As part of his stenography of the anti-Israel press conference, Lo wrote that “A retired United Church minister and a member of the Independent Jewish Voices spoke in support of the group.” Though he refrained from noting anything more, Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) is a hardline anti-Israel group that has been accused of Holocaust denial and rationalizing Hamas terrorism against Israelis. This is not the first time that Lo’s reporting has come under scrutiny. A year earlier, he wrote another article sanitizing the anti-Israel protests plaguing downtown Victoria. In that article, he also quoted protest organizer Anas Al Saleh, though he decided to ignore Al Saleh’s extremist rhetoric, including denying Israel’s right to exist. Journalism means more than simply repeating the complaints by a fringe group of anti-Israel protesters, and it’s time that Michael John Lo of the Times Colonist starts holding these radicals accountable, rather than acting as their unpaid spokesperson. --- ## Why Is Taxpayer-Funded Canadian Charity Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) Hosting A Convention Featuring Multiple Speakers With Alleged Ties To Terrorism & Extremism? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/why-is-taxpayer-funded-canadian-charity-muslim-association-of-canada-mac-hosting-a-convention-featuring-multiple-speakers-with-alleged-ties-to-terrorism-extremism/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-08 Words: 650 > Why is a taxpayer-funded Islamic charity featuring multiple speakers at their annual convention in Toronto with alleged ties to terrorism and extremism? When Prime Minister Mark Carney ascended to the... Why is a taxpayer-funded Islamic charity featuring multiple speakers at their annual convention in Toronto with alleged ties to terrorism and extremism? When Prime Minister Mark Carney ascended to the podium at an event hosted by the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) and declared that “these are Muslim values. These are Canadian values,” it invited widespread criticism, not just for what Carney said, but for the organization where he said it. On multiple occasions, the MAC – a registered charity – has featured speakers with histories of making extremist anti-Israel and terrorist-glorifying statements at their national convention. The MAC, which operates mosques, schools and community centres across the country, was accused by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) of being “an apparent Hamas support network,” claims it denies. However, it remains a registered charity, enjoying a 2025 budget of over $55 million, including nearly nine million dollars in government funding. The MAC has also been accused of funnelling $300,000 to IRFAN-Canada, a banned terrorist organization. This year’s MAC convention, slated to be held May 16-18 in Toronto, at the city-owned Enercare Centre, features a string of speakers, some of whom have been accused of having documented ties to Islamic extremists and other bodies banned as terrorist organizations. As first reported by JewishOnliner.com, one of the featured speakers is Anas Altikriti, CEO and founder of the Cordoba Foundation in London, which is a banned terrorist organization in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Altikriti has been accused of being a senior Muslim Brotherhood representative in Europe, has publicly justified the October 7, 2023 massacres, and on his X (Twitter) page, shared an image of him meeting Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Another scheduled speaker is Hussein Elkazzas, which reports say has been an economic advisor to the Freedom and Justice Party, an Egyptian party closely linked to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, a banned terrorist organization in the United States. He is just one of a number of speakers with apparent links to the Muslim Brotherhood, an extremist Muslim movement seen as the ideological parent of many modern-day Islamic terrorist groups. Speaker after speaker at the MAC convention raises serious concerns about the gathering. Another scheduled presenter is Khaled Al-Hanafy, a senior leader of the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), which was behind the Euro Fatwa App, seen as a “building block in the process of radicalization” for European Muslims. According to reports, a number of speakers slated to present feature connections to Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the deceased Muslim Brotherhood cleric who actively promoted terrorism against Israeli civilians. The convention website boasts a number of sponsors, including Hands for Charity, Islamic Relief Canada, Action for Humanity and Human Concern International. Islamic Relief Canada is an affiliate of Islamic Relief Worldwide, which has been accused of being a key source in funding for the Hamas terrorist movement. It is also a registered Canadian charity, boasting a mammoth 2025 budget of over $125 million. Among the sessions at the MAC convention includes a talk under the topic “The Art of Dawah,” referring to Islamic proselytization, inviting attendees to learn about “How did Gaza call Humanity to Islam.” Concerns surrounding the Muslim Association of Canada do not exist in a vacuum. When multiple Islamic terrorist attacks have been foiled in Canada, policymakers cannot afford to treat extremist networks and ideological radicalization as peripheral issues, and the news media must hold these authorities accountable for their action, or lack thereof. Canadians deserve answers as to why individuals accused of ties to Islamist extremism are being permitted to enter the country and speak at a taxpayer-supported convention hosted by a registered charity that has itself faced serious accusations. --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Janice Kennedy Attempts To Portray Israel As Intolerant To Christians, Ignoring Overwhelming Evidence In Her Ideological Quest To Demonize Jewish State URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-janice-kennedy-attempts-to-portray-israel-as-intolerant-to-christians-ignoring-overwhelming-evidence-in-her-ideological-quest-to-demonize-jewish-state/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-07 Words: 580 > Retired journalist Janice Kennedy wrote an opinion column for the Toronto Star on April 29, “Religions all over the world are being blasphemed and perverted,” in which she railed against... Retired journalist Janice Kennedy wrote an opinion column for the Toronto Star on April 29, “Religions all over the world are being blasphemed and perverted,” in which she railed against religion in the public sphere. Among the items she cites: “take the photo authenticated last week of an Israeli soldier taking a sledgehammer to a statue of Jesus in Christian Lebanon belying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that Israel cherishes “Jewish values of tolerance and mutual respect” among people of all faiths. Kennedy appears to be building a case. But she provides no context. The two Israeli soldiers who desecrated the statue were investigated by the Israeli military, dismissed from the army, and immediately jailed. There was also widespread public outcry in Israel. This was condemned, not condoned. It is not evidence of state policy. Kennedy continued, “hollowing out the claim as well are the more than 150 documented attacks perpetrated last year against Christian churches and worshippers in Israel, according to Jerusalem’s Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue.” Another decontextualized statement. While all racist incidents need to be addressed, Kennedy implies widespread violent persecution. The actuality is a tiny number of deeply problematic incidents carried out by individuals, and dealt with by Israeli authorities. There is additional relevant context that she omitted entirely. In 2024, reports indicated that the Christian community in Israel was growing (the only country in the Middle East where this is so). Additionally, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics had previously stated that “84 percent of Christians are satisfied with their life in Israel.” That reality does not fit her narrative. Yet Kennedy wasn’t done. Her next accusation was, “The targeting of Muslim sites also contradicts his pious deflection (his = Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s). As reported by the United Nations and news agencies, widespread demolition of mosques has occurred in the West Bank, and more than half of Gaza’s religious sites have been destroyed.” This claim is presented without cause or context. The terrorist group Hamas initiated the war on October 7, 2023. The terrorists murdered 1,200 civilians and abducted 251 people. Israel fought back in self-defence. During the fighting, Hamas and other terrorists embedded their terrorists and infrastructure in civilian areas, including mosques. Muslim clerics have advocated the use of mosques for jihad. There are documented cases of this, for example, in December 2023, when Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists used a mosque as an operational headquarters and a weapons warehouse. Kennedy’s allegation that Israel wantonly destroyed mosques is outrageous and misleading. When it came to radical Islam, Kennedy tread gently, writing “practising Muslims must also be dismayed. Whenever Islamic extremists have committed terrorist acts in the name of the Almighty, their faith has been flagrantly abused, too, as the Qur’an explicitly forbids the killing of innocent people.” Her ability to separate Islamic extremists from other Islamists is in sharp contrast to her generalization of Israeli behaviour, and she certainly did not address discussions of violence in Islamic texts. In her opinion column, Janice Kennedy claimed that she was setting out in order to condemn the misuse of religion. Instead, what she produced is a case study in selective outrage picking on Israel, as the typical whipping boy of both historical and contemporary antisemites, who march under the banner of anti-Zionism. It is up to Kennedy to answer whether her column matches that description, or was simply an example of parroting lazy answers instead. --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Linda McQuaig Falsely Portrays Israel – Not Iranian Regime – As Nuclear Threat To Middle East URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-linda-mcquaig-falsely-portrays-israel-not-iranian-regime-as-nuclear-threat-to-middle-east/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-07 Words: 660 > In her April 30 Toronto Star opinion column, “Here’s something even more important than reducing tariffs, and Carney should do it,” perpetual Israel detractor Linda McQuaig once again delivers a... In her April 30 Toronto Star opinion column, “Here’s something even more important than reducing tariffs, and Carney should do it,” perpetual Israel detractor Linda McQuaig once again delivers a familiar mix of selective framing and moral posturing that collapses under scrutiny. As a perpetual disseminator of radical anti-Israel disinformation documented by HonestReporting Canada, McQuaig’s latest piece follows a well-worn pattern: ambitious global claims built on incomplete facts, particularly when Israel enters the frame. At first glance, the column advocates for global nuclear disarmament and urges Prime Minister Mark Carney to take a leadership role. That is a legitimate policy discussion. But the article’s credibility falters sharply when it pivots to the Middle East; specifically, to the claim that recent U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran are merely “ostensibly” about preventing nuclear proliferation, and that a diplomatic “nuclear-weapons-free zone” would be a more sensible path forward. A reasonable observer could simply tell McQuaig to lecture the Islamic Republic of Iran for the need to abandon its race for nuclear weapons, but McQuaig’s framing of this situation is misleading on multiple levels. First, the suggestion that efforts to stop Iran’s nuclear program are merely pretextual ignores a well-documented reality: Iran has spent decades advancing nuclear capabilities that have alarmed not just Israel and the United States, but also European governments and international watchdogs. The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly reported concerns over Iran’s uranium enrichment levels and lack of full transparency. These are not speculative fears or political talking points – they are grounded in ongoing monitoring and verified assessments. Second, McQuaig’s casual dismissal of military action as “bombing Iranian civilization back to the stone age” is not just inflammatory, it obscures the actual nature of modern targeted strikes. Israeli and U.S. operations have consistently been described as focused on military infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and regime-linked assets, not civilian population centers or cultural annihilation. Reducing complex military operations to caricature undermines any serious discussion of proportionality or international law. Most troubling, however, is McQuaig’s claim that “the obstacle to such a treaty is Israel, which has nuclear weapons but refuses to officially acknowledge them or submit to international inspections.” Such proposals have existed since the 1970s. But they have consistently failed not simply because of Israel’s position, but because of broader regional realities – chief among them, the refusal of multiple states and non-state actors to recognize Israel’s right to exist, and the persistent instability driven by groups and regimes openly committed to its destruction. Israel’s longstanding policy of nuclear ambiguity must be understood within this context: it is a deterrent posture in a region where existential threats are not hypothetical. Equating Israel – a democratic state facing ongoing security threats – with regimes that actively pursue nuclear capabilities while sponsoring terrorist proxies is a false equivalence. Iran, for example, has funded and armed terror groups such as Hezbollah, which has recently launched thousands of rockets at Israeli civilians. Any discussion of regional arms control that ignores these dynamics is, at best, incomplete and at worst, dangerously naive. Moreover, the idea that Iran has been a consistent good-faith supporter of nuclear disarmament initiatives deserves skepticism. While Tehran has publicly endorsed certain UN frameworks, its actions, including concealment of nuclear activities and restrictions on inspections, tell a more complicated story. Diplomacy is essential, but it cannot succeed when one party repeatedly undermines verification mechanisms. McQuaig is right about one thing: nuclear proliferation is one of the most serious threats facing the world today. But serious threats demand serious analysis. That means acknowledging why countries like Israel view a nuclear-armed Iran as an existential danger, not dismissing those concerns as rhetorical cover for aggression. If Canada is to play a constructive role in global nuclear policy, it must do so grounded in reality, not in the kinds of selective narratives pushed by McQuaig. --- ## Head Of Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, Currently In Canada For FIFA Congress Is A Convicted Terrorist. Why Did The Globe & Mail’s Andrea Woo Fail To Mention That? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/head-of-palestinian-football-association-jibril-rajoub-currently-in-canada-for-fifa-congress-is-a-convicted-terrorist-why-did-the-globe-mails-andrea-woo-fail-to-mention-that/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-07 Words: 529 > When Jibril Rajoub, a convicted Palestinian terrorist who spent 17 years in an Israeli jail for his crimes, and who is currently the head of the Palestinian Football Association, stood... When Jibril Rajoub, a convicted Palestinian terrorist who spent 17 years in an Israeli jail for his crimes, and who is currently the head of the Palestinian Football Association, stood on stage at the recent FIFA Congress in Vancouver, refusing to shake the hands of Israel’s representative, it was a perfect encapsulation of decades of Palestinian intransigence and rejectionism towards Israel – where Israel’s overtures for peace were met with hatred. But rather than providing readers with an accurate – albeit undoubtedly uncomfortable report for many – The Globe and Mail offered a highly sanitized version instead. In the May 1 article, “FIFA congress in Vancouver exposes rifts weeks before Canada hosts World Cup,” Staff Reporter Andrea Woo wrote that “Palestinian soccer federation president Jibril Rajoub delivered an impassioned 20-minute speech urging FIFA to apply its own rules consistently, pointing to the governing body’s decision not to impose sanctions on Israel over its soccer clubs in the occupied West Bank.” Woo’s use of the term “impassioned” frames Rajoub as little more than a powerful orator and enthusiastic advocate. In reality, he was convicted to life in prison for throwing a grenade at an army bus, and released from jail only as part of a prisoner exchange. He has relentlessly spread hatred and vitriol against Israel, calling them “Satan” and “Nazis,” and praising the October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel. That did not stop Ottawa from granting him a visa to visit Canada. Yet for reasons that only Woo could fathom, none of these details were included at all, and instead were hidden from public view. Rajoub is not simply one individual with a murderous history; upon his release from prison, he was not confined to the margins of Palestinian society, but selected to represent the Palestinians in the international arena, giving him respect, cachet and credibility. That decision speaks volumes about how Rajoub and other Palestinian terrorists are viewed in Palestinian society; not as outcasts or rejects, but as heroes to be venerated and respected. Woo quotes Rajoub as saying, after he refused to shake the Israeli representative’s hands, “could I shake hands with someone representing a fascist and racist government and defending, even, the policies of this government?” While it would not necessarily be clear to many readers based on his name, the Israeli representative is an Arab-Israeli named Basim Sheikh Suliman, who is a walking repudiation to claims that Israel is a “racist” and “fascist” country. Yet the impression given to readers in Woo’s article is that there remains an impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, though not because of the latter’s repeated refusal to accept Israel’s right to exist or its refusal to abandon terrorism in its pursuit of the destruction of the Jewish State. While Andrea Woo’s article in The Globe and Mail did not contain overt falsehoods, she nevertheless omitted enough critical facts about to render her report overwhelmingly misleading and falsely portray Israelis and Palestinians as equally obstinate partners, when in truth, the Palestinian leadership – typified by the convicted terrorist representing Palestinians in soccer tournaments around the world – is a microcosm of the problem. --- ## Lessons From The Israeli Desert: An Insightful Conversation With Itai Tick, Reservist In Israel Defense Forces & Director Of Mifalot Dimona URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/lessons-from-the-israeli-desert-an-insightful-conversation-with-itai-tick-reservist-in-israel-defense-forces-director-of-mifalot-dimona/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-05-14 Words: 154 > In Israel's Negev Desert, which spans most of the country's land mass but home to only 8% of its people, sits Dimona, a town built from scratch to house new... In Israel’s Negev Desert, which spans most of the country’s land mass but home to only 8% of its people, sits Dimona, a town built from scratch to house new immigrants from across the Middle East and beyond, and it is where some of the biggest growth is happening. In this episode, HRC Assistant Director Robert Walker sits down with Itai Tick, who is a reservist in the Israeli military and the Director of Mifalot Dimona, which works with underprivileged youth in Dimona. We speak to him about the city’s rapid growth, life in the desert, and about some remarkable events during the recent war with Iran. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to audio-only below: --- ## CBC News Reporter/Anti-Israel Activist Shireen Ahmed Continues To Erase Lines Between Journalism & Activism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/cbc-news-reporter-anti-israel-activist-shireen-ahmed-continues-to-erase-lines-between-journalism-activism/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-06 Words: 540 > How deep is the rot at CBC? Despite CBC repeatedly claiming that the publicly-funded broadcaster harbors no ideological agenda, there continues to be evidence suggesting a disturbing, almost incestuous, relationship... How deep is the rot at CBC? Despite CBC repeatedly claiming that the publicly-funded broadcaster harbors no ideological agenda, there continues to be evidence suggesting a disturbing, almost incestuous, relationship between CBC News and anti-Israel radicals, to which the publicly-funded broadcaster has shown no particular interest in addressing. Shireen Ahmed is a CBC News Senior Contributor who, in 2023, after the October 7, 2023 massacres in Israel, signed an open letter calling for more pro-Palestinian content in the news media. Since then, she has used her platform to do precisely that, authoring multiple articles that coincidentally align with her stated pro-Palestinian worldview, including one suggesting Israel be expelled from the Olympics. Even when writing articles that have nothing to do with Israel, such as a 2021 column about sports, she managed to shoehorn in accusations of racism against Israelis. In the days before the kickoff of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Ahmed penned an article airing grievances by Palestinian officials that their delegation might not be able to attend, as they had not yet received their visas in time. In her article, Ahmed conveniently omitted mentioning that the head of that delegation, Jabril Rajoub, is a convicted Palestinian terrorist and terror glorifier. She also quoted Kat Vilarev, who she termed “a sports law expert,” but is in fact the legal counsel for the Palestinian football team, in a blatant misrepresentation. Following Ahmed’s thinly-veiled promotional article for the Palestinian football club, an extremist anti-Israel group called Just Peace Advocates (which has targeted Jewish schools and summer camps for deregulation from the Canada Revenue Agency) excitedly sharing Ahmed’s social media post announcing that the terrorist-led Palestinian delegation would be arriving after all. On social media, Ahmed gave a play-by-play of the FIFA Congress, where Rajoub refused to shake the hands of Israel’s representative, an Arab-Israeli named Basim Sheikh Sulaiman. On her X (Twitter) account, she devoted multiple posts to quoting and featuring Rajoub – who spent 17 years in prison for throwing a grenade at a group of soldiers – appearing to characterize him as something of a hero. Ahmed then took to social media to share a post from a user who claimed it was “deeply unsettling” that the head of FIFA was “treating genocide like it can be solved with a handshake and a camera.” Beyond helping to shape public opinion at CBC News, Ahmed is also a contract lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)’s School of Journalism, which recently hosted a panel discussion featuring an unabashed glorifier of Palestinian terrorism. When Marie-Phillipe Bouchard, the president of CBC/Radio-Canada, appeared at a House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on April 23, she was grilled by parliamentarians about CBC’s documented and extensive anti-Israel bias, which she waved away dismissively, claiming that “I don’t believe that our reporters are pursuing a particular agenda.” That agenda, driven by activists like Shireen Ahmed, is beyond doubt, and continues to harm whatever journalistic integrity remains at CBC News. What will it take for Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster to finally admit to its out-of-control pro-Palestinian agenda? Photo credit: Shireen Ahmed --- ## CBC News Reports By Journalist Tom Parry Continue To Downplay Relevant Details URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reports-by-journalist-tom-parry-continue-to-downplay-relevant-details/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-06 Words: 727 > Israel has argued that a group of ships recently stopped trying to enter Gaza is little more than a publicity stunt rather than a sincere humanitarian effort. But in a... Israel has argued that a group of ships recently stopped trying to enter Gaza is little more than a publicity stunt rather than a sincere humanitarian effort. But in a recent CBC News broadcast, viewers were given a highly sanitized version of events by Senior Reporter Tom Parry, in the April 30 broadcast,“Israel intercepts Gaza aid ships in international waters, organizers say.” Parry, in our estimation, has a history of one-sided reporting offering selective details from the Middle East. Watch the full segment below: Parry said that “more than 50 boats in this flotilla are trying to break the embargo, the blockade of Gaza, trying to get aid to the people of Gaza.” He continued, saying “now, they’re saying that’s about a thousand kilometers away from Israel. They’re calling this piracy, they’re calling this unlawful seizure of human beings.” The naval blockade on Gaza dates back to 2009, implemented to prevent Hamas from smuggling weapons and other contraband into the territory. While CBC News would have readers believe that Israel’s blockade is an aberration, the opposite is true. As noted by Dr. Eran Shamir-Borer, director of the Israel Democracy Institute’s Center for National Security and Democracy, Israel’s blockade meets the legal requirements and, with regard to international waters, said, “You don’t have to wait for a point in time when vessels breach the blockaded area.” In this broadcast, Parry said of a previous flotilla that activist Greta Thunberg, along with others, reported “mistreatment in Israeli detention, saying that they were denied access to their lawyers, saying that they were mistreated by their Israeli captors. Eventually, they were deported.” Parry failed to share all the facts. He relayed allegations, but did not provide meaningful context or balance them. Thunberg was actually photographed receiving asandwich and a bottle of water from Israel, grinning widely. She did, in fact,meet with a lawyer immediately after arriving in Israel. Yet Parry didn’t mention Hamas at all, the very reason for the blockade. These terrorists who invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, committing atrocities, including 1,200 murders and taking 251 innocent hostages, are still fighting against Israel. Using their most vulnerable as human shields, they haveregularly stolen aid from humanitarian deliveries. Yet he didn’t find it worth mentioning. Instead, when asked how much aid is entering Gaza through legitimate channels, Parry referenced that Israel is saying that 600 trucks are entering Gaza daily, and continued, “now, I was reading a piece by a group called Refugees International… but the bulk of what’s going in according to Refugees International is commercial goods…the point that this group is making at least is that just because commercial goods are getting in, a lot of people can’t afford what’s in the market and what needs to get in is actual aid.” At this point, what was ostensibly a news broadcast starts to sound like a podcast. A journalist’s role is not to casually cite preferred reading material, but to rigorously vet and contextualize sources. Israel asserts that the 600 trucks are aid trucks. Refugees International provided no evidence to the contrary. Additionally, NGO Monitor reported that Refugees International has a history of anti-Israel statements, having previously called for an arms embargo on Israel, denying Israel the right to self-defense, and claiming famine was imminent in Gaza, which clearly never happened. Parry’s one-sided reporting was also on display in his May 1 article, “‘I wanted to protect him’: Mother mourns teen slain near school amid settler violence in West Bank.” After Palestinians threw rocks at an Israeli car with civilians inside, an Israeli reservist opened fire at the suspects, and a 14-year-old boy was killed. As tragic as this was, Parry did not explain that Arabs throwing stones can kill, as it has many times, including in 2020 when 21-year-old soldier Amit Ygal was killed by a rock in the “West Bank”, despite wearing a helmet. Yet throughout the article, Parry downplayed Arab terrorism from the “West Bank”, presenting Israel as wanton aggressors. When a broadcaster adopts the language of activists, omits relevant context, and cherry picks its sources, it abandons journalism and embraces activism in our view. --- ## CBC News Host Marianne Dimain Conducts Softball Interview With Gaza-Based Guest Making Absurd, Unproven Claims URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-host-marianne-dimain-conducts-softball-interview-with-gaza-based-guest-making-absurd-unproven-claims/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-06 Words: 549 > CBC News’ coverage of the Middle East is continuing to jettison any semblance of responsible journalism, and instead making its apparent agenda increasingly overt. In a May 3 segment, host... CBC News’ coverage of the Middle East is continuing to jettison any semblance of responsible journalism, and instead making its apparent agenda increasingly overt. In a May 3 segment, host Marianne Dimain introduced viewers to the so-called flotilla to Gaza, where a collection of boats – recently intercepted by Israel – claimed that they were trying to bring aid to the territory. Watch the full clip below: Dimain told viewers that the group of activists “were traveling aboard a civilian flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza… the flotilla was hoping to break Israel’s 20-year blockade of Gaza to deliver badly-needed humanitarian supplies to the war-torn enclave.” Rather than acknowledge that the parade – which has been termed the selfie yacht by critics – was predominantly a PR exercise rather than a real humanitarian effort, Dimain instead made no effort to distinguish between the talking points used by these activists, and the actual facts. According to reports, there was precious little actual aid on board, though the flotilla did attract attention for allegations of sexual assault and drug abuse, details that did not get mentioned by CBC News. Dimain then segued into an interview by stating that “some aid is moving through limited land crossings, but observers say the population of more than two million still lacks badly needed food and medicine.” While other observers would point to the hundreds of trucks entering Gaza every day, and the plethora of food seen inside Gaza, it seems that only some “observers” get a platform on Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster. One of these “observers,” it seems, was Dimain’s next guest, Yousra Abu Sharekh, of the group International Network for Aid, Relief, & Assistance (INARA), whose previous hysterical depiction of Gaza on a CBC program was documented by HonestReporting Canada. Sure enough, Abu Sharekh wistfully told viewers that in Gaza, “there’s no medicine,” and complained about a shortage of fuel for local bakeries, though it is difficult to reconcile those wild claims with actual footage from inside the enclave, including luxury cars filling up on gasoline, restaurants, and even upscale cafes, points that Dimain made no effort to make. Nor was there any mention by either Abu Skarekh nor Dimain during the interview as to why there might be restrictions on goods coming into Gaza, namely the well-documented theft of aid from the Hamas terrorist organization, which then resold aid at higher prices in order to fund its ongoing violence against Israel. Instead of holding Abu Sharekh to account for her claims, or at least offering the public some modicum of relevant facts to help distinguish claims from truth, Dimain – no stranger to using her role to offer a sympathetic and one-sided platform for pro-Palestinian activists – lobbed a final softball at her guest. Asking her, “what, then, is your message? Do you feel like you’re still getting the same international attention as you were getting” in the past, Dimain left little doubt that her interview with INARA’s Yousra Abu Sharekh was not about helping Canadians understand the complex dynamics of getting aid into a territory still effectively run by a terrorist group, but instead painting Israel’s security measures as cruel and mean-spirited, with no effort at providing relevant details at all. --- ## Hamilton Spectator Reporter Nathan Bawaan Ignores Security Concerns Posed By Gazan Immigration To Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hamilton-spectator-reporter-nathan-bawaan-ignores-security-concerns-posed-by-gazan-immigration-to-canada/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-06 Words: 634 > In the latest instalment of the Canadian news media acting as unpaid promoter for pro-Palestinian activists, an April 28 article in The Hamilton Spectator saw reporter Nathan Bawaan uncritically share... In the latest instalment of the Canadian news media acting as unpaid promoter for pro-Palestinian activists, an April 28 article in The Hamilton Spectator saw reporter Nathan Bawaan uncritically share their grievances while hiding any details that challenge their narrative. His article, “Prospective McMaster students among Palestinians facing months-long delays getting student visas,” profiled Sara, a Gazan woman whose surname he did not share “for her and her family’s safety,” though he did not explain who was seeking to harm her or why, though, with such a vague statement, Israel would presumably be the proverbial boogeyman in most readers’ minds as a result. As with scores of other reports in recent months, Bawaan cited the Palestinian Students and Scholars and Risk (PSSAR) Network, which complains that Gazan students are not able to attend Canadian universities because they cannot meet Ottawa’s biometric (photograph and fingerprint) security requirements as a result of the Hamas-launched war that began with their massacres on October 7, 2023. Bawaan pulls on readers’ heartstrings, writing that Sara “has watched as war in the Middle East has decimated the Palestinian territory’s higher education system, hitting both universities and the professors who taught there,” but failing to share that the reason for such effects was Hamas’ widespread use of such civilian infrastructure to hide weapons, fighters, hostages and more. In a passing reference to the situation in Gaza, Bawaan refers to “ongoing Israeli strikes despite a ceasefire signed in October,” as if Israeli strikes were taking place in a vacuum, and not due to repeated Palestinian violations of that same ceasefire, a detail he casually omits. Bawaan quotes Nada El Falou of PSSAR, who claimed without evidence that the Gazan students are facing deliberate discrimination, though at no point did he quote, paraphrase or even note the very serious security concerns that make providing exemptions for students from Gaza a dangerous proposition. According to polling conducted inside Gaza, as many as three-fourths of the population there say they support the massacres committed by Palestinian terrorists on October 7, 2023, which saw 1,200 people murdered, raped and tortured, with another 251 people kidnapped from southern Israel. While groups like Lawyers for Secure Immigration have raised alarms with federal officials about what they see as lax standards for newcomers from Gaza, ensuring that extremists are weeded out, Bawaan saw no need to cite them, and instead relied – save for a quote from a federal government official – exclusively on pro-Palestinian activists and their supporters, as if bringing people from arguably the world’s most radicalized population posed no threat to Canada. This is not the first time that reporter Nathan Bawaan has used his platform to promote anti-Israel talking points without challenge. When he was at The Toronto Star, Bawaan penned an article in the summer of 2025 which in our view uncritically sanitized extremist actors like the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), quoting its leader, Yara Shoufani (who has since become president of the radical group Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East, or CJPME). Later that summer, Bawaan also penned an article where he similarly profiled a Palestinian man seeking to study at the University of Toronto but whose visa application was delayed, in a virtual carbon copy of his latest piece. And on social media, Bawaan’s last post on X (Twitter) is a repost of an article by former Toronto Star reporter and anti-Israel activist Richie Assaly, where he targets Jewish charities in Canada. Nathan Bawaan’s April 28 article in The Hamilton Spectator, like his previous reports at The Toronto Star, suggest in our estimation an agenda-driven reporting that treats the actions and complaints of Palestinian activists and their supporters as news while ignoring inconvenient opponents. --- ## Hill Times Writer Sarah Harb Promotes Calls For Gaza Immigration To Canada, Relying On Pro-Palestinian Activists & Ignoring The Associated Security Risks URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hill-times-writer-sarah-harb-promotes-calls-for-gaza-immigration-to-canada-relying-on-pro-palsetinian-activists-ignoring-the-associated-security-risks/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-04 Words: 619 > The Canadian media continues to manufacture outrage on behalf of anti-Israel activists, with repeated reports in both broadcast and print hiding from public view any mention of the potential security... The Canadian media continues to manufacture outrage on behalf of anti-Israel activists, with repeated reports in both broadcast and print hiding from public view any mention of the potential security risk associated with the importation of Gazans into Canada. Joining the fray is an April 29 article in The Hill Times, “NDP presses Diab over two-year study permit delays for Gazan students accepted to Canadian universities,” which tells readers that the NDP – which holds about two percent of seats in Parliament – continues to pressure the Carney government to lift security screenings for Gazans so they can enter Canada. While Harb briefly notes that Ottawa has “pointed to security screening and biometric requirements” as the reason for the delay in issuing visas for these Gazans, the rest of the article ignores the need for these security requirements, and instead relies exclusively on pro-Palestinian activists and their supporters. Biometric screenings refer to photographs and fingerprints. Harb quotes Edmonton NDP Member of Parliament and anti-Israel activist Heather McPherson, who falsely accused Israel of “genocide,” without even bothering to note that no international body has found Israel guilty of any such crime, and that Jerusalem – as well as war scholars – say no such crime has taken place. Rather than providing readers with a full picture, Harb offered them a carefully-constructed narrative instead, writing that “according to a European Training Foundation report, all of Gaza’s approximately 12 universities and colleges have been damaged or destroyed, while a United Nations report cites more than 57 university buildings having been completely destroyed since 2023.” Yet again, Harb shows no interest in explaining why there has been so much damage in Gaza, namely how the terrorist group Hamas has widely transformed universities and hospitals in Gaza into active war zones, only for gullible Western reporters to then parrot Hamas’ complaints. Harb continues her article by quoting the Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk (PSSAR) Network, which she writes is “made up of lawyers, professors, and academics,” and notes that the group is accusing Ottawa of “discriminat(ing)” against Palestinian students. She also cited Nadia Abu-Zahra, a University of Ottawa professor “involved” with PSSAR. PSSAR is a radical anti-Israel group that has falsely accused Jerusalem of a litany of crimes, and counts among its board of directors Ayman Oweidah, an associate professor at the University of Sherbrooke, while other board members, Baher Abdulhai and Amer Shalaby, have expressed support for a pro-Hamas demonstration at the University of Toronto. These details, unsurprisingly, were omitted by Harb. Yet not once in the entire article does Harb admit the need for security screenings, or press the pro-Palestinian activists as to why Gazans should receive special treatment. Gaza is arguably one of the most radicalized populations on Earth, with as many as three-quarters of those living there supporting the rape, murder, torture and kidnappings of Israeli civilians, and calling it “correct.” Consequently, giving an exemption for biometric screenings to anyone, particularly from a population which widely embraces Islamic terrorism, would constitute incredible recklessness on the part of Canadian authorities. But Harb offers no acknowledgement of these concerns, nor does she quote anyone who could have offered any insight as to the security issues related to the mass importation of Gazans into Canada. Rather than giving readers a full explanation as to these significant security concerns, Harb adds her voice to the cacophony of Canadian news media outlets which have carried water for anti-Israel activists, and promoted the idea of Gazan immigration to Canada. For a newspaper that continues to platform columnist Erica Ifill, who has spread in our view anti-Jewish bigotry on social media, this coverage seems hardly surprising. --- ## CBC News Continues To Promote Hardline Anti-Israel Activists & Portraying Them As Credible Guests URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-continues-to-promote-hardline-anti-israel-activists-portraying-them-as-credible-guests/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-04 Words: 521 > While CBC president Marie-Philippe Bouchard recently denied that the taxpayer-funded broadcaster is aggressively promoting an anti-Israel editorial agenda, virtually every day its coverage indicates precisely the opposite. In an April... While CBC president Marie-Philippe Bouchard recently denied that the taxpayer-funded broadcaster is aggressively promoting an anti-Israel editorial agenda, virtually every day its coverage indicates precisely the opposite. In an April 24 interview on the television program Morning Live, CBC host Susan Ormiston interviewed Arwa Damon, a Syrian-American woman living in Turkey who runs a ‘humanitarian’ group called INARA, for her supposed expertise on the Hezbollah-Israel war in Lebanon. Watch the full segment below: Damon, a favourite guest on CBC News who has repeatedly used her platform to spread half-truths about Israel, did so again, telling viewers that “Israel has killed more than 260 journalists and media workers” in recent years. What Damon hid from viewers is that many of these so-called “journalists” have been active members of Islamic terrorist groups like Hamas, a point that any credible interviewer would have pressed Damon on, but Ormiston offered no such pushback. The fact that many, perhaps even most of the “journalists” in Gaza were not actually civilians has been widely and repeatedly documented, though overwhelmingly ignored by CBC News, which has instead uncritically repeated claims by anti-Israel detractors. The overarching focus of the interview was on the impact of Lebanese civilians, with almost no acknowledgement of the thousands of rockets and explosive drones fired by Hezbollah terrorists into northern Israel, deliberately targeting Israeli civilians. In fact, when describing Israel, Damon said that it will “continue to strike at will,” though with Hezbollah, she dismissed its murderous rocket fire, saying it might “decide to fire a couple of rockets.” While no mention was made of Hezbollah’s openly genocidal rhetoric and vision, which includes seeing the violent destruction of Israel as its religious duty, Damon framed the entire conflict as being on Israel’s shoulders, saying that if Israel does not withdraw from its newly-established security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, “there is going to be a continuous, permanent circle of violence.” What Damon appears to be woefully ignorant of is that Israel only established that security buffer zone in recent weeks, after repeated attacks by Hezbollah on Israel. Hezbollah fired on Israel on March 2 in solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and it did so the day after October 7, 2023, in solidarity with the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza. Had Hezbollah not done so, there would be no Israeli soldiers in Lebanon, no Israeli security buffer zone in Lebanon, and no active war. But those details – as towering and central as they were – received no mention from Damon, nor challenge from Ormiston. In previous interviews, Arwa Damon has hysterically claimed that Israel is killing healthcare workers, not bothering to admit that many of them have also been active terrorists, and has spread the malicious ‘famine’ claim against Israel. In these cases and many others, CBC News has failed – or refused – to offer even a modicum of challenge to Damon’s misleading claims. Yet again, CBC News has continued to rely on guests, not for any insight they offer, but apparently primarily for the reliable anti-Israel ideology that they would promote. --- ## CBC’s French-Language Arm Radio Canada Features Anti-Israel Activist Nora Loreto Citing Radical Group’s ‘Study’ And Matter-Of-Factly Claiming Israel’s “Apartheid Regime” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbcs-french-language-arm-radio-canada-features-anti-israel-activist-nora-loreto-citing-radical-groups-study-and-matter-of-factly-claiming-israels/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-04 Words: 1460 > version française With each passing day, CBC’s reporting of Israel continues to more closely resemble Al Jazeera rather than a credible taxpayer-funded Canadian broadcaster. This drift is not subtle, but... version française With each passing day, CBC’s reporting of Israel continues to more closely resemble Al Jazeera rather than a credible taxpayer-funded Canadian broadcaster. This drift is not subtle, but part of a broader pattern that has become increasingly difficult to ignore. A broadcast of ICIPremière, Radio-Canada’s French-language arm of CBC, featured longtime anti-Israel activist Nora Loreto regurgitating the claims of a fanatical activist group and presenting them as credible news. The segment is believed to have aired on April 12. At no point were listeners given meaningful context about the ideological nature of the source being cited. The segment was in English and aired on U.S. satellite radio via SiriusXM. Loreto, a self-described “writer, musician and activist” who is “involved in many solidarity and anti-Islamophobia movements,” told listeners that “the group Just Peace Advocates has released a new report that shows more than $526 billion US from Canadian companies is invested in companies that are profiting off Israels’ apartheid regime.” Listen to the clip below: She has previously spread Hamas casualty data in The Walrus magazine, and when challenged, refused to back up her claims, has signed an open letter calling for more pro-Palestinian narratives in the news media, as well as an open letter which called for the release of Palestinian terrorists from Israeli jails, and denied Israel’s right to exist. Loreto’s passing reference to “Israel’s apartheid regime,” a phrase which she later repeated, was scandalously presented as a statement of fact on a news program, rather than her own personal opinion. Such loaded terminology, when left unchallenged, does not simply blur the line between reporting and advocacy; it destroys it completely. In actuality, Israel is a liberal democratic state where all citizens, regardless of their ethnicity or religion, enjoy full and equal rights under the law. Despite their unobjectionable-sounding name, Just Peace Advocates is a hardline group that has targeted Jewish summer camps for children and platformed convicted criminal harasser Yves Engler. It has also signed an open letter defending the “advocacy organization Samidoun,” which was later banned as a terrorist group in Canada. These affiliations are highly relevant and should have been disclosed to audiences, but instead the group was presented as credible and legitimate. Just days before her broadcast, Loreto presented the Just Peace Advocates ‘report’ on her personal blog, breathlessly writing in a misspelled post that “I wanted to share with you their release because it’s damming” (sic). But what Loreto saw as “damming” is in fact entirely unremarkable. Given that Israel is a developed country fully integrated into the global economy, it is not particularly notable that Canadian financial institutions would invest in Israel. But that did not stop CBC/Radio Canada in presenting the ‘findings’ of an anti-Israel group and laundering them to make it appear as if it was news. In fact this murky ecosystem connecting radical anti-Israel groups, CBC/Radio-Canada and fringe activists is nothing new. Reporters such as Evan Dyer and Raffy Boudjikanian have repeatedly taken claims from such activists, including groups like Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), which have openly glorified the October 7, 2023 massacres, and transformed their complaints into credible ‘news.’ Meanwhile, when actual credible scholars who do not align with the documented anti-Israel bias of CBC/Radio Canada release their own reports about the dangerous spread of radical Islam in Canada, or the extensive and pernicious influence of the oil-rich kingdom of Qatar on Canadian universities, or the manipulated casualty counts from the Hamas terrorist group, it is almost universally ignored. These failures point to a publicly-funded broadcaster that is increasingly abandoning journalistic rigor in favour of a radical anti-Israel ideology. A formal complaint has been filed with Radio-Canada for this outrageous propaganda being parroted as fact. CAMERA contributed research for this alert Photo credit: Nora Loreto Le volet francophone de CBC, Radio-Canada, met en vedette l’activiste anti-Israël Nora Loreto en citant une « étude » d’un groupe radical et en affirmant sans détour le « régime d’apartheid » d’Israël Jour après jour, la couverture d’Israël par CBC ressemble de plus en plus à celle d’Al Jazeera plutôt qu’à celle d’un radiodiffuseur canadien crédible financé par les contribuables. Ce glissement n’est pas subtil, mais s’inscrit dans une tendance plus large devenue de plus en plus difficile à ignorer. Une émission d’ICIPremière, le volet francophone de CBC, Radio-Canada, a présenté l’activiste anti-Israël de longue date Nora Loreto reprenant les affirmations d’un groupe militant fanatique et les présentant comme des nouvelles crédibles. Le segment aurait été diffusé le 12 avril. À aucun moment les auditeurs n’ont reçu un contexte significati... --- ## Radio-Canada Writer Rania Massoud Pens Emotional Story Of Lebanon, Downplaying Hezbollah Terrorism In The Process URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/radio-canada-writer-rania-massoud-pens-emotional-story-of-lebanon-downplaying-hezbollah-terrorism-in-the-process/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-04 Words: 1563 > version française It ought to be inconceivable that any news outlet could produce a piece about the Hezbollah-Israel war in Lebanon without clearly stating that Hezbollah is a Canadian-recognized terrorist... version française It ought to be inconceivable that any news outlet could produce a piece about the Hezbollah-Israel war in Lebanon without clearly stating that Hezbollah is a Canadian-recognized terrorist organization which has deliberately targeted Israeli civilians, is funded & armed by the Iranian regime and actively seek the annihilation of Israel. Yet reporter Rania Massoud did precisely that in her April 16 article for Radio-Canada, “Direct negotiations with Israel: Lebanese people lacking hope.” In her report, she interviewed displaced Lebanese, framing Israel as an indiscriminately violent opponent whose word is untrustworthy. She failed to cite even one pro-Israel voice. Massoud has previously shown a notable anti-Israel agenda in her writing in our view, including targeting an Israeli charity and amplifying unproven allegations against it. She spoke with displaced Lebanese Ali Samra, who said “how can our government negotiate with the Israelis while they are killing civilians?” She added fuel to this idea that Israel is deliberately killing civilians throughout the piece, saying that in this war, “Israeli bombings have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced over 1 million,” without bothering to add that Israel says 1,800 of the dead are Hezbollah operatives. Crucial context is absent: Hezbollah is a terrorist organization with two aims: the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic regime in its place. For example, in September 2024, they planned a massacre modeled after Hamas’ October 7, 2023 killings. They have committed deadly attacks on Israeli (and American) targets internationally and have been firing deadly rockets at Israel for decades. An Iranian proxy, they receive hundreds of millions of dollars annually from Iran, united in their aim to destroy Israel. They also embed themselves in civilian areas, using the Lebanese population as human shields both for their terrorists and infrastructure. For example, recently, their munitions were discovered inside a Lebanese hospital, endangering the most vulnerable Lebanese. As Elie Elias, University Lecturer and Political historian, noted in The Beiruter, “Lebanon’s tragedy lies not only in being a battleground, but in the systematic way its population is positioned within that battlefield. The repeated integration of military objectives into civilian spaces transforms homes into targets and communities into zones of risk.” Hezbollah has to accept blame for the civilian casualties, given the cowardly way they position themselves. Massoud didn’t refer to this at all. Additionally, in direct contrast to Israel, Lebanon has not provided defense systems or bomb shelters for its citizens. Massoud’s laying the blame for the war on Israel is sloppy at best, deliberate distortion at worst. Massoud also ignored the impact Hezbollah’s offensive has had on Israel, particularly in the north, where tens of thousands of Israelis have been displaced, and everyday living, including schooling, has been disrupted due to the need to be in proximity to a bomb shelter. While Israel aims at terrorists, Hezbollah aims at Israeli civilians. For example, in 2024, in the Israeli town of Majdal Shams, they killed 12 Israeli Arab children playing football. Recently, they even fired at a daycare centre. Massoud wrote that “Israel intensified its strikes against Lebanon starting on March 2nd, after Hezbollah launched rockets into its territory in retaliation for the Israeli-American war against Iran, its patron.” Her sentence inverted the aggressor and victim. Hezbollah initiated the war on March 2. Israel responded in self-defence. She also quoted a Lebanese man who said that, “I am against the idea of an endless war with Israel, but I am also against any unconditional peace with that country…we will not accept ceding an inch of our land.” She did not explore the inherent contradiction in his statement. Nor did she explain that Israel is not interested in Lebanese territory, it seeks a buffer zone between itself and the openly genocidal terrorists that border it. It is indefensible for a public broadcaster to report on the Hezbollah-Israel conflict while omitting essential context about actors like Hezbollah. By focusing exclusively on Lebanese suffering, excluding Israeli perspectives, and failing to address Hezbollah’s role in initiating hostilities and operating within civilian areas, the piece presents a skewed narrative that obscures responsibility and distorts the nature of the conflict. Une journaliste de Radio-Canada, Rania Massoud, signe un texte émouvant sur le Liban tout en minimisant le terrorisme du Hezbollah Il devrait être inconcevable qu’un média publie un article sur la guerre entre le Hezbollah et Israël au Liban sans indiquer clairement que le Hezbollah est une organisation terroriste reconnue par le Canada, qui cible délibérément des civils israéliens, est financée et armée par le régime iranien et cherche activement à anéantir Israël.... --- ## CBC Commotion Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud Glamourizes Islamic Republic Of Iran’s Propaganda As “Catchy” Pop Culture URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-commotion-host-elamin-abdelmahmoud-glamourizes-islamic-republic-of-irans-propaganda-as-catchy-pop-culture/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-05-01 Words: 885 > In a recent episode of the CBC radio program Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud once again turned what’s supposed to be an “arts and culture program” into a simmering cauldron of... In a recent episode of the CBC radio program Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud once again turned what’s supposed to be an “arts and culture program” into a simmering cauldron of anti-Israel and anti-Western propaganda. The April 21 segment, “Inside the AI-generated meme war between the U.S. and Iran,” featured flashy Lego-themed meme videos created by a team called Explosive Media at the behest of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), during the recent U.S./Israel war against Iran. Watch the full segment below: Despite the obvious danger of spotlighting dictatorship-produced propaganda as clever pop culture, Abdelmahmoud welcomed guest Samira Mohyeddin – a former CBC host turned anti-Israel activist and in our view, a purveyor of anti-Jewish bigotry on social media who has been named one of Canada’s top “antisemitic generators and influencers” – who praised the IRGC videos while blaming Israel for the conflict. Despite a recent poll showing some 96 percent of Iranian-Canadians expressing hope for future Iranian diplomatic ties with Israel, Abdelmahmoud appeared intent on finding a marginal voice to promote as an Iranian hostile to Israel. After Abdelmahmoud shared a clip, Mohyeddin said, “I find myself bopping my head and… I kind of agree with everything that’s in this video.” “I think Iran is doing a great job,” said Mohyeddin. “It starts with Netanyahu pushing Trump to start a war, which we know… that was the case… it’s really factual information. So it’s really hard to argue against.” Nothing could be further from the truth. President Trump, leader of the most powerful country on Earth, is no puppet taking orders from Israel. Mohyeddin’s charge actually covers up the true aggressor: the terrorist regime in Tehran that armed Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis while openly advancing toward nuclear capability. Mohyeddin disputed this, claiming that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi had said “Iran is nowhere near developing a nuclear bomb.” She failed to mention that Grossi also admitted Iran had a “large stockpile of near-weapons-grade enriched uranium” and had refused to grant access to IAEA inspectors. Nor did she mention that Iran itself had covered up secret plans to develop nuclear weapons. Despite Mohyeddin’s praise, there’s nothing “factual” about these videos. They are pure propaganda from a lying, murderous regime. As Mohyeddin ought to know, Iran’s Islamist rulers censor, imprison, torture, execute, and export terror. Their propaganda is not public education; it is regime messaging built to manipulate young and ignorant Western audiences. Abdelmahmoud’s other guest, New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik, tried to inject some sanity, to his own credit. “As much as I hate to… ruin the quote unquote fun … war is also a horrible, horrible thing.” Poniewozik warned that “fun” memes “move past the rational mind and… incite emotions, whether that is anger or bloodlust or mockery or whatever.” Hearing this, Mohyeddin leapt in to seemingly praise the videos’ creators: “it goes to show you that the youth in Iran are so tapped into things.” This wasn’t the point Poniewozik was making, but Abdelmahmoud wrapped up the episode and wouldn’t let him continue. This travesty didn’t come out of nowhere. Abdelmahmoud has repeatedly used his soapbox at Commotion to lend a sympathetic ear to Israel haters, spotlight Palestinian victimhood, or downplay hateful anti-Israel rhetoric. Commotion is supposed to offer Canadians “urgent, joyful, captivating discussions in… arts, pop culture, and entertainment.” This episode was none of that. It was pure adulation of a death cult. “The problem with all these videos is that they’re incredibly catchy,” crowed Abdelmahmoud at one point, making no serious effort to confront what the videos were actually about. If Nazi propagandist Goebbels had produced a catchy earworm, would CBC hosts sit around admiring the beat? Mohyeddin knows she can safely “bop” to Iranian propaganda in Canada; meanwhile, inside Iran, women, dissidents, minorities, and LGBTQ+ people face a regime that crushes basic freedom and massacres those who dare protest against it. Yet Abdelmahmoud feigned ignorance, asking Mohyeddin at one point if the videos were made for Iranians or the West. Here, she could have explained that the IRGC has imposed a near-total internet blackout since January, 2026 in response to anti-regime protests. Instead, she replied, “this is totally for Western consumption. This is not to convince people in Iran of anything.” The IRGC doesn’t need to convince people in Iran of anything; they simply execute them by the thousands if they disagree. (As CBC’s The National recently pointed out.) And since the regime shut off the internet, most Iranians can’t see such videos anyway. As Poniewozik warned, meme propaganda can turn violence into entertainment and “short circuits any kind of reason or public discourse around a war.” Tha... --- ## Caught On Tape? Qatar, The ICC, And The Politics Of Targeting Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/caught-on-tape-qatar-the-icc-and-the-politics-of-targeting-israel/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-05-11 Words: 96 > According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, citing an audio recording and a witness, Qatar allegedly told the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, that if he pursued... According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, citing an audio recording and a witness, Qatar allegedly told the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, that if he pursued charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they would “look after him.” This report further exposes the deep double standards and political manipulation that Israel has long faced within parts of the international system. Our Digital Director, Rick Firth, explains. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## HonestReporting Canada Demands Accountability From CBC President Marie-Philippe Bouchard URL: https://honestreporting.ca/honestreporting-canada-demands-accountability-from-cbc-president-marie-philippe-bouchard/ Type: post Modified: 2026-05-01 Words: 626 > Despite widespread and well-documented evidence of CBC’s excessive anti-Israel bias, the publicly-funded broadcaster has dismissed all evidence against it. Following up on a recent House of Commons Standing Committee on... Despite widespread and well-documented evidence of CBC’s excessive anti-Israel bias, the publicly-funded broadcaster has dismissed all evidence against it. Following up on a recent House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage where CBC President Marie-Philippe Bouchard was grilled about CBC’s anti-Israel agenda, HonestReporting Canada sent a letter to her demanding answers and transparency. Dear Ms. Bouchard, We are writing to follow up on your April 23 appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on Thursday, where serious concerns were raised regarding CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of Israel and the Middle East, and specifically its documented anti-Israel bias. You dismissed such concerns, saying “I don’t believe that our reporters are pursuing a particular agenda.” CBC holds a unique and powerful position as Canada’s publicly funded broadcaster. With that privilege comes an obligation to uphold the highest standards of accuracy, balance, and editorial integrity, especially on complex and highly consequential international issues such as the Middle East. In that spirit, we seek clear answers to the following questions: There exists extensive and detailed documentation pointing to a persistent pattern of anti-Israel bias in CBC’s Middle East coverage. Does CBC acknowledge that such a pattern exists? If not, on what basis does it reject these findings? It has been repeatedly documented that guests featured on CBC radio programs overwhelmingly represent a Palestinian perspective, sometimes comprising 90 percent or more of interviewees, all while Israeli perspectives are comparatively marginalized. Will CBC commit to correcting this imbalance to ensure fair and representative coverage? Why does CBC continue to refrain from using the term “terrorist” when referring to entities that are officially designated as terrorist organizations under Canadian law? What editorial rationale justifies this departure from legal and commonly understood definitions? CBC has, on multiple occasions, broadcast and published casualty figures originating from sources linked to the terrorist group Hamas and similar outfits, often without scrutiny. What concrete accountability mechanisms are in place to prevent the uncritical amplification of claims that may constitute propaganda? We have observed that CBC programming has devoted extended investigative segments examining allegations against Israel. Yet there appears to be no comparable effort to scrutinize claims involving Palestinian leadership or Islamic extremists. How does CBC justify this discrepancy in editorial focus? Given the volume and consistency of concerns raised by elected officials, observers and laypeople, will CBC commit to commissioning an independent external audit of its Middle East coverage and to making those findings public? CBC journalists have, on a number of occasions, been shown to have had a documented history of anti-Israel activism, like Gaza-based videographer Mohamed El Saife or Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji. In other cases, such as Senior Reporters Evan Dyer and Raffy Boudjikanian, their reporting closely mirrors complaints by anti-Israel activists, converting their claims into stories. What safeguards does CBC have in place to ensure that reporters assigned to this beat meet and maintain strict standards of neutrality? What editorial review processes are applied before serious allegations against Israel are broadcast or published? Specifically, what verification thresholds must be met before such claims are aired, and how does CBC ensure that unverified or single-source allegations are not presented as established fact? Who at CBC is ultimately accountable for identifying and correcting systemic bias patterns in international coverage, and how is that oversight exercised in practice? What editorial criteria determine why allegations against Israel from advocacy organizations are routinely treated as newsworthy, while competing claims or rebuttals are often excluded from coverage entirely? These concerns strike at the heart of public trust in a national broadcaster funded by Canadian taxpayers. We look forward to your response. Sincerely, Mike FegelmanExecutive DirectorHonestReporting Canada --- ## The Lucrative, Taxpayer-Funded ‘Anti-Palestinian Racism’ Happening In Ontario Schools: An Insightful Coversation With Melanie Bennet, Investigative Journalist With Juno News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-lucrative-taxpayer-funded-anti-palestinian-racism-happening-in-ontario-schools-an-insightful-coversation-with-melanie-bennet-investigative-journalist-with-juno-news/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-05-01 Words: 133 > In a scandalous but increasingly unsurprising story, Melanie Bennet, an investigative journalist with Juno News, recently broke that the Hamilton-Wentworth District School board in southern Ontario spent $70,000 on a... In a scandalous but increasingly unsurprising story, Melanie Bennet, an investigative journalist with Juno News, recently broke that the Hamilton-Wentworth District School board in southern Ontario spent $70,000 on a training module to teach thousands of teachers about ‘anti-Palestinian racism.’ Bennet got hold of the training transcript, and what was taught was not about combating racism, but demonizing Israel and spreading woke ideology to teachers, all paid for by the taxpayer. Melanie Bennet joins us as our guest this week, where she sits down with HonestReporting Canada Assistant Director Robert Walker. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to audio-only below: --- ## McGill University Newspaper The Tribune Amplifies Extremist Anti-Israel Rhetoric, Treats Falsehoods As Facts URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/mcgill-university-newspaper-the-tribune-amplifies-extremist-anti-israel-rhetoric-treats-falsehoods-as-facts/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-30 Words: 877 > April 7 was a busy day for McGill University’s student society outlet, The Tribune. Its edition covered various topics and events related to the anti-Israel movement and antisemitism on McGill... April 7 was a busy day for McGill University’s student society outlet, The Tribune. Its edition covered various topics and events related to the anti-Israel movement and antisemitism on McGill campus. Yusur Al-Sharqi’s report on “McGill investigating antisemitic vandalism in Faculty of Medicine” covered the discovery and response of antisemitic vandalism in a Faculty of Medicine bathroom that said, “Kill all Jews” and “Jews out of McGill Med.” Amelia H. Clark’s news article covered how the Law Student Association’s “Referendum to boycott Israeli institutions passes with the highest voting turnout in recent LSA history.” Clark explored the implications of the vote, and the circumstances surrounding the Provost and Executive Vice-President Academic’s and Dean of Law’s letter calling the amendment discriminatory toward Jewish students. Clark interviewed four representatives from Law Students for Palestine at McGill (LS4PM) for her story. Sofia Sada provided a commentary on “The pattern behind [Rima] Hassan’s denial of entry” into Canada, framing the issue of the extremist French politician’s ban as suppression of free expression and the rise of censorship related to the Israel-Hamas war. Two core aspects of these reports are the treatment of disinformation and historical revisionism, treating them as incontestable the minimization of the mainstream Jewish community (and the discrimination it continues to face) and disproportionate platforming of anti-Zionist perspectives. Clark’s report, for example, makes no distinction between fact and opinion when explaining the LS4PM’s call to terminate academic ties with Israeli institutions “complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine” and the “targeted bombing of all 12 universities in Palestine and the killing of thousands of students and professors.” Sada’s commentary on French-Palestinian European Member of Parliament Rima Hassan’s denial of entry into Canada is contextualized with Sada’s explanation of “Canadian mainstream media [manipulating] language to minimize or misrepresent the genocide, excluding Palestinian voices.” Sada quotes a scholar that describes this exclusion as “[perpetuating a colonial dynamic where ‘the native cannot speak for themselves’.” Rather than making the case for free expression, Sada moralizes the motivations surrounding Hassan’s denial of entry by describing her lack of entry as an “[obstruction that maintains] colonial power dynamics where dissenting voices are intentionally suppressed.” The second core issue is the minimization of mainstream Canadian Jewry. This is predominantly seen in Clark and Al-Sharqi’s articles. Al-Sharqi reports how the graffiti incident “is raising renewed concerns about campus safety for Jewish students,” and quotes a spokesman for McGill denouncing the incident. The Medicine and Dentistry Jewish Association’s official statement is also quoted, and since The Tribune contacted the association and other mainstream organizations – saying they did not “respond in time” – Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) is given an extensive platform instead. Left untold, Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) is a fringe organization that has been accused of rationalizing Hamas terrorism and engaging in Holocaust denial. IJV’s stance is that the university’s legitimizing the equivalence between anti-Zionism and antisemitism through structures in place to address discrimination is a “transgression [that] imposes itself far more heavily on our community’s conscience than Sharpie in bathroom stalls.” Simply, the onus is on the school for complying with the mainstream definition of antisemitism, rather than medical students for professing their desire for Jewish students to be gone or dead. Most of Clark’s article deals with the accusations of interference with the referendum vote on the administration’s part, rather than the heart of the referendum itself. A statement, from the chair of the Faculty’s Advisory Board that resigned because of the referendum, is quoted, accusing McGill of being “an environment where being Jewish, identifying as a Zionist, or maintaining any association with the State of Israel carries professional and personal risk.” Members of the LS4PM, on the other hand, criticized responses from Jewish students and aforementioned leaders concerned with the safety of Jewish students: “There’s a lot of language that the community feels unsafe… Jewish students have this unfair burden. Jewish faculty feel unsafe… [There have been] no reports of intimidation or discrimination.” These LS4PM members push back against accusations of antisemitism by saying that members of the group, and supporters of the referendum, are Jewish, and that the impact of the referendum will not be felt by individuals. At the heart of each of the three articles is the lived reality of most of McGill University’s Jewish students, faculty and staff: the antisemitism that has bubbled and spilled over. And rather than taking a hard look at the reaso... --- ## Le Devoir Columnist Marc Tremblay Claims Without Evidence U.S. President Is “In Israel’s Pocket” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-columnist-marc-tremblay-claims-without-evidence-u-s-president-is-in-israels-pocket/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-30 Words: 1515 > version française Marc Tremblay’s April 20 opinion column in Le Devoir features a commentary on U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. In particular, Tremblay asks, “Is the war in Iran... version française Marc Tremblay’s April 20 opinion column in Le Devoir features a commentary on U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. In particular, Tremblay asks, “Is the war in Iran the beginning of the end for Trump?” Tremblay’s commentary is particularly zeroed in on the U.S. strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran. At the core of Tremblay’s criticism of both President Trump and the war against the Islamic Republic of Iran is the following argument: “[A] skilled head of state would have achieved this not through a reckless war, but rather by continuing or renegotiating” with the regime, and, by not “[having] placed himself in Israel’s pocket.” In principle, Tremblay concedes, efforts to take down the Islamic Republic is a “noble objective.” In praxis, the only noble way to do so, according to Tremblay, is through “strengthening of international organizations, international law, science, and cooperation.” It would be easy to examine the various aspects of Tremblay’s argument that lean into and perpetuate antisemitic tropes (for example, the notion that Israel controls the American president, or that money is taken away from Americans’ social and health needs for Israel, a variation of an increasingly common trope). Tremblay’s framing of the status quo relies on a humanitarian lens that ignores the Islamic Republic’s historical and present‑day aggression, its refusal to abandon its extremist course, and the consequences of the current regional crisis. Tremblay’s editorial points out some factors in the complexities of the war against the Islamic Regime. His pointed selection of facts and overarching core messages – centered with the call for diplomacy‑not‑war – suggests that he is constructing a narrative, rather than a coherent argument against U.S. foreign policy and the war overall. But this belies the regional reality and the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the challenges that are contingent to dealing with the regime. The Islamic Republic of Iran has been in power for nearly half a century; one of its key objectives is the maintenance and promulgation of Islamism as a political and sociological ideology and practice, with opposition to Western values and modernism at its core. The eradication of the state of Israel as a key tenet has only grown in prominence across the regime’s activity and rhetoric. The regime’s funding of terror proxies across the region serves its two core goals. The Islamic Republic has repeatedly led and funded attacks on Western soil for decades. It has built its nuclear arsenal while explicitly threatening to eradicate both the state of Israel which it regards as “ Little Satan” and the U.S, “Great Satan”. Tremblay’s moral and humanitarian framing of the war on the Islamic Republic is incomplete unless it confronts the key fact that the regime has long been an active aggressor against the West and throughout the region. The current escalation – which did not happen in a vacuum but rather in the regional context of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacres and so forth – reflects a perceived lack of alternatives after years of failed diplomacy. The cost of war is two-sided; the Islamic Republic and other terror proxies have used funding to pay for their luxurious lifestyles and its proxy wars, over taking care of citizens, for decades. Regional destabilization is, contrary to the increasingly popular belief that Tremblay indicates he ascribes to, on the Islamic Regime’s agenda, not on the state of Israel’s. As for international institutions — they are preoccupied with condemning Israel rather than, like Tremblay, holding any other actor, including the Islamic Regime, accountable. Tremblay’s moral framing obscures a key truth: the war against the Islamic Republic did not occur in a vacuum. The Iranian regime has made active choices that shape today’s reality. Rather than highlighting these facts, Tremblay’s April 20 Le Devoir commentary constructs an argument centered on the alleged excesses of U.S. foreign policy and spending, and a surface-level understanding of Iranian civilian suffering, all while in our view playing into antisemitic tropes that subverts grounded analysis of current regional events, power, and responsibility. Le chroniqueur du Devoir Marc Tremblay affirme sans preuve que le président américain est « dans la poche d’Israël » La chronique d’opinion de Marc Tremblay du 20 avril dans Le Devoir présente un commentaire sur la politique étrangère du président américain Donald Trump. En particulier, Tremblay pose la question : « La guerre en Iran est-elle le début de la fin pour Trump ? » Le commentaire de Tremblay se concentre particulièrement sur les frappes américaines contre la République islamique d’Iran. Au cœur de la critique de Tremblay à l’égard du président Trump et de la guerre contre la République islamique d’Iran se trouve l’argument suivant : « [U]n chef d’État habile aurait atteint cet objectif non pas par une guerre imprudente, mais plu... --- ## Activist Pacinthe Mattar Pens 5,500-Word Anti-Israel Screed In Taxpayer-Funded Canadian Geographic Magazine URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/activist-pacinthe-mattar-pens-5500-word-anti-israel-screed-in-taxpayer-funded-canadian-geographic-magazine/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-30 Words: 691 > Credibility is as good a place as any to begin, and here, it’s where the cracks first show. In Canadian Geographic’s March 22 article measuring some 5,500 words, “Waterkeeper: how... Credibility is as good a place as any to begin, and here, it’s where the cracks first show. In Canadian Geographic’s March 22 article measuring some 5,500 words, “Waterkeeper: how water can be a blueprint for peace,” writer Pacinthe Mattar is afforded the implicit authority of a serious publication. That confidence seems misplaced. In our view, Mattar’s body of work reflects a consistent pattern of selective framing and one-sided commentary on Israel that raises serious questions about her reliability as an analyst. The environmental framing here serves as a thin veneer; beneath it sits a reliable anti-Israel narrative that wastes little time asserting itself. The idea that shared water resources can encourage cooperation is unobjectionable on its face. What’s missing is the reality that Islamic terrorist organizations in Gaza and southern Lebanon have long embedded themselves within civilian infrastructure, including water systems, desalination plants, and energy grids. These are not incidental overlaps; they are deliberate strategies. Civilian systems are used both to shield military activity and to generate humanitarian crises that can be leveraged internationally. The article’s framing becomes clear early on. Mattar writes that the “Nakba… refers to the violent expulsion and ethnic cleansing of more than 750,000 Palestinians… by Zionist paramilitary groups to establish the state of Israel.” That characterization bypasses key historical facts. Those paramilitary groups evolved into Israel’s military, yet the state itself had already been established through diplomatic channels, including the UN partition plan. The war that followed did not emerge in a vacuum; it was initiated by neighbouring Arab states unwilling to accept any form of Jewish sovereignty. Israel’s leadership accepted partition despite its constraints, signaling a willingness to coexist that was not reciprocated by Arab countries. This pattern repeats throughout the piece. Complexity gives way to implication, and agency is subtly reassigned, distilled into claims about “the lack of access, control and ownership of water… due to Israel’s long-standing occupation,” which assert causation while quietly excluding any broader context or responsibility. Environmental cooperation is portrayed as being blocked primarily by Israeli policy, while the persistent refusal of terrorist groups to renounce violence or recognize Israel’s legitimacy receives little attention. None of this exists in a vacuum, and neither does Pacinthe Mattar’s body of work. A glance at her broader output suggests a consistent pattern: a mix of soft-focus, emotionally-appealing features alongside sharply one-sided assaults of Israel. HonestReporting Canada has previously documented her fact-optional polemics. That context matters, because it situates this article less as an isolated piece of reporting and more as part of a sustained agenda on Mattar’s part. Her activity outside formal publications reinforces the same impression. Mattar is an extremely prolific user of X, with tens of thousands of posts to date. A review of her recent output shows a near-total fixation on Israel, even as conflicts and atrocities unfold elsewhere in the world. The absence of attention to other crises does not, on its own, prove bias, but when combined with the tone and content of her published work, it contributes to a picture of selective outrage rather than consistent principle. Canadian Geographic is not an obscure outlet; it carries an expectation of rigour and intellectual honesty. Canadian Geographic sits inside an institutional setup that includes significant public support. Its parent organization, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, receives roughly one million dollars a year in government funding, framed as strengthening Canadian identity and public understanding. In practice, that kind of insulation makes it easier to keep publishing niche, heavily framed opinion pieces that masquerade as newsworthy. The result is a publication culture where flimsy rhetoric from activists like Pacinthe Mattar starts to stand in for serious writing, and where content can circulate without ever really being tested against whether anyone outside a narrow circle finds it meaningful or even interesting at all. Instead of real journalism, Mattar’s piece in our view was a kind of self-referential storytelling: confident in its tone, thin on substance, and increasingly out of step with the world it claims to be explaining. --- ## La Presse’s Hugo Lautissier Covers War In Lebanon, Dramatically Downplaying Hezbollah’s Central Role In Starting Conflict URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presses-hugo-latissier-covers-war-in-lebanon-dramatically-downplaying-hezbollahs-central-role-in-starting-conflict/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-29 Words: 1577 > version française One-sided coverage of the Middle East has become the norm at La Presse. Hugo Lautissier’s April 18 article,“How can we believe in peace?” is no different, and a... version française One-sided coverage of the Middle East has become the norm at La Presse. Hugo Lautissier’s April 18 article,“How can we believe in peace?” is no different, and a close facsimile of another article just weeks earlier. His reporting on the latest ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon frames Israel as bearing primary responsibility for Lebanese suffering, all while omitting the central role of Hezbollah. Lautissier heard from a Lebanese man named Ahmed, said to be sheltering in a stadium, “We hope to return soon, of course, but not now,” he said. “If the Israelis don’t withdraw from the south, how can we believe in peace?” Lautissier also quoted Yasmine, saying that “the Lebanese army says it is ensuring the safe return of people to their villages. That’s good. But they won’t be able to protect us from Israel if they start attacking again,” Presented without context, these quotes reinforced the narrative of Israeli aggression, yet ignored the purpose of Israel’s actions: the ongoing threat posed by the Hezbollah group. Someone sheltering in a tent shared that “we expect a solid agreement, not empty promises. Netanyahu claims to want peace, but only war interests him.” Lautissier allowed this unverified, decontextualized claim to stand as fact. Lautissier’s deletion of Hezbollah’s share of the blame is conspicuous. Hezbollah, recognized as a terrorist organization in Canada, aims to remove Israel and its citizens from the map. It has repeatedly initiated hostilities, for example, in September 2024, they were planning to carry out a repeat of the October 7, 2023 massacres – this time on Israel’s north. They later chose to enter into war in early March of this year by firing rockets into Israel in solidarity with the Iranian regime. Yet Lautissier continued by saying that “the Lebanese have good reason to remain cautious…violations of the truce have already been observed since it came into effect, with Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.” The ceasefire clearly permits Israel to act in self-defence, even during the ceasefire. As Hezbollah has repeatedly broken the ceasefire, its actions should come as no surprise. Lautissier continued, writing that “the question of the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the south of the country, demanded by the Lebanese state, and that of the disarmament of Hezbollah, demanded by the Netanyahu government, remain unresolved.” Yet he didn’t address the complexity. Israel has a ceasefire with Lebanon but is at war with Hezbollah. Lebanon has long been unsuccessful in restraining the terror group; theceasefire agreement reads like they are being given another opportunity to do so. Yet asking Israel to withdraw while Hezbollah is still active is asking it to exist adjacent to genocidal terrorists. He referred to Israel’s April 8 attacks on Hezbollah, stating that “one hundred strikes in less than ten minutes rained down across the country, leaving 357 dead and 1,223 wounded.” The framing emphasizes scale and casualties, but omits the stated military targets, reinforcing an image of indiscriminate violence. Yet the Israeli military reported that the targets were Hezbollah sites and operatives. He also quoted 20-year-old Hamza, who said “look at this building: there was surely a Hezbollah member inside, and the Israelis blew it up completely, along with the civilians.” Even this quote acknowledges Hezbollah’s presence within civilian areas ≠ an essential fact that complicates the narrative but is not explored. Israel warns civilians to evacuate when it can; tragically, it isn’t always possible. Lautissier’s reporting utterly ignored the impact of Hezbollah’s sustained attacks on Israeli civilians. Communities across northern Israel have faced relentless rocket fire, forcing families to run repeatedly to bomb shelters and leading to the mass displacement of tens of thousands of residents. Schools have been disrupted, and daily life severely curtailed. The relatively lower number of Israeli casualties is not a reflection of Hezbollah’s restraint, but of Israel’s extensive civil defense systems, including early warning sirens, fortified shelters, and missile interception technologies. To omit this reality is to present a fundamentally incomplete picture of the conflict. War is ugly. Civilian suffering is real and tragic on all sides, but responsible reporting must distinguish between aggression and defense, and must not obscure the role of terrorist groups operating within civilian populations. Hugo Lautissier de La Presse couvre la guerre au Liban en minimisant fortement le rôle central du Hezbollah dans le déclenchement du conflit La couverture à sens unique du Moyen-Orient est devenue la norme à La Presse. L’article du 18 avril de Hugo Lautissier, « Comment croire en la paix ? », ne fait pas exception et constitue un quasi copier-coller d’un autre texte paru quelques semaines plus tôt. Son traitement du dernier cessez-le-feu entre Israël et le Liban présente Israël comm... --- ## Broadview Magazine, Part Of United Church Of Canada, Rewrites History To Whitewash Persecution Of Jews In Arab Lands URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/broadview-magazine-part-of-united-church-of-canada-rewrites-history-to-whitewash-persecution-of-jews-in-arab-lands/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-29 Words: 555 > Despite the popular saying that history is written by the victors, when it comes to the Middle East, precisely the opposite appears to be taking place. In 1948, when newly-reborn... Despite the popular saying that history is written by the victors, when it comes to the Middle East, precisely the opposite appears to be taking place. In 1948, when newly-reborn Israel declared its independence, it was subsequently attacked on all sides by Arab neighbours, who unsuccessfully sought to annihilate the tiny country. Yet remarkably, in the decades since, the narrative – uncritically repeated in universities and by news media outlets across much of Canada – has attempted to flip history on its head. Scandalously, Broadview, the official newspaper of the United Church of Canada, has embraced that ahistorical disinformation in an April 17 article, “There’s a Jewish community in Iran?” Author Arfa Rana, a “Pakistani-Canadian journalist based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.,” according to her biography, relied on a single interviewee in her article: Yakov Rabkin, a retired professor from the Université de Montréal with a history of false and incendiary comments. Rana, paraphrasing Rabkin, wrote that “many Jews in Muslim majority countries did not initially see themselves as separate from their non-Jewish neighbours,” then quoting him as saying that “there was very little participation of Jews from elsewhere… because they didn’t feel that they were different from other Moroccans, Iraqis or Iranians.” For a former history professor, it is inconceivable that Rabkin could articulate a perspective so detached from reality, depicting Jews in Muslim-majority countries as living happily without problems. In truth, Jews across the Islamic world suffered widespread persecution, ranging from state laws ensuring that Jewish communities never forgot that they were to be treated as second-class citizens, to open demonstrations of murderous violence. From Morocco to Libya, Tunisia to Iraq, as well as inside the Arab city of Hebron, there were multiple instances of massacres against Jews by their former neighbours, all while officials largely stepped aside. This persecution helps shed light as to why virtually all Jews living in Muslim countries fled to Israel following its declaration of independence. Their stories were not just erased by Broadview Magazine’s Arfa Rana and her cherry-picked ‘expert,’ Yakov Rabkin – their stories were rewritten completely in a thinly-veiled attempt to portray Muslim countries as havens for Jews, and presumably also as progressive and tolerant. But that’s not all. Rabkin, an ardent anti-Zionist activist, is also quoted as saying that “Zionism is a European nationalist movement.” This is extraordinarily misleading almost to the point of being false. While Zionism as a modern-day movement began in Europe, it is simply a manifestation of an ancient Jewish desire – that the Jewish People should have a right to self-determination in their ancestral and historic home, the land of Israel. The Hebrew Bible is replete with references to Jerusalem and observant Jews pray towards Jerusalem, and pray for the land three times daily. Yet to have Broadview Magazine – an outlet supposedly grounded by religious faith – rely on a marginal voice as the sole interviewee, purportedly offering a Jewish perspective all while twisting Jewish history and belief, no less, is egregious and downright absurd. Unfortunately, this is far from the first time that Broadview has advertised its anti-Israel, facts-optional coverage of the Middle East, funded in part thanks to receiving more than $360,000 in federal taxpayer grants in 2025 alone. --- ## Hill Times Relies On Hardline Anti-Israel Voices Exclusively In Editorial On Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hill-times-relies-on-hardline-anti-israel-voices-exclusively-in-editorial-on-iran/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-29 Words: 543 > An April 20 editorial in The Hill Times makes the reasonable statement that Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to make Ottawa’s position clear on the strikes against the Islamic Republic... An April 20 editorial in The Hill Times makes the reasonable statement that Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to make Ottawa’s position clear on the strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran. But rather than offering a nuanced or even factual evaluation of the reality, the authors rely on a cadre of predictably hardline anti-Israel commentators instead, presenting them as credible and ignoring opposing views. The editorial, “Carney should be clearer about Canada’s position on legality of U.S.-Israeli war with Iran,” writes that “there is a growing call for Carney to be more clear on the legality of this war,” though there is no mention as to what has taken place that is illegal beyond noting complaints over a bombastic social media post by U.S. President Donald Trump. The editorial, mimicking an April 15 article by Neil Moss, relies on extremist anti-Israel voices like Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo, a relentless demonizer of Israel on social media who attempted to have the Senate investigate Canadians serving in the Israeli military. Yuen Pau Woo, who has been accused of inappropriately close ties with the Chinese Communist Party, has also been called a “mouthpiece” for the Chinese regime, details that were all conveniently omitted by the authors. Another voice cited is that of Nader Hashemi, an associate professor at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Hashemi is paraphrased as saying that “world leaders, including Carney, should be very clearly speaking out to condemn Trump’s threats.” In previous news interviews, Hashemi has brazenly misrepresented the words of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), an elementary mistake to make for a supposed expert in international affairs. In 2025, Hashemi called the fanatical rulers of the Islamic Republic “pragmatic voices,” despite them spending untold sums in the pursuit of their goal of destroying Israel. Yet he is portrayed as a credible and thoughtful voice, rather than an ideological one. The third ‘expert’ cited by The Hill Times is Mark Kersten, who serves as an assistant professor of criminology at the University of the Fraser Valley, one of Canada’s lowest-ranking institutions. If not for his cachet, then it is clear why Kersten was quoted: he is an outspoken anti-Israel activist, having previously falsely accused Jerusalem of “genocide” and who has liberally used emotional language, rather than factual evidence, in an effort to push his worldview. While there are many world-class experts who could have articulated the dangerous threats posed by the Iranian regime, or at minimum offered a nuanced view on Tehran’s belligerency and support for regional Islamic proxy terrorist groups, The Hill Times instead relied on a radical anti-Israel senator, an assistant professor of criminology at a poorly-ranked university, and an American professor who badly misrepresented international law. The end result is as predictable as it is underwhelming: a reasonable proposal for clarity from Ottawa surrounded by cherry-picked hot takes from radical activists. The Hill Times, which received more than $20,000 in federal taxpayer dollars in 2025, continues to come under fire for its questionable journalistic standards, including publishing rants by columnist Erica Ifill, who has spread anti-Jewish bigotry on social media, as well commentaries by noted conspiracy theorist Gwynne Dyer. --- ## CTV News Reporter Kamil Karamali Uses Tear-Jerker Lebanese Artist Segment To Erase Hezbollah, Smear Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-reporter-kamil-karamali-uses-tear-jerker-lebanese-artist-segment-to-erase-hezbollah-smear-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-29 Words: 647 > CTV News Correspondent Kamil Karamali recently twisted what was presented as a feature on a Lebanese artist in Canada to deliver a heavily biased dose of anti-Israel propaganda.This was not... CTV News Correspondent Kamil Karamali recently twisted what was presented as a feature on a Lebanese artist in Canada to deliver a heavily biased dose of anti-Israel propaganda. This was not an isolated lapse. In earlier reports, Karamali delivered one-sided coverage of Gazans asking Ottawa to waive security screening, profiled a Gazan refugee while ignoring her antisemitic content posted to social media, and stacked broadcasts with well-known anti-Israel voices. Now, in an April 18 broadcast and accompanying article, “‘The biggest treasures in my life’: Canadian artist works to restore paintings amid war,” Karamali used accusations and omissions about the Israel-Hezbollah conflict to craft a tear-jerker narrative of life in Lebanon while framing Israel as a brutal destructive force. Watch the full segment below: Karamali’s guest, Lebanese-Canadian artist Hicham Takache, claimed that he’d “lost dozens of his creations from Israeli strikes,” as if Israel had directly targeted his artwork. He added defiantly, “Israel’s plans to remove us from that land will never be succeeded, even if we have to pay the price from our blood, our children’s blood, our homes, our villages, our cities.” Through Takache’s poignant words and brutal images of destruction, Karamali showed viewers a grim picture of life in Nabatieh, a seemingly ordinary Lebanese town. What Karamali left out was that Nabatieh, 11 km from the Israeli border, is the heart of one of Hezbollah’s main southern strongholds. Hezbollah, a terrorist group recognized by the government of Canada, spent nearly twenty years upending southern Lebanon to remake it as a live combat zone. As with Hamas in Gaza, that included transforming the landscape with terror tunnels in civilian facilities. Following the Hamas massacres of October 7, 2023, and again in March, 2026, Hezbollah launched cross-border missile and drone attacks at northern Israeli communities, forcing the evacuation of thousands of Israelis from their homes. Despite Takache’s claims that “they broke my house, they destroyed my paintings. But I’m still standing, I’m not defeated,” Israel’s goal was never to “defeat” or “remove” the people of Nabatieh. It has acted in a carefully targeted way to safeguard its own citizens’ lives, and even warns Lebanese civilians before strikes. That’s why Takache wasn’t home when it was bombed. Karamali chose not to share that information, which could have helped viewers understand the situation. Neither Karamali nor Takache mentioned Hezbollah, even in passing. Karamali followed this pattern throughout his report, ignoring Hezbollah’s vicious, genocidal violence to pass off scenes of destruction as Israeli brutality. He centred Takache’s losses while withholding facts, including Hezbollah’s murder of twelve children in a playground in northern Israel, that might have helped Canadians judge the story honestly. Instead, he let personal tragedy and pathos substitute for verifiable, objective truth. In the article, Takache said, “my parents’ home is destroyed, my sister’s home is destroyed, my parents-in-law’s home is gone, and my two cousins are dead.” Karamali let grief carry his report because fact-based reporting would have complicated the story. With Hezbollah continuing to attack after the April 16 ceasefire, targeted Israeli airstrikes continued (as permitted by the ceasefire agreement). Yet Karamali seemed to glorify and even praise Takache’s impulse to return home: “the pull to take that chance [of being killed in an airstrike]… grows stronger each day.” He similarly praised Takache’s spirit of defiance (“this house will be rebuilt”) to evoke pure pathos while keeping honest scrutiny off the table. By airing Takache’s accusations against Israel uncritically while framing his losses in the most sympathetic light, Karamali gave CTV News viewers a false picture of the war under the guise of compassionate coverage. He cynically manipulated raw personal tragedy to excuse and erase the role of Hezbollah in starting and sustaining the war. --- ## CTV News Analyst Eric Ham Continue to Spout Half-Truths and Misinformation URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-analyst-eric-ham-continue-to-spout-half-truths-and-misinformation/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-29 Words: 713 > According to the old adage, one can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep. And in the case of CTV News, it offers some insight into... According to the old adage, one can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep. And in the case of CTV News, it offers some insight into the broadcaster’s deeply low-calibre coverage of the Middle East. To help its viewers supposedly understand more about Washington, DC, CTV News has been working with Eric Ham as their political analyst, where the self-proclaimed “bestselling author and former congressional staffer” modestly claims on social media that he is “the hardest working political analyst you’ve never heard of but should!!” Although his LinkedIn offers little insight into what makes Ham a credible analyst on U.S. political affairs, his commentaries suggest that his grasp of international affairs are less than impressive, and what he lacks in expertise he makes up for in bombast. In 2024, he claimed without evidence that Israel was “hell-bent on systematically eradicating all Palestinians in Gaza,” an obscene and hysterical conspiracy theory. In contrast to his claims, some 98 percent of Gazan civilians survived this supposed systematic eradication. And in three recent broadcasts, Ham continued to present disinformation, half-truths and misleading claims to the public. In an April 4 interview, “Trump gives Iran 48-hour deadline to open Strait of Hormuz,” Ham mentioned the missing U.S. fighter pilot whose plane was shot down over Iran, telling host Akshay Tandon that according to “many of my sources,” the White House was “deeply, deeply worried,” suggesting that he was potentially captured. Watch the full segment below: In fact, the pilot was never captured at all, but rescued by U.S. forces, but Ham’s reliance on his “sources” revealed that far from being deeply connected, he remained very much outside the loop. In the same interview, he called American strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran “a war crime,” without offering evidence or even elaborating as to what specifically was illegal, or why. Three days later, Ham appeared again on CTV News, “Attacks on non-military assets in Iran moves U.S. ‘closer to international war crimes:’ Ham,” where, standing on a public sidewalk outside the White House in a potent symbol of his apparent disconnectedness to American levers of power, he claimed that “the United States as well as Israel have in fact targeted universities, schools and other institutions that are simply not military assets for Iran.” Watch the full segment below: Had Ham been more informed (or honest), he might have told viewers that among the supposedly civilian “universities” struck in Iran have included Sharif University of Technology, which has been called “a talent pipeline for missile, cyber and dual-use military programs” tied to the Iranian regime, and is currently under U.S. sanctions. Another school, Imam Hossein University, has been characterized as the “main military academic institution” for the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) apparatus. Regardless of whether Ham knows these details, and chose to hide them from viewers, or is simply ignorant of the topic in which he is supposedly an expert, the end result was that his statement was at best a half-truth, and at worst disinformation. Even if he does not believe these facts, he was duty-bound to report them to CTV News viewers. And on April 16, he once again appeared on CTV News in a segment, “‘Netanyahu has a lot of fence mending’ to do in the U.S., says Ham as Israel, Lebanon eye D.C. visit.” Ham, appearing to be sitting inside a shopping mall, told viewers that in the U.S. Democratic party, “many believe it was (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu that pushed (U.S. President) Donald Trump into this war.” Watch the full segment below: While it may be that “many believe” that statement, it has been rebutted by both Netanyahu and Trump, with the latter having spoken about the dangers of the Iranian regime for decades. But rather than offering CTV News viewers the best evidence available, Ham instead used weasel words to suggest that there was credence to the baseless claims that Jerusalem somehow “pushed” Washington into war. CTV News may claim to inform and educate Canadians, but by relying on Eric Ham as their U.S. political analyst, they are doing precisely the opposite. --- ## In Chronicle Herald, HRC Rebuts Letter Writer Who Claimed Israel Has “indiscriminately bombed, starved, and killed thousands of innocent Palestinians” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/in-chronicle-herald-hrc-rebuts-letter-writer-who-claimed-israel-has-indiscriminately-bombed-starved-and-killed-thousands-of-innocent-palestinians/ Type: post Modified: 2026-04-28 Words: 329 > On April 17, HRC Assistant Director Robert Walker was published in the Chronicle Herald in response to a letter that accused Israel of indiscriminately bombing, starving, and killing thousands of innocent Palestinians.... On April 17, HRC Assistant Director Robert Walker was published in the Chronicle Herald in response to a letter that accused Israel of indiscriminately bombing, starving, and killing thousands of innocent Palestinians. Walker pushed back, noting that while war is inherently tragic and civilians often suffer, this conflict was sparked by Hamas terrorists who infiltrated Israel and deliberately massacred more than 1,200 innocent Israelis. He emphasized that, unlike Hamas, Israel has made significant efforts to minimize civilian harm while confronting threats from Hamas, the Houthis, Hezbollah, and Iran. Murderous zealots not in Israel Re: World peace is possible if there is a will to do so, April 8 The letter writer claims that Israel has “indiscriminately bombed, starved, and killed thousands of innocent Palestinians.” He offers no evidence for his claims, for there is no such evidence. War is indeed ugly, and innocent people can pay a price. But make no mistake: this war began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Palestinian terrorists – backed by their patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran – invaded Israel and carried out a wanton slaughter of innocent people. Unlike Israel, the Palestinian terrorists and their backers in Tehran do not primarily target combatants but civilians. Indeed, in the last five weeks of war, not a single Israeli soldier has been killed by the Iranian regime. In an even more disgraceful comment, the writer then demands that Jews “more openly condemn” Israel. This is literal textbook antisemitism: holding Jews accountable for the policies of the Israeli government. Would he demand Islamic leaders condemn Islamic terrorism? He makes no such demand in his letter. Instead, it is Jews – as always – who are blamed for non-existent crimes. If he so desires peace, he would do well to look in the mirror and ask why he is targeting Israel when the murderous zealots are not in Jerusalem but in Tehran, Gaza, Beirut and elsewhere. Robert Walker, assistant director, Honest Reporting Canada, Toronto --- ## Success! Unverified Canadian Press Headline Claiming Lebanese Man Killed By Israel Amended Following HonestReporting Canada Engagement URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-unverified-canadian-press-headline-claiming-lebanese-man-killed-by-israel-amended-following-honestreporting-canada-engagement/ Type: post Modified: 2026-04-29 Words: 501 > What may look like a minor change speaks volumes about the news media’s need to distinguish between facts and unproven allegations. In early April, Hassan Haidar, a Lebanese man with... What may look like a minor change speaks volumes about the news media’s need to distinguish between facts and unproven allegations. In early April, Hassan Haidar, a Lebanese man with Canadian citizenship, was killed in Lebanon, according to his family. His family claimed that he was killed in southern Lebanon by an Israeli drone. Though they have not provided evidence for their allegations, it has been widely been treated as fact in much of the Canadian news media, with CBC radio host Jayme Poisson, for instance, misleadingly claiming that Haidar was “killed in a drone strike” by Israel. In an April 13 article for The Canadian Press, author Maan Alhmidi authored an article which was originally headlined as “Ontario family mourns Canadian man killed in Israeli attack in Lebanon.” While the article noted that allegations that Haidar was killed by Israel were made by his family, the original headline made no distinction between what his family claimed, and what had been actually demonstrated as proven fact. HonestReporting Canada contacted The Canadian Press, reminding the news wire that “Although there has been no verification that Hassan Haidar was killed by Israel (when it is possible he was killed by Hezbollah), the article’s headline treats allegations as fact.” Subsequently, the news outlet amended the headline to read “Ontario family says Canadian man killed in Israeli attack in Lebanon.” This distinction, while modest, serves as an important reminder, both to the Canadian news media and the public at large, that until proven, accusations remain just that – claims. That is not to say that it is inconceivable that Haidar was killed in an Israeli attack, given that few details of him and his activities in southern Lebanon are publicly known, but merely that claims cannot be treated as undisputed fact. The lack of evidence has not stopped hardline anti-Israel activist groups like the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) from condemning what it called the “senseless Israeli strike.” And while the news media must hold itself to a far higher standard than such activist groups, that has not necessarily been the case when it comes to the Middle East. Unfortunately, this practice of treating claims as fact has been repeatedly employed over the last 2.5 years, where multiple news media outlets took Hamas casualty claims from Gaza – unverified and widely disputed by subject matter experts – and treated them as fact. Incredibly, the gullible acceptance of Hamas’ casualty figures was not just limited to news media outlets, but even the United Nations Commission of Inquiry, which did likewise. In other instances, news media outlets mindlessly repeated allegations that Israel was killing healthcare workers in Gaza, only for it later to be exposed that these workers – while holding legitimate jobs like physiotherapists – were also active members of terrorist groups like Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). HonestReporting Canada will continue to ensure that when news media outlets make statements, portraying them as unassailable truth, that they are indeed facts, rather than unproven allegations. --- ## Three CityNews Reports On Gaza By Brandon Rowe Lean Overwhelmingly On Unverified Palestinian Claims, Downplaying Israeli Statements URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/three-citynews-reports-on-gaza-by-brandon-rowe-lean-overwhelmingly-on-unverified-palestinian-claims-downplaying-israeli-statements/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-28 Words: 950 > Little effort was made to critically assess claims originating from Hamas-controlled territory, where independent reporting is heavily restricted. This imbalance leaves viewers with a partial picture of events, obscuring the... Little effort was made to critically assess claims originating from Hamas-controlled territory, where independent reporting is heavily restricted. This imbalance leaves viewers with a partial picture of events, obscuring the complexity and competing narratives surrounding the ceasefire. CityNews Toronto recently aired three segments, all led by journalist Brandon Rowe, on the circumstances in Gaza amidst a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. On April 7, Rowe reported on how the “Gaza ceasefire [is] under strain,” saying that the “violence” and Israeli strikes continue despite the ceasefire in place. Rowe later explained that the ceasefire is on shaky grounds because Hamas will not lay down its weapons “without guarantees” and Israeli officials “say Hamas cannot remain armed.” Rowe concluded by noting that both Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the ceasefire since it has been put in place. Watch the full clip below: These key facts need to be supported by evidence. But rather than exploring both sides of the current predicament, the news segment is entirely centered on the perspective of Palestinians. A Palestinian interviewee calls the ceasefire a “fake…lying ceasefire,” and another described how “occupation forces targeted [residents defending their homes] directly.” Core to any reporting of or in Gaza is the central fact that freedom of press and expression is stifled under Hamas. Thus, claims made about events that occur in the region should, at the very least, be taken with a critical hesitancy. But instead, Rowe’s coverage noted that “in central Gaza, health officials say at least 10 people were killed near a school sheltering displaced Palestinians.” More so, with “the humanitarian situation…worsening,” and extensive coverage of attacks that point a sole finger at Israel for the “fake” ceasefire, culpability for Hamas is narratively downplayed. Even by pointing out that both sides accuse the other of violating the ceasefire, uncritical coverage of claims made by Hamas, and under Hamas’ eyes, indicate that blame is conclusively attributed to the state of Israel. On April 9, CityNews Toronto aired another segment with Brandon Rowe about a “Journalist killed after strike hits car in Gaza City.” Watch the full clip below: Rowe’s coverage of the incident began by noting how “dozens mourned at a funeral…for a journalist who was among the latest killed in Gaza.” Unsurprisingly, this incident is framed with the “accusations of ceasefire violations” and deteriorating “conditions… inside the territory.” A representative from the Al Jazeera propaganda outlet takes over the coverage, referring to Gazan Mohammed Wishah as having “[ascended] today as a martyr” because the “Israeli occupation” targeted his vehicle. Again, “Gaza health officials” are quoted on the circumstances about the death of Wishah, and only afterwards are the Israeli military’s (IDF) claims about Wishah’s ties to Hamas’ military wing mentioned. Rowe immediately follows this with details of both Al Jazeera and Hamas’ denial of Wishah’s connections, which is not further scrutinized by the journalist. Instead, coverage of the incident explores other incidents of journalists being killed in Gaza, and then transitions to coverage of the conditions in Gaza. A student, Nagham Abu Ghali, reports from Gaza about the loss of education and people in the region. This is followed by Rowe reporting on “tensions…rising in the occupied West Bank” and “increased settler violence.” Rowe’s report concludes with noting that “the Gaza health ministry says at least 700 people have been killed by Israeli fire…Israel says 4 of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza.” Again, the details reported are used to construct a narrative that points a finger to the state of Israel as the culprit. Any scrutiny into the IDF’s claims about Wishah – that he is a key actor in Hamas’ rocket and weaponry production, a claim backed by evidence in 2024 – would challenge CityNews’ predetermined conclusions about the nature of the tensions and conditions in the Gaza Strip. The IDF’s claims about Mohammed Wishah are sandwiched in between testimony on the ground in Gaza and a variety of claims by human rights groups & the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. On April 15, Rowe’s report on a “Funeral Held After Gaza City Cafe Strike,” uses various overlapping tactics from previous reports. For example, Rowe reported that “Israel says the strike targeted a Hamas militant,” juxtaposing the context with the statement that “for many Palestinians, scenes like this are becoming routine, even during what is supposed to be a truce.” Watch the full clip below: In this narrative, Rowe framed the Israeli military’s statements against the impact felt by Palestinian civilians, circumventing accountability for Hamas (whose presence is neither questioned nor covered) and pinning the blame for the “supposed to be” truce on Israel. Rowe reported that “this is not an isolated inciden... --- ## Globe & Mail Reporter Eric Reguly Ignores Hamas Presence In Gaza’s Civilian Infrastructure URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/globe-mail-reporter-eric-reguly-ignores-hamas-presence-in-gazas-civilian-infrastructure/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-28 Words: 580 > The Globe and Mail’s coverage of the Middle East continues to misinform Canadians, not simply for what it publishes, but for what it chooses to ignore. In Gaza, the newspaper’s... The Globe and Mail’s coverage of the Middle East continues to misinform Canadians, not simply for what it publishes, but for what it chooses to ignore. In Gaza, the newspaper’s coverage of Hamas, the openly genocidal Islamic terrorist group that has ruled for two decades, devoting its dispensable resources towards trying to kill as many Israelis as possible, is notable for relying on reporters such as Mark Mackinnon, whose social media regularly features anti-Israel content, and local Gazan Hassan Jaber, who spread vicious anti-Israel propaganda before being hired. Eric Reguly’s coverage is no better. The European bureau chief has published lengthy Hamas talking points without challenge or context, and has told emotional stories of Gazan suffering while overlooking the central responsibility of Hamas in that suffering. In his April 22 article that was given prominent placement on the Globe’s front page, “Gaza’s destroyed universities pivot to online teaching as they wait to rebuild,” Reguly told readers about the state of universities in Gaza, writing that schools there have migrated to online courses due to the impact of war. Among the universities he profiled is Islamic University of Gaza, writing that it currently sits “in ruins.” There was no mention by Reguly as to why the campus had been damaged in the war, with the tacit implication being that Israel bombed a civilian target for no ostensible reason. Israel has specifically stated that Islamic University “was being used as a Hamas training camp for military intelligence operatives, as well as for the development and production of weapons.” Reguly spoke of “destroyed campuses,” but never once mentioned Hamas command centres embedded in Gaza schools or Hamas rockets fired from Gaza schools or, 20 rockets stored at a Gaza school. It was also remarkable that no Israeli voices were quoted in the article to bring such necessary context. Hamas’ use of civilian infrastructure is extensively documented, far past the point of reasonable doubt. Whether Reguly personally believes or disputes these documented war crimes on the part of Hamas is irrelevant; as a journalist, he is duty-bound to acknowledge these allegations as they pertain to the story. But he did no such thing, effectively erasing any inconvenient context entirely out of the article. While The Globe and Mail’s readers may assume that civilian infrastructure like schools, hospitals and private homes are sacrosanct and not to be used in warfare, Hamas – and other similar Islamic terrorist groups – have not only failed to follow such rules, they have instead enthusiastically embraced using civilian buildings to house combatants, weapons and even hostages. Some of the most notable cases include the Gaza headquarters of UNRWA, where directly underneath it, Israeli troops found a significant Hamas communications centre, as well as Nasser Hospital, the largest health complex in Gaza, where Doctors Without Borders (MSF) openly admitted the presence of armed Palestinian terrorists and even weapons. Elsewhere, at Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, Israel stated that the complex hid tunnels with no medical use, including blast-proof doors, and alongside a vehicle storing a large number of weapons. The Israeli military later shared video footage from inside the tunnel. But instead of providing readers with a fulsome picture of what was happening inside Gaza under the oppressive thumb of Hamas, The Globe and Mail’s Eric Reguly instead offered a superficial and emotional tale of damaged universities, without bothering to explain what circumstances actually caused those events. --- ## CBC Radio Program Bookends With Mattea Roach Whitewashes Palestinian Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-bookends-with-mattea-roach-whitewashes-palestinian-terrorism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-27 Words: 803 > It seems winning on the Jeopardy game show does not actually indicate knowledge of the real world after all. Mattea Roach, who enjoyed brief fame after winning a number of... It seems winning on the Jeopardy game show does not actually indicate knowledge of the real world after all. Mattea Roach, who enjoyed brief fame after winning a number of Jeopardy competitions, later became the host of the CBC radio program Bookends with Mattea Roach, and in the March 11, episode, “What is boyhood to a Palestinian teen?,” Roach interviewed Ashraf Zaghal about his debut novel Seven Heavens Away. Listen to the full segment below: CBC’s own description set the tone: a Palestinian teen in Jerusalem whose “involvement in Palestinian resistance efforts grows,” while Zaghal also discussed “how it felt to return to Palestine while writing the novel.” That framing matters, because it reveals the broadcast’s core problem from the outset: not literary curiosity, but political storytelling dressed up as neutral cultural programming. There is nothing wrong with interviewing a novelist about grief, identity, religion, or adolescence in a conflict zone. The problem is that CBC repeatedly allowed contested political claims and ideologically loaded language to pass without challenge, context, or balance. Roach spoke of Zaghal having “emigrated from Palestine to Canada,” and the episode description refers to his return “to Palestine,” even though the novel is set in Jerusalem, the eternal and undivided capital of Israel and Zaghal himself is identified as having been born in Jerusalem (which again is the capital of Israel, not Palestine). That is not a neutral geographic descriptor. It is a political framing choice, and Roach made it over and over again. The same pattern appears in the broadcast’s treatment of violence. Listeners were told of “escalating violence and unrest in Jerusalem,” of “kids getting shot on the sidewalks,” of checkpoints, surveillance, jail, and fear. What they were not told is that the period in which the novel was set, 2015 to 2016, coincided with a sustained wave of Palestinian stabbing, shooting, and car-ramming attacks against Israelis. Reports at the time that Israel set up roadblocks in eastern Jerusalem specifically note that it was an effort to stop a wave of Palestinian knife attacks. CBC gave listeners the hardship, but not the cause. That omission is especially glaring when the interview touches on checkpoints and identity cards. In the conversation, these are presented almost exclusively as instruments of arbitrary oppression. But the most basic fact any public broadcaster owes its audience is missing: these measures did not emerge in a vacuum, but in response to very real security threats, including attacks in Jerusalem itself. One can debate the proportionality or human cost of those policies. What CBC can’t do, if it wishes to remain credible (or regain credibility at this point), is erase the terrorism that made those measures part of daily life in the first place. Even more troubling is the casual handling of language like “resistance” and “martyrdom.” CBC’s own episode description says Aziz’s “involvement in Palestinian resistance efforts grows.” In the interview, Roach explicitly asks what it means for a teen boy to become “a martyr,” and Zaghal responded that for boys that age can mean what people in North America would call “cool,” like becoming “a poster on the wall.” That is not a minor detail. It is the normalization of a culture that romanticizes violent death for their children. Yet the broadcast offers no serious challenge, no moral clarity, and no reminder that glorifying “martyrdom” has long been part and parcel with the celebration of anti-Israel terrorism. Roach also allowed broad claims about “racist” Israelis and omnipresent danger to hang in the air without scrutiny, proof, or counterpoint. No distinction was meaningfully drawn between extremists and ordinary Israelis; no mention was made of the Jewish civilians targeted in that same period; no effort was made to acknowledge that Jerusalem’s story is not one of one-sided suffering. Instead, the program offered listeners a familiar CBC formula: Palestinian experience centered, Israeli reality omitted, and the political vocabulary of one side treated as common sense. That may make for emotionally resonant radio, but it does not make for honest broadcasting. Literature should illuminate complexity, not flatten it. CBC had every right to platform Ashraf Zaghal and discuss Seven Heavens Away. But if a taxpayer-funded broadcaster is going to traffic in charged claims about “Jerusalem, Palestine,” “resistance,” checkpoints, and martyrdom, it has an obligation to provide historical and moral context. On March 11, Bookends with Mattea Roach did the opposite. It presented a one-sided narrative of the conflict, whitewashed the language of Islamic radicalization and Palestinian terrorism, and left listeners with a distorted picture attempting to make Israeli security measures implemented out of sheer necessity to save lives as blood flowed down Jerusalem streets appear senseless, while Palestinian violence appea... --- ## CBC Kids News Continues To Push Anti-Israel Propaganda To Children URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-kids-news-continues-to-push-anti-israel-propaganda-to-children/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-27 Words: 638 > Sabrina Fabian’s article for CBC Kids News on April 16,“Lebanon-Israel ceasefire: Why the countries were fighting to begin with” presented a one-sided, anti-Israel view of the conflict between the terrorist... Sabrina Fabian’s article for CBC Kids News on April 16,“Lebanon-Israel ceasefire: Why the countries were fighting to begin with” presented a one-sided, anti-Israel view of the conflict between the terrorist group Hezbollah and Israel. Fabian, a producer and copy editor for CBC News, opened by saying, “the two countries have been involved in a conflict since March 2, following Israel and the U.S.’s attacks on Iran.” This is misleading. Firstly, the conflict is between Hezbollah and Israel, not Lebanon and Israel. Secondly, Hezbollah fired rockets on Israel on March 2, which initiated the war – something she only mentioned later. At the very end of her section on “What is Hezbollah and how did it start?” Fabian did mention that Hezbollah is recognized by Canada as a terrorist organization. She also referenced Rex Brynen of McGill University, a regular purveyor of anti-Israel talking points, as stating, “Hezbollah was born of the opposition to Israeli occupation.” Missing was crucial context: Hezbollah was established with two goals: the destruction of Israel and the creation of an Iranian-style Islamic regime in Lebanon. Fabian also wrote that although it’s common in wars for civilians to be caught in the crossfire, Brynen said this war is “disproportionately affecting a lot of kids and women.” Yet even his quote acknowledged proximity to militants, noting that they might be “family members…in the same apartment building.” This underscored a key omission: Hezbollah embeds itself within civilian populations and has a long history of using human shields. Israel has taken documented steps to mitigate damage despite this, including warning civilians before strikes, even at the cost of military advantage. Hezbollah, by contrast, targets Israeli civilians, including sites such as a daycare centre. Fabian also referenced Maurice Jr. Labelle, a history professor at the University of Saskatchewan. She wrote that both Labelle and Brynen said Israel has no intention of withdrawing troops and may expand further, quoting Brynen on expansionist elements within the Israeli government. This framing ignored a central point: Israel’s presence in southern Lebanon is tied to creating a security buffer zone to prevent cross-border attacks into Israel, not territorial ambition. Fabian attempted to show Israel as disproportionate by writing that “a million Lebanese people have been displaced, and at least 2,124 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, including many women and children, the Health Ministry said. Two Israeli citizens and 13 Israeli soldiers have also been killed, according to figures from Israel.” Israel has stated that1,800 of those killed were members of Hezbollah, which changes the civilian-to-combatant ratio considerably. Fabian also omitted that Israel’s lower casualty figures reflect defensive infrastructure – bomb shelters and missile interception systems – and not a lack of hostile intent from Hezbollah. At the bottom of the article, CBC News noted a clarification and a correction. The clarification said that “a previous version of this story said that hundreds of Lebanese people have been killed. The story was updated with a more accurate figure,” though somehow the editors forgot to mention how many were Hezbollah terrorists. The correction noted that “we initially reported that many members of Hezbollah are Palestinians whose families were forced out of Israel when it declared independence in 1948. In fact, Hezbollah’s membership is primarily Shia Muslim,” though omitting that Hezbollah’s members aren’t simply “primarily” Shia Muslim, but part of a fanatically Islamic terrorist group. Fabian’s article systematically omitted, distorted, and reframed facts in ways that mislead young audiences. She also used predictably anti-Israel voices to the exclusion of anyone else, despite having used Brynen and Labelleas recently as April 2. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as CBC Kids repeatedly showcases anti-Israel perspectives at the total exclusion of Israeli views. --- ## CBC Anti-Israel Regulars Jayme Poisson And Evan Dyer Equate Israeli Self-Defence With Hezbollah Terrorism While Spreading Unverified Claims As Fact URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-anti-israel-regulars-jayme-poisson-and-evan-dyer-equate-israeli-self-defence-with-hezbollah-terrorism-while-spreading-unverified-claims-as-fact/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-27 Words: 818 > A recent episode of CBC’s Front Burner podcast delivered a familiar anti-Israel frame from two individuals who have, in our view, repeatedly spread anti-Israel misinformation: host Jayme Poisson and CBC... A recent episode of CBC’s Front Burner podcast delivered a familiar anti-Israel frame from two individuals who have, in our view, repeatedly spread anti-Israel misinformation: host Jayme Poisson and CBC News reporter Evan Dyer. In the April 17 segment, “Mark Carney and war in the Middle East,” the pair teamed up to weave, in our estimation, a narrative about Israel as a reckless aggressor and Canadian pressure as the only remedy, while pushing Hezbollah into the background whenever it threatened to complicate things. Listen to the full segment below: Despite the episode ostensibly being about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s position on Israel, Poisson began by telling listeners that a Canadian man, Hassan Haidar, “was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon last week.” She added that he was killed by a drone strike. Neither claim has been substantiated. Canada is still trying to piece together exactly what happened to Haidar, which even the CBC itself has reported which stands in contradiction to Front Burner’s coverage. What is known is that during March and April, Haidar was living about 11km from the Israeli border in an area known as a longtime Hezbollah stronghold, including using private homes and “neutral” facilities like hospitals, schools, and clinics for weapons storage and as missile launch pads. The area became the focus of Israeli operations to restore security after Hezbollah began bombarding Israel with missile and rocket attacks on March 2. Yet Hezbollah barely appeared in Poisson’s report or in Dyer’s commentary. Poisson briefly acknowledged that “the militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in support of Iran,” but then quickly returned to her main story: Israel as aggressor. Dyer chimed in to discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent condemnation of Israel’s alleged “illegal invasion” of Lebanon. Although Israel said it was acting in self-defence to end deadly Hezbollah attacks not only on the northern border, but also on Haifa, Tel Aviv, and other parts of Israel, Dyer waved this off, saying, “it’s a feature of this border that there’s nearly always something happening there.” It’s worth asking what Dyer might say if there was “something happening” such as drone incursions, antitank mortar attacks, or massive rocket fire near the Detroit-Windsor border. Would he shrug it off as a “feature of this border” as he does when the victims are on Israeli farms, playgrounds or villages? Or would he beg Carney to protect Canada? Dyer also seemingly praised an April 9 statement by Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand that used the term “strongly condemn” both for Israel’s airstrikes and Hezbollah’s indiscriminate attacks. Excitedly, Dyer explained that “Canada is lumping Israel and Hezbollah together as equally guilty parties… the innocent party, in Canada’s view, is the elected government of Lebanon calling for the disarmament of Hezbollah… This was not something that would have happened before.” At best, Dyer is guilty of oversimplifying. At worst, he’s deliberately obfuscating the facts, which, as a journalist, he should be well aware of. Not only is Hezbollah an active presence in Lebanon’s “innocent” government, but it also acts as the sole government across most of southern Lebanon. Lebanese leaders are still struggling to restrain and disarm Hezbollah – a task they have tried and failed at repeatedly since 2006. From there, Poisson walked Dyer through a familiar landscape of anti-Israel talking pointes. She accepted his evidence-free claim that Israel planned to remain in Lebanon “indefinitely,” and that it was “destroying dozens of villages” with “the intention… to force everybody out.” Based on these unproven allegations, both Poisson and Dyer went on to implicitly push their ultimate conclusion: despite Carney’s and Anand’s strong statements, Canada isn’t doing enough and must punish Israel even more aggressively, with increased pressure, sanctions, and further arms restrictions. Unfortunately, some listeners might take their claims at face value. Dyer’s record on Israel is one-sided and consistently hostile to the Jewish state. He has framed Israel as the aggressor in Lebanon while minimizing Hezbollah’s role, treated disputed claims about “illegal settlements” as settled fact, distorted the history of Canada-Israel relations in his CBC “analysis,” and platformed anti-Israel activists and conspiracists without serious scrutiny. Poisson, too, has a long history of filtering Israel stories through the same anti-Israel lens: soft interviews with hostile guests, little challenge to extreme or false claims, and whitewashing of Hezbollah and Palestinian terrorism. As Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC has a responsibility to hold its reporters to recognizable journalistic standards. The real problem here isn’t just bias. It’s the fact that CBC allowed Poisson to present disputed claims as fact, minimize Hezbollah’s role, and then steer listeners to implicitly support harsh anti-Israel po... --- ## CBC Sports “Journalist” And Anti-Israel Activist Shireen Ahmed Whitewashes Terrorist Past From Palestinian Football Head Jibril Rajoub URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-sports-journalist-and-anti-israel-activist-shireen-ahmed-whitewashes-terrorist-past-from-palestinian-football-head-jibril-rajoub/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-27 Words: 611 > CBC News continues its descent into open whitewashing of Palestinian terrorism with a recent article written by anti-Israel activist/Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed, who previously signed an open letter calling for... CBC News continues its descent into open whitewashing of Palestinian terrorism with a recent article written by anti-Israel activist/Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed, who previously signed an open letter calling for more pro-Palestinian content in the news media. On April 18, Ahmed, “who focuses on the intersections of racism and misogyny in sports” according to her bio, penned an article, “Palestinian football officials worry Canada won’t approve visas in time for FIFA meeting,” which tells readers that Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), has not received a visa to enter Canada in advance of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver in late April. The article was co-authored by Senior Writer Aloysius Wong. While Ahmed notes that the PFA’s lawyer Gonzalo Boye, previously “served eight years in Spanish prison for his involvement with the 1988 kidnapping of a Spanish industrialist,” she was curiously silent about Rajoub and his history of dangerous rhetoric, terror glorification and his previous conviction for engaging in terrorism.. Ahmed quoted immigration lawyer Ravi Jain, who noted a few possible reasons for delays with visa applications, saying that he cited “the possibility that a visa applicant might file a refugee claim due to geopolitical instability, ties to home country and family connections.” What Ahmed ignored about Jibril Rajoub is far more dangerous. Rajoub is a fanatical anti-Israel activist and terrorist who glorified the October 7, 2023 massacres of Israelis at the hands of Palestinian terrorists as legitimate and “defensive,” and has praised Riyad Al-Amour, a Palestinian terrorist who murdered 12 Israelis, as someone who carried out “the most sacred thing.” In 2018, Rajoub was found guilty by FIFA’s disciplinary committee of “inciting hatred and violence,” and fined $20,000 Swiss Francs (about $28,000 CAD), and in a subsequent letter to Rajoub, Martin Ngoga, the chief of investigation for FIFA’s Ethics Committee, noted Rajoub’s statements in support of kidnapping Israelis. Rajoub has repeatedly called Israel a Nazi state in a textbook example of anti-Jewish hate speech according to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition, to which Canada is a signatory. Worst of all, Rajoub even spent 17 years in an Israeli jail for throwing a grenade at Israeli soldiers. Yet none of his scandalous history was mentioned anywhere by Ahmed, who instead quoted a Palestinian football representative, and Kat Vilarev, a “sports law expert” who is paraphrased as saying that “the PFA’s attendance…is key.” Vilarev is introduced as “a sports lawyer familiar with the situation,” though that is a blatant misrepresentation. In reality, Vilarev is the chief legal adviser to the PFA, and not simply an observer as Ahmed falsely implies. Shireen Ahmed’s repugnant article whitewashing the terrorist past and present terror glorification by Jibril Rajoub comes as little surprise after she has penned multiple extremist anti-Israel perspectives in recent years. Ahmed, who also teaches Sports Journalism and Sports Media at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), has penned an opinion column for CBC Sports suggesting Israel be expelled from the Olympics, and transformed an article about a Palestinian paralympian into an anti-Israel hit job. After more than two years of relentless pro-terrorist rhetoric and correlating hate crimes including firebombings and shootings in Canadian cities, there are very real reasons to be wary of the potential entry of Jibril Rajoub, given his open and unapologetic support for Palestinian terrorism. There is no conceivable reason that Shireen Ahmed, alongside Aloysius Wong, could have possibly ignored the well-documented examples of Jibril Rajoub’s hateful rhetoric, beyond either almost indescribable ignorance, or a deliberate agenda meant to whitewash his support for terrorism. --- ## False Narrative: How Isolated Incidents Are Used to Smear Israel & Jews URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/false-narrative-how-isolated-incidents-are-used-to-smear-israel-jews/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-05-01 Words: 93 > When it comes to Israel, the rules are different. A single act of wrongdoing, something that would normally be treated as an isolated incident, is quickly weaponized into a sweeping... When it comes to Israel, the rules are different. A single act of wrongdoing, something that would normally be treated as an isolated incident, is quickly weaponized into a sweeping indictment of the entire country and the Jewish people. Israel holds its own accountable, condemns wrongdoing, and enforces consequences. But that rarely makes headlines. Instead, stories are expanded, distorted, and used to push a broader anti-Israel narrative. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## Learning Lessons in Fighting Antisemitism: An Insightful Conversation With Montana State Senator Cora Neumann URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/learning-lessons-in-fighting-antisemitism-an-insightful-conversation-with-montana-state-senator-cora-neumann/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-04-24 Words: 152 > When it comes to combating anti-Jewish hate, it is important to look to leaders for inspiration and education, no matter where they are. And in the fight against anti-Jewish hate, one... When it comes to combating anti-Jewish hate, it is important to look to leaders for inspiration and education, no matter where they are. And in the fight against anti-Jewish hate, one of the loudest voices has been Cora Neumann, a Democratic Montana state senator, a state with a Jewish population of only about one-tenth of one percent. Nevertheless, Neumann has been a vocal opponent of antisemitism, and has used her position to help educate other elected officials and the public at large. In this episode of The Honest Report podcast, Neumann speaks with Robert Walker, HonestReporting Canada assistant director, offering her insight and experience in fighting history’s oldest hatred. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to audio-only below: --- ## Hill Times Relies On Radical & Hardline Voices In Analysis Of Iran War, Calling Them Experts URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hill-times-relies-on-radical-hardline-voices-in-analysis-of-iran-war-calling-them-experts/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-23 Words: 571 > A Hill Times article which began by telling readers about the calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to articulate his position on the Iran war relied exclusively on ‘experts,’ all... A Hill Times article which began by telling readers about the calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to articulate his position on the Iran war relied exclusively on ‘experts,’ all of whom parroted virtually the exact same position. The April 15 article, “Carney urged to offer clear Canadian position on legality of U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and Lebanon,” was written by reporter Neil Moss, who began by quoting Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo of British Columbia, as if he were a credible expert, calling for Ottawa to be “even-handed.” Rather than being anything resembling an expert, Pau Woo is a radical demonizer of Israel who has been accused of covert ties with the Chinese government. Most ironically, despite calling for Canada to vocally condemn Israel and the United States for attacking the Islamic republic of Iran, Yuen Pau Woo has said Ottawa should avoid criticizing China’s horrific treatment of its Muslim minority. He has also dismissed evidence that China has spied on Canada. He has also been called a “mouthpiece” for China in Canada, and has been accused of having “close ties with the Chinese government and pro-CCP community leaders in Canada.” Throughout the article, only critics are quoted, including Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, though Moss did not mention that Sharif’s own defence minister Khawaja Asif recently posted a comment on social media appearing to promote the genocide of Israel. Moss also quoted South African High Commissioner to Canada Rieaz Shaik, a country accused of committing genocide against parts of its White population, and mentioning that “some western leaders have come out against the war, including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.” Yet again, Moss decided to ignore that Sánchez has previously lamented that his country does not possess nuclear weapons in which it could use against Israel, a monstrous and genocidal statement. In addition to quoting extremist politicians and diplomats representing genocidal regimes, Moss quoted University of the Fraser Valley’s Mark Kersten, whom he termed “an expert in international law.” There are many experts who could have been quoted, but the fact that Kersten, an assistant professor of criminology at one of Canada’s lowest-ranking universities would be chosen instead, speaks volumes about Moss’ editorial agenda. Kersten is an outspoken anti-Israel activist who has falsely accused Israel of “genocide” and has relied on the heavy use of emotion rather than facts to promote his ideology. Neil Moss’ overwhelmingly lopsided article failed to provide any voice to experts who could have pointed out the murderous nature of the Islamic Republic of Iran, its dangerous support for Islamic terrorist proxies across the Middle East, the regime’s active involvement inside Canada, its ballistic missile program and more. Instead, Moss relied only on individuals with one very specific perspective, including extremist voices, to promote a narrative that the war with the Islamic regime in Tehran is illegal. Moss’ article is just the latest problematic content seen in The Hill Times. In recent weeks, the newspaper has come under fire for continuing to print opinion columns from Calgary podcaster and conspiracy theorist Erica Ifill, who has posted bigoted anti-Jewish content to social media. If The Hill Times truly wants to live up to its promise of “shining a light” for readers, rather than just parroting a narrow and hardline ideological viewpoint, then the newspaper has a long way to go. Photo credit: Hill Times --- ## Global News Interviews “Anti-Colonial” Toronto Metropolitan University Lecturer Maral Karimi, Who Ludicrously Claims Iran Beat The U.S. URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/global-news-interviews-anti-colonial-toronto-metropolitan-university-lecturer-maral-karimi-who-ludicrously-claims-iran-beat-the-u-s/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-23 Words: 553 > In just over a month, Israel and the United States killed much of the top leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including Ayatollah Khamenei, largely destroyed its navy, and... In just over a month, Israel and the United States killed much of the top leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including Ayatollah Khamenei, largely destroyed its navy, and targeted well over 10,000 other military sites, including ballistic missile production facilities, all while largely and deliberately avoiding steps to topple the regime itself or inflict widespread economic pain in Iran. In exchange, Iran downed a single American jet, and despite firing hundreds of missiles into Israel, failed to kill even a single Israeli soldier. Bizarrely, for Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) lecturer Maral Karimi, who holds a PhD from the University of Toronto with a specialty in “anti-racist” and “anti-colonial” perspectives, this reality means that Iran was “kicking your (U.S.) ribs” and that Washington was “losing the war.” Karimi’s bizarre takes are a feature on her Twitter (X) account, where she recently appeared on the Kremlin-backed channel RT, shared what we consider a thinly-veiled antisemitic canard from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew condemning the supposed “Epstein class” for the war in Iran, has appeared baffled as to why universities in Iran linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) might be targeted in war and mocked the missing (later rescued) American pilot shot down over Iran. Click below for larger images: Despite her outlandish views, Karimi was selected as a credible expert in an April 11 broadcast for Global News, “Can peace talks in Pakistan end the U.S.-Iran war?” Watch the full segment below: During the interview with anchor Jazan Grewal, Karimi claimed that the United States, in spite of its overwhelming ability to inflict pain on the Iranian regime, was “in no position” to dictate terms to Iran. As CNN analyst and former Middle East Coordinator for the National Security Council Brett McGurk noted, it was not Tehran holding the cards, but Washington, and “Iran showed up to Islamabad with a proverbial gun on the table. The U.S. answered not with concessions – but with a bigger gun.” Karimi’s claims – in line with a convenient worldview where the U.S. is a paper tiger bowing to the Islamic Republic – do not line up with reality, but she continued to characterize Tehran as the victim of American aggression. Karimi told Grewal that the Islamic Republic “never wanted this war,” and while strictly true, she also ignored any mention of how the regime has spent decades actively promoting war against Israel, the United States and the West. It has devoted years to building and supporting the so-called “axis of resistance,” namely a ring of Islamic terrorist groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, all of whom see the annihilation of Israel as their sacred duty. Karimi also dismissed opposition to the Iranian regime from inside Iran, characterizing calls for regime change as being “inflicted from externally,” implying it was foreign-backed, even as scholars say the overwhelming majority of Iranians oppose the regime, and in recent weeks, enormous crowds of Iranians around the world have collectively spoken out against the Islamic Republic, often explicitly praising calls for regime change. When such commentary gets airtime as supposed expert analysis, as the April 11 Global News interview with TMU professor Maral Karimi was, it serves to profoundly mislead the Canadian public as a result. --- ## CTV Presents Fringe Anti-Israel Activist Samira Mohyeddin As Representative Of Iranian-Canadian Voices URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-presents-fringe-anti-israel-activist-samira-mohyeddin-as-representative-of-iranian-canadian-voices/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-23 Words: 534 > In an April 9 CTV News segment, “Iran ceasefire brings relief and anxiety for Canadians with family overseas,” journalist Adrian Ghobrial misled viewers by presenting anti-Israel radical Samira Mohyeddin as... In an April 9 CTV News segment, “Iran ceasefire brings relief and anxiety for Canadians with family overseas,” journalist Adrian Ghobrial misled viewers by presenting anti-Israel radical Samira Mohyeddin as a neutral Iranian-Canadian voice rather than a hardline activist. Watch the full segment below: Ghobrial failed to mention that Mohyeddin is actually one of today’s most aggressive anti-Israel voices. In 2024, the Israeli government named her one of Canada’s biggest sources of antisemitic rhetoric. She has boosted Iranian regime propaganda, spread anti-Jewish falsehoods on social media, and lashed out at Iranians who reject her fanatical views. Following HonestReporting Canada inquiries about Mohyeddin’s anti-Israel rhetoric as a CBC host, she was reprimanded multiple times. Ultimately, she chose to leave CBC rather than stop using her platform to promote anti-Israel disinformation. For Ghobrial to frame her perspective as in any way representative of Iranian-Canadian voices is deceptive. Iranian-Canadians are naturally worried about friends and family members. Yet virtually all Iranian-Canadians disagree with Mohyeddin and see the regime, not Israel, as the real source of Iran’s misery. In fact, a recent poll shows the overwhelming majority of Iranian-Canadians – 95.9 percent – express hope that a future Iran can have “diplomatic relations with Israel.” In that sense, it would be harder to find someone more to the fringes of Iranians in Canada than Mohyeddin. Mohyeddin told Ghobrial that “this was never about the Iranian government. It is about a people and civilization. It’s about decimating [Iran’s] domestic capabilities.” She offered no evidence that Israel or the United States were targeting Iranian civilians or trying to destroy Iran’s civilization. Just grandiose accusations and dark statements: “woe unto the people who welcomed these monsters onto our homeland.” Indeed, the record points the other way. Israel and the U.S. have taken aim at well-defined nuclear, military, and regime-linked targets, but never at the Iranian people. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken warmly to the people of Iran. Most recently for Persian New Year, he invoked “the age-old belief of the Iranian people that light will triumph over darkness.” U.S. President Donald Trump also said he was acting, at least in part, in response to anti-regime protests by “Iranian Patriots,” adding that “help is on its way.” Far from seeking its downfall, U.S. and Israeli leaders have put their own troops’ lives on the line to weaken the extremism that has held Iranian culture in a stranglehold for nearly 50 years. Disappointingly, instead of informing his audience that her claims were unsupported and even contradicted by all available evidence, Ghobrial gave this inflammatory narrative a pass, leaving viewers woefully uninformed. Last year, Ghobrial unquestioningly cited fake United Nations statistics that were being used as a blood libel against Israel. Following HonestReporting Canada inquiries, CTV issued a correction. Now, he’s done it again, stripping away essential context and failing to provide balanced coverage. By presenting fringe anti-Israel activist Samira Mohyeddin as a neutral source and leaving her claims untested, Ghobrial once again denied CTV News viewers the context they needed to judge what they were hearing. --- ## Radical Globe & Mail Columnist Gary Mason Attacks Israel In Second Such Column In Two Weeks URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/radical-globe-mail-columnist-gary-mason-attacks-israel-in-second-such-column-in-two-weeks/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-23 Words: 553 > For the second time in two weeks, Gary Mason, the national affairs columnist at The Globe and Mail, appeared to complain that Israel has prioritized its survival over popularity. On... For the second time in two weeks, Gary Mason, the national affairs columnist at The Globe and Mail, appeared to complain that Israel has prioritized its survival over popularity. On March 19, Mason pointed to Israel’s fighting with the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon, saying it “won’t help the public relations battle” facing Jerusalem. And on April 2, he penned another opinion column, “Israel’s government does not seem to care what the world thinks,” where he lamented that Israel’s passing of a death penalty law for Palestinian terrorists will do “nothing to help” Israel’s “global standing.” Mason’s commentary cites alleged violence happening in Judea & Samaria (“West Bank”) against Palestinians, offering no mention that according to a study by the non-governmental organization Regavim, much, if not most of it, was in fact precipitated by Palestinian violence. He also engages in a gratuitous drive-by smear of Israel’s counter-terrorism operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, writing that “we will leave the atrocities of Gaza and what is going on in southern Lebanon for another day.” By casually mentioning these alleged “atrocities,” Mason is able to have his cake and eat it too: suggest that Israel is engaging in evil acts without actually having to mention them, and thus not actually having to provide any evidence, let alone proof, for his contention. More tellingly, the words “Hamas” and “Hezbollah” appear nowhere in his opinion column, demonstrating that though Mason’s commentary may appear at first glance to be rooted in genuine concern for Israel’s safety, in reality it is a superficial hit piece masquerading as a thoughtful analysis. Lest there be any doubt as to Mason’s apparent motivations, his social media postings offer a clue. On X (formerly Twitter), Mason’s feed is replete with anti-Israel postings, including sharing a post calling for Israel’s embassy in Ottawa to be shut down, and has called it “madness” for San Diego’s city council to adopt the widely-accepted IHRA definition of antisemitism, apparently unaware that, as noted by commentator Mark Goldberg, the Canadian Parliament and a number of other provinces have already done exactly that. Mason has also shared posts, including one spreading the unhinged conspiracy theory that Israel – smaller than Vancouver Island – is plotting a supposed “Greater Israel” plot, a favourite allegation by anti-Israel fanatics, and has shared a post which called to “exterminate Zionism” a “very powerful” video. In both his commentaries, Mason seems blissfully unaware that Israel is a tiny state beset by fanatical Islamic terrorists, backed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, all of which seek its violent annihilation. The wars Israel has fought across the region is not by choice, but by necessity, launched by proxy groups and their patron in Tehran, which seek the destruction of Israel and the genocide of its Jewish inhabitants. Mason ends his diatribe by claiming that “the government of Israel does not seem to care what they think, or what the world thinks.” What Mason sees as evidence that Israel not caring about the world’s opinions is in fact Jerusalem prioritizing its existence over the shifting sands of ill-informed social media outrage, a distinction he would do well to recognize. Photo credit: Globe and Mail --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Linda McQuaig Praises Spanish Prime Minister, Ignoring His Support For Genocide Against Israel & Amplifies Calls For Palestinian Arch-Terrorist To Be Released From Israeli Jail URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-linda-mcquaig-praises-spanish-prime-minister-ignoring-his-support-for-genocide-against-israel-amplifies-calls-for-palestinian-arch-terrorist-to-be-released-from-israeli-j/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-23 Words: 608 > Is there no depth to which Toronto Star columnist Linda McQuaig will plumb? Just hours after resharing a post on X (Twitter) blaring the headline “Free Marwan Barghouti,” calling for... Is there no depth to which Toronto Star columnist Linda McQuaig will plumb? Just hours after resharing a post on X (Twitter) blaring the headline “Free Marwan Barghouti,” calling for the release of convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti. The Toronto Star published an opinion column from McQuaig in which she heaped praise onto Spain’s fanatically anti-Israel prime minister, Pedro Sánchez. Her April 16 column, “Spanish prime minister shows Carney how to take on Trump,” was ostensibly about how if readers “want to see how a real tough guy handles the U.S. president, we should check out the prime minister of Spain.” While McQuaig fawns over Sánchez being a “real tough guy,” he is in fact openly genocidal towards Israel, having previously complained that Spain does not possess nuclear weapons which it could use against Israel. Even while relentlessly demonizing Israel, Spain has reopened its embassy inside the Islamic Republic of Iran. Sánchez is also now the subject of an International Criminal Court ICC complaint accusing him of war crimes by helping to arm the Iranian regime. McQuaig’s previous breathless endorsement of the ICC when it attacks Israel apparently does not extend to when it targets her idols. While predictably ignoring all of Sánchez’s extremism, McQuaig soon zeroed in on her real fixation: Israel, condemning what she termed the “brutal, unnecessary war” in Iran. Rather than admitting that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s jihadist leaders have long called for the destruction of Israel and taken actions to precisely that effect, including creating ballistic missiles and funding terrorist groups across the Middle East, McQuaig instead engaged in misdirection. Claiming that the real goal of Israel’s fighting with the Islamic regime was “annexing land.” In the absence of actual evidence, she relied on an Israeli columnist’s personal views as supposed proof of Jerusalem’s dastardly plans. McQuaig’s argument that Israel is planning to conquer the Middle East is not an argument, but a baseless conspiracy theory which, in order to promote, she has to ignore the absence of any Israeli government statements, and instead rely on two cherry-picked individuals expressing their personal opinions, neither of which represented Jerusalem’s official position. McQuaig is not just conspiratorial; she is also shamefully inconsistent. If this constitutes evidence of Israel’s evil plans, then why not the genocidal calls from the Spanish prime minister or Iranian leaders? Is McQuaig simply ignorant of their well-documented statements, or does she believe that their genocidal rhetoric is valid? This is not a rhetorical question given Linda McQuaig’s own aggressive hostility to Israel. She has re-posted social media content from Calgary podcaster and conspiracy theorist Erica Ifill, who has posted anti-Jewish bigotry to X (Twitter), as well as from Trita Parsi, widely seen as a pro-regime apologist, in addition to sharing a post saying that “Zionism might be over,” effectively endorsing the dissolution of Israel. Click for larger images: McQuaig’s extremism is not limited to social media. Despite obsessively condemning Israel, she has ignored the Iranian regime’s massacre of 35,000 of its own civilians, downplayed the Islamic Republic’s murderous nature, and defended union leader Fred Hahn, whose anti-Jewish rhetoric has been widely condemned by observers. Toronto Star columnist Linda McQuaig is entitled to her own obsessive and extremist anti-Israel views, but her apparent endorsement to free a convicted Palestinian terrorist alongside her expressions of support for Spain’s prime minister while ignoring his own genocidal rhetoric, represents a black mark for the newspaper which continues to publish her columns. Photo credit: Thomas COEX / AFP via Getty Images --- ## CBC Radio Program All in a Day Sees Host Alan Neal Continue To Promote Anti-Israel Talking Points. As Usual, No Israeli Guests Anywhere To Be Heard URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-all-in-a-day-sees-host-alan-neal-continue-to-promote-anti-israel-talking-points-as-usual-no-israeli-guests-anywhere-to-be-heard/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-22 Words: 938 > The April 9 segment on the CBC radio program All in a Day, “Lebanese-Ottawans on the airstrikes still hitting Lebanon,” hosted by Alan Neal is a case study in how... The April 9 segment on the CBC radio program All in a Day, “Lebanese-Ottawans on the airstrikes still hitting Lebanon,” hosted by Alan Neal is a case study in how not to conduct a serious, fair and balanced interview on a complex war. Framed as a discussion about Lebanese living in Ottawa it quickly devolves into an uncritical platform for sweeping, highly charged anti-Israel claims that were neither tested nor contextualized. Rather than interrogating the substance of what is being said, Neal repeatedly returned – three separate times – to asking the guest whether they feel “hope,” an oddly misplaced line of questioning that substitutes emotional tone for factual scrutiny. Listen to the full clip below: Neal is no stranger to critical takes on Israel while excluding Israeli voices from his program, and his handpicked guests, University of Ottawa student Nour Kadri and University of Ottawa professor Charlotte Karam, match his take as they respond to the emotionally charged beachballs he lobs up for them to answer. Early in the segment, listeners are told by Kadri that “Israel has violated more than one thousand times,” a reference to alleged breaches of the ceasefire in place in 2025. But even on its own terms, this claim is presented without the most basic supporting detail. During that period, Israeli actions largely consisted of targeted airstrikes aimed at degrading Hezbollah’s capacity to rearm and reposition, hardly the indiscriminate escalation the language implies. If such actions are to be counted as “violations,” then the term itself demands definition: which provisions of the ceasefire were breached, and according to whom? Neal does not ask. Instead, the claim is left to stand on the strength of its repetition, rather than any demonstrated evidence. The segment becomes even more detached from reality with the accusation from guest Charlotte Karam of “carpet bombing everywhere.” This is not just an exaggeration; it is a term with a specific historical and military meaning, referring to indiscriminate area bombardment on a massive scale. Its use here is plainly rhetorical, designed to evoke devastation rather than describe a verifiable tactic. A minimally engaged interviewer might have asked what evidence supports this characterization, or how it aligns with the known use of targeted strikes. Neal does neither. The same pattern repeats with Karam’s claim that the “majority of people killed [are] young mothers, children, innocents.” This is presented as a statement of fact, yet it strains credibility and runs counter to available data. Israel has stated that over 1,700 of those killed are members of Hezbollah, a figure that underscores both the focus on militant targets and the relative precision of the strikes. In a conflict where combatants are embedded within civilian areas, civilian casualties, while tragic, are not evidence of indiscriminate targeting. The specificity of “young mothers and children” is particularly telling. It is not a statistical category but an emotional one, crafted to provoke rather than inform. Once again, Neal offers no challenge and no request for evidence. Where the segment becomes actively misleading is in its invocation of International Humanitarian Law. Karam insisted that “the protection of civilians must remain central, regardless of the context,” dismissing any attempt to consider the operational realities of war as “reductionist.” This is a profound distortion of the law itself, which explicitly incorporates context into its framework: “The principle of proportionality is a corollary of the principle of distinction and it recognizes that, in the conduct of hostilities, causing incidental harm to civilians and civilian objects is often unavoidable. However, it places a limit on the extent of incidental civilian harm that is permissible whenever military objectives are attacked, by spelling out how the principles of humanity and necessity must be balanced in such situations.” This passage makes clear that civilian harm, while tragic, is not in itself proof of illegality. The law requires a balancing act between military necessity and humanitarian considerations. By ignoring this, the guest reduces a complex legal standard to a moral absolutism, and Neal lets it happen. A serious interviewer would have asked how proportionality is being assessed, what constitutes a legitimate military objective in this context, and whether the presence of embedded combatants affects that analysis. Equally misleading is the claim from Nour that for “15 months” no shells were fired into Israel. This assertion is not just inaccurate; it erases the strategic behaviour of Hezbollah, which has historically used periods of reduced activity to regroup and rearm. The relative quiet in 2025 was not evidence of disarmament or goodwill, but part of a broader cycle of escalation. Indeed, more recent developments have seen renewed shelling aimed at Israeli civilian areas. None of this context is ... --- ## CBC News Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian Continues To Launder Hardline Anti-Israel Activists, Transforming Their Complaints Into ‘News’ URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-senior-reporter-raffy-boudjikanian-continues-to-launder-hardline-anti-israel-activists-transforming-their-complaints-into-news/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-22 Words: 520 > If there is an allegation by anti-Israel activist groups and CBC Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian does not regurgitate it, did it really happen at all? A litany of recent reports... If there is an allegation by anti-Israel activist groups and CBC Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian does not regurgitate it, did it really happen at all? A litany of recent reports from Boudjikanian in recent weeks show a persistent trend: that when activists, including extremist ones like the online website The Maple, which has targeted Jewish institutions in Canada, make allegations against Israel, Boudjikanian is reliably there to promote it for the Canadian public. Article after article by Boudjikanian launders claims from radical activist groups, and transforms them into ‘news’ for public consumption. In a number of recent news/activist reports from Boudjikanian, he continued to promote this fringe agenda. In a March 10 article, “Up to 16 Liberals considering support for NDP’s arms-control legislation,” Boudjikanian profiled Parliament’s most extreme anti-Israel agitators, including NDP’s Jenny Kwan and Liberal Salma Zahid, where he promoted a failed effort by a handful of radical lawmakers to effectively target Israel’s ability to defend itself against threats. He also cited some of CBC News’ repeated previous reports where radical anti-Israel groups published ‘studies’ to the same effect. On March 17, he appeared in a CBC News broadcast, “Canada, European nations urge Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate.” While the focus was ostensibly on Ottawa’s position on the conflicts in the Middle East, Boudjikanian made sure to tell host Marianne Dimain that Turkey was already alleging “genocide” in Lebanon,” as if it was a credible actor, and not an open defender of the Hamas terrorist group. Watch the full segment below: And on April 17, Boudjikanian penned an article on the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, “Foreign minister says she spoke to Lebanese counterpart in wake of Canadian citizen’s killing.” The article was about the mysterious death of Lebanese man Mohammad Hassan Haidar, whose family has alleged without evidence that he was killed by Israel. In the opening sentence, Boudjikanian casually mentions that Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand “declined to sanction Israel,” treating such an extremist action as if it was somehow warranted. It soon became clear why Boudjikanian made that comment in the third paragraph, when he wrote that sanctions are “a long-standing request of civil society groups like the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East,” or CJPME.” Beyond the absurd decision to categorize hardline anti-Israel groups NCCM and CJPME as “civil society groups,” rather than radical anti-Israel activist organizations, Boudjikanian made clear that his apparent interest was only in quoting interviewees expressing a particular worldview, all while ignoring anyone who could have articulated the need for Israel to combat fanatical Islamic terrorist groups. Instead of offering balance, Boudjikanian doubled down and quoted Liberal MP Doly Begum, whom he wrote “declined to weigh in on the issue of sanctions.” It appeared there was no other reason to even mention her other than to remind readers that she has previously spread the “genocide” slur against Israel. In short, Boudjikanian’s reporting appears to be less journalism than thinly-veiled pro-Palestinian advocacy. --- ## CBC Podcast Front Burner Continues Its Relentless Anti-Israel Agenda, With Host Jayme Poisson Interviewing Repeat Guest Vali Nasr URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-podcast-front-burner-continues-its-relentless-anti-israel-agenda-with-host-jayme-poisson-interviewing-repeat-guest-vali-nasr/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-22 Words: 769 > The April 10 episode of the CBC podcast Front Burner, “U.S.-Iran talks: Who’s got the upper hand?”, saw host Jayme Poisson interview Vali Nasr, Professor of International Affairs and Middle... The April 10 episode of the CBC podcast Front Burner, “U.S.-Iran talks: Who’s got the upper hand?”, saw host Jayme Poisson interview Vali Nasr, Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Listen to the full episode now: Poisson has long demonstrated an aggressive anti-Israel bias. In fact, in her previous interview of Vali Nasr on March 2, she invalidated the basis of the U.S.-Israel approach to Iran, portraying Iran as non-threatening. Notably, she again chose the same guest – without presenting an opposing view. So much for balanced reporting. Indeed, Poisson said in her opening that “high level delegations from the U.S. and Iran are set to meet in Islamabad, Pakistan this weekend to talk about turning a ceasefire into a peace deal. One of the biggest threats to this process has been Israel’s post-ceasefire strikes on Lebanon, which have killed hundreds.” Characteristically, she portrayed Israel’s actions as wanton evil, ignoring that the terrorist group Hezbollah initiated this war, firing rockets into Israel from Lebanon on March 2 in support of Tehran. Hezbollah is recognized as a terrorist organization in Canada. It has targeted civilians in Israel, including a daycare centre, and uses human shields. Conversely, Israel’s strikes in Lebanon have been targeting terrorists and their infrastructure. Poisson failed to make this crucial distinction. In response to Poisson’s loaded question, “how concerning is it to you that Iran’s cultural history has been targeted in this war as well?” Nasr noted that the U.S. and Israel would assert that they were not targeting these sites. He continued, “and it obviously shows that, you know, to them, they’re approaching this war in a manner, let’s say, that Israel approached Gaza or is approaching Lebanon, in other words, total disregard not just for the people, institutions, but also for history and what it means for the people.” An astonishing statement. But given that on CBC’s Front Burner Israel is de facto viewed as the villain, without evidence, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Poisson just nodded along. Yet the evidence points to the contrary. The Israeli Defense Forces regularly leaflet target areas, forfeiting the element of military surprise, warning residents to evacuate ahead of time. In Gaza they even phoned or text-messaged the civilian residents, warning them to leave. Not only that, but when a civilian was found to be unexpectedly present, the mission was aborted. In Gaza, Israel also coordinated the entry of enormous quantities of humanitarian aid and arranged medical access. Total disregard indeed. Nasr continued to portray the war as one waged gratuitously against Iran, as opposed to one Iran brought on itself through its manipulation of its terror proxies and nuclear proliferation, among other acts of escalation. Nasr used Israel’s alleged strike on Iran’s Sharif University as proof that the war is not against the current regime but against the country as a whole. He said, “and yes, you have the similar kind of excuses that somehow these institutions were related to the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) or were doing military kind of work, but to Iranians, that doesn’t ring true.” He alleged that hitting it and similar sites “really communicated that this is a war on the country. It’s not war on the regime. It’s not about the nuclear issue.” It would have been apropos for Poisson to ask how he accounts for the fact that Sharif University has long been sanctioned by the EU and the UK, and the US, because it “provides support for and is associated with designated entities involved in Iran’s nuclear proliferation activities,” according to the British government. Nasr predictably used Israel’s reported strike that hit a synagogue in Tehran as further proof of Israel wreaking destruction. He ignored that Israel had acknowledged that it was regrettable collateral damage. Nasr also said that the “Israeli bombing is not targeting only Hezbollah, but is actually destroying the entire social fabric of the Shia community.” This is an inversion of responsibility. Hezbollah initiated attacks on Israel; Israel is working to neutralize that threat. The blame lies with the genocidal terrorists who have embedded themselves within Shiite areas. Poisson has done it yet again. Continuing her pattern of one-sided reporting, she platformed a sympathetic voice while omitting key facts that would challenge the narrative presented. Once again, the basic journalistic standards of balance and accountability have not been met. At the CBC, Canadians should expect better. --- ## CBC News Reports On Death Of Girl In Gaza Relies On Unverified Palestinian Allegations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reports-on-death-of-girl-in-gaza-relies-on-unverified-palestinian-allegations/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-22 Words: 861 > CBC News Producer Yasmine Hassan’s April 1 article,“Her daughter was killed by gunfire in Gaza school. For her and others, 6-month Israeli ceasefire isn't working,” is yet another example of... CBC News Producer Yasmine Hassan’s April 1 article,“Her daughter was killed by gunfire in Gaza school. For her and others, 6-month Israeli ceasefire isn’t working,” is yet another example of the publicly-funded broadcaster’s ongoing biased, anti-Israel reporting. She began her report on how a 9-year-old girl Ritaj Rihan, was allegedly tragically killed by gunfire while at a tent school in Gaza. Hassan wrote that “Palestinian health and education officials said Israeli forces were behind the shooting.” Hassan noted that she did reach out to the Israeli military (IDF), which said it was working to “dismantle Hamas’s military capabilities.” This framing left the initial allegation standing largely unchallenged. Hassan’s report was created in collaboration with CBC videographer and anti-Israel propagandist Mohamed El Saife. Yet this certainty was immediately undermined by Hassan’s colleague, Saša Petricic, on April 10. In his broadcast“Gaza ceasefire at 6 months: Israel, Hamas still fighting, Gazans still starving,” he stated of Ritaj Rihan that “she was ‘caught in the crossfire, it seems, of Israeli soldiers and militants nearby.” In a segment on the Your World Tonight radio program he added, “it’s unclear where that shot came from.” This is a materially different narrative. This version implied Hamas are operational adjacent to tent schools. Indeed, they have long used a strategy of hiding behind their most vulnerable. Given this uncertainty, Hassan should have been more circumspect, especially as Israel’s policy is to minimize civilian harm. Hassan’s whitewashing of Hamas’s genocidal intentions towards Israel, and its role in the violence, is typical of her writing. She continued of Gaza, “nearly all buildings in the Israeli-controlled sector have been levelled and residents displaced.” Presented without context, it read as if Israel just did it gratuitously, not because Hamas was deeply embedded there. She then pivoted to humanitarian conditions, again without balance. She referenced the IPC – Integrated Food Security Phase Classification – as saying that “the region was still at risk of famine through mid-April 2026.” The IPC’s report on famine in Gaza has been soundly rebutted, denying its statements any credibility. Yet she continued, “Palestinians say they still struggle with shortages and that what is available is too expensive for anyone to afford.” However, social media reports challenge that, showing plentiful food, for example, large numbers of eggs for sale at a price set by Hamas, and cafes opening. When addressing the ceasefire, the imbalance in her reporting continued. She said that Gazans were in constant danger, without mentioning Hamas’s role in bringing that upon them. Hassan’s April 15 article,“Armed with paintbrushes, volunteers try to preserve rare books at Gaza City’s Omari library,” continued the theme. She described the alleged destruction, “In the first few months of the war alone, over 87 libraries and archives were destroyed in the enclave.” Again, she managed to whitewash the reason why: Hamas’s role in instigating the war and its continuing to fight against Israel. Petricic’s reporting, while occasionally more cautious, ultimately falls into similar omissions. He wrote that in Gaza, “funerals are held almost daily, more than 670 Palestinians dead since last October, according to Gaza Health Officials.” He didn’t mention that the Gaza Health Ministry is run by Hamas, and their casualty figures have been rebutted. He echoed his broadcast in a largely repeat performance on an April 10 segment on Your World Tonight. Watch the full clip below: Astonishingly, in both broadcasts, he included a clip of Tariq Kenney-Shaw, U.S. Policy Fellow at Al Shabaka, to give his opinion on the situation in Gaza. Al Shabaka is a rabidly anti-Israel organization whose rhetoric includes “accusations of “ethnic cleansing, ”apartheid,” “genocide,” “collective punishment,” and “war crimes,” by Israel. Indeed, the Swiss Government has removed its support from Al Shabaka due to its links to the terror group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Yet Petricic presented him as a valid source, saying, “this analyst says Israel’s overwhelming control locks in the status quo,” unilaterally blaming Israel, and completely ignoring the significant role Hamas plays, its genocidal attacks on its neighbour, and refusal to disarm, and Israel’s resultant need for self-defense. Petricic went on to state that there are “continuing battles” in Gaza, and that “six months into Gaza’s ceasefire, nothing has ceased.” He referenced aid agencies that said of aid, “Nowhere near enough is making it past a single Israeli checkpoint.” He ignored Israel’s data that in March alone, “hundreds of trucks daily with 80% carrying food to ensure stability and availability across Gaza.” and that on April 10th, the Zikim crossing was opened in addition to Kerem Shalom. What emerged across both Hassan’s articles and Petricic’... --- ## CBC’s Nahlah Ayed, Host Of ‘Ideas’ Program, Devotes Hour To Radical Anti-Israel Ideology Espoused By Activist Daniel Levy. As Always: No Balance, No Pushback URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbcs-nahlah-ayed-host-of-ideas-program-devotes-hour-to-radical-anti-israel-ideology-espoused-by-activist-daniel-levy-as-always-no-balance-no-pushback/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-22 Words: 1752 > CBC continues to promote hardline pro-Palestinian propaganda, courtesy of the ever-generous Canadian taxpayer. In the April 16 episode of Ideas, host Nahlah Ayed – who has a long history of... CBC continues to promote hardline pro-Palestinian propaganda, courtesy of the ever-generous Canadian taxpayer. In the April 16 episode of Ideas, host Nahlah Ayed – who has a long history of aggressively anti-Israel broadcasting – interviewed Daniel Levy, an Israeli commentator who has been accused of promoting fringe and “kooky” proposals that have minimal support by either Israelis or Palestinians. The episode was produced by Naheed Mustafa, whose X (Twitter) page features scores of extremist anti-Israel posts. Nevertheless, Levy was given an hourlong platform by Ayed to spew anti-Israel diatribes under the guise of being an intellectual discussion about the state of the Middle East, while Ayed refused to provide anything even vaguely resembling balance or intellectual rigour. The segment “Is the two-state solution dead?” began with Levy attempting to depict Israel as a cruel master of post-ceasefire Gaza, saying that “even tents have not been allowed in during the winter, tent poles being considered as a dual use item and therefore strictly prohibited under the absolute control that Israel still maintained in the Gaza perimeter.” Listen to the full segment below: Levy’s comments were characteristic of much of his rhetoric during the interview. While superficially true, it ignores important details that he avoided mentioning. While it is true some tent poles are ‘dual use’ (i.e. potentially used for Hamas weapons), nearly 700,000 tents were permitted into Gaza during the winter, a rather large detail ignored. He continued by depicting Gaza as something of a hellscape, saying there was a “collapsing of the entirety of the infrastructure” there, despite footage and photos from Gazans there showing very much the opposite. He said that in Gaza, “Palestinians are still killed every day…so the idea that this is a ceasefire is in of itself, incorrect.” Ignoring that there have been scores of Palestinian attacks and attempted attacks on Israel during this same period, while focusing exclusively on Israeli counter-terrorism operations, Levy drew a picture of how he would spend most of the interview. Levy next began talking about what he would spend much of the interview repeating, when he referred to “the nakba, in what’s known as the catastrophe, in the expulsion of Palestinians on Israel’s creation.” Once again, Levy’s characterization is a mishmash of truth and highly misleading statements. While some Arabs were forcibly expelled by Israel, many others left directly at the behest of Arab leaders. In 1948, upon Israel’s rebirth, the Jewish State was attacked by its Arab neighbors, who sought to annihilate the country. Arab leaders expected a quick victory over Israel, and many encouraged their compatriots to leave the Jewish State so they would not be caught in the crossfire, and expecting that they could return in short order, following the presumed genocide of Jews. However, Levy made zero mention of the broader context of Israel’s War of Independence, utterly ignored the attempts by Arab states to invade and destroy Israel, and censored out any acknowledgement that Arab leaders played a central role in the suffering that many of their peers endured. Levy continued his largely uninterrupted rant by telling Ayed and listeners that Israel wants Gaza to not “be livable for Palestinians.” Yet again, he hid from view the most central crux of the conflict, namely that Hamas, the openly genocidal Islamic terrorist group in Gaza, continues to see the destruction of Israel as its solemn religious obligation. Israel has demanded Hamas’ disarming, which it has rejected. Though Levy conveniently ignored this elephant in the room, any credible journalist or interviewer should have pressed him on his erasure of the murderous threat posed by Hamas and other regional Islamic terrorist groups. Of course, she did no such thing. He soon turned his attention to the “Jewish settler population,” framing their presence in their historic and ancestral homeland as a direct obstacle to peace (later spreading the “greater Israel” falsehood, claiming that Israel wanted to grow its territory, and saying that in Israel, there is an “inability to accept the idea of Palestinian sovereign statehood.”) Levy could have explored why subsequent Israeli governments – and increasingly, the Israeli public at large – sees a Palestinian state on its doorstep as an existential danger, given the widespread refusal of Palestinian society to accept Israel’s very right to exist, and the ongoing glorification of terrorism by the Palestinian Authority (PA). But continuing with his narrative of Israel being the obstacle to peace, he instead quoted Palestinian-American professor Rashid Khalidi who claimed that Israel is simply a “settler colony,” an ignorant inversion of history which erases three thousand years of Jewish presence in the land. Predictably, Levy leveled the false “genocide” slur at Israel, saying that Israeli “society has coalesced around a will... --- ## Group Of Radical Anti-Israel Activists Pen Open Letter In Le Devoir Bizarrely Claiming That Palestinian Voices Facing “Censorship” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/group-of-radical-anti-israel-activists-pen-open-letter-in-le-devoir-bizarrely-claiming-that-palestinian-voices-facing-censorship/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-22 Words: 1589 > version française As part of Le Devoir’s ongoing mainstreaming of fringe anti-Israel activists, the newspaper recently published a rambling essay from a motley assortment of more than 30 activists. In... version française As part of Le Devoir’s ongoing mainstreaming of fringe anti-Israel activists, the newspaper recently published a rambling essay from a motley assortment of more than 30 activists. In the April 10 column, “Palestinian voices must be heard,” authors Martine Éloy, Corey Balsam, Valérie Delage, Bruce Katz and Yasmina Moudda make the truly eyebrow-raising claim that there has been a supposed “censorship of critical voices regarding Palestine.” They specifically cite Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who was denied entry to Canada, as an example of this apparent “censorship.” Unsurprisingly, the authors decided to make no mention of Hassan’s open glorification of Palestinian terrorism, including her praise of the October 7, 2023 massacres. Instead, they praised Hassan’s “understanding of the occupation and oppression.” More broadly, to claim, as the authors did, that pro-Palestinian voices have been silenced is to engage in brazen disinformation. Over the course of the last 2.5 years in particular, pro-Palestinian voices have been aggressively platformed in news media outlets, universities, by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and more. Meanwhile, Israeli voices have been almost completely erased, as have the perspectives of individuals around the world suffering in real genocides, often at the hands of Islamic extremists. In the face of aggressive, frequently violent, anti-Israel antics, politicians and law enforcement have been widely criticized as being overly passive and hesitant to enforce the law, all while taxpayers foot the bill for this inaction. Even more ominously, pro-Palestinian activists have been aggressively promoting the concept of so-called ‘Anti-Palestinian Racism,’ or APR, and openly calling opposition to Palestinian political agendas as ‘racism.’ While only informed readers would recognize the absurdity in claiming that the aggressively-mainstreaming of hardline Palestinian disinformation is somehow “censorship,” the vast majority of the public would likely accept the claims of the authors at face value, as supposed legitimate observers. But a cursory review of the authors indicates that, far from being credible commentators, they are made up of hardline, sometimes extremist, anti-Israel activists. The signatories of the letter include the following names (below): By sanitizing the pro-terrorist rhetoric of French politician Rima Hassan and calling it censorship, the authors of the April 10 open letter in Le Devoir expose their radical worldview for all readers to see. Martine Éloy of the Quebec Coalition for Palestine Emergency Corey Balsam of Independent Jewish Voices, a fringe group that has been accused of Holocaust denial Valérie Delage of the Trois-Rivières Solidarity Committee Bruce Katz of United Palestinians and Jews (PAJU) Yasmine Moudda of Alternatives Karen Rodman, Executive Director of Just Peace Advocates / Movement for a Just Peace, a group that has targeted Jewish summer camps Safa Chebbi, spokesperson for Global Sumud Canada. The Sumud flotilla has been linked to Hamas, with reports saying that a Hamas-tied terrorist group owned dozens of boats which joined their flotilla. Saadatou Abdoulkarim, representative for FDO-WDO-Women of Diverse Origins Ihmayed Ali of Palestine Memoir Benoît Allard, spokesperson for the Disinvest for Palestine collective Michèle Asselin, Executive Director of the Quebec Association of International Cooperation Organizations (AQOCI) Katharine Beeman of Salon Rouge / Sala Roja / Red Saloon Sonya Ben Yahmed, co-coordinator of the Quebec Research and Training Group on Poverty (GRFPQ) Ronald Cameron, editor of the Journal d’Alter Cyrielle Casse, communications officer at Co-Savoir Sarah Charland-Faucher, coordinator at CIBLES / Carrefour international bas-laurentien pour l’engagement social Dolores Chew of CERAS (Centre on South Asia) Samaa Elibyari, President of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women–Quebec Marie-Hélène Fortier, Coordinator, Quebec Coordination of the World March of Women (CQMMF) Pascale Frémond, President of Religions for Peace – Quebec Cymry Gomery, Coordinator of Montreal for a World Beyond War Marie-Hélène Hébert, Vice-President of the Quebec Collective for Peace Chantal Ide, General Secretary of the Central Council of Metropolitan Montreal – CSN Benoît Lacoursière, President of the National Federation of Teachers of Quebec (FNEEQ-CSN) Haley Land-Miller, Coordinating Committee of Independent Jewish Voices Montreal Amélie Nguyen, Coordinator at the International Centre for Workers’ Solidarity (CISO) Martine Ouellet, Head of Climat Québec Michel Poirier, Chair of the Board of Directors of SLAM (Solidarity Laurentians Central America) Mela Sarkar, Secretary of the South Asian Women’s Community Centre / South Asian Women’s Centre of Montreal Salem Tajeddine, Spokesperson for the Lebanese Cultural Centre Manuel Tapial, Coordinator at Palestine Will Live Sophie Zhang, Spokesperson for Doctors of Q... --- ## In Le Devoir Column, Université de Montréal Social Work Lecturer Emmanuelle Khoury Blames Israel, Downplays Hezbollah Terrorism When Discussing Lebanon URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-le-devoir-column-universite-de-montreal-social-work-lecturer-emmanuelle-khoury-blames-israel-downplays-hezbollah-terrorism-when-discussing-lebanon/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-21 Words: 1583 > version française On April 2, columnist Emmanuelle Khoury published the following commentary in Le Devoir, “Who is listening to the suffering of Lebanon?” Khoury argued that Lebanon’s history and current... version française On April 2, columnist Emmanuelle Khoury published the following commentary in Le Devoir, “Who is listening to the suffering of Lebanon?” Khoury argued that Lebanon’s history and current reality in the midst of Israel’s war on Hezbollah is tied to Quebec and Canada by way of French language, culture, and “human suffering and the ecological costs” in Lebanon that is felt by many with Lebanese ties who call Quebec and Canada home. But a deeper dive into Khoury’s rhetoric and selection of context & evidence reveals an imbalanced framing, and thus, argument for “collective responsibility.” Khoury’s article is predicated on conveying Lebanon as a victim of colonial aspirations and divisions, and Israel’s actions against the Hezbollah terrorist group as another chapter in Lebanon’s survival amidst balancing “fragile ecological, social, economic, and political” circumstances. Two things are notable. One is Khoury’s omission of the wider regional context, not only the Israel/United States war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, but also Hezbollah’s role in escalating violence and tensions, particularly in the wake of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacres in Israel. The second is Khoury’s breakdown of the circumstances in Lebanon: her contention that Israel has “openly signaled an expansion of military operations beyond Gaza,” and is now displacing many Lebanese citizens by way of airstrikes, which is “urgent” amidst the “[increased] candor” of “far-right Israeli leaders.” In omitting the regional context, the role and actions of Hezbollah, and thus any of Israel’s motivations, Khoury’s call for caring about civilian suffering is undermined by a foundation of agenda-driven “facts.” But it goes further than just omission of context. The call for human rights amidst alleged human rights and ceasefire violations falls flat when no other entity is held accountable, or even at all. Forget the violence and displacement of Israelis at the behest of Hezbollah’s indiscriminate terror; even Hezbollah’s endangerment of and violence against Lebanese civilians, and Western civilians, both within and beyond its Islamist-driven conflict with Israel, is noticeably not of Khoury’s concern. Selective accountability, selective facts, and selective victimhood: selective, rather than “collective responsibility.” But the data Khoury chose to highlight is notable, too. For example, Khoury noted the claim about Israel’s use of white phosphorus “in Lebanese territory and in residential areas,” without clarifying that usage of the chemical is not inherently illegal, and that its usage specifically against Hezbollah is tactical, often meant to illuminate areas during combat. This would require, of course, adequate acknowledgement of Hezbollah and its terrorism. Khoury also emphasized ecological concerns and damage, and, concluding the opinion editorial, posited that Israeli leaders will see through their ambitions “regardless of the lives, land, memories, and histories at stake.” The protection of land is central to her argument, but the state of Israel is home to millions of “lives, land, memories, and histories,” which are not of concern to terror groups. Ecological damage in Israel, indiscriminate rocket fire that hurts Jews and Arabs, and their holy sites, alike, and destructive rhetoric & intent that includes denial of Jewish self-determination and peoplehood, complicates Khoury’s loaded, one-sided accusations predicated on interpretations of morality, actions, and facts. Khoury, an associate professor at the school of social work at Université de Montréal, has previously penned an article on the alleged “genocide” and “colonial violence” in the Gaza Strip and the “West Bank”. Thus, Khoury’s claims and references, and importantly, her black-and-white interpretation of victimhood and accountability, is not just limited to Lebanon, but simply, to the state of Israel. Emmanuelle Khoury’s opinion editorial in Le Devoir concludes with purportedly asking on behalf of Lebanese people: “who is listening?” The Lebanese civilians caught in the crossfire between Israel and its fight against Hezbollah, one of a variety of Islamist terror groups that aim for its eradication, are victims. But when selective empathy & accountability, and calls for humanitarian priorities, obscure the regional reality and its complexities, the Middle East is worse off. And most importantly, when the only consistency maintained is the narrative of Israel as the root of conflict, the concern shouldn’t be “who is listening?” but rather: what accountability is needed to propel forward change in the Middle East? Dans une chronique du Devoir, la chargée de cours en travail social de l’Université de Montréal Emmanuelle Khoury blâme Israël et minimise le terrorisme du Hezbollah en évoquant le Liban Le 2 avril, la chroniqueuse Emmanuelle Khoury a publié dans Le Devoir le commentaire suivant : « Qui écoute la souffrance du Liban ? » Khoury a soutenu que l’histoire d... --- ## Le Devoir Publishes Rambling Column By Artist Raja Hammoud Claiming West Is Erasing Lebanese Victims, All While She Overlooks Hezbollah-Caused Destruction URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-publishes-rambling-column-by-artist-raja-hammoud-claiming-west-is-erasing-lebanese-victims-all-while-she-overlooks-hezbollah-caused-destruction/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-21 Words: 1395 > version française In Le Devoir on April 16, Raja Hammoud delivers “When words kill before bombs,” an opinion column that manages to stretch a fairly thin argument across roughly 600... version française In Le Devoir on April 16, Raja Hammoud delivers “When words kill before bombs,” an opinion column that manages to stretch a fairly thin argument across roughly 600 words. One almost suspects it was a slow opinion day. Stripped of its abstractions, Hammoud’s central complaint is simple: she would prefer that the victims in Lebanon that she identifies with be more fully humanized in Western media coverage, and, by implication, that less attention be paid to those with whom she does not empathize. That’s not a profound linguistic insight; it’s a selective moral appeal dressed up in academic language. Hammoud opens with grand pronouncements about how “words change” before violence and how people become “threats” or “terrorists.” It’s a familiar thesis, and not entirely wrong in the abstract. But the piece never meaningfully engages with the fact that some actors in these conflicts are, in fact, terrorists by any conventional definition. Instead, she collapses distinctions, warning that labeling leads to “dehumanization,” while sidestepping the uncomfortable reality that terrorist groups like Hezbollah explicitly define themselves through armed struggle. The result is less an analysis of language than a refusal to grapple with what the language is describing. Her choice of examples says more than the argument itself. Readers are told that “entire populations such as Palestinian and Lebanese are too often reduced to labels,” and that there exists a “disturbing asymmetry” where “some lives are recounted… others are reduced to numbers.” It’s an evocative claim, but also an unexamined one. Whether such a hierarchy exists, and who occupies which rung, depends almost entirely on what media one consumes. Western outlets routinely provide extensive coverage of civilian suffering in Gaza and Lebanon, often with vivid personal detail. Meanwhile, coverage in other regions frequently erases Israeli victims altogether or reduces them to faceless extensions of state power. Hammoud’s critique is not universal; it is narrowly Western-centric while posing as globally principled. The posture of moral neutrality – “dehumanization is universal” – doesn’t survive contact with the examples she selectively chooses. More telling is what goes unsaid. Hammoud criticizes phrases like “bombed Hezbollah targets” as distancing language, asserting that “in reality, it is often civilians who have been hit.” The word “often” is doing a lot of work here, standing in for evidence that never arrives. There is no acknowledgment that Hezbollah embeds itself within civilian infrastructure, a fact widely documented and central to understanding why civilian casualties occur. By omitting this context, the article doesn’t illuminate language, it distorts reality. If anything, it demonstrates the very “moral neutralization” it claims to oppose, by blurring the line between deliberate targeting and tragic consequences. Then there is the sweeping claim about global empathy: that when violence occurs in “Europe or North America… the entire world is shaken,” whereas devastation in places like Gaza or Beirut is met with comparative silence. This is simply not borne out by the saturation coverage, protests, and international attention those conflicts receive. If anything, the imbalance often runs in the opposite direction, with disproportionate scrutiny placed on Israel’s actions relative to other conflicts. Hammoud’s framing depends on ignoring that broader media ecosystem. The author’s own positioning deserves scrutiny. While introduced by Le Devoir as a “psycholinguist,” Hammoud’s recent work (since the year 2000) is in visual arts, where her biography claims that “Raja Hammoud’s hand always gives rise to an openness to the other.” That aspiration is difficult to reconcile with a piece that claims universality while remaining firmly confined to a single, selective narrative. Openness requires engaging with complexity, even when uncomfortable, not smoothing it over with generalized claims about “words” and “violence,” as Raja Hammoud has done. Le Devoir publie une chronique décousue de l’artiste Raja Hammoud affirmant que l’Occident efface les victimes libanaises, tout en passant sous silence les destructions causées par le Hezbollah Dans Le Devoir du 16 avril, Raja Hammoud livre « Quand les mots tuent avant les bombes », une chronique d’opinion qui parvient à étirer un argument plutôt mince sur environ 600 mots. On pourrait presque soupçonner une journée pauvre en opinions. Dépouillée de ses abstractions, la plainte centrale de Hammoud est simple : elle préférerait que les victimes au Liban auxquelles elle s’identifie soient davantage humanisées dans la couverture médiatique occidentale et, par implication, que l’on accorde moins d’attention à celles pour lesquelles elle n’éprouve pas d’empathie. Ce n’est pas une réflexion linguistique profonde ; c’est un plaidoyer moral sélectif habillé d’un langage académique. Hammoud ouvre avec de grande... --- ## Hardline Anti-Israel Le Devoir Columnist Emilie Nicolas – Who Previously Compared Gaza To The Holocaust – Spreads Fake News Of “Plausible” Genocide In UN Court URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hardline-anti-israel-le-devoir-columnist-emilie-nicolas-who-previously-compared-gaza-to-the-holocaust-spreads-fake-news-of-plausible-genocide-in-un-court/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-21 Words: 1190 > version française Emilie Nicolas, one of Le Devoir’s most fanatically anti-Israel commentators who has previously tried to compare Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Gaza to the Holocaust, is back with a... version française Emilie Nicolas, one of Le Devoir’s most fanatically anti-Israel commentators who has previously tried to compare Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Gaza to the Holocaust, is back with a new opinion column which misrepresents facts and in our view whitewashes terrorist glorifiers. Nicolas’ April 9 column, “Since Tuesday, Now,” is primarily focused on condemning U.S. President Donald Trump for one of his bellicose social media posts, but she evidently found it too tempting to avoid castigating Israel as well. She wrote that “Israel is already accused of genocide in Gaza before the International Court of Justice, notably at the initiative of South Africa,” claiming that “the Court has already deemed the risk of genocide ‘plausible’ by January 2024.” Nicolas offers zero evidence for the alleged genocide in Gaza, but instead simply mentions it, as if the mere accusation is proof. And while the South African regime has indeed accused Israel of genocide, accusations are not proof, given that South Africa has also been accused of genocide. Furthermore, her claim that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has “already deemed the risk of genocide ‘plausible’” is entirely false. No less than Joan Donoghue, the recently-retired president of the ICJ, clarified as much in a BBC News interview two years ago. Rather than verify her claim, Emilie Nicolas, due to laziness, ignorance or malice, spread this falsehood undeterred. Nicolas also claimed that “weapons and military equipment produced in Canada (has) continued to be shipped to Israel,” as if a tiny country fighting against Islamic extremists should be deprived of the ability to defend itself against those seeking its annihilation. As supposed evidence, she cited a coterie of hardline anti-Israel groups who claimed as much, specifically mentioning “World Beyond War, the Palestinian Youth Movement, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, and Independent Jewish Voices.” The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) is one of the primary organizers of hate rallies seen in parts of Canada since October 7, 2023, and the group has publicly glorified Palestinian terrorism. Another group she cited, Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), is now headed by Yara Shoufani, who has also glorified the October 7 massacres, while Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) is a fringe organization that has been accused of rationalizing Hamas terrorism and engaging in Holocaust denial. By mentioning these groups favourably, all while making zero mention of their scandalous activities, Nicolas effectively laundered their extremism and made them appear legitimate. Nicolas referred to recent fighting in Lebanon, where Hezbollah terrorists began firing rockets into Israel in early March in solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran. She lamented a recent Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, calling it “Black Wednesday,” all while refusing to admit that Israel killed hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists within minutes, or even using the word ‘Hezbollah’ even a single time anywhere in her opinion column. Instead, Emilie Nicolas, simply by stating that Israel was bombing Lebanon, appeared to be banking on the ignorance of her readers to come to her pre-set conclusion. Despite countless (real) human rights abuses in the world, Le Devoir columnist Emilie Nicolas has repeatedly shown a fixation on Israel, spreading falsehoods and making radical claims unsupported by evidence. La chroniqueuse radicalement anti-israélienne du Devoir Émilie Nicolas — qui a déjà comparé Gaza à l’Holocauste — propage de fausses informations sur un génocide « plausible » devant la Cour de l’ONU Émilie Nicolas, l’une des commentatrices les plus farouchement anti-israéliennes du Devoir, qui a déjà tenté de comparer les opérations antiterroristes d’Israël à Gaza à l’Holocauste, revient avec une nouvelle chronique d’opinion qui déforme les faits et, à notre avis, blanchit des apologistes du terrorisme. La chronique du 9 avril de Nicolas, « Depuis mardi, désormais », se concentre principalement sur la condamnation du président américain Donald Trump pour l’une de ses publications belliqueuses sur les médias sociaux, mais elle a manifestement trouvé trop tentant de ne pas également s’en prendre à Israël. Elle écrit qu’« Israël est déjà accusé de génocide à Gaza devant la Cour internationale de Justice, notamment à l’initiative de l’Afrique du Sud », affirmant que « la Cour a déjà jugé le risque de génocide “plausible” en janvier 2024 ». Nicolas ne fournit aucune preuve du prétendu génocide à Gaza, se contentant de le mentionner comme si la simple accusation constituait une preuve. Et si le régime sud-africain a effectivement accusé Israël de génocide, des accusations ne constituent pas des preuves, d’autant plus que l’Afrique du Sud a elle-même été accusée de génocide. De plus, son affirmation selon laquelle la Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ) aurait « déjà jugé le risque de génocide “plausib... --- ## Le Devoir Cartoonist Éric Godin Blames Israel For Hezbollah’s War In Lebanon URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-cartoonist-eric-godin-blames-israel-for-hezbollahs-war-in-lebanon/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-21 Words: 1227 > version française In his April 10 drawing for Le Devoir, cartoonist Éric Godin continues to play fast and loose with the truth in an effort to demonize Israel for his... version française In his April 10 drawing for Le Devoir, cartoonist Éric Godin continues to play fast and loose with the truth in an effort to demonize Israel for his readers. His cartoon, captioned as “Netanyahu and Lebanon,” depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu setting fire to the Lebanese flag with a piece of paper reading “ceasefire.” What Godin does not know – or perhaps, simply does not care to know – is that while there is a temporary ceasefire between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, there is no ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, a fact attested to by Israel, the United States and Lebanon. Far more importantly, Godin dismissively glosses over the fact that it was Hezbollah, the Iranian proxy terror group, which attacked Israel in early March, deliberately dragging Lebanon into war. Since then, Israel has targeted Hezbollah combatants, infrastructure and hardware. But Hezbollah is nowhere to be seen in Godin’s cartoon, even though it is Hezbollah that Israel is targeting. It is Hezbollah, not Israel, which occupies Lebanon and which has turned the once-stable country into a proxy front for the Iranian regime, despite the overwhelming opposition of the Lebanese population. While Godin is certainly entitled to his ill-informed opinion, it is notable that factual accuracy has rarely stood in the way of his use of inane anti-Israel commentaries. In June, 2025, he drew a cartoon claiming that Israel was bombing Iran for “elections,” and not due to concerns about Tehran’s openly genocidal regime. The previous month, he depicted Gaza as a pile of bones in a clear evocation of genocide, a baseless slur. In 2024, Godin utilized the Gaza-as-pile-of-bones motif, depicted bombs randomly falling in Gaza (rather than against Hamas terrorists), depicted Israel as deliberately starting a fire in Gaza (to which evidence points to Hamas), and openly accused Israel of a non-existent genocide. Godin’s cartoons are not simply stridently anti-Israel, ignorant and sensationalist, although they certainly are; he has also shown a shameless attempt to shoehorn Israel into other news stories of the day. In 2021, on the first anniversary of the George Floyd murder in the United States, Godin depicted an Israeli soldier putting his knee on the neck of an Arab man, in a transparent effort to depict Israel as bloodthirsty murderers. In fact, at the time, Israel was facing an upsurge in terrorist attacks from Hamas in Gaza. Éric Godin is hardly alone in his use of editorial cartoons to promote an extreme anti-Israel fixation. On March 20 & 24, cartoonist Graeme Mackay depicted Netanyahu leading U.S. President Donald Trump as a dog, while dropping blood, in a clear use of the trope claiming Jews control American foreign policy. The cartoon was published in The Toronto Star, The Peterborough Examiner, The Waterloo Record and The Hamilton Spectator. Also appearing on March 20 in La Presse, cartoonist Serge Chapleau featured a close facsimile, depicting Israel’s prime minister holding Trump as a baby. In late 2024, borrowing from Nazi-era antisemitic imagery, Chapleau drew Netanyahu as Nosferatu, the blood-sucking villain, which prompted an apology from La Presse. Le Devoir cartoonist Éric Godin can hold whatever views of Israel and the Middle East that he wishes. But that does not mean his cartoons, such as his April 10 image, was anything close to resembling reality. Le caricaturiste du Le Devoir Éric Godin blâme Israël pour la guerre du Hezbollah au Liban Dans son dessin du 10 avril pour Le Devoir, le caricaturiste Éric Godin continue de traiter la vérité avec légèreté afin de diaboliser Israël auprès de ses lecteurs. Sa caricature, intitulée « Nétanyahou et le liban», montre le premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahou mettant le feu au drapeau libanais avec un morceau de papier portant l’inscription « ceasefire ». Ce que Godin ne sait pas — ou ne se soucie peut-être tout simplement pas de savoir — c’est que, bien qu’il existe un cessez-le-feu temporaire entre les États-Unis et la République islamique d’Iran, il n’y a aucun cessez-le-feu entre le Hezbollah et Israël, un fait attesté par Israël, les États-Unis et le Liban. Plus important encore, Godin passe sous silence, de manière désinvolte, le fait que c’est le Hezbollah, groupe terroriste mandataire de l’Iran, qui a attaqué Israël au début de mars, entraînant délibérément le Liban dans la guerre. Depuis, Israël a ciblé des combattants, des infrastructures et du matériel du Hezbollah. Mais le Hezbollah est totalement absent de la caricature de Godin, alors même que c’est ce groupe qu’Israël vise. C’est le Hezbollah, et non Israël, qui occupe le Liban et qui a transformé ce pays autrefois stable en un front mandataire du régime iranien, malgré l’opposition écrasante de la population libanaise. Bien que Godin ait certainement droit à son opinion mal informée, il est notable que l’exactitude factuelle a rarement constitué un obstacle à ses c... --- ## CBC News Reporter Mrinali Anchan Once Again Launders Anti-Israel Radicalism, Transforming It Into ‘News’ URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-mrinali-anchan-once-again-launders-anti-israel-radicalism-transforming-it-into-news/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-20 Words: 555 > When marginal anti-Israel activists have a complaint, CBC News reporter Mrinali Anchan has repeatedly been there to amplify it for the Canadian public, and launder it under the guise of... When marginal anti-Israel activists have a complaint, CBC News reporter Mrinali Anchan has repeatedly been there to amplify it for the Canadian public, and launder it under the guise of ‘news.’ She has previously reported on a report from The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives which whitewashed the explicitly political ‘Anti-Palestinian Racism’ crusade by activists, penned an article about a tiny group of anti-Israel protesters in Edmonton, and a fringe effort by a group of activists to opt out of a utility fee was granted full coverage by Anchan. On April 14, Anchan authored an article, “Charter challenge launched against U of A for removal of pro-Palestine encampment in 2024,” where she recorded an effort by University of Alberta graduates Noor Abdo and Mustapha Yassin, alongside assistant professor Michael Litwack, to file a charter challenge against the school for removing the anti-Israel campus occupation in 2024. They are represented by lawyer Avnish Nanda, whose biography proclaims his “involvement in social justice activism.” During their time at the University of Alberta, speech pathology student Noor Abdo and civil engineering student Mustapha Yassin were outspoken anti-Israel activists and members of the extremist group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Currently In the article, Anchan notes that Litwack is a member of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), though she declines to mention that the group has been accused of Holocaust denial and rationalizing Palestinian terrorism. Anchan writes that the campus occupation was part of “a wave of demonstrations at dozens of campuses across North America at the time,” but censored away any acknowledgement of the anti-Israel hate speech, violence, glorification of terrorism and overt filth that characterized the demonstrations. Some notable highlights of the campus occupations in Canada include rat infestations and drug deals, a “youth program” offered whose poster featured keffiyeh-clad terrorists, the Samidoun terrorist group actively allegedly taking a role in the demonstrations, explicitly anti-Jewish hate speech, and perhaps most absurd of all: the discovery that actual students only represented a tiny proportion of the already-small number of participants, with most being faculty members and activists, including Mona Ayesh, who was recently convicted of theft. Instead of providing readers with an unvarnished view of the hate occupations on campus, Anchan repeated the demands from the University of Alberta protesters, including what she termed “declaring and condemning the situation in Gaza as a genocide.” She also quoted Abdo making the same allegation against Israel. Despite the “genocide” allegations being used to promote anti-Jewish hate crimes in Canada and beyond, Anchan apparently did not feel compelled to inform readers that these claims are unproven and vociferously denied both by Israel and scholars around the world. Despite devoting (yet another) article to efforts by a fringe group of anti-Israel activists in Alberta, and extensively detailing their list of “demands” to the university’s administration, including false claims of “genocide,” at no time did Anchan remind readers why the war in Gaza happened in the first place: the invasion and subsequent massacres committed by Palestinians in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Once again, CBC News reporter Mrinali Anchan has amplified the complaints of a small group of anti-Israel activists, and promoted it as news, all while whitewashing the extremism that was present across the 2024 campus occupations. --- ## CBC As It Happens Features Nine Segments On Middle East Conflict, With Only One Of Them Providing A Voice For Israelis URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-as-it-happens-features-nine-segments-on-middle-east-conflict-with-only-one-of-them-providing-a-voice-for-israelis/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-20 Words: 926 > Across nine recent episodes of the CBC radio program As It Happens, listeners were treated to a litany of narratives about the Middle East, interviewing a variety of Palestinian and... Across nine recent episodes of the CBC radio program As It Happens, listeners were treated to a litany of narratives about the Middle East, interviewing a variety of Palestinian and Lebanese voices, as well as an Iranian man with close ties to the Islamic Republic. Only one of them, with guest host Dave Seglins, provided an opportunity for an Israeli to discuss Iranian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians. The other Israeli voice was an Arab politician who was present only to condemn the Jewish State. On March 24, co-host Nil Köksal interviewed Hamid Gholamzadeh, the director of the Iranian organization Diplo House, which the host noted “has a close relationship with the regime” in Tehran. The conversation predictably saw Gholamzadeh portray the Iranian regime as the victim of American “aggressions.” Although there is nothing inherently problematic with speaking with such an individual, provided that he is identified as being supportive of the Islamic Republic, the interview was symptomatic of the continued downplaying and erasure of Israeli voices on As It Happens. Listen to the full clip below: In a March 25 segment, former Lebanese health minister Firass Abiad discussed the war between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon. Köksal asked him about Israel’s statement that it would institute a security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, to which Abiad claimed that Jerusalem was “taking the opportunity of this war” to take over land, which he claimed without evidence that “they have been planning for a very long time.” Listen to the full clip below: No mention was made by Abiad that the conflict in southern Lebanon is only happening because Hezbollah is attacking Israel, and that Israel has never made any territorial claims to Lebanon. Days later, on March 30, Köksal interviewed Mehran Kamrava, a professor at Georgetown University Qatar about the war in Iran. Kamrava claimed that the strikes against the Iranian regime represented a “war of choice” by Washington and Jerusalem, downplaying any threats from the Islamic Republic, including its widespread support for proxy terrorist groups. Köksal failed to push back against Kamrava’s mischaracterization of the war, and his blatant erasure of the threats posed by the Iranian regime. Listen to the full clip below: Even in the rare instances when an Israeli guest is interviewed, they are typically there only to express criticisms of Israel. That is precisely what took place on March 31, when Köksal interviewed Aida Touma-Soleiman, an Arab member of Israel’s parliament, or Knesset, about a newly-passed death penalty law against terrorists. Listen to the full clip below: Touma-Soleiman called the law “discriminatory” and an “apartheid law.” And while Köksal did acknowledge some of the reasons supporters of the law proposed it, she gave no platform to them as she did for Touma-Soleiman. However, on April 6, there was a rare instance of Israeli voices being heard. In that segment, guest host Dave Seglins spoke with Israeli reporter Eran Singer, who discussed the Islamic Republic’s rocket attacks against cities in northern Israel, specifically mentioning the deaths of four family members in Haifa. Listen to the full clip below: But then on April 8, the program interviewed Christopher Stokes, the emergency coordinator for the ‘humanitarian’ group Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), discussing the conflict in Lebanon. Stokes did not miss a beat, painting Israel as the aggressor and claiming that it was “damaging hospitals,” without any acknowledgement of the widespread use of civilian infrastructure by Hezbollah in Lebanon. In fact, Stokes appeared to have little interest in Hezbollah at all, focusing almost exclusively on Israel’s response to a war that Hezbollah started. Listen to the full clip below: On April 9, Köksal focused on the war in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Iran, and her guest was Lebanese Member of Parliament Najat Aoun Saliba. While she did offer her calls that Lebanon be detached from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s grip, the continued gross imbalance of voices was on full display. Listen to the full clip below: The next day, the program featured a segment on Mohammed Al Hindi, a Gazan man who is attempting to immigrate to Canada as a refugee, but who missed the window to do so. While not deeply problematic, it nevertheless represented another instance where Palestinian voices were platformed and depicted as either virtuous or victims, while Israelis continued to be erased from public view. Listen to the full clip below: And on April 14, Köksal devoted a segment to the story of Mohamad Hassan Haidar, a Canadian citizen living in Lebanon who was killed in recent days. His family blames Israel, though they have not provided evidence. Playing a clip of his brother Hussein Haidar and sister Fatima Haidar, listeners were told that he was killed in a “barbaric attack.” There was no mention – or even question – as to whether he was a combatant o... --- ## CBC The Current Gives Extended Description Of Israeli Strikes In Lebanon, Ignores Any Mention Of Hezbollah Terrorists It Actually Targeted URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-the-current-gives-extended-description-of-israeli-strikes-in-lebanon-ignores-any-mention-of-hezbollah-terrorists-it-actually-targeted/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-20 Words: 575 > Canadian taxpayers continue to foot the bill for aggressively one-sided reporting on the Middle East from CBC. In an April 13 segment for the CBC radio program The Current, host... Canadian taxpayers continue to foot the bill for aggressively one-sided reporting on the Middle East from CBC. In an April 13 segment for the CBC radio program The Current, host Matt Galloway spoke with Will Christou, a journalist for the British newspaper The Guardian, who is based in Beirut, Lebanon. The title of the segment, “Deadly attacks in Lebanon continue despite ceasefire,” said it all, depicting Israel’s continuing operations against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon as an apparent violation of the ceasefire between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Listen to the full clip below: Christou told Galloway that the U.S. helped draft a Tweet from Pakistan which claimed that Lebanon was part of the ceasefire, suggesting that “it doesn’t seem likely that the U.S. didn’t know” it would be included. However, both the Israeli and Lebanese governments denied that Lebanon was part of it. The conversation soon turned to Israel’s April 8 strikes against more than 100 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon. Christou described them at length, calling them ‘Black Wednesday,’ graphically describing “mangled” bodies, and sharing an alleged interaction he had where “I was talking to a doctor in a hospital, um in, in Beirut, he was saying that in the first couple of minutes, when, when patients started arriving, he turned to one of his colleagues and he said, you know today, did they bomb a school? Cause most of the people that were coming in were children.” At no point did Christou (or Galloway) point out precisely what happened that day. Had they done so, they might have noted that Israel says it struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites in various parts of Lebanon. As for Christou’s claim that “most of the people” that his contact allegedly saw were children, Israel says upwards of 250 of the 350 or so deaths that day were Hezbollah operatives, representing around 70 percent, an impressively high number given the urban nature of the war. Among the Hezbollah targets were naval and aerial units belonging to the terror group’s Radwan force, missile infrastructure, as well as intelligence centres and more. There is no good reason that all of this critical information was simply excised out of the interview entirely, and instead replaced with a sophomoric retelling that included virtually no relevant information of note beyond detailing that armed conflict can be ugly. Later in the interview, Christou detailed some of the opposition in Lebanon to Hezbollah, though it was described by him as “very split opinion.” In truth, the Lebanese public is far less split on opposing Hezbollah than Christou led listeners to believe. A poll in December, 2025 by Gallup found that an overwhelming majority – 79 percent – of Lebanese say that only the Lebanese government (i.e. not Hezbollah) should “maintain weapons in Lebanon.” The poll also found that only 10 percent of Lebanese agreed with the statement that their country should support the Palestinians by “engaging in military conflict with Israel.” However, instead of helping listeners understand that Lebanon is effectively occupied by the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah, The Guardian’s Will Christou falsely claimed the population was split. While host Matt Galloway could have offered meaningful conversation by providing challenge or context, he did not do so, part of his ongoing transformation of The Current into a program that overwhelmingly features critics of Israel while ignoring other views. --- ## CBC Reporter Chris Brown Covers Damage In Lebanon, Minimizing Hezbollah’s Central Role In Starting Violence URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-chris-brown-covers-damage-in-lebanon-minimizing-hezbollahs-central-role-in-starting-violence/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-20 Words: 669 > In early March, Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist group which has effectively controlled much of Lebanon in recent years, fired rockets into Israel in solidarity with its Iranian patrons, and... In early March, Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist group which has effectively controlled much of Lebanon in recent years, fired rockets into Israel in solidarity with its Iranian patrons, and in so doing, decided to drag Lebanon into war. But for CBC News Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown, a frequent purveyor of deeply biased coverage of Israel, Hezbollah’s war of choice against Jerusalem was an opportunity to paint Israel as the culprit, while Lebanon – which has hosted Hezbollah in much of its territory for more than 40 years – as nothing but a hapless victim of Israeli aggression. In an April 14 television broadcast, “Beirut reels in aftermath of massive Israeli attack,” Brown cited Lebanese “health authorities” who claimed that 350 people were killed in a series of Israeli strikes in the capital of Beirut, while making zero mention that Israel says roughly 250 Hezbollah terrorists were killed. Watch the full segment below: The same day, Brown reported for the CBC radio program Your World Tonight. With minor details, it was the same text of the television broadcast, and using verbiage that called into question Israel’s statements specifically. He said that Lebanon “says” 350 people died in Beirut, while Israel “claims” it was striking Hezbollah, though he once again made no mention that Jerusalem says most were actually Hezbollah targets. Also on April 14, Brown published an article, “Israel and Lebanon are set for historic talks. But almost no one believes they’ll succeed.” In it, he made his editorial agenda clear. He wrote that Israel’s strike in Beirut “killed more than 300 people…according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.” For a change, Brown acknowledged that Israel “claims” it killed 250 terrorists (whom he termed “militants,” in line with CBC policy which refuses to call terrorists as such), though he hastened to add that Israel “has offered no direct proof.” That Brown felt compelled to assert that Israel “offered no direct proof” but made no such statements when it came to Hezbollah or Lebanon is noteworthy, and demonstrates a blatant bias that holds only Israeli statements under a cloud of suspicion. Again on the same day, CBC News broadcast a short video from Brown, “Beirut begins to rebuild, ahead of scheduled peace talks,” where he again stated that Israel’s strikes killed “more than 300 Lebanese,” offering no mention that Israel says 70 percent were Hezbollah terrorists, that it was targeting the terror group’s aerial and naval units, as well as its intelligence centres. Watch the full segment below: Across all these news reports, these critical details were overlooked by Brown, who instead showed an interview he conducted with a Hezbollah politician from a media tour he joined which was organized by the terrorist group, and an interview with an injured Lebanese woman, and downplayed Israeli statements, to say nothing of the thousands of rockets and missiles fired by Hezbollah into Israel. Days earlier, Brown penned an article on April 8, “Despite ceasefire with Iran, Israel’s aggressive new attacks on Beirut signal no relief for Lebanon.” While he acknowledges Israel’s strikes targeting Hezbollah, those details were downplayed in favour of depicting Jerusalem as a wanton practitioner of violence. He referred to Israel’s 2024 pager strikes on Hezbollah terrorists, which have been called among the most targeted counter-terrorism operations in history, saying they “triggered widespread fear across Lebanon.” He cited “civilian chaos” following recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon, ignoring what Israel says were the critical Hezbollah sites targeted, and quoted the fanatical anti-Israel group Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which accused Israel of “indiscriminate attacks.” And although the group offered no evidence for their claims, Brown apparently did not see fit to mention that detail to readers. In all these reports, CBC News Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown continues his practice of highlighting grievances against Israel while minimizing or even erasing Jerusalem’s statements, and even when he does acknowledge them, going out of his way to paint them as suspicious. --- ## CBC Reporter Evan Dyer Platforms Baseless Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theory In Recent Article URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-evan-dyer-platforms-baseless-anti-israel-conspiracy-theory-in-recent-article/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-20 Words: 568 > CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer continues to promote a narrow anti-Israel agenda in his coverage of the Middle East. In an April 7 article, Dyer – whose anti-Israel slant... CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer continues to promote a narrow anti-Israel agenda in his coverage of the Middle East. In an April 7 article, Dyer – whose anti-Israel slant has been repeatedly documented by HonestReporting Canada – leaned heavily on a particular narrative in order to characterize Israel as the aggressor in Lebanon, where it is responding to unprovoked attacks from the Hezbollah terrorist group. His article, “Why Canada’s reaction to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon is so different this time,” purports to contrast Prime Minister Mark Carney’s aggressive condemnation of Israel with then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s support for Israel’s right to defend itself in 2006. Dyer wrote that “Harper drew criticism” for his support for Israel at the time, as if Carney was not similarly drawing criticism for doing the opposite 20 years later. He then quoted Rex Brynen of McGill University, a noted hardline critic of Israel who has unsurprisingly become a favourite voice at Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster, perhaps precisely for that reason, who called Israel’s actions “way over the line.” The other ‘expert’ quoted by Dyer is commentator Bassel Doueik, who spread the conspiracy theory that Israel is trying to take over the Middle East. At no time did Dyer quote any expert who could have challenged that allegation, nor did he point to the paucity of evidence supporting this claim so readers could understand that it is not a fact, but an opinion detached from reality. That so-called “Greater Israel” conspiracy was also voiced by Brynen in the article, though Dyer did not bother to tell readers that at no time has Israel’s government ever expressed an interest in expanding its territory, but merely ensuring its security from Islamic terrorist groups who seek its destruction. On April 12, Dyer was back with another article, “There’s a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada’s oil and gas industry.” In that report, Dyer – over the course of discussing the economic impacts of the war with the Islamic Republic of Iran – casually mentioned that “in South Korea, President Lee Jae Myung last week shared on his X account a 2024 video showing Israeli soldiers throwing a Palestinian, who appeared to be dead or unconscious, from a rooftop in the occupied West Bank.” He added that Israel’s foreign ministry “responded testily to Lee’s tweet, saying it was an old incident that had already been investigated.” Whether deliberately or carelessly, Dyer left out a lot of details. Lee did not simply criticize Israel’s counter-terrorism policies; he scandalously compared them to the Holocaust, where Nazi Germany and their collaborators brutally murdered six million Jews, and millions of other ‘undesirables’ in their quest for a racially ‘pure’ Europe. The Palestinian mentioned by the South Korean president was not alive, but dead, and a terrorist who was killed in combat with Israeli troops. These details materially change the story, but in Dyer’s selective retelling, these details were left out, for no apparent good reason. CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer has a history of using anti-Israel talking points as the basis for ‘news’ stories, even going so far as to whitewash extremist terrorist glorifiers like the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), has yet again failed to provide the Canadian taxpayer with credible news, and has offered thinly-masqueraded opinion instead. --- ## Strategic Abandonment: Is It Time To Stop Fighting Antisemitism? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/antisemitism Type: webinars Modified: 2026-06-12 Words: 337 > [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAcODJoz2EE[/embedyt] On April 27, we held a timely and provocative conversation on antisemitism, social discourse, and the growing sense of strategic confusion in how the world’s oldest hatred is... On April 27, we held a timely and provocative conversation on antisemitism, social discourse, and the growing sense of strategic confusion in how the world’s oldest hatred is being understood and addressed. In the months since October 7, antisemitism has surged across Canada and the Western world – on campuses, in the streets, and across media and public institutions. At the same time, there’s an increasing sense that the frameworks we have relied on to understand and combat it are no longer working. What exactly are we confronting? Why does the response so often feel inadequate or misdirected? How can we make a difference – or can we? Is it time to enact a form of strategic abandonment? To explore these questions, we were honoured to be joined by Bret Stephens, opinion columnist at The New York Times and editor-in-chief of SAPIR. One of the most prominent and incisive voices on antisemitism, media, and global politics, Bret brings a sharp and unflinching perspective to the ideological and institutional forces shaping today’s discourse, and the consequences of getting it wrong. The conversation was moderated by Jonathan Kay, editor, author, and podcaster at Quillette. Known for his thoughtful and probing style, Jonathan will guide a discussion that moves beyond the obvious, to examine the deeper cultural, political, and intellectual dynamics at play. Importantly, this discussion will examine how these dynamics are unfolding here in Canada. As antisemitism rises, questions are being raised about institutional responses, political will, and the broader implications for social cohesion, democratic norms, and public trust. What does it mean when a society struggles to clearly identify and respond to a form of hatred that has historically been so well understood? Have we truly left ‘the golden age for the Jews’ behind? As policymakers, journalists, and the public grapple with these issues, this webinar will provide critical insight into not only what is happening, but what it means for the future of the Jewish people, public discourse, and the integrity of our institutions. --- ## Canada Calls Iran A Terror Sponsor: So Why Let Them Influence UN Policy? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/canada-calls-iran-a-terror-sponsor-so-why-let-them-influence-un-policy/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-04-22 Words: 87 > Recently, the Islamic Republic of Iran was nominated for a position on the UN committee that helps shape policy and direction on human rights, women’s rights, disarmament, and terrorism prevention.... Recently, the Islamic Republic of Iran was nominated for a position on the UN committee that helps shape policy and direction on human rights, women’s rights, disarmament, and terrorism prevention. And while Canada officially calls Iran a state sponsor of terrorism, we did nothing to stop their terror regime from playing a pivotal role in creating policy decisions at the UN. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## CBC Radio Program Ottawa Morning Features Back-To-Back Segments On Middle East Conflicts, Minimizing Islamic Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-ottawa-morning-features-back-to-back-segments-on-middle-east-conflicts-minimizing-islamic-terrorism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-17 Words: 533 > A pair of recent segments on the CBC radio program Ottawa Morning saw anti-Israel narratives continue to be mainstreamed while factual accuracy took a back seat. On April 9, host... A pair of recent segments on the CBC radio program Ottawa Morning saw anti-Israel narratives continue to be mainstreamed while factual accuracy took a back seat. On April 9, host Rebecca Zandbergen spoke with film critic Tom McSorley about a new movie, Palestine 36, where he characterized the history of the Israel-Arab conflict exclusively in terms of European Jews coming to the Middle East, where they ostensibly kicked out the locals. Listen to the full segment below: As he described it, Britain took in “European Jewish refugees, giving them parcels of Palestinian land,” which created “a general strike and ultimately in armed guerilla warfare.” McSorley did not offer any meaningful criticism of the film Palestine 36, which has been called “propaganda by subtraction” for ignoring years of Arab terrorism against Jews, and instead simply repeated the carefully-constructed narrative that it foists upon viewers. While McSorley did not express his own views per se, he regurgitated Palestinian claims without offering any balance. Given such a controversial topic, it would have strongly behooved him to do so. At one point, he said that “Palestinian writers…have long discussed the kind of Palestinian’s failure to really successfully tell the story, you know, of their displacement, dispossession, and trauma to the world, to kind of register it in the world’s consciousness as a narrative.” It is difficult to imagine a group whose narrative has been more widely adopted by the Palestinians, in news media outlets, international fora, universities and more. Meanwhile, Israel’s story of an ancient people achieving self-determination in their historic land has not only been ignored; it has been actively erased, a point that was similarly overlooked by both McSorley and Zandbergen. The following day, Zandbergen pivoted to Lebanon, where she spoke with Christy Mady, a professor in Lebanon with family in Canada. Listen to the full segment below: The conversation, as per typical CBC practice, focused exclusively on the impact of Lebanon in the conflict, where the Hezbollah terrorist group dragged the country into war by firing rockets into Israel in early March. Mady told Zandbergen about her experiences as Israel struck Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. While those perspectives are entirely valid, they were notable for what was completely ignored. Though Mady referred in passing to Lebanon being used as a proxy, there was no mention of Hezbollah during the segment. No acknowledgement was made by either host nor guest of Hezbollah’s firing of nearly 7,000 rockets, drones and rockets into Israel since March 2, or of the civilians it has killed in Israel, or the damage that the terrorist group has caused. There was similarly no mention of the huge number of Hezbollah terrorists that Israel says it has killed in Lebanon in recent weeks, with the Israeli military stating that roughly 1,400 terrorists have been eliminated, seized more than 1,000 weapons including rocket-propelled grenades, and dismantled thousands more areas of Hezbollah infrastructure. Host Rebecca Zandbergen has repeatedly turned her Ottawa Morning program into a sympathetic platform for anti-Israel activists, while typically failing to meaningfully offer any challenge to their disinformation, all while Israeli voices are exceedingly rare. --- ## CBC Host Farrah Merali Offers Local Musician A Sympathetic Soapbox For Wild Anti-Israel Smears On Lebanon URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-host-farrah-merali-offers-local-musician-a-sympathetic-soapbox-for-wild-anti-israel-smears-on-lebanon/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-17 Words: 611 > In a recent segment of CBC’s daily radio show Here and Now Toronto, host Farrah Merali invited Lebanese-Canadian musician John Abou Chacra to discuss the situation in Lebanon. The result... In a recent segment of CBC’s daily radio show Here and Now Toronto, host Farrah Merali invited Lebanese-Canadian musician John Abou Chacra to discuss the situation in Lebanon. The result was a hostile, one-sided account that cast Israel as a vicious aggressor, aired extreme accusations without challenge, and almost erased Hezbollah’s role in the ongoing conflict. Merali’s April 9 segment, “Juno award winning Lebanese musician talks about the aggressive attacks on Lebanon” opened with her accusation that Israel had “carried out a wave of aggressive attacks on Lebanon.” She added that Israel’s attacks were “threatening to shatter a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States.” Listen to the full segment below: Yet Israel isn’t the only actor in the region. Israeli strikes are aimed at ending deadly attacks by Hezbollah not only on the border area but also on Haifa, Tel Aviv, and other areas of Israel. Merali did mention Hezbollah once. But neither she nor Abou Chacra bothered offering basic context about the terror group. Hezbollah has major Iranian backing, deep pockets, and real social and political power in Lebanon. On top of which, many civilians remain openly or covertly loyal to Hezbollah. They allow Hezbollah to use private homes, build terror tunnels under border villages, and stash arms in supposedly neutral facilities, like hospitals. That makes rooting out Hezbollah from Lebanese society a difficult and dangerous task, one that proved impossible for UNIFIL, the international force tasked with overseeing a 2006 ceasefire. The Lebanese Armed Forces, too, have been unable to curb Hezbollah since a 2024 ceasefire. Merali and Abou Chacra never acknowledged the other side of the story, namely that Hezbollah is still firing rockets and drones into Israeli communities, often hundreds of times a day. This reality is central to the conflict Merali was describing, yet listeners heard none of it. Rather than challenge him, she sat by while Abou Chacra made one egregious accusation after another. He claimed that Israel was carrying out “deliberate bombing of residential areas, of hospitals, of cemeteries.” And that Israel is planning to occupy “about one tenth of Lebanese territory.” Merali didn’t ask for evidence. She also failed to tell listeners that Israel disputes those allegations. Instead, she murmured, “I can only imagine that that’s a very real fear at the current moment.” Fear is not evidence, but Abou Chacra’s claim that Israel intends to occupy Lebanon went unchallenged. Merali also left out Israel’s stated justifications for its strikes, along with the fact that Israel tries to limit harm and often warns civilians to leave areas where Hezbollah operates. Merali’s sympathy felt especially misplaced after one key admission from Abou Chacra. He said that “many families” were ignoring Israeli warnings and staying in areas where Hezbollah operates. Instead of expressing shock or surprise, she reinforced Abou Chacra’s framing, then pivoted to condemnation from world leaders, including in Canada, as if outside criticism could replace evidence or context. Despite Abou Chacra’s claims, Israel wants peace and a negotiated end to the conflict. But after thirty years, its leaders have reason to be wary. Until Hezbollah lays down its arms, Israel has a right—indeed, a moral obligation—to defend its citizens. Throughout this segment, Merali did nothing to help listeners understand the conflict. She failed to test Abou Chacra’s claims, add vital context, or challenge his outright lies. Instead, she gave him a soapbox and helped his story along with sympathetic prompts and no real challenge. The resulting segment insulted listeners’ intelligence with a simplistic, one-sided narrative of Israeli guilt and Lebanese victimhood. --- ## CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji Amplifies Unverified Gaza Abuse Allegations, Minimizes Israeli Denials URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-senior-writer-sara-jabakhanji-amplifies-unverified-gaza-abuse-allegations-minimizes-israeli-denials/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-17 Words: 617 > Once again, CBC News has allowed itself to be a platform for unverified anti-Israel allegations. In an April 2 article, “Gaza family says toddler released from Israeli custody found with... Once again, CBC News has allowed itself to be a platform for unverified anti-Israel allegations. In an April 2 article, “Gaza family says toddler released from Israeli custody found with cigarette burn marks,” Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji documented the case of Jawad Abu Nassar, an 18-month-old Gazan boy whose father was arrested for approaching a closed military zone in Gaza. The article alleges that after his father was held for questioning, Abu Nassar was found to have cigarette burns. Jabakhanji extensively quotes Palestinian officials as claiming that his injuries were deliberately inflicted, implying that the culprit must have been Israel. Only nine paragraphs into the article were readers informed that Israel vociferously denied all allegations, with an official saying that “the child received care and was under the full supervision of an IDF physician and additional troops until handed over to the Red Cross at the earliest opportunity.” These are highly scandalous claims made by the family of Jawad Abu Nasser, but rather than offer readers a fulsome picture without hysteria or sensationalism, Jabakhanji offered both insufficient verification and a balance that was sorely lacking. In effect, Jabakhanji’s article took unproven claims against Israel, amplified them, buried denials from Israel, and created an overall atmosphere where the clear presumption is both that the allegations are established fact, rather than unproven claims, and that Israel is the guilty party. At the bottom of the article, readers were told that the piece was compiled “with files from CBC’s Mohamed El Saife.” Mohamed El Saife is a Gaza-based videographer whose radical anti-Israel propaganda on social media has been exposed by HonestReporting Canada, but who continues to work for Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, helping shape the views of millions of Canadians on the very topic he has expressed radical views. For her part, Sara Jabakhanji’s coverage of the Middle East over the last 2.5 years has been characterized by continued anti-Israel bias, hardly surprising given that in 2021, she signed an open letter openly calling for more pro-Palestinian coverage in the news media. Earlier, on March 2, Jabakhanji penned an article about the war with the Islamic Republic of Iran, “Tracking deaths in Iran, wider Middle East as conflict rages on.” There, she wrote that in Lebanon, where the Hezbollah terrorist group joined the war against Israel, the violence has “since killed at least 1,268 people and wounded more than 2,000 others, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry as of March 31. It’s unclear how many civilians and militants were killed.” While it is not expected that Sara Jabakhanji could independently verify the breakdown of civilians and ‘militants’ (Hezbollah terrorists) killed in Lebanon, she certainly could have noted that according to Israeli officials and at the time, at least 700 Hezbollah combatants had been killed in the fighting. While she may not personally accept such data, she has an obligation to report it to readers, rather than simply censoring it out entirely. The chronology of Jabakhanji’s article is unclear, since the Lebanese government did not claim that 1,200 people had died as of March 4, only six days into the war. In fact, two days later, on March 4, Jabakhani noted that “At least 217 people have been killed and hundreds more have since been injured, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says.” While her March 4 article was revised on April 1, it is not clear what specifically was changed. Across both articles, CBC News’ Sara Jabakhanji repeatedly elevated unverified claims, minimized or omitted key counterpoints, and in doing so failed its obligation to provide Canadians with accurate and balanced reporting. --- ## In the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder & Cornwall Recorder, HRC Rebuts Letter Writer Who Blamed Israel For Turmoil In Middle East URL: https://honestreporting.ca/in-the-cornwall-standard-freeholder-cornwall-recorder-hrc-rebuts-letter-writer-who-blamed-israel-for-turmoil-in-middle-east/ Type: post Modified: 2026-04-17 Words: 345 > On April 1, HRC Assistant Director Robert Walker was published in the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder and Cornwall Recorder responding to a letter from John E. Milnes, who placed the blame for... On April 1, HRC Assistant Director Robert Walker was published in the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder and Cornwall Recorder responding to a letter from John E. Milnes, who placed the blame for the turmoil in the Middle East squarely on Israel, suggesting the Jewish state is responsible for widespread destruction, societal collapse, starvation, the denial of education for children, and broader global instability. Walker rejected that claim, arguing that Israel is not the source of the region’s instability. Instead, he pointed to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, and added that the international community has largely failed to confront Iran’s ongoing aggression, allowing it to spread violence and instability unchecked. Iran is to blame Re: “Constant killing not a solution,” March 28, 2026. John E. Milnes offers a lengthy opinion piece on the Middle East, blaming Israel for turmoil throughout the region. It would probably shock most Canadians to learn that Israel, far from being the hegemon portrayed in the media, is smaller than Vancouver Island, and home to only 10 million people (2.5 million of whom are Arabs with full and equal rights). It should be pretty clear to anyone with a map that Israel isn’t the bully in the Middle East, it’s the Islamic Republic of Iran. Article content Since taking over in 1979, the Iranian regime has massacred its own people (including 35,000 people just in a 48-hour period in January of this year), funded an array of terrorist proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, and built deadly weapons. For anyone willing to listen, Iran’s leaders have long promised their goal is to wipe Israel off the map. Would anyone seriously expect that Israel (or anyone else) would simply tolerate such threats? For decades, the world has done nothing to stop Iran’s murderous aggression, and finally — after the Iranian people loudly asked for it — Israel and the U.S. are finally standing up to a murderous regime. Robert Walker, assistant director, Honest Reporting Canada --- ## In Castanet, HRC Rebuts Letter Writer Who Claimed Iranian Regime “Was Never Any Risk To Israel” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/in-castanet-hrc-rebuts-letter-writer-who-claimed-iranian-regime-was-never-any-risk-to-israel/ Type: post Modified: 2026-04-16 Words: 429 > On April 7, HRC Assistant Director Rob Walker was published in Castanet, responding to a letter from Frank Marten, who argued that the Islamic Republic of Iran has never posed... On April 7, HRC Assistant Director Rob Walker was published in Castanet, responding to a letter from Frank Marten, who argued that the Islamic Republic of Iran has never posed a threat to Israel. Walker pushed back firmly, pointing to well-documented facts: Iran is widely recognized as the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, providing funding, weapons, and support to a network of Islamic proxy groups across the Middle East, which collectively, have been responsible for the deaths of thousands of Israelis, as well as numerous Western victims, including Canadians and Americans. Walker also emphasized that Iran’s hostility is not rhetorical alone. Its leadership has repeatedly called for Israel’s destruction, while its support for proxy groups, along with its ballistic missile and nuclear ambitions, serve that objective. Iranian officials have also openly spoken about eliminating Israel, underscoring the seriousness of the threat. Iran is a threat to Israel Re. Frank Martens letter, Questions Trump’s policies (Castanet, April 1) Letter-writer Frank Martens claims Iran’s regime “was never any risk to Israel,” and that the war with the Islamic Republic is simply unnecessary. The truth is far more chilling. For many years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, arming, funding and supporting an array of Islamic terrorist proxies, ranging from Hamas, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and other groups in Iraq. Together, those groups have murdered thousands of Israelis, plus countless other Westerners, including Canadians and Americans. Iran’s leaders have long publicly called for the annihilation of Israel and these terrorist groups, plus Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs, are simply a means to this end. Iranian presidents have called for Israel to be “wiped off the map,” and boasted that just one nuclear bomb could kill millions of Israelis. What country would live under such a threat from a fanatical and genocidal regime? However, Israel is not the only victim of Iran’s aggression. As we’ve seen in recent weeks, with Iran firing missiles into more than a dozen countries and trying to block the world’s supply of oil, the regime is not just a danger to Israel but to the entire civilized world. Israel and the U.S. are taking a stand against a murderous regime, one that has killed hundreds of Canadians and we should be grateful that they are doing our job for us. Robert Walker, asst. director,Honest Reporting Canada --- ## CHCH & CityNews Report On New Israeli Death Penalty For Terrorists, Deciding To Interview Zero Israelis & Rely Exclusively On Critics URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hch-citynews-report-on-new-israeli-death-penalty-for-terrorists-deciding-to-interview-zero-israelis-rely-exclusively-on-critics/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-17 Words: 558 > After Israel’s parliament, or Knesset, passed a law legalizing the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists convicted of murder, the southwestern Ontario broadcaster CHCH produced a report on March 31 from... After Israel’s parliament, or Knesset, passed a law legalizing the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists convicted of murder, the southwestern Ontario broadcaster CHCH produced a report on March 31 from video journalist Roger Collins on the story. Collins was previously the subject of an HonestReporting Canada alert for comparing the Holocaust to Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Gaza, and his new broadcast continued to display a clear agenda. His March 31 broadcast, “Global criticism mounts after Israel passes death penalty law,” exclusively featured interviews with critics of the death penalty law, including researcher Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, activist Sarit Michaeli of the far-left Israeli group B’Tselem, and John Quigley of Ohio State University, where he claimed that there is a “general movement…against the use of capital punishment,” a statement that is both irrelevant and misleading, given that Israel faces unprecedented threats from Islamic terrorists which few countries could envision. Watch the full clip below: Not a single representative from the Israeli government was shown, nor did Collins offer any insight into the deadly threats Israel continues to face from Palestinian terrorists. Instead, the clear message of the broadcast was that Israel’s new law was without any legal or moral justification whatsoever. By hiding its defenders, or even anyone who could speak to the threats faced by Israel, Collins was able to create a dramatically misleading picture. The same day, CityNews’ Erica Natividad produced her own video broadcast on the same story, “Israel’s new death penalty law draws criticism.” Watch the full clip below: Like Collins, Natividad relied almost exclusively on anti-Israel voices, showing a clip of Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations agency UNRWA, which has been accused of longstanding ties to Palestinian terrorism, where he condemned the new law. Natividad did not offer any context about UNRWA’s extensive anti-Israel activism and ties to Palestinian extremists. Viewers were shown a host of clips from individuals condemning the new law, including Anouar El Anouni, a spokesperson for the European Union, Wissam Salem, a Palestinian woman whose husband is a Palestinian prisoner, and a group of protesters in Gaza. Natividad also showed viewers a screenshot of the X (Twitter) feed of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who called the law “apartheid.” It was left assumed that Sanchez is a credible voice in the international arena, but in reality he is an extremist anti-Israel activist, who once mused about using nuclear weapons to commit genocide against Israel. Other than a clip from Israel’s parliament, Natividad did not offer viewers any footage or interviews with Israeli representatives, nor even with anyone who could have discussed the ongoing threat from Palestinian terrorists faced by Israel, which would have provided necessary context for the public. Like CHCH’s Roger Collins, CityNews’ Erica Natividad has a history of anti-Israel reporting. She has previously sanitized the extremist nature of the pro-Palestinian flotilla to Gaza stunt, spread baseless ‘famine’ claims in Gaza while simultaneously omitting relevant details, and referred to a Hamas terrorist as a journalist. Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinian terrorists is certainly controversial legislation. But rather than informing Canadians about why such a law was passed by Israel’s parliament, CityNews’ Erica Natividad and CHCH’s Roger Collins decided to promote a heavily one-sided narrative instead. --- ## In Toronto Star Column, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) President Mohamed Lachemi Ignores Dangers Of Palestinian Extremists Coming To Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-toronto-star-column-toronto-metropolitan-university-tmu-president-mohamed-lachemi-ignores-dangers-of-palestinian-extremists-coming-to-canada/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-16 Words: 555 > Just months after a violent anti-Israel riot near the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) campus prevented an Israeli from speaking to a private group, there were further allegations that the school... Just months after a violent anti-Israel riot near the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) campus prevented an Israeli from speaking to a private group, there were further allegations that the school was effectively barring Israelis from presenting on campus – even while the school rolled out the red carpet for anti-Israel extremists and conspiracy theorists such as Yipeng Ge, Samira Mohyeddin, Yara Shoufani and others. But rather than address the scourge of anti-Israel radicalism and Islamic extremism at TMU and other campuses, Mohamed Lachemi, the school’s president and vice-chancellor, decided to pen a column in The Toronto Star where he addresses apparently a much more pressing concern: the lack of special treatment being afforded to Palestinian students so they can come to Canada. Lachemi’s April 2 commentary, “If Canada wants the world’s best graduate students, why are these excellent candidates being denied?,” notes that Palestinian students are unable to study in Canada because of their inability to secure the necessary biometric data such as fingerprints and photographs as a result of the war in Gaza. He claims that “the students from Gaza are not asking for special treatment,” though that is precisely what he is proposing: that Ottawa should effectively waive longstanding security rules in order to accommodate Palestinian students. Lachemi’s column extols the praises of Palestinian students and the alleged scholastic value they would provide to Canada, though what he ignores is telling in its own right. He makes no mention as to why biometric security screenings would exist in the first place, namely to help identify prospective newcomers to Canada and confirm their identities. These rules are in place for specific reasons, despite Lachemi’s casual dismissal of their importance. Such security considerations are important no matter the country of origin, but for Gaza, those concerns are particularly acute. Polling has shown that a large majority of the Gazan population approved of the October 7, 2023 massacres, seeing the murder, rape, torture and kidnapping of Israeli civilians as “correct.” When such a large proportion of a population openly endorses terrorism, there is more, not less, need for exhaustive security precautions, particularly in light of the proliferation of Islamic extremism in Canada in the 2.5 years since the Palestinian massacres of October 7. From a father and son arrested for allegedly planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack, to a trio of men accused of plotting to kidnap women and members of the Jewish community, to reports that there are hundreds of members of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s fanatical regime active in Canada, experts have repeatedly warned of the extreme dangers of such unchecked extremism. Lachemi’s column is part of an ongoing narrative by pro-Palestinian activists, aggressively shared by much of the Canadian news media, to promote the idea of Palestinian immigration to Canada. In outlets ranging from The Globe & Mail, CBC radio, OMNI News, The Canadian Press, CTV News, and more, there has been a consistent pattern of almost entirely erasing any mention of the security threat posed by Gazans to Canadians. Displaying such a casual indifference to serious national security concerns would be deeply problematic for any commentator, but it is particularly worrisome coming from Mohamed Lachemi, the president and vice-chancellor of one of Canada’s largest universities. --- ## Understanding the Resilience of Israelis After 2.5 Years Of War: An Insightful Conversation With Tzivia MacLeod, Canadian-Israeli Writer URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/understanding-the-resilience-of-israelis-after-2-5-years-of-war-an-insightful-conversation-with-tzivia-macleod-canadian-israeli-writer/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-04-15 Words: 129 > How is it possible that Israel can be attacked on multiple fronts, from Yemen to Iran to Gaza and Lebanon, and yet be ranked the eighth-happiest country in the world?... How is it possible that Israel can be attacked on multiple fronts, from Yemen to Iran to Gaza and Lebanon, and yet be ranked the eighth-happiest country in the world? What is the secret to Israel’s resilience? How do Israelis cope with war, and more importantly, learn to thrive despite the circumstances? In this podcast, HonestReporting Canada assistant director Robert Walker speaks with Tzivia MacLeod, a Canadian-Israeli writer who lives in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Haifa, who offers her first-hand experiences and perspectives. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to audio-only below: --- ## La Presse Columnist Claims Iran War Due To “Christian Zionists,” Ignoring Iranian Regime’s Murderous Actions URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-columnist-claims-iran-war-due-to-christian-zionists-ignoring-iranian-regimes-murderous-actions/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-15 Words: 1397 > version française At a time when some commentators have attempted to blame Israel, a tiny country smaller than Vancouver Island and with a population of only 10 million people, of... version française At a time when some commentators have attempted to blame Israel, a tiny country smaller than Vancouver Island and with a population of only 10 million people, of somehow strong-arming the world’s sole superpower into striking the Islamic Republic of Iran, at least Laura-Julie Perreault gets points for originality. Perreault, an opinion columnist at La Presse, suggested in a March 25 commentary, “When Evangelicals Go to War,” that it was still “Zionists” responsible, but finding a niche conspiracy, pointed the fingers at Christian Zionists instead. She begins by telling readers about her understanding of the motivations of Christian Zionism: that it is really just a ruse to bring about the end times and convert the Jews to Christianity. Only later, almost in passing, does she note that Christians see a biblical basis for their support for Israel, and she omits any mention that, for many Christian leaders, support for the Jewish People constitutes simply a moral necessity. After casting aspersions on Julia Sebutinde, a devout Christian who serves on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – while somehow finding no fault with hardline anti-Israel activists who work at the United Nations (UN) – Perreault then hypothesizes that in the war with the Iranian regime, “Christian Zionist ideology, with its evangelical twist, now plays a completely unashamed role there.” What evidence does Perreault offer to support her claim that “Christian Zionist ideology” is the real reason for the war with the Iranian regime? A photo of U.S. President Donald Trump received a group of Christian leaders in the White House, praying for their country’s success in battle, and mentioning that there are other high-profile evangelical Christians in the U.S. Republican party. Perreault’s wild-eyed claims cannot be called an argument, for an argument is at least coherent. Instead, utterly disregarding that the Islamic Republic of Iran has spent decades effectively waging war against much of the Western world, including via its vast network of Islamic terrorist proxies, ranging from Hezbollah in Lebanon to Hamas in Gaza, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Judea & Samaria/“West Bank”, and the Houthis in Yemen. The Islamic Republic’s animus for the United States and the West is nothing new. Just months after the fanatical regime took power in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini – and with his backing – took dozens of Americans hostage in the U.S. embassy, holding them for more than a year. Since then, the Islamic Republic has funded terrorist groups who have killed thousands of civilians across the world, brutally oppressed its own people – including massacring some 35,000 of them for the crime of peacefully protesting in January – and redirected much of the country’s oil wealth into developing a nuclear and ballistic missile program, alongside openly calling for the annihilation of Israel. None of those facts received any mention in Perreault’s column, and for good reason, because had she done so, her entire ‘theory’ that the war with the Islamic Republic is largely due to “Christian Zionists” would be exposed, not as a cogent argument, but as an allegation that cannot stand up to even the most minimal scrutiny. Perreault is no stranger to making claims and offering no evidence for them; in a February 28 opinion column, she stated that the strikes on the Iranian regime were against “rules of international law,” though she struggled to share what law to which she was referring, and just over a month earlier, on January 25, she accused Israel of violating a ceasefire in Gaza, casually overlooking nearly 100 violations from Palestinian terrorists. In her March 25 commentary, rather than admit that the Islamic Republic has murdered its own people, sought to destroy Israel and supported a vast array of terrorist groups, Perreault instead decided to concoct a baseless theory, all platformed by La Presse. Une chroniqueuse de La Presse attribue la guerre avec l’Iran aux « sionistes chrétiens », en ignorant les actions meurtrières du régime iranien À une époque où certains commentateurs ont tenté de blâmer Israël — un petit pays plus petit que l’île de Vancouver et comptant à peine 10 millions d’habitants — en prétendant qu’il aurait forcé la seule superpuissance mondiale à frapper la République islamique d’Iran, Laura-Julie Perreault obtient au moins des points pour son originalité. Perreault, chroniqueuse d’opinion à La Presse, a suggéré dans un texte du 25 mars intitulé « When Evangelicals Go to War » que ce sont toujours les « sionistes » qui en sont responsables, mais, en quête d’une conspiration de niche, elle a plutôt pointé du doigt les sionistes chrétiens. Elle commence par exposer aux lecteurs sa compréhension des motivations du sionisme chrétien : selon elle, il s’agirait essentiellement d’un stratagème visant à provoquer la fin des temps et à convertir les Juifs au christianisme. Ce n’est que p... --- ## La Presse Dutifully Publishes Column By Head Of Oxfam Quebec, Whitewashing The Activist Group’s Anti-Israel Obsession URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-dutifully-publishes-column-by-head-of-oxfam-quebec-whitewashing-the-activist-groups-anti-israel-obsession/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-15 Words: 1196 > version française Journalism is supposed to hold powerful entities accountable for their actions. Instead, as the last 2.5 years have repeatedly demonstrated, most of the Canadian news media has become... version française Journalism is supposed to hold powerful entities accountable for their actions. Instead, as the last 2.5 years have repeatedly demonstrated, most of the Canadian news media has become little more than water carriers for the powerful, shielding them from criticism and normalizing their disinformation. In the ecosystem of so-called “humanitarian” organizations acting as hardline anti-Israel activists, Oxfam is one of the most prominent, both for its size and its extreme fixation against the Jewish State. That obsession was so pronounced that Helima Begum, the former CEO of Oxfam UK, condemned the group and admitted that it had aggressively lobbied to accuse Israel of “genocide” in the absence of evidence. Oxfam Canada, meanwhile, enjoys a gigantic budget in the tens of millions of dollars – much of it paid for by Canadian taxpayers – all while it spends huge sums on demonizing Israel in paid advertisements on both social and traditional media. Its sister group, Oxfam Quebec, raised more than $40 million in 2025, with most of it coming from government funding. Oxfam Quebec’s executive director Béatrice Vaugrante has repeatedly used her organization’s platform to spread disinformation against Israel, all while being given a sympathetic platform to do so in the Canadian news media. Meanwhile, as the Islamic Republic of Iran mowed down tens of thousands of Iranian protesters, guilty only of the crime of speaking out against their oppressive regime, Oxfam Canada and Oxfam Quebec were eerily silent. In a March 28 opinion column in La Presse, Vaugrante was joined by Anne Delorme, executive director of Humanity & Inclusion Canada, a supposedly humanitarian group, for their commentary, “The power of a blanket.” At first glance, the column is humanitarian in nature, focusing on the impact of war on civilians in Lebanon. But in reality, it was little more than a screed targeting Israel, condemning Jerusalem for its counter-terrorism operations in the country, all while almost completely censoring out any mention of Hezbollah, the Islamic terrorist group which deliberately dragged Lebanon into war. The authors write that Oxfam’s office in Beirut was evacuated by Israel, which “then carried out bombings in the heart of the capital.” No mention was made of what target was struck, or why. Instead, Israel was simply portrayed as a wanton aggressor, with Lebanese civilians paying the price. Beyond demonizing Israel for targeting Hezbollah terrorists – a detail that was conveniently left out – the columnists devoted most of the space to offering meaningless flowery language calling on readers to “demonstrate our solidarity, the very foundation of the international order we desire.” Oxfam Quebec’s Béatrice Vaugrante, in scores of opinion columns dutifully published in the Canadian news media, has spread the asinine claim that Israel – a country built on three thousand years of Jewish history – is a “colonial” enterprise, spread the debunked “famine” libel, and hysterically portrayed Gaza in apocalyptic terms, all while conveniently ignoring the mountain of humanitarian aid entering the territory. Anne Delorme, meanwhile, has also spread false “genocide” slurs against Israel in the Canadian news media, which has been only too eager to quote her. Yet again, Canada’s news media has abandoned its obligations to the Canadian public to act as a megaphone for professional, taxpayer-subsidized activists like Oxfam Quebec, eager to give them a soapbox but utterly disinterested in holding them to account. La Presse publie docilement une chronique de la dirigeante d’Oxfam Québec, blanchissant l’obsession anti-israélienne du groupe militant Le journalisme est censé demander des comptes aux entités puissantes pour leurs actions. Or, comme l’ont démontré à maintes reprises les 2,5 dernières années, la majorité des médias d’information canadiens est devenue peu plus que des relais complaisants pour les puissants, les protégeant des critiques et normalisant leur désinformation. Dans l’écosystème des organisations dites « humanitaires » agissant comme des militants anti-israéliens radicaux, Oxfam est l’une des plus importantes, tant par sa taille que par son obsession extrême envers l’État juif. Cette obsession est si marquée qu’Helima Begum, ancienne directrice générale d’Oxfam Royaume-Uni, a dénoncé l’organisation et admis qu’elle avait fait un lobbying agressif pour accuser Israël de « génocide » en l’absence de preuves. Oxfam Canada, quant à elle, bénéficie d’un budget colossal de dizaines de millions de dollars — dont une grande partie est financée par les contribuables canadiens — tout en dépensant des sommes considérables pour diaboliser Israël dans des publicités payées, tant sur les médias sociaux que traditionnels. Son organisation sœur, Oxfam Québec, a recueilli plus de 40 millions de dollars en 2025, dont la majeure partie provenait de financements gouvernementaux . La directrice générale d’Oxfam Québec, Béatrice V... --- ## In La Presse Column, Conspiracy Theorist Amir Khadir Claims Without Evidence That Israel Is Fighting Iranian Regime For Religious Reasons URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-la-presse-column-conspiracy-theorist-amir-khadir-claims-without-evidence-that-israel-is-fighting-iranian-regime-for-religious-reasons/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-15 Words: 1364 > version française Montreal opinion columnist Amir Khadir is back with another attempt to sanitize the fanatical Islamic worldview of the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he attempts to convince readers... version française Montreal opinion columnist Amir Khadir is back with another attempt to sanitize the fanatical Islamic worldview of the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he attempts to convince readers that Israel’s democratically-elected government is really no different than the Iranian regime. Khadir is a former member of the Quebec Solidaire political party who has sought to downplay the murderous nature of the Iranian regime, and whose wife Nimâ Machouf was a participant in the ill-fated flotilla to Gaza. Khadir is also a conspiracy theorist who recently claimed in Le Devoir that Israel – a country of some ten million people smaller than Vancouver Island – enjoys some kind of power over the United States, the world’s sole economic and military superpower, repeated his unfounded allegation in the pages of La Presse in his March 27 column, “When the ends of the world meet.” He claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump was “drawn into this war” by Israel, making no effort to offer evidence for his extraordinary allegation that Jerusalem controls Washington. Instead, he devotes most of the column to a bizarre theory that both Israel and the Islamic Republic are fanatical regimes driven by an “eschatological worldview,” that is, seeing hastening the end of the world as their duty. There is no question that this extremist outlook drives the Iranian regime. As Khadir himself admits, the Islamic Republic sees regional instability as a key to bringing about the Shia Islamic version of the messiah. But he delved into tinfoil-hat theory when he tried to ascribe this worldview to Israel, claiming that Israeli politicians see “as their central objective the realization of Greater Israel – a distant biblical vision” of Jerusalem conquering the Middle East. The “Greater Israel” conspiracy is popular among anti-Israel activists, but in fact has no evidence in reality. Despite 2.5 years of war – which began with the Palestinian massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023 – Israel has responded to attacks and provocations from an array of Islamic terrorist groups, ranging from Hamas to Hezbollah to the Houthis, and ultimately with their shared patron, the Iranian regime. Had the Palestinians not attacked Israel on October 7, there would have been no war in Gaza, and thus no Israeli presence inside the coastal territory. It seems, then, that if any party has attempted to bring about a ‘Greater Israel,’ it is Islamic terrorists, not Israel. Israel has no policy, documented or otherwise disseminated, that calls for regional expansion, and certainly not on the basis of religious belief. What Khadir’s opinion column lacks in evidence he more than makes up for in hardline allegations, such as the remarkable statement that according to Israel, “the war against Iran is not really a security operation: it is a necessary step toward the fulfilment of a divine promise,” writing that “some Israeli leaders have explicitly called the war in Gaza ‘Armageddon.’” Predictably, Khadir does not share which “Israeli leaders” have called the Iran war “Armageddon,” since there appears to be no evidence whatsoever for this, and Khadir appears to be confusing Israeli leaders with a single instance in the United States where one official used that term – leading to a formal complaint. In fact, Israeli leaders across the political spectrum – and Israeli society in general – have been widely supportive of strikes against the Iranian regime, seeing the threat that it poses to Israel, the promises to annihilate the Jewish State, its support for terrorist proxies, and its development of nuclear and ballistic weapons. Yet again, columnist Amir Khadir offers conspiracy theories and wild-eyed claims while offering zero evidence for his allegations. However, this has not stopped La Presse and other outlets from republishing his screeds without apparently a second thought. Dans une chronique de La Presse, le conspirationniste Amir Khadir affirme sans preuve qu’Israël combat le régime iranien pour des raisons religieuses Le chroniqueur d’opinion montréalais Amir Khadir est de retour avec une nouvelle tentative de blanchir la vision islamiste fanatique de la République islamique d’Iran, où il tente de convaincre les lecteurs que le gouvernement démocratiquement élu d’Israël n’est en réalité pas différent du régime iranien. Khadir est un ancien membre du parti politique Québec solidaire qui a cherché à minimiser la nature meurtrière du régime iranien, et dont l’épouse, Nimâ Machouf, a participé à la flottille vers Gaza qui a mal tourné. Khadir est également un conspirationniste qui a récemment affirmé dans Le Devoir qu’Israël – un pays d’environ dix millions d’habitants, plus petit que l’île de Vancouver – exercerait une forme de pouvoir sur les États-Unis, la seule superpuissance économique et militaire mondiale, et il a répété cette allégation infondée dans les pages de La Presse dans sa chronique du 27 mars, « Quand les extrémités du monde se rencontren... --- ## La Presse Photo Essay Sympathetically Portrays Tiny Anti-Israel Protest, Ignores That Their Memorial Commemorated A Palestinian Terrorist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-photo-essay-sympathetically-portrays-tiny-anti-israel-protest-ignores-that-their-memorial-commemorated-a-palestinian-terrorist/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-15 Words: 1223 > version française For some Canadian news media outlets, their coverage of anti-Israel events are as notable for what they report on as what they decide to ignore. When a group... version française For some Canadian news media outlets, their coverage of anti-Israel events are as notable for what they report on as what they decide to ignore. When a group of Islamic radicals blocked a street in Montreal, calling for holy war and denying Israel’s right to exist, all while bearing the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran, it was widely ignored by the news media, even as it violated Quebec’s new Bill 9, which banned such street prayers. However, when a miniscule group of anti-Israel activists go on a bicycle ride, it garners extensive coverage from one of Montreal’s largest newspapers, which also decided to omit inconvenient details. In an April 4 photo essay and accompanying brief captions by Fannie Arcand, “Bicycle for Palestine,” readers were told that a small group of cyclists protested “in support of the Palestinian paracycling team, one of whose members died under Israeli bombs a week earlier.” Interspersed with sympathetic images of the participants, a subsequent caption read that “cyclists paid tribute to Saed Qadoum, a member of the Gaza Sunbirds killed in an Israeli strike on March 28. According to Reuters, the cyclist was woken up in the middle of the night by members of an Israeli militia and forced to leave his home, where a bomb hit him.” For reasons that only La Presse can explain, there was no mention of the fact that Saed Qadoum was also a member of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic terrorist group. His identity as a member of Hamas is not simply an Israeli accusation – though even if it were, that would certainly merit mention in its own right. However, it was Palestinian media and Hamas itself which acknowledged that Saed Qadoum was an operative for the terrorist group. Another caption printed by La Presse accompanied a photo of protester Raúl Garate, “who regularly advocates for the rights of cyclists,” and quotes him as saying that “it is also super important to mobilize for Palestine, to denounce the genocide.” The unfounded “genocide” slur spread by Garate, and regurgitated by La Presse, is not supported by any meaningful evidence. In fact, despite two years of war inside densely-populated Gaza, all while Palestinian terrorists deliberately embedded themselves within civilian areas, roughly 98 percent of Gazans survived this supposed “genocide.” This is hardly by accident. Israel took extraordinary, and according to war scholars, unprecedented steps to minimize civilian casualties. Despite Garate blithely repeating the “genocide” claim, it was the duty of La Presse to at minimum inform readers that both Israel and scholars vociferously dispute those charges, and that they have not been proven in the slightest. However, La Presse’s Fannie Arcand did no such thing. In fact, ignoring critical details has been notable in some of her recent work. She has penned an article blaming Israel for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s terrorism and sympathetically portrayed an anti-Israel rally in Montreal by the pro-Hamas group Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) without disclosing their extremist activities. Why a tiny group of anti-Israel radicals merited an entire photo essay in La Presse on April 4 is unclear, particularly in light of the media’s failure to properly shine a light on an Islamic extremist protest. Moreover, the essay and captions also uncritically repeated unfounded and scandalous accusations from anti-Israel agitators, completely failing to challenge their disinformation. Le reportage photo de La Presse dépeint avec sympathie une minuscule manifestation anti-israélienne, en omettant que leur commémoration honorait un terroriste palestinien Pour certains médias d’information canadiens, leur couverture des événements anti-israéliens est aussi remarquable pour ce qu’ils rapportent que pour ce qu’ils choisissent d’ignorer. Lorsqu’un groupe de radicaux islamistes a bloqué une rue à Montréal, appelant à la guerre sainte et niant le droit d’Israël d’exister, tout en arborant le drapeau de la République islamique d’Iran, cela a été largement ignoré par les médias, même si cela contrevenait à la nouvelle loi 9 du Québec, qui interdit de telles prières de rue. Cependant, lorsqu’un groupe minuscule d’activistes anti-israéliens part faire une balade à vélo, cela obtient une couverture importante de l’un des plus grands journaux de Montréal, qui a également choisi d’omettre des détails dérangeants. Dans un reportage photo du 4 avril et de brèves légendes qui l’accompagnent, signés Fannie Arcand et intitulés « À vélo pour la Palestine », les lecteurs ont appris qu’un petit groupe de cyclistes manifestait « en soutien à l’équipe palestinienne de paracyclisme, dont l’un des membres est décédé sous les bombes israéliennes une semaine plus tôt ». Ponctuée d’images sympathiques des participants, une légende ultérieure indiquait que « des cyclistes ont rendu hommage à Saed Qadoum, membre des Gaza Sunbirds tué lors d’une frappe israélienne le 28 mars. Selon Reuters, le cycliste a été réveil... --- ## CityNews Downplays Hezbollah Attacks On Israeli Civilians, Exclusively Relies On Anti-Israel Interviewees URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/citynews-downplays-hezbollah-attacks-on-israeli-civilians-exclusively-relies-on-anti-israel-interviewees/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-14 Words: 762 > In a recent CityNews segment on Israel’s operations in southern Lebanon, reporter Xiaoli Li presented a one-sided account that framed Israel as the aggressor while downplaying the Lebanese terrorist group... In a recent CityNews segment on Israel’s operations in southern Lebanon, reporter Xiaoli Li presented a one-sided account that framed Israel as the aggressor while downplaying the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, minimizing attacks on Israeli civilians, and amplifying libelous anti-Israel claims without challenge. In the April 1 report, “Carney condemns invasion of Lebanon,” Li’s tone was clear from the outset. He began by quoting Prime Minister Mark Carney saying “it’s an illegal invasion… it’s a violation of their territorial sovereignty.” Carney claimed Israel’s actions are illegal because Lebanon had recently outlawed Hezbollah’s military activities. “From a practical perspective,” Carney said, “the government of Lebanon has banned Hezbollah… it’s trying to take action against Hezbollah.” Watch the full segment below: Li could have mentioned nearly 20 years of failed efforts by Lebanese and international forces to restrain Hezbollah. Those efforts collapsed with the vicious Hezbollah attacks on northern Israel following the Hamas invasion of October 7, 2023. Following a ceasefire deal in 2024, Hezbollah continued to rearm, regroup, and operate freely in southern Lebanon. All while being legitimized, if not endorsed outright, by the government of Lebanon. Beginning on March 2, amid joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, Hezbollah once again began launching missiles and drones at Israel. Yet Li, like Carney, seemed convinced that Israel’s objective of defending its citizens was “no longer valid.” Li framed Israel’s actions as reckless aggression, an “illegal invasion” happening in a vacuum. That framing alone is problematic: a rush to judgment based on zero historical background. But Li also used this segment to centre the one-sided suffering of Lebanese citizens. “There’s civilians being targeted,” complained University of Ottawa student Nour Hamdan in the clip. She added that “the situation has escalated over the last couple years.” She didn’t mention what exactly set off the escalation, like Hezbollah’s rocket attacks of October 8, 2023, just one day after the invasion in Israel, in support of Hamas. She simply implied that Israel had upped the pace of its attacks. And Li failed to help clarify. Li cranked up the sympathy still further with another guest. Nour El-Kadri is a University of Ottawa professor whose murkypolitical past includes ties to the “bitterly antisemitic” Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP). El-Kadri told Li, “There’s no Lebanese-Canadian that doesn’t have somebody that is being touched by this one way or another.” What’s missing is obvious. Li failed to mention Israeli homes destroyed, civilians murdered, children running to shelters, traumatized by constant rocket fire. Li acknowledged Hezbollah’s attacks—but erased their impact. In his narrative, only the Lebanese people are suffering, at the hands of a ruthless Israel. But Li didn’t just report on what Lebanese people were experiencing. He also let his guests air sweeping accusations and political demands. That included giving Hamdan a free pass to claim that “there’s civilians being targeted.” This serious allegation implied that Israel was intentionally harming Lebanese civilians. Yet Li didn’t ask for evidence or even clarification. He didn’t provide any counterpoint—like an Israeli government spokesperson. He simply let the egregious claim ring in viewers’ ears. El-Kadri went in a different direction, straight towards anti-Israel activism. He urged Canada to “sanction ministers… [and] threaten the Canada-Israel free trade agreement.” His basis for trashing Israel, Canada’s longstanding diplomatic ally? His fanatical belief that Israel is “expansionist, imperialist… annexing other people’s lands.” At that point, Li should have slammed on the brakes. Instead, he allowed El-Kadri to keep spouting rabid anti-Israel rhetoric. As a journalist, Li should have evaluated those harsh accusations in light of Hezbollah’s ruthless attacks, not to mention the failure of external “peacekeeping” forces to keep Israelis safe. Israel has zero interest in “annexing” Lebanon. But it must protect its citizens from Hezbollah, given that the Lebanese government and international forces simply can’t. The aim of reporting is to inform viewers. That’s not what Li was doing. He was advocating: joining Carney in condemning Israel, an ally with whom Canada shares major Western values. Throughout this segment, Li omitted context, ignored Israeli suffering, gave Hezbollah a free pass, and allowed serious accusations to stand without challenge. He failed to give viewers basic tools to understand the conflict, and instead offered only a narrative to swallow. As always, accuracy matters. Li’s segment fell far short of basic journalistic standards. --- ## CBC News Interview With ‘Humanitarian’ Activist Downplays Hezbollah Terrorism In Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-interview-with-humanitarian-activist-downplays-hezbollah-terrorism-in-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-14 Words: 612 > On April 5, CBC’s Natasha Fatah interviewed Tania Baban, the country director of MedGlobal Lebanon, about the circumstances in Lebanon amidst Israel’s operations against the Hezbollah terrorist group. Watch full... On April 5, CBC’s Natasha Fatah interviewed Tania Baban, the country director of MedGlobal Lebanon, about the circumstances in Lebanon amidst Israel’s operations against the Hezbollah terrorist group. Watch full segment below: Fatah inquired about the plight of Lebanese citizens during the regional escalating conflict, and Baban argued that Lebanese public that are “tired of being labeled as resistant…want to just be at peace.” The overarching discussion between Baban and host Fatah centered on access to medical care and safety during escalations, described by Fatah as an Israeli “onslaught against Hezbollah.” The terror group, one of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s key terror proxies, is largely ignored by both the host and the guest in their discussion, and Fatah instead paralleled Lebanon and Gaza, asking Baban: “is there a legitimate fear that the country of Lebanon is about to get levelled?” Baban elected to express fear over the migration of citizens in southern Lebanon, a historical point of contention both within Arab-Israeli and intra-Lebanese tensions, especially with Hezbollah’s decades-long presence in the region. In her explanation of the ongoing dynamics, Baban paralleled the circumstances with what has been demonstrated in Gaza and Sudan, but with “no retaliation… nothing is happening to really take concrete steps to stop this.” Rather than shifting the conversation to discuss Hezbollah’s activities — not just on the Lebanese population, but on northern Israel, where Israelis have died due to the terror group’s indiscriminate rocket fire — Fatah took an alternative route. The CBC host inquired about the “emptiness, this space, this desperation of Lebanese people” and whether Hezbollah would provide a path for “seeking a degree of justice.” The conversation concluded with Baban emphasizing the narrative of Hezbollah as a means, or response to, righting injustices, “justice in general for the world because of what we saw in Gaza.” The MedGlobal director for Lebanon noted that local initiatives on the ground have continued to support displaced civilians, but that ultimately, “everyone just wants the country to survive.” Ironically, the key parallel between Lebanon and Gaza — the presence of occupying terror Islamist groups largely funded by the Islamic Regime — was ignored by Baban and CBC host Natasha Fatah. Instead, Lebanese citizens are painted as victims of Israeli aggression, and the roles of terror groups in creating, maintaining, and worsening tensions is not just ignored, it is rationalized in the name of “seeking” justice. Furthermore, Israel is framed as an aggressor, a ‘leveller’ or ‘flattener,’ targeting medical facilities and in turn, “people’s chances of survival.” Both Baban and Fatah positioned the ongoing issues around Lebanese civilian suffering during the conflict, and especially the key issue of access to medical care, with the narrative of Israel as a needlessly relentless aggressor. The conversation wholly omitted accountability for Hezbollah (and Hamas, in relation to Gaza). They framed Israeli activity as “onslaught against Hezbollah,” claiming that “Lebanon is taking a severe beating,” without clarification about the group’s terror on the state of Israel itself, and thus, Israel’s legitimate motivations in the conflict. In her last question about Hezbollah being a means of seeking justice, Fatah noted that “so much of the conversation is about the United States, Iran and Israel,” affirming Baban’s preceding claim that Lebanon is “almost invisible” in the discourse. It is worth concluding with a simple reality check: real culpability for terror groups, and the Islamic Regime that backs them, and an unmoving finger pointed solely at Israel, will only maintain, rather than change, the status quo. CBC has been proven to engage in this practice, and Natasha Fatah’s interview with Tania Baban is no exception. --- ## CBC Radio Host Brent Bambury Features ‘Analyst’ For Discussion On Iran War: Trita Parsi, Widely Criticized As Apologist For Iranian Regime URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-host-brent-bambury-features-analyst-for-discussion-on-iran-war-trita-parsi-widely-criticized-as-apologist-for-iranian-regime/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-14 Words: 652 > On the five-week anniversary of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran, the CBC radio program Day 6 devoted a segment to evaluating where the conflict... On the five-week anniversary of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran, the CBC radio program Day 6 devoted a segment to evaluating where the conflict stood at that point. In the April 3 segment, “After five weeks of war, Trump is further from victory with Iran than when he started, says analyst,” rather than consult with an expert who could have given a nuanced and objective perspective on the situation, host Brent Bambury spoke with Trita Parsi, who has been criticized as being a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime. Listen to the full segment below: Parsi, based in Washington, DC, was introduced by Bambury as the co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is also the founder of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), which critics say is a “conduit for the regime’s narrative in Washington, D.C.” The NIAC’s positions closely mirror the Islamic Republic’s views: it has condemned the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group and has expressed its opposition to sanctions on the Iranian regime. As noted by scholar Michael Rubin, the NIAC is “the only Iranian American group that Iranian protesters denounce in chants and with slogans.” In his comments, Parsi claimed that in the current conflict, Israel has killed “the more relatively moderate people,” who have been replaced by more “hawkish people.” He did not share which “relatively moderate people” were targeted by Israel, and what precisely made them “moderate,” but the two highest-profile assassinations have been Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larjiani, neither of whom could be called anything close to moderate in their ideology. Bambury, offering his typical soft-gloved approach for anti-Israel activists, offered Parsi precisely that, asking him whether he believes “a nuclear armed Iran is more likely now than it was four weeks ago,” to which Parsi answered predictably in the affirmative. That could have been a good opportunity for Bambury to point out that observers have chronicled the Islamic Republic’s long march to a nuclear weapon, and its repeated violations of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. Of course, Bambury did no such thing, nor did he note the obvious point that even if Parsi were correct about Iran having now an increased desire for a nuclear weapon that it apparently never had before, intention and capability are two entirely different things. Parsi dismissed any suggestion that the U.S. have achieved large-scale degradation of the Iranian regime, claiming that “I really don’t see them having achieved anything,” despite the deaths of thousands of Iranian soldiers, the destruction of virtually all of the Iranian navy and thousands of ballistic missiles, as well as the assassination of large numbers of high-ranking officials. While the Islamic Republic has not collapsed, to suggest that nothing has been achieved is to provide a picture that bears little resemblance to reality, a claim that once again was met with no challenge from Bambury. Brent Bambury’s interview with Trita Parsi comes after a January interview on CBC News, where host David Cochrane spoke with Mona Ghassemi of the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC), another group whose positions closely mirror that of the Islamic Republic. After widespread outrage from Iranian dissidents in Canada, who complained that the ICC is not representative of Iranian Canadians, and in fact occupies a fringe position, Cochrane apologized to viewers. Bambury spoke with an individual criticized as an apologist for the Iranian regime, yet characterized him as simply an independent analyst, and in so doing, fundamentally misled listeners as a result. Consequently, just as CBC host David Cochrane apologized for his error in judgement in speaking with an ICC representative earlier in 2026, Brent Bambury now owes an apology to his listeners. --- ## Le Journal de Montréal Columnist Loïc Tassé Downplays Hamas-Supporting French Politician Rima Hassan, Complains About Her Denial to Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-journal-de-montreal-columnist-loic-tasse-downplays-hamas-supporting-french-politician-rima-hassan-complains-about-her-denial-to-canada/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-13 Words: 1432 > version française Columnist Loïc Tassé’s March 30 commentary in Le Journal de Montreal, “Carney Censure Rima Hassan,” is an internally-inconsistent read. He decried Canada’s recent denial of entry to Rima... version française Columnist Loïc Tassé’s March 30 commentary in Le Journal de Montreal, “Carney Censure Rima Hassan,” is an internally-inconsistent read. He decried Canada’s recent denial of entry to Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament from France, as an attack on free speech, yet simultaneously attempted to distance himself from Hassan’s support of Hamas. HonestReporting Canada has repeatedly documented Tasse’s anti-Israel agenda and often ludicrously self-contradictory statements in previous articles. This one was no different. Tasse wrote, “Mark Carney’s government has just banned MEP Rima Hassan from entering Canada. They are wrong. This is clearly an act of censorship.” He failed to mention Hassan’s own reported explanation that the denial stemmed from her failure to disclose a prior visa or entry refusal (to Israel) – a material omission that undermines the claim of political censorship. Hassan herself nonetheless framed the decision as censorship. Tassé continued, writing that “she supports Hamas, but she condemns the massacre it committed against Israelis in 2023.” She does not merely ‘support Hamas’ but in 2024 attended an event in Amman, Jordan honouring assassinated Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, whom the United States had designated as a global terrorist. Fifty French MP’s filed a legal complaint against her for this. They also alleged that her X (formerly Twitter) account, “indirectly threatens political figures she perceives as close to the Israeli government,” and that, her “‘numerous statements’ contribute to spreading antisemitic hate in Europe, echoing conspiracy theories and denying Israel’s right to exist.” Hamas is recognized as a terror organization by many western countries, including Canada. Hamas believes that committing terror attacks against civilians is justified. Indeed, Hamas regarded their October 7 2023 murders, kidnappings and atrocities, including gang rapes and mutilating and bonding their victim’s bodies, as an event to be repeated until they have annihilated Israel. They train schoolchildren to aspire to being a terrorist and use under-18’s in their terror activities. They deliberately position their terrorists and infrastructure among civilians, putting them at risk, and have not built them a single bomb shelter in Gaza. This is the organization Hassan supports, the danger of which is vastly underexplained by Tasse. His total commentary was to say, “I disagree with Hamas’s positions. It is a totalitarian religious organization in the pay of Iran’s regime. An organization that, among other things, plots terrorist attacks. But the Palestinian cause deserves to be defended.” Tassé can’t have his cake and eat it. The Palestinian cause, as defined by Hamas, is one of terror, including the genocide of Israel. If that is the cause Tasse is referring to, his statement is an inane contradiction in terms. As for Tassé’s assertion that Hassan “condemns the massacre it committed against Israelis in 2023,” he provided no source. In contrast, Hassan said that Hamas’s actions on October 7, 2023 were a “legitimate act.” She has also accused “the Jewish state of “genocide” in Gaza, and reportedly accused Israel of being a “nameless monstrosity” and a “fascist colonial entity” which “lies every day.” Tasse continued, “at 33, Hassan passionately defends Palestinian rights. She draws a parallel between the former apartheid system in South Africa and the system of persecution and dispossession of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories. An almost commonplace analysis in political science.” Here again, key context is omitted. One in every five Israelis is an Arab with full citizenship rights. Arabs are represented throughout Israeli society, including in the Supreme Court of Justice. There is no apartheid in Israel. As for the territories, Judea & Samaria (or in media parlance, the “West Bank”) and Gaza have long been home to terror enclaves that present serious security threats to Israel, resulting in Israel’s establishing security checkpoints along their borders to ensure the safety of their civilians. All facts that Tasse ignored in his legitimization of Hassan’s point of view. Canada’s denial of Hassan’s entry may, in fact, reflect a rare instance of officials prioritizing legal and security considerations over political optics. To portray it simplistically as censorship – without grappling with the documented concerns surrounding the individual in question – is to write with an agenda. Dans une chronique de La Presse, le complotiste Amir Khadir affirme sans preuve qu’Israël combat le régime iranien pour des raisons religieuses Le chroniqueur d’opinion montréalais Amir Khadir est de retour avec une nouvelle tentative de blanchir la vision islamique fanatique de la République islamique d’Iran, où il cherche à convaincre les lecteurs que le gouvernement démocratiquement élu d’Israël n’est en réalité pas différent du régime iranien. Khadir est un ancien membre du par... --- ## In Le Devoir Article, Filmmaker Simon Gionet Downplays Hezbollah Terrorism in Lebanon, Implies Israel Seeking to Steal Land Instead URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-le-devoir-article-filmmaker-simon-gionet-downplays-hezbollah-terrorism-in-lebanon-implies-israel-seeking-to-steal-land-instead/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-13 Words: 1200 > version française When Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamic terrorist group, fired rockets into Israel in an unprovoked act of solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran, it made a... version française When Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamic terrorist group, fired rockets into Israel in an unprovoked act of solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran, it made a conscious decision to bring war into Lebanon. That has not stopped many Canadian news media outlets from fundamentally misrepresenting the conflict, and rather than helping the public understand more about Hezbollah’s violent brinksmanship, it has portrayed Israel – responding to those terrorist attacks – as the villain. In a March 24 article in Le Devoir, “Israel plans to seize a ‘security’ zone in southern Lebanon,” filmmaker Simon Gionet zeroes in on Israel’s plans to develop a buffer zone in southern Lebanon to help ensure the safety of northern Israel by protecting it from Hezbollah attacks. While a fair topic, Gionet’s framing and choice of interviewees promotes a particular agenda characterizing Israel as extreme and unpredictable. He spends multiple paragraphs exploring the impact of war in Lebanon, referring to Israel’s “massive strikes” and its evacuation notices for southern Lebanon, while burying a single sentence midway through the article about Hezbollah’s rocket fire in Israel. Elsewhere, Gionet notes that Israel’s stated goal for a buffer zone is for its security, though he quotes Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who spoke about annexing Lebanese territory. Though Smotrick serves in cabinet, he has no say in Jerusalem’s wartime efforts given that he does not sit in the war cabinet, and quoting him serves only to portray Israel’s government as extreme, even though he does not represent it as it relates to Lebanon. For supposed expertise, Gionet interviews two individuals: Marie-Joëlle Zahar of the University of Montreal, who claims Hezbollah was adhering to a previous ceasefire in Lebanon and accused Israel of violating it, making no mention of the fact that Israel was permitted to strike Hezbollah fighters seeking to rearm. Lest readers think that Gionet was going to offer a varied perspective, he did no such thing. His other interviewee was Rex Brynen, a McGill University professor who suggested that Israel was seeking to annex Lebanese territory. In previous news interviews, Brynen has spread the falsehood that Israel was seeking to create an “engineered humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza, despite flooding the territory with humanitarian aid, and has been a vocal proponent of Ottawa recognizing a Palestinian state. No expert was quoted by Gionet who could have informed readers about Hezbollah’s repeated ceasefire violations since the fall of 2024, or the group’s efforts at rearming in violation of that agreement, nor about the group’s openly genocidal calls for the annihilation of Israel, in an echo of its Iranian patron. Instead, Le Devoir relied on making a tired yet reliable narrative: that Israel, not the Islamic terrorist groups that seek its destruction, is the true extremist, seeking to steal land and impose its will on others. Simon Gionet’s March 24 article in Le Devoir dramatically downplays the actions and ideology of Hezbollah, almost completely erasing its huge number of rocket attacks in Israel, quotes an irrelevant voice in Israeli politics, ostensibly only to portray Israel as extreme, and completely censors out any expert voice who could have offered a perspective that was not predictably anti-Israel in nature. Dans un article du Devoir, le cinéaste Simon Gionet minimise le terrorisme du Hezbollah au Liban et laisse entendre qu’Israël chercherait plutôt à s’approprier des terres Lorsque le Hezbollah, le groupe terroriste islamiste libanais, a lancé des roquettes contre Israël dans un acte de solidarité non provoqué envers son parrain, la République islamique d’Iran, il a pris la décision consciente d’apporter la guerre au Liban. Cela n’a pas empêché de nombreux médias canadiens de déformer fondamentalement le conflit et, plutôt que d’aider le public à mieux comprendre les manœuvres dangereuses du Hezbollah, ils ont présenté Israël — qui répond à ces attaques terroristes — comme le méchant. Dans un article du 24 mars publié dans Le Devoir, « Israël prévoit de saisir une zone de “sécurité” dans le sud du Liban », le cinéaste Simon Gionet se concentre sur les plans d’Israël visant à établir une zone tampon dans le sud du Liban afin d’assurer la sécurité du nord d’Israël en le protégeant des attaques du Hezbollah. Bien qu’il s’agisse d’un sujet légitime, le cadrage de Gionet et le choix de ses interlocuteurs favorisent un programme particulier qui dépeint Israël comme extrême et imprévisible. Il consacre plusieurs paragraphes à examiner l’impact de la guerre au Liban, évoquant les « frappes massives » d’Israël et ses avis d’évacuation pour le sud du Liban, tout en reléguant à une seule phrase, au milieu de l’article, les tirs de roquettes du Hezbollah sur Israël. Ailleurs, Gionet souligne que l’objectif déclaré d’Israël pour une zone tampon est sa sécurité, mais il cite le ministre... --- ## Le Devoir Columnist Downplays Hezbollah Terrorism As Just “A Few Rockets” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-columnist-downplays-hezbollah-terrorism-as-just-a-few-rockets/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-13 Words: 1307 > version française In just the last month alone, Le Devoir columnist François Brousseau has tried to lecture the Iranian people about what’s best for them even as massive numbers demonstrated... version française In just the last month alone, Le Devoir columnist François Brousseau has tried to lecture the Iranian people about what’s best for them even as massive numbers demonstrated against the regime in Tehran, argued without evidence that striking the Iranian regime is against international law, and has now attempted to dismiss terrorist attacks against Israel by the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah. If there is one detail that Brousseau gets right in his March 30 opinion column, “The rape of Lebanon,” it is admitting that Hezbollah started the war with Israel, firing rockets into the Jewish State shortly after the assassination of Iran’s ayatollah, in solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran. However, it is downhill from there for Brousseau. He tries to dismiss Hezbollah’s rocket attacks on Israel as just “a few Hezbollah rockets fired towards Israel” in its opening salvo, compared to what he called Israel having “unleashed a torrent of fire” in return. Is Brousseau seriously suggesting that Israel simply accept that Hezbollah, an openly genocidal Islamic terrorist group, will fire rockets? Before the war began, Israel repeatedly warned Hezbollah not to enter, reminding the group that it would face dire consequences if it did so. It ignored those warnings, attacked Israel without provocation, and is now paying the price. While Brousseau does note Hezbollah’s malignant presence in Lebanon, his primary focus is not on them for occupying Lebanon and dragging the country into war with Israel, but on Jerusalem for daring to respond to those terrorist attacks by a group that seeks its annihilation. Putting on his proverbial tinfoil hat, Brousseau posits that Israel is striking Lebanon – not to target Hezbollah and ensure the safety of its citizens from rocket fire – but to ensure the “territorial expansion of the Jewish state.” Brousseau seems wistfully ignorant of the fact that Israel is a tiny country, barely larger than the surface area of Lake Ontario, and with a population only around ten percent larger than Quebec. If Israel has actually tried “territorial expansion,” then it has proven to be among the worst practitioners of it in history. As evidence for this supposed “territorial expansion,” Brousseau writes that many Israelis refer to the West Bank as “Judea and Samaria,” trying to paint them as religious fanatics. One need not be a religious fanatic to recognize that by calling Jewish ancestral lands by modern-day terms like “West Bank,” Brousseau and others are not simply renaming territory, but fundamentally erasing thousands of years of Jewish history in the process (or perhaps, by design). This attempt to erase Jewish history is nothing new. When the Roman Emp ire conquered the Land of Israel two thousand years ago (then called Judea, from which the word ‘Jew’ originates), in an effort to rub salt into the wounds of the Jewish population there, they renamed the territory ‘Syria Palaestina.’ Meanwhile, the term ‘West Bank’ is less than a century old. François Brousseau’s revisionist history is hardly a new phenomenon. He has previously called Israel, not the murderous Iranian regime, the biggest threat to peace in the Middle East, and has tried to downplay the nuclear threat from the Islamic Republic. Unsurprisingly given his overt anti-Israel agenda, Brousseau is also a writer for CBC Radio-Canada, where his recent pieces include a column attempting to characterize the war against the Islamic Republic as flailing. As part of his strident and documented anti-Israel animus, Le Devoir columnist François Brousseau has resorted to downplaying Islamic terrorism and engaging in groundless conspiracy theories. Un chroniqueur du Devoir minimise le terrorisme du Hezbollah comme de « simples roquettes » Au cours du seul dernier mois, le chroniqueur du Devoir François Brousseau a tenté de faire la leçon au peuple iranien sur ce qui est bon pour lui, alors même que des foules massives manifestaient contre le régime à Téhéran, a soutenu sans preuve que frapper le régime iranien contrevient au droit international, et tente maintenant de minimiser les attaques terroristes contre Israël menées par le groupe mandataire iranien Hezbollah. S’il y a un élément que M. Brousseau reconnaît à juste titre dans sa chronique d’opinion du 30 mars, « Le viol du Liban »,f c’est d’admettre que le Hezbollah a déclenché la guerre avec Israël en tirant des roquettes sur l’État juif peu après l’assassinat de l’ayatollah iranien, en solidarité avec son parrain, la République islamique d’Iran. Cependant, la suite est en pente descendante pour M. Brousseau. Il tente de minimiser les attaques de roquettes du Hezbollah contre Israël en les qualifiant de « quelques roquettes du Hezbollah tirées vers Israël » lors de sa salve initiale, comparativement à ce qu’il décrit comme le fait qu’Israël ait « déchaîné un torrent de feu » en retour. M. Brousseau suggère-t-il sérieusement qu’Israël devrait simplement accepter que... --- ## Le Devoir Columnist Emilie Nicolas Whitewashes Pro-Terrorist Rhetoric From French Politician Rima Hassan URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-columnist-emilie-nicolas-whitewashes-pro-terrorist-rhetoric-from-french-politician-rima-hassan/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-13 Words: 1215 > Cliquez ici pour la version française In a self-congratulatory opinion column published April 2, “Rima Hassan and the Palestine generation,” Le Devoir commentator Emilie Nicolas heaps praise on two of... Cliquez ici pour la version française In a self-congratulatory opinion column published April 2, “Rima Hassan and the Palestine generation,” Le Devoir commentator Emilie Nicolas heaps praise on two of the most notorious anti-Israel public figures: Francesca Albanese and Rima Hassan. Albanese, a UN official who has been censured for her anti-Jewish conspiracy theories and for appearing at a Hamas conference, was described by Nicolas as “a strong contender for the Nobel Peace Prize,” opting to ignore her scandalous history. Like Albanese, Hassan is an anti-Israel extremist who, for her part, has praised the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, and its October 7, 2023 massacres specifically. However, Nicolas instead dismissed criticisms of them because they have not been “prosecuted or convicted in any court of law.” Just because praising Islamic terrorism is not a criminal offence does not mean it is not odious and a potential threat to public safety. More notably, the fact that Israel has never been convicted of “genocide” by any world court has not stopped Nicolas from spreading that libel in her columns. Indeed, in this same column, she repeats a claim from Hassan that Palestinians were “genocided,” without offering any correction, again given that no court ever found Israel guilty of such a crime. Ironically, however, the day of Nicolas’ post, Hassan was in fact arrested in France under the charge of “advocating for terrorism,” for a social media post that was seen to be praising a 1972 terrorist attack in Israel which killed 26 innocent people. After praising both Albanese and Hassan, Nicolas then pivoted to characterizing herself as something of a victim, writing that she is “incapable of writing about the situation in the Middle East without being subjected to a barrage of insults by another lobbying group that focuses its energy on the media,” in a presumed reference to HonestReporting Canada, which has published multiple alerts on her previous columns, which have included comparing Gaza to the Holocaust, which according to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism is tantamount to Jew hatred. She confidently pontificated about the “backbone” that she and others have for daring to comment on the Middle East because of the “abuse” they face, a theme that she has originally made in the summer of 2025, when she devoted an entire column to complaining about HonestReporting Canada. Nicolas’ entire column characterizes both Albanese and Hassan, not as purveyors of anti-Israel extremism, but as something akin to folk heroes helping to encourage an entire generation. She ends her commentary by stating that, “to borrow Rima Hassan’s words, that just as there was the Vietnam generation and the generation against apartheid in South Africa, there is now an entire era forever marked by the Palestine generation.” However, unlike Vietnam or apartheid South Africa, there is no such organic mass movement in Canada and the West, but rather a contrived and artificial anti-Israel campaign that, despite its mass funding, struggles to attract anything more than tiny audiences. Emilie Nicolas’ April 2 opinion column in Le Devoir not only featured another tired repetition of the author’s oft-cited anti-Israel talking points, but a brazen attempt to rehabilitate the image of two purveyors of some of the most unrepentant and hateful anti-Israel rhetoric. La chroniqueuse du Devoir Émilie Nicolas blanchit la rhétorique pro-terroriste de la politicienne française Rima Hassan Dans une chronique d’opinion auto-congratulatoire publiée le 2 avril, intitulée « Rima Hassan et la génération Palestine », la commentatrice du Devoir Émilie Nicolas couvre d’éloges deux des figures publiques anti-israéliennes les plus notoires : Francesca Albanese et Rima Hassan. Albanese, une responsable de l’ONU qui a été censurée pour ses théories complotistes antijuives et pour avoir participé à une conférence du Hamas, est décrite par Nicolas comme « une candidate de taille pour le prix Nobel de la paix », choisissant d’ignorer son historique scandaleux. Comme Albanese, Hassan est une extrémiste anti-israélienne qui, pour sa part, a fait l’éloge du groupe terroriste palestinien Hamas, et plus précisément de ses massacres du 7 octobre 2023. Cependant, Nicolas a plutôt rejeté les critiques à leur endroit au motif qu’elles n’ont pas été « poursuivies ou condamnées par un tribunal ». Ce n’est pas parce que faire l’éloge du terrorisme islamiste ne constitue pas une infraction criminelle que cela n’est pas odieux et potentiellement dangereux pour la sécurité publique. Plus encore, le fait qu’Israël n’ait jamais été reconnu coupable de « génocide » par une quelconque cour internationale n’a pas empêché Nicolas de propager cette diffamation dans ses chroniques. D’ailleurs, dans cette même chronique, elle reprend une affirmation de Hassan selon laquelle les Palestiniens auraient été « victimes d’un génocide », sans apporter la moi... --- ## Assistant Professors in Education Zuhra Abawi & Naved Bakali Attempt to Frame Criticism of Palestinian Political Agendas ‘Racism’ In The Conversation.com URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/assistant-professors-in-education-zuhra-abawi-naved-bakali-attempt-to-frame-criticism-of-palestinian-political-agendas-racism-in-the-conversation-com/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-10 Words: 634 > In a recent opinion column in TheConversation.com, two assistant professors in the field of education attempted to argue that opposing Palestinian political ideology constituted racism. The March 23 commentary, “People... In a recent opinion column in TheConversation.com, two assistant professors in the field of education attempted to argue that opposing Palestinian political ideology constituted racism. The March 23 commentary, “People studying to become teachers speak about Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism in Ontario schools,” was penned by Zuhra Abawi, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, and Naved Bakali, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. In their column, they claimed that “anti-Palestinian racism occurred through policing solidarity with Palestinian rights,” and cited specific examples, including “students sanctioned by teachers for wearing keffiyehs, were told to remove stickers in their lockers that expressed solidarity with Palestine,” and so on. What Abawi and Bakali attempted to frame as “anti-Palestinian racism” is in reality opposition to pro-Palestinian political messaging. The keffiyeh, while originally a cultural garment, has been co-opted by the anti-Israel movement to represent something explicitly political. As Globe & Mail columnist Robyn Urback once observed, “what was once just an article of clothing is now a clear symbol of Palestinian resistance, which is why political undergrads who are about as Arab as tuna casserole are suddenly wearing them to pick up their morning coffee.” As for the sticker in question, would Abawi and Bakali, in the name of consistency, similarly acknowledge that someone who opposed a sticker that said “I stand with Israel” would be guilty of antisemitism? The authors, by attempting to frame all opposition to pro-Palestinian activism as “racism,” are in essence seeking to treat all critics of Palestinian political agendas as bigots. This is hardly anomalous. Since its creation by the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA), so-called “Anti-Palestinian Racism,” or APR, has explicitly sought to demonize anybody who dares speak out against Palestinian propaganda, leading critics to note that this is a blatant effort to sideline all legitimate criticisms. While opposing hate crimes is a noble effort, the examples cited by Abawi and Bakali hardly represent racism, but opposition to Palestinian political activism. Had the pair wanted to find real examples of hatred in Canadian society, they would not have to look too far. Even before the October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel by Palestinian terrorists caused a dramatic increase, Canadian Jews were the single biggest target of religiously-motivated hate crimes. Since then, the trend has become exacerbated. In 2024, Jews represented some 70 percent of all such hate crimes, despite being only one percent of the population, compared to Muslims, who were about 15 percent of all hate crimes, while being five percent of the population. In relative terms, that means Jews are roughly 23 times more likely to be a target of a hate crime than Muslims. However, the pair made no mention of anti-Jewish hate crimes, despite it being far more prevalent in both society and education than other forms of discrimination. Ironically, Naved Bakali, one of the column’s authors, has a history of penning commentaries which represent strident anti-Israel views, including denying Israel’s right to exist and spread the “genocide” libel against Jerusalem. Based on his and Abawi’s articulation of what constitutes ‘Anti-Palestinian Racism,’ would Bakali admit that his past columns therefore constitute anti-Jewish racism? While the authors are eager to have future educators embrace their vision of ‘racism,’ then for the sake of logical consistency, they ought to readily agree that anyone calling themselves an anti-Zionist should certainly be called a bigot. The onus is on them to do just that. Importantly, this news outlet receives Canadian government funding from the Canada Periodical Fund, the government of Quebec, and scores of Canadian universities, and platformed these authors attempt to frame criticism of Palestinian political agendas as ‘Racism’. --- ## CBC Reporter Evan Dyer – A Regular Purveyor Of Anti-Israel Content – Continues To Sanitize Deceitful Nature Of Islamic Republic Of Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-evan-dyer-a-regular-purveyor-of-anti-israel-content-continues-to-sanitize-deceitful-nature-of-islamic-republic-of-iran/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-10 Words: 868 > In “Iran's nuclear constraints were more diplomatic than technical. Then the bombs started dropping,” published – fittingly enough on April 1, April Fool’s Day – by CBC News’ Evan Dyer,... In “Iran’s nuclear constraints were more diplomatic than technical. Then the bombs started dropping,” published – fittingly enough on April 1, April Fool’s Day – by CBC News’ Evan Dyer, the senior reporter advances a familiar thesis: that military action by the United States and Israel against the Iranian regime may have accelerated the very nuclear outcome it sought to prevent. This framing is not only speculative, it is emblematic of a recurring pattern in Dyer’s reporting, one previously identified by HonestReporting Canada, in which Israeli and Western security concerns are treated with skepticism while adversarial regimes are granted analytical leniency. Dyer’s central claim, namely that “nuclear weapons experts are warning that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran… may have instead made an Iranian bomb more likely” is presented as objective analysis, but it leans on a narrow slice of opinion while leaving out others. Notably missing are voices from groups like the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which have spent years tracking Iran’s steady progress toward nuclear capability regardless of diplomatic pressure. It ends up feeling less like a balanced assessment and more like a case built on selective sourcing. More fundamentally, Dyer’s argument hinges on the premise that Iran’s nuclear restraint has historically been diplomatic rather than technical. Even if one accepts that premise, it collapses under the weight of present reality. Iran is not a status quo actor cautiously weighing incentives; it is an aggressively expansionist regime that, by its own actions, has demonstrated hostility across the region. In the past month alone, Iranian forces and proxies have launched or supported attacks across multiple countries, underscoring that its ambitions extend far beyond internal deterrence. A regime that behaves this way without nuclear weapons cannot credibly be trusted with them. Dyer’s treatment of Iranian intent is especially problematic. He juxtaposes longstanding warnings from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Tehran’s claims, including a religious edict against nuclear weapons, as though they carry comparable weight. This is a false equivalence. Iran’s record of deception, from its covert Amad nuclear program to its repeated obfuscation before the International Atomic Energy Agency, renders its official statements functionally meaningless. Intentions are not declared; they are inferred from behaviour. And Iran’s behaviour has been unambiguous. Equally glaring is Dyer’s uncritical invocation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. While he emphasizes the temporary constraints it imposed, he omits its structural weaknesses, most notably the sunset clauses that would have legitimized Iran’s industrial-scale enrichment program over time. The deal did not dismantle Iran’s nuclear ambitions; it deferred them. Moreover, Iran consistently violated both the spirit and letter of the agreement, advancing its capabilities while leveraging negotiations for economic relief. To present the JCPOA as a stable or sufficient solution is to ignore its inherent fragility. This leads to the broader policy implication embedded in Dyer’s analysis: that confrontation is counterproductive and that restraint, even in the face of provocation, is the wiser course. He reinforces this framing with the assertion that Iran’s nuclear posture has been primarily transactional, writing that “Iran’s program after 2003 appeared to be driven by a desire to create and wield diplomatic leverage, meaning Iran was mainly interested in what it could get for not building a bomb.” Yet this is precisely the problem, not a reassurance. A policy predicated on indefinitely appeasing a rogue regime in hopes of moderating its behaviour is one that invites escalation. It conditions the international community to respond to threats with concessions, reinforcing the very dynamic it seeks to avoid. By contrast, the current actions of the United States and Israel reflect a recognition that capability, not stated intent, is the decisive factor. Nuclear weapons are not dangerous because of what a regime says it will do with them, but because of what it can do. Iran’s enrichment levels, stockpiles, and technical expertise have long placed it within striking distance of weaponization. To argue that military intervention risks accelerating this process is to ignore the alternative: allowing a hostile regime to cross the threshold unchallenged. Dyer also overlooks the internal dimension of this conflict. The Iranian regime is not merely a geopolitical actor; it is a domestic oppressor. Its survival depends on repression at home and aggression abroad. By targeting its military and nuclear infrastructure, the United States and Israel are not only constraining its external capabilities but also exposing its internal vulnerabilities. For millions of Iranians who have endured decades of authoritarian rule... --- ## CBC Day 6 Host Brent Bambury Platforms Al Jazeera “Journalist” Who Spreads Disinformation About Israel, Without Challenge As Usual URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-day-6-host-brent-bambury-platforms-al-jazeera-journalist-who-spreads-disinformation-about-israel-without-challenge-as-usual/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-07 Words: 577 > In some cases, CBC attempts to put on a veneer of journalistic credibility by superficially acknowledging the full picture in the Middle East. But in other cases, Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster... In some cases, CBC attempts to put on a veneer of journalistic credibility by superficially acknowledging the full picture in the Middle East. But in other cases, Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster does not appear to even attempt to show good-faith journalism. That latter type of ‘journalism’ has been a common theme at Day 6, a CBC radio program hosted by Brent Bambury, for much of the last 2.5 years since the Palestinian terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023. Like many CBC radio hosts, he has largely censored out Israeli voices, and instead interviewed extremist pro-Palestinian guests like Ghada Sasa, who has praised the October 7 massacres. Even when Israeli guests are interviewed, they are there to demonize Israel. In a March 27 episode, “Israel’s military offensive in Lebanon is creating the conditions for disaster,” Bambury ostensibly sought to introduce listeners to the conflict in Lebanon, where the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group began firing rockets into Israel in early March in solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran. Listen to full segment below: In his introduction, Bambury said that “Israel’s response (to Hezbollah fire) has killed more than 1,100 people in Lebanon,” not bothering to note that Israel says the vast majority, 700+ according to Israel, have been Hezbollah fighters. Bambury’s sole interviewee was Justin Salhani, a reporter with the Al Jazeera propaganda outlet, whom Bambury referred to as a “journalist.” Despite being bestowed the moniker of “journalist,” Salhani did not appear to be particularly constrained by elements such as facts, details or even accuracy. He referred to Israel’s counter-terrorism operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon as “wanton” and “indiscriminate,” despite extensive Israeli operations specifically targeting Hezbollah officials, fighters and military infrastructure. He also referred to Israel’s 2024 pager attack, which targeted terrorists in possession of Hezbollah-issued pagers, as “indiscriminate,” even though it was quite literally among the most precise counter-terrorism operations in modern history. Salhani spent much of the interview claiming that Israel was not really trying to disarm Hezbollah because the Lebanese government, under the terms of its 2024 ceasefire agreement with Israel, committed to doing so. However, given that since Hezbollah joined the war in early March, it has relentlessly fired rockets into Israel, that disarming has clearly not taken place, thus necessitating Israel’s response. Given Salhani’s ongoing anti-Israel disinformation peddling during the interview, he should have been met with significant challenges and pushback, but there was none to be found from Bambury. Bizarrely, Salhani claimed that whenever “Lebanon tried to do something to disarm Hezbollah, Israel has undercut that process.” It is unclear how killing Hezbollah fighters, targeting the terror group’s senior leaders, and blowing up their rocket launchers constitutes undercutting their disarmament, a point that Bambury chose to avoid pointing out. The interview ended with Salhani, still being portrayed as a “journalist,” calling for global sanctions against Israel, yet again without any sniff of challenge from Bambury. The interview was also characterized by what was omitted: any mention of Hezbollah’s genocidal vision for Israel, its calls for the annihilation of the Jewish State, and its ongoing rocket fire targeting Israeli civilians. In fact, this gentle approach of permitting anti-Israel activists to spew propaganda and laundering their hardline views without virtually challenge has been a hallmark of many of Brent Bambury’s interviews in recent years, and it continues unabated with this segment. --- ## In Continued Whitewashing Of Terrorists Wearing Press Vests, CBC News Calls Three Hezbollah-Affiliated Lebanese “Journalists” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-continued-whitewashing-of-terrorists-wearing-press-vests-cbc-news-calls-three-hezbollah-affiliated-lebanese-journalists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-07 Words: 518 > Less than a month after the Lebanese Islamic terrorist group Hezbollah fired missiles into Israel in solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran, thus entering the war, CBC... Less than a month after the Lebanese Islamic terrorist group Hezbollah fired missiles into Israel in solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran, thus entering the war, CBC News is replicating its poor coverage seen in Gaza, apparently without having learned anything at all. On March 28, when Israel killed three people in southern Lebanon, alleging their connections to Hezbollah, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster wasted no time in downplaying their terrorist connections. An article, “Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills 3 journalists covering the war,” repeatedly referred to the three individuals – Ali Shoeib, Fatima Ftouni and Mohammed Ftouni – as “journalists.” As told by the CBC News article, “the Israeli military said that it had targeted Shoeib, accusing him of being a Hezbollah intelligence operative,” breathlessly adding “without providing evidence.” Beyond the curious addition of “without providing evidence” – an addendum that CBC News provides to Israel, but rarely if ever statements by Islamic terrorists – the evidence of Shoeib’s connections to terrorism are not in dispute. There is no dispute that Ali Shoeib was an employee of al Manar, the official media arm of Hezbollah, both of which are banned terrorist entities in the United States. In Canada, Hezbollah is a banned entity. As documented by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, al Manar is not simply a television station for Hezbollah; it has actively “supported fundraising and recruitment efforts” by Hezbollah. These details were omitted in the article. Meanwhile, the other who targets – Fatima and Mohammed Ftouni – were employees of Al-Mayadeen, which is a Hezbollah-affiliated entity according to the U.S. State Department. In a March 29 broadcast, CBC News producer Julia Chapman reported on the strike, and while she noted that Israel said that the three individuals had connections to Hezbollah terrorism, she failed to note the specific ties between their employers and the Lebanese terrorist group, and instead portrayed it as merely Israeli allegations, rather than demonstrated facts. Watch the full segment below: In that report, and in a broadcast for the World Report program, the three individuals were described as “journalists,” in a clear editorialization that offered an opinion as to their role, rather than a fair and accurate assessment. The trope of Israel killing innocent journalists was common throughout the two years of the war in Gaza, despite a majority of the so-called “journalists” being documented as Palestinian terrorists, a towering fact that Canadian news media outlets overwhelmingly seek to hide from the Canadian public. Undeterred, activist groups like the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) did not hesitate to condemn Israel for killing “journalists,” all while censoring out any mention that most of them were proven to have been combatants. As Western Standard journalist Cory Morgan pointed out on social media, “putting a press vest on a terrorist doesn’t create a journalist. It’s just a terrorist in a press vest.” By calling the deceased three Lebanese “journalists,” and avoiding any mention of their employers’ ties to Hezbollah, CBC News has not simply failed to tell the full story; it has actively told Hezbollah’s narrative. --- ## CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji Implies Israel Responsible For Deaths Of UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon, Even Though Hezbollah Roadside Bomb Killed Them URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-senior-writer-sara-jabakhanji-implies-israel-responsible-for-deaths-of-un-peacekeepers-in-lebanon-even-though-hezbollah-roadside-bomb-killed-them/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-07 Words: 566 > When Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group and Iranian proxy, began firing rockets into Israel in early March in solidarity with the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, they deliberately brought... When Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group and Iranian proxy, began firing rockets into Israel in early March in solidarity with the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, they deliberately brought Lebanon into war with the Jewish State. Since then, Hezbollah – in addition to firing rockets and drones into northern Israel – has actively embedded itself within civilian areas in Lebanon in a ploy to drive up civilian casualties. Intelligence officials say that Hezbollah has also been directly responsible for the deaths of multiple soldiers from the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL). But when CBC News Senior Writer and anti-Israel activist Sara Jabakhanji penned a March 30 article reporting on the deaths of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, “3 Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed within 24 hours in south Lebanon,” the strong implication to readers was that the culprit was Israel. The first graphic displayed in the article documented “Israeli strikes on Lebanon since Feb. 28, 2026,” though no such graphic offered any indication into the widespread and indiscriminate attacks by Hezbollah terrorists into northern Israel. The tacit suggestion, then, was that it was Israel and its “strikes on Lebanon” which were responsible for the deaths of peacekeepers, though it was unnecessary to explicitly say as much. CBC News’ implicit suggestion that Israel was to blame for the deaths of the three peacekeepers flies in the face of an investigation which found that they were killed as a result of a Hezbollah roadside bomb. And while the article predates that detail being widely publicized, as of April 1, two days after initial publication, it had still not had that critical detail added. The implication that Israel was somehow responsible for the deaths was a clear theme throughout the article. At one point, Jabakhanji writes that “More recently, Israeli tank fire wounded Ghanaian soldiers on March 6 at a UN peacekeeping position in southern Lebanon. Israel’s military acknowledged its troops were ​behind the incident, but said they had responded to anti-tank missile fire from Hezbollah.” Later in the article, Jabakhanji hammers this point home, including writing that “in 2024, Israeli attacks were reported on peacekeepers weeks after it began a ground operation in Lebanon,” as well as “two UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka were also injured in October 2024 by an Israeli strike near their watchtower in south Lebanon,” among other such lines clearly framing Israel as the de facto culprit. Her cherry-picked inclusion of Israeli strikes near UN positions casually ignores instances of Hezbollah fire near such locations, including in late 2024, when a Hezbollah rocket struck UNIFIL’s headquarters in the Lebanese town of Naqoura. By avoiding any mention of this and other such attacks, Jabakhanji misled readers into thinking Israel was clearly the responsible party. The article also includes the seemingly compulsory inclusion of unverified death toll allegations, including Jabhanji writing that “more than 1,200 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities.” Although Israeli authorities have noted that a majority of these deaths, 700+, have been Hezbollah combatants, Jabakhanji conspicuously omitted this detail from the public record. CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji, ever since signing an open letter in 2021 calling for more pro-Palestinian content in the news media – and incredibly still being permitted to cover the Middle East for the public broadcaster – her content has been consistently imbalanced and highly skewed. --- ## Success! CBC Issues Landmark On-Air Correction, Telling Listeners There Was “No Substance” To Claim Made By Glia Equal Care’s Dorotea Gucciardo Alleging Israel Buried Palestinians Alive URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-cbc-issues-landmark-on-air-correction-telling-listeners-there-was-no-substance-to-claim-made-by-glia-equal-cares-dorotea-gucciardo-alleging-israel-buried-palestini/ Type: post Modified: 2026-04-06 Words: 547 > In a landmark success for accuracy in Canadian media reporting, CBC News has issued an on-air correction, setting the record straight following blatant disinformation spread by an anti-Israel guest days... In a landmark success for accuracy in Canadian media reporting, CBC News has issued an on-air correction, setting the record straight following blatant disinformation spread by an anti-Israel guest days earlier. In a series of March 26 interviews across multiple CBC radio platforms, Dorotea Gucciardo, the director of development for Glia Equal Care, an anti-Israel activist group, made the baseless claim that the Israeli military had buried Palestinians alive in a mass grave outside Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. At no time throughout any of the four interviews did any CBC host correct Gucciardo, or at least demand evidence for her obscene claim. Instead, they simply permitted her disinformation at face value. Following the broadcasts, HonestReporting Canada issued an urgent alert on March 29 and filed a complaint with CBC, where it noted that “CBC continues to make a mockery out of its own journalistic standards by relying on a radical anti-Israel activist group, Glia Equal Care, and its director of development, Dorotea Gucciardo, who was permitted to spread unfounded disinformation alleging Israel buried Palestinians alive and other propaganda, without even a sniff of challenge.” The alert directed thousands of complaint letters to Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster from our subscribers, as well as a formal complaint from HonestReporting Canada and its subscriber in Winnipeg, Avrom Charach. On April 2, CBC broadcast the following on-air correction: “We would like to correct some information shared on the program at this time last Thursday. We were speaking with a representative of GLIA Equal Care, a healthcare non-profit that is working in Gaza. During the live interview, the representative claimed the Israel Defense Force’s soldiers had created a mass grave at Nasser Hospital in the Spring of 2024. Part of the accusation is that some of the people were buried and were buried and were buried alive by IDF personnel. Further research by CBC Manitoba revealed there is no substance to this claim. We also contacted the Israel Defense Forces directly, they provided this statement by spokesperson Nadav Shoshani: ‘Misinformation is circulating regarding a mass grave that was discovered at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The grave in question was dug by Gazans a few months ago. This fact is corroborated by social media documentation uploaded by Gazans at the time of the burial. Any attempt to blame Israel for burying civilians in mass graves is categorically false and a mere example of a disinformation campaign aimed at delegitimizing Israel.'” Listen to on-air correction & original clip: As noted by HonestReporting Canada in the original alert, Glia Equal Care is no stranger to disseminating anti-Israel propaganda. Its team members include a number of hardline anti-Israel activists, including nephrologist Benjamin Thomson, who was suspended from his position at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital for spreading a noted conspiracy theory claiming that there were no rapes of Israeli women on October 7, 2023. As for Gucciardo, she has previously spread the falsehood that Israel was trying to deliberately starve Palestinians. While a post-facto correction is no match for real-time factual accuracy, particularly from Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, it nevertheless is an important repudiation of the shameless anti-Israel disinformation that was peddled by Dorotea Gucciardo of Glia Equal Care. --- ## Hezbollah Brought War To Lebanon. Journal De Montréal Reporter Zoe Arcand Hid That Fact From Readers URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hezbollah-brought-war-to-lebanon-journal-de-montreal-reporter-zoe-arcand-hid-that-fact-from-readers/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-06 Words: 1232 > Cliquez ici pour la version française Accurate journalism demands balanced reporting, and that includes presenting the full facts, not just anti-Israel propaganda.Yet Zoe Arcand, in Le Journal de Montréal, did... Cliquez ici pour la version française Accurate journalism demands balanced reporting, and that includes presenting the full facts, not just anti-Israel propaganda. Yet Zoe Arcand, in Le Journal de Montréal, did exactly that in her March 15 article, “War in Lebanon: ‘It’s Despair,’ says a Lebanese-Quebecer.” She wrote that “the situation continues to deteriorate in Lebanon, where the Israeli army threatens to inflict damage similar to that which it caused in the Gaza Strip.” She framed Israel as a wanton aggressor, ignoring essential context. Hezbollah is an openly genocidal organization committed to Israel’s destruction. An Iranian proxy, it is designated as a terrorist organization by multiple Western governments, including Canada. It operates above the authority of the Lebanese government. In fact, the November 2024 ceasefire agreement with Israel mandated that Lebanon would disarm Hezbollah, which has not been successfully enforced. On March 2, Hezbollah initiated hostilities by firing rockets into Israel following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel responded in self-defence to Hezbollah’s attacks. Yet Arcand wrote of Siham Kortas, “A Montreal woman of Lebanese origin,” that “the lifelong teacher was in Beirut, the Lebanese capital, when Israel launched its first airstrikes there on March 2.” She erased the initiating attack entirely. Arcand also wrote that “last Friday, Israeli warplanes dropped leaflets over Beirut, threatening to inflict damage on Lebanon similar to the devastation caused by the army in Gaza.” While Gaza has been mentioned by Israel in relation to Lebanon, it has largely been to drive home Israel’s commitment to root out genocidal terrorists and their infrastructure along its border. Arcand continued, “This did not surprise Ms. Kortas. Her country of origin is located ‘in the Promised Land’ of Israel, according to the Torah, the holy book of Judaism, she reminded everyone.” This insinuation – that Israel is planning to annex Lebanon wholesale because of Biblical texts is baseless and presented without a source. The article continued, “She lamented ‘seeing the rest of the world let Israel do as it pleases in the name of its security and turn a blind eye to the rest.” But neither Arcand nor Kortas addressed what Israel actually should do under sustained rocket fire? This is the main question of this conflict, and Arcand bypassed it entirely. Arcand also wrote that, “During a visit to Beirut on Saturday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced the attacks as ‘totally unacceptable.” “They must stop. They constitute a violation of international law and could be classified as war crimes,” he added. Guterres has repeatedly drawn criticism for his statements, including his remark following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, atrocities, when he said, “It is important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum.” He also did not add Hamas to the Sexual Violence in Conflict blacklist. He also lowered the UN flag and held a moment of silence for the death of Islamic Republic President Raisi in 2024. These actions, among others, raise serious questions about the credibility of his condemnation. Yet Arcand presents him as an ironclad source. Zoe Arcand, not for the first time, has written without sharing the most fundamental facts. She has included a sole anti-Israel voice, ignored critical details, and obscured the full picture. The result is yet more disinformation from Le Journal de Montreal. Le Hezbollah a apporté la guerre au Liban. La journaliste du Journal de Montréal Zoe Arcand a caché ce fait aux lecteurs Un journalisme rigoureux exige un traitement équilibré, ce qui inclut la présentation de l’ensemble des faits, et non seulement de la propagande anti-israélienne. Pourtant, Zoe Arcand, dans Le Journal de Montréal, a fait exactement cela dans son article du 15 mars, « Guerre au Liban : “C’est le désespoir”, dit une Libano-Québécoise ». Elle a écrit que « la situation continue de se détériorer au Liban, où l’armée israélienne menace d’infliger des dégâts similaires à ceux qu’elle a causés dans la bande de Gaza ». Elle présente Israël comme un agresseur sans retenue, en ignorant un contexte essentiel. Le Hezbollah est une organisation ouvertement génocidaire engagée dans la destruction d’Israël. Mandataire de l’Iran, il est désigné comme organisation terroriste par plusieurs gouvernements occidentaux, dont le Canada. Il opère au-dessus de l’autorité du gouvernement libanais. En fait, l’accord de cessez-le-feu de novembre 2024 avec Israël exigeait que le Liban désarme le Hezbollah, ce qui n’a pas été appliqué avec succès. Le 2 mars, le Hezbollah a déclenché les hostilités en tirant des roquettes sur Israël à la suite de l’assassinat de l’ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israël a réagi en légitime défense aux attaques du Hezbollah. Pourtant, Arcand a écrit à propos de Siham Kortas, « une Montréalaise d’origine libanaise », que « l’enseignante de toujours se trouvait ... --- ## La Presse Inverts Reality With “Insider Perspective” From Writer Julie Lebnan That Erases Hezbollah Terrorism, Recasts Lebanon As Victim Of Israeli Brutality URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-inverts-reality-with-insider-perspective-from-writer-julie-lebnan-that-erases-hezbollah-terrorism-recasts-lebanon-as-victim-of-israeli-brutality/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-06 Words: 1461 > Cliquez ici pour la version française In a March 20 article in La Presse, “Under the leaden sky of Lebanon,” Lebanese Quebecer Julie Lebnan minimized the role of the Iran-backed... Cliquez ici pour la version française In a March 20 article in La Presse, “Under the leaden sky of Lebanon,” Lebanese Quebecer Julie Lebnan minimized the role of the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah’s, and misled readers about the causes of the latest round of conflicts by inventing malicious intent for Israel. Living 30 kilometres from Beirut and hearing airplanes overhead were apparently all it took to convince La Presse’s editors that Lebnan was an authority. However, her supposed analysis reeks of anti-Israel bias and selective omissions. This was clear from the start, given that Lebnan’s article mentioned the actual cause of the conflict only once: “Hezbollah, now at the heart of the tensions, was born from the ruins of the Israeli invasion of the early 1980s.” There are two parts here, both wrong. First, claiming that Hezbollah is merely “at the heart of the tensions” is like saying a hurricane is “at the heart of the weather.” Not false, but a terrible understatement. Second, what Lebnan called an “Israeli invasion” was a response to years of vicious attacks from Lebanese territory. Today, Hezbollah is a globally recognized terrorist organization. Its leaders have repeatedly vowed to destroy Israel. And it is the central actor and instigator of hostilities in this conflict. On October 8, 2023, in a show of solidarity with Hamas, Hezbollah began attacking Israel. This violated a 2006 ceasefire and turned most of southern Lebanon into a forward base for war. For almost 20 years, Hezbollah had co-opted most residents of southern Lebanon, positioning weapons and ammunition in homes. It even located its facilities alongside UNIFIL operations. Lebnan also failed to mention Hezbollah’s role as an Iranian-backed terror proxy. And that the country of Lebanon has not only failed to restrain it and disarm it, but has also tolerated and even legitimized it. The result? A familiar distortion: blame for Israel and sympathy for Hezbollah. But the distortions didn’t stop with Hezbollah. Lebnan claimed that Israeli forces “are here to obliterate neighborhoods and shatter lives.” For this, she provided not a shred of evidence, but only wild speculation about Israel’s intent. During the Gaza war, Israel was forced to evacuate tens of thousands of northern citizens living within firing range of Hezbollah to safer homes. No responsible government can abandon its own citizens to constant rocket fire. Then, despite a supposed “ceasefire” in November 2024, Hezbollah began regrouping immediately. Promises of protection from the Lebanese army and an international coalition proved useless at holding Hezbollah back. Finally, in March 2026, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Hezbollah resumed its attacks on northern Israel. Israel’s military operations are aimed only at restoring security for its citizens. Yet Lebnan replaced that reality with a fantasy in which Israel cruelly strikes Lebanon for no apparent reason. She framed Israel as the cause of suffering, while omitting the attacks that triggered Israel’s response. Ultimately, Lebnan’s proposed solution is laughably naïve, writing that “respect for international law remains our only common ground.” Hezbollah is a ruthless terror organization with zero respect for the rule of law. Since 2006, it has routinely bypassed UNIFIL enforcement of its ceasefire with Israel. Lebnan spends much of her article dictating morality. By keeping Hezbollah in check, she claimed, Israel “is only sowing the seeds of lasting hatred… fueling the cycle of violence.” Israel is not to blame for Hezbollah’s violence, and Lebnan’s whitewashing of the terror group’s murderous violence only serves to mislead readers. Proximity doesn’t always confer authority. A flea might live on a dog, but that doesn’t make it an expert. Julie Lebnan’s fact-free perspective in La Presse, twisted by bias and terror talking points, utterly failed to shed light on this decades-long and often misunderstood conflict. La Presse inverse la réalité avec une « perspective interne » de la rédactrice Julie Lebnan qui efface le terrorisme du Hezbollah et présente le Liban comme victime de la brutalité israélienne Dans un article du 20 mars dans La Presse, « Sous le ciel de plomb du Liban », la Québécoise d’origine libanaise Julie Lebnan a minimisé le rôle du groupe terroriste libanais Hezbollah, soutenu par l’Iran, et a induit les lecteurs en erreur quant aux causes de la plus récente série de conflits en prêtant des intentions malveillantes à Israël. Vivre à 30 kilomètres de Beyrouth et entendre des avions au-dessus de sa tête aurait apparemment suffi à convaincre les rédacteurs de La Presse que Lebnan faisait autorité. Or, sa prétendue analyse est empreinte de biais anti-israélien et d’omissions sélectives. Cela était clair dès le départ, puisque l’article de Lebnan ne mentionne la cause réelle du conflit qu’une seule fois : « Le Hezbollah, désormais au cœur des tensions, est né des ruines de l’invasion isr... --- ## La Presse’s Hugo Lautissier Downplays Hezbollah’s Role In Bringing Ruin Upon Lebanon URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presses-hugo-lautissier-downplays-hezbollahs-role-in-bringing-ruin-upon-lebanon/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-06 Words: 1141 > Cliquez ici pour la version française Shortly after Israeli and American strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran began in late February, Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamic terrorist group and proxy... Cliquez ici pour la version française Shortly after Israeli and American strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran began in late February, Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamic terrorist group and proxy of the Iranian regime, dragged Lebanon into the war by firing rockets into northern Israel in an unprovoked act of aggression. Hezbollah, like its patron Iran, holds a fanatical Shia Islamic outlook which sees destroying Israel as its religious duty, and in its 40+ year history, has carried out terrorist attacks, not just in the Middle East, but in South America. Hezbollah is a banned terrorist group in Canada. Hezbollah’s dedication to its extremist cause is so great that it has made the conscious decision to bring ruin to Lebanon, all in devotion to the Iranian regime which provides it funding, arms and other logistical support. However, in a March 23 article for La Presse, “‘At the end of every war, it is the poor who pay,’” writer Hugo Lautissier largely downplayed Hezbollah’s presence and role, and instead produced a largely superficial report on the impact of the war in Lebanon. While there is no journalistic problem in exploring the human impact of war, Lautissier inserted his own editorializing into the piece. After profiling a family in Lebanon impacted by the fighting, he writes that “nothing suggests that this Lebanese-Palestinian Sunni family had any involvement whatsoever in the activities of the Shiite party Hezbollah.” Lautissier does not share the evidence he has access to that permits him to confidently proclaim that “nothing suggests” the family he profiles have no ties to Hezbollah, simply because they are from different sects of Islam. In fact, the Iranian regime, despite being Shia Islam, nevertheless supports Sunni Islamic terrorist groups like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), since they are all joined by their shared desire to commit genocide on millions of Israelis. Lautissier’s 1,000 word article extensively chronicles the impact of war on Lebanese, offering only passing mention of Hezbollah, and no acknowledgement that it deliberately brought war onto them, instead focusing exclusively on Israeli strikes against the terrorist group. While he does note that Israel issued an evacuation order for parts of southern Lebanon, and that Israel had struck infrastructure used by Hezbollah to transport weapons, those details were largely subsumed by a broad narrative where Lebanese civilians are suffering because of Israeli strikes. However, the details about Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon is not incidental, but central. The group is singularly responsible for bringing war to Lebanon, and permitting the Iranian regime to effectively hold Lebanon hostage to its radical Islamic ideology. Scores of other media reports in recent weeks have similarly downplayed Hezbollah’s genocidal fanaticism, its deliberate decision to drag Lebanon into war with Israel, and Jerusalem’s extensive efforts to minimize civilian casualties by providing evacuation orders. Hugo Lautissier’s March 23 article in La Presse reporting on the impact of the war in Lebanon downplayed the role of Hezbollah in orchestrating the suffering of Lebanese and Israeli civilians alike, and instead offered a largely superficial and ultimately misleading chronicle of events instead. Hugo Lautissier de La Presse minimise le rôle du Hezbollah dans la ruine du Liban Peu après le début, à la fin février, des frappes israéliennes et américaines contre la République islamique d’Iran, le Hezbollah, groupe terroriste islamiste libanais et relais du régime iranien, a entraîné le Liban dans la guerre en tirant des roquettes vers le nord d’Israël dans un acte d’agression non provoqué. Le Hezbollah, à l’instar de son parrain iranien, adhère à une vision islamiste chiite fanatique qui considère la destruction d’Israël comme un devoir religieux et, au cours de plus de 40 ans d’existence, a mené des attentats terroristes non seulement au Moyen-Orient, mais aussi en Amérique du Sud. Le Hezbollah est un groupe terroriste interdit au Canada. L’engagement du Hezbollah envers sa cause extrémiste est tel qu’il a consciemment choisi de précipiter le Liban dans la ruine, par dévotion envers le régime iranien qui lui fournit financement, armes et soutien logistique. Cependant, dans un article du 23 mars publié dans La Presse, « À la fin de chaque guerre, ce sont les pauvres qui paient », le journaliste Hugo Lautissier minimise largement la présence et le rôle du Hezbollah et propose plutôt un reportage largement superficiel sur les conséquences de la guerre au Liban. S’il n’y a aucun problème journalistique à explorer l’impact humain de la guerre, Lautissier insère ses propres commentaires éditoriaux dans le texte. Après avoir dressé le portrait d’une famille libanaise touchée par les combats, il écrit que « rien ne laisse croire que cette famille sunnite libano-palestinienne ait le moindre lien avec les activités du parti chiite Hezbollah ». Lautissier ne pr... --- ## Le Devoir Columnist Amir Khadir Spreads Conspiracy Theory Alleging Israeli Control Over The U.S. URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-columnist-amir-khadir-spreads-conspiracy-theory-alleging-israeli-control-over-the-u-s/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-06 Words: 1403 > Cliquez ici pour la version française In his March 16 column, “We must say no to war and no to dictatorship!” published in Le Devoir, Amir Khadir presents himself as... Cliquez ici pour la version française In his March 16 column, “We must say no to war and no to dictatorship!” published in Le Devoir, Amir Khadir presents himself as a voice of moral clarity. In reality, his piece is a muddled exercise in ideological posturing, built on claims that collapse under even minimal scrutiny and reflecting an ongoing pattern from Khadir, who has previously defended his wife’s participation in a flotilla to Gaza, where he claimed his wife was “abducted.” Khadir argues that Israel is “dictating the agenda” of U.S. President Donald Trump in the Middle East and “seeks to destroy Iran, its infrastructure, and its future as a nation.” This is not serious geopolitical analysis. It is conspiratorial framing dressed up as critique. The notion that Israel is orchestrating American foreign policy requires ignoring decades of consistent U.S. positions on Iran, spanning administrations, parties, and strategic doctrines. Concerns about Iran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missile development, and its sponsorship of armed proxies did not originate in Jerusalem. Suggesting otherwise strips the United States of agency and replaces complex policymaking with a cartoonish narrative of manipulation. This kind of rhetoric does more than oversimplify. It feeds into a long-standing trope that casts Israel as a hidden hand controlling global affairs. Khadir offers no evidence for this sweeping claim, because none exists. Instead, he relies on insinuation, expecting readers to accept a premise that would be dismissed outright in any other context. Equally weak is his portrayal of the Iranian people. Khadir writes of “the Iranian people who are suffering under Israeli aggression” and frames them as victims of “double aggression.” This formulation is not just incomplete, it is misleading. It erases the most important reality: the Iranian people have been resisting their own regime for years, often at enormous personal risk. From mass protests to sustained civil disobedience, there is a clear and ongoing movement within Iran demanding fundamental change. By centering external actors in his narrative, Khadir effectively sidelines Iranian agency. The implication is unmistakable: that outside pressure somehow undermines the aspirations of Iranians themselves. This is a patronizing view that treats an entire population as passive subjects in someone else’s geopolitical story. It also conveniently aligns with Khadir’s ideological framework, where Western and Israeli actions must always occupy the foreground, regardless of local realities. His treatment of the Palestinian issue follows the same pattern of distortion. Khadir assumes a natural alignment between the Iranian population and the Palestinian cause, warning against narratives that might weaken that solidarity. Yet this assumption is detached from reality. The Iranian regime has invested heavily in promoting itself as a champion of Palestinian resistance, but many Iranians have openly rejected this prioritization of foreign causes over domestic needs. Khadir’s insistence that external actions are somehow “hijacking” Iranian solidarity reveals a deeper problem. It suggests that he expects Iranians to conform to a particular ideological script, one in which their primary role is to reinforce a global anti-imperialist narrative. When they instead focus on their own oppression and their own desire for freedom, that reality becomes inconvenient and is quietly minimized. There is a recurring pattern here: sweeping claims, selective framing, and a reluctance to engage with facts that disrupt the preferred narrative. This is precisely the kind of analysis that has led HonestReporting Canada to call out similar commentary in the past. Khadir’s latest piece does nothing to break that pattern. He calls for solidarity with the Iranian people while simultaneously distorting their reality. He denounces war while promoting a narrative that obscures the motivations and actions of the actors involved. He invokes justice while relying on arguments that would not withstand basic scrutiny. It reads less like a serious argument than a rigid worldview forcing messy reality into a predetermined script. Un chroniqueur du Devoir, Amir Khadir, propage une théorie du complot alléguant un contrôle israélien sur les États-Unis Dans sa chronique du 16 mars, « Nous devons dire non à la guerre et non à la dictature ! », publiée dans Le Devoir, Amir Khadir se présente comme une voix de clarté morale. En réalité, son texte est un exercice confus de posture idéologique, fondé sur des affirmations qui s’effondrent au moindre examen et qui reflètent un schéma récurrent chez Khadir, lequel a déjà défendu la participation de son épouse à une flottille vers Gaza, affirmant qu’elle avait été « enlevée ». Khadir soutient qu’Israël « dicte l’agenda » du président américain Donald Trump au Moyen-Orient et « cherche à détruire l’Iran, ses infrastructures et son avenir en tant que nation ». Il ne s’ag... --- ## Le Devoir Columnist Yakov Rabkin Attempts To Portray Murderous Iranian Regime As Victim URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-columnist-yakov-rabkin-attempts-to-portray-murderous-iranian-regime-as-victim/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-06 Words: 1124 > Cliquez ici pour la version française When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. That adage, referring to a cognitive bias where all facts fit neatly... Cliquez ici pour la version française When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. That adage, referring to a cognitive bias where all facts fit neatly into a pre-set worldview, appears to be on full display in a recent opinion column in Le Devoir where retired university professor Yakov Rabkin attempts to defend the fanatical Iranian regime as the real victim in the Middle East. Rabkin, a former history professor at the University of Montreal, has a long history of hostility towards Israel, including blaming Jews for anti-Jewish hate crimes, and in his March 19 column, “Is it moral to criticize a country under attack during wartime,” he twists himself into a rhetorical pretzel in an effort to frame the Islamic Republic of Iran as the victim of Israeli and American aggression. “Currently, Iran is being attacked without provocation,” he writes, rewriting history to the point where he makes no mention of the indisputable facts that Iran, via its network of Islamic terrorist proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the Houthis, have all repeatedly attacked Israel for decades. The Islamic Republic has also directly involved itself in terrorism against Jews, most notably in Argentina in the early 1990s, in bombings which killed hundreds of people. These terrorist groups, like the Islamic Republic itself, are committed to the annihilation of Israel, and see its destruction as a religious duty. The Iranian regime has also sought to feverishly build up a massive arsenal of ballistic missiles, which pose an enormous threat to Israel’s safety and security, to say nothing of its nuclear program. For Rabkin, eager to characterize Israel, his perpetual target of demonization, as the real villain, even the openly genocidal Islamic Republic somehow gets a passing grade. Attempting to display support for the people of Iran, Rabkin writes that “under these conditions, the duty of solidarity must be directed towards all those who are suffering under bombs,” but adding that “it is certain that denouncing the Islamic Republic in times of war undermines solidarity with the country under attack.” While Rabkin would have readers believe that supporting the Iranian people means being silent on the Islamic Republic’s murderous ideology, the exact opposite is true. Tens of thousands of Iranians were massacred by the regime in January for daring to stand up to it, and across the Iranian diaspora, millions of Iranians have vocally opposed the Islamic Republic. In fact, conflating the people of Iran with the regime – which is estimated to have somewhere in the neighbourhood of 10 percent support – is both ignorant and utterly shameful, because rather than serving the Iranian people, Rabkin is running rhetorical interference for their captors who have oppressed them for decades. Even inside Iran, where the regime’s apparatus of oppression (combined with its wide-scale shutdown of internet services, circumvented only through Starlink terminals), Iranian civilians have taken to social media, praising Israel and the United States for daring to target the Islamic Republic. Rather than stand with the people of Iran, suffering under a totalitarian Islamic dictatorship, Yakov Rabkin, in his March 19 opinion column in Le Devoir, sanitizes the crimes of the regime that murders and oppresses them. Le chroniqueur du Devoir Yakov Rabkin tente de présenter le régime iranien meurtrier comme une victime Quand on n’a qu’un marteau, tout ressemble à un clou. Cet adage, qui renvoie à un biais cognitif où tous les faits s’insèrent parfaitement dans une vision du monde préétablie, semble se manifester pleinement dans une récente chronique d’opinion du Devoir où le professeur universitaire retraité Yakov Rabkin tente de défendre le régime iranien fanatique comme la véritable victime au Moyen-Orient. Rabkin, ancien professeur d’histoire à l’Université de Montréal, a un long passé d’hostilité envers Israël, allant jusqu’à blâmer les Juifs pour des crimes haineux antijuifs. Dans sa chronique du 19 mars, « Est-il moral de critiquer un pays attaqué en temps de guerre », il se contorsionne rhétoriquement pour présenter la République islamique d’Iran comme la victime de l’agression israélienne et américaine. « Actuellement, l’Iran est attaqué sans provocation », écrit-il, réécrivant l’histoire au point de ne faire aucune mention des faits indiscutables selon lesquels l’Iran, par l’entremise de son réseau de mandataires terroristes islamistes comme le Hamas, le Hezbollah, le Jihad islamique palestinien (JIP) et les Houthis, attaque Israël de façon répétée depuis des décennies. La République islamique s’est également directement impliquée dans des actes terroristes contre des Juifs, notamment en Argentine au début des années 1990, lors d’attentats qui ont fait des centaines de morts. Ces groupes terroristes, tout comme la République islamique elle-même, sont déterminés à l’anéantissement d’Israël et considèrent sa destructio... --- ## Hill Times Newspaper Continues To Publish Ramblings From Conspiracy Theorist Erica Ifill, Who Has Spread Anti-Jewish Bigotry On Social Media URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hill-times-newspaper-continues-to-publish-ramblings-from-conspiracy-theorist-erica-ifill-who-has-spread-anti-jewish-bigotry-on-social-media/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-01 Words: 525 > Calgary-based podcaster Erica Ifill, who has accused Jews collectively of racism against Black Canadians and other communities, continues to be given a platform in The Hill Times newspaper, where she... Calgary-based podcaster Erica Ifill, who has accused Jews collectively of racism against Black Canadians and other communities, continues to be given a platform in The Hill Times newspaper, where she unabashedly spreads conspiracy theories and stream-of-consciousness rants. Just days after claiming that Canadian Jews “don’t give a f*** about eradicating antiblackness from your own communities,” journalist Jesse Brown accused The Hill Times’ editor Kate Malloy of being “very aware of Erica Ifill’s bigotry,” yet choosing to publish her rants anyway. In Ifill’s latest column, published March 18, “Everyone is paying the cost for Trump’s ego,” Ifill – with no ostensible subject matter expertise – opined on the war with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Rather than offering insightful commentary, Ifill instead borrowed from classical antisemitic imagery in claiming without evidence that “this war began as the brainchild of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” who was able to manipulate U.S. President Donald Trump into doing his bidding. Predictably, Ifill offered zero evidence for her remarkable accusation that Israel, a country barely larger than Lake Ontario with only 10 million people, could somehow manipulate the world’s most powerful country. Instead, she employed vicious and demonizing language to refer to the Jewish State, referring to what she called “Israel’s bloodthirsty hegemonic expansion.” It is unclear what evidence Ifill has for her hysterical claim alleging Israel’s “bloodthirsty hegemonic expansion.” In the 2.5 years since Israel was attacked by thousands of Gaza terrorists, accompanied by thousands of so-called “civilians” from Gaza, Jerusalem not only has not changed its borders, but more importantly, all of the violence could have been avoided if Islamic terrorist groups did not attack Israel in the first place, a point she takes pains to avoid mentioning. Amidst her unhinged anti-Israel ramblings accusing Israel of pulling the strings, Ifill did not see fit to actually mention some of the reasons why the United States has carried out strikes against the Islamic regime in Tehran, including its nuclear program, ballistic missile program, support for terrorist proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Ifill also saw fit to ignore the Islamic Republic’s mass murder of its own people, including in January, where it mowed down tens of thousands of protesters, who were guilty of the crime of speaking out against the despotic regime. This is not the first time that Erica Ifill has taken to the pages of The Hill Times to print utter nonsense. She has previously endorsed the hateful rejection of Israel’s right to exist, she has weaponized Holocaust Remembrance Day in order to lecture readers about “anti-Palestinian racism,” and has blamed Israel for Gaza’s invasion and massacres on October 7, 2023. Despite exhibiting little subject matter knowledge, let alone expertise in the Middle East topics she so regularly comments on, The Hill Times has continued to publish podcaster Erica Ifill’s semi-coherent ramblings on a regular basis. That decision would be baffling enough, but given her repeated anti-Jewish social media posts, editor Kate Malloy’s decision to continue to platform and normalize Ifill’s rants is increasingly indefensible. --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Justin Ling Downplays Islamic Republic Of Iran’s Threats URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-justin-ling-downplays-islamic-republic-of-irans-threats/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-01 Words: 534 > In the march to downplay the threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, some commentators in the news media have taken to rewriting reality so thoroughly that their supposed... In the march to downplay the threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, some commentators in the news media have taken to rewriting reality so thoroughly that their supposed journalism more closely resembles a fantasy novel. Indeed, Toronto Star Staff Columnist Justin Ling – who has displayed an almost childlike trust in the United Nations and even misrepresenting its rulings – has regularly attacked Israel in the pages of the newspaper, using specious arguments and misrepresentations. His March 19 opinion column, “Tulsi Gabbard flails and fails to justify Donald Trump’s pointless war,” is no different. Ling gullibly trusts reports which say that the Islamic regime was “seriously engaging in negotiations with the U.S. over effectively ending its nuclear program,” not bothering to share that lead American negotiator Steve Witcoff shared how Iranian negotiators said no such thing. Beyond the Iranian regime’s nuclear program, Ling simply ignored its long-documented threats throughout the Middle East and beyond, including its ballistic missile program, its support for Islamic terrorist proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah, its direct involvement in terrorism, as well as the regime’s mass murder of tens of thousands of its own people in January, who took to the streets to protest. It is entirely unsurprising that Ling would simply choose to avoid mentioning these facts in his zeal to frame the U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime as being little more than a “pointless war.” That the Islamic Republic has massacred its own people is not in dispute, nor is the fact that it has engaged in terrorism against Western interests, both directly and via its proxies, is also indisputable. Its open calls for genocide against Israel are similarly well-documented, as are its production of ballistic missiles, meant to implement those threats. However, rather than meaningfully address these concerns, Ling has instead decided to zero in on one issue, cherry-picking unverified claims and portraying the fanatical Islamic Republic as reasonable and pragmatic. Ling’s column, like so many others which have appeared in the last three weeks, has been written from a perch of relative safety, lecturing readers about how the Iranian regime is no threat to anyone, despite widespread evidence showing precisely the opposite, which, rather than addressing, he simply pretends does not exist. It is not a coincidence, then, that the loudest voices in support of the strikes against the Islamic Republic have been Iranians themselves, protesting in huge numbers in Canada and in other Western countries, even as others attempt to silence them. As Iranian television host Negah Amiri said on a German talk show, as scary as bombs are for Iranians, they are “even more afraid that the bombing will stop.” Ling also sympathetically portrays Joe Kent, a former U.S. intelligence official with alleged white supremacist ties, who recently resigned claiming that Israel was somehow strong-arming the world’s sole superpower into war, as being something of a whistleblower daring to show “dissent” and speak out. Hardline anti-Israel ideology truly makes for strange bedfellows, and in Justin Ling’s case, rather than thoroughly examining the facts as they are, he cherry-picks what seems most appealing, simply disregarding the rest. --- ## CTV News Frames Hardline Anti-Israel Activist Faisal Kutty As Credible Voice To Discuss Al-Quds Day Hatefest URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-frames-hardline-anti-israel-activist-faisal-kutty-as-credible-voice-to-discuss-al-quds-day-hatefest/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-01 Words: 550 > Established in 1979 by the Islamic Republic of Iran on the last day of an Islamic holiday, Al-Quds Day has been an annual demonstration held, both in Iran and by... Established in 1979 by the Islamic Republic of Iran on the last day of an Islamic holiday, Al-Quds Day has been an annual demonstration held, both in Iran and by its supporters around the world, as a call to destroy Israel. Unsurprisingly, Al-Quds Day protests in Canada have been characterized by hate speech, support for Islamic terrorism, calls for genocide, and more. And when an Ontario court rejected Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s last-minute injunction seeking a ban on the demonstration, CTV News interviewed Faisal Kutty on March 14, who was introduced as a “lawyer and an activist focused on human rights and civil liberties,” for his opinions. Watch the full clip below: Kutty is not simply a lawyer; he is also a hardline anti-Israel campaigner who was characterized as a credible and unbiased voice, and interviewing him for his supposedly expert opinion is akin to seeking out a tobacco lobbyist to offer their thoughtful analysis on public health risks from smoking. In fact, in his opening remarks, Kutty admitted that he had just returned from attending an Al-Quds Day protest in Los Angeles, followed by him spreading the farcical claim that “calling for peace is not antisemitism.” Calling for peace certainly is not antisemitism, but no credible observer could possibly think that Al-Quds Day – where “death to Israel” is a common refrain among regime organizers in Iran – is even remotely resembling “calling for peace.” In Toronto, Al-Quds Day protests have become synonymous with hate speech, glorification of Islamic terrorism, and calls for violence against Israel, and either Kutty is woefully ignorant of well-documented examples of this, or he willfully misled viewers. Scandalously, Kutty’s shameless historical revisionism was never called out by the host, who allowed him to spout his nonsense without any challenge whatsoever, and instead continued to treat him as a credible commentator. Despite Kutty’s longtime anti-Israel activism, and his presence at a hate rally just the previous day, the host spoke to him as if he was a thoughtful and centrist observer, asking “how does the law balance” concerns about hate speech and freedom of expression. Organizers of the Al-Quds Day demonstration in Toronto have long histories of involvement in anti-Israel, and critics say, anti-Jewish agitation. Lawyer Shane Martinez has been a vocal proponent in attacking Jewish charities for their connections to Israel, and lawyer Stephen Ellis has long been involved in hardline anti-Israel activism. As for Kutty, even a cursory glance would have shown CTV News that they were not interviewing simply a legal observer for comment, but a radical anti-Israel activist who has downplayed the murderous threat of Islamic terrorism and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and who has attempted to rehabilitate the image of hateful anti-Israel protesters on university campuses, claiming they were simply engaged in “civil disobedience.” If CTV News wanted to speak to a commentator about the complexities of the law’s views on hate speech in Ontario, they could have done so. Instead, they spoke to Faisal Kutty, an anti-Israel activist with a history of downplaying Islamic terrorism, as a supposedly esteemed voice. Even when he whitewashed the Al-Quds Day hatefests as pro-peace, the host never attempted to challenge him once. --- ## CTV News Conducts Fawning Interview With Diana Sarosi Of Hardline Anti-Israel Activist Group Oxfam, Whose Unfounded Allegations Went Unchallenged URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-conducts-fawning-interview-with-diana-sarosi-of-hardline-anti-israel-activist-group-oxfam-whose-unfounded-allegations-went-unchallenged/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-01 Words: 680 > CTV News’ March 24 broadcast, ‘Water is being used as a method of war: Oxfam Canada on Israeli operations in Lebanon,’ featured host Marcia MacMillan interview the director of Communications... CTV News’ March 24 broadcast, ‘Water is being used as a method of war: Oxfam Canada on Israeli operations in Lebanon,’ featured host Marcia MacMillan interview the director of Communications and Policy at Oxfam Canada, Diana Sarosi, on the humanitarian impact of Israel’s strikes on Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. Watch the full clip below: Oxfam’s inversion of the narrative, funded with Canadian taxpayers’ money, islong established, as is Sarosi’s fronting it. CTV News’ decision to platform biased, anti-Israel interviewees follows suit. This broadcast was no exception. The broadcast’s first omission was the context in which this war is taking place. The November 2024 ceasefire agreement includedas part of its criteria that Lebanon ensure the disarmament of Hezbollah. Instead, Hezbollah – an Iranian proxy – initiated war with Israel by firing rockets into Israel on March 2 in protest of Israel’s assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. MacMillan ignored all this, and instead asked Sarosi, “Oxfam reps on the ground are saying that Israeli forces are using the ‘Gaza playbook’ in Lebanon. What does that mean?” To which Sarosi alleged that Israel is “deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure, including water infrastructure, so again water is being used as a method of war in that they’re deliberately targeting these sanitation, water infrastructure in Southern Lebanon, in Beirut, suburbs and so on.” MacMillan did not just present Sarosi’s claim; she actively reinforced a narrative portraying Israel as indiscriminately cruel by posing leading questions and omitting crucial facts, and failing to challenge her guest. Notably, she failed to mention that Canada designates Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, or that Hezbollah’s stated goal is Israel’s destruction, context necessary for viewers to understand Israel’s actions as self-defense. There was no mention by Sarosi of Hezbollah’s long use of terrorist infrastructureamong its civilians. Yet Israel’s defensive attacks have forfeited tactical surprise byforewarning civilians to vacate the targeted area. Sarosi brought no evidence for her allegations of Israel targeting water infrastructure. Crucially, CTV’s broadcaster didn’t ask for any. EvenOxfam’s press release on this issue only stated, “Oxfam fears that Israel’s military blueprint of attacking water infrastructure…is now being rolled out across parts of Lebanon.” It continued, “Israeli forces are destroying water and sanitation infrastructure, including strikes near sitesthat were being rehabilitated after having been destroyed or damaged in the last war, Oxfam analysis has found.” A close reading shows that Oxfam “fears” Israel is doing this and striking, “near sites.” They also accused Israel of damaging “at least seven critical water sources.” They do not provide evidence that they were directly targeted – a critical distinction left entirely unexamined in the broadcast. MacMillan continued, asking “what specifically should governments be doing to prevent further destruction and to protect civilians, protect people, Diana?” Sarosi replied, “there are rules around how warfare should be conducted, and so the attacks on civilian infrastructure are illegal under the Geneva Convention, but because Israel was enabled to do these kind of attacks with impunity over the last years, it has really led to an erosion of international law and the international community just hasn’t been there in standing up for these rules.” Sarosi accused Israel of war crimes, and it was allowed to go unchallenged, notwithstanding the facts telling an opposite story. Israel’s operations in Lebanon have been highly targeted, as a read of theIsraeli military’s X (formerly Twitter) account shows. Likewise, in Gaza, allegations of impunity and targeting civilians have beendebunked. Of course, neither participant noted that in Gaza, Israel was also acting against a genocidal terrorist neighbour. In fact, far from acting with impunity, particularly in regard to water, war expert John Spencernoted that in Gaza, “Israel has supported hospitals, repaired water pipelines, increased access to clean water.” Throughout the video, both Marcia MacMillan and Diana Sarosi omitted evidence of the existential threat Israel faces from Hezbollah and Hamas. By doing so, they portrayed Israel as evil through baseless accusations, ignored facts that contradicted that portrayal, and skirted basic journalistic standards. --- ## CTV News Broadcasts Sympathetic Interview With John Kiriakou, Disgraced U.S. Intelligence Officer, Conspiracy Theorist And Convicted Felon URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-broadcasts-sympathetic-interview-with-john-kiriakou-disgraced-u-s-intelligence-officer-conspiracy-theorist-and-convicted-felon/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-04-01 Words: 537 > Following the news that Joe Kent, a U.S. intelligence official with links to Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, resigned because of his opposition to strikes on the Iranian regime, spreading the... Following the news that Joe Kent, a U.S. intelligence official with links to Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, resigned because of his opposition to strikes on the Iranian regime, spreading the conspiracy theory that it was done because of “Israel and its powerful American lobby,” CTV News interviewed a disgraced former U.S. intelligence officer who spread the same disinformation without challenge. In a recent article and accompanying broadcast, CTV News interviewed John Kiriakou, a convicted felon who served 23 months in prison for disclosing classified information to a journalist. Kiriakou has also been called a Russian propagandist for pushing Moscow-friendly talking points and for co-hosting a program on a Russian state-owned media outlet. Watch the full clip below: The CTV News article and broadcast, “‘The quiet part out loud’: Former CIA officer on Kent’s resignation over Iran war,” was published March 18. Kiriakou spent the interview spreading the unfounded conspiracy theory that the “dirty little secret” is that Israel is somehow pulling the strings and has forced the United States to go to war with the Islamic Republic of Iran. While Kiriakou stated that “Israel has insisted that the United States go to war with Iran,” he failed to provide any evidence for how a country of 10 million people somehow strong-armed the world’s pre-eminent military and economic superpower to do its bidding. The CTV News host, meanwhile, made zero attempt to challenge his guest or ask him for evidence to support his theory of Israeli government control over the United States. Instead, the host hummed in agreement, and when Kiriakou claimed without evidence that “the Israelis are served by chaos,” the host muttered “right.” In an accompanying article, CTVNews.ca Journalist Jordan Fleguel repeated the contents of the interview with Kiriakou, quoting his conspiracy theory that Israel forced the United States into war. Like the CTV News host, Fleguel did not clarify those allegations and remind readers that there is no evidence for them, and nor did he quote any expert who could have chronicled the Islamic Republic’s threats to the United States, including support for terrorist groups. There are undoubtedly scores of intelligence officials and observers who could have offered insight into the war with the Iranian regime. But rather than seek their expertise, CTV News sought out a conspiracy theorist and convicted felon who has promoted Russian disinformation. Worse yet, at no point were John Kiriakou’s unfounded claims challenged, either on air or in the accompanying article, and opponents who could have challenged his conspiracy theories were given no platform to correct him. The conspiracy that Israel forced the United States to go to war is not only without evidence, it is also an age-old libel which posits that Jews – who represent some one-fifth of a percentage point of the world’s population – exert masterful control over the world economy, banks, news media, and levers of state power. It has been used by Soviet and Nazi propaganda, and when purveyors of such nonsense are interviewed, CTV News has a critical responsibility to hold these conspiracy theorists to account, rather than launder their despicable views and provide them with undeserved credibility. --- ## La Presse & Le Devoir Whitewash Terrorist-Glorifying Groups Who Co-Organized Pro-Iranian Regime Protest In Montreal URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-le-devoir-whitewash-terrorist-glorifying-groups-who-co-organized-pro-iranian-regime-protest-in-montreal/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-31 Words: 1397 > Both Arcand and Conton made no mention of the extremist actions and activities from organizers. Cliquez ici pour la version française In recent weeks, as the Islamic Republic of Iran began mass killing protesters, and then as the United States and Israel commenced strikes on the Iranian regime, huge throngs of peaceful protesters took to the streets across Canada, in at least one case numbering some half a million people, calling for the overthrow of the fanatical Islamic leadership in Tehran. While those protests received some coverage, a number of news media outlets have also amplified miniscule pro-regime demonstrations, giving them disproportionate attention given their tiny size, all while whitewashing the extremism exhibited by their organizers. In a March 21 article in La Presse, “Demonstration in Montreal against any Canadian participation,” reporter Fannie Arcand reported on a protest by a few hundred people, a bizarre choice of coverage for a statistically insignificant group. Arcand quotes one of the organizers, Boutaina Chafi of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), without telling readers about the nature of the group. Had Arcand done so, she might have mentioned that following the Palestinian terrorist massacres of October 7, 2023, PYM held a public celebration honouring the “martyrs” who helped murder, torture, rape and kidnap Israeli civilians. Such facts are not minor details, but rather speak to the nature of the organization, and would tell readers about what kind of groups are organizing a supposedly ‘anti-war’ protest. Arcand also casually informs readers that “the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry has described as genocide,” without bothering to report that the commission is made up of three longtime anti-Israel activists whose conclusions have never been in doubt, and whose findings have been roundly rejected by scholars. The same day, Le Devoir published an article from the Canadian Press’ Anja Conton, “Anti-Iran war protesters are asking Carney not to join.” In that report, Conton similarly notes that the demonstration was coordinated by a number of organizers, including the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), also ignoring the group’s glorification of Palestinian terrorism. Conton also quotes Mona Ghassemi, president and spokesperson for the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC), as saying that her group “condemns Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hypocritical support for the American-Israeli aggression against Iran.” Yet again Conton offered no details as to whom she was quoting. Despite the group’s legitimate-sounding name, the Iranian Canadian Congress is widely seen by Iranian-Canadians as little more than a mouthpiece of the Iranian regime, and is considered to be extremely marginal. The group’s positions closely mimic the rhetoric of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and like Tehran’s leaders, they call for the removal of sanctions against the regime, the re-establishment of diplomatic relations, and the removal of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from Canada’s list of banned terrorist entities. By failing to offer any of these details to readers, Anja Conton effectively transforms two groups with a history of extremist rhetoric and positions into credible-sounding organizations who are merely opposed to war. And like La Presse, Conton also repeats unfounded allegations of Israel’s supposed “genocide” in Gaza, never bothering to note that such allegations are rejected by scholars, and that these claims have never been proven in any international court. Conton also quotes co-organizer Greg Beaune, vice president of the comically-named ‘Quebec Peace Movement,’ which she claims “campaigns against war in general,” apparently unaware that the group has glorified the Palestinian terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023 on social media. In both Fannie Arcand’s article in La Presse and Anja Conton’s article from the Canadian Press published in Le Devoir, not only did a tiny protest gain sympathetic coverage in mainstream publications, but groups like the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) and the Quebec Peace Movement have had their extremist statements and actions censored out entirely from public view. La Presse et Le Devoir blanchissent des groupes glorifiant le terrorisme qui ont coorganisé une manifestation pro-régime iranien à Montréal Au cours des dernières semaines, alors que la République islamique d’Iran a commencé à tuer massivement des manifestants, puis que les États-Unis et Israël ont lancé des frappes contre le régime iranien, d’énormes foules de manifestants pacifiques sont descendues dans les rues partout au Canada, atteignant dans au moins un cas près d’un demi-million de personnes, appelant au renversement de la direction islamique fanatique à Téhéran. Bien que ces manifestations aient reçu une certaine couverture médiatique, plusieurs médias ont également amplifié des démonstrations pro-régime minuscules, leur accordant une attention disproportionnée compte tenu de leur taille dérisoire, tout en blanchissant l’ext... --- ## Globe & Mail Columnist Gary Mason Downplays Murderous Nature Of Iranian Regime URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/globe-mail-columnist-gary-mason-downplays-murderous-nature-of-iranian-regime/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-31 Words: 611 > By spotlighting extremist voices like Tucker Carlson as representative voices, Mason cherry picks data to promote his conclusion. In his March 19 opinion column in The Globe & Mail, “Israel is losing support in the country it needs most – America,” columnist Gary Mason argued that the war against the Iranian regime is splitting the conservative movement in the United States. Mason wrote his piece exactly when the Israel-U.S. partnership had reached an impressive level of operational coordination, with United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stating (on the same day Mason’s article was published) that Israel is “an incredible and capable partner.” Instead, he used his word count to share the anti-Israel perspective. He explained that there are various anti-Israel voices in the MAGA right, including Tucker Carlson. “Mr. Carlson has been vicious in his critique of the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing it of leading a murderous campaign in Gaza that claimed the lives of tens of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. He’s called the war in Iran ‘disgusting and evil.’” Carlson was nominated on X (formerly Twitter) by StopAntisemitism as the Antisemite of the Year. They listed the reasons, including “He is obsessed by Israel and repeats rabid lies about the Jewish state and its people.” Yet this is who Mason chose to reference as a mainstream voice. Mason continued, writing that “recent violence in the West Bank, where Palestinians have been attacked (killed in some cases) and forced from their homes by Israeli settlers, has likely also contributed to the enmity some on the right have toward Israel.” All violence against civilians must be condemned. However, Palestinians have also frequently attacked neighbouring Jews, a point ignored by Mason. Eighteen year-old Israeli Yehuda Sherman was recently murdered in a car ramming, thought to be a terror attack by Palestinians. Anger from this seems to have led to attacks on Palestinians. In another incident, a mentally disabled 14-year-old Israeli boy wandered into a Palestinian town, where he was savagely beaten. Additionally, as Israeli NGO Regavim exposed, the statistics that are often used to paint a picture of ‘settler violence’ can be deeply flawed, as they include in their Palestinian casualty count those who committed the terror attack, along with other misrepresentations. During the article, Mason tipped his hat to Jewish concerns, acknowledging that it was concerning that there are “deeply held antisemitic attitudes (even Hitler-worshipping) among some young Republicans.” Yet he fell short of acknowledging the global rise in antisemitism, much of it from progressives and Islamic extremists. He also wrote, “fresh images out of southern Lebanon that have shown apartment buildings being levelled by Israeli bombs have drawn comparisons to the destruction of Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have been displaced from their homes. This won’t help the public relations battle Israel is fighting either.” Israel is fighting for its survival, not a popularity contest. Iran and its terrorist proxies – Hamas and Hezbollah – openly seek its destruction. On March 2, Hezbollah escalated the conflict by launching rockets into Israel in response to the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Israel’s military actions are, therefore, acts of self-defence against an entity that seeks its annihilation. Yet even in doing so, it routinely warns civilians to evacuate ahead of operations, sacrificing tactical surprise. Meanwhile, these same proxies embed their military infrastructure within civilian areas. Mason omits all of this, leaving readers with a distorted and incomplete picture. The problem with Mason’s piece is not that he has an opinion; it is that he misrepresents the situation he is commenting on, withholding the facts that would complicate it, misinforming his readers in the process, and not for the first time. --- ## Official Journal Of The Canadian Association Of Naturopathic Doctors, CANDJ, Publishes Rambling Anti-Israel Screed Accusing Jerusalem Of “Genocide” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/official-journal-of-the-canadian-association-of-naturopathic-doctors-candj-publishes-rambling-anti-israel-screed-accusing-jerusalem-of-genocide/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-31 Words: 635 > CANDJ lent its platform to an ignorant anti-Israel rant with little connection to its mandate. The Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND) is the official representative of its 2,500 member practitioners across Canada, and in its official journal, CANDJ, purports to offer “best practices of the naturopathic profession to members, health care practitioners, interested parties, collaborators, government and the public.” However, a March 2026 article in CANDJ made a mockery of the journal’s promise to feature “best practices of the naturopathic profession” to readers and instead provided a hack eyed anti-Israel rant that cherry-picked data, misrepresented facts, censored inconvenient details, and offered no discernable connection to naturopathic medicine whatsoever. The article, “Naturopathic Doctors Must Speak Out Against Human Rights Atrocities in Palestine,” was authored by Leslie Solomanian, Cyndi Gilbert, Samantha Clouthier, Vivian Liang, Kyla Wright and Kim Abog. Leslie Solomanian is an associate professor at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Cyndi Gilbert is a Toronto-based naturopathic doctor whose website apologizes for her profession’s “colonization and oppression,” Samantha (Sam) Clouthier is based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Vivian Liang is a Burlington-based naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist, Kyla Wright is a naturopathic doctor in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, while Kim Abog is a naturopathic doctor and doula in Toronto. Conspicuously absent from those biographies is any relevant expertise in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, but that did not stop the authors from opining anyway. They made the absurd claim that “people living in the Gaza Strip were dropping dead in the street from a manmade famine,” linking to a BBC News article which quotes Hamas – hardly a reputable source – as claiming that some 270 people have died of malnutrition in Gaza. Even if such a number were verified – which it is not – that is not famine by any stretch in a population of 2.3 million people. Even according to Hamas’ own claims, the rate of death from malnutrition is similar to that of the United States, where no famine exists. The authors claimed that there was “plenty of aid,” but that it was being “withheld by the state of Israel.” This, too, is nonsense, with Israel repeatedly and publicly sharing the immense food aid that it had approved for Gaza, only for so-called “humanitarian” organizations failing to deliver it. Meanwhile, in Gaza, scenes showed bustling markets and restaurants, hardly what one sees during times of “famine.” Predictably, the authors repeated the tired claim of “genocide” in Gaza, but rather than actually defend their allegation, they pivoted to an appeal to authority, writing that “nearly all the major human rights” groups have labeled it as such, “including the United Nations.” Among the supposed experts linked in the article include a now-debunked claim by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), to which anyone with a credit card can join, and Amnesty International, which had to redefine genocide in order to level that allegation at Israel. As for the United Nations, it never found that Israel was guilty of genocide. Instead, it was a three-person committee run by a group of longtime anti-Israel activists who did so. It’s remarkable that this brazen falsehood was allowed to pass muster in CANDJ. While the authors concocted an absurdist picture of Gaza, they cynically hid from readers any mention of why the war there began at all. They cryptically mentioned “a situation… since October 2023,” while avoiding any mention of the horrific massacres of October 7, 2023, carried out by thousands of Palestinian terrorists alongside other Palestinian “civilians”. The authors are entitled to their views, as ill-informed as they are. But it is a black mark on The Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND) and its official journal, CANDJ, for publishing a rambling anti-Israel tirade that shamelessly misrepresented facts and censored out inconvenient details from public view, all in the name of medicine. --- ## Campus Newspapers Promote Extremist Anti-Israel Activism As Righteous And Whitewash Crimes By Islamic Republic of Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/campus-newspapers-promote-extremist-anti-israel-activism-as-righteous-and-whitewash-crimes-by-islamic-republic-of-iran/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-31 Words: 938 > Meanwhile, other student ‘journalists’ continued to whitewash the crimes against humanity and threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. As spring approaches, campus newspapers across Canada continue to use their platforms to promote anti-Israel activism as a righteous cause, and to play rhetorical interference on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s messaging. Cleo Clamen’s article on “Hundreds march[ing] against U.S.-Israeli military action in Iran and Lebanon” on March 9 for Concordia University’s The Link, covered a Montreal protest by Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC). The ICC’s stances largely do not represent the majority Iranian Canadian community, and has been called a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime, and critics say PYM has proven ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian (PFLP). It has also been vocally supportive of the October 7 massacres. Coverage by Clamen includes quotes from ICC president criticizing the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as “an illegal act. It’s an act of war.” Clamen characterized counter-protestors of “accost[ing] demonstrators.” Similarly, in Carleton University’s The Charlatan on March 12, Kathan Kapoor’s article “Campus protest [calling] on Board of Governors to divest from human rights violations” uncritically quoted chants like “Israel bombs, Carleton pays, how many kids have you killed today?” — a modern manifestation of blood libel — and breaking down pro-Palestinian demands, Kapoor amplified demands as a morally just, indisputable position. Josette Chandler reported for McGill University’s The Tribune on “Pro-Palestine student activists face legal charges for occupying James Administration Building” on February 24. Rather than reporting on the complexities faced by university administrations in dealing with destructive and disruptive student “advocacy,” Chandler amplifies the activists’ claims of student repression and the need for “defunding the genocide in Gaza.” “A political space does not mean that people of a wide variety of views, positions, and politics cannot work together—the opposite in fact,” is what Profs4Palestine wrote to Chandler on the matter. Yet evidence suggests that this claim does not apply to Jewish and allied students, a matter Chandler does not interrogate, nor report. These articles demonstrate how student journalism has failed to scrutinize protests and activists’ demands. Instead, student journalists choose to amplify rhetoric, demands, and claims by groups without interrogating their impact nor implications — and thus, coverage becomes advocacy, too. A perfect example of the consequences of this pattern is an article by Amy Sheardown in the University of British Columbia’s The Ubyssey. The February 26 article centers on the student government’s support for an anti-Israel resolution because the school “uphold(s) apartheid.” A student against the referendum quoted a single time, explaining that “speaking up as Jewish student comes with consequences… academic freedom must protect the rights of students who do wish to study in Israel… [the referendum] affects UBC students.” Instead of giving further voice to this perspective, Sheardown repeatedly added context to the pro-referendum claims with more information on the “apartheid” accusation against Israel. This choice confers legitimacy to the referendum, presenting it as a moral imperative rather than a debate with complex, contested rhetoric and claims. Opinion Pieces Tell Their “Truth”: Memorial University’s student editorial, The Muse, featured two opinion editorials that are of note. Rachel Hawco’s February 28 commentary argues that “Carney’s statement on US-Israel strikes against Iran exposes the dangers of ignoring history.” Hawco framed the conflict between the U.S./Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran with a narrow lens, using the 2003 invasion of Iraq and “Israel’s [continued] genocide in Gaza” to delegitimize concerns over the Regime’s nuclear power. Hawco argued it is “wise to be skeptical about the actions of a military power who has a lengthy track record of misrepresenting information and fabricating narratives to the benefit of no one but the most wealthy and powerful. When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die.” Skepticism is not extended to the Islamic Regime of Iran, whose ongoing domestic crackdown against Iranians is not Hawco’s concern. Hawco’s echoing that “war begets war, bloodshed begets bloodshed” falls entirely flat when her breakdown of the circumstances around the war omitted the aforementioned reality, let alone the fact that the Regime has continuously funded a multi-front proxy war against the state of Israel because it exists. The “rich” who “wage war” and “bloodshed” are predetermined by Hawco, based on the facts presented and omitted. Also in The Muse, Sadie Mees’ March column, “Why I sailed to Palestine,” referred to the IDF as the “IOF,” relentlessly claims genocide, and repeatedly blames her university for “[enabling] complicity.” Mees noted the “numerous massacres of Palestinians spanning from the Nakba… Palestini... --- ## 2026 Begins With Litany Of Radical Anti-Israel Articles In Canadian Campus Newspapers URL: https://honestreporting.ca/2026-begins-with-litany-of-radical-anti-israel-articles-in-canadian-campus-newspapers/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-31 Words: 823 > This growing trend risks normalizing bias and contributing to an environment where antisemitism is minimized. While geopolitical conflicts and developments remain as complex as ever, student ‘journalists’ have continued to champion the Palestinian cause, at the expense of historical accuracy and nuance for Jews and Israel. On January 29, Isabella Leahey Jay reported in University of Ottawa’s The Fulcrum about “Swastikas found painted on a student’s door and student testimonies; evidence of antisemitism on campus.” Jay contextualized the incidents of antisemitism on campus with statistics about the disproportionate number of antisemitic hate crimes in Canada, quoting Jewish student representative Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky, who explained that, “The statistics… are felt first-hand in Ottawa.” Actions of anti-Israel student groups combined with instances of students dealing with classic antisemitic tropes and slurs — dog whistles, stereotypes of disproportionate Jewish control and power — have created an environment of hatred that Jewish students have actively had to fight back against, reported Jay. Yet this reality is not a priority for other student newspapers across Canada. Take, for instance, “NDP leadership candidates [sharing] views on genocide in Palestine,” published by Sean Richard for Concordia University’s The Link on January 23. Richard’s report on an NDP debate hosted by the radical group Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) affirmed “candidate[s’ view] that Israel is guilty of genocide against the Palestinian population” with evidence from the UN and human rights groups of said “genocide.” Unsurprisingly, no “evidence” is provided to contradict self-proclaimed “anti-Zionist Jewish person” Avi Lewis’ claim that antisemitism needs to be “decoupled… from anti-Zionism” and that Israel is an “ethno-state.” Meanwhile, student group StartUp Nation refuses to let the virulent antisemitism on Concordia campus go unnoticed with their new archival initiative, Concordia Voices, documenting ongoing student experiences of antisemitism. While some student journalists treat antisemitism as an urgent and well-documented threat to Jewish students, some activists frame the issue as exaggerated – or even weaponized – when it intersects with anti-Israel antics. Bushra Boblai’s January 25 article about “The AGO’s censorship of Nan Goldin” for the University of Toronto’s The Varsity exemplifies this trend. Boblai reported on the Art Gallery of Ontario’s (AGO) decision to pass on exhibiting artist Nan Goldin’s work, describing concerns from some board members that Goldin’s public statements about Israel crossed into antisemitism. But rather than examining said concerns, perhaps with insight from mainstream Jewish organizations or individuals, the article frames the label itself as suspect, presenting it as a tool used to silence political activism. This particular label on Goldin was juxtaposed by Boblai with an extensive explanation of Goldin’s political art over the years, and other examples of individuals who have faced consequences due to anti-Israel advocacy that veered into antisemitism. Goldin herself pushed back, saying that “declaring all criticism of Israel as antisemitic…makes it harder to define and stop violent hatred against Jews. Meanwhile, Islamophobia is being ignored.” Thus, antisemitism as recognized by those who do not demonize Israel is reframed as bad faith or suppressive, but when made abstract or “acceptable,” as with Goldin’s comment, it is condemnable. The injection of political narratives into coverage that should be neutral is a trend in student journalism. For example, the McGill Daily published an interview with Professor Diana Allan about her documentary of archival footage of Arabs in British Mandate Palestine. Allan explained, “it’s really about re-temporizing the Nakba as something that has been going on for 100 years, not 78,” grouping British colonialism with the “colonialism” of Jewish statehood, framing her project as “decolonial.” Thus, the reinterpretation of Jewish identity, history, and statehood enables the blanket labeling of Jews as colonizers, a notion that earned no scrutiny from author Youmna El Halabi. Similar is Noeka Nimmervoll’s coverage in Simon Fraser University’s The Peak, of the docu-series “Ana Falastini [exploring] Palestinian culture,” which frames the 1948 war as the “systemic displacement and oppression [of Palestinians] by the violent Zionist regime [which started with] the Nakba in 1948.” Palestinian cuisine is presented as something “erased” by “Zionists,” because presumably Jews have no cultural claim to Middle Eastern food. Last is Nafisa Al Lilo’s February 3, 2026 article “SJP holds general body meeting at U of M” for The Manitoban. Rather than giving any context, Al Lilo reported on the meeting and the claims at said meeting, including on the supposed “genocide in Palestine” and the “educational programming… during the 2024 student encampment.” No scrutiny of the group’s ideological premises or rhetoric is provided; their claims are merely fact... --- ## CBC Radio Programs Edmonton AM & London Morning Mention Conflict In Lebanon, With Both Completely Censoring Out Any Mention Of Hezbollah URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-programs-edmonton-am-london-morning-mention-conflict-in-lebanon-with-both-completely-censoring-out-any-mention-of-hezbollah/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-30 Words: 539 > These omissions speak not only to CBC’s anti-Israel bias, but the apparent ignorance of these hosts and disinterest in factual accuracy. Two CBC radio programs aren’t just reporting on the news in recent days; they are re-writing it in an apparent effort to suit their ideological agenda. On the March 11 episode of the Edmonton AM program, host Tara McCarthy spoke with Samir Bleibel, the chairman of the Lebanese Cultural Union about the local impact of the Hezbollah-Israel war in Lebanon. The segment, “How war is impacting Lebanese-Canadians in Edmonton,” McCarthy introduced the topic by saying that “as the war in Iran continues, the conflict is spilling over into neighboring Lebanon. Israel is bombing the country, including the capital of Beirut.” Click below to listen to the segment: Incredibly, what McCarthy described as the war “spilling over” into Lebanon, she did not mention that Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group, deliberately brought the country into the war by firing rockets into Israel in solidarity with its patron, the Iranian regime. In fact, the word Hezbollah was not mentioned even a single time at any time in the segment, censoring it completely. Akin to a segment about World War Two without mentioning the Nazis, McCarthy’s segment was a breathtaking example not just of CBC’s indisputable anti-Israel bias, but of her own apparent utter disinterest in factual accuracy on her program. Previously, Tara McCarthy marked the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel by spending 80 percent of a local program speaking with a local Palestinian, with the remaining scraps given to a Jewish representative. She has also spread personal opinions as fact, without making a distinction between the two. Two days earlier, another CBC radio program reported the ‘news’ from Lebanon the same way. On the London Morning program, host Andrew Brown spoke with Marwan Halabi, a banker who lives in London, Ontario, but is currently in Saudi Arabia. While the segment, “The war in the Middle East has one Londoner stuck in Saudi Arabia,” was not primarily focused on Lebanon, it nevertheless came up, with Brown asking his guest whether he had family there, to which Halabi shared how it was “a lot scarier” in Lebanon for his relatives than in the Gulf countries. Click below to listen to the segment: To that, Brown added that the “images we see in Lebanon, it looks incredibly dangerous and concerning.” Certainly any images of war and armed conflict are admittedly “dangerous and concerning,” but given that he brought Lebanon into the conversation, he could have informed listeners about how the war came to Lebanon, specifically because Hezbollah dragged it in. Unlike in Lebanon, where Israel is striking Hezbollah targets, the Iranian regime has been targeting civilian infrastructure across the Gulf in a deliberate and cynical ploy to harm the most vulnerable people as much as possible. Andrew Brown has repeatedly used his role as a CBC radio host to normalize hardline anti-Israel views, all while relegating Israeli perspectives to the peripheries, if they are even mentioned at all. In these two segments, CBC radio hosts Tara McCarthy and Andrew Brown ostensibly sought to inform listeners about events in the Middle East, but all they really did was erase any mention of the terrorist group Hezbollah in a conflict that it started. --- ## Following Lead From Local Hardline Muslim Groups, CBC News Manufactures Outrage About Police Chief’s Israel Visit URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/following-lead-from-local-hardline-muslim-groups-cbc-news-manufactures-outrage-about-police-chiefs-israel-visit/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-30 Words: 589 > Predictably, CBC News, in a pair of reports, amplified those unfounded complaints from radical individuals. When Edmonton’s police chief visited Israel to learn from a country facing more threats to the public safety of its citizens than most Canadians could conceive of, he was predictably targeted by an array of radical Islamic organizations in Canada, which demanded his resignation. Rather than shine a critical light at the complainants, and asking why they are prioritizing their anti-Israel animus over the safety of Edmonton, those demands were quickly pounced on by CBC, Canada’s publicly funded broadcaster, where a pair of reports uncritically regurgitated the complaints, and disregarded any attempt at balanced journalism. On March 12, CBC News reporter Wallis Snowdon wrote about the complaints, “Edmonton police chief faces backlash for ‘educational’ meeting with Israeli police,” making sure to use scare quotes around ‘educational’ for additional emphasis. The visit, as part of a delegation from around the world, caused backlash from some Muslim groups in Edmonton, which she said, “Spoke out about Israel’s continued attacks on the Gaza Strip and alleged human rights violations,” quoting one group, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM). While such groups are entitled to their views, Snowdon made no effort to quote Edmonton Jewish community groups, which have spoken out and condemned fear-mongering from anti-Israel activists. Instead, Snowdon treated hysterical complaints from the National Council of Canadian Muslims – a group accused by scholars of extremist Islamic ties, predictably ignored by CBC News – of setting the agenda. Two days later, CBC News was back with a video broadcast, “A police trip to Israel is causing tensions in Edmonton,” with a headline that claimed the trip – rather than the knee-jerk opposition from a group of Muslim organizations – was the real problem. Reporter Tristan Mottershead, like his colleague Wallis Snowdon, failed – or refused – to quote or cite a single Jewish organization. Instead, he interviewed local city councillor Erin Rutherford, who suggested that the Israel visit was scandalous. He also told viewers that Muslim groups were calling for the police chief’s resignation. In fact, the only scandalous nature of the visit was how gently CBC News permitted radical Islamic groups to effectively dictate their editorial coverage. In two reports ostensibly about the police chief’s visit, no mention was made of what he did, who he met, what the goal was, or how it was aimed at serving Edmontonians. Days later, Edmonton Police released a statement from the chief, where he stood by his visit, and slammed critics, saying that he refused to accept “That any community group should have the right to direct where we can learn.” The Jewish Federation of Edmonton observed in a March 15 press release that “If the Chief (or if any public official, for that matter) had travelled to any other country, it is unlikely that the same level of criticism or controversy regarding the trip would have emerged.” Indeed, two days later, news broke that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had visited Saudi Arabia months earlier. But when news outlets covered it, it wasn’t to criticize her for visiting an apartheid country that dictates where only Muslims can go, and which beheads criminals, but because she accepted a private flight from the Saudi government. But rather than introduce the public to the complex security dynamics faced by law enforcement in Israel, and how learning from experts there could provide invaluable assistance to the people of Edmonton, two CBC News reports from Wallis Snowdon and Tristan Mottershead instead used complaints from hardline Islamic groups to concoct a controversy and manufacture outrage. --- ## CBC News’ David Common Asks Leading Question To Arwa Damon, Anti-Israel Activist From ‘Humanitarian’ Group INARA, Where She Hysterically Claims Israel Is Attacking Healthcare Workers URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-david-common-asks-leading-question-to-arwa-damon-anti-israel-activist-from-humanitarian-group-inara-where-she-hysterically-claims-israel-is-attacking-healthcare-w/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-30 Words: 529 > Common offered no challenge at all for her claims, permitting them to stand without any pushback at all. Arwa Damon is the president and founder, as well as a board member, of INARA, a group that purports to provide “medical and mental health support” in war-torn regions. It lists among its “partnerships” groups like the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an anti-Israel activist group. Given Damon’s previous interviews with the Canadian news media, while INARA may be providing “medical and mental health support” in the third world, it is busy peddling propaganda to the Canadian public. In previous comments, Damon has spouted a litany of anti-Israel disinformation, including hysterically claiming that Gaza was “on the brink of starvation” when no starvation ever occurred, and who in our view has appeared to suggest that the Palestinian massacres of October 7, 2023 – which featured rape, murder, torture and kidnappings against innocent Israeli civilians – was somehow a rational response to Israeli government policy, rather than driven by a fanatical Islamic extremist outlook. Despite Damon’s history of questionable statements, she was interviewed by CBC News’ David Common on March 26, where he asked her about the war in Lebanon, which began after the terrorist group Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel in solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran, though he introduced it instead as “Israel attacking Hezbollah.” Click below to watch the segment: In a highly leading question, Common told viewers that “healthcare workers have alleged that healthcare facilities are being intentionally targeted” in Lebanon, asking her “why exactly would they say that?” Precisely on cue, Damon answered with an entirely predictable answer, claiming that Israel is employing a “systematic effort of targeting of healthcare facilities and of healthcare workers.” Unsurprisingly given her record of radical anti-Israel statements, Damon avoided telling viewers about Hezbollah’s widespread use of medical facilities, including ambulances, inside Lebanon, and instead preferred to portray Israel as the guilty party, rather than the terrorist group that is deliberately bringing war into Lebanon. Damon claimed that Lebanon, like Gaza, was an example of Israel’s supposed “strategy” of targeting healthcare workers and lamented the destruction of healthcare facilities. However, in Gaza – as in Lebanon – Palestinian terrorist groups like Hamas have long used healthcare infrastructure for its war effort. In fact, in early March, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a stridently anti-Israel activist group, openly admitted to the presence of Palestinian gunmen inside Gaza’s largest health complex, Nasser Hospital, even after news media outlets spent more than two years downplaying Hamas’ use of such facilities. Given Damon’s history of radical anti-Israel comments, CBC News anchor David Common surely knew precisely the answer that he was going to get when he provided Damon such a leading question. But despite her false claims, Common failed to offer any challenge at all to her and instead failed to ensure that viewers were able to be given the full facts, rather than an ideologically-driven picture. If CBC News’ David Common wants to speak to a vocal anti-Israel activist about her opinions about Lebanon, he is free to do so, but that does not excuse him from holding Arwa Damon accountable for her disinformation, and for allowing it to stand unchallenged. --- ## CBC News Article Sanitizes Hateful Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations, Instead Quotes ‘Civil Liberties’ Group URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-article-sanitizes-hateful-pro-palestinian-demonstrations-instead-quotes-civil-liberties-group/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-30 Words: 507 > The March 24 CBC News article on the policy failed to fully convey the nature of the protests or the concerns of affected residents. After some two-and-a-half years of highly disruptive pro-Palestinian demonstrations which have featured violence, hate speech and even glorification for terrorism, Toronto police have taken a very modest step towards addressing one particular manifestation of it. In one intersection of north Toronto with a large Jewish community, a small group of radical anti-Israel activists have descended every week, sometimes featuring theatrics that glorified late Palestinian terrorist Yahya Sinwar, and signage featuring overt antisemitic hate. In other weeks, this group of demonstrators – made up of individuals well-known on Toronto’s protest circuit – have marched through local side streets, where they have harassed residents. It is this specific move of invading residential side streets in that one intersection that Toronto police have recently announced that they will stop, and in a March 24 article for CBC News, “Toronto police banning protests in North York residential area,” Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster fundamentally mischaracterized the nature of events there. The headline of the article, with no author byline, made no mention of the Jewish nature of the area and why it has been targeted by anti-Israel protesters, though this was acknowledged in the piece. The article quotes Toronto police spokesperson Stephanie Sayer as referring to the “changing security landscape” as being the impetus for the change, and noted how the Jewish community has called on government officials to “stand up to hate and antisemitism” following attacks on three synagogues. And while no Jewish organization or individual was quoted who could have spoken about the disruptive and hateful nature of the anti-Israel protests in the area, and could have articulated their position that such demonstrations – and the permissive policing of them – have created an atmosphere and feeling of impunity among activists, potentially helping pave the way for anti-Jewish hate crimes. CBC News quoted Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, fundamental freedoms director at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), who complained that the new rules constitute an “attack on freedom of expression.” Also conspicuously absent from the article was any mention of the ugly scenes that have transpired at this particular north Toronto anti-Israel protest, and other such demonstrations over the last two years following the Palestinian terrorist attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. No mention was made of the individuals cosplaying as terrorists, holding signs featuring Jews in what can be best described as reminiscent of Nazi propaganda, or the anti-Jewish hate slurs and shouts which have been tolerated there and elsewhere. Instead, the article largely downplayed the perspectives of Jewish and local residents in favour of complaints from an activist group complaining that anti-Israel agitators can no longer roam side streets harassing residents, though they remain fully able to do so on main streets. Hateful and disruptive anti-Israel rallies have cost Canadian taxpayers directly, and as repeated public opinion surveys have shown, Canadians are fed up with such antics. Unfortunately for most Canadians, this CBC News article largely disregarded the reality on the ground. --- ## CBC As It Happens Frames Israel As Villain In Story About Iranian Cultural Sites URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-as-it-happens-frames-israel-as-villain-in-story-about-iranian-cultural-sites/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-30 Words: 666 > However, what was ignored is even more critical, including the absence of any evidence showing deliberate targeting. On March 12, the CBC radio program As It Happens, hosted by Nil Köksal and Chris Howden, aired a segment focused on alleged damage to UNESCO heritage sites in Iran during the ongoing conflict with the Iranian regime. As with previous As It Happens coverage documented by HonestReporting Canada, the broadcast once again raises concerns about imbalance, missing context, and the uncritical amplification of serious allegations. Click below to listen to the segment: The segment frames Israeli strikes in Iranian cities such as Isfahan and Tehran as having damaged historically significant sites, including the Jameh Mosque and Golestan Palace. While any damage to cultural property in conflict zones is serious and warrants scrutiny, the program omits key context: reports indicate these sites were not directly targeted or directly hit, with damage instead attributed to blast waves and debris from strikes on nearby military or government facilities. Moreover, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have stated they are “unfamiliar” with claims that UNESCO World Heritage sites were struck, and there has been no substantiated evidence presented demonstrating deliberate targeting; an essential legal threshold when assessing such allegations under international humanitarian law. Instead, the broadcast gives extended, sympathetic airtime to guest Leila Pourtavaf, a York University history professor who suggests that such destruction across the Middle East appears to be “by design.” This is an extraordinary claim – one implying intentional war crimes – yet it is presented without challenge or evidentiary support. At no point do the hosts press for proof, counterbalance with military analysis, or note the legal and operational frameworks that govern Israeli targeting. This omission is significant. The IDF operates under international humanitarian law, including the principle of distinction, which prohibits targeting civilian and cultural sites unless they are being used for military purposes. In modern-day urban warfare within densely built environments where military assets are embedded near civilian infrastructure, collateral damage, while tragic, is a recognized risk. Suggesting intent without evidence misleads audiences and distorts the nature of such conflicts. Equally concerning is the program’s handling of comparisons to Gaza. Pourtavaf claims that “120 UNESCO heritage sites” were destroyed there, a figure that is presented without attribution or verification. UNESCO itself has reported damage assessments in Gaza, but the characterization and scale of destruction remain complex, contested, and highly dependent on definitions of “damage” versus “destruction.” And the most perplexing part of this particular claim made by Pourtavaf, a supposed expert? She seems to be adding about 119 UNESCO heritage sites to Gaza, where officially 1 exists. By presenting this claim as fact, the broadcast reinforces a narrative of deliberate cultural eradication without acknowledging the evidentiary ambiguity. Köksal further compounds this framing by openly questioning Israel’s denial of intentional targeting, despite offering no independent evidence to the contrary. This rhetorical approach, raising doubt about a denial while failing to substantiate the accusation, creates an implicit presumption of guilt. Missing entirely from the discussion is the broader strategic and military context. There is no mention of whether Iranian military or security infrastructure may have been located near the impacted sites, nor any exploration of how targeting decisions are made in real-time conflict scenarios. Nor is there acknowledgement that Iran itself bears responsibility for safeguarding cultural sites under international conventions, including avoiding the placement of military assets in their vicinity. Instead, the segment leans heavily into emotional resonance and allows that perspective to substitute for analysis. The result is a one-sided portrayal that leaves listeners with the impression of intentional cultural destruction by Israel, despite a lack of substantiated evidence. This pattern is not new. HonestReporting Canada has previously documented instances where As It Happens coverage on Israel-related issues has lacked critical balance and sufficient context. Cultural heritage should be protected wherever possible, and any credible evidence of intentional targeting must be taken seriously. But responsible journalism requires more than amplifying unverified claims. It demands scrutiny, context, and a commitment to accuracy – standards that this broadcast, and most CBC coverage, largely disregards. --- ## CBC Radio Host Julia Caron – A Repeated Normalizer Of Radical Anti-Israel Voices – Demonstrates Breathtaking Ignorance Of Middle East In Recent Segment URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-host-julia-caron-a-repeated-normalizer-of-radical-anti-israel-voices-demonstrates-breathtaking-ignorance-of-middle-east-in-recent-segment/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-29 Words: 549 > She failed to offer any pushback, hardly surprising given that she would likely have been unable to do so anyway. A recent interview on the CBC radio program Quebec AM demonstrated, depending on one’s interpretation, either the host’s overt anti-Israel bias, or alternatively her remarkable ignorance about the topic she was covering. In any case, the 12-minute segment hosted by Julia Caron displayed the kind of journalistic calibre so often seen at CBC. In the March 11 segment, “Why has Lebanon become a second front in the US and Israel war with” (sic), Caron interviewed Miloud Chennoufi of the Royal Military College, who in a recent interview, spread the conspiracy theory that Israel was dictating the United States’ war against the Iranian regime. Click below to listen to the segment: Caron began the interview by saying that “since the war began (in Lebanon) just over a week ago, hundreds of bombs have exploded in the capital city of Beirut,” casually ignoring precisely how the war actually started, namely with Hezbollah firing rockets into Israel in solidarity with its patron, the Iranian regime. When Chennoufi was asked about the role of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Chennoufi stated that it is because of “the presence of a large Shia (Islamic) population in Lebanon,” and that the influence of the 1979 Islamic Revolution “led to the creation of Hezbollah.” While strictly true, it is also fundamentally misleading, because this characterization downplays that Hezbollah is not simply inspired by Iran, but funded, armed and directly supported by it. The next question from Caron appeared to indicate she had little idea what she was discussing, when she asked her guest “do we have a sense of why Israel is attacking Lebanon now?” While Chennoufi answered accurately – that it was due to Hezbollah’s rocket fire – he immediately claimed that “retaliation after attack has to be proportionate, to, the attack itself. We cannot say that the retaliation was proportionate.” Chennoufi did not articulate how Israel’s response to Hezbollah’s rocket fire was disproportionate. Should Israel indiscriminately fire at civilians, as Hezbollah does? Would that constitute proportionality? Furthermore, Chennoufi’s explanation of proportionality is wildly inaccurate. As international law expert Natasha Hausdorff has explained, proportionality does not mean an equal number of explosives used by each side in a war. In fact, it refers to “what the army expects and anticipates in terms of a strike against an individual target.” Even more remarkable was when Chennoufi complained that Israel ordered the evacuation of southern Lebanon, calling it a “crime under international law.” Chennoufi ignored that Israel did so in order to protect those civilians from harm during war, and had Israel not done so, the country would have been indisputably blamed for putting civilians in harm’s way. No matter what, Jerusalem would be blamed. Again later, Caron demonstrated her almost non-existent grasp of current events when she asked Chennoufi “Israel shares a border with other Muslim countries like Jordan and Egypt, but isn’t attacking them. What is different about their relationship with those countries,” appearing to have no idea that unlike Jordan and Egypt, which (despite their ongoing anti-Israel hostility), have peace agreements with Israel, whereas Hezbollah operates in Lebanon and attacks Israel. Unsurprisingly, Julia Caron has repeatedly used her role as a CBC radio host to normalize anti-Israel guests and shamelessly promote one-sided programming. --- ## Julia Caron, Host Of CBC Radio Program Quebec AM, Says “Israel Bombing Lebanon,” Hiding Any Mention Of Hezbollah Firing Rockets First URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/julia-caron-host-of-cbc-radio-program-quebec-am-says-israel-bombing-lebanon-hiding-any-mention-of-hezbollah-firing-rockets-first/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-29 Words: 500 > Julia Caron has repeatedly abused her role as a taxpayer-subsidized radio host to assail Israel. Armed conflicts are typically between two sides. But not, it seems, for CBC radio host Julia Caron, who has repeatedly and incessantly used her platform, subsidized by the Canadian taxpayer, to assail Israel and sanitize Islamic terrorists. In a March 12 segment, “Lebanese-Quebecer reacts to Israeli bombings,” Caron spoke with Samer Adra, a Lebanese man living in Quebec City, for his perspectives about the spillover of the war with the Iranian regime into Lebanon. Click below to listen to the segment: That spillover happened for one reason only: because Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group, began firing rockets into Israel in solidarity with its patron, the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite Jerusalem repeatedly warning it in recent weeks not to do so. Caron began the interview by telling listeners that “more countries in the Middle East are seeing themselves drawn into the conflict, including Lebanon.” Indefensibly, she made zero mention of Hezbollah’s decision to bring Lebanon into the war and how, if it had not done so, there would be no fighting there. Her first question to Adra demonstrated Caron’s thinly-veiled agenda with little doubt: “Tell me about the moment when you first heard about Israel bombing Lebanon.” The towering fact that Hezbollah had bombed Israel first was apparently completely irrelevant to Caron. While Adra’s comments were largely focused on the personal impact of war in Lebanon, rather than the role of Hezbollah and Israel, at times he made statements that should have prompted a clarification if he was being interviewed by a credible journalist. At one point, he said “We’re trying to understand why certain neighbourhoods are being targeted.” While it is not clear what specific areas he was referring to, Israel has largely struck southern Lebanon, regions where Hezbollah is primarily based. Like much of CBC coverage writ large, conspicuously absent from any of Caron’s coverage of the war has been any Israeli voices. For Caron, it seems, the rockets and missiles flying into Israel from Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic are not just minimal, but non-existent. This omission is more than sloppy; it is editorial censorship, serving to deliberately misrepresent the deadly threats posed by an Islamic terrorist group, Hezbollah, and its patron, the Iranian regime based in Tehran. The previous day, Caron put her ignorance about the war in the Middle East on full display, during an interview with Miloud Chennoufi of the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. She similarly made no mention of Hezbollah’s involvement, let alone its decision to start the war, and in fact outright asked her guest “Do we have a sense of why Israel is attacking Lebanon now,” apparently not having bothered to carry out even the most minimal of research before carrying out an interview. CBC radio host Julia Caron has used her taxpayer-subsidized role as the host of Quebec AM to be a regurgitator for propaganda, blaming Israel for starting a war in Lebanon that was started by Hezbollah. --- ## CBC Radio Repeatedly Platforms Radical Anti-Israel Group Glia, Whose Representative Dorotea Gucciardo Spread Baseless Falsehood Accusing Israel Of Burying Palestinians Alive, To Zero Challenge From Hosts URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-repeatedly-platforms-radical-anti-israel-group-glia-whose-representative-dorotea-gucciardo-spread-baseless-falsehood-accusing-israel-of-burying-palestinians-alive-to-zero-challenge-from-ho/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-29 Words: 724 > Gucciardo told listeners that Israel buried Palestinians alive, that it was committing “genocide.” As noted by observers for many years, and recently proven using the scientific method, CBC News’ relentless anti-Israel bias is both long-documented and anything but subtle. That agenda was on full display during a series of four CBC radio interviews, when the taxpayer-funded broadcaster gave a fawning platform to Glia, which also goes by Glia Equal Care, a “medical solidarity organization”, which is a hardline anti-Israel activist group which has repeatedly spread disinformation in the Canadian news media, to discuss Gaza. In these interviews, CBC hosts lamented that Gaza had fallen from the headlines, and instead of speaking to a geopolitical expert, one with expertise in counterterrorism, they pivoted to a group with a comfortable narrative of Israel harming innocent Palestinians. Glia counts among its team members a number of individuals with checkered histories, including Benjamin Thomson, a nephrologist who was suspended by Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital for spreading the conspiracy theory that no Israelis were raped by Palestinian terrorists on October 7, 2023, and Tarek Loubani, a physician in London, Ontario who claims he was shot by Israeli soldiers under murky circumstances. In a March 26 interview on CBC Radio One in Prince Edward Island, Dorotea Gucciardo, Glia’s director of development – who is no stranger to spreading anti-Israel falsehoods – told her host about the non-existent “genocide” in Gaza, to which no challenge was ever provided. Gucciardo, complaining about the state of hospitals in Gaza, said that most of them are out of service, to which her host audibly said “wow.” However, at no time did Gucciardo ever decide to admit that Palestinian terrorist groups have long used hospitals in Gaza for terrorism, an omission that speaks volumes about her agenda. The same day, Gucciardo was a guest on CBC Radio One in Victoria, British Columbia, where she spread the bizarre falsehood that Gaza has been under “Israeli occupation” for 20 years, appearing to not have learned that Israel forcibly withdrew every single one of its citizens there in 2005, only for the territory to be soon turned into a terrorist haven under Hamas governance. Even more incredibly, Gucciardo spread the baseless blood libel that Israel had “buried Palestinians, dead and alive, on hospital grounds.” Click below to listen to the audio: Even in the face of this outrageous statement, the host said nothing, offering no challenge, and presenting no demand for evidence. Instead, the host offered Gucciardo the gentle treatment, asking her to “describe the levels of what (food) is entering Gaza,” in verbiage that was nearly identical to another interview on CBC Radio Calgary with a member of the group ‘Doctors Against Genocide.’ Click below to listen to the audio: Gucciardo was also interviewed on CBC Radio One in Kelowna, British Columbia, where she stated that Israel needed to “end the Israeli occupation of Palestine,” even though Israel left Gaza decades earlier, and has only returned following the Palestinian terrorist massacres of October 7, 2023 which forced Jerusalem into a subsequent war to defend itself. Click below to listen to the audio: Gucciardo also spread the nonsensical claim that Israel was permitting “Israeli settlers to sell (their goods) in Gaza,” even though no Israeli civilians have lived in Gaza for 21 years. She also made the unsubstantiated allegation that 150 healthcare workers are being “held hostage” by Israel. Even amidst these shamelessly false claims, the host made no effort to set the record straight and hold her guest accountable. And on CBC Radio One in Winnipeg, Gucciardo was also a guest, where – like a record on repeat – she continued to spread the “genocide” slur against Israel, offering no evidence for her claim, nor was any requested. In her rambling accusations of crimes against humanity and mass graves at Nasser Hospital in Gaza, Gucciardo kept listeners from hearing that the complex has been widely-used by Palestinian terrorists, so much that even Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a vocal anti-Israel group, admitted as such in early February. Click below to listen to the audio: CBC continues to make a mockery out of its own journalistic standards by relying on a radical anti-Israel activist group, Glia Equal Care, and its director of development, Dorotea Gucciardo, who was permitted to spread unfounded disinformation alleging Israel buried Palestinians alive and other propaganda, without even a sniff of challenge. --- ## CBC News Reporter Susan Ormiston Downplays Hezbollah Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-susan-ormiston-downplays-hezbollah-terrorism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-29 Words: 682 > Viewers were shielded from critical details, including Hezbollah’s entry into the war and its genocidal vision. Providing news updates on the fighting between the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah and Israel without offering critical details makes for a half-baked broadcast at best, misinformation at worst. Yet that is what CBC News reporter Susan Ormiston did twice on March 12. Ormiston produced two broadcasts, “8 killed in Israeli drone strike on seaside area in Beirut,” as well as “Israel hammers Lebanon with airstrikes, orders more troops to border.” Click below to watch the segments: In neither one did Ormiston explain that Hezbollah is a terrorist Iranian proxy committed to genocide against Israel. Nor did she explain that Hezbollah initiated this war with a rocket attack on Israel following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Understanding this explains that Israel is fighting a war of self-defence along its northern border. Additionally, the November 2024 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon stated, among other criteria, that Lebanon would ensure the disarmament of Hezbollah, which has long operated beyond the law. This clearly did not happen. Yet Ormiston seems at pains to put Israel in a bad light, saying, “There’s less intelligence on what the IDF is targeting beyond what it calls Hezbollah infrastructure and command centers.” This is not accurate. The IDF’s X (formerly Twitter) page is replete with specific examples of what the IDF is targeting in Lebanon, including names of terrorists hit and locations and details of infrastructure sites targeted. Yet Ormiston continued, “The pattern has been over the last week that the Israeli military gives advanced warning of the areas they are going to strike, allowing time for people to get out. The families here say this time that didn’t happen. We’ve asked the IDF to clarify.” The expectation is shocking. The IDF does not have to issue warnings. When they can, they do, despite the inherent loss of tactical surprise. Even when Israel does provide warnings, CBC News criticizes it. And that is her sole reference to requesting an Israeli perspective. It isn’t hard to find multiple addresses to ask for the Israeli point of view, yet Ormiston left her attempt at balance with one unanswered request. She went on to detail the tragic losses on the Lebanese side of the border, without observing the impact on Israeli civilians. Since the beginning of the war, 15 Israeli civilians have been killed and 3,195 injured. People in Israel are also living in fear. But this is not mentioned. Yet Ormiston does ask a leading question of the director of the hospital servicing injured Lebanese, “Why children?” To which he replied, “I don’t know. It’s a war. No, nothing is fair. I think.” Her lack of balance is blinding. She didn’t ask ‘Why Israel?’ or ‘Why is Hezbollah embedded in civilian areas?’ Hezbollah deliberately hides its infrastructure in civilian areas. Hezbollah’s attacks are not in defense of Lebanon, and they are targeted at Israeli civilians. In fact, one of them damaged a childcare centre. Israel’s defensive attacks target terror infrastructure, not civilians. Ormiston ignored this asymmetry. Her second article detailed a rocket attack from Israel that targeted a car parked in Beirut. She acknowledged that the Hezbollah commander who was targeted died. She alleged that another 8 people were killed and 31 were injured. She admitted that “It’s not clear yet who they were, whether perhaps they were some of the refugees who often sleep along this corniche at night or whether they were connected to the targeted car.” She continued, “What has startled and shaken Lebanese is that this is a very popular spot for walking along the seaside and very close to many international hotels, including the one we’re staying up on the hill.” One can hear from her surprise that Israel doesn’t usually target densely populated civilian areas. When reporters omit the cause of a war, ignore the openly genocidal aims of one side, and the suffering of the other, they are not informing the public, but misinforming it. --- ## CBC The National Platforms Hasan Piker, Accused Of Antisemitism, In Puff Piece Interview That Conceals And Excuses His Hateful Rhetoric URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-the-national-platforms-hasan-piker-accused-of-antisemitism-in-puff-piece-interview-that-conceals-and-excuses-his-hateful-rhetoric/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-29 Words: 827 > Instead of addressing documented controversies, the segment focused on Piker’s feelings and allowed him to deflect scrutiny. Rabid anti-Israel social media commentator Hasan Piker recently spoke at the University of British Columbia. Despite Piker’s record of hate speech – which prompted one Jewish group to call for barring him from the country – CBC News program The National saw reporter Erica Johnson deliver a lowball, fawning interview on February 28, “Hasan Piker comes to Canada—and he has thoughts,” that presented Piker in the warmest, most flattering light. Click below to watch the segment: Johnson questioned Piker’s track record in a roundabout way, asking, “How do you feel about people saying you’re antisemitic?” That made it all about Piker’s feelings rather than the facts. Johnson didn’t share Piker’s problematic quotes, of which there are many. She could have mentioned his Holocaust minimization or the October 7 denial that has made him a darling of extremist anti-Israel activists. Instead, she let him claim that “It’s a horrible smear, especially because I’ve spent my professional media career combating antisemitism as an avowed anti-Zionist.” Any responsible journalist should have examined that statement. Johnson could have mentioned that the connection to Zion has been central to Judaism for thousands of years. Or that many Jewish organizations consider anti-Zionism merely a more “socially acceptable” form of antisemitism. At the very least, she could have asked Piker what he’s done to “combat antisemitism.” Perhaps he’s called out anti-Jewish tropes in pro-Palestinian spaces where he’s adored? Or moderated hateful rhetoric within his own Twitch community of around 3 million followers? There’s no evidence that he’s done either of these. Instead, CBC gave a platform to Piker which served to rehabilitate his reputation. Piker then set off on a tangent, ranting that “People do have the capacity to understand exactly what’s going on in Gaza.” This is pure sleight of hand, replacing a question he couldn’t address head-on with his own preferred narrative. The question was about antisemitism. Piker’s answer was about Gaza. And Johnson failed to follow up, letting his deflection stand as a response. This pattern played out throughout Johnson’s entire lengthy interview. She would introduce a potentially difficult question, then soften it moments later, letting Piker evade scrutiny and reposition himself as a sympathetic figure. Her lack of scrutiny wasn’t limited to antisemitism. When asked about Alberta separatism, a topic for which he has no apparent expertise, for example, Piker admitted, “I don’t understand Albertan separatists at all.” Despite this, he presented an array of sweeping conclusions. He reframed the issue through a U.S.-centric lens and warned about the loss of government-backed healthcare, which is largely peripheral to the actual debate. Throughout it all, Johnson let Piker ramble, at times incoherently. She asked no follow-up questions, added no context, and failed to question his authority on an issue he’d already admitted he didn’t understand. Failing all of that, she rescued Piker with her next question, about a supposed “crackdown on free speech happening in America.” Once again, she made it all about his feelings, rather than facts, asking him, “Do you worry you could be next?” It’s lucky for Piker that Johnson never dug deeper. Because although he often presents himself as an authority across a wide range of issues, as Johnson’s interview proved, his knowledge is shallow and his biases run deep. Johnson isn’t the first CBC host to interview Piker. Back in 2024, Honest Reporting Canada noted that CBC’s Front Burner podcast saw host Jayme Poisson ask Piker to expound on Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. That happened days before US Congressman Ritchie Torres wrote to Amazon, which owns Piker’s streaming platform, to “express alarm about the amplification of antisemitism on Twitch at the hands of Hasan Piker.” Piker has also famously said that “America deserved 9/11,” which Johnson did mention. But she carefully cushioned the question to protect Piker. Instead of taking him to task for this abhorrent statement, she asked, “When you say things like this, they’re obviously not premeditated. Do you regret saying them?” Piker didn’t actually answer, but he didn’t have to. Statements about Hamas, and about Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis, have all made his pro-terror sympathies achingly clear. Despite his gamer origins, Piker presents himself as a serious commentator. He never hesitates to weigh in on the most controversial issues. His commentary incites clicks, likes, and headlines—and may spur antisemitic hate. Yet CBC decided that what Canadians deserved was a puff piece, letting Piker deflect, reframe, and walk away looking like a hero. At a time when Jewish communities in Canada are facing a surge in threats and violence from Islamic terrorists, including multiple shootings targeting synagogues, this uncritical platforming isn’t just tone-deaf—it risks further inflaming an already dangerous climate. --- ## Why Canada Is Failing In The Fight Against Islamic Extremism: An Insightful Conversation With Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskell URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-canada-is-failing-in-the-fight-against-islamic-extremism-an-insightful-conversation-with-israels-deputy-foreign-minister-sharren-haskell/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-03-27 Words: 137 > The Carney government has faced unprecedented criticism, domestically and internationally, for what critics call a failure to address Islamic terrorism and anti-Jewish hate inside Canada. What more needs to be... The Carney government has faced unprecedented criticism, domestically and internationally, for what critics call a failure to address Islamic terrorism and anti-Jewish hate inside Canada. What more needs to be done to meaningfully address the scourge of Islamic terrorism, and, in a directly related effort, the related upsurge in anti-Jewish hate? In this episode of The Honest Report, HonestReporting Canada assistant director Robert Walker sits down with Sharren Haskel, Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister, for her assessment of the war against the Iranian regime, and a candid assessment of Ottawa’s fight against extremism. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Listen to the audio-only version below: --- ## Israel’s War With Iran Is Fundamentally Different Than Its War Against Hamas URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/israels-war-with-iran-is-fundamentally-different-than-its-war-against-hamas/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-04-01 Words: 78 > As tensions between Israel and Iran continue to escalate, much of the news media is interpreting events through the same false lens used for Gaza: casting Israel as a regional... As tensions between Israel and Iran continue to escalate, much of the news media is interpreting events through the same false lens used for Gaza: casting Israel as a regional aggressor and framing the conflict as another campaign against civilians. But that narrative fundamentally misses the reality. Our Digital Director, Rick Firth, explains. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## In Waterloo Region Record, HRC Rebuts Letter Writer Who Implied Israel & USA Started Conflict With Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/in-waterloo-region-record-hrc-rebuts-letter-writer-who-implied-israel-usa-started-conflict-with-iran/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-26 Words: 256 > In his rebuttal, Walker underscored that this framing ignores the broader reality... On March 13, HRC Assistant Director, Rob Walker, was published in the Waterloo Region Record, responding to a letter writer who implied that Israel and the United States started the conflict with Iran, by getting their “bombs in first”. In his rebuttal, Walker underscored that this framing ignores the broader reality: the conflict with Iran did not begin with the recent strikes but has been shaped over decades. The Iranian regime has long supported terror campaigns both at home and abroad, which has led to the deaths of thousands, including its own citizens and victims around the world, among them Canadians. Read the letter in full immediately below: Iran is the real aggressor in Middle East war Re: This war on Iran is dangerous and irresponsible, March 11 A recent letter writer claimed the United States and Israel have gotten their “bombs in first” in Iran. Except the war did not just begin two weeks ago. The Iranian regime has, for decades, been arming and supporting an array of proxy Islamic terrorist groups across the Middle East, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis (all banned in Canada), who collectively have killed untold thousands of civilians across the region, including many Canadians. Two months ago, the Iranian regime massacred 35,000 people as they protested for an end to the regime. The Iranian regime started this war decades ago, hoping that it could let others fight its war for them. The more the Islamic Republic of Iran weakens, the safer we all become. Robert WalkerAssistant DirectorHonestReporting Canada --- ## Retired University of Manitoba Education Dean John Wiens Dismisses Decades Of Iranian Regime’s Terrorism & Violence URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/retired-university-of-manitoba-education-dean-john-wiens-dismisses-decades-of-iranian-regimes-terrorism-violence/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-26 Words: 522 > Wiens’ commentary could not be called thoughtful or even good-faith, but ignorant and conspiratorial. In recent years, critics have argued that post-secondary institutions in Canada, rather than being bastions of critical thinking and innovation, have instead become hives of groupthink and intimidation against those who dared to question hardline orthodoxies. University administrators, rather than challenge this deterioration of education, have consistently failed to uphold these values, and a recent opinion column in the Winnipeg Free Press by a retired dean of education underscores just how deeply this reluctance to confront ideological conformity has taken root within the academy. In his March 14 commentary, “Not a just war,” John R. Wiens, a dean emeritus of the faculty of education at the University of Manitoba, criticizes the U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran. While it is eminently reasonable to level criticisms against such actions, Wiens’ column demonstrates a widespread ignorance about the topic on which he has chosen to pontificate. Wien suggests that the war is a big conspiracy by Israel and the U.S. in order to “distract attention from their corruption and other criminal allegations,” and that its real goal is “domination.” For a retired dean, it is bizarre that Wiens did not seem to conduct even a modicum of research before penning his conspiratorial column. The Iranian regime is seen as a threat across most of Israeli society, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has talked publicly about it for decades, long before his current legal troubles. He dismisses any thought that the Islamic Republic could be a threat, claiming that Iran’s nuclear threat is a “well-known falsehood,” and that it is not a “reasonable response to Iranian rhetoric.” If the Iranian nuclear threat is a “well-known falsehood,” then that is certainly news to the Iranian regime itself, which bragged to U.S. negotiator Steve Witcoff about it earlier this year. While Wiens falsely claims that the war is in response to “Iranian rhetoric,” he dangerously and irresponsibly erases Tehran’s decades of murderous violence that has accompanied that rhetoric. It is the world’s biggest state sponsor of terrorism, funding, arming and supporting an array of Islamic terrorist group proxies across the Middle East, including the Houthis, Hamas and Hezbollah. It has also directly orchestrated terrorist attacks targeting Jews in Argentina. The Iranian regime has also built a massive array of ballistic missiles with the aim of causing immense damage to Israeli civilians. Within Iran, the regime murdered tens of thousands of protesters in early 2025, who were guilty of the crime of speaking out against the Islamic Republic. A good-faith critic of the strikes against the regime may genuinely feel that those efforts wouldn’t help. But Wiens doesn’t even acknowledge the reality at all, whether because he deliberately is seeking to hide it from readers, or because he simply doesn’t know what he is writing about. Either way, John R. Wiens’ opinion column in The Winnipeg Free Press demonstrates a profound ignorance and myopia about the murderous nature of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the threat it poses to tens of millions of people outside and inside its borders. --- ## Toronto Star Reporter Ben Cohen Sanitizes Pro-Terrorist Rhetoric Seen At Al-Quds Day Rallies URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-reporter-ben-cohen-sanitizes-pro-terrorist-rhetoric-seen-at-al-quds-day-rallies/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-26 Words: 532 > Cohen whitewashed one of Canada’s most dangerous anti-Israel rallies. Soon after taking power in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the new Iranian regime founded Al Quds Day (‘Jerusalem’ in Arabic), an annual event aimed at calling for the destruction of Israel. In Canada, multiple cities have hosted these events, which have consistently been scenes of explicit support for terrorism, hate speech and genocide against Jews. But in a Toronto Star article immediately preceding the 2026 demonstration, City Hall Bureau reporter Ben Cohen, rather than mentioning the documented hate speech and support for terrorism which have been a mainstay at Al Quds Day protests, instead framed it as being a ‘he said, she said’ scenario where the truth is somehow impossible to know. His March 13 article, “Doug Ford to seek an injunction to block Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto,” quoted Stephen Ellis, a lawyer acting as legal counsel for the Al-Quds Committee, adding that the group is “anti-war.” Cohen could have mentioned that Ellis has been accused by Canary Mission of defending the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, but did no such thing. While Cohen did offer a note to criticisms of Al-Quds Day, quoting a Jewish organization and mentioning recent anti-Jewish terrorist attacks, he offered no concrete examples, and instead simply noted that “many Jewish groups in Toronto have opposed the event, which they consider antisemitic and a call to eradicate Israel.” While there is no shortage of such evidence, Cohen made zero mention of it and instead permitted the protest’s defenders to rewrite history without any correction. It is not simply that Jewish groups “consider” the event an open promotion of violence and terrorism – that is exactly what it has shown itself to be. He also interviewed University of Windsor law professor Richard Moon, paraphrasing him as saying that the “event has been held many times before without serious incident,” as if open calls for mass murder don’t constitute “serious incident.” Despite providing a cover for apologia for Al-Quds Day advocates, footage of the day chronicled the truth. From open death threats, attempts at harassment, flags of the banned terrorist group Hezbollah on display, and plenty of unapologetic praise for the Islamic Republic of Iran, the day lived up to the sordid reputation that it has built up over many years. And while the Al Quds Day protest was characterized by extremism, it was dwarfed in size by opposing marches in recent weeks. As noted by journalist Warren Kinsella, just one anti-regime protest in February was roughly 100 times larger than the Al-Quds Day demonstration. However, rather than offering readers a full and unvarnished look at the ugly history of Al Quds Day, and what was inevitably going to be a repeat of it, The Toronto Star’s Ben Cohen instead extensively quoted interviewees who presented a sanitized version that bore little resemblance to the truth. On the day itself, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster also presented the day as simply a protest, with no apparent violent or extremist message. CBC News reporter Jennifer Yoon appeared not to have any idea what was happening, lamenting to viewers the lack of “dialogue” between pro-Islamic Republic protesters and anti-regime protesters. --- ## Winnipeg Free Press Opinion Column By Fantasy Novelist Alex Passey Blames The West For War, Suggests Iran Should Have Nukes URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/winnipeg-free-press-opinion-column-by-fantasy-novelist-alex-passey-blames-the-west-for-war-suggests-iran-should-have-nukes/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-26 Words: 806 > To make his case, Passey relies on a mix of selective history, unsupported claims, and missing context. On February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes against the Iranian regime following years of tension over the Islamic Republic’s regional support for terrorism, as well as its ballistic missile and nuclear program. Both nations’ leaders have expressed support for the people of Iran against the regime that oppresses them. But that wasn’t good enough for Winnipeg Free Press opinion columnist Alex Passey. In “West has long history of vilifying Iran,” published March 5, Passey, a fantasy novelist and literary reviewer, citing his apparent expertise in geopolitical affairs, argued that Iran isn’t the real threat at all. The true threat, Passey wrote, is actually “the west.” That means Israel, the US, and Canada who frame “Iran as a belligerent villain bent on creating nuclear weapons.” To make his case, Passey presented a hodge-podge of semi-historical facts, outright falsehoods and missing context. Passey wrote that U.S. and Israeli forces were “dropping bombs and level[ing] the nation indiscriminately,” citing an alleged strike on an elementary school. That’s a war-crimes accusation, a very serious claim, and one that requires solid sources and reliable verification, neither of which Passey offered. He just tossed out this grave allegation as an established fact even though neither Israel or the US military has released their findings yet. More importantly, this has been among the most precision-targeted operations in history. Its opening salvo alone decapitated Iran’s repressive leadership. That included Ayatollah Khamenei, whom many, including many Iranians, considered the epitome of evil. Despite this, Passey reduced the entire war to a “wanton assault.” Passey did briefly acknowledge that Iran’s government has been “an undeniably brutal regime.” His strategy: Give an inch- then take a mile. After acknowledging that the Ayatollahs are brutal, Passey praised Iran for having “shown immense restraint” in the face of Western “aggression.” What aggression? Killing senior regime official Qasem Soleimani in 2020, Passey writes, “for no better reason than Trump had an itchy trigger finger.” In reality, Soleimani murdered hundreds of American and coalition service members and wounded thousands more over the years. This strategy surfaced again later when Passey briefly acknowledged Iran’s global proxies. But apparently, Iran’s “proxy warfare” (in self-conscious scare quotes) is peanuts compared to the “global crimes of the United States and its proxies.” Iran’s proxies (including Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Shiite militias in Iraq, and Yemen’s Houthi rebels) have been linked to drug and human trafficking, attacks on international shipping, and destabilization of multiple countries. Not to mention attacks on Americans, Israelis, and Jews worldwide over nearly five decades. Never mind all that. For Passey, it seemed, we in the West are far, far worse. When it came to Iran’s nuclear aims, Passey’s fiction-writing expertise truly shone through. In his topsy-turvy world, Iran was “completely in compliance” with its 2015 nuclear agreement. And also “desperately working” to sign a new deal. Forget Iran’s years of refusing to quit enriching uranium. Never mind its barring international monitors trying to gain access for inspections. Ignore European governments and watchdog organizations expressing decades-long fears over its nuclear ambitions. But then, Passey actually had the temerity to suggest that in light of all this US “violence,” that “it’s actually astonishing that they [Iran] haven’t been pursuing a nuclear deterrent… they probably would have been wise to.” Meaning? Iran may not have been trying to gain nuclear capability. But in Passey’s book, they should have been. Finally, Passey pointed to widespread “disdain for the west among Iranians.” He claimed this was the natural consequence of Western brutality. In fact, massive numbers of Iranians, inside and outside of Iran, seem overjoyed that the conflict could mean new opportunities for their people. Protests have long condemned the regime’s oppression, pointing to a desire for more closeness with the West than Passey might prefer. It’s one thing to acknowledge Western policy failures. Serious discussion of Iran and the Middle East requires examination of all sides. Yet Passey side-stepped facts so he could whitewash and dismiss a half-century of Islamist brutality and belligerence. Or rather, replace it with fantastical fictions of a benevolent and peace-loving regime… all so he could rally anti-war sentiment here. Opinion pages certainly benefit from varied perspectives. But with no background or professional experience in Middle East Studies or geopolitics, Passey was a poor choice to inform Winnipeg Free Press readers on these issues. According to Passey’s own Facebook post, he’s “[w]orking on a longer [article] for Canadian Dimension focused more on the Israel angle.” At a time when so many people commenting on Israel issues have... --- ## Winnipeg Free Press Publishes Hateful Quote From Syrian Woman Laila Chebib, Who Called Israel A “Cancer;” Newspaper Must Take Responsibility For Publishing Dehumanizing Hate URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/winnipeg-free-press-publishes-hateful-quote-from-syrian-woman-laila-chebib-who-called-israel-a-cancer-newspaper-must-take-responsibility-for-publishing-dehumanizing-hate/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-26 Words: 582 > While Chebib’s hateful words are her own, the newspaper must take responsibility for what they publish. In a March 13 article in The Winnipeg Free Press, reporter Kevin Rollason wrote an article interviewing a range of Winnipeggers affected by the war with Iran. However, nestled within more benign paragraphs were the comments from one local, Laila Chebib, who spread inflammatory and rabidly antisemitic comments. The article,“Conflict and concern Winnipeggers with ties to the Middle East feel impact of war.” featured a thoughtful interview with Rabbi Yosef Bennaroch, explaining how Canadians with relatives in Israel are experiencing the war, as well as profiling Canadians who found themselves in Kuwait, and an Iranian expat. The article also quoted Chebib, who, together with her husband, helped establish the Manitoba Islamic Association and the Pioneer Mosque. Rollason wrote of her, “Chebib says she’s no fan of Trump, but thinks even less of Israel,” quoting her directly as saying “it’s like a cancer…it keeps going on and on and on and on. It just won’t stop. They just keep on killing people. They invaded Syria… they took half of Lebanon. They are taking all of Palestine. They are after Iran now. I don’t know what the U.S. is doing with the Middle East, putting their fingers in and stirring the pot.” While Chebib’s asinine comments are hers, it is deeply troubling that The Winnipeg Free Press would permit such venomous hate speech to be republished. If such hate were directed at any other community, it is inconceivable that it would be put to print. As Winipegger Yolanda Papini-Pollock articulately explained in a subsequent letter to the newspaper, “describing the nation of the Jewish people, “like a cancer” is not criticism or debate, it is dehumanizing language. Over the years this kind of rhetoric has been used to demonize and delegitimize Jews by portraying them as something diseased or malignant that must be removed.” Chebib’s next statement, “They just keep killing people,” is an inversion of the truth. While both Hamas and Hezbollah (from Lebanon) target civilians, including a children’s daycare center, Israel does not. Israel actually forfeits its tactical surprise by warning civilians of an attack. Its missions are targeted, aimed at rooting out terrorists and their infrastructure. In contrast, the Islamic terrorist organizations don’t seem to care about their own people’s lives. There are no civilian bomb shelters in either Gaza or Lebanon, yet both sets of terrorists position themselves and their infrastructure in civilian areas. Chebib’s statements are inversions of the truth. Rollason let them go. Additionally, Chebib implied Israel is on a land-grabbing mission. Nothing could be further from the truth. Israel’s primary concern is its security. It is threatened with annihilation by neighbouring terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah. Hamas’s invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, and the atrocities it committed demonstrated the need to take these security concerns with deadly seriousness. As for Hezbollah, they initiated their war with Israel on March 2, firing rockets in “protest” of the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. As for Iran, the implication that Israel has any interest in its territory is utterly bizarre. Iran’s raison d’etre is the deletion of Israel from the map. It installed a clock in Tehran Square, counting down until Israel was no more. Israel is acting in self-defence against such a genocidal regime seeking its annihilation. Chebib made astonishing and inaccurate claims that The Winnipeg Free Press must take responsibility for publishing. --- ## La Presse Cartoonist Serge Chapleau – Who Previously Drew Israeli PM Netanyahu As Demonic Nosferatu – Depicts Him As Controlling The U.S. URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-cartoonist-serge-chapleau-who-previously-drew-israeli-pm-netanyahu-as-demonic-nosferatu-depicts-him-as-controlling-the-u-s/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-25 Words: 1506 > Cliquez ici pour la version française On March 20, La Presse published an editorial cartoon by Serge Chapleau, “Netanyahu Denies Everything.” The illustration depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding... Cliquez ici pour la version française On March 20, La Presse published an editorial cartoon by Serge Chapleau, “Netanyahu Denies Everything.” The illustration depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding U.S. President Donald Trump as an infant strapped to his chest, visually suggesting dependence and control. This is not a subtle or ambiguous piece of political commentary. The imagery is explicit: Israel’s leader is shown physically controlling an infantilized Trump, conveying domination and dependence. Whatever the accompanying text claims, the visual message is unmistakable. It advances the idea that Israel, and by extension Jewish leadership, exercises controlling influence over the United States. That is not a legitimate critique. It is a direct invocation of one of the oldest and most recognizable antisemitic conspiracy tropes, all too often conveyed via political cartoons. What makes this incident even more concerning is that it does not stand alone. Alongside the March 20 cartoon, Chapleau has previously portrayed Netanyahu as Nosferatu, the grotesque vampire figure originating in the 1922 film of the same name. In that image, Netanyahu is rendered with exaggerated features, claw-like hands, and a menacing, inhuman presence. This image was published by La Presse exactly two years ago. The use of Nosferatu is not a neutral artistic reference. The character has long been associated with visual motifs that were explicitly used in antisemitic propaganda, depicting Jews as parasitic, predatory, and fundamentally alien. These are not vague or debatable associations; they are well-documented elements of a visual language that has historically dehumanized Jewish people. The earlier image prompted backlash and an apology from La Presse. At that time, the publication acknowledged the harm caused by invoking imagery widely recognized as antisemitic, even while Chapleau maintained that people were overreacting, and that the image is “not antisemitic, it’s not that at all.” That context matters. Because when a publication repeats the same visual tropes after they have already been identified, criticized, and apologized for, it ceases to be an isolated lapse in judgment. It becomes a pattern. And patterns demand accountability. It is not credible to suggest that the implications of these images are unclear. The combination of infantilization, control narratives, and grotesque caricature aligns too closely with longstanding antisemitic themes to be coincidental. Nor can it be defended as simply “pushing boundaries” in political satire. Satire, at its best, challenges power without resorting to the dehumanization of an entire people. When it draws on historically targeted imagery, it crosses a line from critique into amplification of prejudice. This is particularly concerning in the current climate. Antisemitic incidents in Canada have reached historically high levels, with Jewish communities reporting increased harassment, vandalism, and threats. In such an environment, the normalization of antisemitic tropes, especially in widely read national media, has real consequences. For many Jewish Canadians, these images are not abstract or open to interpretation. They are immediately recognizable echoes of the same stereotypes that have fueled exclusion and violence for generations. Seeing them reproduced in a major publication sends a message that these tropes remain acceptable in public discourse. Media organizations have both the right and the responsibility to engage in robust political critique. But that responsibility includes an awareness of historical context and the impact of visual language. Recycling imagery that has been used to vilify Jews for centuries is not an example of valid political discourse. HonestReporting Canada has formally raised these concerns with La Presse and called for corrective action, including the removal of the cartoon and a clear public apology. The lack of a substantive response so far only deepens concern about the publication’s editorial standards. This is not just a lapse in judgment, but a test of where the line is drawn. When imagery rooted in antisemitic tropes is repackaged as mainstream satire, the issue is no longer intent but normalization. Each repetition makes it easier to dismiss, easier to excuse, and easier to repeat. If institutions like La Presse cannot, or will not, recognize and reject that pattern, they bear responsibility for the societal boundaries they are setting. Le caricaturiste de La Presse Serge Chapleau — qui avait déjà représenté le premier ministre israélien Netanyahou en Nosferatu démoniaque — le dépeint comme contrôlant les États-Unis Le 20 mars, La Presse a publié une caricature éditoriale de Serge Chapleau, intitulée« Netanyahou nie tout ». L’illustration montre le premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahou tenant le président américain Donald Trump comme un nourrisson attaché à sa poitrine, suggérant visuellement dépendance et cont... --- ## Four Ontario Torstar Newspapers Publish Editorial Cartoon By Graeme MacKay Mimics Nazi-Era Imagery & Depicts Israel’s Leader As Blood-Soaked, Leading Donald Trump By A Leash URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/four-ontario-torstar-newspapers-publish-editorial-cartoon-by-graeme-mackay-mimics-nazi-era-imagery-depicts-israels-leader-as-blood-soaked-leading-donald-trump-by-a-leash/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-24 Words: 531 > In a drawing reminiscent of Nazi-era imagery depicting Jews as controlling the United States, a March 20 & 24 editorial cartoon by Graeme MacKay depicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... In a drawing reminiscent of Nazi-era imagery depicting Jews as controlling the United States, a March 20 & 24 editorial cartoon by Graeme MacKay depicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as blood-soaked, saying “President of Peace,” while leading U.S. President Donald Trump by a leash. The cartoon was published in four Ontario Torstar newspapers, The Toronto Star, The Hamilton Spectator, The Waterloo Record, and The Peterborough Examiner. At bare minimum, MacKay’s cartoon was historically ignorant, paying no attention to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s decades of violence against Israel and the United States, and the repeated public attestations that Trump was not pressured into war by Israel, nor was there credible evidence suggesting coercion or manipulation by Israeli leadership at any stage of decision-making. But his image went further. MacKay’s cartoon, whether deliberate or not, closely resembled hate propaganda from Nazi Germany, which depicted Jews controlling the world, and pulling the levers of power like puppet masters. In fact, depicting Jews as warmongers forcing others to do their bidding has long been a favourite of extremist antisemites, from the Nazis to white supremacist David Duke. Again and again, antisemitic commentators in England, Germany and the Soviet Union attempted to accuse the Jews of controlling their governments, and in particular, the United States. Graeme MacKay is no stranger to using classic tropes to push his hardline anti-Israel agenda. In August, 2025, he also utilized the blood-soaked Netanyahu cartoon, in what one critic noted was a thinly-veiled regurgitation of Palestinian terrorist propaganda. In October, 2024, he published a cartoon which featured Israel’s leader standing atop a mountain of skulls while ripping apart a dove, in a fight with Iran’s ayatollah, equating a democratically-elected leader with a fanatical Islamic totalitarian. In a letter to Torstar and the newspapers which published the cartoon, HonestReporting Canada Executive Director Mike Fegelman argued that the image “goes well beyond political commentary and legitimate discourse, and in our view, into spreading hateful anti-Jewish themes and conspiracy theories of Jewish control over world leaders.” The implications of such cartoons are not academic. While Islamist-inspired terrorist attacks against Jews and Westerners are taking place in North America and Europe, MacKay’s editorial cartoon directly helps legitimize such hate by suggesting that Israel, a tiny country smaller than Vancouver Island, is somehow controlling the world’s sole economic and military superpower. Historically, depicting Jews as controlling the world was the opening salvo in the dehumanization and eventual mass murder of Jews, because once they were no longer seen as equals, they could be more easily persecuted and massacred. While it is unclear whether Graeme MacKay’s cartoon was a deliberate mimicry of Nazi-era propaganda against Jews, or is simply a coincidental facsimile, the newspapers which print his work have a solemn duty to ensure that their pages do not become used for the promulgation of hatred against Jews, the number one target of hate crimes in Canada. Consequently, it is incumbent on Torstar, The Toronto Star, The Waterloo Record, The Hamilton Spectator and The Peterborough Examiner to issue an apology and immediate removal of the cartoon. --- ## If Officials Want To Tackle Hate Crimes In Canada, They Should Start By Addressing Radical Islam URL: https://honestreporting.ca/if-officials-want-to-tackle-hate-crimes-in-canada-they-should-start-by-addressing-radical-islam/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-24 Words: 1048 > These incidents come after more than two years of escalating anti-Jewish hate crimes across Canada since the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks. The first 10 days following the U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime served as a potent reminder that there remains an ongoing threat of radical Islamic terrorism in Canada. Within this short period of time, a series of nighttime shootings targeted the business of a prominent Iranian dissident, a pro-Israel Jewish activist, three synagogues, and the American consulate, all in Toronto. Whether formally engaged or simply independent supporters, these attacks strongly suggest that they were carried out by individuals in support of the Iranian regime, formal or otherwise. But these incidents did not arise in a vacuum. For nearly two and a half years since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 invasion of southern Israel, Canada has been hit with a wave of hate crimes targeting Jews. And while Jewish community leaders have repeatedly warned elected officials and law enforcement that their weak enforcement of anti-Jewish and pro-terrorist hate speech would lead to inevitable violence, their messages have been largely ignored. Since then, there have been dozens of high-profile arrests of individuals charged with anti-Jewish hate crimes in Canada, a number of which have involved an element of violence. And while some fringe voices such as conspiracy theorist Samira Moyheddin have in our view suggested that anti-Jewish hate crimes are carried out by Jews in an apparent attempt to garner sympathy, the truth is there is a consistent theme among those charged, with many of the accused having Islamic names, indicating that they may have been driven by Islamic fundamentalism. Below is a partial list of those arrested and charged with hate crimes against Jews and other terrorism-related charges over the last 2.5 years in Canada, initially compiled by Jesse Brown of Canadaland: October, 2023: Mohamad Ghandour of Calgary. Charged with making online threats against two Jewish children November, 2023: Abdirazak Mahdi Ahmed of Montreal. Charged in connection with a shooting at a Jewish school November, 2023: Eleven individuals charged with allegedly vandalizing a Jewish-owned business, with police categorizing it as hate-motivated. Those charged were Nisha Toomey, Shameen Khan, Macdonald (Mac) Scott, Lesley Wood, Suzanne Narain, Karl Sabastian Gardner, Ian Doty, Stuart Schussler, Sarom Rho, Clement Cheng, and Mercedes Lee December, 2023: Two teenagers whose identities protected under a publication ban from Ottawa, allegedly planning to attack Jews in Ottawa January, 2024: Bezhani Sarvar of Edmonton facing terrorism-related charges March 4, 2024: Waissudin Akbari of Toronto, owner of Lazeez Shawarma, charged and convicted for threatening to bomb Toronto synagogues to ‘kill as many Jews as possible’ April, 2024: Razaali Bahadur of Toronto charged with public incitement of hatred after accosting attendees at a pro-Israel event in Toronto June, 2024: Pascal Tribout of Quebec charged with hate speech against Jews and 3D printing of firearms June, 2024: Jonathan Szeftel of Toronto charged with throwing a rock through a synagogue window July, 2024: Zachariah Adam Quraishi of Alberta traveled to Israel, where he attacked soldiers with a knife before being shot July, 2024: Father-and-son Ahmed Eldidi and Mostafa Eldidi of Richmond Hill charged with planning an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack August, 2024: A youth who could not be named under a publication ban from Toronto allegedly participating in the activities of a banned terrorist group September, 2024: Muhammad Shahzeb Khan of Toronto arrested on way to New York City where he allegedly sought to carry out a mass attack against Jews September, 2024: Taha Sleiman & Malek Sleiman of Niagara Falls, Ontario, charged with making, possessing, caring and controlling an explosive device October, 2024: Helder Antonio De Ameida charged after allegedly shooting at a Jewish girls’ school October, 2024: The RCMP informed former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler than Iranian officials were seeking to assassinate him October, 2024: Three Montreal youths who could not be named charged after possessing explosive devices believed by police with the aim of using against synagogues December, 2024: Youth who could not be named from Newmarket arrested on suspicion he was planning to join the Islamic State December, 2024: Mohamed Ilyess Akodad of Montreal arrested and charged in connection with the firebombing of a local synagogue January, 2025: Amir Arvahi Azar of Toronto charged with 29 criminal offenses, including an eight-month spree of anti-Jewish hate attacks April, 2025: Mai Abdulhadi of Montreal charged with three counts of uttering threats towards Jewish students May, 2025: Kenneth Gobin convicted of assaulting a Jewish family coming from synagogue July, 2025: Jennifer Clermont of Toronto charged with assault at an anti-Israel protest, calling a Jewish journalist a “Zionist pig” August, 2025: Tamrabet Sid Ali of Montreal charged with three counts of harassment and threats of death or bodily harm near a Mo... --- ## Hill Times Publishes Three Columns Criticizing War Against Iranian Regime URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hill-times-publishes-three-columns-criticizing-war-against-iranian-regime/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-24 Words: 604 > In her March 11 column criticizing strikes on the Iranian regime as “illegal” and “on the wrong side of humanity,” Ifill offered no evidence for her claims. As part of The Hill Times’ commentary on the war with the Iranian regime, the Ottawa newspaper which portrays itself as “Canada’s politics and government news source” published a rambling opinion column from one Calgary-based podcaster with no apparent geopolitical expertise whatsoever. Erica Ifill, Bad+Bitchy podcast, has previously spread what we regard as anti-Israel disinformation in the pages of The Hill Times before, in addition to brazenly claiming that Canadian Jews “don’t give a f*** about eradicating antiblackness from your own communities.” As to why Ifill would be permitted to continue writing columns despite spreading what we consider to be unapologetic antisemitism, Jesse Brown of Canadland.com has accused the newspaper’s editor Kate Malloy of being “very aware of Erica Ifill’s bigotry,” though unwilling to apparently do much about it. In previous columns, Ifill has referred to Israelis as “settlers,” claimed “Jewish ppl” refuse to help other communities, and has grotesquely used Holocaust Remembrance Day to defend hate mobs. In Ifill’s March 11 column, “Canada’s position on Iran war is discombobulating and rudderless,” she takes the entirely predictable view that those supporting strikes on the Iranian regime are “on the wrong side of humanity,” and claiming without evidence that the operation is “illegal.” She makes no mention whatsoever of the Iranian regime’s brutality towards its own people, its development and use of ballistic missiles, its support of proxy terrorist groups, or even the widespread calls from Iranians for military action. Indeed, Ifill’s column more closely resembles an on-air rambling than a coherent message, and given her spreading of bigotry on social media, it is baffling what insight she brings to The Hill Times. That is not to say she is the only columnist there reading from the same playbook. The same day, Les Whittington offered his own insights in his column, “Iran war underscores Canada’s vulnerability when it comes to the U.S,” where he repeats the claim that the strikes on the Iranian regime are “violations of international law.” Like Ifill, Whittington offers no explanation or evidence as to what makes the strikes “violations,” instead presumably hoping that readers will simply take his word for it. However, given the Iranian regime’s support for Islamic terrorist groups, its vocal threats to annihilate Israel, and its brutal repression and mass murder of its own people in January, there are manifold reasons to see the Islamic Republic as an imminent threat. And not to be outdone, the same day, The Hill Times’ editorial board published its own submission where it closely repeated the claims made elsewhere in the newspaper. The editorial, “Carney’s absence from Iran debate was a missed opportunity,” called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to clarify his statements about his government’s position on the war against the Iranian regime. While such calls are entirely reasonable, the newspaper relied exclusively on critics of the strikes and suggested alongside Ifill and Whittington – again without evidence – that international law was somehow violated. The newspaper offered no explanation as to the legitimacy of targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran, and instead quoted Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, who condemned the strikes. The Hill Times’ three columns assailing the war with the Iranian regime all erased the Islamic Republic’s deadly threats and instead made unsubstantiated claims that the strikes violate international law. Moreover, The Hill Times, in continuing to print columns from Erica Ifill, who has spread what we consider to be hateful and bigoted towards the Jewish community, demonstrates a striking disregard both for journalistic integrity and basic moral standards. --- ## Taxpayer-Funded The Walrus Magazine Publishes Apologia For Iranian Regime By Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/taxpayer-funded-the-walrus-magazine-publishes-apologia-for-iranian-regime-by-behrooz-ghamari-tabrizi/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-24 Words: 638 > Ghamari-Tabrizi, who has ties to NIAC, a US group critics say is a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime, completely omits key facts. The Walrus, a magazine which received more than one million dollars in taxpayer handouts in 2025 alone, is nothing if not consistent. Although it claims that it “provokes new thinking and sparks conversation,” in reality it has found a niche as a hardline anti-Israel publication that offers tired anti-Israel commentary to an apparently shrinking readership. In the magazine’s latest salvo, it offered readers a supposedly behind-the-scenes exposé on the truth of the war with the Iranian regime, with a lengthy March 7 commentary by Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, “I Was a Prisoner in Iran. I’ve Seen the US Meddle in the Region for Decades.” Ghamari-Tabrizi offers the characteristic brief acknowledgement of the repression of the Iranian regime, before making clear that the real villains in the Middle East are not the Islamic Republic, but Israel and the United States. He made the remarkable claim that the Iranian regime’s “investment” in the Hezbollah terrorist group was less about supporting its genocidal goal to destroy Israel, and more about scoring political points domestically, suggesting without any evidence that the Iranian population is widely anti-Israel, despite evidence to the contrary. In fact, a popular protest chant in Iran is “neither Gaza nor Lebanon, my life for Iran,” suggesting widespread anger against the regime’s support for terrorist groups. Ghamari-Tabrizi sought to characterize the Iranian regime as one that simply wanted to survive, rather than trying to surround Israel with a web of murderous terrorist groups, claiming those were simply a “deterrent.” However, what he avoided telling readers is that Tehran, not Jerusalem, has sought war with the other. Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the two countries were allies, and it was only after a takeover by fanatical Islamic terrorists that tensions arose due to Iran’s new leaders swearing hostility to Israel. Much of Ghamari-Tabrizi’s line of argumentation puts him in sharp contrast with large numbers of Iranians in Canada and elsewhere in the Iranian diaspora, who in recent weeks have taken to the streets in enormous numbers praising the United States and Israel for striking the Iranian regime, often waving flags of these two countries. Remarkably, he made no mention whatsoever of the mass protests that engulfed Iran in early 2026, nor the subsequent massacres of some 30,000+ protesters by the regime that served as a catalyst for the current war. That omission by itself speaks volumes about his agenda. While The Walrus noted his affiliation with the University of Toronto and his former role at Princeton University, they neglected to note his involvement in another group: the Washington, DC-based National Iranian American Council (NIAC), to which he is listed as a member of the organization’s Community Council. Like the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC), the NIAC, led by its president Trita Parsi, is widely seen by critics as a mouthpiece of the Iranian regime, despite portraying itself as a “nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the interests of the Iranian-American community.” The group’s policy positions closely mirror the Iranian regime, including condemning sanctions against the Islamic Republic, opposing the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, and blaming Israel – and not Tehran – for regional escalation, and more. Ghamari-Tabrizi has made little effort to hide that his views are closely aligned with the Islamic Republic’s positions. During the ‘12 Day War’ with the Iranian regime in 2025, he appeared in a NIAC video where he blamed Israel’s supposed “atrocities,” rather than the Iranian regime, for the conflict. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi’s March 7 commentary in The Walrus is a thinly-veiled piece of apologism for the Iranian regime, providing it with token condemnation while portraying it as a victim against Israel & the United States. --- ## Why Did The Taxpayer-Funded Muslim Legal Support Centre Offer To “Support” Demonstrators At The Extremist Al-Quds Day Demonstration? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/why-did-the-taxpayer-funded-muslim-legal-support-centre-offer-to-support-demonstrators-at-the-extremist-al-quds-day-demonstration/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-24 Words: 639 > The Muslim Legal Support Centre received roughly $700,000 in federal funding in 2025. Canadian taxpayers are helping to foot the bill for an Islamic organization that offered its services for attendees of the Al-Quds Day demonstration, a protest in support of the Iranian regime. As first unveiled by one eagle-eyed observer on social media, with further research from journalist Andy Lee, the Muslim Legal Support Centre (MLSC) offered their free legal advice to help “support” attendees of the Al-Quds Day protests in Toronto. The Al-Quds Day protests were originally founded by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, which calls for the annihilation of Israel, and which regularly features open glorification of terrorism on Canadian streets. According to its website, the MLSC, established in 2018, is funded by the Law Foundation of Ontario, as well as the Department of Justice Canada, and the Government of Canada, and the funds are hardly token. According to the federal government’s records, in 2025 alone, the MLSC received some $700,000 in taxpayer funds: $565,011 from the Department of Justice to – among other efforts, “conduct public legal education sessions to inform Muslim communities about their legal rights” and to fight “gendered Islamophobia.” The same year, the MLSC was granted $125,000 from the same department in order to provide “Muslim tenants in Ontario” with advice on tenant rights, and $11,126 from Employment and Social Development Canada as part of the Canada Summer Jobs program. Click below for high-res images: The plot thickens further. The MLSC was co-founded by Faisal Mirza, who currently serves as a judge at the Ontario Superior Court, as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto law school. In 2017, Mirza, via the Faisal Mirza Professional Corporation, served as a lawyer suing the federal government on behalf of International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN), a charity that had recently been banned as a terrorist entity. The government alleged that it had transferred nearly $15 million to Hamas-linked organizations. It remains banned today. Even after representing a banned terrorist entity suing the federal government, Mirza was later appointed to the National Security Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA), which, according to Mirza’s biography on the University of Toronto website, “provided the government of Canada with independent accountability of national security and intelligence activities.” Currently, there are six members of the NSIRA. Mirza was appointed to that role in October, 2020 for a five-year term. During his tenure, the NSIRA recommended that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) pull back its terrorism-related auditing of Muslim charities in Canada,according to a report from Juno News. As noted by the news outlet, the NSIRA recommendation closely mirrors criticisms of the CRA’s audit of Muslim charities from a separate study authored by the University of Toronto’s Institute of Islamic Studies and the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), called “Layered Suspicion.” The NCCM, formerly called CAIR-CAN, was founded in 2000, and has been accused of having links via its parent organization CAIR, to the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist network. In the report from NCCM and the Institute for Islamic Studies, the authors complained that because Hamas – the Palestinian terrorist group banned in Canada – also has both “social and political/military wings,” that the “Government of Canada does not recognize that distinction as it relates to anti-terrorism financing.” In his work as a judge, Mirza has been accused by one columnist as having “a habit of projecting racism in assessing any interaction with the state and undermining public safety with his assumptions.” Taken together – taxpayer funding, legal support for an Al-Quds Day rally, and the web of troubling connections around it – the Muslim Legal Support Centre (MLSC) raises questions Canadians deserve clear answers to, and to which the news media has an obligation to investigate in our view. --- ## Globe & Mail Columnist Gary Mason Lambasts (Some) Western Leaders For Daring To Support Strikes On Iranian Regime URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/globe-mail-columnist-gary-mason-lambasts-some-western-leaders-for-daring-to-support-strikes-on-iranian-regime/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-23 Words: 544 > A famous adage of unknown origin posits that for evil to triumph, good men must do nothing. But allowing that evil to triumph seems perfectly acceptable to many commentators, who... A famous adage of unknown origin posits that for evil to triumph, good men must do nothing. But allowing that evil to triumph seems perfectly acceptable to many commentators, who have – following American and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran – complained about efforts to weaken one of the world’s most brutal regimes. In his March 5 opinion column in The Globe & Mail, “The West’s delicate, troubling dance with Trump on Iran,” commentator Gary Mason praises the leftist government of Spain in (initially) refusing to cooperate with the American government on its strikes on the Iranian regime, saying that “at least they (Spaniards) will have their dignity” in refusing to assist in the defeat of an Islamic dictatorship. Mason, the newspaper’s national affairs columnist, demonstrates remarkably little understanding of current events, including when he rails against the “obsequiousness of Western leaders” regarding standing up to the Americans on Iran. As The Globe and Mail itself notes, the response of European leaders has been varied, hardly unified. More importantly, for Mason to describe opposing the openly genocidal dictatorship in Iran as problematic simply because it means supporting the United States suggests that the columnist is missing the forest for the trees. While United States President Donald Trump is highly unpopular in Canada due to his leveling of tariffs, this has no bearing on the murderous nature of the Iranian regime, though Mason appears to have difficulty separating the two. Mason, who has previously spread anti-Israel tropes, repeats allegations that American forces bombed a school in Iran, omitting that it remains unverified, claiming that it “brought back fresh and painful images of the atrocities in Gaza, where thousands of innocent Palestinian children were killed in the conflict.” There is indeed a connection between Iran and Gaza, though it was presumably not one Mason meant to make. Though he bizarrely made no mention of any of it, Iran’s regime massacred tens of thousands of its own civilians in January of this year, Iranians who were guilty of the crime of protesting against the Islamic Republic. The Iranian regime has also sought to export its fanatical Islamic ideology around the world, including via its proxy terrorist groups like Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah. Thus, the Iranian regime has the blood of countless thousands on its hands, and civilians in Gaza killed because the Hamas dictatorship there used them as human shields is ultimately on the shoulders of Tehran. Rather than tackle the deadly threat to global peace and order, radical Islam, and its primary purveyor, the Iranian regime, The Globe and Mail’s Gary Mason takes a far easier approach, castigating anyone who dares to assist the United States. The Iranian regime, not the United States, has murdered Canadians. The Iranian regime, not the United States, massacres protesters, and the Iranian regime, not the United States, exports violent Islamic terrorism. Though Mason is an opinion columnist, he is nevertheless ostensibly a journalist, part of a profession that is supposed to hold the powerful accountable. But in his March 5 opinion column, he has not done that. Instead, in his zeal to label the Americans enemy number one, he has all but entirely erased any crimes and threats from the Iranian regime. --- ## HRC Prompts Globe Correction After Falsely Claiming Convicted Terrorist Was Jailed For “Political Activities” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-prompts-globe-correction-after-falsely-claiming-convicted-terrorist-was-jailed-for-political-activities/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-23 Words: 369 > On March 7, The Globe and Mail published an article by Emily Donaldson entitled "Spring books preview: 39 titles to add to your reading list" which erroneously stated that Bassem... On March 7, The Globe and Mail published an article by Emily Donaldson entitled “Spring books preview: 39 titles to add to your reading list” which erroneously stated that Bassem Khandaqji served 20 years in Israeli prison solely for his “political activities”. The article stated the following: “A Mask the Colour of the Sky, Bassem Khandaqji (Europa) In a Ramallah refugee camp, an archeologist named Nur finds an Israeli identity card and, after assuming its owner’s identity, joins a settlement dig to explore historical Palestine – the act creating tension between his true self and adopted persona. Khandaqji’s novel, which won the Arabic Booker Prize in 2024, was written from prison, where he served 20 years (controversially) for his political activities.” However, nothing is further from the truth. Bassem Khandaqji was tried and convicted for his role in assisting a Palestinian suicide bomber in a November 1, 2004 terrorist attack which saw 3 people murdered and 30 more wounded at the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv. Khandaqji used a journalist identification card he had obtained during his studies at A-Najah University in Nablus, to help the suicide bomber, Amar al-Far, enter Israel from the Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”) in order to carry out the attack. Even The Globe and Mail’s Nathan Vanderklippe had previously reported that Bassem Khandaqji was sentenced to life in prison in 2004 for masterminding a suicide bombing that murdered three people. He also noted that Khandaqji has spent half his life behind bars after being convicted of organizing the attack. HonestReporting Canada filed a complaint with Globe and Mail executives to highlight these facts and to make clear that Israel doesn’t arrest and imprison individuals for their political views. We are pleased to note that following our intervention, The Globe and Mail updated its article and added the following editor’s note: Editor’s note: This article has been updated to state that Bassem Khandaqji served 20 years for his role in a suicide bombing that killed three people in a Tel Aviv market. We thank The Globe and Mail for its prompt action in correcting this error and setting the record straight. --- ## In Globe & Mail Column, Anti-Israel Activist Alex Neve Calls On Ottawa To Give Gazans A Pass On Security Screenings In Immigrating To Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-globe-mail-column-anti-israel-activist-alex-neve-calls-on-ottawa-to-give-gazans-a-pass-on-security-screenings-in-immigrating-to-canada/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-23 Words: 517 > In the news media’s continuing crusade to sanitize the potential security threat from the importation of Gazans into Canada, a recent opinion column in The Globe and Mail waxed poetic... In the news media’s continuing crusade to sanitize the potential security threat from the importation of Gazans into Canada, a recent opinion column in The Globe and Mail waxed poetic about the need for Gazans to immigrate for study, all while censoring out any mention of the dangers. The March 6 commentary was penned by Alex Neve, a former head of Amnesty International Canada who has long been a vocal and stridently anti-Israel voice and enjoyed an unfettered platform in the Canadian news media as a result. His column, “Canada is putting Palestinian grad students in unfair immigration limbo,” complained about the biometric screenings required for those seeking to study in Canada, namely photographs and fingerprints. Because of the Hamas-Israel war, Gazans have been unable to secure those requirements. Neve wrote that if the Palestinians couldn’t come, it would represent a “loss for Canada,” and instead demanded that the country be “agile” in permitting Palestinians to immigrate. Though he claimed that “no one is suggesting that Canada bypass or abandon visa or security requirements,” that is precisely what he did, calling on the federal government to “bypass traditional bottlenecks” in the country’s immigration system, citing “fairness.” Like other activists seeking to promote Palestinian immigration to Canada, Neve made zero mention of the widespread radicalism and support for terrorism inside Gaza. Public opinion surveys showed widespread support for Hamas and its atrocities of October 7, 2023, and to date, there have been no public displays of opposition to those massacres from within Gaza. Ensuring the safety and security of Canadians is the primary responsibility of the federal government, including the immigration system, which is the reason for biometric requirements. That is the case in any circumstance, and all the more so regarding Gaza, where the threat of terrorism is particularly acute. The threat of imported terrorism and Islamic radicalism is not an academic issue, but represents a very real danger in Canada. From shootings to foiled mass bombings, to open glorification of terrorism on Canadian streets, the need to properly screen for potential threats is as important as it has ever been, yet not a single time in his opinion column did Neve address this, instead seeking to sweep it under the rug entirely. Even as groups like Lawyers for Secure Immigration have called on Ottawa to uphold security measures to ensure the safety of Canadians, news media outlets have repeatedly promoted Gazan immigration to Canada, typically without any mention of the security threats faced as a result. In recent weeks, as tensions became open war with the Islamic Republic of Iran, security analysts have suggested that there are potentially hundreds of Iranian regime operatives inside Canada, and that ongoing security threats from Islamic terrorists has been largely overlooked by Ottawa. The issue of importing Gazans into Canada is not simply about “fairness,” as Alex Neve suggested in his Globe and Mail opinion column. It is primarily about the safety of Canadians and ensuring that Canadians do not pay the price in order to appease the hardline political views of pro-Palestinian activists. --- ## HonestReporting Canada Calls On La Presse To Apologize For Publishing Another Serge Chapleau Cartoon Featuring Anti-Jewish Tropes URL: https://honestreporting.ca/pressreleases/honestreporting-canada-calls-on-la-presse-to-apologize-for-publishing-another-serge-chapleau-cartoon-featuring-anti-jewish-tropes/ Type: press-release Modified: 2026-03-20 Words: 565 > Cliquez ici pour la version française Dear La Presse, My name is Mike Fegelman and I'm the Executive Director of HonestReporting Canada. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring... Cliquez ici pour la version française Dear La Presse, My name is Mike Fegelman and I’m the Executive Director of HonestReporting Canada. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring fairness and accuracy in Canadian media reporting on Israel and combating antisemitism I am writing with respect to today’s editorial cartoon by Serge Chapleau, which portrays Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a father holding President Donald Trump, with him rhetorically asking: Netanyahu denies that Israel “dragged” the United States into Iran “Does anyone really think that one can dictate his conduct to President Trump!?” This parrots age-old anti-Jewish tropes about Jewish control, common in Nazi, Soviet and Islamist propaganda. The cartoon goes well beyond political commentary, and in our view, into spreading hateful anti-Jewish themes spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories. Particularly in an era of antisemitic incidents at record highs, this is irresponsible and in our view, deeply dangerous. Two years ago to the day, M. Chapleau published a similar cartoon, portraying Netanyahu as blood-sucking Nosferatu, also echoing classic anti-Jewish tropes which prompted La Presse to then apologize for the harm it caused by publishing that hateful cartoon. We are deeply disturbed by this repetitive use of anti-Jewish conspiracy theories by your cartoonist, and request corrective action, including a removal and that an immediate apology be issued. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. I look forward to your reply. Sincerely, Mike FegelmanExecutive DirectorHonestReporting Canada HonestReporting Canada demande à La Presse de s’excuser pour la publication d’un autre dessin de Serge Chapleau présentant des tropes antijuifs Chères Mme Grammond et M Cardinal et M Bergeron Je m’appelle Mike Fegelman et je suis le directeur général de HonestReporting Canada. Nous sommes un organisme sans but lucratif voué à assurer l’équité et l’exactitude de la couverture médiatique canadienne concernant Israël et à lutter contre l’antisémitisme. Je vous écris au sujet du dessin éditorial publié aujourd’hui par Serge Chapleau, qui représente le premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu comme un père tenant le président Donald Trump, lui posant rhétoriquement la question suivante : «Nétanyahou nie qu’Israël ait « entraîné » les États-Unis en Iran » « Quelqu’un croit-il vraiment que l’on puisse dicter sa conduite au président Trump !? » Cela reprend des tropes antijuifs anciens sur le contrôle juif, courants dans la propagande nazie, soviétique et islamiste. Ce dessin dépasse largement le cadre du commentaire politique et, selon nous, véhicule des thèmes antijuifs haineux en diffusant des théories du complot antisémites. Particulièrement à une époque où les incidents antisémites atteignent des sommets historiques, cela est irresponsable et, selon nous, profondément dangereux. Il y a exactement deux ans jour pour jour, M. Chapleau a publié un dessin similaire, représentant Netanyahu en Nosferatu suceur de sang, reprenant également des tropes antijuifs classiques, ce qui avait amené La Presse à s’excuser pour le tort causé par la publication de ce dessin haineux. Nous sommes profondément troublés par cet usage répétitif de théories du complot antijuives par votre caricaturiste et demandons des mesures correctives, notamment le retrait du dessin et la publication immédiate d’excuses. Nous vous remercions de l’attention rapide que vous porterez à cette question. Dans l’attente de votre réponse, Veuillez agréer, Mesdames, Messieur, l’expression de mes salutations distinguées, Mike FegelmanExecutive DirectorHonestReporting Canada --- ## CBC Reporter Sara Jabakhanji Publishes More Anti-Israel “Journalism”, Including Recent Piece Downplaying Hezbollah’s Murderous Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-sara-jabakhanji-publishes-more-anti-israel-journalism-including-recent-piece-downplaying-hezbollahs-murderous-terrorism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-20 Words: 689 > Jabakhanji has continued to demonstrate the open bias from Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster. News media outlets can’t be expected to always report perfectly when it comes to any topic, let alone the Middle East, but with CBC News, there is little evidence that the taxpayer-funded broadcaster is even trying. With a recent study showing that it has exhibited widespread and documented anti-Israel bias following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel, it demonstrated what many Canadians already knew. Much of that editorial agenda can be seen in the content produced by specific reporters. Despite Sara Jabakhanji, now a CBC News Senior Writer, having signed an open letter in 2021 calling for more pro-Palestinian content in the news media, she continues to report on the very subject on which she has publicly advocated, with the expected results. In a January 30 article by the Thomson Reuters news wire with files from Jabakhanji, “Israel says Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt will reopen on Sunday,” readers are given extended perspectives from critics of Israel’s humanitarian efforts in Gaza, all while dramatically downplaying the continued threats from Palestinian terrorist groups eager to smuggle in more weapons into the territory. On February 4, she authored a story, “54 bodies, 66 boxes of remains released by Israel, Gaza Health Ministry says,” which focused on the return of bodies from Israel to Gaza. While the story itself was reasonable, it yet again demonstrated CBC News’ utter disregard for journalistic integrity, with the story noting that it was created with files from CBC videographer and amateur anti-Israel propagandist Mohamed El Saife. Three days later, her article, “TikTok creators flock to UpScrolled app after U.S. takeover. Here’s why,” promoting UpScolled, a TikTok competitor created by Issam Hijazi, a Palestinian in Jordan, which she states was created “to counter reported suppression of pro-Palestinian content on rivalling mainstream platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X,” which – given the widespread proliferation of pro-Palestinian content there – is an eyebrow-raising claim. The article gives extended coverage to Hijazi accusing Israel of a non-existent “genocide” and citing “harrowing stories” from Gaza, while erasing any mention of Hamas or Palestinian terrorism in general, nor interviewing any critics of claims that social media is somehow anti-Palestinian. And on March 6, Jabakhanji penned an article focusing on the impact of the war against the Iranian regime inside Lebanon with her article “‘This is wrong,’ Lebanese resident says as hundreds of thousands displaced amid Israeli strikes.” Her article began by stating that “Israeli airstrikes continued to pound Lebanon on Friday, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee,” adding that Israel “traded blows with the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah.” What Jabakhanji casually omitted, mentioning only multiple paragraphs into the article, was that the conflict in Lebanon began entirely at the behest of Hezbollah (a banned terrorist entity in Canada), which launched missiles into Israel in solidarity with its patron, the Iranian regime. Her article made no mention of the Lebanese government’s agreement that it would disarm Hezbollah, which it has failed to do, and despite extensively describing “panic” in Lebanon (in the words of one Oxfam representative she quoted), she made no mention of the Israelis having to spend time in bomb shelters amid rocket and missile fire from Hezbollah terrorists. In a March 12 Associated Press articles with files from Jabakhanji, “Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexual, physical abuse of Palestinian detainee,” which extensively detailed allegations against Israel, some in graphic detail, in an apparent effort to emotionally drive readers’ views, despite the charges having been dropped against Israeli soldiers. The same day, Jabakhanji published an article, “Displacement in Lebanon grows as Israeli military operations expand, exacerbating humanitarian crisis.” In it, she extensively discussed the “humanitarian crisis in Lebanon” as worsening because of an expanded Israeli evacuation order for southern Lebanon. She quoted multiple critics while avoiding quoting any Israeli civilian attacked by Hezbollah rockets, similarly failing to mention that Israel’s evacuation orders are meant to specifically avoid civilian casualties. In these articles, CBC News Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji’s reporting continues to exemplify the taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s ongoing anti-Israel bias. --- ## CBC’s Front Burner Podcast Sees Host Jayme Poisson Produce Nine Episodes On War With Iran – All From One Ideological Lens URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbcs-front-burner-podcast-sees-host-jayme-poisson-produce-nine-episodes-on-war-with-iran-all-from-one-ideological-lens/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-20 Words: 1078 > The chosen guests – several with well-documented anti-Israel viewpoints – were rarely challenged. There’s criticism of Israel, and then there’s what appears to be what can be best described as Israel derangement syndrome, on display at Front Burner, one of CBC’s podcasts. Front Burner has devoted much of its attention over the last 2.5 years, since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 invasion of Israel, to incessantly platforming a particular worldview where pro-Palestinian apologists are normalized, and Israeli voices are largely erased. In recent days, as the war with Iran loomed (and then began), host Jayme Poisson turned up the heat, devoting nine separate segments to the topic of Iran. While such a focus is not problematic in itself, her narrow perspective provided to listeners was an example, not of journalism, but of overt ideological advocacy. On February 27, Poisson interviewed Foreign Minister Anita Anand, part of which focused on Iran, and which featured the host pressing Anand as to whether Ottawa supports regime change in Iran, implying it was a scandalous question, and avoiding any mention as to why the Iranian regime, with its atrocious human rights abuses and support for terrorism, is a danger. Click below to listen to the segment: The next episode, broadcast March 2, featured Poisson speaking with Vali Nasr, a professor at Johns Hopkins University. The clear narrative pushed by Poisson was that the Iranian regime was hardly a threat, quoting the Omani foreign minister as claiming that Iran would never possess nuclear weapons. However, Israel has been clear that the nuclear program was one threat among many, including its support for terrorist proxies and its ballistic missile stockpile, both of which received only a passing acknowledgement. The implication, clear to listeners, would have been that the Iranian regime was little threat to anyone. Click below to listen to the segment: The next day, Poisson discussed Iran again, this time with Nader Hashemi, an associate professor of Islamic politics at Georgetown University, and a regular CBC guest whose anti-Israel diatribes are rarely challenged by hosts. Click below to listen to the segment: While the focus was ostensibly about Iran’s modern history, unsurprisingly Hashemi used his sympathetic platform to assail Israel, spreading the “genocide” libel, and claim that US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement at the behest of “Netanyahu and pro-Israel forces in the United States.” In our view, Hashemi’s tacit conspiracy theories – which claims that the world’s Jews, who present one-fifth of a percent of the world’s population, could force the hand of the world’s most powerful man – went characteristically unchallenged by Poisson. And again the next day, Poisson discussed Iran with guest Dennis Horak, former Canadian envoy to Iran. Throughout the interview, Poisson repeatedly framed questions about the war with Iran, not about Tehran’s threats to global peace and order – or even its internal massacres of Iranian protesters – but about the legality and motivations of Israel & the United States. Click below to listen to the segment: Poisson paraphrased commentators who claimed the Iran strikes “is essentially a support of Trump’s brand of imperialism,” while Horak – though he acknowledged Iran’s nefarious acts in the Middle East – dismissed any imminent risk from the regime. While he is entitled to his views, he can and should have been pressed on the rapid rebuilding of Iran’s weapons systems, and that of Hezbollah in Iran, a proxy of the regime. On March 5, Poisson spoke with University of Chicago professor Robert Pape for his opinions on the war. Pape claimed that strikes on Iranian regime targets would “fuse the society and the regime closer together.” While his ‘rally around the flag’ theory may appear logical in theory, extensive evidence has arisen, both inside Iran and in the Iranian Diaspora, showing precisely the opposite, with Iranians cheering the strikes. Predictably, there was no mention of that, and instead presented the war with Iran as walking into a “trap,” sharing a uniform view offered by Jayme Poisson, and failing to deviate from that narrative. Click below to listen to the segment: On March 6, Poisson discussed the role of AI in the war against the Iranian regime, interviewing Heidy Khlaaf of the AI Now Institute. While there are many AI experts who could have been interviewed, a cursory look at Khlaaf’s social media offers some insight as to why she was specifically selected as a guest, with post after post spreading anti-Israel content, including from the Al Jazeera propaganda outlet. Click below to listen to the segment: True to form, Khlaaf spent the interview portraying the use of AI tools as “just a high-tech version of carpet bombing,” repeatedly casting aspersions, not on the Iranian regime, but on the parties seeking to weaken that regime. Then on March 7, Poisson was back, speaking with The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, Gregg Carlstrom, who, in a recent interview on Front Burn... --- ## CBC News Report Features Journalist Janella Hamilton Blaming Israel For Hezbollah’s Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-report-features-journalist-janella-hamilton-blaming-israel-for-hezbollahs-terrorism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-23 Words: 653 > The report featured Lebanese voices, ignoring Israeli ones. CBC News’ March 7th broadcast about the impact of the Iran war on Vancouver’s Lebanese community, “B.C.’s Lebanese community calls for Ottawa to act as war spreads in the Middle East,” by video journalist Janella Hamilton, profiled Vancouver artist Marie Khouri. Click below to watch the video: The broadcast was riddled with misinformation, starting with the comparison to the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, which Hamilton stated was “a time of extreme violence and conflict that many in the Middle East are reliving today.” Hamilton has previously amplified the voices of fringe anti-Israel voices so much that it was criticized by CBC’s own ombudsman. Indeed, the Lebanese civil war lasted 15 years and claimed 150,000 lives. The current war began on February 28, and, according to Hamilton, “more than 200 people in Lebanon have been killed so far and hundreds more injured.” Beyond the fact that they are both conflicts in the same location, it’s hard to understand the comparison. Hamilton narrated, saying “the US- Israeli conflict with Iran now spilling across borders on Friday, Israeli airstrikes continued to pound Southern Lebanon, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.” She should also have clarified that Israel’s strikes are extremely targeted, for example, the IDF’s March 10 strike that eliminated Hassan Salameh, a leader in Hezbollah. Hezbollah deliberately locates itself in densely populated civilian areas, as was clearly seen in 2024. Israel has therefore explained to Lebanese civilians, particularly in Southern Lebanon, that “The IDF does not intend to harm you,” and has provided pre-emptive evacuation orders for the safety of Lebanese civilians, despite it being a tactical setback for Israel. Hamilton continued, saying “Khoury’s brother-in-law and sister are safer now, but she worries that could change,” quoting them as saying “we don’t know where it came from, and we don’t know how it’s gonna go.” The last quote, from the artist Khoury, required explanation from Hamilton. The war in Lebanon began on March 2nd, Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on Israel in protest at the assassination of Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran. By doing that, they joined the war. Hamilton could have clarified that Hezbollah is a terrorist organization with genocidal intentions towards its neighbouring Israel, and an Iranian proxy. Hezbollah uses Lebanon as its base. US Ambassador David Hale summed it up clearly, stating “it was Iran’s choice to bring Lebanon right into the center of this conflict where there is no Lebanese interest being served by this.” As for not knowing “how it’s gonna go,” this is a concern shared on both sides of the Lebanon-Israeli border. Yet Hamilton ignored the impact of the war on Israel. Recently, the Mayor of Kiryat Shemona – Israel’s northern city – said, “We can’t hold out much longer,” detailing the terrible impact Hezbollah’s strikes have had on the city living under attack, with insufficient time to reach shelters. In contrast to Israel’s attacks, Hezbollah’s attacks deliberately target Israeli civilians, wounding them, killing soldiers, and damaging a daycare centre. Hamilton then brought on Lebanese Consul General in Vancouver Nicholas Khawaji, who said that she “would like to see Ottawa put more pressure on Israel for a ceasefire.” He also stated he would like Canada to provide visas to Lebanese with family here and extend the visas of Lebanese already here. Hamilton’s showcasing of Lebanese desire for a ceasefire without stating Israel’s need to neutralize Hezbollah for its own defense is a travesty. CBC News video journalist Janella Hamilton has broadcast a one-sided video that deletes necessary context for anyone trying to understand the Hezbollah-Israel conflict. Ignoring Hezbollah’s initial strike against Israel, its genocidal intentions, and its targeting of Israeli civilians ought to be astonishing. But at Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, it’s become completely expected. --- ## HonestReporting Canada Calls On Torstar Papers To Apologize For Publishing Cartoon We Regard As Containing Antisemitic Tropes URL: https://honestreporting.ca/pressreleases/honestreporting-canada-calls-on-apology-from-hamilton-spectator-waterloo-region-record-and-peterborough-examiner/ Type: press-release Modified: 2026-03-20 Words: 239 > Dear Hamilton Spectator, Waterloo Record, and Peterborough Examiner, My name is Mike Fegelman, and I’m the Executive Director of HonestReporting Canada, we’re a non-profit organization that ensures fair and accurate... Dear Hamilton Spectator, Waterloo Record, and Peterborough Examiner, My name is Mike Fegelman, and I’m the Executive Director of HonestReporting Canada, we’re a non-profit organization that ensures fair and accurate Canadian media coverage of Israel and combats antisemitism. I am writing with respect to today’s editorial cartoon by Graeme MacKay,where he portrayed Israel’s prime minister as blood-soaked and leading Donald Trump by a leash. In our view, this caricature parrots age-old anti-Jewish tropes about Jewish control and is reminiscent of blood libels about Jews eating Christian blood. The cartoon implying that the “Israeli tail wags the American dog” goes well beyond political commentary and legitimate discourse, and in our view, into spreading hateful anti-Jewish themes and conspiracy theories of Jewish control over world leaders. This is not simply an academic issue; Jews have been historically massacred as a result of such lies, and in an era of antisemitic incidents at record highs, this is irresponsible and, in our view, deeply dangerous. As such, we request an immediate removal of this cartoon from your respective websites and for an apology to be issued and prominently placed, along with an explanation of the steps your publications will undertake to ensure that such hateful content is never published again. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely, Mike FegelmanExecutive DirectorHonestReporting Canada --- ## Hate In Toronto Goes Unchecked As Police Fail To Act URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/hate-in-toronto-goes-unchecked-as-police-fail-to-act/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-03-25 Words: 101 > Recently in Toronto, anti-Israel thugs and Islamic extremists once again showed up to a Jewish neighbourhood in northern Toronto, spewing horrific rhetoric and imagery, even more extreme than normal, without consequence. Recently in Toronto, anti-Israel thugs and Islamic extremists once again showed up to a Jewish neighbourhood in northern Toronto, spewing horrific rhetoric and imagery, even more extreme than normal, without consequence. Under Canada’s Criminal Code, the willful promotion of hate is a criminal offence and is not protected as free expression under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This clearly applies to what Canadians saw; so why did the Toronto Police fail to act? 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One of the most historically ignorant lies told about Israel is that it is a colonialist enterprise with no history in the land, despite three thousand years of Jewish presence in Israel. Such historical revisionism aside, the reality on the ground tells a very different story, and in this powerful interview, HonestReporting Canada assistant director Robert Walker sits down with Crystal Lavallee. She is a leader in the Metis community living in southern Ontario, and founder of I am Compelled Collective, a First Nations charity. She visited Israel in the fall of 2025, and has since produced a film about her experiences, The Lands Between Us. The virtual screening is Tues, April 7 at 8:30pm ET. Sign up at www.thelandsbetweenus.ca Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. Watch Video Podcast below: Listen to the audio-only version below: --- ## Search Old URL: https://honestreporting.ca/search-old/ Type: page Modified: 2026-03-20 Words: 38 > [hrc_search_filters] [hrc_search_results] Search Date Range: Apply Types: Alerts Petitions Viral Videos Podcasts Webinars In the News Investigations Factsheets Infographics Israel Research Hub Sort Direction: Newest First Oldest First Results per page: 10 20 30 50 Please enter a search term. --- ## The War In Iran: Reshaping The Middle East URL: https://honestreporting.ca/war Type: webinars Modified: 2026-04-28 Words: 347 > Please join us on March 26 at 7PM ET for a timely and illuminating conversation on the war with Iran, its regional implications, and its consequences here at home. On March 26, HonestReporting Canada & HR Canada Charitable Organization held a timely and illuminating conversation on the war with Iran, its regional implications, and its consequences here at home. In the weeks since the US and Israeli-led operation against Iran began, the Middle East has entered a new and uncertain phase. What began, arguably, with Hamas’ attack on October 7 has evolved into a broader confrontation with potentially generational and paradigm-shifting consequences. Questions remain about the extent of U.S.-Israel alignment, the weakening of the Iranian regime, the risk of wider regional escalation, and whether we are witnessing a decisive turning point or the early stages of a much longer war. To help unpack these issues, we were pleased to be joined by Jonathan Conricus, a former international spokesperson for the IDF and a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Jonathan brings years of operational and strategic experience, offering an insider’s perspective on Israel’s military objectives, the role of the United States, and what may come next both on the battlefield and beyond. The conversation was hosted by Alex Pierson, one of Canada’s most recognized radio broadcasters and political commentators. Known for her sharp, direct style, Alex will guide a discussion that moves beyond headlines to examine the deeper strategic, political, and ideological dimensions of the conflict, including the role of information warfare and the new realities of 21st-century conflicts. Importantly, this discussion also examined how the war is reverberating far beyond the Middle East. In Canada and across the West, we are seeing a marked rise in antisemitism, alongside the targeting and intimidation of Iranian dissidents. This raises urgent questions about the influence of foreign regimes, the responsibilities of governments and law enforcement, and the long-term consequences of political hesitation and weak enforcement. As policymakers, journalists, and ordinary citizens grapple with these realities, this webinar provided critical insight into not only what is happening, but what it means for the future of the region, and for the security and cohesion of Canada itself. --- ## McGill Student Newspaper Publishes Article Openly Justifying October 7 Massacres; Call On McGill University To Take Action Against Incitement URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/mcgill-student-newspaper-publishes-article-openly-justifying-october-7-massacres-call-on-mcgill-university-to-take-action-against-incitement/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-17 Words: 617 > Cininni justified the October 7 mass murders in Israel by Hamas, characterizing it as legitimate resistance. In a new low for The McGill Daily, the student newspaper at Montreal’s McGill University, has published a sympathetic interview with a local anti-Israel activist, Giancarlo Cininni, where he openly justified Hamas’s terrorist massacres on October 7, 2023. The March 16 article, “On the Ground in the West Bank: A Testimony with Giancarlo Cininni,” was written by Culture Editor Youmna El Halabi, a regular purveyor of anti-Israel propaganda at the newspaper. She has previously fawningly profiled one anonymous Montreal protester who sees “political or armed resistance (as) an act of obedience to Allah.” In her profile of Cininni, El Halabi writes that he was a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a group with a history of justifying Palestinian terrorism, and which critics note has also had ties to Palestinian terrorist groups. El Halabi calls Cininni a “freelance journalist based in Halifax,” having graduated from King’s College during the non-existent “Gaza genocide in 2023,” and mentions his upbringing during what she calls “the 9/11 incident.” El Halabi’s casual sanitization of Islamic terrorism by calling the murder of three thousand people on American soil “the 9/11 incident” was just a taste of what was to come. She then quotes Cininni as saying that “I would say October 7th was probably worse [in regard to scapegoating] because the context of the Hamas attacks was very much in line with [resisting the oppressor]. There was the Great March of Return in 2019 and other struggles. Anybody with a brain would be like, ‘[Gaza’s resistance] is a powder keg waiting to explode’. It’s only a matter of time. And there’s strategic significance to the actions on October 7th, what with the normalization happening.” What Cininni characterized as resistance was in fact murderous and medieval barbarism, carried out by Hamas terrorists, and accompanied by ordinary Palestinian civilians. After carrying out a bestial campaign of rape, murder, torture and kidnappings, the bodies of Israeli civilians were paraded into Gaza, where they were met, not with outrage from Gazans, but with cheers. In fact, terrorism and the murder of Israelis have been widely popular inside Gaza, and a poll in late 2023 found a large majority of Palestinians there supported the October 7 mass murders. El Halabi later quotes him as saying that “anybody with a brain would be like, ‘[Gaza’s resistance]’ is a powder keg waiting to explode.’” In this twisted retelling, the alleged oppression of Gaza somehow justified deliberately targeting civilians in Israel for murder. Yet in other cases of actual oppression, such as the Holocaust, large numbers of Jews did not seek the mass murder of German and other civilian populations. But in Cininni’s retelling, laundered sympathetically by El Halabi, Gazans are evidently unable to control themselves to the point that they simply cannot keep themselves from carrying out crimes against humanity. This overt justification of terrorism in the pages of The McGill Daily is despicable, but hardly a surprise given the increasing radicalization seen among a number of Canadian student newspapers. While Youmna El Halabi was the author of this piece, the responsibility does not lie exclusively with her, but with Managing Editor Sena Ho and other editors. While the publication calls itself “an independent student newspaper,” it has extensive ties to McGill University, spelled out in an official memorandum which notes that the school collects fees from the university’s student body, and then disburses it to The McGill Daily four times per year. If The McGill Daily will not take responsibility for publishing content that openly justifies the mass murder of civilians, then McGill University must step in and take immediate corrective action. --- ## La Presse Reporter Marc Thibodeau Downplays Dangers Of Iranian Regime In Effort To Portray Israel As Villain URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-reporter-marc-thibodeau-downplays-dangers-of-iranian-regime-in-effort-to-portray-israel-as-villain/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-17 Words: 1116 > In reality, the Iranian regime has long repressed its own people and exported Islamic terrorism throughout the Middle East. Cliquez ici pour la version française Amid a U.S. and Israeli campaign that is dismantling the Iranian regime’s missile infrastructure and nuclear ambitions, some media outlets seemed eager to highlight supposed cracks emerging between the two allies. In a March 11 La Presse article, “Israeli strikes on oil tanks surprised Washington” (“Israeli strikes on oil tanks surprised Washington,”), reporter Marc Thibodeau used partial quotations and baseless speculation as supposed evidence of a growing rift between Israel and the United States. Thibodeau portrayed March 9 Israeli strikes against Iranian fuel depots as a troubling escalation. He wrote that the strikes “blanketed the capital in thick toxic smoke” and that “the extent of the strikes… surprised the U.S. president.” As proof that Israel was losing U.S. support, Thibodeau quoted longtime Israel supporter, American Senator Lindsey Graham. Thibodeau quoted part of Graham’s X (Twitter) post calling on “Netanyahu’s government [to] exercise ‘caution’ in choosing its targets.” But Thibodeau actually omitted most of Graham’s post, which in fact praised Israel’s campaign. He wrote that Israel had shown “amazing capability” in weakening the murderous Iranian regime. His “caution” referred only to preserving economic infrastructure for Iran’s post-regime future. Thibodeau painted a picture of Israel as a wanton aggressor bent on disrupting the lives of ordinary Iranians. He quoted former Human Rights Watch director Kenneth Roth, who said that in striking the fuel depots, Israel was “targeting infrastructure crucial to the population.” During World War II, the Allies bombed railway infrastructure in Germany and occupied Europe. They knew that railways were a valuable military asset, even though civilians also take trains. Similarly, during a time of war, fuel depots become crucial regime assets. They support military logistics, transportation networks, and the regime’s operations, making them legitimate military targets. Thibodeau also devoted space to speculating about the motives behind the war. One source suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had “manipulated” Donald Trump into entering the war. Another said Netanyahu had “played on the sensitivities” of the American president. They also speculated that Netanyahu had started the war to improve his standing ahead of Israeli elections. At no point did Thibodeau question these outrageous claims. The reality is far more straightforward. Israel is “a really strong partner” to the U.S. in this operation, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the media one day after the strikes. Hegseth said each nation was focused independently on its own targets and operational objectives. This isn’t the first time that Thibodeau has used weak arguments and deceptive claims to frame Israel in the worst possible light. In another La Presse article in March, 2025, he painted Israel as the aggressor in the resumption of Gaza hostilities following a ceasefire, echoing Hamas casualty claims unquestioningly and without verification. By relying on speculation and partial quotes while erasing the strategic military context, Thibodeau has obscured rather than clarified, leaving readers woefully misinformed. Le journaliste de La Presse Marc Thibodeau minimise les dangers du régime iranien afin de présenter Israël comme le méchant Au moment où une campagne américaine et israélienne démantèle l’infrastructure de missiles et les ambitions nucléaires du régime iranien, certains médias semblaient impatients de mettre en lumière de prétendues fissures entre les deux alliés. Dans un article de La Presse du 11 mars, “Les frappes israéliennes contre des réservoirs de pétrole ont « surpris » Washington” le journaliste Marc Thibodeau a utilisé des citations partielles et des spéculations sans fondement comme prétendue preuve d’une rupture croissante entre Israël et les États-Unis. Thibodeau a présenté les frappes israéliennes du 9 mars contre des dépôts de carburant iraniens comme une escalade inquiétante. Il a écrit que les frappes « ont recouvert la capitale d’une épaisse fumée toxique » et que « l’ampleur des frappes… a surpris le président américain ». Comme preuve qu’Israël perdait l’appui des États-Unis, Thibodeau a cité le sénateur américain Lindsey Graham, partisan de longue date d’Israël. Thibodeau a repris une partie d’un message publié par Graham sur X (Twitter) appelant « le gouvernement de Netanyahu [à] faire preuve de “prudence” dans le choix de ses cibles ». Mais Thibodeau a en réalité omis la majeure partie du message de Graham, qui saluait en fait la campagne israélienne. Il écrivait qu’Israël avait démontré une « capacité remarquable » à affaiblir le régime iranien meurtrier. Sa « prudence » faisait uniquement référence à la préservation de l’infrastructure économique pour l’avenir de l’Iran après le régime. Thibodeau a dressé le portrait d’un Israël agissant en agresseur téméraire déterminé à perturber la vie des ... --- ## La Presse Commentator Boucar Diouf, Comedian & Radio Host, Falsely Equates “Extremist Jews” And “Evangelical Christians” With Genocidal Iranian Regime URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-commentator-boucar-diouf-comedian-radio-host-falsely-equates-extremist-jews-and-evangelical-christians-with-genocidal-iranian-regime/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-17 Words: 1155 > Diouf presented a highly misleading characterization of Christian support for Israel. Cliquez ici pour la version française In providing commentary on the war with the Iranian regime, La Presse could have sought out voices who could offer insight into the Islamic Republic’s breathtaking domestic repression, support for terrorist proxy groups, its nuclear and ballistic missile production, and its ongoing stated desire to destroy Israel. Instead, the newspaper published an opinion column from Boucar Diouf, a Senegalese comedian and radio host with no discernable expertise, or arguably even basic knowledge, of any of the topics he discussed in his commentary. In fact, the only qualification he appeared to possess was a strong anti-Israel opinion. His March 7 column, “A war where religious fanaticisms converge,” opens by explicitly equating the fanatical Iranian regime with “extremist Jews who keep Benjamin Netanyahu in power” and “the Zionist fringe of American evangelical Christians.” Apparently lost on Diouf is that unlike the Iranian regime, and Islamic extremists in general, the “extremist Jews and “evangelical Christians” he derisively refers to are not seeking to forcibly bend others to their religious will. Unlike the Iranian regime and Islamic extremists around the world, which demand religious obedience from Muslims and non-Muslims alike, regardless of their personal beliefs. Unlike the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel is a secular nation-state where all Israelis, regardless of their religion, enjoy equal rights under the law. In Iran, homosexuality is banned under penalty of death, protesters are mowed down by the tens of thousands, and the regime actively spends the collective wealth of the country in pursuit of an agenda which seeks the total annihilation of Israel. Unlike radical Islamic terrorists, the “extremist Jews” and “evangelical Christians” are not seeking to carry out terrorist attacks in Canada and murder those with different views. But these details, whether out of pure ignorance or a narrow ideological agenda, were utterly ignored by Diouf. As with other conspiracy theorists who have reared their bizarre theories in recent weeks, Diouf alleges that “Zionist Christians” are “working to impose their agenda on Donald Trump,” as if the world’s most powerful person is not an independent actor, but simply a stooge of the Jews and their allies. Diouf’s opinion column seeks to demonize religious Christians who support Israel, engaging in a detailed explanation as to how their ideology is primarily driven by eschatological, or their view of biblical end times. While such rationales may exist, Diouf brazenly ignores the most widely-cited reasons that Christians use for their support for Israel. John Hagee, arguably the most prominent American Christian Zionist, has explicitly stated that he views the need to support Israel because of the Jewish origins of Christianity. However, rather than offer readers a comprehensive and complex understanding of Islamic terrorism and extremism, Boucar Diouf instead decided to devote his opinion column to portraying Jews and Christians who are supportive of Israel as somehow equivalent to a murderous and openly genocidal Iranian regime which massacred tens of thousands of protesters over a two-day period earlier this year. Boucar Diouf’s March 7 opinion column in La Presse was not only completely devoid of any meaningful facts and insight, it was chock-full of misleading allegations, half-truths and bizarre ramblings. Le chroniqueur de La Presse Boucar Diouf, humoriste et animateur radio, assimile à tort les « juifs extrémistes » et les « chrétiens évangéliques » au régime iranien génocidaire En commentant la guerre avec le régime iranien, La Presse aurait pu solliciter des voix capables d’offrir un éclairage sur la répression intérieure stupéfiante de la République islamique, son soutien à des groupes terroristes mandataires, sa production nucléaire et balistique, ainsi que son désir déclaré et constant de détruire Israël. Au lieu de cela, le journal a publié une chronique d’opinion de Boucar Diouf, un humoriste et animateur radio sénégalais sans expertise apparente — ni même, pourrait-on soutenir, connaissance de base — sur les sujets qu’il aborde dans son commentaire. En fait, la seule qualification qu’il semble posséder est une opinion fortement anti-israélienne. Sa chronique du 7 mars, « Une guerre où convergent les fanatismes religieux », s’ouvre en assimilant explicitement le régime fanatique iranien aux « juifs extrémistes qui maintiennent Benjamin Netanyahu au pouvoir » et à « la frange sioniste des chrétiens évangéliques américains ». Diouf semble ignorer que, contrairement au régime iranien et aux extrémistes islamistes en général, les « juifs extrémistes » et les « chrétiens évangéliques » auxquels il fait référence de manière méprisante ne cherchent pas à imposer de force leur volonté religieuse aux autres. Contrairement au régime iranien et aux extrémistes islamistes à travers le monde, qui exigent l’obéissance religieuse des musul... --- ## CBC Radio Programs Daybreak South & The Early Edition Hide Iranian Regime’s Murderous Terrorism In Dual Interviews With Anti-Israel Activist Alex Neve URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-programs-daybreak-south-the-early-edition-hide-iranian-regimes-murderous-terrorism-in-dual-interviews-with-anti-israel-activist-alex-neve/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-16 Words: 648 > In two CBC radio interviews discussing the legality of the US/Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster turned to a familiar name: Alex Neve, a former secretary general... In two CBC radio interviews discussing the legality of the US/Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster turned to a familiar name: Alex Neve, a former secretary general of Amnesty International’s Canadian branch. Given Neve’s penchant for spreading anti-Israel disinformation and his almost childlike belief in the power of international forums to solve the world’s problems, listeners could have known precisely what to expect in his comments, and they would have been spot-on. On March 4, Neve was the guest on Daybreak South, speaking with host Chris Walker. The segment, “What does international law say about attacks on Iran?” featured Neve criticizing the United States for not seeking permission from the United Nations Security Council for its strikes on the Islamic Republic. Even though he admitted that two Iranian allies, Russia and China, sit on the council and enjoy veto power, effectively guaranteeing no permission could ever be granted, he simply waved it away and said the West must be “creative and imaginative” instead, though he did not elaborate. Listen to the full clip below: The other avenue that Neve argued was a basis for legality was an imminent threat posed by Iran, which he similarly dismissed as saying “we simply don’t have that here.” Had Neve been forthright with listeners, he might have noted the Iranian regime’s rapidly rebuilding ballistic missile stockpile, its nuclear ambitions and its ongoing support for terrorist groups, who pose an ongoing threat to Israel and the Middle East. Should these countries targeted by Iran simply accept it and refuse to respond? These obvious questions should have been asked, but host Chris Walker did no such thing, consistent with his practice of normalizing hardline anti-Israel guests and giving them a fawning platform with no real journalistic pushback. The same day, one of CBC radio’s most incessantly anti-Israel hosts, Stephen Quinn, similarly interviewed Neve on his program, The Early Edition. His segment, “What does international law say about the strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Iran,” began with Neve arguing that a “starting point” of international law is that “a state is not supposed to use military action against another state.” Listen to the full clip below: A lofty idea, and one to which most listeners would presumably agree. However, what Neve saw fit to hide from viewers is that Israel and the United States did not start the war with Iran’s regime. In fact, it was the Islamic Republic which has waged war for many decades, primarily through its web of terrorist proxy groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthi movement, all the while claiming that its hands were clean and that it did not fire the first shot. While Neve argued that Ukraine, seeing Russia’s military buildup on its borders before its 2022 invasion, could have constituted a justifiable pre-emptive attack, there was no such threat from Iran. It is inconceivable that Neve is ignorant of the reality on the ground from Iran, where the regime, in addition to its own support for terrorist proxies and its rebuilding of its stockpile following the 2025 ‘12 Day War,’ but its ongoing threats to destroy Israel, but nevertheless he made a choice to hide these facts from listeners. While it is Neve’s propensity to habitually attack Israel’s actions, making his comments entirely predictable, any responsible interviewer would have pressed him on his selective omissions. Of course, given Quinn’s own history turning his taxpayer-subsidized program into a showcase for anti-Israel talking points, he did no such thing. Rather than inform Canadians about the ongoing threats posed by the Iranian regime, CBC radio hosts Stephen Quinn and Chris Walker instead relied on a familiar guest with a bona fide anti-Israel history to offer a narrow and misleading picture for listeners. --- ## CBC Radio Program The Current Downplays Iranian Threat, Demonizes Israel Instead URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-the-current-downplays-iranian-threat-demonizes-israel-instead/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-17 Words: 577 > As part of CBC’s ongoing campaign to rewrite history and downplay any threat from the Iranian regime, the March 6 episode of the radio program The Current saw host Matt... As part of CBC’s ongoing campaign to rewrite history and downplay any threat from the Iranian regime, the March 6 episode of the radio program The Current saw host Matt Galloway feature an extended interview with a guest who sought to erase the Islamic Republic’s threatening activities. Listen to the full clip below: The first guest was Robert Malley, a former special envoy on Iran in the U.S. State Department who was under investigation for allegedly mishandling classified information and was suspended from his post in April 2023 though CBC omitted mentioning this information. Malley began the interview by claiming that “there’s a long legacy of hyping the Iranian threat.” While Malley blithely dismissed the Iranian threat – to no challenge, predictably from Galloway, who rarely seeks to press guests when they make questionable comments – he made only the briefest and most passing acknowledgement to Iran’s support for regional terrorist proxies, its ballistic missile program, and its nuclear weapons program, not to mention its stated intentions to annihilate Israel. Individually, these efforts are deeply dangerous, but taken together, they represent an imminent threat to Israel, the United States, Gulf countries, and indeed much of the Western world. However, little attention was paid to this. Instead, Malley claimed that the U.S. “discard(ed) diplomatic means of resolving it,” as if an openly genocidal and theocratic Islamic regime could drop its deeply-held religious motives at the negotiating table. Galloway, ever playing the part of a CBC host seeking to demonize Israel, questioned Malley about “how much influence do you think Israel has had over the US decision to be involved in this war,” though – unusually for a CBC guest – Malley dismissed such conspiracy theories, saying “It is President Trump’s decision.” Another question from Galloway provided more evidence to his agenda, quoting an Israeli official saying that Hezbollah-held areas in Lebanon will resemble Gaza, and asking Malley “What does that tell you about how this war is being waged?” That focus, not on Hezbollah’s role, but on Israel’s response, is fully in line with Galloway’s long history of anti-Israel programming, and Malley stated that “There’s an Israeli method of waging war, which is mowing the lawn,” which he said “At this point… it’s mowing the earth.” What Malley appears to not understand is that “mowing the lawn” is a counter-terrorism strategy in Israel which refers to having to fight intermittent wars with terrorist groups every few years in an attempt to manage a problem, rather than solve it. It does not refer to the actual employment of specific tactics. Malley then made the unsubstantiated claim that Israel “Is not particularly attentive to the laws of war, which are the lives of human beings,” even as Israel actively evacuates parts of south Lebanon to avoid civilian casualties and gives civilians advance warnings of impending strikes on terror targets. Galloway’s second guest was Mehrzad Boroujerdi, a professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology. While he did not engage in the open mockery of Iran’s threats that Malley did, his interview similarly cast aspersions on the goals and mission of the targeting of the Iranian regime and suggesting that the U.S. may employ “carpet bombing.” Rather than scrutinizing the Iranian regime’s well-documented threats in the Middle East and beyond, The Current, true to form, minimized them, while shifting focus toward criticizing Israel. --- ## Le Devoir Columnist François Brousseau Dismisses Iranian Voices Calling For Freedom URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-columnist-francois-brousseau-dismisses-iranian-voices-calling-for-freedom/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-13 Words: 1141 > Brousseau also waved off concerns about Iran’s ballistic and nuclear threats. Cliquez ici pour la version française Historical Western colonialism of developing regions was often defined in large part by seeing the colonized, not as equals with their own agency, but as exotic foreigners who could be managed, either by outright repression or by treating them as if they could not dictate their own future. It seems some of that mentality continues in the present era. In recent days, as American and Israeli strikes target the Iranian regime, huge numbers of Iranians in Canada have protested in favour of those efforts. That didn’t sit well with Le Devoir columnist François Brousseau, who, rather than listening to this mass of voices, instead lectured Iranians about what they should really want. In his March 9 column, “Deus ex machina: Does Iranian enthusiasm justify the operation?” Brousseau mentions a recent large Iranian protest in Montreal in support of the strikes on the Iranian regime, making sure to mention the relative scarcity of Quebec flags and signage in French, in apparent disapproval. Brousseau tells readers that “Iranians have reasons in their own history… to distrust foreign interventions,” and quotes an American columnist who called for “dialogue, diplomacy” and “cultural exchange” in an attempt to weaken the Iranian regime. While such noble concepts sound lofty in theory, they are incredibly naive in practice. The Iranian regime is a totalitarian Islamic dictatorship which seeks to export its brand of fanaticism around the world via its network of proxy terrorist groups, and to brutally suppress dissent at home. No “cultural exchange” will convince the Islamic Republic of the error of its ways. With a rhetorical flick of his wrist, Brousseau dismisses concerns about the threats posed by Tehran, calling “fanciful” statements of its nuclear program and its ballistic missiles. These are anything but fanciful. Iran has been open about its genocidal intentions towards Israel and has been rapidly building the capacity to carry out such an effort, including building its ballistic missile program and even a nuclear program, which U.S. negotiator Steve Witcoff recently revealed was effectively admitted to in his talks with Iranian officials. Following the February 28 strikes, Iran has revealed to the world its true intentions, targeting more than a dozen countries (most of which have not attacked Iran), and deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure, with one senior Emirati official calling Iran’s attacks on civilians in the country “treacherous.” In recent days alone, Iran’s regime has shown itself to be precisely the kind of danger that Israel and the United States have long warned it to be. Rather than asking why hundreds of thousands of Iranians in Canada have taken to the streets in recent weeks, calling for – and now praising – the strikes on the hated regime in Tehran, Brousseau instead lectured them about how dialogue with a murderous and fanatical Islamic Republic is better than fighting their oppressor. Rather than trying to “mansplain” to Iranians about what they should truly want, Brousseau would do well to listen to those praising military strikes in Iran, particularly when so many of them continue to have friends and family inside the country. Le chroniqueur du Devoir François Brousseau balaie du revers de la main les voix iraniennes appelant à la liberté Le colonialisme occidental historique dans les régions en développement se définissait souvent en grande partie par une vision des peuples colonisés non pas comme des égaux dotés de leur propre capacité d’agir, mais comme des étrangers exotiques qu’on pouvait gérer, soit par une répression ouverte, soit en les traitant comme s’ils ne pouvaient pas décider eux-mêmes de leur avenir. Il semble qu’une partie de cette mentalité persiste à l’époque actuelle. Ces derniers jours, alors que des frappes américaines et israéliennes visaient le régime iranien, un très grand nombre d’Iraniens au Canada ont manifesté en faveur de ces opérations. Cela n’a pas plu au chroniqueur du Devoir François Brousseau qui, au lieu d’écouter cette multitude de voix, s’est plutôt permis de faire la leçon aux Iraniens sur ce qu’ils devraient réellement vouloir. Dans sa chronique du 9 mars, « Deus ex machina : l’enthousiasme iranien justifie-t-il l’opération ? », Brousseau mentionne une importante manifestation iranienne tenue récemment à Montréal en soutien aux frappes contre le régime iranien, en prenant soin de souligner la relative rareté des drapeaux québécois et de l’affichage en français, apparemment avec désapprobation. Brousseau explique aux lecteurs que « les Iraniens ont, dans leur propre histoire… des raisons de se méfier des interventions étrangères », et cite un chroniqueur américain appelant au « dialogue », à la « diplomatie » et aux « échanges culturels » afin d’affaiblir le régime iranien. Si de tels concepts nobles peuvent sembler élevés en théorie, ils sont incroyablement naïfs en pratique. Le régime iranien est une dictat... --- ## Le Devoir Reporter Amelie David Presents Skewed Picture Of Lebanese Terrorist Group Hezbollah URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-reporter-amelie-david-presents-skewed-picture-of-lebanese-terrorist-group-hezbollah/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-13 Words: 1313 > Israel’s actions against this genocidal terrorist group was presented in a remarkably skewed way that offered no broad understanding for readers. Cliquez ici pour la version française Amelie David’s March 5 article in Le Devoir, “In Lebanon, the nightmare of displaced people in an endless war,” presented a deeply one-sided, anti-Israel account of the Hezbollah-Israel war, yet Le Devoir prominently featured it on its front page. Throughout the piece, David relied heavily on Lebanese civilian testimony and a single academic voice while failing to provide Israeli or military perspectives that would allow readers to understand the broader context of the conflict. David has previously used her platform to present Israel, not the Hezbollah terrorist group, as the real villain. In providing background to the war, David wrote, “a ceasefire was announced on November 27, 2024, but Israeli strikes continued. According to the UN, the Israeli army violated the ceasefire more than 10,000 times. It also continued its ground incursions on a regular basis.” David neglected to mention that the November 2024 ceasefire agreement obliged Lebanon to dismantle Hezbollah’s independent military power, which they have not yet done. She also relied on UN figures without acknowledging longstanding criticism of the body’s treatment of Israel. Indeed, Hillel Neuer of UN Watch said that the UN Commission for Human Rights “systematically singles out Israel for discriminatory treatment.” As such, its statistics are suspect. David also quoted Lebanese civilian Em Amir as saying that “Israel makes no distinction between civilians and military personnel. International law no longer applies.” David does not challenge this allegation, even though it is demonstrably false. However, before Israel’s strikes on Lebanese targets on March 2, Israel issued an evacuation notice to more than 50 villages in Southern Lebanon. According to Alma, an organization providing information about Israel’s northern border, Israel’s military actions were described as “targeting infrastructure, assets, and sites identified with the organization’s military activity, in addition to strikes against senior figures in the organization.” Additionally, Hezbollah regularly uses civilian locations to position its terrorists, deliberately endangering civilians. David detailed the civilian suffering on the Lebanese side, interviewing Moussa, a Syrian refugee, who said “if I don’t work, I don’t eat. Every day, I have to go out to feed my children.” Yet the article makes no comparable effort to acknowledge the impact the war has had on Israeli civilians, with 11 civilians killed and 700 injured, as of the day of the article’s publication. David continued, referencing “Sociologist Erminia Chiara Calabrese,” saying that she “speaks of “a one-sided war.” But nowhere in the article are readers informed of basic facts about the organization Israel is fighting. Hezbollah is a terrorist organization, a proxy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and its primary goal is the destruction of Israel. It is not Israel against Hezbollah; it is Israel fighting for its survival against genocidal Iran and its proxies. A different picture entirely. David ignored that it is clear that Hezbollah entered into the war in deference to Tehran, not Lebanon. As Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies argued, “if Hezbollah’s attacks continue and Lebanon proves unwilling or unable to act, Israel will likely conclude that it must impose security itself, even if doing so requires a ground operation reminiscent of earlier Lebanon campaigns.” Israel has no choice but to ensure its own defense. By presenting Lebanese suffering in isolation while omitting Hezbollah’s role, Iran’s influence, and the toll of the conflict on Israeli civilians, David’s article offers readers not a balanced account of the war but a deeply distorted one. La journaliste du Devoir Amelie David présente une image déformée du groupe terroriste libanais Hezbollah L’article d’Amelie David publié le 5 mars dans Le Devoir, « Au Liban, le cauchemar des déplacés dans une guerre sans fin », présente un récit profondément unilatéral et anti-israélien de la guerre entre le Hezbollah et Israël, et pourtant Le Devoir l’a mis en évidence à sa une. Tout au long du texte, David s’appuie fortement sur des témoignages de civils libanais et sur une seule voix universitaire, tout en omettant de fournir des perspectives israéliennes ou militaires qui permettraient aux lecteurs de comprendre le contexte plus large du conflit. David a déjà utilisé sa tribune pour présenter Israël — et non le groupe terroriste Hezbollah — comme le véritable coupable. En présentant le contexte de la guerre, David écrit qu’« un cessez-le-feu a été annoncé le 27 novembre 2024, mais les frappes israéliennes se sont poursuivies. Selon l’ONU, l’armée israélienne a violé le cessez-le-feu plus de 10 000 fois. Elle a également continué ses incursions terrestres de manière régulière. » David omet de mentionner que l’accord de cessez-le-feu de novembre 2024 obligeait le Liban à démanteler la puissance mili... --- ## Le Devoir Publisher Brian Myles Claims Anti-Regime Strikes On Iran Illegal Because Of Lack Of UN Support, Ignoring Iranian Allies China & Russia Guarantee It Would Never Happen URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-publisher-brian-myles-claims-anti-regime-strikes-on-iran-illegal-because-of-lack-of-un-support-ignoring-iranian-allies-china-russia-guarantee-it-would-never-happen/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-13 Words: 1304 > By that logic, the Iranian regime could never be legally confronted, no matter how dangerous its behavior. Cliquez ici pour la version française Since the war with the Iranian regime began on February 28, an oft-repeated strategy from critics has been to acknowledge the brutality of the Islamic Republic, all while dismissing efforts to actually weaken it. On March 6, Brian Myles, Le Devoir’s publisher, joined this chorus in his opinion column, “The agony of international law,” where he decried that the United States and Israel struck the Iranian regime “without the prior support of the international community,” quoting former Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy who argued that either an imminent threat or explicit support from the United Nations Security Council was sufficient to be legal. Conspicuously missing from Myles (and Axworthy’s) analysis is that the UN Security Council has among its five permanent members China and Russia, two authoritarian regimes who are close allies and patrons of Iran’s regime, and with their veto power, could overrule any attempt to seek permission to strike the Islamic Republic of Iran. Thus, with these regimes wielding such power, it is effectively impossible in Axworthy and Myles’ eyes to achieve legal authority to strike the Iranian regime from the United Nations, not because of anything the regime could ever do, but because of its powerful autocratic friends in high places. The only other option, according to Myles, would be an immediate threat. Yet curiously, he made no mention of how Israel and the United States might see the Iranian regime’s actions as posing such a threat. Following the 12 day war in June, 2025 – which concluded when US PResident Donald Trump pressured the parties into a ceasefire that left much of the regime’s firepower untouched – reports say that the Islamic Republic has acted to amp up its ballistic missile production. Meanwhile, Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group, has done likewise, seeing war with Israel as inevitable. Both Iran and its proxies, including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, are sworn to Israel’s destruction, which they see as a solemn religious duty. In Israel, where a right-left political divide typically characterizes society’s views, there is a widespread consensus about the threat posed by Iran, indicating that the regime is not simply a boogeyman cooked up by one political wing, but one to which most Israelis see as deadly serious. The Iranian regime’s actions since February 28 only corroborate the claims of Israel and the United States that its fanatical leaders were a threat that could not be tolerated any longer. Since the war began, the regime has responded by firing rockets and drones into more than a dozen neighbouring countries which have not participated in the war, often deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure and engaging in overt war crimes such as the use of cluster bombs. This has not been by accident; observers have noted that the Iranian regime’s targeting of civilians across the Middle East has been by design, aimed at trying to harm them so much that they pressure the United States to end the war. Though so far it has shown no evidence of being successful, that tactic demonstrates in clear terms that the regime is a dangerous threat, not just to Israel, but to the entire Middle East and beyond. However, rather than address – or even acknowledge – Iran’s belligerence towards the region, and the threat it poses as a result, Le Devoir publisher Brian Myles used a worthless legal argument to dismiss actions against the Iranian regime. L’éditeur du Devoir Brian Myles affirme que les frappes contre le régime iranien sont illégales faute de soutien de l’ONU, en ignorant que les alliés de l’Iran, la Chine et la Russie, garantiraient qu’une telle approbation ne se produise jamais Depuis le début de la guerre contre le régime iranien le 28 février, une stratégie souvent répétée par les critiques consiste à reconnaître la brutalité de la République islamique tout en rejetant les efforts visant réellement à l’affaiblir. Le 6 mars, Brian Myles, éditeur du Devoir, s’est joint à ce chœur dans sa chronique d’opinion intitulée « L’agonie du droit international », où il a déploré que les États-Unis et Israël aient frappé le régime iranien « sans le soutien préalable de la communauté internationale », citant l’ancien ministre canadien des Affaires étrangères Lloyd Axworthy, qui a soutenu qu’une menace imminente ou un soutien explicite du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies serait suffisant pour rendre l’action légale. Ce qui manque de façon frappante dans l’analyse de Myles (et d’Axworthy), c’est que le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU compte parmi ses cinq membres permanents la Chine et la Russie, deux régimes autoritaires qui sont des alliés proches et des protecteurs du régime iranien, et qui, grâce à leur droit de veto, pourraient bloquer toute tentative d’obtenir l’autorisation de frapper la République islamique d’Iran. Ainsi, avec de tels régimes détenant un tel pouvoir, il est pratiquement impossible, selon la... --- ## Canadian Army URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/canadianarmy Type: media-corrections Modified: 2026-03-13 Words: 18 > February 5, 2026: Canadian Army Deletes Holocaust Remembrance Post After Omitting Six Million Jewish Victims – Will They Apologize? February 5, 2026: Canadian Army Deletes Holocaust Remembrance Post After Omitting Six Million Jewish Victims – Will They Apologize? --- ## Call It Terrorism: Canada Must Call Recent Terror Attacks By Their Rightful Name! URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/call-it-terrorism-canada-must-call-recent-terror-attacks-by-their-rightful-name/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-03-25 Words: 101 > In recent days, multiple attacks that all bear the same hallmarks of the Iranian regime have occurred; Yet despite the clear pattern, Canadians are still being told these are merely... In recent days, multiple attacks that all bear the same hallmarks of the Iranian regime have occurred; Yet despite the clear pattern, Canadians are still being told these are merely isolated incidents. But when synagogues, Iranian dissidents, and American political targets are all being attacked within days of each other, the obvious question is: why isn’t our government calling these attacks what they really are, and why aren’t they doing more to stop them? Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## How The Canadian Government Can Help The People Of Iran: An Insightful Conversation With Ardeshir Zarezadeh, Iranian-Canadian Activist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-canadian-government-can-help-the-people-of-iran-an-insightful-conversation-with-ardeshir-zaranzadeh-iranian-canadian-activist/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-03-27 Words: 151 > Since the U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime began on February 28, the message from Ottawa has been mixed. First, Prime Minister Mark Carney supported them, then appeared... Since the U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime began on February 28, the message from Ottawa has been mixed. First, Prime Minister Mark Carney supported them, then appeared to walk that back, with little clarity since. As the war progresses, footage continues to show Iranians cheering strikes on regime targets, and in Canada, mass gatherings of Iranians praise the effort, calling it not a war, but a rescue operation. To help us learn more about what Iranian-Canadians want from the federal government, we are joined by Ardeshir Zarezadeh, a Toronto lawyer and activist, who was previously a political prisoner in Iran. He sits down with Robert Walker, HonestReporting Canada’s assistant director. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## After HonestReporting Canada Testimony Highlighting CBC’s Anti-Israel Bias, Western Standard Questions Bloc MP’s Response URL: https://honestreporting.ca/after-honestreporting-canada-testimony-highlighting-cbcs-anti-israel-bias-western-standard-questions-bloc-mps-response-2/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-13 Words: 737 > On March 12, the Western Standard reported on HonestReporting Canada’s recent testimony on Parliament Hill, where Executive Director Mike Fegelman presented empirical research documenting systematic anti-Israel bias at CBC since... On March 12, the Western Standard reported on HonestReporting Canada’s recent testimony on Parliament Hill, where Executive Director Mike Fegelman presented empirical research documenting systematic anti-Israel bias at CBC since the October 7, 2023 terror attacks in Israel. However, during the meeting, Bloc MP Martin Champoux revealed a troubling perspective: that protecting journalists’ comfort takes precedence over addressing systemic media bias that is fueling hostility toward Canada’s Jewish community. QUESNEL: CBC’s anti-Israel bias is documented — so why is a Bloc MP attacking the watchdog exposing it? Canadian political priorities have hit a disturbing low when an MP believes protecting journalists from critical emails matters more than confronting documented anti-Jewish bias. Bloc MP Martin Champoux’s recent committee performance exposed a troubling mindset: journalists’ comfort supersedes addressing systemic media bias fueling hostility toward Canada’s Jewish community. Champoux is vice-chair of the standing committee on Canadian Heritage, which is examining Canada’s journalism and media sector right now. During his allotted time, however, he displayed some seriously misplaced priorities. When HonestReporting Canada — a registered not-for-profit organization acting as a media watchdog on anti-Jewish and anti-Israel bias — testified before the Heritage committee, they presented empirical research documenting systematic anti-Israel bias at CBC since the October 7, 2023 terror attacks in Israel. Instead of addressing this evidence, Champoux attacked their accountability tactics as “harassment.” What constitutes this alleged harassment? HonestReporting sends action alerts describing biased coverage and provides subscribers with pre-written responses for media outlets. These represent legitimate accountability efforts, not harassment. Champoux’s “nuisance” email complaint reveals his fundamental misunderstanding of democratic accountability. When did citizen engagement become harassment? When did holding publicly funded institutions to legal standards become problematic? CBC journalists have a mandate to serve the public that pays their salaries; they can handle multiple emails to their personal email accounts. The real scandal isn’t citizens emailing journalists — it’s Champoux and other politicians and those in the pundit class ignoring systematic bias at a taxpayer-funded broadcaster. He showed no concern for bias victims, instead worrying about journalists receiving deletable emails. This represents dereliction of duty. CBC operates under the federal Broadcasting Act, which mandates fair and balanced coverage, which it violates with impunity. HonestReporting demonstrated how toxic coverage contributes to Canada’s hostile atmosphere, where radicals target Jewish institutions with harassment and violence. The irony is staggering. Champoux calls emails “harassment” while Jewish Canadians face real harassment in Montreal streets. Imagine his fury if systematic bias targeted Quebec — he’d demand immediate action, not scrutinize exposure tactics. Champoux’s ombudsman suggestion betrays ignorance about limited accountability mechanisms. Citizens have few options beyond contacting outlets directly. Expecting individual complaints for every biased story is absurd — only professional activists have such resources. Let’s clarify actual harassment: death threats or surveillance (which Jewish communities regularly endure) constitute criminal harassment. Mass emails — even strongly worded ones — represent accountability, not harassment. Misappropriating “harassment” cheapens the term while shielding bad actors. Champoux engineered a moral inversion where exposing misconduct becomes transgression — textbook victim-blaming. His performance prioritized protecting establishment legacy media over ensuring fair coverage for all Canadians. When representatives prioritize journalists’ comfort over combating bias that fuels real violence, they betray their duty to protect all citizens equally. Champoux owes the committee, the public, and Canada’s Jewish community an apology. He must explain why systematic CBC bias concerns him less than accountability efforts. His conduct exemplifies political cowardice masquerading as principle. He should speak with the Jewish community and understand what they are going through. Canadian democracy deserves better than politicians shielding biased institutions while ignoring victims. When representatives protect journalists’ feelings over confronting prejudice fueling violence against Jewish Canadians, they’ve abandoned their basic responsibility. Parliament faces a stark choice: accountability and fairness, or enabling publicly funded bias without consequences. Other MPs must decide whether to follow Champoux’s shameful example or demand better from media institutions. All Canadians deserve representatives who fight institutional bias rather than attack those exposing it. Until politici... --- ## Globe Reporter Eric Reguly Repeatedly References Israeli Attacks On Hezbollah, Omitting Mentioning Hezbollah’s Initiating Hostilities By Firing Rockets At Jewish State URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/globe-reporter-eric-reguly-repeatedly-references-israeli-attacks-on-hezbollah-omitting-mentioning-hezbollahs-initiating-hostilities-by-firing-rockets-at-jewish-state/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-12 Words: 510 > Reguly described Israel’s response while omitting the Hezbollah rocket fire that triggered it. Some 48 hours into joint Israeli & American strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran, one of the regime’s most stalwart terrorist proxies, Lebanon-based Hezbollah, voluntarily joined the fight, firing a volley of missiles into northern Israel, in a show of support for its patron in Tehran. Though Israel had long warned Hezbollah beforehand against taking such steps and stating that attacking Israel would be met with a stern response, the terrorist group did so anyway. Despite Hezbollah’s brazenly unprovoked attack on a sovereign country, The Globe and Mail’s European bureau chief Eric Reguly provided readers with an extremely misleading retelling of recent events. In his March 3 article, “Energy prices climb, and stock and bond markets fall, as investors fear drawn-out Iran war,” Reguly wrote that “investors’ apparent confidence in the Middle East war ending quickly evaporated on Tuesday, as Israeli and American warplanes launched fresh attacks on Iran, and Israel invaded southern Lebanon.” Lest one think that Reguly’s writing was simply sloppy, rather than deliberate, he twice more repeated his selective retelling of events, writing that “Israel hit Beirut on Tuesday morning,” and “Israel hit Hezbollah strongholds in southern Beirut and launched a ground incursion in southern Lebanon The Israeli military issued dozens of new evacuation orders in Lebanon on Tuesday.” For unknown reasons, Israel’s strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon were notable enough for Reguly to mention, but not Hezbollah launching rockets into Israel, which were the provocation that began the hostilities. Incredibly, not once did Reguly ever mention that Hezbollah had made a deliberate decision to drag Lebanon into the war. Hezbollah, like its patron, the Iranian regime, is a fanatical Islamic terrorist movement that is openly and unapologetically genocidal towards Israel, repeatedly proclaiming that its goal is the violent annihilation of Israel. This critical context too, was completely erased from Reguly’s article, depriving readers of essential background information for them to understand the nature of the threats Israel faces. For much of the preceding 2.5 years following Gaza’s October 7, 2023 invasion of southern Israel, Reguly has uncritically regurgitated anti-Israel talking points, permitting The Globe and Mail to act, not as a producer of news, but as a stenographer for disinformation. Less than a month earlier, reporting from the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, Reguly penned an opinion column where he noted Russia’s banning from the games, before sneering that “but Israel, which is widely accused of genocide in Gaza and whose prime minister is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest, was not.” In previous articles, Reguly has referred to Palestinian arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti as a “unifying figure,” has whitewashed the ties between Palestinian terrorism and the United Nations agency UNRWA, and downplayed the threat of Hamas terrorists to Israel. Eric Reguly’s March 3 article in The Globe and Mail, while repeatedly referring to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, made no apparent attempt to mention how Jerusalem was simply responding to the group’s rocket fire. --- ## CBC Radio Continues To Provide Sympathetic Platform To Ramblings Of Anti-Israel Milton Physician Salman Khalid URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-continues-to-provide-sympathetic-platform-to-ramblings-of-anti-israel-milton-physician-salman-khalid/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-11 Words: 537 > Listeners were given no context about Khalid’s own public activism accusing Israel of “genocide” and erasing Palestinian terrorism. If Salman Khalid, medical director and emergency physician at Milton District Hospital, who recently published a book Gaza: A Doctor’s Diary, purporting to share his experiences working in a Gaza hospital, though he needed a publicist to promote his new publication, there appears to be no need, since Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster has eagerly stepped in to provide its services for free, repeatedly amplifying his claims without scrutiny, context, or meaningful challenge from interviewers. On February 20, Khalid was interviewed by CBC’s As It Happens program about his book, followed by two more interviews just days later. On February 26, CBC Radio One in Sudbury interviewed Khalid, who began the conversation by claiming that Israel has “murdered and killed” an “unprecedented number of healthcare workers in Gaza.” Click below to listen to the segment: The wild claim that Israel was actively murdering healthcare workers in Gaza should have been immediately challenged by the CBC host, but instead, Khalid’s rhetoric was allowed to stand. Listeners could have been told that many of these “healthcare workers” double as members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and that groups in Gaza have had to scale back their work at hospitals because of the presence of Palestinian terrorists inside the territory, but the public was told none of those details. Khalid wasted little time in claiming Gaza was “apocalyptic” and “desperation in the population,” and the host made no effort to point out that widespread footage from Gaza shows restaurants, bakeries, shopping malls and other venues bustling inside the territory. The same day, Khalid was interviewed on CBC Winnipeg’s 98.3 FM, where he repeated his claims, speaking of the “desperation of the people” and making zero mention of the widespread presence of Palestinian terrorists inside the territory. At no point did his host seek to offer this information to listeners, either. Click below to listen to the segment: Khalid repeated a statement that he made in the previous interview, namely that there is an “effort” in order to “demonize the Palestinians.” This eyebrow-raising claim was made with no evidence, and is a remarkable allegation, given that it is Israel, not the Palestinians, which has been subject to a relentless demonization campaign by so-called “humanitarian” groups, most of the Canadian news media, trade unions, and others. In contrast, Palestinian terrorism has been almost completely erased from the conversation, as evidenced in the very interview that Khalid made those comments. Barely a month after Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel, Milton physician Salman Khalid signed an open letter which spread the false “genocide” slur against Israel, and which made zero mention of either the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas or the roughly 250 hostages being kept inside Gaza. While all Canadians, including medical professionals, have a right to their own opinion, Khalid has spread vicious anti-Israel propaganda. That would be shameful in its own right, and given CBC’s ongoing effort to launder his extreme claims under the guise of news – and paid for by the Canadian taxpayer – it is particularly egregious. Given CBC’s documented and continued anti-Israel bias, the broadcaster owes serious answers to the Canadian public. --- ## CBC News Continues To Turn Anti-Israel Activists Grievances Into Headline News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-continues-to-turn-anti-israel-activists-grievances-into-headline-news/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-11 Words: 535 > The article also makes no mention of MSF’s own admission that armed Palestinian militants were operating inside Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. In her February 27 article for CBC News, Producer Yasmine Hassan gives extensive and uncritical coverage to a stridently anti-Israel “humanitarian” group complaining about Gaza, all while failing to provide readers with critical details. Hassan’s article, “A Canadian helped build a water plant in Gaza. Now he worries about its fate as aid groups leave over new law,” profiles Craig Kenzie, a staffer with Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) currently based in Gaza working at a water treatment plant. She notes that MSF was about to cease operations in the territory because they had refused to follow Israeli security protocols, quoting Kenzie as telling CBC videographer and anti-Israel propagandist Mohamed El Saife that “we’re highly concerned about the consequences for the Gazan population… when over half the international humanitarian organizations will get expelled from the Gaza Strip.” While MSF may be concerned, it clearly was not concerned enough to follow security measures, which included sharing the names of its staff with Israel. Though Hassan shared that the group cited their “safety and security of the staff” in failing to do so, she opted to ignore evidence that employees of so-called “humanitarian” groups have also been Palestinian terrorists. Recently, it came to light that Fadi Al-Waddiya, an employee of MSF in Gaza, and thus a colleague of Kenzie’s, was also a senior operative for Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Such cases are precisely the rationale for the security screenings that MSF has refused to follow. Hassan’s article repeatedly framed Israel as the obstruction of humanitarian aid and development inside Gaza, and quoted another activist, Alexandra Saieh of another group, Save the Children, as claiming that Jerusalem’s security requirements were somehow too onerous to follow. The close and incestuous relationship between Palestinian terrorists and so-called humanitarian workers in Gaza goes beyond specific cases of individuals who played dual roles. In early February, Kenzie’s employer, MSF, announced that it was suspending its work inside Nasser hospital, the largest healthcare complex in Gaza, because it had seen armed Palestinian terrorists and even weapons inside. That admission, coming from a stridently anti-Israel pressure group, remarkably, served as an important corroboration of Israel’s allegations stretching back more than two years. But that was completely ignored in Hassan’s article, which instead largely relied on the feedback of “humanitarian” workers. This article is far from the first such problematic report from CBC News, which has consistently turned complaints from anti-Israel activists into the basis for extended news. Just four days earlier, Craig Kenzie was the subject of a glowing report by CBC Radio correspondent Crystal Goomansingh – whose ongoing bias has been a subject of HonestReporting Canada documentation – which overlooked the extended ties between supposedly humanitarian workers in Gaza and Palestinian terrorists. Additionally, Yasmine Hassan’s reporting over the course of the Hamas-Israel war has repeatedly amplified Palestinian talking points and omitted key facts in her articles. CBC News must stop providing so-called “humanitarian” groups in Gaza, and their workers, with an uncritical lens, and start treating their views with the challenges that any Israeli voices (in the rare times they are interviewed) are given. --- ## Conspiracy Theorist Gwynne Dyer Continues To Peddle Baseless Claims Across Multiple Canadian Newspapers URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/conspiracy-theorist-gwynne-dyer-continues-to-peddle-baseless-claims-across-multiple-canadian-newspapers/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-11 Words: 551 > Dyer’s continuing descent into conspiracy theories makes the decision of multiple newspapers to continue to print his columns difficult to justify. Even by his own admittedly lowly journalistic standards, a recent opinion column by UK-based commentator Gwynne Dyer (father of anti-Israel CBC reporter Evan Dyer) is particularly pernicious. Dyer’s column was published in The Winnipeg Free Press, The Waterloo Record, The Hamilton Spectator, and The St. John’s Telegram, and in his February 28 commentary, “Was Epstein really an Israeli spy?” Dyer spreads the completely unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a spy for Israel. Dyer did not stand behind such a claim, instead preferring it to suggest it merely as a hypothetical and in the form of a question, and hiding behind terms such as “if they (Israel) did” recruit him. In convoluted conspiratorial allegations that would make flat-earthers blush, Dyer nevertheless admits that “does this prove that Epstein worked as an Israeli spy? Of course not,” effectively rendering his entire point moot. Gwynne Dyer is no stranger to spreading baseless anti-Israel conspiracy theories, having demonstrated a bizarre fixation on Israel. On March 4, Dyer was back with another column, focusing on – what else – Israel. His column, “A wily Netanyahu and a simple Trump,” published in The Winnipeg Free Press, began by spreading yet another conspiracy theory and thinly-veiled antisemitic trope, writing that “U.S. President Donald Trump is not just Benjamin Netanyahu’s glove puppet, but it is remarkable how much influence the Israeli prime minister has over the American president,” further claiming that “Netanyahu has persuaded Trump to go to war for him.” For Dyer, the very idea that the elected leader of the United States might conceivably also see Iran, the country’s biggest enemy in the Middle East, as a threat to its safety and security, is so unacceptable that the only conceivable alternative is claiming that Israel, the nation state of the Jewish people, enjoys some kind of mind control power over the White House. Dyer’s column relies on age-old tropes of Jewish control and power, and modern-day conspiracies suggesting that Israel, a country barely larger than Lake Ontario, somehow enjoys near-total control over the world’s sole superpower. These wild-eyed claims from Dyer are not just arguably hateful; they demonstrate a remarkable ignorance from a commentator who calls himself “an historian and independent journalist,” but whose ramblings are more akin to what might be heard from a bellowing streetcorner protester. Though Dyer admits that Iran has carried out “mass killings” against its population earlier this year, he hid from public view any mention that the regime is the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, having long funded, armed and supported an array of Islamic terrorist groups across the Middle East, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. This deliberate omission should surprise no one. By failing to acknowledge Iran’s longstanding support for terrorism targeting Westerners, Dyer is able to portray the fight against Tehran’s fanatical leaders as being based, not as a fight against a violent and totalitarian power, but based on whatever his conspiratorial mind can concoct. What Gwynne Dyer’s writings lack in geopolitical expertise, he more than makes up for in baseless conspiracy theories. Following HonestReporting Canada’s outreach, The Hamilton Spectator & The Waterloo Record changed their headlines to remove Dyer’s most outlandish conspiracy. --- ## HonestReporting Canada Testifies On Parliament Hill, Calls Out CBC’s Systemic Anti-Israel Bias URL: https://honestreporting.ca/honestreporting-canada-testifies-on-parliament-hill-calls-out-cbcs-systemic-anti-israel-bias/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-12 Words: 1846 > On March 10, HonestReporting Canada Executive Director Mike Fegelman, spoke on Parliament Hill at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and testified about how CBC News has demonstrated a systemic... On March 10, HonestReporting Canada Executive Director Mike Fegelman, spoke on Parliament Hill at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and testified about how CBC News has demonstrated a systemic bias in its coverage of Israel and the Israel-Hamas war since October 7, 2023, prioritizing ideological narratives over fair and factual reporting. Mike stated that CBC’s coverage has contributed to a surge in antisemitism and attacks against Jewish communities in Canada. His testimony called on Parliament to address these issue at CBC by introducing stronger oversight and transparency measures, including creating an independent commission to audit bias in our publicly funded media, follow legally defined standards for factual reporting, and mandate that CBC and other publicly funded media publish regular transparency reports detailing editorial decisions, guest selection, and how controversial topics are covered. Watch the full spoken testimony below: Read the full submitted testimony below: March 10, 2026 Mike FegelmanExecutive DirectorHonestReporting CanadaWritten Testimony: House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Canadian HeritageStudy: State of the journalism and media sectors Good morning, My name is Mike Fegelman, and I’m the Executive Director of HonestReporting Canada. We’re a non-profit organization that ensures fair and accurate Canadian media coverage of Israel and the Middle East. We started more than 20 years ago, but frankly, the overt media bias over the last 2.5 years has made that era look quaint by comparison. Just hours after thousands of Palestinian terrorists streamed into Israel on October 7, 2023, carrying out an orgy of murder, rape, torture and kidnappings – our taxpayer-funded broadcaster leapt into action. In a letter to editorial staff, George Achi, CBC’s former director of journalistic warned journalists not to use the word “terrorists” when referring to Hamas, not to admit that 2005 was the end of Israel’s permanent presence in Gaza – which it was – and even when Canadian officials refer to Hamas as terrorists, Achi wrote that reporters “should add context to ensure the audience understands this is opinion, not fact.” Hamas is, of course, listed as a terrorist organization by the Canadian government. It soon became clear that for CBC – and for wide swathes of the Canadian media landscape – their role was not to report the facts to the Canadian public, but to use their immense influence in society to promote a narrow, ideological agenda. Present day, news outlets regurgitate talking points from pro-Palestinian activists and overwhelmingly feature guests with a predictable anti-Israel viewpoint; presenting them as credible, while choosing not to include opposing voices. When anti-Israel groups sneeze, it achieves wall-to-wall news coverage in Canada. When Amnesty International accuses Israel of “genocide” – going so far as to make up a new definition in order to do so, or when a discredited group of non-experts make such claims – they get widespread media coverage. Yet, when scholars documented Hamas’ fabricated death tolls or penned a comprehensive report demonstrating that no genocide took place, they were ignored by our media. The unfounded claims of “genocide” and “starvation” were promoted ad nauseum by our media, and as it became clear that those allegations were false, reporters did not apologize; they simply moved on. Now, like a cat chasing a laser dot on the wall, the worst offenders in anti-Israel media bias, whether CBC, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, or others, appear to take their cues, not from what is newsworthy, but rather what complaints are being made by pro-Palestinian activists. When experts document the worrying rise of Islamic radicalism in Canada, the presence of Iranian regime officials in our nation or the impact of Qatari dark money in Canadian universities, they are treated as persona non grata. When a Canadian mosque honours Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and glorifies him as a martyr, our journalists ignore this brazen support for terrorism. Our journalists have a solemn duty to hold the powerful to account, not to act as their water carriers. But that is what they’ve done, promoting hardline anti-Israel disinformation and acting as unpaid publicists for an immense web of extremist actors in Canada. This media coverage directly contributes to a spike in anti-Jewish hate crimes. When Israel is painted as a genocidal and pariah state, and opponents are widely silenced, a target is drawn on the backs of Canadian Jews, who overwhelmingly recognize Israel’s right to exist, a view that is portrayed by extremists as somehow controversial. The incessant demonization of Israel – and by extension, Jews – has led to an unprecedented attack on the Jewish community, with terrorist rallies now a regular occurrence on Canadian streets and Jewish schools and synagogues shot at, while far too many elected leaders – and law enforcement – choose to ignore this... --- ## Le Devoir Columnist Emilie Nicolas Continues To Advertise Her Ignorance About Middle East Affairs URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-columnist-emilie-nicolas-continues-to-advertise-her-ignorance-about-middle-east-affairs/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-10 Words: 1139 > Nicolas even went so far as to claim that the assassination of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would make him into a martyr. Cliquez ici pour la version française It is one thing to be ignorant of world affairs. It is quite another to advertise that ignorance in the pages of a daily newspaper and to parade it as if it were a virtue. But Le Devoir columnist Emilie Nicolas has decided to do just that in her March 5 opinion column, “What we don’t know about Iran.” Nicolas, who has previously sought to compare Palestinian terrorists and Israeli hostages, and has monstrously compared Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Gaza to the Holocaust, has repeatedly demonstrated her poor grasp of global issues, continued that streak with her latest commentary, where she admitted that “I don’t know how the mobilization of the Iranian people can, on its own, overcome the repression of Khamenei’s regime.” In this instance, Nicolas is right. After Iranians took to the streets in January in protest of the regime, they were swiftly massacred by the tens of thousands. Nicolas then decided to snatch confusion from the jaws of moral clarity, by claiming that “political assassinations tend to create martyrs.” With this, Nicolas demonstrated her total ignorance of Iran. Following the assassination of Ali Khamenei, mass celebrations erupted among the Iranian diaspora, and even inside Iran, incredible scenes given the regime’s murderous repression of any dissent. Following in the footsteps of other commentators in recent days, Nicolas briefly acknowledged the persecution that Iranians have endured under the Iranian regime, but then simultaneously condemned the biggest effort since 1979 to actually do something about it. While she minimally mentioned Iran’s repression of its people, she censored any mention of its support for regional terrorist proxy groups, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthi movement in Yemen. For decades, these groups have been the primary source of instability across the Middle East, and in particular over the last two years following Hamas’ massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Rather than explore actual ideas for how she might seek to weaken the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nicolas pivoted to her ever-favourite target: Israel, decrying its strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, while making no effort to admit that it did so only following Hezbollah rocket fire into Israel in recent days. In fact, for an opinion column ostensibly about the hopes and dreams about Iranians, most of Nicolas’ commentary is focused on just about everything else, meandering between making accusations against Israel in between statements about ICE operations in the United States and the Epstein files. The Iran war has put anti-Israel activists in a difficult bind. Emilie Nicolas, like so many others, is forced to admit the Iranian regime’s murderous actions against its own people, all while seeking to convince readers that doing anything about it is worthy of condemnation. Emilie Nicolas has demonstrated yet again her feeble grasp of geopolitical affairs, in particular as they relate to Israel and the Middle East. But rather than seek to educate herself, she has clearly chosen to pen a rambling stream-of-consciousness for Le Devoir, in what can only be interpreted as speaking volumes about the newspaper’s own editorial agenda. La chroniqueuse du Devoir Émilie Nicolas continue d’étaler son ignorance des affaires du Moyen-Orient C’est une chose d’être ignorant des affaires mondiales. C’en est une autre d’exhiber cette ignorance dans les pages d’un quotidien et de la présenter comme si c’était une vertu. Mais la chroniqueuse du Devoir Émilie Nicolas a décidé de faire exactement cela dans sa chronique d’opinion du 5 mars, « What we don’t know about Iran ». Nicolas, qui a déjà tenté de comparer des terroristes palestiniens et des otages israéliens, et qui a monstrueusement comparé les opérations antiterroristes d’Israël à Gaza à l’Holocauste, a à maintes reprises démontré sa faible compréhension des enjeux mondiaux. Elle a poursuivi dans cette voie dans son dernier commentaire, où elle a admis que « je ne sais pas comment la mobilisation du peuple iranien peut, à elle seule, surmonter la répression du régime de Khamenei ». Dans ce cas précis, Nicolas a raison. Après que des Iraniens soient descendus dans la rue en janvier pour protester contre le régime, ils ont été rapidement massacrés par dizaines de milliers. Nicolas a ensuite réussi à transformer la clarté morale en confusion en affirmant que « les assassinats politiques ont tendance à créer des martyrs ». Par cette affirmation, Nicolas a démontré son ignorance totale de l’Iran. Après l’assassinat d’Ali Khamenei, des célébrations de masse ont éclaté parmi la diaspora iranienne, et même à l’intérieur de l’Iran — des scènes extraordinaires compte tenu de la répression meurtrière que le régime exerce contre toute dissidence. Dans la lignée d’autres commentateurs ces derniers jours, Nicolas a brièvement reconnu les persécutions subies par les Iraniens sous le régime iranien, mais elle a s... --- ## Le Devoir Columnist François Brousseau Attempts To Wish Away Inconvenient Evidence About Iranian Regime’s Dangers URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-columnist-francois-brousseau-attempts-to-wish-away-inconvenient-evidence-about-iranian-regimes-dangers/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-10 Words: 1152 > Brousseau simply ignores evidence he does not like, inverts reality and sidesteps the documented record of Iranian aggression. Cliquez ici pour la version française François Brousseau’s approach of writing has seen the columnist downplay Palestinian terrorism, diminish the Iranian threat, and inverting reality. His March 2 opinion column in Le Devoir, “Peace is War,” was no different, arguing against the Israel-US war on Iran, and failing to put forth any meaningful arguments. Brousseau wrote mockingly of US President Donald Trump conducting a war against Iran’s regime, “international law? The American Constitution? What are you talking about?” However, this is a misrepresentation. This war didn’t begin on February 28. Iran, often through its terror proxies Hamas and Hezbollah, has been fighting against Israel since October 7, 2023, with genocidal intentions, and indeed for decades prior. In a recent interview, international lawyer Natasha Hausdorff pointed out that the war constitutes “self-defence in a very concrete, essential manner that is protected, that is recognized by the UN charter under article 51.” Brousseau claimed that “in his eight-minute video, Trump laid out his justifications. At least three of them – blaming Iran for a terrorist attack in 2000 (against the USS Cole in Yemen), claiming that Iran was on the path to rebuilding its nuclear capabilities, and warning that Iranian ballistic missiles could soon reach the United States – are false or highly dubious.” Brusseau’s accusations ignored significant evidence. In 2015, a U.S. federal judge found Iran to be complicit in the bombing of the USS Cole. On the nuclear issue, Iran has a history of clandestine nuclear weapon development, raising questions as to why Brousseau is so willing to wait and see. In 2025, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s then-Supreme Leader, scorned negotiations, “calling them ‘nonsense.’ Additionally, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff reported just days after the war began that in his meeting with Iran’s top negotiators, they “were proud that they had evaded all sorts of oversight protocols to get to a place where they could deliver 11 nuclear bombs.” Brousseau clearly ignored all of this, preferring to call it a “dubious claim,” as if wishing away evidence actually made it go away. As for missiles, Brousseau suggests that because Iran cannot yet strike the U.S. mainland, the threat is exaggerated. This is an astonishingly narrow definition of danger. Iran’s ballistic missiles already threaten Israel, U.S. forces in the region, and European allies. They have deliberately targeted civilian populations – conduct that constitutes a war crime. They have now attacked multiple other countries in the region as well. Additionally, according to The White House, more Americans have been killed by Iran than by any other terrorist regime. Brousseau ends by saying that, “just as genuine democracies have been able to commit crimes internationally, a true dictatorship can adhere to an international treaty and abide by it.” To speak that way about Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, whose negotiators boasted about evading oversight, is shocking. It’s also delusional. Brousseau, writing in his comfortable perch in Le Devoir, has again written an opinion column replete with facts skewed to achieve his agenda, rather than basing his opinion on the facts, as they are. Le chroniqueur du Devoir François Brousseau tente de faire disparaître des preuves gênantes concernant les dangers du régime iranien L’approche d’écriture de François Brousseau l’a déjà vu minimiser le terrorisme palestinien, réduire la menace iranienne et inverser la réalité. Sa chronique d’opinion du 2 mars dans Le Devoir, « La paix, c’est la guerre », ne fait pas exception, plaidant contre la guerre Israël–États-Unis contre l’Iran sans avancer d’arguments réellement substantiels. Brousseau écrit d’un ton moqueur à propos du président américain Donald Trump menant une guerre contre le régime iranien : « le droit international ? La Constitution américaine ? De quoi parlez-vous ? » Cependant, il s’agit d’une déformation de la réalité. Cette guerre n’a pas commencé le 28 février. L’Iran, souvent par l’intermédiaire de ses mandataires terroristes Hamas et Hezbollah, combat Israël depuis le 7 octobre 2023 avec des intentions génocidaires — et même depuis des décennies auparavant. Dans une entrevue récente, l’avocate internationale Natasha Hausdorff a souligné que la guerre constitue « une légitime défense de manière très concrète et essentielle, protégée et reconnue par la Charte des Nations unies en vertu de l’article 51 ». Brousseau affirme que « dans sa vidéo de huit minutes, Trump a exposé ses justifications. Au moins trois d’entre elles — accuser l’Iran d’une attaque terroriste en 2000 (contre l’USS Cole au Yémen), prétendre que l’Iran était sur la voie de reconstruire ses capacités nucléaires et avertir que les missiles balistiques iraniens pourraient bientôt atteindre les États-Unis — sont fausses ou hautement douteuses ». Les accusations de Brousseau ignorent pourtant des éléments de... --- ## While Hundreds Of Thousands Of Iranians In Canada Praise War Against Regime, La Presse’s Rima Elkouri Highlights Fringe Voice Instead URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/while-hundreds-of-thousands-of-iranians-in-canada-praise-war-against-regime-la-presses-rima-elkhoury-highlights-fringe-voice-instead/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-11 Words: 1496 > The article also overlooks the brutal reality that Iran’s regime has killed tens of thousands of its own citizens during protests. Cliquez ici pour la version française Rima Elkouri’s March 3 article in La Presse, “Middle East Conflict: Hopes Dashed,” purports to chronicle the impact of the Iran war from Iranian voices in Canada, yet selectively a singular person who represents a fringe perspective. Largely focused on only one source, that of retired Concordia University professor Homa Hoodfar, it shared her hopelessness in both condemning the ayatollah’s regime in Iran and the current American-Israeli conflict against it. Elkouri has previously repeated the unfounded genocide accusations against Israel. Elkouri quoted Hoodfar as saying that “Trump never once spoke about democracy! Not once did anyone say, ‘Free the political prisoners!’” Elkouri wrote that “last June, there were deliberate Israeli airstrikes against Evin prison, where Homa Hoodfar herself was incarcerated in 2016,” quoting Hoodfar as saying that “many were injured. Why bomb Evin, if not to kill the potential political leaders who are in prison?” Israeli sources stated that the strike targeted the entrance gate to Evin prison, reportedly with the intention of allowing prisoners to escape. This is a significant omission by Elkouri that misinformed her readers. Elkouri wrote, “The assassination of Ali Khamenei, who was 86, dashed the hopes of many Iranians who were waiting for his death so that fundamental changes could be made from within.” An astonishing statement. When Khamenei was in charge, he had plenty of the Iranian regime’s infrastructure and personnel supporting him that could not be expected to disappear overnight. However, Iran’s Assembly of Clerics is reportedly close to announcing his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as his successor. The National Post reported that “analysts told Iran International that Mojtaba is known as one of the architects of the repression against Iran’s people.” Yet Elkouri and Hoodfar seem to think that if Ali Khamenei had died in his bed, things would have been different. Hoodfar also argued that meaningful change in Iran should come from within through nonviolent resistance. Yet neither she nor Elkouri acknowledge the brutal cost such resistance has already exacted. During the January protests alone, more than 36,000 people participating in acts of resistance are estimated to have been murdered by the regime. Expecting gradual internal reform under a regime that has repeatedly responded to dissent with lethal force is hard to understand. Yet Elkouri wrote that “Homa Hoodfar is concerned to see the entire Middle East region engulfed in flames and civilian populations suffering in the face of indifference.” She went on to detail all the casualties, intended or otherwise, that this war has caused, and blamed them squarely on America and Israel.” Calling the war illegal denies the facts. Iran, often via its proxies Hamas and Hezbollah, has been waging war against Israel for decades, most notably on October 7, 2023. As international lawyer Natasha Hausdorff explained, this is a war of self-defence, protected by UN charter article 51, where America has come to the aid of its ally. Additionally, Iran has been targeting American interests since they took 66 American hostages in 1979, including an Iranian Revolutionary Guard asset trying to assassinate US President Trump in 2024. Elkouri also wrote, “Most Iranians, stifled by 47 years of tyranny, may not have minded the West threatening the Islamic Republic. But that doesn’t mean they support war.” Absent from Elkouri’s account are the hundreds of thousands of Iranians who have gathered in Toronto, home to Canada’s largest Iranian diaspora community, to rally in support of the war, chanting, “Thank you, Trump.” Elkouri chose to lean entirely on Hoodfar’s view while leaving out critical facts including the deadly toll of nonviolent resistance, the voices of Iranians speaking from abroad, and the view that the war is legal and warranted. The result is a one-sided article that fails its readers, offering a picture of the conflict that is incomplete, skewed, and misleading. It reads like Hoodfar and Elkouri are clutching on to their wish for reality to be different than it is. Alors que des centaines de milliers d’Iraniens au Canada saluent la guerre contre le régime, Rima Elkouri de La Presse met plutôt en avant une voix marginale L’article du 3 mars de Rima Elkouri dans La Presse, « Middle East Conflict: Hopes Dashed », prétend relater l’impact de la guerre en Iran à partir de voix iraniennes au Canada, mais met plutôt en avant une seule personne représentant une perspective marginale. Largement centré sur une unique source — la professeure retraitée de l’Université Concordia Homa Hoodfar —, il relaie son désespoir à la fois face à la condamnation du régime des ayatollahs en Iran et au conflit américano-israélien actuel contre celui-ci. Elkouri a déjà répété par le passé les accusations infondées de génocide contre Israël. Elkouri cite Hoodfar affirmant que « Trump n’a jamais parlé de démocratie ! Pa... --- ## CBC News Interviews Royal Military College Professor Miloud Chennoufi, Spreading Conspiracy Theory & Propaganda, With No Challenge By Host URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-interviews-royal-military-college-professor-miloud-chennoufi-spreading-conspiracy-theory-propaganda-with-no-challenge-by-host/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-10 Words: 537 > Yet again, Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster gave a platform to shameless disinformation. Miloud Chennoufi is an Algerian professor at the Royal Military College of Canada with a penchant for making factual omissions and misleading claims in his ‘commentary’ of the Middle East. Chennoufi was interviewed by CBC News host Andrew Nichols on March 4 in a segment, “Chances for democracy in Iran because of this war ‘close to not existent’: professor,” where he repeatedly made sophomoric arguments against the US-Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime. Click below to watch the segment: He began by spreading a baseless conspiracy theory that the US’ participation in the war was “set by Israel,” evidently hoping that viewers would not fact-check how a country of 10 million could somehow force the world’s sole superpower to do its bidding. Chennoufi argued that the war was not legal because it did not receive backing from the United Nations Security Council. This argument is asinine, given that Iranian allies Russia and China, two countries with horrific human rights abuses, enjoy a veto power over all resolutions there, guaranteeing that no action against their interests could pass without their consent. This obvious point, that the Security Council’s buy-in cannot be considered a barometer of international law because of Russia & China’s presence, was never questioned by Nichols, who instead permitted Chennoufi’s semi-coherent ramblings to stand entirely unchallenged. Perhaps the most absurd claim by Chennoufi was when he dismissed any value of strikes on regime targets in helping Iranians be freed of their regime, stating that a locally-led “indigenous movement” is the only way to achieve democracy. Perhaps he is unaware that in January, Iranians did that, only to be mowed down and massacred by the tens of thousands when they took to the streets to protest. Given Chennoufi’s clear personal views, it is unsurprising that he would make no mention of the Iranian regime’s mass killing of its own people. But it is scandalous that Nichols would make no effort to hold his guest accountable for his peddling of disinformation. Virtually every sentence featured a baseless claim from Chennoufi, including where he made the remarkable claim that Israel does not want to see democracy in Iran because the Iranian people are sympathetic to the Palestinians, and thus hostile to Israel. Yet again Chennoufi made no mention of scenes from around the world, where Iranians have taken to the streets in enormous numbers, waving the pre-revolution Iranian flag, alongside American, Canadian and Israeli flags, and overwhelmingly voicing support for strikes against the regime. Even inside Iran, where extreme repression makes open vocalization of dissent extremely difficult, footage has shown Iranians cheering as they witness strikes against the Islamic Republic. At no time during the interview was there any mention of the Iranian regime’s ongoing support for its terrorist proxies across the Middle East, nor its ballistic missile development, nor even its repeated threats of annihilation towards Israel. Instead, Royal Military College professor Miloud Chennoufi misrepresented international law and censored any mention of the regime’s repression of its own people and spread a ludicrous anti-Israel conspiracy theory in order to push his personal agenda, all tolerated by CBC News, subsidized by the Canadian taxpayer. --- ## Why Are Some Canadian Mosques Hosting Memorials To Mass Murderer Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/why-are-some-canadian-mosques-hosting-memorials-to-mass-murderer-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-10 Words: 799 > Authorities must open criminal investigations into possible connections to and support for terrorism. Recent reports that some Canadian mosques and cultural centres are hosting memorials for Iran’s recently killed supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, represent a serious security concern for Canada. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was not simply a religious figure. He was a brutal dictator and the commander-in-chief of a regime responsible for decades of repression at home and violence abroad. Under his rule, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) expanded its global network of militant proxies and helped arm groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas. Importantly, Canada has formally designated the IRGC a terrorist organization. That raises an obvious question: why are Canadian institutions – many of them registered charities – hosting memorials celebrating the leader of a regime whose military arm is legally classified as terrorism? Promotional material circulating online shows several Canadian mosques reportedly organizing memorial gatherings to commemorate Khamenei. In Windsor, the Ahlul-Bayt Mosque announced a communal iftar and memorial majlis “in commemoration of the martyrdom of Sayyed Ali Khamenei,” inviting attendees to gather and remember “a life dedicated to the community.” In Brampton, the Masumeen Islamic Centre advertised a three-day “Isale Sawab Majlis” for “Shaheed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,” featuring nightly programming and religious lectures. And in the Greater Toronto Area, the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto promoted a “12th of Ramadhan Isale Sawab Majlis for Shaheed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,” on March 2 and including Quran recitation, prayers, and a lecture. Taken together, these events are not simply private expressions of grief. They represent organized, public commemorations honouring the leader of a regime whose military apparatus Canada itself has classified as terrorism. But the regime’s violence doesn’t remain overseas. Canada’s own security services have repeatedly warned about the Iranian regime’s activities here. Recent estimates suggest more than 700 members of the IRGC – including more than 20 senior officials – currently reside in Canada. The director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has confirmed that authorities have disrupted potentially lethal plots targeting critics of Tehran living in Canada. Those threats are not abstract. Iranian-Canadian politician and activist Goldie Ghamari recently became the target of a chilling online bounty after speaking out against the Islamic Republic. An Iran-linked hacking group publicly offered $250,000 for her beheading, publishing threats and attempting to intimidate her into silence. Ghamari reported the threat to police, and authorities have taken it seriously because such intimidation is part of a broader pattern of transnational repression carried out by the Iranian regime against its critics abroad. Dissidents, journalists, and activists living in democratic countries have increasingly found themselves targeted with harassment, surveillance, and violence simply for opposing Tehran. When Canadian soil becomes a venue for threats against those who fled the regime, the issue is no longer distant geopolitics. It becomes a direct challenge to Canada’s sovereignty, public safety, and commitment to protecting those who seek refuge here. Unfortunately, not all pro-regime intimidation has been stopped in time. In the days following Khamenei’s death, a business owned by anti-regime activists was reportedly targeted with gunfire, a chilling reminder that the Iranian regime’s campaign of intimidation against its critics can – and does – reach Canadian soil. The vast majority of Iranian-Canadians fled the Islamic Republic and its system of repression, looking for a new life of safety and security. Many lost family members to the regime’s prisons, executions, and crackdowns — some as recently as last month, during the large-scale protests and anti-government uprisings. Across the diaspora, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest the regime and express solidarity with the Iranian people. For those communities, memorials glorifying the regime’s leaders are not simply religious observances. They are celebrations of the very government many fled to escape. Canada rightly protects freedom of religion and freedom of expression. But those freedoms exist within a legal framework that also prohibits material support for terrorism and demands accountability from organizations operating under charitable status. If institutions benefiting from Canadian charitable privileges are hosting events honouring figures tied to a terrorist regime, Canadians deserve clarity about where the line is drawn. At minimum, authorities should investigate whether these events reflect ideological sympathy for a regime that Canada has already determined poses a threat. Transparency is not persecution. It is a basic expectation in a country committed to the rule of law. None of this should be controversial. Canada’s Iranian diaspora des... --- ## What the News Media Must Know About the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-investigations/what-the-news-media-must-know-about-the-iranian-canadian-congress-icc/ Type: hrc-investigations Modified: 2026-03-12 Words: 952 > About the Iranian Canadian Congress: The Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) purports to be a “non-profit, non-partisan, and non-religious organization, established in 2007, to represent the interests of Iranian Canadians and... About the Iranian Canadian Congress: The Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) purports to be a “non-profit, non-partisan, and non-religious organization, established in 2007, to represent the interests of Iranian Canadians and encourage their participation in Canadian society.” It claims to “[promote] Iranian culture and values and [uphold] the prestige, dignity and success of Iranian Canadians.” Two positioning principles of the ICC include: “not [interfering] in anything that has nothing to do with the interests of Canadian-Iranians…[not taking] a position that could be used for sanctions, war or any threat, aggression, or encroachment on the security or national interests of countries, even more so Iran or Canada.” Despite purporting to be focused on the interests of Iranian-Canadians, in reality, the ICC’s positions closely mimic those of the Iranian regime. Two Core Policy Positions in the Context of Canada-Iran Relations: Opposition to sanctions on Iran, advocacy for diplomatic solutions and de-escalation. The ICC claims that it “does not work on policy matters related to domestic Iranian politics.” Thus, its opposition to Canadian sanctions and actions against the Islamic Republic is founded on the position that “crippling” sanctions and coercive policies disproportionately harm ordinary Iranians in and out of the diaspora, fail to produce “democratic” outcomes, and risk deepening civilian hardship while undermining prospects for internally driven political change. Opposition to the Canadian designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, and other Canadian security measures. The ICC was, and still is, “the only Iranian Canadian organization to oppose the listing of the IRGC, which represents an official part of the Iranian military, as a terrorist organization.” It argues that this “reckless and inconsistent” move, and other “warmongering policies,” is harmful to Iranians, particularly those who have served their mandatory conscript service (and their relatives). The organization holds that Canada should instead act “as an honest broker to help deescalate tensions in the region.” Positioning on Iranian Domestic Developments: In policy advocacy, the ICC has prioritized an anti-sanctions and anti-intervention approach, as demonstrated in its response to protests in January 2026, where they called for “policy improvements… [without] abuse and foreign interference,” positioning sanctions, economic policies, and the Iran-Israel conflict of 2025 as what exacerbated civilian suffering and tensions. Similar is ICC’s response to recent events, where they dwell on the impact of the conflict on immigration and social challenges of Iranian Canadians, call for de-escalation & policy change, and position Israel and the U.S.’s alleged school bombing as proof they don’t “want to ‘help’ the people of Iran.” They note that Ayatollah Khamenei and other “government officials” have been killed, decrying “escalations” and “bad-faith negotiations.” Positions on Israel/Gaza and Broader Regional Issues: The ICC has issued statements condemning Israel various times across the Israel-Hamas war that began on October 7, 2023 with Hamas’ attack on Israel, the latter a fact omitted in the statement it signed — alongside Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, Independent Jewish Voices Canada, Jewish Faculty Network, and more — just two weeks after the attack. This statement refers to “Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory” as the root cause of violence. Since the war, the ICC has: advocated against Israel, referring to its response to Hamas, Hezbollah and others as “genocidal” and “aggression”; condemned Canadian involvement in U.S.-led operations in the Red Sea as destructive (omitting that it targeted regime-backed Houthis); endorsed flotillas and the March for Gaza in the wake of “unfolding genocide against Palestinians following longstanding illegal occupation and apartheid”; and in the wake of the Iran-Israel 2025 war, partnered with Palestinian Youth Movement and other organizations in their stance that Israel’s actions were “a brazen attempt to escalate violence and undermine sovereignty in the region” that intentionally targeted the Iranian people. Positioning In and Beyond the Iranian Canadian Community: Despite purporting itself to represent Iranian Canadians, repeated instances involving the ICC have prompted responses from other individuals and organizations in Canada that contradict both the ICC’s stances and its claims of representation. In Dec. 2020, Arash Azizi wrote in Open Canada, noting “that in recent years [ICC] has been led by people who attack dissidents while remaining comparatively quiet about, say, the oppression of one of Iran’s largest religious minorities, the Baha’is.” Journalist for Iran International, Negar Mojtahedi responded to the CBC’s platforming of the head of ICC Mona Ghassemi, who blamed Mossad for the 2026 protests in Iran, whit... --- ## Success! After Wiping Israel Off The Map, HRC Prompts CBC News Correction URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-after-wiping-israel-off-the-map-hrc-prompts-cbc-news-correction/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-06 Words: 342 > On February 28, CBC News published an article titled “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dead at 86, ending his iron grip on Iran,” reporting on the historic joint operation by Israel and... On February 28, CBC News published an article titled “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dead at 86, ending his iron grip on Iran,” reporting on the historic joint operation by Israel and the United States in which Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during a surprise daytime strike on Iranian officials. In the article, CBC covered the developing conflict involving Iran, its regional proxies, Israel, and the United States, and included a map intended to provide geographic context. However, while the map labeled other key actors in the region, the State of Israel was conspicuously absent and the Jewish state was wiped off the map. One country missing. Not random. Not accidental. Hey @CBCNews, is selective geography your new editorial standard? You can't just wipe Israel off the map and pretend it doesn't exist.https://t.co/VVJfIUAjlY pic.twitter.com/BbU0MaUti9 — HonestReporting Canada (@HonestRepCanada) March 1, 2026 HonestReporting Canada and its allies wrote to CBC executives, asking for clarification, and demanding that CBC immediately correct this mistake by properly identifying Israel on the map. We are pleased to note that following our concerns, CBC News updated the map to include Israel, published an editor’s note, and sent the following email explaining the corrective action our public broadcaster undertook: “As a Senior Adviser in the Journalistic Standards and Practices Office, CBC News General Manager and Editor-in-Chief Brodie Fenlon has asked me to reply to you directly. You were one of a number of people to write with similar concerns, so my response to you will echo what I have told others. The map that you referenced was generated using a program that automatically assigns location labels based on its designated scale. We have now updated the map with additional location labels, including Israel, and put a correction note at the bottom of the story.” While HonestReporting Canada appreciates CBC News’ prompt response and correction, the omission of Israel from a map of the Middle East is a serious error that should never have occurred. --- ## Success! After HRC Complaint, Globe Amends Online Headline Which Falsely Claimed Hezbollah AND Israel Renewed Hostilities URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-after-hrc-complaint-globe-amends-online-headline-which-falsely-claimed-hezbollah-and-israel-renewed-hostilities/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-06 Words: 166 > Regrettably though, the following day’s print edition still contained this error, which we’ve called on the Globe to atone for. On March 2, The Globe and Mail published an article by Mark Mackinnon with the erroneous headline, “Hezbollah and Israel open new front in regional war,” creating the misleading impression that both parties chose to renew hostilities following the November 2024 ceasefire. In truth, however, it was Hezbollah, an Iranian-funded terrorist group, that renewed hostilities by breaking the ceasefire agreement and indiscriminately firing rockets into the Jewish state towards Israeli civilians, in a show of solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Israel then responded in targeted strikes inside Lebanon against Hezbollah terrorists as a self-defence measure. HonestReporting Canada filed a complaint with senior executives at the Globe and Mail asking for an immediate correction to reflect the truth on the ground, and we are pleased to report that the Globe has amended its online headline to more accurately reflect the facts. Regrettably though, the following day’s print edition still contained this error, which we’ve called on the Globe to atone for. --- ## Success! HRC Prompts Globe And Mail Correction After Referring To Palestinian Prisoners As “Hostages” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-hrc-prompts-globe-and-mail-correction-after-referring-to-palestinian-prisoners-as-hostages/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-06 Words: 316 > The Globe amended its commentary and published a correction notice. On March 1, The Globe and Mail’s Standards Editor, Sandra Martin, wrote a commentary entitled “Is it ethical for journalists to tell a ‘one-sided’ story?” which examined the role journalists play when reporting on complex, long-term issues, such as the Israel-Hamas war. Within this commentary, Martin erroneously claimed that Israel takes Palestinians hostage, writing that: “The article stated clearly and early on (in the sixth paragraph) why he had been imprisoned, meeting the standard for transparency. However, it would have been helpful for readers to know of the correspondent’s difficulty in finding other released Palestinian hostages willing to speak on the record; most were afraid to do so.” In truth, Israel does not take innocent civilians hostage. In adherence with international law, Israel arrests or detains individuals it suspects of involvement in terrorism or security offences. These individuals are classified as prisoners or, in some cases, administrative detainees, not hostages. Taking hostages constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law and is recognized as a war crime in both international and non-international armed conflicts. It is explicitly prohibited under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, including Common Article 3 and Article 34 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and is codified as a war crime under Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. HonestReporting Canada lodged a complaint with The Globe and Mail requesting an immediate correction and apology. In response, the Globe amended this commentary and published a correction stating: “A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to released Palestinian hostages. Palestinian prisoners were released.” While the correction is welcome, we believe that publishing such a serious and inaccurate claim about the Jewish state warrants a formal apology as well. That the Globe has failed to properly atone for this serious journalistic transgression reflects poorly on Canada’s so-called “paper of record”. --- ## Tehran’s War On The Mideast: The Regime’s Escalating Attacks Show Why The Islamic Republic Must Go URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/tehrans-war-on-the-mideast-the-regimes-escalating-attacks-show-why-the-islamic-republic-must-go/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-03-25 Words: 97 > Almost immediately after the war in Iran began, anti-Israel activists and so-called “humanitarian” organizations rushed to defend the Islamic Republic, claiming the strikes were unjust, illegal, and a violation of international law. Almost immediately after the war in Iran began, anti-Israel activists and so-called “humanitarian” organizations rushed to defend the Islamic Republic, claiming the strikes were unjust, illegal, and a violation of international law. But Iran’s own actions since the conflict began only strengthen Israel’s and the United States’ decision to confront Iran. The world is witnessing the Iranian regime reveal exactly who it is. Canada should be paying attention. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## The War With Iran Has Started. What Comes Next? An Insightful Conversation With British Broadcaster & Journalist Jonathan Sacerdoti URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-war-with-iran-has-started-what-comes-next-an-insightful-conversation-with-british-broadcaster-journalist-jonathan-sacerdoti/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-03-27 Words: 147 > Just a few days into the war with the Iranian regime, and so much has changed. The Islamic Republic's longtime ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, as are apparently thousands of... Just a few days into the war with the Iranian regime, and so much has changed. The Islamic Republic’s longtime ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, as are apparently thousands of regime officials, Israel says. In response to strikes, the Iranian regime has lashed out, striking countries across the Middle East and beyond, demonstrating in real-time their fanaticism. But where is the war going from here, and is the public being well-informed by our media? In this episode, we are joined by Jonathan Sacerdoti. He is a British journalist and broadcaster who joins us to offer his insights and thoughts on the war with Iran, and what may come next. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## La Presse Columnist Laura-Julie Perreault Condemns Strikes On Iranian Regime, Claiming Without Evidence They Are Against “Rules Of International Law” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-columnist-laura-julie-perreault-condemns-strikes-on-iranian-regime-claiming-without-evidence-they-are-against-rules-of-international-law/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-06 Words: 1239 > In her latest commentary, she claimed without evidence that Israeli/American strikes against the Iranian regime flout the “rules of international law.” Cliquez ici pour la version française “Thoughts and prayers” has become a widely-ridiculed trope, particularly in the United States, following a mass shooting, where critics say those words are offered in place of real action to tackle gun violence. But the exact same “thoughts and prayers” are alive and well in the Canadian news media, where many commentators acknowledge the brutality of the Iranian regime, while simultaneously arguing that nothing should be done to actually remove it from power. In her February 28 opinion column in La Presse, “When Two Thugs Attack Another,” Laura-Julie Perreault condemned the Israeli/American operation on the Iranian regime, claiming it “flouts all the rules of international law,” and that it was an “act of aggression.” Perreault did not share which actual “rules of international law” prohibit Israel from defending itself from a regime that seeks its annihilation, and instead appeared to hope that simply claiming it was a violation was good enough for her readers. Like other commentators, Perreault sought to admit that “it is difficult to mourn the fate of the ayatollahs’ regime,” while simultaneously condemning any move to actually shorten the lifespan of that regime, lecturing readers that “two wrongs don’t make a right.” Perreault’s column grossly misrepresents the nature of the Iranian regime vis-a-vis Israel and the United States. There is no comparison between Iran, an openly genocidal, totalitarian dictatorship which massacres its own people for protesting, versus its opponents, liberal democratic states, as flawed as they may be. She expresses surprise at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s stated support for the anti-regime operations, calling it “surreal,” especially in light of Ottawa’s support for Ukraine “which is facing Russian aggression.” It appears Perreault does not recognize that the war did not start on February 28, nor even in June, 2025, with the 12-day war. It began decades ago when the Islamic Republic of Iran’s leaders decided to build a network of proxy terrorist groups to target Israel, and when it began developing ballistic missiles and started on its path of nuclear weapons. Laura-Julie Perreault has long used her platform in the pages of La Presse to assail Israel. She has blamed Israel for breaking a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza without bothering to note that Hamas had already broken it nearly 100 times at the time of her writing, has condemned Israel for supposedly not delivering enough aid to Gaza (and also slamming it for doing exactly that), and has thoughtlessly spread the dangerous “genocide” libel against Israel. Laura-Julie Perreault’s condemnation of the Iranian regime rings hollow when she vociferously condemns action taken to actually topple it. Her February 28 opinion column in La Presse provides no prescription for how Israel can seek to defang the Islamic Republic, nor how Iran’s 90 million people can be free of tyranny. Instead, she proverbially wags her finger and offers something akin to thoughts and prayers, sending the clear message that while the Iranian regime may be murderous and tyrannical, doing anything about it is simply unacceptable. While such disregard for Tehran’s machinations may be permissible for her, they aren’t for the Iranian diaspora, which has vocally supported the anti-regime strikes. Before lecturing readers, Laura-Julie Perreault ought to listen to those most impacted first. La chroniqueuse de La Presse Laura-Julie Perreault condamne les frappes contre le régime iranien, affirmant sans preuve qu’elles contreviennent aux « règles du droit international » « Thoughts and prayers » est devenu un cliché largement tourné en dérision, particulièrement aux États-Unis, après une fusillade de masse, où les critiques soutiennent que ces mots sont prononcés à la place de véritables mesures pour lutter contre la violence armée. Or, ces mêmes « pensées et prières » se portent très bien dans les médias canadiens, où de nombreux commentateurs reconnaissent la brutalité du régime iranien tout en soutenant simultanément que rien ne devrait être fait pour le chasser du pouvoir. Dans sa chronique du 28 février dans La Presse, intitulée « Quand deux brutes en attaquent une autre », Laura-Julie Perreault a condamné l’opération israélo-américaine contre le régime iranien, affirmant qu’elle « bafoue toutes les règles du droit international » et qu’il s’agit d’un « acte d’agression ». Perreault n’a pas précisé quelles « règles du droit international » interdiraient à Israël de se défendre contre un régime qui cherche à l’anéantir. Elle semble plutôt espérer que le simple fait d’affirmer qu’il s’agit d’une violation suffira à convaincre ses lecteurs. À l’instar d’autres commentateurs, Perreault concède qu’« il est difficile de pleurer le sort du régime des ayatollahs », tout en condamnant simultanément toute initiative visant à écourter la durée de vie de ce régime, faisant la leçon aux lecteurs en rappelant que « deux torts ne font... --- ## CTV News Interviews Pro-Iranian Regime Mouthpiece Iranian Canadian Congress, Hiding Their True Motivations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-interviews-pro-iranian-regime-mouthpiece-iranian-canadian-congress-hiding-their-true-motivations/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-06 Words: 619 > Missing from the segment was any mention of Iran’s backing of Hamas and Hezbollah or the regime’s brutal crackdown on its own citizens. Prior to the February 28 US-Israeli strikes on the Iranian regime, there was a huge US military buildup in the region. Amidst those preparations, CTV News decided to speak to a miniscule group with no apparent expertise whatsoever. On February 27, CTV news anchor interviewed Mona Ghassemi, president of the Iranian Canadian Congress, for the segment, “Ottawa issues advisory to avoid travel to Iran, urges Iranian-Canadians to leave.” The ICC’s membership is thought to be perhaps only 300 out of an estimated over 280,000 Canadian-Iranians, bringing the relevance of the CTV’s choice of guest into question. Click below to watch the segment: The host listened to Ghassemi argue against the impending military action against Iran, stating that it was not in the interest of the Iranian people. Ghassemi said that back in June, 2025 during the 12-day war, that Ottawa had also called for Iranian-Canadians to leave Iran, but “there was a lack of material support because of the lack of diplomatic relations and the lack of consular services that were cut in 2012.” No one mentioned that Canada cut ties with Iran in 2012 because, among other reasons, of the regime’s widespread support for Islamic terrorist group. Ghassemi’s statement that “having diplomatic conversations can potentially avert the potential for war” mimics the Iranian regime’s talking points promoting a normalization of relations. She continued to comment on Canada’s statement that diplomatic relations are only possible after regime change by saying that “this is a dangerous proposition because regime change means a lot of instability, a lot of potential for civil war as well, and we know that there are foreign forces as well that are trying to push for regime change.” Her whitewashing of the danger that the Iranian regime poses to its own citizens is breathtaking. After killing oftens of thousands of protesting civilians in January, the Center for Human Rights in Iran noted in February that there have been “arbitrary arrests, torture, enforced disappearances, and death sentences” following the protest massacres. As for the “foreign forces,” Ghassemi is presumably insinuating that Israel and the US are doing something underhanded. CTV didn’t mention that Iran has funded, trained, and armed Hamas and Hezbollah in their acts of terror and war against Israel. This included Hamas’ October 7, 2023 atrocities and murder of 1,200 innocent people and taking of 251 hostages, and Hezbollah’s attacks on Israeli civilians. The Iranian Canadian Congress has been widely accused of acting as little more than a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime. Indeed, it has issued press releases that target and condemn Israel. After Israel’s 12-day war against the regime in June 2025, the ICC signed an open letter condemning the actions against the Islamic Republic, joining extremist groups like the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), Toronto4Palestine, and Just Peace Advocates. It is also at odds with the Iranian people themselves. As the Foundation for Defence of Democracies wrote, “a 2021 study by the Netherlands-based Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in Iran research foundation revealed that most Iranians reject the regime’s ‘Death to Israel’ rhetoric.” In fact, Ghassemi’s statements are more aligned with those of the Iranian regime than the Iranian people. CTV has hosted a fringe group, giving it airtime without providing any context on its political alignment or the alternative views. In hosting Ghassemi, CTV News followed in the footsteps of CBC News, which also hosted Ghassemi, but was soon forced to issue an apology after outrage from Iranian-Canadians. CTV News must now issue an apology to Canadians for hosting a pro-Iranian regime mouthpiece while hiding that fact from viewers. --- ## OMNI News Reporter Ziad Arab-Oagley Joins Media Circus In Promoting Gazan Immigration To Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/omni-news-reporter-ziad-arab-oagley-joins-media-circus-in-promoting-gazan-immigration-to-canada/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-06 Words: 550 > Totally absent from the article was any mention of why such steps are critical to ensure the safety and security of Canadians. The cozy relationship between fanatical pro-Palestinian groups and the Canadian news media continues to grow, and the Canadian public – rather than being informed – is being spoon-fed propaganda instead. As part of the news media’s ongoing promotion of Gazan immigration to Canada, a February 27 article for OMNI News featured a lengthy and one-sided chronicling of a Gazan woman seeking to come to Canada but unable to do so because of visa delays. The article, “Gazan student’s dream to study in Canada on hold due to visa delays,” was written by reporter Ziad Arab-Oagley, who has previously penned a puff piece on Yipeng Ge, an Ottawa physician who has repeatedly praised Palestinian terrorism. Arab-Oagley’s article tells the story of Nada, a master’s degree candidate who was accepted to the University of Calgary, but who has been waiting because she is unable to secure biometrics, a necessary step for a visa. This article is a virtual carbon-copy of scores of other such pieces in recent months, which typically tell the story of a Gazan seeking to come to Canada, but whose dreams have been dashed because they cannot get the security screenings completed. Arab-Oagley quotes Ayman Oweida, chair of Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network (PSSAR), an extremist group that has promoted the “genocide” slur against Israel, as well as her supervisor, Robyn Mae Paul, and Nada herself. Paul is quoted as complaining that “I’ve worked with colleagues specifically who have worked with students from war zones, and they’ve never seen this situation.” Only near the very end of the article did Arab-Oakley acknowledge that the biometric requirements are an obstacle, though he never shared why that step is so critical. Gaza is not simply another war zone. It is home to among the most radicalized populations anywhere in the world, where a majority of respondents said that they agreed with Hamas’ decision to rape, murder, torture and kidnap Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023, and that it was the “correct” course of action. However, at no time in his article did Arab-Oagley acknowledge the significant security risks associated with importing Gazans to Canada, and why ensuring that security screenings are critical for any group, and certainly no less so for Gaza, nor did he seek to interview any critics of such immigration plans. For Canadians, such risks are hardly inconsequential In Canada, scenes of such Islamic radicalism are ever-present, with pro-Hamas rallies, and radical Islamic preachers such as Montreal’s Adil Charkaoui and Victoria’s Younus Kathrada spreading hateful bile. In 2024, the RCMP arrested a father and son in Richmond Hill for allegedly planning a violent attack inspired by the Islamic State, and months later, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan was arrested in Quebec for allegedly seeking to commit a terrorist attack of his own. As noted by national security analyst Joe Adam George, Ottawa’s “broken immigration system poses a serious threat to public safety and the national security of Canada and its allies.” Contrary to the narrative presented in Ziad Arab-Oagley’s February 27 article for OMNI News, which portrayed prospective Gazan immigrants to Canada as something of no-brainer for Canada, there are serious security concerns that he completely ignored. --- ## Toronto Star Prints Five Columns Condemning War Against Iranian Regime Displaying Ignorance About Dangers Of Islamic Republic URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-prints-four-columns-condemning-war-against-iranian-regime-displaying-ignorance-about-dangers-of-islamic-republic/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-05 Words: 990 > The columns, by Lloyd Axworthy, Justin Ling, Amanda Ghahremani and Faisal Kutty, downplayed Iran’s threats to Israel and beyond. When the fanatical Iranian regime spends decades and untold sums constructing ballistic missiles and pursuing a nuclear weapons program, in addition to funding and arming an array of Islamic terrorist groups across the Middle East, some commentators nevertheless call it “stability.” But when Israel – the target of the regime’s genocidal vision – decides to defend itself, alongside American assistance, such moves are condemned as reckless and “unlawful,” apparently claiming that bad actors can do as they see fit, and only when they are met with a response is it a problem. Two opinion columns in The Toronto Star, both published within hours of war breaking out in Iran, appeared to make that absurd argument. Lloyd Axworthy, a one-time foreign minister under Prime Minister Jean Chretien, penned a column, “Canada once rejected America’s aggressive, unlawful foreign policy. Today Mark Carney embraced it,” where he condemned Prime Minister Mark Carney for publicly supporting the strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Axworthy argues that the strikes were contrary to international law because the threat by Iran was not “imminent,” and because it did not receive the blessing of the United Nations Security Council. This worldview – that Israel should rely on its existence from a body that includes regimes like China and Russia, both allies of Iran – is an argument from the benefit of the safety of Canada, where Axworthy can lecture Israel. In reality, Israel cannot trust a body where China and Russia enjoy veto power. As for the imminent threat, Iran has amassed thousands of ballistic missiles, which are individually able to devastate a city block in Israel. For a country smaller than Vancouver Island, they most definitely represent an immediate threat, particularly from a regime that threatens to destroy Israel. The same day, Justin Ling, a staff columnist for The Toronto Star whose anti-Israel animus and casual misrepresentation of the facts has long been on full display, authored his own commentary, “Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have made a dangerous gamble in Iran. Why is Mark Carney cheering them on?,” in what was a close carbon copy of Axworthy’s column, minus the professional credibility and experience. Ling dismissed the strikes as an “immoral gamble” and condemned Carney’s endorsement of them, claiming that only a negotiated settlement with Iran could have avoided conflict. It is here that Ling demonstrates a breathtaking lack of understanding about Iran’s leaders. Whether on the topic of ballistic missiles, the nuclear program or its support for proxy groups, Iran’s leaders are devoted to their radical ideology, chiefly the destruction of Israel. Any negotiations which harm that goal are dead on arrival. It is simply impossible to negotiate in good faith with a party that cannot be rationally convinced to abandon its murderous plans. Ling spread the claims that an American strike hit a school “killing at least 80,” without bothering to note that the allegations and death toll are both completely unverified. Ling ended his column by stating that “we should cheer when the brutal Iranian regime falls.” However, in the real world, regimes like Tehran’s do not fall by themselves, and when the Iranian people try and protest, they are mowed down en masse. The Israeli-American operation may have many flaws, but there can be no question that toppling the Iranian regime, both for the safety of the Iranian people and those across the Middle East and beyond, is an eminently reasonable goal. Then on March 3, the newspaper added another, familiar voice: Amanda Ghahremani, a criminal lawyer who has previously signed a hateful anti-Israel open letter which we see as justifying Hamas terrorism. She begins her column, “Iran’s oppressive regime shaped my life, and my family’s. I’m afraid of where Donald Trump’s war will lead,” with a perfunctory condemnation of the Iranian regime, before condemning Israel for actually striking that regime, spreading the completely unverified claim that “hundreds of civilians” have been killed, relying on none other than the regime she purports to assail. And true to confirm, the same day, The Toronto Star published another longtime anti-Israel commentator: Faisal Kutty, a Toronto lawyer who previously tried to claim that white supremacists – not Islamic terrorists – pose a bigger threat to Canadians. His column, “International law does not dissolve because a regime is objectionable,” by assuring readers that he believes the Iranian regime is repressive, before pivoting to his real opponent: Israel, claiming that no attack on Tehran is permissible unless the UN Security Council says so. This logic would have Israel at the whims of Russia and China, two Iranian allies with veto power on that world body, meaning that under no circumstances in Kutty’s mind would Israel actually be able to defend itself under his perception of the law. And again on the same day, Axworthy was back with ano... --- ## Toronto Star Immigration Reporter Nicholas Keung & CBC Radio’s As It Happens Produces Emotional Tales Of Gazans Wanting To Come To Canada. As Usual, No Mention Made Of Threat Of Islamic Radicalism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-immigration-reporter-nicolas-keung-cbc-radios-as-it-happens-produces-emotional-tales-of-gazans-wanting-to-come-to-canada-as-usual-no-mention-made-of-threat-of-islamic-rad/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-04 Words: 607 > It chose to overlook how Gaza – among the most radicalized places on Earth – necessitates more security screenings from Canadian officials, not less. When Jenny Kwan, an NDP Member of Parliament and one of Canada’s most radical pro-Palestinian elected officials, recently called a press conference calling on Ottawa to import more Gazans to Canada, The Toronto Star provided it with an utterly one-sided report. The February 26 article by Senior Immigration Reporter Nicholas Keung, “Girl, 8, pleads with Ottawa to help reunite with her mother, stuck in Gaza: ‘Please Canada, try your best to help me,’” began by quoting eight year-old Gazan Joury Alyazji, who spoke at the press conference, saying that “I wish Canada can help me.” The girl’s father, Qasem Alyazji, was also quoted as complaining that “my family is not whole,” calling for his wife to come to Canada as well. With that emotionally-laden lead, Keung further quoted Matthew Behrens, a writer who has been vocal in his calls to import more Gazans to Canada, and according to his biography, has a particular interest in covering “the targets of state security repression.” Keung wrote that the Liberal government’s program to accept 5,000 Gazans has been held up due to many of them being unable to complete biometric security protocols, including fingerprinting. Rather than addressing why security screenings such as biometrics are a necessary component of visa requirements to enter Canada, Keung instead opted to rely exclusively on the complaints of pro-Palestinian activists. For a senior immigration reporter to ignore this context is highly curious. Keung should have also noted that Gaza is also unique in the potential for security threats to Canada. Polling inside the coastal territory have shown that Gaza is among the most highly-radicalized populations anywhere in the world, with large majorities there concurring with the view that Hamas’ bestial October 7, 2023 massacres were appropriate. This is not the first time that Nicholas Keung has covered such a story with rose-covered glasses. In August, 2025, his article “Canadian families of Gazans seek to fast-track resettlement case, fearing loved ones may die,” avoided any mention of the uncomfortable yet undeniable truth that a majority of Gazans hold fanatical views which run in direct conflict with Canadian values. The same day as Keung’s article, the CBC radio program As It Happens covered the same press conference, with host Chris Howden telling listeners that Qasem Alyazji was demanding that Ottawa “ease” the security requirements to allow more Gazans to come to Canada, followed by a lengthy clip of Alyqazji and his daughter speaking. As with The Toronto Star, there was no mention of the reasons for Canada’s security screenings, nor any acknowledgement of the threats to Canada from extremists. As documented by groups like Lawyers for Secure Immigration, there are many security gaps in Canadian immigration protocols which – if left unsecured – can potentially put Canadians in harm’s way. Recent history has also shown the acute risk of Islamic racialism in Canada, and why censoring out any mention of extremism in Gaza is simply irresponsible. In particular over the last 2.5 years since Hamas’ invasion of southern Israel on October 7, 2023, the Western world – including Canada – has been rocked by examples of Islamic radicalism. Examples include Project Neapolitan, where individuals allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) sought to carry out terrorist attacks against Canadians. In fact, the number of such arrests has spiked so much that it led two investigative reporters to chillingly declare that “ISIS is back.” While The Toronto Star and CBC could have – and should have – addressed the serious security threats facing Canadians, including from Gaza, they provided Canadians with a superficial and emotional story instead. --- ## CBC News Interview With UK-Based Lebanese Commentator Fawas Gerges Portrays Iranian Regime As Symbol Of Stability URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-interview-with-uk-based-lebanese-commentator-fawas-gerges-portrays-iranian-regime-as-symbol-of-stability/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-03 Words: 554 > Viewers were left with the misleading impression that the Iranian regime represents “stability,” and that confronting it is the real danger. As the war with the Iranian regime began on February 28, CBC News quickly turned to a favourite voice, Fawas Gerges, a UK-based Lebanese professor with a history of spreading anti-Israel disinformation on Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster. Host Adrienne Arsenault introduced Gerges to viewers as “a man who really understands regional stability and instability,” a choice of words that would soon become comical in nature as Gerges appeared to grasp little understanding of either concept. Click below to watch the segment: He hysterically condemned the war against the Iranian regime, saying that it risked “catastrophic consequences for regional stability and security.” It didn’t even dawn on him that avoiding war with Iran poses a grievous threat to regional stability and security. Predictably, he made no mention of Tehran’s support stretching back decades of its web of proxy terrorist groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthi movement in Yemen, Hamas in the Palestinian territories, and other terrorist forces in Iraq. By ignoring Iran’s long history of fomenting violence, terrorism and instability, Gerges claimed that the status quo somehow represented “stability.” Arsenault made no attempt to challenge Gerges, nor even provide a modicum of context for viewers to understand the Iranian regime’s many years of extreme domestic repression and its exporting of fanatical Islamic ideology. Gerges warned that the war could have “devastating consequences.” While such a statement is true on its face, given that any armed conflict brings the potential for consequences, it is also deeply misleading, given that the status quo – permitting the Islamic Republic to mass murder its own people for protesting, as well as arming and supporting terrorist groups across the Middle East – hardly represents anything resembling peace. In fact, it was on October 7, 2023, when Palestinian terrorists backed by Iran invaded Israel which led to the current confrontation. In condemning the war against the Iranian regime, Gerges rhetorically asked “Does anyone believe that (Israeli Prime Minister) Benjamin Netanyahu cares about the wellbeing of the Iranian people?” What Gerges appears ignorant of, or otherwise unwilling to admit, is that large swathes of Iranians appear to believe exactly that. In huge anti-regime rallies around the world in recent weeks, as well as in the immediate aftermath of the death of the ayatollah, Ali Khamenei, there have been vocal calls of support from Iranians, who see the Islamic Republic as their enemy, and Israel – in targeting the regime – as their supporter and friend. While Gerges sneered that the war is “a war of choice,” for Israel, there is no choice. Iran’s fanatical leaders have developed thousands of ballistic missiles, each one capable of destroying much of a city block and which are thought to be able to reach Europe, in addition to their ongoing support for terrorist proxy groups, and even their pursuit of nuclear weapons. The Iranian regime has long promised to annihilate Israel, and its actions show that its rhetoric is not empty at all. Israel, therefore, has a duty to protect itself against a potential existential threat embodied in the Iranian regime. The February 28 interview between CBC News host Adrienne Arsenault and UK-based Lebanese professor Fawas Gerges completely erased decades of Iranian aggression against Israel and the West, and instead portrayed the regime as somehow a symbol of “stability.” --- ## Global National Host Dawna Friesen Regurgitates Claims That Israel Killed Scores Of “Journalists” In Gaza, Censoring Out That Most Were Affiliated With Terrorist Groups URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/global-national-host-dawna-friesen-regurgitates-claims-that-israel-killed-scores-of-journalists-in-gaza-censoring-out-that-most-were-affiliated-with-terrorist-groups/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-03 Words: 626 > Host Dawna Friesen regurgitated claims that Israel has killed large numbers of journalists in Gaza. Global News promises viewers that their “primary directive is to report accurate, balanced, timely and comprehensive news” to the Canadian public, but a recent segment by the broadcaster made a mockery of that solemn oath. In a February 25 clip on the Global National program, host Dawna Friesen told viewers that the work of journalists “is increasingly risky,” before citing a claim from the New York-based group Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), saying that in 2025, “66 percent of those (journalists) who died were killed by Israeli forces, most of them Palestinians reporting in Gaza,” and that it was “the deadliest year for press killings.” Click below to watch the segment: Over the last two and a half years, a litany of anti-Israel groups have leveled accusations against Jerusalem, which have been sympathetically platformed by many news media outlets. Meanwhile, when scholars conduct reports that challenge the dominant Palestinian narrative, including Hamas manipulation of casualty data, they are roundly ignored. And while it is true that CPJ has made those claims mentioned by Friesen, she treated them as if they were de facto credible, by offering no acknowledgement about how these allegations cannot stand up to even the most basic of scrutiny. Time and again, observers have noted that a press vest does not equal being a journalist, nor does working as a reporter preclude anyone from being a member of a Palestinian terrorist group, or a combatant in war. Rather than simply regurgitating CPJ’s claims, other journalists have investigated the allegations by CPJ, and found them to be seriously flawed. Investigative journalist David Collier found that of the 107 individuals labeled as “journalists” by CPJ at the time, and that half were publicly affiliated with groups like Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Then in late 2025, the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Centre corroborated this research, finding that the majority of these so-called “journalists” (around 60 percent) were affiliated with a Palestinian terrorist organization. One of the “journalists” listed by CPJ is Mahdi Hassan Mohammed al-Mamlouk, who worked as a broadcast engineer for al-Quds al-Youm TV. Simultaneously, he worked as the deputy head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s central communications unit. For reasons that only Global News can explain, CPJ’s claims against Israel are valid enough to share without any context or balance, even as they have been consistently challenged using documented research. In addition to being abounding in Palestinian terrorists cosplaying as journalists, Gaza is also replete with staffers of so-called “humanitarian” organizations who are moonlighting as terrorists. One such man was Fadi Al-Waddiya, an employee of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and the group proclaimed him to be innocent, simply a “medic, a physiotherapist, and a father of three children.” Al-Waddiya was indeed an employee of MSF, but he was also the deputy head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s manufacturing unit. MSF condemned the strike as being “unacceptable,” and that “there is no justification” for having targeted him. Embarrassingly for MSF, in February, the terrorist group publicly acknowledged him as having been a senior operative. Other senior operatives who also held civilian jobs at the same time were “Gaza Health Ministry” employee and commander of the group’s northern brigade Waseem Yahya Abdulqader al-Ustaz, and nurse and deputy commander of the group’s Military Manufacturing Unit Alaa Hassan Abdullah Asbihi. Global News cannot simply mindlessly repeat claims that have been roundly debunked, without even bothering to admit that those allegations are widely disputed at the very least. Dawna Friesen’s February 25 statement was so devoid of any context that it served only to grossly mislead viewers, and is a virtually identical carbon copy to comments she has made previously. --- ## Visit By Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Israel Serves As Powerful Repudiation To Critics URL: https://honestreporting.ca/visit-by-indian-prime-minister-narendra-modi-to-israel-serves-as-powerful-repudiation-to-critics/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-03 Words: 546 > Diplomatic shifts and high-profile visits signal a growing network of support for the Jewish State. A common prognostication of commentators and news media outlets in Canada during the two-year war in Gaza was how isolated Israel had become – and was surely going to become – as a result of its supposedly heavy-handed war against Palestinian terrorists. Promoters of this claim typically pointed to hostile votes at the United Nations (UN) and other such indicators, though they have been taking place for years, even generations. However, on February 24, that talking point was quickly put to rest with an official state visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel. For more than 70 years, India has been the world’s largest democracy, and in 2023, it surpassed China to become the most populous country on the planet. India’s significance is not simply demographic in nature. The country, with an economy roughly equivalent to Japan’s, is also among the world’s fastest-growing. During his two-day visit to the Jewish State, Modi, who enjoys among the world’s highest domestic popularity ratings, met with hi-tech startups and signed a host of trade agreements. But it was in his address to Israel’s Knesset (Parliament), where he made clear that the burgeoning ties between the two countries was not simply a recognition of the shared threat of Islamist radicalism and terrorism that both countries share. It was also an embrace of the shared democratic values of both states. “In India, there is great admiration for Israel’s resolve, courage and achievements,” Modi told the Knesset, adding that ties between the two civilizations are not simply modern, but which “go back more than two thousand years,” and that New Delhi “stands with Israel firmly, with full conviction in this moment and beyond.” Modi’s visit to Israel, while representing the most significant of its kind in recent months, is not the only rebuff of the ‘Israel-as-pariah’ worldview, particularly from the world’s newly industrializing countries. In recent months, Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, has visited a growing number of African countries, including Ethiopia, Zambia, and Somaliland, which Israel became the first country to recognize, in late December. And in recent days, the head of Uganda’s military said the country would erect a statue of Yoni Netanyahu (brother of Israel’s current prime minister), who was killed in a 1976 counter-terrorism hostage rescue mission at Entebbe International Airport, “in order to strengthen our close blood relations with Israel.” In South America, long a hotbed of anti-Israel radicalism from leaders, the tone has changed dramatically in recent months. Fanatical Chilean President Gabriel Boric was replaced in late 2025 with José Antonio Kast, who had openly accused his predecessor of anti-Jewish hate. In Bolivia, newly-elected president Rodrigo Paz restored diplomatic relations with Israel, which had been cut by previous President Luis Arce. Other South American leaders, including Argentinian President Javier Milei, and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, have been vocal in their support for Jerusalem, with Buenos Aires promising to move its embassy to Jerusalem in the near future. While anti-Israel activists have long predicted the country’s isolation was just around the corner, India’s prime minister represents just the latest in a long string of repudiations to that comforting, yet entirely fictitious, narrative. --- ## So-Called “Humanitarian” Group Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), A Darling Of CBC News, Received Millions In Taxpayer Handouts In 2025, Despite Alleged Connections To Palestinian Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/so-called-humanitarian-group-norwegian-refugee-council-nrc-a-darling-of-cbc-news-received-millions-in-taxpayer-handouts-in-2025-despite-alleged-connections-to-palestinian-terror/ Type: post Modified: 2026-03-03 Words: 496 > Yet this has not stopped the Canadian media from treating them as a credible source of humanitarian updates. Canadian taxpayers continue to unwittingly donate millions of dollars to a so-called “humanitarian” group with alleged ties to Palestinian terrorists, and the Canadian news media continues to provide it with sympathetic and uncritical coverage at the same time. Over a two-year period from October 2023 to August 2025, the Canadian government (and thus the Canadian taxpayer) donated more than $355 million (CAD) for supposed “humanitarian assistance” to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Judea & Samaria (West Bank). One of the recipients of that largesse was Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), a group claiming to “provide emergency assistance and protect people’s rights in the world’s most challenging crises,” and which received three million dollars in handouts in 2025 alone by Canada, with millions of dollars in other donations in previous years, as noted by commentator Andy Lee. Despite the group’s lofty promises of conducting humanitarian work in dangerous locales, a recent report found that the organization continues to have deep ties to Palestinian terrorists inside Gaza. In December, 2025, NGO Monitor documented that NRC’s Gazan administrative director, playing a senior role in the group’s activities in the territory, is “employed by the (Hamas-run) government of Gaza,” and has also achieved “the rank of Naqib,” which it notes is equivalent to captain. That closeness may explain why, according to the report, when they were “confronted with complaints from civilians (in Gaza) regarding terror infrastructure in residential areas, they did not follow up.” Given Hamas’ widespread and deep presence within Gaza civil society – to say nothing of its total control over the governance of areas under its control – the terrorist group has a significant grip over what takes place. For its part, CBC, Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster, has also devoted extensive time to interviewing and normalizing the group’s representatives, consistently without challenge or pushback, and thus acting as little more than an unpaid publicist. In interviews broadcast throughout 2025, CBC gave an entirely uncritical opportunity for NRC staffers to hysterically claim there was almost no food in Gaza, that there was about to be a “total collapse of civil order,” and that Jerusalem was conducting a “war on children,” ignoring Hamas’ theft of humanitarian aid, and calling Palestinian terrorists “civil servants.” The Norwegian Refugee Council is hardly alone in getting such a white-glove treatment from CBC. Other taxpayer-funded groups boasting enormous budgets as well as charitable tax status in Canada, such as UNRWA, UNICEF, Save the Children, Care Canada, and Oxfam Canada (and Oxfam Quebec), have also been given consistently fawning interview platforms from Canada’s public broadcaster. Beyond reporting the news, one of the most critical roles for a news media outlet – particularly a publicly-funded one – is to hold the powerful to account, and by consistently and shamelessly failing to press so-called “humanitarian” agencies like the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) about their alleged connections to Palestinian terrorism, the Canadian news media has failed spectacularly. --- ## HonestReporting Canada Calls On Canadian Journalists To Report Accurately On U.S & Israel War On Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/pressreleases/honestreporting-canada-calls-on-canadian-journalists-to-report-accurately-on-u-s-israel-war-on-iran/ Type: press-release Modified: 2026-03-13 Words: 948 > Toronto, ON – March 1, 2026 – The Iranian regime, since it seized power in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has brutally oppressed its own people and exported its fanatical Islamic ideology... Toronto, ON – March 1, 2026 – The Iranian regime, since it seized power in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has brutally oppressed its own people and exported its fanatical Islamic ideology around the world, in part by supporting its web of proxy terrorist groups, including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and others. Weeks after the Islamic Republic of Iran mowed down tens of thousands of Iranian civilians for the crime of protesting, the regime has been struck in a special joint operation between Israel and the United States, with apparent support from other Gulf states. As the Canadian news media reports on the fast-changing developments across the Middle East, HonestReporting Canada calls on Canadian news outlets adhere to the highest journalistic standards to ensure that Canadians are informed with only the most credible facts and commentary. This includes the following ten reminders: Distinguish between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people: The Iranian people are overwhelmingly opposed to the Islamic Republic. Huge crowds risked their lives in protesting the regime, and after news of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death emerged, cheers erupted across Tehran. Therefore, it is critical that news media outlets make clear that the regime voices do not represent the will of the Iranian people. The war is targeting the Iranian regime, not the Iranian people. Avoid false moral equivalence: The Islamic Republic of Iran is not a moral equivalent to Israel or the United States. It is a theocratic, totalitarian regime that murders opponents, exports its fanatical ideology and supports terrorist groups. Israel is a liberal democratic state where Jews, Christians, Muslims and other minorities enjoy full civil and democratic rights. The Canadian news media cannot pretend that there is any equivalence between Israel and the Islamic Republic. Avoid normalizing voices that mirror Iranian regime propaganda: Across the Iranian diaspora, including in Canada, the vast majority are by all accounts, opposed to the regime. Anti-regime protests have regularly featured Canadian, American and Israeli flags. News outlets should be wary of platforming fringe and marginal Iranian voices who are in reality little more than mouthpieces for the Islamic Republic, as being representative of Iranians in Canada. They should also be careful to recognize a number of ‘anti-war’ groups in Canada for what they are: apologists for the Islamic regime, and if they are platformed, to categorize them as such. Remind Canadians that the Iranian regime is the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism: The Islamic Republic of Iran has long sought the annihilation of Israel, and has taken steps to further that genocidal goal with its support of its proxy terrorist groups. Thus, the war did not start on February 28, nor in the 12-day war in June, 2025. Rather, it began decades ago with the Iranian regime arming, funding and supporting groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. Treat Iranian regime claims as propaganda, not fact. For two years, much of the Canadian media treated Hamas claims from Gaza as being credible, if not de facto accurate, despite the fact that the terrorist group has widely manipulated casualty data. Hamas learned from its masters: the Iranian regime, which is almost certainly going to push disinformation in an attempt to manipulate Western audiences. The Canadian news media must make clear that Iranian state claims are not news, but propaganda. Remind Canadians about Iran’s nuclear & ballistic missile threats: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear program remains a central international security concern. Iran has enriched uranium beyond levels required for civilian energy, and recent intelligence assessments say Iran has continued to try and create nuclear weapons. Iran’s ballistic missile arsenals also pose an existential threat to Israel, with one missile able to decimate an entire city block. Iran’s missiles are thought to be capable of reaching well into Europe, posing a threat to millions of civilians. The media must inform Canadians about the presence of Iranian regime officials in Canada: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) plays a central role in regime repression and foreign operations. Even though Ottawa declared the IRGC a terrorist group in 2024, reports say officials continue to live in Canada, and the news media must remind Canadians about this threat. Remind Canadians about the Islamic Republic’s domestic repression: The Iranian regime maintains power through systematic domestic repression. Security forces have repeatedly used lethal force, mass arrests, torture, and executions to crush protests and silence dissent. Journalists, activists, women’s rights advocates, and minority communities face imprisonment and intimidation for peaceful expression. As such, media coverage should make clear that internal repression is not incidental, but a defining feature of the regime’s governance. Acknowledge the human cost for Israeli... --- ## La Presse Reporters Thomas Emmanuel Côté And Thomas Dussault Publish Two Articles Targeting Jewish Schools In Montreal, Including For The Crime Of Teaching Jewish Students Self-Defence URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-reporters-thomas-emmanuel-cote-and-thomas-dussault-publish-two-articles-targeting-jewish-schools-in-montreal-including-for-the-crime-of-teaching-jewish-students-self-defence/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-03 Words: 1314 > La Presse is demonstrating its careless disinterest in educating Quebecers about real threats. Cliquez ici pour la version française If news media outlets aren’t taking explicit direction from fanatical pro-Palestinian activists, then they certainly appear to be taking inspiration from them. When these extremist groups complain about Jewish charities sending funds to Israel, the news media dutifully launders those complaints into full-length ‘investigations,’ and when these groups complain about Israel getting lifesaving weapons to protect itself from terrorists, CBC News breathlessly covers it, treating the very idea that Israel should be able to fight Islamist terrorists as anathema. And now, the newest target of these dangerous groups has been Jewish schools, synagogues and summer camps, which – as if on cue – the Montreal newspaper La Presse has decided, rather than condemn, to piggyback on, and launder into ‘news,’ and thus seek to normalize the reprehensible targeting of Jewish institutions. Reporters Thomas Emmanuel Côté and Thomas Dussault published two articles on February 26, purporting to reveal what they presumably thought was scandalous news about Montreal Jewish schools featuring Israeli speakers, but which inadvertently proved precisely the opposite. One article, “Conferences to defend Israel,” breathlessly reported that current and former Israeli soldiers had spoken at two Jewish schools in the city on a number of occasions over the last two years. Like recent CBC News reports alleging that Canadian-made ammunition ended up in Israel, it was taken as assumed that such ‘news’ was problematic, and oblivious to any perspective that did not fit its narrow and anti-Israel worldview. Ironically enough, the article only demonstrated that the visits were hardly scandalous at all, mentioning one visit by Remo Salman El-Hozayel, an Arab-Israeli police officer who helped save lives on October 7, 2023. An accompanying, hysterically-titled article: “Military training in the gymnasium,” tells readers that students at a Montreal Jewish school received a “military training simulation.” However, as even the article itself notes, the “military training” in question was in fact a session on teaching students how to treat wounds and use self-defence techniques, helpful and even potentially lifesaving skills that reporters Thomas Emmanuel Côté and Thomas Dussault appear to be suggesting that Jewish students should not receive. La Presse’s decision to target Jewish schools in Montreal is not only a dereliction of all journalistic standards; it is dangerous and irresponsible. A number of Jewish schools and synagogues in Montreal have been targeted by violence since the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, and La Presse – deliberately or not – is arguably painting a target on the schools it covered. La Presse’s reports, while purporting to share shocking investigations, were salacious and proved nothing scandalous. While La Presse’s Thomas Emmanuel Côté and Thomas Dussault articles appear to suggest that Jewish students receiving self-defence tips is offensive, they have ignored the documented rise in Islamic radicalism in Quebec, including in Quebec schools. Ten years ago, the Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence documented the dangers of Islamic radicalism in Quebec schools, and over the last two years, Quebec society has seen scores of examples of radical Islam, from radical preacher Adil Charkaoui, to a 17 year-old Montrealer charged with planning a terrorist attack on behalf of the Islamic State (ISIS), to Islamist street prayers in front of Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica, and much more. La Presse reporters Thomas Emmanuel Côté and Thomas Dussault, rather than focus on the real threat of radical Islam to Quebecers, target Jewish schools, and in so doing, demonstrate a dangerous editorial agenda that potentially puts lives at risk. Des journalistes de La Presse, Thomas Emmanuel Côté et Thomas Dussault, publient deux articles ciblant des écoles juives de Montréal, y compris pour le « crime » d’enseigner l’autodéfense aux élèves juifs Si les médias ne reçoivent pas de directives explicites d’activistes pro-palestiniens fanatiques, ils semblent à tout le moins s’en inspirer. Lorsque ces groupes extrémistes se plaignent que des organismes de bienfaisance juifs envoient des fonds à Israël, les médias blanchissent docilement ces plaintes en les transformant en « enquêtes » en bonne et due forme ; et lorsque ces groupes dénoncent le fait qu’Israël reçoive des armes vitales pour se protéger des terroristes, CBC News couvre la situation avec fébrilité, traitant comme une hérésie l’idée même qu’Israël devrait pouvoir combattre des terroristes islamistes. Et maintenant, la nouvelle cible de ces groupes dangereux est constituée des écoles juives, des synagogues et des camps d’été qui – comme sur commande – font l’objet d’articles du journal montréalais La Presse, lequel a choisi, plutôt que de les dénoncer, d’emboîter le pas et de blanchir ces attaques sous couvert d’« information »... --- ## Le Journal De Montréal Columnist Loïc Tassé Compares Religious Christians Who Support Israel To Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-journal-de-montreal-columnist-loic-tasse-compares-religious-christians-who-support-israel-to-irans-ayatollah-khamenei/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-03 Words: 1104 > Tassé’s comparison is not only ignorant, but dangerous. Cliquez ici pour la version française Loïc Tassé is an opinion columnist at Le Journal de Montréal, where he has spread bizarre conspiracy theories, accused “the Jews” of trying to commit “genocide,” and has exhibited striking ignorance about the Middle East, though that has not stopped him from writing about it relentlessly. In his February 23 commentary, “American Fanatics Make Their Way into Iran,” Tassé sought to compare the United States to the Islamic Republic of Iran, highlighting comments from US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, a devout Christian, who noted that, according to the Christian faith, Israel has been Biblically-promised lands stretching beyond Israel’s current borders. What Tassé chose to hide from readers is that Huckabee also repeatedly delineated the difference between his religious beliefs and geopolitics, and that Israel has never stated that it has the right to those lands. Instead, Tassé wrote that Huckabee “fueled the widespread perception among Muslims that the United States is in Israel’s pocket and that the war against Iran is, in reality, a war of Christians against Muslims.” While it very well may be the case that there is a widespread delusion throughout the Islamic world that Israel (a country smaller than Vancouver Island, with a population of only 10 million) somehow controls the world’s pre-eminent superpower, but based on that logic, would perpetual Israel-critics like the European Union (EU), China, Russia, as well as scores of other despotic regimes, be in the Palestinians’ pocket? Regrettably, Tassé doesn’t say. Asinine anti-Israel conspiracy theories abound across the Islamic world, ranging from accusing Jerusalem of employing spy dolphins, using weapons to “evaporate” Palestinians, that Israel (not fundamentalist Muslims) carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks, and that the Coca-Cola logo contains secret anti-Muslim messages. Yet rather than admitting that a deep-seated anti-Jewish fanaticism, rather than reality, drives these conspiracies, Tassé decided to give their promulgators undeserved credence. Another absurd comment from Tassé is that “Huckabee’s religious ignorance is no better than that of Ayatollah Khamenei.” Here, Tassé deliberately obscures the truth: that in sharp contrast to Mike Huckabee and other religious Christians supporting Israel on the basis of their faith, Iran’s fanatical Islamic regime is seeking to carry out genocidal designs, in the name of Islam. Both the Islamic Republic and its proxies, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Palestinian territories, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and others, are explicitly pursuing an agenda of annihilating Israel, and seeking to replace it with an Islamic theocracy. There are many religious beliefs seen as being antiquated or strange in the modern era, but Tassé’s column disingenuously makes no distinction between personal views and official policy aimed at carrying out the mass murder of millions of people based on such beliefs. While the Iranian regime continues to murder its own citizens for the crime of protesting, Le Journal de Montréal columnist Loïc Tassé remains obsessively focused on Israel and its supporters instead. Le chroniqueur du Journal de Montréal Loïc Tassé compare des chrétiens religieux qui appuient Israël à l’ayatollah Khamenei de l’Iran Loïc Tassé est chroniqueur d’opinion au Journal de Montréal, où il a diffusé des théories du complot farfelues, accusé « les Juifs » de vouloir commettre un « génocide », et fait preuve d’une ignorance frappante au sujet du Moyen-Orient — ce qui ne l’a pas empêché d’écrire à ce sujet sans relâche. Dans sa chronique du 23 février, « American Fanatics Make Their Way into Iran », Tassé a cherché à comparer les États-Unis à la République islamique d’Iran, en mettant en relief des propos de l’ambassadeur américain en Israël, Mike Huckabee, un chrétien fervent, qui a noté que, selon la foi chrétienne, Israël s’étendrait sur des terres bibliquement promises au-delà de ses frontières actuelles. Ce que Tassé a choisi de cacher aux lecteurs, c’est que Huckabee a aussi répété à plusieurs reprises la différence entre ses convictions religieuses et la géopolitique, et qu’Israël n’a jamais affirmé avoir droit à ces terres. Au lieu de cela, Tassé a écrit que Huckabee « alimentait la perception largement répandue chez les musulmans selon laquelle les États-Unis sont dans la poche d’Israël et que la guerre contre l’Iran est, en réalité, une guerre des chrétiens contre les musulmans ». Il se peut fort bien qu’il existe, dans le monde islamique, un délire largement répandu selon lequel Israël (un pays plus petit que l’île de Vancouver, avec une population de seulement 10 millions d’habitants) contrôlerait d’une manière ou d’une autre la superpuissance dominante de la planète. Mais selon cette logique, les critiques perpétuels d’Israël comme l’Union européenne (UE), la Chine, la Russie, ainsi que des dizaines d’autres régimes despotiques, seraient-il... --- ## Law Professor Camille Marquis Bissonnette, In La Presse Column, Downplays Violent Efforts By UK Group Palestine Action URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/law-professor-camille-marquis-bissonnette-in-la-presse-column-downplays-violent-efforts-by-uk-group-palestine-action/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-03-03 Words: 1216 > Marquis, in our view, downplayed and grossly misrepresented the dangerous activities of Palestine Action. Cliquez ici pour la version française Camille Marquis Bissonnette is a Law Professor at the University of Quebec, where she is able to play a critical role in helping to shape the next generation’s legal minds. Her February 23 opinion column in La Presse, “The Case of Palestine Action in the UK: A Rare Piece of Good News for Human Rights,” reflects a perspective consistent with her previous commentaries, which in our view whitewash evil in order to favourably portray the anti-Israel cause. She addresses the topic as to whether the group Palestine Action should or should not have been proscribed as a terrorist organization in the UK, though she chose to present the situation in a highly skewed way that left readers misinformed. The group’s ban was recently overturned in a UK court, though the British government has announced that it will be appealing that decision. She wrote that Palestine Action was “committed to ending the United Kingdom’s participation “in the genocidal and apartheid regime” of Israel.” Bissonnette did not explain that there are huge swaths of data that regard these designations as inverted, not least because Hamas terrorists in Gaza are sworn to genocide against Israel, and Israel is merely trying to defend itself against this – as Hamas’ October 7th, 2023 invasion of Israel and bestial massacre of 1,200 innocent people and taking of 251 hostages – ought to demonstrate. Similarly, the ‘data’ that genocide claims are usually based on is sourced in Hamas’ Health Ministry, which massages its data to fit its narrative and doesn’t even differentiate between fighters and civilians. Bissonnette continued to write of Palestine Action, that “its strategy permitted the destruction of property (but not violence against people) to convey its political message, for example, damaging buildings, weapons, or vehicles associated with or intended for use by Israel or against Palestine.” What Bissonnette didn’t share is both the scale of the damage Palestine Action members did cause, including seven million pounds of damage at the UK’s Brize Norton Royal Air Force base, nor that they have attacked people as well, not least in allegedly attacking a police officer with a sledgehammer, leaving her with a broken back, as well as allegedly whipping a security officer, among others. Instead of Bissonnette’s black and white representation of the original ban of Palestine Action as a travesty of human rights, it would have honored the complexity of the situation to share that, according to the UK’s 2020 foundational Terrorism Act, terrorism includes, “the use or threat is designed to influence the government…or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and the use or threat is made for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause.” Indeed, Palestine Action co-founder Richard Barnard is recorded saying, “when we hear the resistance, the Al-Aqsa Flood, we must turn that flood into a tsunami of the whole world,” and concerns have been raised about Palestine Action’s links to Islamic extremism. Al-Aqsa Flood was Hamas’ code name for the October 7, 2023 massacres. Bissonnette’s column in La Presse dangerously downplays the extreme violence of Palestine Action’s activities, serving to depict a dangerous group of fanatics as little more than passionate activists, and in so doing, normalize and even excuse their arguably psychotic acts. La professeure de droit Camille Marquis Bissonnette, dans une chronique de La Presse, minimise les actions violentes du groupe britannique Palestine Action Camille Marquis Bissonnette est professeure de droit à l’Université du Québec, où elle joue un rôle crucial dans la formation de la prochaine génération de juristes. Sa chronique d’opinion du 23 février dans La Presse, « Une rare bonne nouvelle pour les droits de la personne », reflète une perspective conforme à ses commentaires antérieurs qui, selon nous, blanchissent le mal afin de présenter sous un jour favorable la cause anti-israélienne. Elle aborde la question de savoir si le groupe Palestine Action aurait dû ou non être inscrit comme organisation terroriste au Royaume-Uni, mais elle a choisi de présenter la situation de manière fortement biaisée, laissant les lecteurs mal informés. L’interdiction du groupe a récemment été annulée par un tribunal britannique, bien que le gouvernement britannique ait annoncé son intention d’interjeter appel de cette décision. Elle a écrit que Palestine Action était « déterminé à mettre fin à la participation du Royaume-Uni “au régime génocidaire et d’apartheid” d’Israël ». Bissonnette n’a pas expliqué qu’il existe une abondance de données considérant ces qualificatifs comme inversés, notamment parce que les terroristes du Hamas à Gaza sont voués à un génocide contre Israël, et qu’Israël ne fait que tenter de se défendre contre cela — comme l’invasion du 7 octobre 2023 et le massacre bestial de 1 200 innocents ainsi que l’enlèvement de 251 otages par le Hamas aurai... --- ## Confronting The Iranian Threat: Israel, America & The War Against Tehran’s Extremism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/iranwar Type: webinars Modified: 2026-03-27 Words: 186 > This emergency briefing will cover the latest developments in the war against Tehran’s extremist regime, explain what’s happening on the ground, and unpack the stakes for regional security and freedom. On March 2, 2026, HR Canada Charitable Organization held an emergency briefing on the U.S. and Israel’s coordinated military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran. This emergency briefing covered the latest developments in the war against Tehran’s extremist regime, explained what’s happening on the ground, and unpacked the stakes for regional security and freedom. The webinar was hosted by Adam Zivo, a freelance writer and weekly columnist at the National Post. He is best known for his coverage of the war in Ukraine, as well as for founding and directing LoveisLoveisLove, a Canadian LGBTQ advocacy campaign. Zivo’s work has appeared in the Washington Examiner, Jerusalem Post, Ottawa Citizen, The Diplomat, Xtra Magazine, LGBTQ Nation, IN Magazine, Quillette, and the Daily Hive, among other publications. He was joined in conversation by Amit Segal, Israel’s most prominent journalist and a highly respected political commentator. Amit currently serves as the chief political analyst for Israel’s Channel 12 News, the country’s most-watched news outlet, and is widely regarded as a leading interpreter of Israeli politics, security thinking, and public opinion. --- ## CBC News Finally Reports About Palestinian Gunmen In Gaza Hospital, But Twists Headline In Order To Blame Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-finally-reports-about-palestinian-gunmen-in-gaza-hospital-but-twists-headline-in-order-to-blame-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-28 Words: 515 > The broadcaster revised its headline to emphasize fears of an Israeli attack instead. Even when CBC News belatedly reported that Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a stridently anti-Israel activist organization, announced that it would be suspending its activities in Gaza’s largest hospitals because of the presence of Palestinian terrorists, the taxpayer-funded broadcaster still found a way to make it about Israel. The MSF statement, which admitted the presence of “armed men, some masked,” as well as the “movement of weapons” inside Nasser Hospital was a powerful corroboration of Israel’s longtime accusations about Hamas use of civilian infrastructure in Gaza, particularly from a ‘humanitarian’ organization that had long shown a bizarre fixation on attacking Israel. The importance of that admission cannot be overstated, as it provides important acknowledgement – from a so-called “humanitarian” group that has long been hostile to Israel, no less – that Jerusalem’s accusations about the presence of Palestinian terrorists in Gaza’s largest hospital were right all along. On February 20, CBC News’ Yasmine Hassan – whose reporting has been the subject of multiple HonestReporting Canada alerts for her selectively biased coverage – reported on MSF’s withdrawal. However, how the broadcaster decided to frame the story spoke volumes about CBC News’ editorial agenda in demonizing Israel. The original headline, up for just a few hours, was “Doctors Without Borders pulling out of key Gaza hospital after sighting gunmen,” which made the focus of the story what it truly was: how MSF was suspending services at a Gaza hospital because of Palestinian terrorists and weapons inside. The original headline: But shortly after being published, CBC News decided to alter the headline, fundamentally changing the nature of the story and using it to target Israel. The revised headline read “Gaza doctor says MSF decision to pull out of key hospital leaves staff vulnerable to IDF attack.” The altered headline: Rather than focusing on why Palestinian terrorists have been using Gaza’s largest medical complex to further their terrorism – which Israel has long stated, and to which news media outlets have long scoffed – CBC News’ editors decided to frame the story about Israel, and casting suspicions squarely at Jerusalem. In the article, Hassan quotes Muhammad Saqr, a physician at the hospital, as saying that “this is really shocking and gives the Israeli army the excuse to attack our medical staff inside the hospital.” This remarkable statement appears to suggest that noticing and calling out the presence of Palestinian terrorists in a hospital is somehow more dangerous than the actual presence of these terrorists. The article notes that the Gaza physician had been interviewed by “CBC freelance videographer Mohamed El Saife,” an individual who, despite having repeatedly posted stridently anti-Israel content on social media, remains working for Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster, where he helps to shape the views of millions of Canadians about the Middle East. CBC News’ February 20 article by Yasmine Hassan and videographer Mohamed El Saife demonstrated that even on the incredibly rare occasion when the public broadcaster told a story that supports Israel’s longtime statements, they would still find a way to cynically twist the message completely. --- ## CBC Radio’s Brett Bambury Hosts Two Anti-Israel Fanatics For Sympathetic Conversation. As Usual, No Israel Voices To Be Heard URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radios-brett-bambury-hosts-two-anti-israel-fanatics-for-sympathetic-conversation-as-usual-no-israel-voices-to-be-heard/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-27 Words: 651 > Bambury gave them a fawning platform to promote more disinformation, paid for by the Canadian taxpayer. On February 20, CBC’s Day 6 radio program, hosted by Brent Bambury, broadcast a segment, “A Canadian proudly lists Palestine as her birthplace on her passport for the first time.” In it, guest Eman Rishmawi of Kitchener, Ontario (also known as Eman Harb) detailed her delight at finding she could now put ‘Palestine’ on her Canadian passport. Her niece, pro-Palestinian activist Ghada Sasa, was given a platform to repeatedly level anti-Israel slanders. Clearly, there was no mention of Rishmawi and Sasa’s dubious history spreading hateful content on social media. Click below to listen to the segment: Rishmawi’s X (formerly Twitter) account includes a reposting of a video about Israel with the byline, “they are a cancer to society and must be excized.” She was also charged by Toronto Police with assault with a weapon, at a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside a church in August 2024. As for Sasa, in the days following Hamas’ massacres on October 7, 2023, she posted on X, that “Palestine armed resistance is moral and legal,” and called anyone not supporting “our violent resistance” an “enemy to indigenous people everywhere.” Given Banbury’s history of using his platform to normalize the ramblings of anti-Israel guest, it was entirely unsurprising that he decided to interview two anti-Israel fanatics, without a word of balance. That the country’s publicly funded broadcaster has broadcast it, unfortunately, has become par for the course. In the segment, Sasa said that “I was so happy, and I was really proud that she refused to recognize her country as either Israel, which is colonizing our land, or West Bank recognizing the fragmentation of our land, or Jordan.” What Bambury could have noted – but of course did no such thing – is that Jews are indigenous to Israel. As Cornell University’s Barry Strauss put it, “the Jewish claim to indigeneity is based on a three-thousand-year-old continuous history and the status of the land since ancient times as the focus of Jewish life and yearning.” In fact, a sovereign Arab-Palestinian state never existed, and therefore claiming her birthplace near Bethlehem as Palestine is historically inaccurate. Pre-1948 residents of the area had British-issued ‘Palestine passports,’ but all residents had these – Jews, Muslims, and Christians, and it was just the term the British mandate used for the area; there was no Palestinian government or sovereignty. Sasa continued to state that because of Canada’s recognition of Palestine, “Palestine’s position is stronger in the international courts when it is holding Israel accountable for its crimes against humanity.” The allegations against Israel by the International Criminal Court have been rebutted, including by the High-Level Military Group, which analyzed the data. Additionally, the ICC’s prosecutor Karim Khan has been accused of demonizing Israeli officials in order to distract from allegations of sexual misconduct. Khan has been placed on leave. Sasa continued, “Canadian weapon companies, one of them, Honeywell, close to my home, that are still supplying the Israeli military.” and Rishmawa went on, “Canada, it’s complicit in the genocide in Gaza… Canada must apply a full arms embargo against Israel.” Beyond sharing the disproven “genocide” slur against Israel without challenge from Bambury, Sasa’s call for an arms embargo is a call to prevent Israel from defending itself is arguably a call for the annihilation of Israel, given that it is surrounded by Islamist terrorist groups seeking its destruction. Had the CBC a shred of journalistic credibility left, it would have clarified this. In this segment, Banbury abandoned even the pretense of balance, normalizing the presence of two anti-Israel extremists, censoring opposing views, and refusing to offer any challenge to these radicals. A publicly funded broadcaster owes Canadians rigour and balance – not unchallenged advocacy. Brett Bambury’s Day 6 program on CBC continues to make a mockery of journalistic integrity. --- ## CBC As It Happens Continues To Push Its Anti-Israel Obsession With Shamelessly One-Sided Interviews URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-as-it-happens-continues-to-push-its-anti-israel-obsession-with-shamelessly-one-sided-interviews/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-27 Words: 671 > As It Happens proved once again that – courtesy of Canadian taxpayers – CBC News is producing pro-Palestinian narratives under the guise of ‘news.’ Since Gaza’s invasion of southern Israel on October 7, 2023, CBC News has acted as an amplifier of pro-Palestinian propaganda, repeatedly normalizing scores of claims against Israel leveled by activist groups, while simultaneously ignoring virtually all opposing studies. And now, long after Hamas’ death toll claims have been debunked by statisticians and war scholars – whose findings have received zero coverage from CBC News – the taxpayer-funded broadcaster instead has now produced two new reports alleging an even higher casualty count in Gaza. On the February 20 episode of the CBC radio program As It Happens – which has rarely found a pro-Palestinian narrative that it hasn’t decided to air – host Nil Köksal interviewed British economist Michael Spagat about his new study published in The Lancet alleging that even Hamas’ death toll figures were an undercount. Click below to listen to the segment: Spagat began by openly admitting that the “original motivation” for his effort was to address the “skepticism that was directed at the Gaza Ministry of Health.” The very fact that Spagat would be interviewed, while scores of other experts who found Hamas manipulation of data were ignored, speaks volumes about Köksal’s editorial agenda. As explained by Spagat, his study consisted of polling Gazans about their family size on October 6, 2023, and then afterwards, and estimating deaths from there. While Köksal asked about the civilian versus combatant ratio, he admitted that “we have no direct measurement,” though that did not stop him from unsurprisingly guessing that some 90 percent of deaths were civilians. Köksal could have – but did not – provide any pushback to his claims from experts, including noting how many civilian deaths took place, or how many Palestinians were killed by other Palestinians (but blamed on Israel), and that experts say outlandish claims like Spagat’s “rest on dubious statistical methods.” Nor did Köksal challenge Spagat by noting that Hamas provides compensation to families who report deaths, even in the absence of any evidence whatsoever, in line with CBC practice. As for Spagat’s unsupported guess of civilian deaths, Köksal failed to remind listeners that given Hamas’ propensity for using teenage combatants, age is not an indication of combat status. But rather than offering listeners anything resembling balance, instead Köksal gave a sympathetic interview, and said that “Israeli media reports say that Israeli officials recently acknowledged that figures being reported by Gaza’s Health Ministry were largely accurate,” completely ignoring that the singular report was immediately denied by Israeli officials, and did not, in fact, reflect Israel’s position. In the same episode, listeners were also treated to another segment about Gaza, also from the perspective of an anti-Israel activist, this time Salman Khalid, an emergency room physician in Milton, Ontario, about his new book Gaza: A Doctor’s Diary, about his experience working in Gaza in late 2024. In an interview with CBC’s Camila Lewandowski, Khalid spread the “genocide” slur against Israel, an unfounded and dangerous claim to which no challenge was provided. Given that Israel took historically unprecedented steps to avoid civilian casualties, even while fighting a proudly genocidal Islamic terrorist group, Hamas, CBC’s repeated decision to normalize and platform “genocide” claims while censoring opposition is indefensible. CBC News also re-published an article from Thomson Reuters newswire on February 19, “Death toll in Gaza far higher in first 15 months of war than reported, new peer-reviewed study says,” reporting on Spagat’s allegations. Like the radio interview, the news article only gave a passing mention about the unreliability of casualty data from the Hamas-run “Health Ministry.” It also ignored all statistical and methodological challenges of the allegations, instead using an ideologically motivated project as the basis for ‘news.’ In recent weeks, a study found widespread and systemic anti-Israel bias at CBC News, but since then, the taxpayer-funded broadcaster has apparently decided, not to show balance and journalistic integrity, but to delve head-first into acting as a propaganda outlet for pro-Palestinian disinformation. --- ## Security Alert: Hamas Terrorists Have Infiltrated Canadian NGOs And Charities URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/security-alert-hamas-terrorists-have-infiltrated-canadian-ngos-and-charities/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-03-09 Words: 93 > A new report from NGO Monitor has exposed an alarming situation for Canada: Hamas terrorists have infiltrated Canadian NGOs and charities in order to steal aid and attempt to control their operations. A new report from NGO Monitor has exposed an alarming situation for Canada: Hamas terrorists have infiltrated Canadian NGOs and charities in order to steal aid and attempt to control their operations. With millions of taxpayer dollars flowing to Canadian-supported NGOs and charities, stronger federal oversight is urgently required to ensure that Canadian taxpayer dollars do not end up in the hands of terrorist organizations. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## CBC Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian Implies Israel Defending Itself Against Terrorist Groups Is Somehow Scandalous URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-raffy-boudjikanian-implies-israel-defending-itself-against-terrorist-groups-is-somehow-scandalous/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-27 Words: 539 > The very topic treated it as a given that helping Israel defend itself from genocidal Islamist terrorist groups is somehow problematic. In the latest instance of CBC News appearing to take its editorial direction from the ramblings of fanatical anti-Israel groups, a lengthy February 24 article by Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian suggested that the possibility that Canadian ammunition could have ended up in Israel is somehow scandalous. Boudjikanian’s article, “Crown corp. alerted minister’s office about U.S. artillery ammunition sale connected to Israel,” comes less than three weeks after he wrote a report on precisely the same topic, indicating a strong editorial agenda aimed at parroting the complaints of pro-Palestinian groups over what is actually news. In his report, Boudjikanian began by telling readers that the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), a crown corporation, “alerted Canada’s international trade minister about the sale of artillery ammunition to the U.S., some of which was destined for Israel.” What was missing in the entirety of his piece was why such a move is problematic at all. Instead, the implication presented by Boudjikanian was clear: that Israel should be apparently stopped from being able to have weapons in order to protect itself against genocidal Islamist terrorist groups like Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Hezbollah, all of which are sworn to Israel’s destruction, and which are officially banned in Canada. Boudjikanian’s article relied on a familiar coterie of anti-Israel extremists, citing “the online news outlet The Maple,” a website that has targeted Jewish schools and summer camps, leading the legal advocacy group Shurat HaDin to accuse it of creating a “foreseeable and serious risk of harm to Jewish schools, synagogues, camps and communal institutions.” No mention was made of this controversy by Boudjikanian. On multiple occasions, Raffy Boudjikanian’s articles have appeared to be little more than amplification for anti-Israel agitators. In December, 2025, he wrote an article promoting an upcoming visit to Judea & Samaria (or in media parlance, the “West Bank”) by a group of anti-Israel Members of Parliament (MPs), to which he produced a follow-up. He has also penned at least three articles about the supposed scandal of Canadian ammunition ending up in Israel, a liberal democratic ally of Canada, following complaints by anti-Israel groups in Canada, though he does not appear to have ever written any report about Canadian weapons ending up in Ukraine. Other agenda items for Boudjikanian’s past articles include covering Gazans looking to come to Canada but stifled by visa requirements and downplaying security threats from Gaza, a topic, conveniently, which is also a priority of vocal anti-Israel activists, and predictably, reporting on a marginal group, Justice for All Canada, demanding that Ottawa accuse Israel of “genocide.” CBC News Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian has spent much of the Hamas-Israel war, not reporting the news to Canadians about the Middle East, but appearing to take inspiration from extremist anti-Israel groups, and laundering their complaints into what appears to be legitimate news, paid for by the Canadian taxpayer. Despite CBC News’ documented and persistent anti-Israel bias, the publicly-funded broadcaster has yet to demonstrate that it has a good-faith interest in providing more value for Canadians, and instead is continuing to double down on its agenda-driven reporting. --- ## CBC News Reporter Crystal Goomansingh Produces Report On Gaza, Relying Exclusively On ‘Humanitarian’ Staffer Accusing Israel Of “Communal Punishment” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-crystal-goomansingh-produces-report-on-gaza-relying-exclusively-on-humanitarian-staffer-accusing-israel-of-communal-punishment/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-27 Words: 588 > Despite Goomansingh saying that she was unable to secure an Israeli interviewee, she made no apparent attempt to educate listeners about Hamas terrorists. Just days after Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) publicly admitted the presence of Palestinian terrorists and weapons inside Gaza’s largest hospitals – a story widely ignored in the Canadian news media – CBC News broadcast a report featuring the group’s complaints about Israeli security protocols, finding a way to erase any mention as to why those measures are in place in the first place. In the February 23 broadcast, for CBC Radio correspondent Crystal Goomansingh interviewed Craig Kenzie, a project coordinator for MSF, where he began by claiming that 1,700 medical staff have been killed in the two years of war in Gaza. Although Goomansingh acknowledged that those claims came from the Hamas-run “Health Ministry” in Gaza, no mention was made of how the terrorist group makes no distinction between civilians and combatants. Click below to listen to the segment: Some of the “medical” deaths in Gaza include Faiq al-Mabhouh, a brigadier general in Hamas, as well as Shadi Diab Abd al-Hamid Falouji, who participated in the October 7, 2023 massacres, Mohammed Hani Atiya Daour, who led Hamas’ rocket and mortar squad, and Mohammed Issa Mahmoud Askari, a member of Hamas’ Northern Brigade Rocket Unit. The last three men, because they were killed in a strike on a United Nations compound, would presumably have been counted as “medical” staff by Hamas – and repeated by MSF – despite having been legitimate military targets. The focus of the report was that groups like MSF will be unable to continue their work in Gaza as a result of an Israeli security measure requiring them to share the list of their staff. Goomansingh stated that such groups “have been a lifeline” in Gaza (her personal opinion here stated as a fact) and shared that Kenzie described the move as an “expulsion,” without explaining more. Beyond sharing that Israel says the move would “enhance Israeli security,” nothing more was told to listeners about why such measures were undertaken. No mention was made about Hamas’ use of healthcare facilities to store weapons and house terrorists, about the dual roles that many Palestinian terrorists employ, both being a combatant and having a civilian job, and how reviewing the names of staff could help prevent groups from being infiltrated. Instead, Goomansingh stated that CBC News had sought a statement from COGAT, the Israeli agency coordinating aid into Gaza, but that there was no reply. This is woefully insufficient. Even without a reply from Israel, nothing prevented CBC News and Crystal Goomansingh from reporting Israel’s accusations of Palestinian terrorists infiltrating healthcare roles, or MSF’s recent admission of the presence of terrorists inside Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. As a result, the entire report exclusively featured Kenzie complaining about the security measures by Israel, and even going so far as to claim that there has been a “communal punishment of the Gazan population,” an allegation that was left to be completely unchallenged. This is not the first problematic report from journalist Crystal Goomansingh. She has previously used her platform to interview a US-based ‘humanitarian’ representative, who spread false famine claims, a theme she covered previously while at Global News, and gave an uncritical interview to an American commentator who falsely accused Israel of “indiscriminate” violence in Lebanon, without challenge, balance or even basic context. Crystal Goomansingh’s February 23 report for CBC News featuring an interview with MSF staffer Craig Kenzie relied exclusively on allegations against Israel, and almost completely ignored any mention of the threat of Palestinian terrorists in Gaza. --- ## CBC News Continues To Peddle False Food Shortage Claims In Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-continues-to-peddle-false-food-shortage-claims-in-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-27 Words: 520 > Undeterred, a February 18 CBC News report from Cameron MacIntosh presented a brazenly one-sided picture for viewers. On February 18, CBC News anchor David Common introduced a report, “Food shortages overshadow 1st Ramadan in Gaza since October ceasefire” which depicted Gaza’s celebration of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan as marred by difficulty, primarily due to alleged food shortages, with no supporting evidence. Click below to watch the segment: Common opened by saying that people in Gaza City were gathering for morning prayers, adding that it was “amidst an ongoing food and humanitarian crisis across the region.” He then introduced Jerusalem-based reporter Cameron MacIntosh. Macintosh has a history of making unsubstantiated, decontextualized claims about Gazan suffering. MacIntosh described people “making do” and stated that “the staples of Ramadan are hard to come by if people can afford them.” He then stated, “It’s coming amidst an ongoing crisis around humanitarian aid.” He also said that the quantity of aid entering Gaza has increased, but that “it’s not enough.” MacIntosh is based in Jerusalem, without access to first-hand information from Gaza. Neither he nor Common provided any evidence for their assertions of a humanitarian crisis. Nor did he acknowledge that widespread video footage coming out of Gaza refutes it, showing markets overflowing with abundance. Additionally, he ignored statements from COGAT, Israel’s organization that coordinates the entry of aid into Gaza. COGAT affirmed that “Gaza is saturated with food,” with an incredible four times the quantities they need having entered Gaza. CBC’s journalists also overlook that hunger has been routinely predicted throughout the war, and it has never happened. The data used for these predictions has been robustly criticized for its faulty methodology and its hunger claims have been retracted in the past. Common then included a clip of Sean Hughes, country director for the World Food Programme, who claimed that “75 percent of the population are still acutely food insecure.” He continued to say that a lot of the right food “is being held up.” MacIntosh concurred, saying, “what they say they really need is for all the crossings to open and stay open on a consistent basis.” The article casts Israel as the de facto villain who, for no apparent reason, withholds essential food from the desperate Gazans. It entirely hid the context for the war: that Hamas, with much Gazan civilian support, invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, murdering 1200 innocent people, often raping and mutilating their bodies, and taking 251 hostages, often torturing and starving them in captivity. Not only that, but they plan to repeat the massacre until Israel is destroyed, a goal Hamas proudly defends. Israel has been abiding by the negotiated ceasefire agreement despite Hamas reneging on the key condition to disarm. Calling for the opening of all crossings clearly opens Gaza up to the entry of people and goods that could be harmful to Israel. But Hughes and Common offered no acknowledgement of that broader picture at all. It’s just another day, and it’s just another skewed, anti-Israel broadcast from CBC News that misinforms Canadian taxpayers through its selective sourcing and deletion of any edifying context, which results in an inversion of reality. --- ## The Rising (But Ignored) Security Threat From Egypt: An Insightful Conversation With National Security Researcher Khaled Hassan URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-rising-but-ignored-security-threat-from-egypt-an-insightful-conversation-with-national-security-researcher-khaled-hassan/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-03-27 Words: 122 > The Middle East is such a busy place that the region's most populous country, Egypt, is often forgotten. Home to some 110 million people, Egypt fought four wars with Israel,... The Middle East is such a busy place that the region’s most populous country, Egypt, is often forgotten. Home to some 110 million people, Egypt fought four wars with Israel, but in 1979, the two signed a peace agreement. However, the story didn’t end there. The aggressive language and even actions from Cairo have intensified in recent years, and in this episode of The Honest Report, we are joined by Khaled Hassan, an Egyptian-born, UK-based geopolitical and national security researcher and commentator. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## CBC News Appears To Recycle Year-Old Interview From Gaza, Presenting It As News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/cbc-news-appears-to-recycle-year-old-interview-from-gaza-presenting-it-as-news/ Type: post Modified: 2026-02-24 Words: 680 > Following a complaint by HonestReporting Canada, CBC issued an amendment noting that the interview was a year old. The CBC’s February 14 video broadcast, “This Al-Azhar University professor went back to see the campus during the ceasefire,” shows Gazan man Muhammad Juma Khattab walking towards and around the site of Al-Azhar University in Gaza, bemoaning its destruction. The segment bears astonishing similarity to CBC News’ February 13, 2025 report, “ ‘This is really a crime:’ Professor returns to ruins of Gaza university.” In both videos, Khattab is dressed identically, wearing the same striped shirt, his headdress at the same angle, and his microphone in exactly the same position. This raises the question of whether the footage is from the February 2025 ceasefire, rather than from the current one. As a result, HonestReporting Canada filed an official complaint with CBC, noting the striking similarities between the two videos, published a year apart. Following this complaint, CBC amended the video report to note that “this video was inadvertently published on Feb. 14, 2026. It includes an interview conducted on Feb. 10, 2025, and was intended to be published on Feb. 14, 2025.” In the report, Khattab said, “I can’t understand how the Jews, how the Israeli… does they think (sic) that they are wild animals as Netanyahu said? We are not wild animals. They are the wild animals, because they destroy everything.” CBC allowed this statement to be broadcast. Would CBC permit another religious or ethnic community to be described as “wild animals”? Notably, CBC News chose not to explain that the war started via Hamas’ bestial atrocities, with much Gazan support, when they invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, and murdered 1200 innocent people, often raping, bonding, and mutilating their victims. They also took 251 hostages, some of whom were abused for two years of captivity. Hamas has clearly stated its genocidal intentions towards Israel, proclaiming its goal to annihilate the Jewish State, and replace it with an Islamic State-style regime. As for his portrayal of Israel’s actions as those of evil, wanton destruction, the Israeli Defense Forces noted in December 2023 that, “within the university campus, IDF troops located terror infrastructure, including an underground tunnel that ran from the university’s yard and continues to a school one kilometer away. Furthermore, numerous weapons, including explosive devices, rocket parts, launchers, explosive device detonation systems, and several technological assets were located and taken for an intelligence analysis and investigation.” None of this should be surprising, as Al Azhar University in Gaza was established by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), an organization that has been responsible for multiple murderous terror attacks on Israel since its inception. CBC News’ summary of the broadcast reads as follows: “Muhammad Juma Khattab taught at the university before the war, and now he says it’s been ‘completely destroyed.’” From the CBC’s video, it appears that Al Azhar is completely destroyed, with no educational activities taking place at all. In fact, Al Azhar has three campuses in Gaza, and its Facebook page shows official meetings in intact buildings, with a dentistry lab with professional equipment. It also indicates that the rebuilding of parts of the university is underway, and registration for the second semester of this academic year is now open. Khattab continued to invert Israel’s fight against transparently genocidal Hamas and stated, that ‘genocide’ has been “done against my people in Gaza City.” CBC clearly doesn’t mention to its viewers that Israel is fighting a war of self-defense, and that the casualty data usually used to support the genocide claim is sourced in Hamas and promotes their agenda, not least by not differentiating between civilians and combatants. Finally, if Israel was intending a genocide, it has been remarkably unsuccessful at it, with Gaza’s population averaging about 2 million people during the war. CBC News’ report appears to have recycled video, included recycled allegations against Israel without an iota of context or balance – giving more evidence (as if more was required) that the taxpayer-funded broadcaster has eschewed any semblance of credibility when it comes to the Middle East. --- ## CBC Winnipeg’s Nadia Kidwai Interviews Fanatical Art Student Bisan Dasuki, Who Spreads Vile Anti-Israel Hate With Little Challenge URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-winnipegs-nadia-kidwai-interviews-fanatical-art-student-bisan-dasuki-who-spreads-vile-anti-israel-hate-with-little-challenge/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-24 Words: 729 > It was predictably light on facts but heavy on pro-Palestinian talking points. A new exhibit at Winnipeg’s Mennonite Heritage Centre (MHC), “The Land Remembers, Palestine: Courage, Resilience, Resistance,” has predictably caught the eye of CBC. It first promoted it as “Art exhibit brings together Palestinian artists, local activists and the Mennonite Heritage Centre,” on The Weekend Morning Show (Manitoba) by host Nadia Kidwai. CBC then followed it up with a written article on February 16, “Winnipeg exhibit showcases Palestinian culture.” Click below to listen to the segment: CBC’s underlying message in both, consistent with its messaging since Hamas’ invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, is that Israel is the aggressor and that the Palestinians are victimized. Any true acknowledgment of the role of Gaza’s terrorists is whitewashed. For example, Kidwai interviewed Bisan Dasuki, an art student at the University of Manitoba, whose work is in the exhibition. She said, “so for me to make art is already like a protest, and an act of resilience and an act of, like, fighting against oppression.” De facto, Israel is the oppressor, and the Palestinians are the oppressed. Kidwai did not question this portrayal, even though Hamas terrorists – who were elected by Gazans – invaded unsuspecting Israel over two years ago and committed bestial atrocities, murdering 1,200 innocents, often raping, bonding and mutilating their dead bodies as well as taking 251 hostages. They are transparent about their commitment to repeating this until the genocide of Israel is complete. Nor did Kidwai inquire as to when the MHC will be hosting an exhibit on the Israeli lived experience of being so hated by its neighbour, or on the Canadian Jewish experience of antisemitism reaching record highs. Dasuki continued by saying that “the reason why it’s important is because, like I said, like, there’s almost no representation for us, especially, like, in Canada.” By “almost no representation,” Dasuki is presumably not counting the manifold places where a Palestinian could display their art. In fact, despite Kidwai asking her if her guest could understand that a pro-Israel Winnipegger would want “to feel that their representation of Jewish history and Jewish heritage in that land [was] also represented,” Dasuki continued to clearly state that “I don’t support Zionists” or a two-state solution. This required more questioning than Kidwai provided. Given that 94 percent of Canadian Jews support the existence of a Jewish state in Israel – the definition of Zionism – Dasuki’s protestations that “we’re good with Jewish people” is hard to understand. Dasuki went on to describe one of her art pieces, “it’s in a shape of the original Palestinian map.” Pre-1948, there was no Palestinian map. The area was under the British mandate. Additionally, as A.J. Caschetta, fellow at the Middle East Forum, pointed out, “there has never been a country called ‘Palestine,’ and that Jewish people were the original inhabitants of this territory.” Indeed, one only needs to observe that Al-Aqsa Mosque is above the pre-existing Jewish Temple remnants to see who was there first. CBC’s written article echoed the audio version, including referencing Dasuki as having said, “her art often focuses on Palestinian culture and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, creating art as a form of protest.” The CBC News article linked to an article referencing the IPC – Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) and their claims of famine. They don’t mention that the IPC and their work in the region have been robustly criticized. COGAT – Israel’s unit coordinating with the Territories – has clearly stated there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The article also asserted that “hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were driven out of their homes in the war over the creation of Israel in 1948.” There was no mention of the Arab leadership’s call for Arabs to leave, convinced that they would soon be able to return after Israel was destroyed. The article likewise ignored the hundreds of thousands of Jews who were no longer welcome in Arab lands and Iran, and who moved on, many to Israel, without claiming refugee status in their country of origin, nor compensation from them for their usually antisemitic eviction. Nadia Kidwai has repeatedly interviewed fanatical anti-Israel guests, providing them an overwhelmingly sympathetic interview, and largely censoring out opposing views. Is this the kind of ‘journalism’ that Canadian taxpayers deserve? --- ## Ignoring Dictatorships And Reports Of Terrorists In Canada, Canadian Press (CP) Article Instead Casts Aspersions On Canadians Serving In IDF URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ignoring-dictatorships-and-reports-of-terrorists-in-canada-canadian-press-cp-article-instead-casts-aspersions-on-canadians-serving-in-idf/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-25 Words: 531 > The report shared that some 1,500 Canadian citizens served in the Israeli military last year, as if that fact was somehow worthy of suspicion. Just weeks after Iranian authorities massacred tens of thousands of civilians for the crime of protesting against the Islamic Republic’s oppressive regime, and as Islamic terrorists in Sudan continue to carry out mass executions, the Canadian Press (CP) news wire has evidently decided that the real question worth asking is not how many Canadians are involved in those crimes – or in Russia, China or other autocratic countries – but focusing on Israel. In a February 17 article, “Israeli military says more than 1,500 Canadians were serving in its ranks last year,” the CP’s Dylan Robertson wrote about a recent report from the Israeli consumer agency Hatzlacha, which found that roughly 1,500 people holding Canadian citizenship served in the Israeli military in the past year. While the article provides roughly equal balance between Jewish organizations and anti-Israel groups, the article’s choice of topic – and the Canadian news media’s disinterest in profiling Canadians in other armed forces – demonstrates an anti-Israel fixation and the implication that being part of the Israeli military is somehow suspicious or problematic. In November, 2025, when Global News revealed the scandalous news that hundreds of Canadians have alleged ties to Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist organization banned in Canada, the story was widely ignored in most corners of the Canadian news media. Meanwhile, as reporting from Iran International found in April 2025, there are dozens of former senior Iranian officials in Canada, the story was similarly met with collective disinterest in the Canadian media. The article quotes one group, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), saying that it “advocates for Palestinians,” as saying that Ottawa must investigate these individuals for “any complicity in any war crimes and genocide.” It is far more accurate to note that CJPME, rather than advocating for Palestinians, is in fact simply fanatically opposed to Israel. Its president, Yara Shoufani, has expressed her support for Palestinian terrorism against Israel. A day after Gaza’s October 7, 2023 massacres in Israel, she took to social media to proclaim that Palestinians “have a right not only to resist, but to liberate our land from zionist colonization.” The article also mentions that Senator Yuen Pau Woo, an incessant demonizer of Israel, has sought unsuccessfully to have the Senate investigate Canadians serving in Israel. Though it was not mentioned in the article, Yuen Pau Woo has been accused of having “close ties with the Chinese government and pro-CCP community leaders in Canada,” according to the Chinese Canadian Concern Group. Woo has also sought to downplay reports of China’s targeting of Canadian Members of Parliament (MPs). However, alleged ties to China, Iran, or other dictatorships appear to not be of much interest for many Canadian news media outlets, nor do reports that say hundreds of Canadians have ties to Palestinian terrorist movements. Instead, it is Israel – a liberal democratic state with full diplomatic ties to Canada, fighting against proudly genocidal Islamic terrorist movements – that is painted as a country worthy of suspicion. When Israel is treated as the villain, while dictatorships and terrorists get overlooked, the Canadian news media’s choice of coverage is the far bigger story. --- ## Ignoring Iran’s Presence At Olympics, Globe & Mail European Bureau Chief Eric Reguly Sneers At Israel’s Participating URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ignoring-irans-presence-at-olympics-globe-mail-european-bureau-chief-eric-reguly-sneers-at-israels-participating/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-24 Words: 515 > Reguly offered no condemnation of why perpetual human rights violators like the Islamic Republic of Iran and China are active Olympic participants. The 2026 Olympic Games in northern Italy have featured many competitive sports, including figure skating, speed skating, hockey, snowboarding and more. But those activities, as impressive as they are in athletic achievement, pale in comparison with a truly acrobatic exercise by The Globe and Mail’s European Bureau chief, Eric Reguly. Reguly’s column exhibited a new standard in mental gymnastics in how he seeks to use the Olympics to castigate Israel. In his February 12 opinion column, “Every medal tastes sweeter in these bitter times for Canada,” Reguly, reporting from the Olympics, chronicled that he “can’t remember a Games so infused with politics as this one,” before mentioning “Russia’s murderous invasion of Ukraine saw it banned from the Games.” Evidently not satisfied, Reguly went further, regurgitating the talking points of pro-Palestinian protesters, adding that “but Israel, which is widely accused of genocide in Gaza and whose prime minister is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest, was not” banned, sneering “how can that be anything other than a political decision by the International Olympic Committee?” Reguly – who has been the subject of multiple HonestReporting Canada alerts for his brazenly biased reporting – seemed entirely unaware that while Russia was banned from the Olympics for invading neighbouring Ukraine in 2022, there is simply no comparison with Israel, which was the subject of an invasion by Gaza’s Hamas terrorist regime in 2023. Reguly painted Israel as uniquely culpable, while seeing fit to repeat accusations from detractors and casually ignore any other details he may find inconvenient. It is also grossly misleading to claim, as Reguly did, that Israel has been “widely accused of genocide.” Those accusations have also been widely disproven, by the world’s top experts in urban warfare and international law, a point that Reguly seems disinterested in sharing with readers. Equally bizarre, while Reguly found Israel’s presence in the Olympics highly controversial, his selective focus on Israel alongside his silence on other human rights violators speaks volumes. The Islamic Republic of Iran, which massacred tens of thousands of protesters last month for the crime of speaking out against the regime, has faced worldwide protests in recent weeks, including in Canada. Iranian authorities were even disinvited from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But for reasons that only Reguly can answer, he offered no commentary on why the Islamic Republic is permitted to participate in the 2026 Olympics, or China. Meanwhile, Taiwan, a fully democratic country that is claimed by Beijing, has the indignity of competing under the flag of ‘Chinese Taipei.’ These gross insults to human rights, it seems, are not controversies worth mentioning in the eyes of Eric Reguly. Only Israel, which was in actuality the victim, not the perpetrator, of an invasion by a genocidal enemy, Hamas, received the ire of The Globe and Mail’s European Bureau chief. Eric Reguly’s February 12 opinion column demonstrated that while he is certainly entitled to his own opinions, his silence on real human rights violations speaks volumes louder than anything else he has chosen to write. --- ## Doctors Without Borders Finally Admits Presence Of Palestinian Terrorists Inside Gaza Hospital; Media Dutifully Ignores URL: https://honestreporting.ca/doctors-without-borders-finally-admits-presence-of-palestinian-terrorists-inside-gaza-hospital-media-dutifully-ignores/ Type: post Modified: 2026-02-23 Words: 556 > The scandalous news - and a full corroboration of Israel’s statements for two years - was widely ignored by much of the Canadian media. For nearly the entire duration of the Hamas-Israel war, Canadian news media outlets would treat so-called ‘humanitarian’ organizations as unbiased purveyors of truth, platforming their spokespeople to comment on the war, and rarely – if ever- challenging their incessant, obsessive and one-sided attacks on Israel. Consequently, when groups like Amnesty International, Oxfam, Save the Children and others would level unfounded accusations like ‘genocide,’ ‘starvation’ or similar charges against Israel, they would be given breathless coverage by the Canadian news media. However, in a remarkably rare admission, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recently acknowledged that Palestinian terrorists have been operating inside Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, the largest such complex of its kind in the coastal territory. The February 11 statement from MSF admitted that their staff have seen “armed men, some of them masked,” and reported instances of “intimidation, arbitrary arrests of patients, and a recent situation involving the suspected movement of weapons.” As a result, the group announced that it would be suspending non-essential work at the hospital, out of safety concerns. MSF’s public acknowledgement corroborates two years of Israeli statements pointing to the widespread weaponization of otherwise civilian infrastructure in Gaza, including hospitals. What makes its statement all the more notable is that MSF, and its Canadian branch, have made their anti-Israel animus abundantly clear over the last two years. MSF Canada’s executive director, Sana Beg, has been a regular feature on multiple news outlets, where she has misrepresented aid into Gaza, and the group has been stubbornly silent in the face of mass killings by the Islamic Republic of Iran against protesters in recent weeks. However, despite the enormous significance of MSF’s admission, their public statement has been almost universally ignored by the Canadian news media. CBC News, which regularly reported on the impact of war on Gaza’s hospitals, including Nasser Hospital, has remained suspiciously silent about MSF’s reports of terrorists using the healthcare complex. MSF’s statement is not an isolated curiosity in the annals of warfare. It provides critical substantiation about two years of Israeli allegations about Palestinian terrorists, and about how they have used civilian facilities in a blatant attempt to use their own people as human shields. When Palestinian terrorists embed themselves within Gaza hospitals, they sought to deliberately make it a target for Israeli strikes, which they could then use as a cudgel against Israel, labeling Jerusalem as an aggressor for daring to strike such a place at all. The Canadian news media, meanwhile, would largely overlook documented evidence of Hamas’ use of such hospitals. However, even MSF’s admission – as notable as it is – does not mean that the organization has chosen to paint a full picture for the public. Their statement does not mention Hamas or any other Palestinian terrorist group, and it meekly calls on “all armed groups, as well as Israeli forces, to respect medical facilities,” even as it recognizes that Palestinian terrorists, not Israel, have used the venues for operations. The silence of the Canadian media on MSF’s February 11 statement admitting the presence of Palestinian terrorists and weapons inside Gaza’s largest hospitals speaks volumes about their unmasked agenda, and their desire, not to report the news, but to mislead Canadians with a skewed picture of reality. --- ## CBC Reporter Cameron MacIntosh Falsely Calls Judea & Samaria (“West Bank”) – Home To Three Thousand Years Of Jewish History – “Palestinian Territory” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-cameron-macintosh-falsely-calls-judea-samaria-west-bank-home-to-three-thousand-years-of-jewish-history-palestinian-territory/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-20 Words: 569 > In truth, the land in question is home to three thousand years of Jewish history, long predating any ‘Palestinians’ CBC News isn’t just a taxpayer-funded public broadcaster with a documented practice of aggressively promoting a pro-Palestinian agenda on the Canadian populace; it is apparently also the arbiter of what constitutes international law. Four recent reports from CBC News Senior Reporter Cameron MacIntosh featured him discussing recent developments in Judea & Samaria (“West Bank” in news media parlance) treating anti-Israel talking points as undisputed fact, overwhelmingly relying on familiar perspectives, and treating Palestinian complaints as the basis for news. On the February 16 broadcasts of World Report and Your World Tonight radio programs, MacIntosh told listeners that, referring to Judea & Samaria under the pretense of the West Bank, is, “under international law, it remains Palestinian territory intended for a future state.” Click below to listen to the segment: Here, MacIntosh blurs the line between the claims from Palestinians and their allies, and what is in reality a very different picture. According to scholars of international law, the land in question – which was won by Israel in a defensive war against Jordan – is not the possession of ‘Palestine,’ which has never been a sovereign state, but Israel, which enjoys legal title. While MacIntosh would presumably disagree with those assessments and while the land in question is disputed, he ignores them completely, instead presenting the Palestinian claims, not as perspectives, but as truth, in a wanton violation of journalistic standards. The same day, MacIntosh produced a report for CBC News, “Israel votes to approve contentious West Bank land registration process,” where he claimed that the “West Bank” (Judea & Samaria) “has been set aside for a future Palestinian state.” It is unclear what he means by “set aside,” or by whom, but given that the land is hotly contested, and that Israel argues it possesses legal rights to the land, it is misleading and irresponsible for MacIntosh to dismissively erase three thousand years of Jewish presence in the region simply as land “set aside” for Palestinians. Click below to watch the segment: As with his Your World Tonight report, MacIntosh relied heavily on critics, whom he platformed exclusively, to complain about Israel’s new land registration process. The same day, another report from MacIntosh on CBC TV, “Israel moves ahead with West Bank land registration,” saw the reporter frame the story, not as a complex issue with two sides, but as Israel as the capricious antagonist, harassing helpless Palestinians. Click below to watch the segment: He repeated his apparent personal opinion that “under international law, it (Judea & Samaria) remains Palestinian territory,” and relied largely on Palestinians complaining that proving their ownership of real estate is apparently indefensible. Seemingly not satisfied to simply present Israel as the attempted thief of Palestinian land, MacIntosh briefly referred to recent “violent settler attacks on Palestinians,” without offering more details. While the narrative of “violent settler attacks on Palestinians” is indeed a favourite story in the Canadian news media and any such attacks are abhorrent and should be met with the rule of law, the truth appears far different, with one extensive investigation claiming that most instances of such violence are initiated by local Palestinians. These reports from CBC News’ Cameron MacIntosh not only completely erased three thousand years of Jewish presence in Judea & Samaria, characterizing Israel as a foreign presence, but he spread the opinion that the land in question is unquestionably Palestinian, falsely presenting it as fact. --- ## CBC Reporter Evan Dyer Produces Two Reports Highlighting Israeli Military Activity Under Gaza Cemetery, Footnoting Hamas’ Use Of Such Areas For Terror Tunnels URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-evan-dyer-produces-two-reports-highlighting-israeli-military-activity-under-gaza-cemetery-footnoting-hamas-use-of-such-areas-for-terror-tunnels/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-20 Words: 577 > However, Dyer’s overwhelming focus was on Israel’s alleged misdeeds. In the journalistic equivalent of missing the forest for the trees, two recent reports featured CBC journalist Evan Dyer informing Canadians that Israeli forces had damaged a small cemetery in Gaza, which was housing the remains of soldiers from the British Commonwealth, who were interred there in the First and Second World Wars. The damage had taken place because Israeli forces were digging in an effort to destroy a Hamas terror tunnel, as Dyer briefly acknowledged. But rather than focus on why Hamas would be digging tunnels underneath a cemetery, necessitating the military actions by Israel, Dyer’s gaze remained exclusively on Israel. In his February 17 video report, “Israeli military confirms it dug up Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried,” Dyer did not show any experts on tunnel warfare who could speak about Hamas’ widespread use of tunnels to store weapons, hostages or terrorists, nor did he tell viewers about the extensive documentation of this practice by the Palestinian terrorist group. Click below to watch the segment: Rather than speak to experts, Dyer’s agenda was made crystal clear: he spoke to 91-year-old Grace Bolton, whose brother was interred there, who said “I think it’s terrible. It should never have happened.” What is in fact “terrible” is how a genocidal Islamic terrorist group decided to weaponize civilian areas, as they have done with hospitals, but Bolton offered no comment on that. Dyer’s report also featured Berkeley Lawrence of the Royal Canadian Legion, from the village of Carbonear, Newfoundland, who confidently declared that “there can’t be a justifiable reason to destroy a cemetery.” What Lawrence seems entirely unaware of is that when a terrorist group dead-set on destroying Israel uses such an area to amass weapons in order to massacre Israeli civilians, then they are to blame, not the military seeking to disarm those same terrorists. While Lawrence may not have to worry about such concerns in rural Newfoundland, it is a deadly reality for Israel, and one that they cannot blithely dismiss, as he has done. The following day, Dyer published a follow-up article, where the headline – unlike the video’s headline – at least acknowledges the presence of a Hamas tunnel “IDF says it dug up Canadian soldiers’ graves to destroy Gaza tunnel.” Nevertheless, it is little better, with Dyer’s focus on Israel’s actions, rather than Hamas’ use of the area to build a tunnel. Dyer also quoted Sharon Gibbs, the niece of a Canadian interred in Gaza, saying “it’s pretty disgusting, especially since he was a peacekeeper. So much for peace.” What was indeed “disgusting” was Hamas’ use of cemeteries to build tunnels, but as with the other interviewers, Gibbs apparently had no opinions on that. While Dyer notes that he was unable to get an official Israeli statement (only unattributed IDF statements for background purposes), this was no excuse to rely on a collection of non-experts from the other side of the world, who offered no insight nor expertise. Meanwhile, he could have asked Hamas for an explanation as to why the terrorist group uses tunnels in civilian areas, or he could have cited studies which have documented its use of civilian infrastructure. But Dyer – a reporter we regard as having an extensive history in normalizing anti-Israel narratives under the guise of journalism – did no such thing, and instead, turned a story about Hamas’ war crimes into an attack on Israel. --- ## CBC Radio Program As It Happens Downplays Violent Antics By UK-Based Group Palestine Action URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-as-it-happens-downplays-violent-antics-by-uk-based-group-palestine-action/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-20 Words: 687 > However, listeners got almost no description of this reality, and instead were provided with a highly distorted view from Ahmed. The February 13 segment of the CBC radio program As it Happens featured an interview with Yasmine Ahmed, discussing a U.K. court ruling related to the anti-Israel activist group Palestine Action. Click below to listen to the segment: Ahmed, UK director of Human Rights Watch, an organization with a long and well-documented record of sharply critical reporting on Israel, was given a largely unchallenged platform by guest host Nora Young to frame any limitation on Palestine Action’s acts as a troubling limitation on protest rights. Yet the discussion failed to grapple with a central and unavoidable question: whether a democratic government has the right, or even the obligation, to confront organized groups like Palestine Action, whose tactics repeatedly cross into violence, intimidation, and disorder. The suggestion advanced in the interview, that the British government somehow overreaching by attempting to label such a group a terrorist organization, strains credulity. Governments routinely designate organizations when their activities move beyond peaceful protest into coordinated campaigns of property destruction and coercion. Just this past December, the Government of Canada designated four such entities as terrorist organizations. Treating this as an abstract civil-liberties debate, rather than a public-order issue grounded in real incidents, leaves listeners with a distorted understanding of the stakes. Nora Young’s questions, focused heavily on how the ruling “felt” and what message it might send to activists, avoided probing whether repeated criminal acts fundamentally change the nature of a movement. A crucial context entirely absent from the segment is the documented pattern of disorder associated with Palestine Action demonstrations. Reporting from outlets such as Le Monde has described mass protests involving hundreds of arrests, including one incident where nearly 900 people were detained after demonstrations escalated. These are not isolated or accidental episodes. Ignoring that history allows the interview to portray the organization primarily as a victim of government overreach, rather than as an actor whose own tactics have prompted legal scrutiny. The legal ruling that designated Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, now overturned, described their actions in the following, frank, words: “The disgraceful attack on Brize Norton in the early hours of the morning on Friday 20 June is the latest in a long history of unacceptable criminal damage committed by Palestine Action.” As It Happens’ failure to acknowledge this record is not a minor oversight; it materially alters how audiences interpret the court ruling. When journalists omit relevant facts about repeated disorder, listeners are left to assume the legal action emerged from political hostility rather than accumulated evidence. Responsible interviewing would have pressed Ahmed on where legitimate protest ends and criminal conduct begins, or whether sustained property damage can reasonably trigger national-security concerns. Instead, the exchange largely reinforced a single narrative. This pattern is particularly troubling because it aligns with earlier coverage trends. Programs like As it Happens have previously aired segments that repeat familiar tropes surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict while giving insufficient scrutiny to claims originating from partisan sources. A January segment discussing Gaza schools echoed casualty narratives tied to Hamas-run institutions without adequately emphasizing verification challenges or the political incentives shaping such figures. When viewed together, these editorial choices create the impression of a recurring blind spot rather than an isolated lapse. Public broadcasters carry a heightened responsibility precisely because audiences expect balance and rigour. That does not mean excluding criticism of governments, but it does require testing the assertions of interviewees, especially when those interviewees represent advocacy organizations with clear institutional perspectives. Human Rights Watch’s advocacy role is relevant context, not a disqualifier, and should prompt tougher questions rather than softer ones. Ultimately, the issue is not whether protest movements deserve legal protection; in democratic societies, they unquestionably do. The issue is whether journalists accurately convey when activism shifts into organized disruption that governments must address. By sidestepping Palestine Action’s documented history of disorder and framing the court decision largely through the emotional reaction of a sympathetic guest, the February 13 segment of As It Happens missed an opportunity to inform listeners about the real legal and societal tensions at play. --- ## A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Newly-Established Israel-Somaliland Diplomatic Ties: An Insightful Conversation With Omer Kahin, Somalilander-Canadian Community Leader URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-newly-established-israel-somaliland-diplomatic-ties-an-insightful-conversation-with-omer-kahin-somalilander-canadian-community-leader/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-03-27 Words: 120 > On December 26, Israel and Somaliland, a country in eastern Africa, announced that they had established formal diplomatic relations. In doing so, Israel became the first country to recognize Somaliland,... On December 26, Israel and Somaliland, a country in eastern Africa, announced that they had established formal diplomatic relations. In doing so, Israel became the first country to recognize Somaliland, which declared its independence from neighbouring Somalia in 1991. But in contrast to Somalia, Somaliland is a vibrant, democratic and stable country. To help us understand the complexities and promise of these new ties, Omer Kahin, a leader within Canada’s Somalilander community, joins Robert Walker, HonestReporting Canada’s assistant director, as a guest. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## CBC Reporter Aastha Shetty Uncritically Repeats Anti-Israel Claims From Guelph Doctor URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-aastha-shetty-uncritically-repeats-anti-israel-claims-from-guelph-doctor/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-20 Words: 826 > The two reports, like countless other CBC pieces, focused almost exclusively on allegations against Israel. Writing about the situation in Gaza without understanding the context it’s embedded in is vacuous at best, disinformation at worst. Yet CBC News is becoming an expert at it. On February 11, CBC News broadcast a video report, “Embody Canadian values’: Guelph, Ont., doctor set to help in Gaza was denied entry into Israel.” and an article on the same topic by journalist Aastha Shetty, “Guelph, Ont., doctor en route to Gaza aide work says he was denied entry to Israel for carrying medical items. Shetty has a history of problematically biased articles, as noted by HonestReporting Canada previously, see here and here. Click below to watch the segment: In both, CBC News profiled Hassan Kapasi, a physician from Guelph, Ontario, who, on behalf of the American NGO Humanity Auxilium, attempted to gain entry to Gaza twice this year to offer his medical services. His entry was denied. Both the video and written articles focus on Israeli authorities preventing medical assistance from reaching Gaza, presenting this as an unjustified action. Shetty reported that “the border guard found general medical equipment, including a stethoscope and temperature probe, Band-Aids and blood pressure cuffs. Kapasi said the guard told him he was being denied entry because they believed he intended to distribute the items in Gaza.” However, the articles did not explore the stated reasons or broader context for such denial by Israeli officials. In the video, Kapasi said of his being turned away, that “this is occurring in a larger context, a lot of political pressure, our Prime Minister said he’d arrest Netanyahu for war crimes, six Canadian MPs being turned away, 37 aid organizations banned at the end of December.” All context was denied to CBC’s readership. Shetty didn’t explain that there is plenty of humanitarian aid and enough medical assistance already in Gaza, nor that Hamas is still an active terrorist organization in Gaza that hasn’t met the ceasefire’s criteria for disarmament. She likewise ignored that Hamas’ raison d’etre continues to be the eradication of Israel. Its bestial atrocities on October 7, 2023, demonstrated this beyond any doubt. They have also been shown, through their own documentation, to have had a coercive grip on all NGO operations in Gaza. As NGO Monitor wrote, “the evidence confirms that NGOs in Gaza do not operate independently or neutrally. Rather, they are embedded in an institutionalized framework of coercion, intimidation, and surveillance that serves Hamas’ terror objectives.” Had CBC explained this, they might have understood Israel’s reasons for security measures. Similarly, Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli explained why Israel banned 37 aid organizations, saying that “the message is clear: Humanitarian assistance is welcome – the exploitation of humanitarian frameworks for terrorist purposes is unacceptable.” Interestingly, Kapasi was trying to visit Gaza on behalf of the NGO Humanity Auxilium, whose founder, Dr. Fozia Alvi, has inverted reality by calling Israel’s actions genocide, and has fictitiously said the war was “a war against children, this is a war against women,” raising serious questions about the group’s true agenda. Kapasi’s assertion that Canada would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes was made without comment from Shetty. She neglected to include Netanyahu’s view that Khan’s allegations marked an about-turn in his approach to Israel and that Khan made these allegations in an attempt to sidestep attention from sexual assault claims against him. Khan has since been suspended from his position. Likewise, Shetty did not clarify that Kapasi’s mention of the six Canadian MPs who were denied entry into Israel were sponsored by an organization that receives funding from Islamic Relief Canada, which is a subsidiary of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), and to which Israel states is affiliated with a terrorist organization. Shetty also wrote that Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), was asked about Kapasi’s story, referred to its statement justifying its noncompliance with Israel’s registration rules by saying that “we have so far refused to hand over this list as we are legitimately concerned about providing such information in a context where 1,700 health staff have been killed, including 15 MSF workers, since October 2023.” Shetty did not include that Hamas’ casualty figures have been soundly rebutted, nor that MSF pays the families of staff members killed, which “include the families of Fadi Al-Wadiya, a PIJ rocket maker, and Nasser Hamdi Al-Shalfouh, a Hamas sniper.” Unsurprisingly, the article noted that it was published with files from two other CBC reporters: Sara Jabakhanji, a habitual producer of anti-Israel content. The CBC’s reporting on Dr. Kapasi’s experience and the surrounding situation in Gaza falls short of sharing the full story with its subscribers. It appears to willfully omit Israel’s perspective ... --- ## CBC Radio Program The Current Features Back-To-Back Guests Complaining About Israel; No Israeli Voices As Usual URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-the-current-features-back-to-back-guests-complaining-about-israel-no-israeli-voices-as-usual/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-19 Words: 573 > CBC seems intent on finding new angles with which to demonize Israel. If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That is the adage many parents give to their children, and it seems that CBC, Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster, is following that advice, at least as it relates to promoting an aggressive pro-Palestinian agenda. When “genocide” claims were being bandied about, CBC willingly complied, providing sympathetic coverage. When “starvation” and “famine” allegations were made, CBC did likewise. But when those accusations fell apart, CBC has continued to pivot, always seeking a new opportunity, which now appears to be accusing Israel of malice and failing to let enough Gazans leave the strip for medical care. As part of CBC’s ongoing fixation with stories peddled by pro-Palestinian activists, a recent edition of The Current radio program devoted 20 minutes to discussing a crossing between Gaza and Egypt, relying exclusively on Palestinian voices, and avoiding anything resembling balance. The February 10 segment, “Rafah crossing is open but few people are getting through,” saw guest host Peter Armstrong (a former Middle East bureau chief for our public broadcaster) cover the topic of the Rafah crossing, recently reopened as part of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Three voices were heard from, all of whom complained about alleged Israeli inaction to provide more aid. Zero opposing guests were platformed, though based on Armstrong’s past practices, if he did speak with an Israeli, they very well would be aggressively questioned, unlike Palestinian guests. Click here to listen to the segment: Listeners first heard a clip of Maisoon Al-Hams, a Gazan woman with a sick son, followed by Mohamed Kuziez, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Colorado, who had worked in Gaza for three weeks. Kuziez, a member of the absurdly-named group “Doctors Against Genocide,” complained that not enough Gazans have been able to leave the territory to seek medical care, even as Israel has rapidly increased those numbers, a detail that he casually omitted. Rather than press Kuziez about the ever-present threat of Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups – which refuse to disarm – Armstrong simply amplified the claims of his guests, stating that “the Secretary-General of the UN has called for rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief at scale, including, of course, through the Rafah crossing.” Had Armstrong wanted to provide a full picture to listeners, he might have mentioned that shops, bakeries, restaurants and shopping malls are bustling in Gaza, but as per CBC custom, he simply pretended this reality did not exist. The final voice Canadians heard on The Current was not an Israeli who spoke about Israel’s enormous aid distribution into Gaza, or about Hamas’ continued efforts to murder Israelis, but instead another Palestinian. Armstrong introduced Asmaa Baroud, saying that she was trying to leave Gaza for studies, but has been unable to do so. Strangely, Armstrong described her as working “for a humanitarian group,” and elsewhere, saying she “works with an NGO in Gaza City,” but suspiciously offered to provide any further details, or even a name of her employer. However, it seems that Baroud is an employee of Anera, a group which NGO Monitor says has closely worked with the Hamas-run Ministry of Social Development. As each pro-Palestinian talking point becomes dismantled, CBC has continued to pivot to the next one, demonstrating – as if there was a scintilla of doubt left – that the public broadcaster is promoting an agenda, not the news. --- ## CBC Radio Programs Continue To Promote Gazan Immigration, Ignoring Widespread Radicalism In Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-programs-continue-to-promote-gazan-immigration-ignoring-widespread-radicalism-in-gaza/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-19 Words: 539 > Host Amanda Pfeffer never told listeners about extremism in Gaza and the security threats to Canadians. Even as CBC faces increasing calls for accountability after a study found widespread and systemic anti-Israel bias there, the taxpayer-funded broadcaster seems to be doubling down, repeatedly platforming radical activists and promoting a narrow agenda without any apparent attempt at balance whatsoever. On a February 9 segment of the CBC radio program Ontario Today, host Amanda Pfeffer interviewed Aaron Shafer of Trent University about a group of Gazan students seeking to study in Canadian universities. They have been unable to secure biometrics, specifically photographs and fingerprints, in order to get visas, as a result of the two-year war launched by Gaza. Click below to listen to the audio: Pfeffer’s choice of topic is of little surprise; she has repeatedly turned her program into a platform for anti-Israel radicals, devoting hours to sympathetic coverage of extremists, and even offered listeners a “disclosure” that her father was Jewish, as if such a fact would be a conflict of interest. The interview largely consisted of Shafer calling for the federal government to “waive these (biometric) requirements” and permit Gazan students to come to Canada, arguing that Ottawa did so with Ukrainians, and could similarly allow Gazans to skip the line, as well. The elephant in the room, ignored as per apparent CBC custom, is the widespread radicalism inside Gaza that presents a real and serious threat to Canadian public safety. Hamas, a proudly genocidal Islamic terrorist organization, was elected by the people of Gaza, and remains widely popular there. Its October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel, where 1,200 Israelis were murdered, tortured and raped, alongside 250 others who were kidnapped, is seen by nearly three-quarters of Gazans as “correct.” At no point did Pfeffer ever ask Shafer about the ubiquitousness of Islamic radicalism in Gaza, or how his calls for Ottawa to waive security screenings for Gazans can be reconciled with such threats. In fact, not once did she challenge him or even seek to remind listeners about the troubling popularity of Hamas inside Gaza. Rather than deal with the facts, Pfeffer made clear that her program would focus on emotions instead, with the host asking Shafer to explain the “human, emotional toll” for those students in Gaza seeking to come to Canada. Pfeffer was not alone in giving Shafer a platform to promote the waiving of critical security requirements for a highly radicalized population from Gaza. He was also interviewed on CBC Radio One in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Kelowna’s CBC Radio One, and The Morning Edition K-W, with host Craig Norris, a regular platformer ofanti-Israel radicals. CBC has continued to promote the concept of Gazans receiving a special shortcut to come to Canada, often interviewing Aaron Shafer, who has spread the “genocide” slur against Israel, exposing himself as a purveyor of disinformation. Noticeably absent from CBC’s ongoing coverage of Gazan students wanting to come to Canada has been any discussion with critics and observers who warn about the associated security threats, including the group Lawyers for Secure Immigration. Instead of addressing serious charges of widespread bias and promoting a narrow worldview, CBC appears to be as focused as ever on using Canadian taxpayers as the fuel for their agenda. --- ## Newsroom Activists: Covering Conflict Or Fueling It? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/newsroom Type: webinars Modified: 2026-03-27 Words: 429 > Please join us on Thursday, February 26th, at 7 PM ET for a timely, substantive, and at times challenging conversation about the idea of the newsroom activist. On Thursday, February 26th, HR Canada Charitable Organization hosted a timely, substantive, and at times challenging conversation about the idea of the newsroom activist. Over the past year, HR Canada Charitable Organization undertook a large-scale, data-driven study of CBC coverage of the Israel–Hamas war. Using artificial intelligence to analyze thousands of articles over a 20-month period, the research examined long-term patterns in the outlet’s coverage. What the study raised — and what we’ve heard echoed by journalists, policymakers, and members of the public since its release — is a deeper concern: when coverage consistently pulls audiences toward moral conclusions, at what point does journalism stop observing conflict and begin participating in it? To help answer that question, HR Canada Charitable Organization was joined by two people whose experience spans decades and speaks directly to these questions. The webinar was hosted by Peter Kent. Peter spent four decades as a journalist, working as a reporter, producer, and anchor for CBC, CTV, Global, and NBC News, covering conflicts across the globe — from Vietnam and Cambodia to Central America, Africa, and the Middle East. He reported from the front during the Yom Kippur War, worked extensively out of NBC’s Tel Aviv bureau, and witnessed firsthand many of the defining geopolitical moments of the late twentieth century. Following his journalism career, Peter served thirteen years in federal politics, including as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Environment. He was a member of the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism, the Canada/Israel Committee, and previously served on the board of Honest Reporting Canada. Sitting down with Peter was our guest, Yaakov Katz. Yaakov is an author, journalist, and senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, as well as the co-founder of MEAD, the premier Middle East–America policy forum. From 2016 to 2023, he served as Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post, where he continues to write as a columnist. He also writes for the Jewish Chronicle, hosts the JPPI podcast, and appears regularly on CNN and the BBC as an Israel analyst. Yaakov is the co-author of While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East, a national bestseller in the United States, as well as three previous books examining Israeli security and regional conflict. Prior to his role at The Jerusalem Post, he served as a senior policy adviser to Naftali Bennett during his tenure as Israel’s Minister of Economy and Minister of Diaspora Affairs. --- ## La Presse Commentator Claims Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Are “Provoked” By Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-commentator-claims-anti-jewish-hate-crimes-are-provoked-by-israel/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-17 Words: 1266 > Cohen’s claim ignored the undeniable reality that Jew-haters are opposed to the very existence of Israel and Jews in general. Cliquez ici pour la version française Just as apologists for a sexual assaulter might claim that a victim ‘had it coming’ because her skirt was too short, a similarly insidious practice has sought to blame Jews for the maniacal hatred of them by fanatics. In his February 13 opinion column in La Presse, “Distinguishing Between Criticism of Israel and Antisemitism,” retired federal civil servant David Cohen began by rightly condemning “unreasonable” Jew-hate in Canadian society. However, he soon made clear that this hate was “provoked…by the Israeli government’s disproportionate response in its fight against Hamas and Palestinians in general.” There are two problems with this statement. First, that the manifestation of Jew-hatred was somehow “provoked” by Israel is ludicrous. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has not set off a wave of anti-Russian hate crimes, and China’s human rights abuses have not caused widespread Sinophobia in Canada, yet only in Israel’s case have Jews been targeted as a result. Terrorist supporters marching in the streets or attacking Jewish institutions may use the Hamas-Israel war as an excuse, but they are not driven by an opposition to Israeli government policy, but hatred of Israel, and Jews in general, whom they seek to target. Secondly, the claim that Israel’s fight against Hamas was “disproportionate” represents a woeful ignorance of the concept of proportionality. As barrister Natasha Hausdorff has pointed out, proportionality does not mean a specific tit-for-tat, as if Cohen would consider it ‘proportional’ if Israel invaded Gaza, and subsequently raped, tortured and murdered 1,200 people, as Hamas did on October 7, 2023. The primary focus of Cohen’s column is the internationally recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, which points out that while criticism of Israel is not antisemitic, denying the right of the Jewish people of self-determination in their historic homeland is an example of such hate. The IHRA definition has been accepted by the Government of Canada and Jewish communities across the globe because it recognizes that while previous manifestations of Jew-hate have been focused on Jews as individuals, today it has largely morphed into demonizing Jews as a collective nation-state. Cohen dismissed this in favour of a new ‘Jerusalem Declaration,’ which says that “proposing alternative constitutional frameworks,” including the dissolution of Israel, is not problematic. With apologies to William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, a rotten rose by any other name would be as rotten. Cohen’s alternative is no alternative at all, as this is a distinction without a difference. Erasing Israel means denying the Jewish people their inalienable right to self-determination. Accepting the IHRA definition of antisemitism means little without actually enforcing hate speech laws, as has been demonstrated endless times since October 7. But recognizing how antisemitism manifests itself in Canada circa 2026 is a critical component in addressing it. Furthermore, defending a view, as Cohen has done, that claims the erasure of Israel and disenfranchising Jews in their own homeland is somehow not a problem, only contributes to the moral confusion. David Cohen’s February 13 opinion column in La Presse rightly condemned Jew-hatred which has spiked in many Western societies over the last 2.5 years, but falsely blamed it on Israeli policy, rather than its hateful perpetrators. Victim blaming is reprehensible. Un commentateur de La Presse affirme que les crimes haineux antijuifs sont « provoqués » par Israël Tout comme les apologistes d’un agresseur sexuel pourraient prétendre qu’une victime « l’avait cherché » parce que sa jupe était trop courte, une pratique tout aussi insidieuse cherche à blâmer les Juifs pour la haine maniaque que leur vouent des fanatiques. Dans sa chronique d’opinion du 13 février dans La Presse, « Distinguer entre la critique d’Israël et l’antisémitisme », l’ancien fonctionnaire fédéral à la retraite David Cohen a commencé par condamner à juste titre la haine « déraisonnable » envers les Juifs dans la société canadienne. Cependant, il a rapidement précisé que cette haine avait été « provoquée… par la réponse disproportionnée du gouvernement israélien dans son combat contre le Hamas et les Palestiniens en général ». Deux problèmes se posent avec cette affirmation. Premièrement, prétendre que la manifestation de la haine envers les Juifs aurait été « provoquée » par Israël est ridicule. L’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie en 2022 n’a pas déclenché une vague de crimes haineux anti-russes, et les violations des droits de la personne par la Chine n’ont pas provoqué une sinophobie généralisée au Canada, pourtant ce n’est que dans le cas d’Israël que des Juifs ont été pris pour cible en conséquence. Les partisans de terroristes qui défilent dans les rues ou attaquent des institutions juives peuvent utiliser la guerre entre le Hamas... --- ## La Presse Provides Sycophantic Interview To Radical Anti-Israel Egyptian Author Omar El Akkad URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-provides-sycophantic-interview-to-radical-anti-israel-egyptian-author-omar-el-akkad/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-17 Words: 1268 > Sirois instead characterized the writer as a thoughtful and deliberate thinker, and failing to tell readers about his history of radical allegations. Cliquez ici pour la version française In an unapologetic takedown of podcaster Tucker Carlson in November, 2025, commentator Ben Shapiro accused the anti-Israel conspiracy theorist of “ideologically laundering terrible ideas,” by repeatedly interviewing those espousing extremist ideas, all while providing them with a sympathetic, even fawning, platform. That exact model is widely used by the Canadian media, which interviews anti-Israel radicals, rarely giving them challenge, and in so doing, provides them with undeserved credibility and legitimacy. In a February 4 interview for La Presse, “The suffering of Palestinians…and us,” commentator Alexandre Sirois spoke with Omar El Akkad, Egyptian-American author who has enjoyed widespread free publicity in recent months in the Canadian news media, which has eagerly promoted his recent book, One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against It, where he accuses Israel of “genocide” in Gaza. While it is entirely the prerogative of La Presse to speak with whomever it wants, Sirois acted less as a journalist than a publicist, failing to challenge El Akkad’s ravings, and informing readers about his radical statements. Sirois shares that El Akkad accuses Israel of genocide, adding that he did so “in a calm and measured tone, which has nothing to do with that of a feverish activist, but rather that of a doctor diagnosing a diagnosis to a patient.” While El Akkad’s personal speaking style may not mimic that of a crazed anti-Israel activist, his rhetoric and actions are a different story entirely. Just weeks after the Palestinian massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023 – which launched the two-year war in Gaza – El Akkad signed an open letter which called for the release of thousands of Palestinian terrorists from Israeli prisons. The letter also denied Israel’s right to exist. No mention of that letter was made to readers, nor did Sirois press El Akkad to defend his signing of it. In previous interviews, El Akkad has claimed that Gaza was being “eradicated,” a hysterical and baseless statement that ignores how some 98 percent of Gazan civilians survived this supposed attempt at “genocide,” yet Sirois also ignored this patent absurdity from readers. Like virtually all such screeds, the La Presse interview saw El Akkad rant about “colonialism” in his attempt to describe Israel as the villain, and the Palestinians as the helpless victims. And while such nonsensical statements are de rigueur for El Akkad, Sirois could have pointed out that Israel, the Jewish nation-state, has some three thousand years of history in its land, which long-predates any notion of the Palestinians. Sirois could have either noted this to readers, or he could have pressed El Akkad to defend his fringe claim, but he did not do so, instead permitting them to stand unchallenged. At one point in the interview, El Akkad claims that the free publicity his book is receiving is because of the “quality of the work,” but “certainly not related to any affection for me.” In fact, a third option is present for why the Canadian media has decided to promote his book so uncritically: not because of the quality of his work or his personal appeal, but because his claims dovetail in so well with their pre-existing beliefs. Yet again, La Presse, in its February 4 interview with author Omar El Akkad, demonstrates how much of the Canadian media, rather than practicing journalism, instead has decided simply to launder fanatical anti-Israel ideas, and bestow upon them undeserved legitimacy. La Presse offre une entrevue complaisante à l’auteur égyptien radical anti-israélien Omar El Akkad Dans une démolition sans complaisance du podcasteur Tucker Carlson en novembre 2025, le commentateur Ben Shapiro a accusé le conspirationniste anti-israélien de « blanchir idéologiquement des idées abjectes », en donnant la parole à répétition à des personnes qui défendent des positions extrémistes, tout en leur offrant une tribune sympathique, voire obséquieuse. Ce modèle exact est largement utilisé par les médias canadiens, qui interviewent des radicaux anti-israéliens sans presque jamais les contester et, ce faisant, leur confèrent une crédibilité et une légitimité imméritées. Dans une entrevue publiée le 4 février dans La Presse, intitulée « La souffrance des Palestiniens… et la nôtre », le chroniqueur Alexandre Sirois s’est entretenu avec Omar El Akkad, auteur égypto-américain qui a bénéficié d’une vaste publicité gratuite ces derniers mois dans les médias canadiens, lesquels ont volontiers fait la promotion de son récent livre, One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against It, dans lequel il accuse Israël de « génocide » à Gaza. S’il est tout à fait du ressort de La Presse de s’entretenir avec qui bon lui semble, Sirois s’est comporté moins en journaliste qu’en relationniste, s’abstenant de remettre en question les divagations d’El Akkad et d’informer les lecteurs de ses déclarations radicales. Sirois rapporte qu’El Akkad accus... --- ## CTV News Host Omar Sachedina Claims Gaza Ceasefire “Took A Hit” Because Of Israel, Censoring Out Any Mention Of Palestinians Shooting Israeli Soldier Beforehand URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-host-omar-sachedina-claims-gaza-ceasefire-took-a-hit-because-of-israel-censoring-out-any-mention-of-palestinians-shooting-israeli-soldier-beforehand/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-17 Words: 515 > What he conveniently omitted is that Israel’s actions were preceded by an attack by multiple Palestinian terrorists. In a blatant violation of the four month-old ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, on February 4, multiple Palestinian terrorists in Gaza opened fire on an Israeli soldier, severely wounding him. That attack – like dozens upon dozens of other such violations by Palestinian terrorists since the ceasefire took effect – have been widely ignored by the Canadian news media, which instead has shown interest only when Israel responds. In addition to shooting at Israeli soldiers (which has resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries), these violations by Palestinian terrorists include attempting to fire rockets, armed men approaching Israeli soldiers, planting explosive devices, and more. On February 5, CTV National News host Omar Sachedina told viewers that the ceasefire “took a hit today,” but not because Palestinian terrorists targeted an Israeli soldier, to which he made absolutely no mention. Click below to watch the segment: Instead, relying on so-called “health officials,” presumably the Hamas-run “Gaza Ministry of Health,” Sachedina relayed that “Israeli strikes pounded the Palestinian territory,” killing a number of individuals. This omission is indefensible. By portraying Israel as the violator of the ceasefire, and brazenly censoring out any mention of the initial attack by Palestinians, CTV News has not only failed to tell the whole story; it has flipped the truth on its head, and manufactured a narrative that is so misleading that it borders on disinformation. This shameless violation of journalistic standards by CTV News is just the latest salvo from the Canadian news media, which has continued its full-frontal assault on accuracy in recent months. These assaults include recent interviews from CBC with London-based commentator Fawas Gerges subjected listeners to repeated accusations that Israel was bombing Gaza “on almost a daily basis,” ignoring that Palestinian terrorists were attacking Israel beforehand, a claim repeated by Laura-Julie Perreault in La Presse, and Hasan Jaber in The Globe & Mail. Beyond ignoring the repeated and incessant Palestinian violations of the ceasefire in Gaza, the Canadian news media has lazily repeated casualty claims from Hamas, via its so-called “Gaza Ministry of Health,” providing the terrorist group with undeserved legitimacy. In just the few days prior to CTV News’ report, a number of Palestinians were killed in Gaza, but the full story has rarely been told. On February 4, four Gazans were killed who approached Israeli soldiers. The previous day, another was killed doing the same thing, and two days before that, four more Gazans attempting to infiltrate the area were killed. These were not civilians, but combatants seeking to approach Israeli troops in a clearly demarcated area, and who posed an immediate threat. However, when Canadian media personalities bemoan the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza over the last four months, they rarely note, or even inquire, as to how many of them were combatants killed while attempting to harm Israelis. Omar Sachedina’s February 5 report on CTV National News, following an ongoing pattern in the Canadian news media, ignored Palestinian violations of the Gaza ceasefire, and instead sought to blame Israel as it responded to attacks by Palestinian terrorists. --- ## Toronto Star’s Shree Paradkar Is Back With A New Title, But Same Old Anti-Israel Fixation URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-stars-shree-paradkar-is-back-with-a-new-title-but-same-old-anti-israel-fixation/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-16 Words: 530 > Her February 5 report defended Amira Elghawaby, Ottawa’s outgoing envoy to combat Islamophobia, which downplayed criticism of her. In early February, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the closure of the offices of the special envoy to combat Islamophobia and antisemitism, and the decision to fold both into a single, new council, led by Marc Miller, the minister of Canadian Identity and Culture. The move was discussed by Shree Paradkar, investigative reporter at The Toronto Star. But Paradkar’s February 5 piece, “Canada’s axed Islamophobia envoy says Muslims’ need for support from federal government ‘hasn’t gone away,’” was less an investigation than it was a thinly-veiled opinion column masquerading as journalism. Paradkar’s column exclusively addressed the concerns relating to Amira Elghawaby, the outgoing Islamophobia czar, mentioning only in passing that there even was also an envoy for combatting antisemitism. This decision by Paradkar is notable and bizarre, given that Canadian Jews are at far higher risk of being a target of hate crimes than Canadian Muslims, yet their concerns were almost completely erased. Throughout Paradkar’s nearly-1,200 word piece, Elghawaby was depicted as a victim of undeserved criticism, much of it apparently driven by little more than anti-Muslim hate. Paradkar wrote that Elghawaby faced condemnation in Quebec after authoring an article where she suggested that Quebecers were driven “by anti-Muslim sentiment.” In fact, there were far more damning statements from her that Paradkar ignored, including when Elghawaby sent a letter to the heads of colleges and universities across Canada, calling on them to hire more Muslim and Arab professors. That prompted the Quebec government to call on her to resign, and for the province’s education minister to pointedly remind Elghawaby that antisemitism, not anti-Muslim hate, is a major factor on campuses. Elsewhere, Paradkar shared allegations from what she called “a right-wing organization” which accused Elghawaby of using taxpayer funds to fund a pro-Palestinian grant, before seeming to dismiss them out of hand. But despite Paradkar’s flick of the wrist writing off such allegations, they remain serious. The “right-wing organization” that Paradkar so blithely dismissed is Blacklock’s Reporter, an Ottawa-based news outlet, which said it had uncovered federal Access to Information documents, which apparently found that the Canadian taxpayer had unwittingly paid $80,000 to produce what amounted to a piece of anti-Israel propaganda from York University’s Islamophobia Research Hub, all under the guise of fighting racism. Amira Elghawaby’s critics have long accused her of weaponizing her office, officially tasked with combatting anti-Muslim hatred, and instead using it to promote pro-Palestinian disinformation, courtesy of the Canadian taxpayer. Indeed, over the last two years, similar efforts have been seen across Canada, ranging from school boards to public sector unions, and more, showing that such concerns are hardly without merit. Shree Paradkar’s column misrepresented and ignored some of the most problematic criticisms of Amira Elghawaby’s tenure as Canada’s envoy to combating Islamophobia, and instead characterized opposition to her as being based in bigotry, not material concerns about her role and performance. After a long hiatus as an Israel-obsessed opinion columnist, Shree Paradkar is back with a new title, but it seems with very much the same agenda. --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Linda McQuaig Ignores Iranian Regimes Massacre Of 35,000 Civilians In Two Days – Condemns Israel Instead URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-linda-mcquaig-ignores-iranian-regimes-massacre-of-35000-civilians-in-two-days-condemns-israel-instead/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-17 Words: 635 > But Toronto Star columnist Linda McQuaig has achieved exactly that, praising the UN for achievements it never made. In recent weeks, tens of thousands of Iranians were murdered by the Islamic Republic of Iran for the crime of protesting, but for Toronto Star columnist Linda McQuaig, the topic of the day is – as it often is – condemning Israel. Whether it is defending CUPE Ontario leader Fred Hahn, widely criticized for anti-Jewish hate speech, blaming Israel for Gaza’s decision to start a war on October 7, 2023, and downplaying the Islamic Republic of Iran’s genocidal vision for Israel, McQuaig’s columns have repeatedly depicted tiny Israel as the cause of much of the world’s problems. On February 5, McQuaig was at it again. Her column, “Carney wants Canada ‘at the table.’ What about other nations ‘on the menu?’ lavishes praise on Prime Minister Mark Carney for his “invigorating” speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where she said it left US President Donald Trump “seething.” But McQuaig shares with readers that she wishes Carney had more forcefully condemned Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ plans, which she sees as an assault on the United Nations, which she claims “remains the embodiment – and the closest humans have come” to achieving the lofty aspirations that it was created for in the 1940s. There is almost no relationship between McQuaig’s doe-eyed vision of the United Nations, and reality. Over the last 10 years, nearly 70 percent of all the United Nations General Assembly resolutions have condemned Israel. The other 30 percent include all other countries, cumulatively. Whether McQuaig is simply ignorant of this astounding reality, or given her longtime anti-Israel animus, is actively supportive of the United Nation’s fixation, is anyone’s guess. But it demonstrates in no uncertain terms that the global body is not the epitome of human achievement, but a cautionary tale in need of serious reform, if not total overhaul. Before long, McQuaig cannot constrain herself from launching into another anti-Israel broadside, condemning Israel’s alleged “egregious breach of international law,” referring to Israel’s recent demolition of the offices of UNRWA, the disgraced United Nations agency, in Jerusalem. Given that UNRWA’s office was in Jerusalem, the sovereign capital of Israel, the country had every right to dictate what foreign body was able to operate inside. But UNRWA is no mere foreign body; for decades, it has poisoned young Palestinian minds by glorifying terrorism in school textbooks, and extensive evidence shows ties between UNRWA and Hamas terrorists, including its staff having participated in the October 7 massacres. Of course, McQuaig made no mention of any of this, instead claiming without evidence that “millions of Palestinians” depend upon it “for survival.” This is nonsense; Gazans are receiving a mountain of aid every day from a variety of sources, apart from the United Nations. Perhaps the most comical claim in McQuaig’s column is the allegation that “genocide scholars” have termed Israel’s counter-terrorism operations in Gaza a “genocide,” linking to an article about the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), which in 2025 polled their members and found they made that accusation of Israel. Except not quite. Beyond the minor detail that – until it was discovered by IAGS – literally anyone with a credit card could become a genocide “scholar,” only a tiny proportion of the group’s members voted for the genocide resolution, and a bizarrely high proportion of them are based in Iraq. Meanwhile, actual genocide scholars have rejected such claims, but it seems McQuaig has little time for such details when they conflict with her worldview. Linda McQuaig’s forceful defence of the United Nations’ promise as a beacon of human rights could be taken more seriously if she addressed real human rights violations in the world, such as those in Iran, rather than reflexively attacking Israel with shaky facts. --- ## Gaza-Based Globe & Mail Reporter Hasan Jaber Produces Yet Another Emotion-Heavy, Context-Light Story URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/gaza-based-globe-mail-reporter-hasan-jaber-produces-yet-another-emotion-heavy-context-light-story/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-16 Words: 584 > Gaza-based writer Hasan Jaber has been yet again granted space to produce an emotion-heavy, but context-light story. On February 8, The Globe and Mail further endorsed the Gaza-based writer Hasan Jaber as a valid source of news by publishing his article, “For one Palestinian, going back to Gaza through reopened Rafah was an ordeal.” This is despite HonestReporting Canada having previously exposed Jaber as touting disinformation that is indistinguishable from Hamas talking points. In November 2023, just a few weeks after Hamas’s October 7 atrocities against Israel, he was quoted as saying that Israel was trying to kill “everyone.” In October 2025, he whitewashed Hamas on the Globe and Mail’s podcast, casting them as a stabilizing force in Gaza. In November 2025, he again demonstrated his deep anti-Israel bias and capacity for disinformation by accusing Israel of wantonly killing Gazans at a wedding, without mentioning that the Israeli military didn’t know anything about it, and ignoring Hamas’ genocidal intentions toward Israel. Yet the Globe and Mail continues to print his articles. In his February 8 report, he wrote about Sabah Al-Raqab returning to Gaza, having been in Egypt while her daughter received medical treatment. After being there for 24 months, she returned once the Rafah crossing was opened, Jaber quoted her as saying that “the journey back to Gaza was harsher than we imagined… long hours of waiting, walking on dark roads, military checkpoints, harsh searches and threats.” It indeed sounds like a difficult journey. What Jaber neglected to include are the reasons why those entering Gaza are not simply waved through. Hamas’s bestial actions on October 7, 2023, when they raped, murdered, and brutalized 1,200 innocents in Israel, taking 251 hostages, with much Gazan support, demonstrated their genocidal intentions to Israel. They have since refused to disarm, planning to rebuild and continue with their raison d’etre: the annihilation of Israel. Therefore, those entering Gaza, particularly those who were able to live somewhere else, have to be thoroughly vetted and checked to ensure they are not going to contribute to the existential threat Israel faces from its neighbour. Jaber also did not discuss that Israel allowing entry at all upholds the ceasefire agreement, even though Hamas has not met the precondition of disarmament. He wrote of the reopening of the Rafah crossing, that “in the first few days, only 36 Palestinians requiring medical care were allowed to leave for Egypt, plus 62 companions, according to UN data. The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated that about 500 patients a day need to be evacuated from Gaza to reduce suffering. Around 200 patients are currently at the crossing waiting to leave.” His chosen window contrasts with the report from COGAT – Israel’s body liaising with Gaza – who stated that the true figure is much higher, conveniently ignored by Jaber. He likewise ignored that the “Palestinian Ministry of Health” is well-known to be a branch of Hamas, with a tendency to massage its figures to match its chosen message. Jaber later added, “when entering Gaza, Al-Raqab said she was shocked at the destruction of whole neighbourhoods and the empty streets. She learned her own house was destroyed and some of her family members killed.” Presenting her reaction as one of shock is bizarre. The war in Gaza has been heavily documented, much of it through residents’ cellphones. Sadness would be understandable, but shock is hard to understand. Hasan Jaber, backed by The Globe and Mail, has once again written an article that neglects the full picture, and instead presents a heavily skewed one. --- ## Following The Money: Are Your Tax Dollars Ending Up In Terrorist Hands? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/following-the-money-are-your-tax-dollars-ending-up-in-terrorist-hands/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-02-16 Words: 82 > Are Canadian taxpayers on the hook for paying Palestinian terrorists? After a new report by Palestinian Media Watch, it certainly appears like that might be the case. Are Canadian taxpayers on the hook for paying Palestinian terrorists? After a new report by Palestinian Media Watch, it certainly appears like that might be the case. Prime Minister Mark Carney, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and the Canadian government must ensure that taxpayer dollars are not being diverted into the hands of Palestinian terrorists! Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## CBC Reporter Evan Dyer Breathlessly Reports On Netanyahu Flight Over Canada, Following Outrage From Anti-Israel Online Voices URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-reporter-evan-dyer-breathlessly-reports-on-netanyahu-flight-over-canada-following-outrage-from-anti-israel-online-voices/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-13 Words: 545 > Yet again, CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer has penned a news article that in our estimation closely mimics complaints from a radical anti-Israel activist group. In July, 2025, he... Yet again, CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer has penned a news article that in our estimation closely mimics complaints from a radical anti-Israel activist group. In July, 2025, he acted in our view as a free publicist for a group of such organizations, who were alleging that arms were making their way from Canada, helping Israel to defend itself against Islamic terrorist groups. He specifically cited the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), Independent Jewish Voices, and Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), among others. And now, in a February 10 article, Dyer – who has a long history of producing brazenly biased anti-Israel pieces for the taxpayer-funded broadcaster – did so again. His article, “Netanyahu again flies through Canadian airspace en route to Washington,” where he told readers that, according to online flight tracking software, “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew hundreds of kilometres through Canadian airspace on his way to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday — despite Prime Minister Mark Carney previously saying he would honour an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).” Though Dyer did not share this with readers, it is highly plausible in our view that the story came to his attention as a result of a viral post from the same CJPME group, which posted about Netanyahu’s plane earlier that day. Predictably, CJPME’s post was pounced on by a regular roster of anti-Israel agitators, including convicted criminal harasser Yves Engler, who suggested that Ottawa should “blow it out of the sky.” Throughout Dyer’s article, he took it for granted that the presence of Netanyahu’s plane over Canadian airspace is scandalous, noting that he contacted Global Affairs Canada for comment, and telling readers that he asked “if the government of Israel sought permission for the latest flight.” Yet at no point did Dyer question whether the online outrage driving the story represented a meaningful public concern, or merely the amplification of a small but highly organized anti-Israel activist network adept at manufacturing controversy. In our view, beyond Dyer’s effectively transforming the complaints of radical anti-Israel activists, and laundering them into a seemingly credible news article – for at least the second time in a few months – there was an equally large problem with his article. Dyer’s report took it as a given that the presence of an official Israeli government aircraft over Canadian airspace should be problematic for Canadians, but never sought fit to point out how the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is highly controversial, and according to critics, has been driven by a desire by Karim Khan, the head of the court, to distract from allegations of sexual misconduct from one of his underlings. Rather than sharing with Canadians a 360-degree view of the news of the day, as has been promised by Brodie Fenlon, the broadcaster’s editor-in-chief, CBC News continues to take a fringe pro-Palestinian agenda, often directly from radical activists themselves, repackage it, and call it news. From our perspective, it is long past time for CBC News to stop taking their inspiration from radical pro-Palestinian activist groups, and instead start telling stories that truly matter to Canadians. --- ## Three Reports From CBC News Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian Promote Complaints From Anti-Israel Groups URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/three-reports-from-cbc-news-senior-reporter-raffy-boudjikanian-promote-complaints-from-anti-israel-groups/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-12 Words: 684 > All three reports used as their foundation claims and complaints from radical groups, which Boudjikanian then transformed into ‘news’ reports. In defending CBC News’ teetering journalistic credibility regarding its Middle East coverage, Brodie Fenlon, the broadcaster’s editor in chief, claimed in 2024 that it provided a “360-degree point of view of an event or new facts.” One year later, Travis Dhanraj, a former television anchor at CBC, accused the taxpayer-funded broadcaster of promoting an aggressive ideological viewpoint, stating that when he tried to speak out against the “editorial imbalance,” he faced consequences as a result. A trio of recent reports by Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian demonstrate how CBC News continues to promote a narrow agenda, particularly when it comes to promoting anti-Israel narratives. A December 15 article, “Liberal NDP MPs to visit West Bank, connect with Palestinians,” offered a promotional piece for a group of hardline anti-Israel Members of Parliament (MPs), who were scheduled to visit Judea & Samaria, or the “West Bank” in media parlance, for a visit organized by the group Canadian Muslim Vote. Perhaps the most obscene line in Boudjikanian’s article is when he wrote that “last Wednesday, the Israeli government approved the construction of 764 more homes on the West Bank in settler colonies, largely deemed illegal under international law.” This sentence does not blur the line between journalism and opinion; it erases it completely. To call homes to be constructed in areas with thousands of years of Jewish history “colonies” is akin to calling the construction of homes in suburban Paris, France, a “colony,” and to blithely write that Israeli homes are “largely deemed illegal” is to brazenly ignore that the world’s top experts dismiss those allegations entirely. Three days later, Boudjikanian was interviewed on a CBC News broadcast, “UN warns red tape puts Gaza aid operations at risk,” where he spoke about complaints from so-called ‘aid’ agencies that their efforts in Gaza would be risked because of Israeli security measures. While lacking the overt and aggressive promotion of personal opinions that his article three days earlier exhibited, the entire framing of the interview was problematic. Click below to watch the segment: Rather than the issue being how much infiltration exists of Palestinian extremists and terrorists within so-called ‘aid’ agencies, the topic was framed entirely around the complaints of those same groups, even as their collective contribution to Gaza aid is almost non-existent, a point overlooked in the report. In a February 5 article, “Crown corp. Reviewed U.S.-bound arms exports over potential transfer to Israel,” Boudjikanian wrote that a Canadian crown corporation, the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), compiled a report as to how many Canadian-manufactured weapons bound for the United States ended up in Israel. While the actual conclusions were redacted, the message from CBC News was clear: that Canadian-made weapons were potentially making their way to Israel, in what should presumably be both newsworthy and concerning for Canadians. Boudjikanian acknowledged that his story was based upon “the online publication The Maple,” a website run by Davide Mastriacci that has been accused of targeting Jewish institutions for potential attack, raising serious questions about what kind of sources CBC News is relying upon for its ‘news.’ At no point in Boudjikanian’s article did he address a key point, namely that arms being sent to Israel are a critical component in the country defending itself against enemies who threaten to annihilate it, and that such exports are well within Canada’s stated values. The issue of arms to Israel is a particular fixation of CBC News. Just months earlier, Boudjikanian wrote about pressure from anti-Israel activists on a Canadian company sending GPS antennas to Israel, and days before that, Evan Dyer, a CBC News senior reporter, used his platform to promote claims from radical groups, or “researchers,” as he called them, that Israel was able to still protect itself from arms from Canada, implying that such a move should be seen as problematic. These three reports from Senior Reporter Raffy Boudjikanian showcase a narrow agenda and selective anti-Israel coverage, demonstrating in no uncertain terms that CBC News continues to prioritize ideology over journalistic integrity. --- ## CBC Conducts 17 Sympathetic Interviews With ‘Humanitarian’ Group Save The Children Representatives Who Spread Anti-Israel Disinformation Without Challenge URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-conducts-17-sympathetic-interviews-with-humanitarian-group-save-the-children-representatives-who-spread-anti-israel-disinformation-without-challenge/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-12 Words: 1218 > At no time were Patrick Robitaille or Roula Kikhia’s claims challenged, nor were Israeli voices given any voice at all. Despite CBC’s repeated promises to the public that the taxpayer-funded broadcaster upholds journalistic standards like fairness and balance, evidence continues to pour in showing precisely the opposite. When discussing the Middle East, across multiple programs, including radio, online and television, CBC repeatedly showcases guests who represent a narrow perspective, while almost completely censoring opposing views. On February 3, nearly 20 separate CBC radio programs discussed Israel’s reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, as part of stage two of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Only two guests were interviewed: Patrick Robitaille, head of humanitarian affairs for Save the Children Canada, and Roula Kikhia, humanitarian advisor for Save the Children Canada. Robitaille is based in Montreal, and Kikhia is based in Ottawa, and both from an organization which has relentlessly spread anti-Israel disinformation over the last two years. Despite both Robitaille and Kikhia being thousands of kilometers away from Gaza, they were presented as experts, and no mention was made by a single CBC host about their group’s hardline activism against Israel. Every interview was preceded by the hosts repeating nearly verbatim the same introductory statements, and asking virtually the exact same questions, leading to essentially the same interview repeated ad nauseum. On CBC Radio One in Thunder Bay, Robitaille was interviewed, where he complained that “we aren’t seeing close to enough” aid into Gaza. Though Robitaille is surely aware that hundreds of trucks of aid enter Gaza daily, and that Israel vehemently disputes any claim of shortages (backed by Gazans themselves, who boast about the largesse there), no challenge whatsoever was provided by the host. Click below to listen to the segment: On Sudbury’s CBC Radio One, host Marcus Schwabe spoke with Robitaille, who called Israeli security measures around the Rafah crossing “arbitrary,” ignoring how consistently Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups have smuggled weapons into Gaza. Schwabe not only did not push back on Robitaille’s misleading statement, but even stated that “there was talk, not that long ago, of starvation,” giving such claims undeserved credibility, when those allegations never materialized. Click below to listen to the segment: Robitaille was also interviewed on CBC Radio One in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, where he called the enormous amount of aid in Gaza “wildly insufficient,” with no challenge from the host, who also failed to point out how the documented reality on the ground flatly conflicts with Robitaille’s narrative. Click below to listen to the segment: Interviewed on CBC’s On the Island program, Robitaille was not the only one engaging in active storytelling, with the host joining in, telling listeners about the “desperate people” in Gaza, and asking how “crucial is time when it comes to individual lives, and whether some people will survive or not?” On the CBC Metro Morning program, host Anis Heydari spoke with Robitaille, who discussed the destruction of medical facilities in Gaza as part of the two-year war launched by Hamas, without ever acknowledging how Palestinian terrorists used such infrastructure to hide weapons and hostages, and convert them into military bases. Click below to listen to the segment: On Calgary’s Radio One program Calgary Eyeopener, host Loren McGinnis – whose sympathetic platforming of anti-Israel activists has been documented by HonestReporting Canada – spoke with Kikhia, who said that the mountain of aid entering Gaza “falls far short” of what was expected, ignoring Israeli security concerns or how much life in Gaza has returned to normal in recent months. Click below to listen to the segment: On Windsor Morning, host Amy Dodge spoke with Kikhia, who continued to present, almost word-for-word, the same remarks as in her other programs. Dodge, for her part, is no stranger to turning her program into a free promotion for anti-Israel activists, where she provides them a sympathetic state without fear of challenge. Click below to listen to the segment: On CBC Radio One in Kelowna, Robitaille told his host that Israel is stopping the flow of aid into Gaza, which Israel flatly denies. But rather than holding Robitaille accountable for his statements, the host made no attempt to hide their views, claiming that “all of that aid is waiting to get into Gaza.” Click below to listen to the segment: The host went further, mocking the “weird AI visions of what Donald Trump thinks Gaza would look like in 20 years,” and asking what it would take for Gaza to become a “functional society,” though by no metric could the widespread support for terrorism in Gaza that predated October 7, 2023 be called “functional.” On Vancouver’s CBC Radio One, host Jodie Martenson spoke with Kikhia, who lamented that hospitals in Gaza have been “bombed out,” conveniently ignoring how Palestinian terrorists converted hospit... --- ## CBC Radio Program As It Happens Interviews Gazan Woman Throwing Accusations At Israel, With No Challenge By Host URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-as-it-happens-interviews-gazan-woman-throwing-accusations-at-israel-with-no-challenge-by-host/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-13 Words: 601 > Like nearly 20 interviews the same day throughout CBC radio programs, the conversation was brutally one-sided and devoid of much context. As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas enters its second phase – despite near-daily Palestinian violations ignored by the Canadian news media – the opening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has been the focus of widespread attention on CBC radio programs. On 17 different CBC radio programs which aired February 3, the taxpayer-funded broadcaster discussed the reopening of the Rafah crossing, relying exclusively on two representatives of the hardline anti-Israel activist group Save the Children Canada, Patrick Robitaille, and Roula Kikhia. And on the February 4 episode of As It Happens, host Nil Köksal joined the conversation, speaking with Mona Alabsi, a Gazan who left the territory to go to Egypt to get medical care for her son. Like the 17 other radio programs the same day, no Israeli was interviewed, nor were Israeli perspectives given airtime, in a consistent theme at As It Happens. Click below to listen to the segment: Alabsi stated that her son was injured in early 2024, when “they” (presumably Israel) had “bombed the place we were.” While it is undoubtable that civilian casualties took place during the two-year war in Gaza, which was launched by Palestinian terrorists on October 7, 2023 with their massacres in southern Israel, these injuries do not come in a vacuum. In the interview, there was no mention of who or what was targeted on the day that Alabsi says her son was injured, and no acknowledgement from either Alabsi or Köksal that Palestinian terrorists deliberately embed themselves among civilians in a cynical but effective ploy to put their own people in danger. Instead, the interview followed a predictable pattern for CBC: a lone voice rattling off alleged crimes of Israel, including accusations that Israeli soldiers “humiliated” Palestinians and were allegedly “really, really harsh” at the Rafah crossing. It seems that no matter what Israel does, CBC guests have a remarkable talent for finding a way to condemn Jerusalem all the same, while the host makes little effort to correct, challenge or even contextualize. In the interview, Alabsi made the passing statement that Gaza is “my homeland,” to which Köksal repeated “yeah, it’s your homeland,” words that it is simply inconceivable that, if uttered by an Israeli about Israel, would be repeated sympathetically by a CBC radio host. Appearing to check off the boxes of what CBC’s formulaic coverage of the Middle East looks like, Alabsi acknowledged that food is now widespread in Gaza (in contrast to what many other Western-based guests repeatedly claim), but she still found it necessary to allege that “five months ago, you didn’t have any kind of meat, or protein, or anything to eat. They were only eating lentils and stale bread at that time.” This, too, is inaccurate, with experts finding that enough food aid was entering Gaza to sufficiently feed the entire population there. In covering the reopening of the Rafah crossing, CBC could have informed viewers about the security threats from Palestinian terrorists which prompted it to close in the first place, or noting how Palestinian terrorists stole aid and resold it to fund their own murder machine, or how they used their own people as human shields. At minimum, CBC’s As It Happens program could have offered both an Israeli and a Palestinian voice, or even the host Nil Köksal adding in details that the guest omitted. None of this happened, showing yet again that CBC’s failure to tell the full picture is not because it cannot, but because it has made a deliberate decision not to do so. --- ## CBC News Article Continues To Demonize Israeli Security Measures Meant To Stop Flow Of Palestinian Terrorists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-article-continues-to-demonize-israeli-security-measures-meant-to-stop-flow-of-palestinian-terrorists/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-11 Words: 513 > The article relied overwhelmingly on accusations against Israel, false claims of aid shortages with no context offered. After Israeli soldiers recovered the body of Ran Gvili, the last remaining Israeli hostage inside Gaza – which Hamas was required to return in October, 2025 but never did – the ceasefire deal is now moving onto phase two. Israel announced that it would be reopening the Rafah crossing which connects Gaza to Egypt, which would provide Gazans the ability to more easily travel between the two locations. Given that Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups continue to operate in much of Gaza, security concerns remain paramount for Israel. However, these details were largely absent in a recent CBC News article, which instead relied almost exclusively on Palestinian accusations. The January 28 article, “What we know about plans to open the Rafah border crossing this week,” was published by the Associated Press, with files from Kevin Maimann, whose one-sided reporting has been the subject of previous HonestReporting Canada alerts. The article quotes Alexandra Saieh, head of global strategic influencing and policy with what it called the “aid organization,” Save the Children. Saieh condemned Israel’s plans to have oversight on who enters and leaves through the crossing, calling it “incredibly concerning.” That Saieh would find such steps – aimed at weeding out Palestinian terrorists from trying to hide among civilians – “incredibly concerning” is of little surprise. Save the Children has spent much of the last two years acting as an aggressively hostile anti-Israel activist group, repeatedly spreading disinformation and demonizing the Jewish State. The article reports that, over the course of two years of war between Hamas and Israel, “Israeli attacks have devastated the health-care system.” What was conveniently left out is that “the health care system” was systematically weaponized by Hamas terrorists, who hid weapons, hostages and fighters inside hospitals. They did likewise with schools, apartments and throughout much of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure. Omitting such details, as CBC News did, presents readers with a warped view that Israel struck Gaza’s “health care system,” seemingly for no reason, when in fact, it targeted Palestinian terrorists and their resources, who were using hospitals as part of their war against Israel. CBC News further paraphrased Saieh as saying that “she hopes the opening allows for an increase in desperately needed humanitarian assistance…Palestinians have also reported vast shortages of fuel and other essentials.” The article’s selective reference to what Palestinians have “reported” is telling. It makes no mention of the extensive examples throughout social media showing life in Gaza bearing almost no resemblance to the apocalyptic image presented by news media outlets. For CBC News and other outlets, Gaza is a destitute wasteland, completely reduced to rubble. But inside Gaza, a very different reality has been shown, where restaurants, cafes, luxury cars and other products are present. This reality has been almost completely hidden from Canadians’ view. This CBC News article overwhelmingly relies on unfounded claims of aid shortages in Gaza, and complaints about Israeli security protocols, all while erasing the continued deadly threat posed by Palestinian terrorist groups, whose activities are the very reason for those measures. --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Justin Ling Calls International Criminal Court “Crown Jewel” Of International Law, Disregarding Its Long History Of Anti-Israel Animus URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-justin-ling-calls-international-criminal-court-crown-jewel-of-international-law-disregarding-its-long-history-of-anti-israel-animus/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-12 Words: 637 > Ling, who has previously misrepresented international law to target Israel, completely disregarded the ICC’s long-documented anti-Israel agenda. As noted by international law expert Natasha Hausdorff, the two-year war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza was a vivid example of the weaponization of international law targeting Jerusalem. As Hausdorff has observed, the fixation by international bodies like the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel represents “a concerted effort to promote anti-Israel agendas, effectively rewriting the rule book of international law.” However, rather than deal with the serious charges of institutional anti-Israel agendas among these international fora, a recent Toronto Star column simply accepted at face value that these bodies are beyond reproach, and any challenge against them represents a full-frontal assault on international law. In a January 30 opinion column, “Donald Trump is attacking a Canadian judge. Mark Carney has the power to stop him,” featured staff columnist Justin Ling lambasting the United States for daring to sanction ICC judge Kimberly Prost for her role in targeting Israeli officials, saying that it represented an attack on international law itself. A thoughtful commentary could have listened to criticisms of the ICC, and whether the body could be considered credible or not, and addressed them meaningfully. But Ling did no such thing, instead appearing to blindly accept that the world court is “the crown jewel of our system of international law,” taking it as self-evident. As a body of the United Nations, the ICC relies on previous resolutions to help it develop its rulings. In 2021, the ICC cited dozens of different United Nations resolutions to help it arrive at its conclusion that ‘Palestine’ is a state. The fact that, at the United Nations General Assembly, anti-Israel resolutions are effectively guaranteed to pass by virtue of the demographics of countries represented, simply does not matter; the truth takes a back seat to politics. As Hillel Neuer of UN Watch has pointed out, the ICC has never issued any arrest warrant for Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, nor for any other terrorist as part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Ling’s column also ignores any mention of allegations that Karim Khan, the ICC’s chief prosecutor, may have targeted Israel in a blatant attempt to distract from his own sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women, including a direct subordinate. The closest that Ling came to acknowledging the longstanding and well-documented anti-Israel animus of the court is when he quoted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accusing the ICC of being “motivated by an antisemitic hatred of Israel.” By no stretch is this a fair assessment of the criticisms against the ICC, and instead amounts to little more than a straw man argument by Ling, presenting a single statement and ignoring reams of evidence showing that the ICC has exhibited a long history of antagonism towards Jerusalem. This is not the first time that Justin Ling has misrepresented international law in an effort to target Israel. In a July, 2025 column in The Toronto Star, he repeatedly treated provisional findings from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as confirmed legal findings, and falsely claimed that the court demanded that Israel suspend its military activities, when it did no such thing. He also called for Ottawa to intervene against Israel. In an earlier column published in April, 2025, Ling claimed that Israel’s targeting of hospitals in Gaza “makes a mockery of international law.” Following an HonestReporting Canada complaint to The Toronto Star that pointed out Hamas’ use of these facilities removes their protected status under the Geneva Conventions, the newspaper issued a correction and an editor’s note. Rather than accept a childlike, unquestioning faith in the International Criminal Court, Toronto Star columnist Justin Ling would do well to recognize that the court’s longtime anti-Israel agenda raises serious questions about its credibility. --- ## CityNews Montreal Amplifies Dangerous Demands By Tiny Anti-Israel Protest, All While Ignoring The Extremist Ties Of Organizers URL: https://honestreporting.ca/citynews-montreal-amplifies-dangerous-demands-by-tiny-anti-israel-protest-all-while-ignoring-the-extremist-ties-of-organizers/ Type: post Modified: 2026-02-11 Words: 541 > Zero balance was offered, given that no interviewee was shown who could have challenged these dangerous demands. A miniscule anti-Israel protest in Montreal was enough to garner coverage from CityNews Montreal, who provided the mini-demonstration with sympathetic news coverage and failed to offer any challenge to extremist statements that were made. The January 30 broadcast, “Montreal protesters accuse Canada of using loopholes to arm Israel,” began by showing a group of protesters, who appeared to number less than 20 people, outside an event where Foreign Minister Anita Anand was speaking on an unrelated topic. Click below to watch the segment: As explained by one interviewee, Rama Al Malah, a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), their goal was to speak out for a “full arms embargo” on Israel. CityNews made no mention of what a “full arms embargo,” as intended, would entail. It means that Israel would have no means to defend itself against terrorist groups throughout the Middle East, nor against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which seeks the annihilation of the Jewish State. Instead, this dangerous and extremist demand was framed simply as a policy request by a group of protesters. Another critical detail that CityNews chose to omit is that PYM is a group that has made a litany of extremist statements, including holding a public celebration following Hamas’ murderous October 7, 2023 massacres in southern Israel. Al Malah, for her part, is also a spokesperson for a local anti-Israel group, SPHR (Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights) at McGill University, which barricaded themselves in a campus building. In 2023, she promoted an “emergency rally” on behalf of Walid Daqqah, a convicted Palestinian terrorist. One of PYM’s longtime active members has been Yara Shoufani, who has previously in our view defended Hamas terrorism. She is currently the president of Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East (CJPME). Another protester was interviewed, Scott Weinstein, a member of the fringe anti-Zionist group Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), which has been accused of Holocaust denial and rationalizing Palestinian terrorism. Despite interviewing two separate anti-Israel activists, both representing groups with a documented history of extremism, CityNews Montreal did not provide any balance for the public. At no time were viewers ever shown any interviewee who could oppose the dangerous demands to neuter Israel and prevent it from defending itself, nor was there any acknowledgement of the extremist nature of the groups being shown. The only other person interviewed was Anita Anand, who forcefully defended her government’s decision in early 2024 to pass a law that sought to achieve precisely what the protesters demanded. Even as tens of thousands – and in some cases, hundreds of thousands – gather on Canadian streets to oppose the Iranian regime, tiny numbers of anti-Israel protesters continue to be given wildly disproportionate news coverage to spread their dangerous demands, which are then sanitized by the Canadian media. This practice of amplifying the actions of marginal groups is not new; it has been a common theme in the Canadian media since 2023. Meanwhile, Israeli voices or interviewees who could challenge the marginal demands of these protesters, continue to be ignored, as they were in the January 30 report by CityNews Montreal. Take action now! Click here to contact CityNews and tell them to stop platforming anti-Israel extremists! --- ## CTV News’ Your Morning Host Anne-Marie Mediwake Yet Again Offers Sympathetic Interview To Hardline Anti-Israel Activist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-your-morning-host-anne-marie-mediwake-yet-again-offers-sympathetic-interview-to-hardline-anti-israel-activist/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-10 Words: 525 > Mediwake failed to challenge him once. Just one day after CTV News host Anne-Marie Mediwake interviewed two radical anti-Israel activists, Dorotea Gucciardo and Mohammad Rizwan Minhas, permitting them to spew unfounded claims, and failed to challenge them even a single time, she was back again at it. In a January 28 broadcast for the Your Morning program, the focus was “Canadian Companies Doing Business With ICE,” the Immigration and Customs Enforcement organization in the United States. Click below to watch the segment: Her guest, “human rights lawyer” Shane Martinez, wasted no time in using his platform to assail the non-existent “Gaza genocide,” and doing his best to shoehorn Israel into the conversation. He falsely claimed that Canada was “exporting arms to Israel,” a crime he felt was notable given Israel’s allegedly “egregious human rights violations.” Despite the extraordinary nature of Martinez’s claims, at no time did Mediwake challenge them, nor even remind viewers that his allegations of “genocide” remain unproven and are denied, both by Israel, and by scores of scholars and experts around the world. Unbeknownst to viewers, Martinez is no mere lawyer; he is a longtime activist with a history of extreme anti-Israel actions. He is listed as a staff member for the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), a hardline anti-Israel group that has promoted an arms embargo against Israel – effectively seeking to rob it of any ability to defend itself – as well as trying to secure arrest warrants against traveling Israelis. In the fall of 2023, only one month after Hamas’ genocidal massacres in southern Israel, Martinez signed an open letter which claimed that the terrorist group’s mass killings could be “contextualized,” in what we consider to be a de facto excusal of terrorism. A CBC News program from October, 2025 featured Martinez, interviewing him as part of his efforts to prevent Jewish charities from donating funds to Israel. However, viewers were never told of Martinez’s professional involvement with a radical anti-Israel group, nor about his active involvement in anti-Israel efforts. Instead, he was presented simply as a “human rights lawyer.” Furthermore, despite the extraordinary nature of Martinez’s claims, at no time did Mediwake challenge them, nor even remind viewers that his allegations of “genocide” remain unproven and are denied, both by Israel, and by scores of legal scholars around the world. By permitting Martinez’s false and dangerous claims about “genocide” stand unchallenged, Mediwake platformed an allegation that is not only without basis in fact, but which has been used as a cudgel to attack Jewish communities around the world. The fact that Mediwake – on two separate occasions, just one day apart – chose to interview a well-known anti-Israel activist for a softball interview, while failing to provide any semblance of balance whatsoever, raises serious questions about the level of journalistic standards at her program. If CTV News’ Your Morning program wants to provide serious journalism to the Canadian public, then it must provide balance, rather than just anti-Israel voices, and when they are present, to hold such guests accountable for their claims, rather than simply providing them a sympathetic platform. --- ## CTV’s Anne-Marie Mediwake Interviews Two Anti-Israel “Aid” Workers, Letting Them Spew Disinformation Unchallenged URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctvs-anne-marie-mediwake-interviews-two-anti-israel-aid-workers-letting-them-spew-disinformation-unchallenged/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-10 Words: 567 > Rather than providing anything of substance or value to the public, the program instead saw demonstrably false claims being regurgitated. On January 27, Israeli soldiers recovered the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage, Ran Gvili, who was kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists on October 7, 2023. Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the terrorist group was supposed to return his body nearly four months ago, but it failed to do so. But as Anne-Marie Mediwake, host of CTV’s Your Morning program told it, the “remains of an Israeli police officer returned home” to Israel, erasing any mention of him being a hostage, and using passive language to imply that it was Hamas who “returned” him, rather than Israel retrieving his remains. That erasure of these facts was a fitting warm-up to a fawning interview with two anti-Israel activists who were introduced as “aid workers” in the January 28 report, “Aid Workers Denied Entry to Gaza.” Click below to watch the segment: One interviewee was Dorotea Gucciardo, director of development for Glia, an organization that includes among its listed team members a number of controversial figures, including Tarek Loubani, a physician and anti-Israel activist in London, Ontario who was previously shot and injured by Israeli soldiers in unclear circumstances and who previously was in an Israeli jail, as well as Benjamin Thomson, a nephrologist at Richmond Hill’s Mackenzie Health Hospital who was suspended for spreading the conspiracy theory that there was no sexual violence by Palestinian terrorists on October 7, 2023. Gucciardo, for her part, has previously penned an opinion column where she spread ‘starvation’ falsehoods about Gaza while erasing any mention of Hamas. The other interviewee was physician Rizwan Minhas, who also goes by Mohammad Rizwan Minhas, and who practices family medicine in the Toronto area. Beyond his medical practice, he is a vocal anti-Israel activist who has spread disinformation, including accusing Jerusalem of “genocide.” Just three weeks after Hamas’ murderous invasion of Israel in 2023, he signed an open letter claiming Israel was committing “genocide,” and which somehow erased any mention of Hamas and the hundreds of Israeli hostages inside Gaza. The entire interview focused on allegations from Gucciardo and Minhas that Israel is preventing aid from entering Gaza, statements which at no time did Mediwake ever challenge. Gucciardo hysterically proclaimed that Gaza is in a “constant state of survival,” an absurd depiction given that Gazan social media shows life very much having returned to normal in Gaza, with shops, restaurants, luxury items and more throughout the coastal enclave. Minhas’ narrative was no different, claiming that “there’s no clean water” in Gaza, a demonstrably false claim, and stating that Israel had previously struck Nasser hospital in Gaza. What Minhas chose to ignore is that Hamas has widely used Nasser hospital – and other civilian infrastructure – for its terrorism, making them entirely valid targets in wartime according to international law as such facilities lose their protected status when they are exploited by terrorists. Mediwake, yet again, failed to remind viewers of these pertinent details. CTV News promises the public that its Your Morning program “delivers original perspectives and unique insights into the headlines of the day.” But what Gucciardo and Minhas offered was neither original nor unique, and if CTV News wants to provide thoughtful commentary, then its host Anne-Marie Mediwake is obligated to hold her guests accountable for their disinformation, rather than doing nothing as it is repeatedly peddled in front of her. --- ## Press Releases URL: https://honestreporting.ca/press-releasesesss Type: page Modified: 2026-03-03 Words: 20 > March 1, 2026: HonestReporting Canada Calls On Canadian Journalists To Report Accurately On U.S & Israel War On Iran March 1, 2026: HonestReporting Canada Calls On Canadian Journalists To Report Accurately On U.S & Israel War On Iran --- ## Home Webinar URL: https://honestreporting.ca/ Type: page Modified: 2026-08-19 Words: 1117 > Honest Reporting Canada monitors bias in Canadian news, exposing unfair coverage of Israel and promoting accurate, balanced journalism nationwide. 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Even as the population of Christians plummets throughout the Middle East, including the Palestinian territories, a recent CBC radio program sought to frame Israel – the only country in the region where Christians are growing in number – as the cause of their misfortune. The January 29 episode of Information Morning – Moncton saw host Khalil Akhtar interview Steve Berube, a retired United Church Minister in Riverview, New Brunswick, in a friendly 13-minute conversation, “Riverview church leader sees changes firsthand in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.” Click below to listen to the segment: Akhtar told listeners that Berube had recently participated in a mission to the Middle East, which Berube stated was organized by Sabeel, a group that he claimed seeks to “bring the major religions together.” While the host introduced Berube simply as a retired United Church minister, he is actually the vice-chair of Canadian Friends of Sabeel, a registered charity that accuses Israel of “apartheid,” and that lists among its partner groups a number of radical anti-Israel organizations, including Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East, and Independent Jewish Voices (IJV). Instead, he was introduced simply as a retired United Church minister. The interview went entirely as might be expected, with Berube claiming that the Israel-Palestinian conflict is not a religious dispute, but “one of settler colonialism.” Safe from his perch in New Brunswick, it may be safe for Berube to pontificate that the war against Israel is not religious in nature, but in fact the exact opposite is true. Throughout the Middle East, from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) to Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthi movement in Yemen, Islamist terrorist groups see the destruction of Israel as a solemn religious duty, a towering point that was dismissed by Berube, and completely unchallenged by Akhtar. Not only did Akhtar fail to challenge his guest on his disinformation, his line of questioning made clear that he was an active participant in the hardline narrative being peddled, saying that alleged Israeli persecution of Palestinians “is not a new story, though, right? I mean, this has been happening; east Jerusalem itself was taken in 1967. The story in the West Bank is a continuation.” Throughout the interview, Israel was characterized as the villain seeking to oppress the victimized Palestinians, and Palestinian terrorism and rejectionism was minimized to the point of erasure. Berube told listeners that since Hamas’ massacres on October 7, 2023, “there have been about 60 Israelis who have been killed in violence in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and there have been over a thousand Palestinians.” Beyond ignoring how casualty ratios do not indicate the righteousness of a side, Berube glossed over any mention of how many of these Palestinians were combatants actively engaged in fighting Israeli soldiers, hardly considered innocent civilians. Some of these deaths include Palestinians throwing explosives at Israeli soldiers, and perhaps most notable of all, Mohammed Jaber, also known as Abu Shujaa, a leading Palestinian terrorist in the area, who was responsible for murdering an Israeli civilian. Yet Berube made no attempt to distinguish between civilians and terrorists. The January 29 Information Morning interview between host Khalil Akhtar and Steve Berube was yet another such instalment for CBC, where the taxpayer-funded broadcaster continues to platform anti-Israel activists with sympathetic interviews, and frequently censoring out opposing views. --- ## Eight CBC Radio Interviews Paint Israel As Violator Of Ceasefire In Gaza, Conveniently Ignoring Almost-Daily Hamas Abuses URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/eight-cbc-radio-interviews-paint-israel-as-violator-of-ceasefire-in-gaza-conveniently-ignoring-almost-daily-hamas-abuses/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-06 Words: 599 > Rather than challenge these hosts for their outlandish statements, CBC hosts instead gave them a sympathetic platform with little challenge. Taken in isolation, CBC’s overwhelming reliance on anti-Israel guests for their comments on the Middle East represents a failure to provide balance. But the taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s consistent choice to use such voices is more than just a failure to uphold journalistic standards; it shows an active effort to promote a particular worldview. As part of its latest coverage of the US-backed ‘Board of Peace,’ tasked with helping Gaza move from an immediate postwar phase into reconstruction, CBC conducted eight interviews with two individuals who made strikingly similar comments, almost entirely focused on condemning Israel, while their hosts offered no pushback. On January 28, CBR-FM in Calgary interviewed Fawas Gerges from the London School of Economics – who previously appeared on CBC radio to accuse Israel of a host of war crimes – where he told listeners that “Israel bombs Gaza on almost a daily basis.” Click below to listen to the segment: What he conveniently ignored is that Hamas, the genocidal Islamic terrorist group that continues to be present in much of Gaza, also carries out violations of the ceasefire virtually every single day, which have killed and injured Israeli soldiers. It seems for Gerges, when Palestinians violate the ceasefire, it’s not worth mentioning. Only when Israel responds does it become newsworthy. Gerges was also interviewed on CBVE-FM, CBC Radio One in Quebec City. The host referred to the “so-called Board of Peace,” language that cast doubt on its credibility, which the broadcaster never used to refer to Hamas’ “Ministry of Health,” for instance. Click below to listen to the segment: In the interview, Gerges claimed Gaza “remains a warzone,” apparently ignorant of the fact that in much of Gaza, life has returned to normal, with restaurants, shops, luxury consumer items and more now aplenty. He was never challenged on this point by the host. On CBCV-FM, Radio One in Victoria, host Jason D’Souza interviewed Gerges, who accused Israel of “draconian measures” in Gaza, making no effort to mention that every single day, hundreds of aid trucks enter the territory, in a veritable flood of humanitarian goods. Click below to listen to the segment: Gerges was also interviewed on CBCS-FM, on Sudbury’s Up North program. The host repeated the use of the term “so-called Board of Peace,” and Gerges claimed that Gaza was beset by “hellishness,” and that there was “no eating” there. There is simply no relationship between Gerges’ claims, and reality, with a huge amount of aid flooding Gaza, and food being aplenty inside the territory. Once again, no challenge was offered to him. Click below to listen to the segment: Gerges was also a guest in two separate airings on CBQT-FM, Thunder Bay’s Radio One station, and CBLA-FM, CBC Radio One in Toronto. CBC also interviewed Nader Hashemi of Georgetown University for his take, with host Matt Allen on Windsor’s CBEW-FM Radio One station yet again introducing the “so-called Board of Peace.” Hashemi, who has previously appeared on CBC radio, where he brazenly misrepresented statements from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Click below to listen to the segment: Like Gerges, Hashemi claimed that “almost 500 Palestinians have died” since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect nearly four months ago, ignoring how Palestinian terrorists have violated that agreement nearly 100 times, and thus perpetuating the violence. Like so many other CBC radio interviews, these segments did not share the full picture with listeners, and instead presented a highly skewed picture where Israel was always the villain. --- ## CBC Kids News Parrots Anti-Israel Claims To Canadian Children URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-kids-news-parrots-anti-israel-claims-to-canadian-children/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-06 Words: 512 > The article and accompanying video broadcast overlook inconvenient facts, instead parroting convenient anti-Israel talking points. A recent CBC Kids News program, ironically focused on the state of education for children in the Gaza Strip, ended up presenting a blatantly one-sided report for Canadian youth. The January 29 article and accompanying broadcast, “Joy despite fear: Gaza kids risk lives to go to school again,” reported on Gazan children in school, following two years of war, which was launched by Palestinian terrorists on October 7, 2023. Click below to watch the segment: Created by Associate Producer Taylor Katzel and Creative Producer Marielle Torrefranca, the video report began by showing a Gazan boy telling viewers that “I’m very scared when I come to school,” before learning that he had been injured when Israel allegedly bombed a car when it was close to him. Of course, no mention was made as to why that car may have been struck or who was in it. Instead of giving any context whatsoever, and reminding Canadian children about Hamas, the genocidal Islamic terrorist group in Gaza, the report instead simply framed Israel as a wanton aggressor. The video’s captions informed viewers that “despite the ceasefire, Israeli soldiers have killed Palestinians they have accused of approaching the yellow line,” suggesting that their only crime was walking too close to a boundary, and ignoring violent interactions. One caption read that “there aren’t many resources being allowed into Gaza,” a remarkable claim given the largesse now being seen in Gaza. However, in small writing at the bottom, the screen shared the origin for such misleading claims: “source: James Elder, UNICEF spokesperson,” whose one-sided anti-Israel diatribes have been documented by HonestReporting Canada previously. The written article was marginally better, in that it noted how Israeli soldiers have been killed and wounded over the last four months since the start of the ceasefire. However, the article was still deeply problematic. It claimed that for “more than two years of war, Palestinian kids across Gaza were concerned primarily with their safety and next meal,” suggesting that they were being starved, when in reality, Israel facilitated huge amounts of aid into the territory. The article also told readers that “representatives from both UNICEF and the United Nations have accused Israel of barring school supplies from entering Gaza,” and quoted Elder once again. No statement from Israel was provided, instead relying exclusively on an agency that has emphasized its ties with Hamas, saying that relationship helped “protect and care for children in the Gaza Strip.” Entirely unsurprising, the reports relied on files from Yasmine Hassan and Mohamed El Saife. Hassan’s reporting has demonstrated a continued anti-Israel bias, as documented by HonestReporting Canada on multiple occasions, and El Saife, a Gaza-based videographer, has posted vile anti-Israel propaganda to social media, yet CBC News continues to extensively rely on him for footage from Gaza. This is not the first time CBC Kids News has produced content that has only served to mislead, rather than educate, the next generation of Canadian children, and as 2026 begins, it shows no signs of improving its journalistic standards. --- ## Hiding Among Us: Canada’s Dangerous Failure To Act On Terror Ties URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/hiding-among-us-canadas-dangerous-failure-to-act-on-terror-ties/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-02-06 Words: 147 > With multiple reports over the past 3 months exposing how terrorists and those with terrorist-ties are exploiting Canada’s system to their advantage, how many more warning signs do you need before you accept that there is a real problem with terrorists abusing Canada as a safe haven, and take concrete action to protect Canadians? On November 19, Stewart Bell and Jeff Semple published a Global News exposé, “The Canadians in Hamas,” reporting that roughly 450 people living in Canada have ties to the terrorist group Hamas. Yet just three months later, a new Toronto Sun article has been published that alleges that more than 700 agents linked to Iran’s Islamic-terror regime are currently residing in Canada. With multiple reports over the past 3 months exposing how terrorists and those with terrorist-ties are exploiting Canada’s system to their advantage, how many more warning signs do you need before you accept that there is a real problem with terrorists abusing Canada as a safe haven, and take concrete action to protect Canadians? Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## In A Counterpoint Commentary, HRC Executive Director Mike Fegelman Rebutted An Op-ed By A Member Of Independent Jewish Voices Published In The National Post Which Trivialized Antisemitism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/in-a-counterpoint-commentary-hrc-executive-director-mike-fegelman-rebutted-an-op-ed-by-a-member-of-independent-jewish-voices-published-in-the-national-post-which-trivialized-antisemitism/ Type: post Modified: 2026-02-05 Words: 724 > This movement demands serious scrutiny because it does not confront antisemitism, it fuels it. One of the most alarming developments in today’s antisemitic climate is being driven by Jews who openly dismiss the legitimacy of Jewish self-determination and frame that dismissal as a form of moral virtue. But this movement demands serious scrutiny because it does not confront antisemitism, it fuels it. By framing anti-Zionism as a moral stance, they obscure what Zionism truly represents and, in doing so, blur critical distinctions, distort historical reality, and ultimately leave Jews more vulnerable. In a counterpoint commentary, HRC Executive Director Mike Fegelman rebutted an op-ed by a member of Independent Jewish Voices published in the National Post which trivialized antisemitism. Counterpoint: Jews Who Deny Legitimacy Of Jewish Self-Determination Enable Antisemitism One of the most dangerous trends in today’s antisemitic landscape is not coming from the far right, the far left, or Islamists — it is coming from Jews who publicly deny the legitimacy of Jewish self-determination and present that denial as moral courage. This phenomenon deserves serious scrutiny because it doesn’t challenge antisemitism; it enables it. By framing the rejection of Jewish nationhood as an ethical stance, it collapses essential distinctions, distorts history, and ultimately places Jews at greater risk. First, let’s be clear about what is — and is not — antisemitic. It is explicitly not antisemitic to criticize Israel. It is not antisemitic to oppose Israeli government policies, protest wars, challenge settlement expansion, or demand accountability from Israeli leaders. Jews do this every day — in Israel and across the diaspora. Robust debate about Israel’s actions is not only legitimate; it is essential to any healthy democracy. What is antisemitic — per the IHRA definition adopted by Canada and dozens of democracies — is denying the Jewish people the right to self-determination, including by claiming that the very existence of Israel is illegitimate. That is not policy critique. It is not human-rights advocacy. It is the singling out of Jews alone among the world’s peoples as undeserving of national sovereignty. Corey Balsam and Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) exemplify this conflation in his January 30 National Post op-ed. Their argument deliberately blurs the line between opposing Israeli policies and rejecting Jewish statehood itself. By presenting Antizionism as a moral position, they obscure what Zionism actually is: the national liberation movement of a persecuted, indigenous people seeking political self-determination after centuries of exile, pogroms, expulsions, and genocide. One may disagree — even strongly — with how Israel governs itself. Many Israelis do. But rejecting the existence of the Jewish state while supporting the legitimacy of every other nation-state is neither progressive nor principled. It is selective, discriminatory, and hypocritical. Equally glaring is the total absence of Palestinian agency in this framework. There is no acknowledgment of leadership decisions that have perpetuated the conflict, no reckoning with Hamas’s genocidal ideology, no mention of October 7, and no accountability for the strategic choice to wage war from civilian infrastructure. Palestinian voices such as Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib have repeatedly argued that real liberation requires confronting these failures honestly. This argument is ignored because it complicates the moral binary being advanced. Erasing Palestinian agency may feel compassionate, but it ultimately denies Palestinians the dignity of responsibility — and guarantees continued failure. Independent Jewish Voices claims to fight antisemitism while rejecting Zionism, but in practice this posture has the opposite effect. When Jews publicly renounce Jewish self-determination to gain acceptance from anti-Israel movements, they do not challenge antisemitism — they legitimize it. They signal that Jewish safety is conditional on political submission. History offers no example in which this strategy has worked. The most revealing aspect of this argument is its tone of moral superiority. It asserts ethical clarity while absolving one side of all responsibility and placing a unique moral burden on Jews alone. That is not justice. It is moral theatre. A future built on peace, dignity, and coexistence requires honesty — about antisemitism’s evolving forms, about Palestinian leadership failures, and about the legitimacy of Jewish nationhood. Denying any of these truths does not advance human rights. It corrodes them. Antizionism is not a neutral position. And pretending otherwise is neither brave nor principled — it is factually incorrect and dangerously wrong. Mike Fegelman is Executive Director of HonestReporting Canada, a non-profit organization ensuring fair and accurate Canadian media coverage of Israel. --- ## Why Did The Globe & Mail Choose To Ignore International Holocaust Remembrance Day? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/why-did-the-globe-mail-choose-to-ignore-international-holocaust-remembrance-day/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-05 Words: 511 > At a time of rising antisemitism and with Holocaust education, that silence demands an explanation. On January 27, 1945, the Red Army liberated the Auschwitz death camp in Poland, where more than 1.1 million people – primarily Jews – were murdered during the Holocaust by the Nazis, in an enormous site specially constructed for one purpose: mass killing. Eighty years later, the United Nations General Assembly marked the day as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, meant to remind the world about the dangers of anti-Jewish hate. While some individuals sought to twist the day in order to push a fanatical anti-Israel agenda, such as Yuen Pau Woo, a radical senator who used it to claim “Israel is the perpetrator” of a modern-day Holocaust, it was nevertheless widely commemorated by elected officials. Additionally, news media outlets across the country also marked the day, with reports from Vancouver to Halifax. However, there was one notable exception: The Globe and Mail, often considered Canada’s newspaper of record. On neither January 27 nor the following day did the newspaper acknowledge International Holocaust Remembrance Day, instead ignoring it completely. Given the enormity of the Holocaust, and the large number of Holocaust survivors (though dwindling) who live in Canada, it was a particularly notable omission on the part of the newspaper. Marking the day is not an academic exercise; it is a critical step in holding the violent tendencies of anti-Jewish hate at bay by educating the public at large. This education is critically important during a time, as it has been over the last two years since the Palestinian massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, that such hate has seen a dramatic rise in the Western world. While it would seem self-evident that, during a time of increasing antisemitism, Holocaust education would be prioritized, there is evidence that the exact opposite is taking place. A recent report from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) found that the number of British schools which commemorated the Holocaust on January 27 fell precipitously over the last two years. In 2023, some 2,000 secondary schools in the UK marked the day. In 2024, that number fell to 1,200, and in 2025, it fell to only 854, only about 20 percent of all such schools. Observers noted that it was almost certainly due to a fear from teachers of the backlash from anti-Israel extremists, who would attempt to hijack the Holocaust to promote hateful libels against the Jewish State. Whether The Globe and Mail’s failure to mark the genocidal murder of six million Jews – and millions of other ‘undesirables’ at the hands of the Nazis – was out of fear from anti-Israel extremists, or simply due to ignorance, is an answer that only the newspaper can answer. But they do owe an answer, not just to Holocaust survivors or even just the Jewish community at large. The Globe and Mail owes an explanation for why it chose to ignore the one day marking a genocidal campaign, which was driven by a hateful and murderous ideology that continues to be present – and tolerated – in much of Canada. --- ## Canadian Army Deletes Holocaust Remembrance Post After Omitting Six Million Jewish Victims – Will They Apologize? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/canadian-army-deletes-holocaust-remembrance-post-after-omitting-six-million-jewish-victims-will-they-apologize/ Type: post Modified: 2026-02-05 Words: 306 > Rather than deleting it, the Canadian Army should have corrected the statement and issued an apology to the Jewish community. January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. A day to remember and honour the victims of the Holocaust, most notably the six million Jews who were murdered, and to renew our commitment in ensuring such atrocities never happen again. That morning, the Canadian Army’s social media channels published a post recognizing the day, stating that “we honour the victims that suffered and died at the hands of Fascism for being members of marginalized groups.” Missing, however, was any clear acknowledgment of who the primary victims were and why they were targeted. In truth, The Holocaust saw the systematic murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime, solely for being Jewish. Leaving out any mention of Jews when it comes to the Holocaust and its remembrance, removes essential context and distorts historical accuracy. Hey @CanadianArmy, who were the victims and why were they targeted? The Holocaust was the systematic murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime, solely for being Jewish. Leaving out any mention of Jews, when it comes to the Holocaust and its remembrance, removes essential… pic.twitter.com/LgzB8l3uTU — HonestReporting Canada (@HonestRepCanada) January 29, 2026 HonestReporting Canada and other Canadians highlighted the problems with the Canadian Army’s post, and subsequently the Canadian Army removed it. But simply deleting the post is not how government channels should address such an issue as it doesn’t provide transparency about the organization’s efforts to set the record straight and it doesn’t make an effort to professionally atone for the harm caused . Rather than deleting the statement and acting as though it never happened, the Canadian Army should have corrected their statement and issued an apology to the Jewish community. We call on the Canadian Army to take this opportunity to right this wrong and to apologize to Jewish Canadians. --- ## Why We Cannot Let the World Forget The Massacres Of October 7: An Insightful Conversation With Author Alon Penzel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-we-cannot-let-the-world-forget-the-massacres-of-october-7-an-insightful-conversation-with-author-alon-penzel/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-03-27 Words: 137 > From almost the moment that thousands of Palestinian terrorists streamed into southern Israel on October 7, 2023, conspiracy theorists began re-writing history in real time, accusing Israel of killing its... From almost the moment that thousands of Palestinian terrorists streamed into southern Israel on October 7, 2023, conspiracy theorists began re-writing history in real time, accusing Israel of killing its own people and spreading vicious lies aimed at whitewashing Palestinian terrorism. As history has shown countless times before, lies that start on the fringes can often become mainstream, and Israeli author Alon Penzel refuses to accept that lying down. He authored a book, Testimonies Without Boundaries, Israel: October 7th 2023, which recounts in chilling detail the savagery of that day. He joins Robert Walker, HonestReporting Canada assistant director, for a thoughtful conversation. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## Le Devoir Journalist Magdaline Boutros Effectively Acts As Unpaid Publicist For Radical Anti-Israel Egyptian Author, Omar El Akkad URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-journalist-magdaline-boutros-effectively-acts-as-unpaid-publicist-for-radical-anti-israel-egyptian-author-omar-el-akkad/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-04 Words: 1149 > Beyond platforming the standard “genocide” trope, she cynically attempted to shoehorn in Gaza into current immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis. Cliquez ici pour la version française Just days after La Presse published a fawning review of author Omar El Akkad’s anti-Israel book, “One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against It,” where the Egyptian writer repeatedly accused Israel of a non-existent “genocide” in Gaza, Le Devoir produced a close facsimile. The January 26 report, “Gaza, or the End of the Illusion of Western Values,” was authored by Magdaline Boutros, one of the newspaper’s most reliably anti-Israel writers in our view, who in the past has platformed false accusations of “genocide” against Israel, claimed Palestinians have been around for “thousands of years,” and has downplayed the presence of Palestinian terrorist groups in the region in our estimation. In her newest article, Boutros gave space to El Akkad to make the “genocide” slur, making no attempt to point out that scores of scholars, including the world’s leading expert in urban warfare, say no such genocide took place, or that some 98-99 percent of Gazan civilians survived. But Boutros did not simply regurgitate El Akkad; she claimed that there have been “more than 70,000 deaths” in Gaza during the war. Citing no source for what she treated as being inherently truthful, she failed to share with readers that only Hamas, via its so-called “Gaza Ministry of Health,” is the origin of all death toll claims from Gaza. Moreover, its tallies do not distinguish between terrorists and civilians, and are widely manipulated. But rather than applying a critical lens to claims from Gaza – as a journalist ought to do – Boutros simply repeated a Hamas claim, and in repeating it, evidently aimed to convince readers that it is true. Virtually her entire report consisted of quoting El Akkad, while offering her own gushing approval, while failing even once to critique any of his claims, nor pointing out any of El Akkad’s problematic history. In the fall of 2023, shortly after Hamas’ massacres on October 7, 2023, El Akkad signed an open letter which called for the release of thousands of Palestinian terrorists from Israeli prisons. The letter also denied Israel’s very right to exist. Ironically, these two statements are arguably genocidal in their own right, but this appears not to have bothered Boutros, given that it did not merit even a passing mention in her article, let alone any condemnation. Boutros quoted El Akkad, who – like so many other anti-Israel activists, sought to piggyback on unrelated events in order to shoehorn in an attack on Jerusalem. She quoted him seeking to compare the Hamas-Israel conflict to immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis, where a local woman, Renee Good, was shot by federal officials. Despite there being no reasonable comparison whatsoever, this is apparently immaterial. For ideologues seeking to demonize Israel, there is no topic that is too unrelated in order to find an opportunity to attack the Jewish State. Magdaline Boutros’ January 26 report in Le Devoir was not a work of objective journalism, or even informed opinion. Instead, in our view, it was a thinly-veiled work of sycophantic publicity for a radical anti-Israel author. La journaliste du Devoir Magdaline Boutros agit de facto comme publiciste bénévole d’un auteur égyptien radicalement anti-israélien, Omar El Akkad Quelques jours seulement après que La Presse eut publié une critique complaisante du livre anti-israélien d’Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against It, dans lequel l’auteur égyptien accuse à répétition Israël d’un prétendu « génocide » à Gaza, Le Devoir a produit un quasi-calque. Le reportage du 26 janvier, intitulé « Gaza, ou la fin de l’illusion des valeurs occidentales », est signé par Magdaline Boutros, l’une des journalistes les plus systématiquement anti-israéliennes du quotidien selon nous, qui, par le passé, a relayé de fausses accusations de « génocide » contre Israël, affirmé que les Palestiniens seraient présents dans la région depuis « des milliers d’années » et minimisé la présence de groupes terroristes palestiniens dans la région, à notre avis. Dans son plus récent article, Mme Boutros a offert une tribune à El Akkad pour proférer l’accusation de « génocide », sans faire le moindre effort pour signaler que des dizaines de chercheurs, dont le plus grand expert mondial de la guerre urbaine, affirment qu’aucun génocide n’a eu lieu, ni que quelque 98 à 99 % des civils de Gaza ont survécu. Mais Mme Boutros ne s’est pas contentée de répéter les propos d’El Akkad; elle a affirmé qu’il y aurait eu « plus de 70 000 morts » à Gaza pendant la guerre. Sans citer aucune source pour ce qu’elle présentait comme intrinsèquement vrai, elle a omis d’informer ses lecteurs que toutes les estimations du nombre de morts à Gaza proviennent exclusivement du Hamas, par l’entremise de sa soi-disant « ministère de la Santé de Gaza ». De plus, ces chiffres ne distinguent pas les terroristes des civils et sont largement manipulés. Plutôt que d’appliquer un regard critique aux affir... --- ## University Of Laval Communications Student Philip Bossé, In Le Devoir Column, Says Iranian Regime’s Massacres Of Protesters Is “Too Complex” To Call Them “Bad Guys” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/university-of-laval-communications-student-philip-bosse-in-le-devoir-column-says-iranian-regimes-massacres-of-protesters-is-too-complex-to-call-them-bad-guys/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-04 Words: 1321 > What he frames as a shocking discovery is in fact entirely unsurprising given Tehran’s openly genocidal hostility toward Israel. Cliquez ici pour la version française In his January 16 opinion column in Le Devoir, Philip Bossé, a master’s student in public communication at Université Laval, appears utterly flummoxed at the idea as to why there has been so much support from Israel for protesters against the Iranian regime. His column, “The Iranian revolt, a new geopolitical weapon,” shares what he evidently believes is a real find: that “several pro-Israel figures…have taken a stand in support of the movement on social media,” adding “it is certainly relevant to ask why Israel” and its supporters “are suddenly taking an interest in their plight.” Bossé appears unaware that, prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when fundamentalist Islamic clerics took over the country, Iran and Israel enjoyed close diplomatic, economic and other ties, and that the close support goes both ways. Iranian dissidents around the world are often vocally supportive of Israel, and Israeli flags regularly appear at protests by Iranian dissidents across the Western world. While Bossé admits that Iran’s regime has sought the destruction of Israel, he argues that “Tel Aviv” – presumably referring to Israel, though it’s capital is Jerusalem – would “stand to gain” from the toppling of the regime. This point is so obvious that it did not even merit to be mentioned. Clearly a genocidal and murderous Islamic Republic that has devoted a fortune to seeking Israel’s destruction is going to be opposed by supporters of Israel. But as Iranian experts have noted, there is zero evidence of Israeli involvement in the protests in Iran. It is unclear what Bossé was even trying to say, beyond expressing upset that Israelis and Iranians were opposed in their opposition to the Islamic Republic. He also argued that the United States should remove sanctions on Iran to help the country’s economy. This argument is both ignorant and dangerous. The sanctions on Iran deprive the Islamic Republic of much-needed funds that it would use to arm its proxy terrorist groups across the Middle East and beyond, in addition to its own nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Removing those sanctions would be a windfall for the regime, and would serve only to strengthen its iron grip on some 90 million Iranians. The entire thrust of Bossé’s opinion column suggests that he believes pointing out the support of Israelis for Iranians is some kind of a scandalous exposé. But what questions he chooses to ignore is far more telling of his own agenda. For more than two years, so-called “humanitarian” groups, activist organizations and others talked of little more than Gaza. The repeated and nonstop condemnations of Israel, followed by the almost-total silence in condemning the Islamic Republic of Iran, should raise serious questions about the credibility and honesty of these groups and actors. But as Bossé makes clear, he has no interest in asking such questions, or in calling out the overt hypocrisy in human rights defenders suddenly losing interest in actually defending human rights. His own silence on this matter speaks louder than anything he wrote in his column. Perhaps the most repugnant claim in his column is Bossé’s statement that “crises like the one in Iran are often too complex to be reduced to a simple ‘good guy’ and ‘bad guy.’” Failing to condemn a murderous regime for massacring tens of thousands of its own people to death in a matter of days is not thoughtfulness, but moral cowardice. Philip Bossé’s column offers nothing insightful or novel, and instead serves only to whitewash the crimes of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Un étudiant en communication de l’Université Laval affirme, dans une chronique du Devoir, que les massacres de manifestants par le régime iranien sont « trop complexes » pour qualifier Téhéran de « méchants » Dans sa chronique d’opinion du 16 janvier publiée dans Le Devoir, Philip Bossé, étudiant à la maîtrise en communication publique à l’Université Laval, semble totalement déconcerté par l’ampleur du soutien provenant d’Israël à l’égard des manifestants opposés au régime iranien. Sa chronique, intitulée « La révolte iranienne, une nouvelle arme géopolitique », met en avant ce qu’il considère manifestement comme une véritable trouvaille : le fait que « plusieurs figures pro-israéliennes… ont pris position en faveur du mouvement sur les réseaux sociaux », ajoutant qu’« il est certainement pertinent de se demander pourquoi Israël » et ses partisans « s’intéressent soudainement à leur sort ». Bossé semble ignorer qu’avant la Révolution islamique de 1979, lorsque des clercs islamiques fondamentalistes ont pris le pouvoir dans le pays, l’Iran et Israël entretenaient des relations diplomatiques, économiques et autres très étroites, et que ce soutien mutuel allait dans les deux sens. Les dissidents iraniens à travers le monde expriment souvent un appui marqué à Israël, et des drapeaux israéliens apparaissent régulièrement lors de manifestations de dissidents iraniens dans l’ensemble ... --- ## Toronto Sun’s Warren Kinsella Highlights HR Canada Charitable Organization’s Webinar With Journalist Amit Segal On Iran’s Future And Regional Threats URL: https://honestreporting.ca/toronto-suns-warren-kinsella-highlights-hr-canada-charitable-organizations-webinar-with-journalist-amit-segal-on-irans-future-and-regional-threats/ Type: post Modified: 2026-02-04 Words: 835 > Kinsella recapped their conversation and the insights shared by Segal. On January 27, journalist Warren Kinsella published an op-ed in The Toronto Sun highlighting a webinar he hosted with HR Canada Charitable Organization featuring Israeli journalist Amit Segal. Kinsella recapped their conversation and the insights shared by Segal, including the possibility of an American-led military strike against the Islamic Republic, what a potential collapse in Iran could mean for its regional terror proxies, and which country may emerge as Israel’s next major threat. KINSELLA: Revelations from Iran, including the slaughter of 30,000 citizens Amit Segal is one of the most influential journalists in Israel and the Middle East. He has sources at the highest level of governments and intelligence agencies. He writes a column for the Wall Street Journal and is a best-selling author. And, his sources say, 30,000 Iranians were slaughtered over a 36-hour period from Jan. 8 to 10, 2026. By their own government. That’s nearly 1,000 people murdered every hour. “That makes it not just the deadliest period in Iranian history,” Segal said in an HonestReporting Canada-sponsored interview this week. “It’s the deadliest period since the Holocaust. There has never been a single event in which this number of casualties was recorded since World War II.” The protests against Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his repressive Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been raging for weeks, but they have attracted precious little attention in the West. Part of the reason for that has been a near-total Internet blackout imposed by Khamenei and the IRGC — a “digital darkness,” Segal says — and the fact that journalists there face imprisonment or death. But information is seeping out, and much of it is being collected by Israel’s powerful intelligence agencies. Those agencies then pass along some of what they know to Segal, who they trust. Among the revelations Segal shared in our interview: The Ayatollahs’ Regime is Collapsing. Iran was once on the verge of becoming a regional superpower, Segal says, but not now. The Islamic regime’s leaders simply don’t have enough resources to run the country — food, electricity, water and gasoline. “From what I hear in the Israeli security establishment, they believe that (the Iranian) regime is finished,” Segal says. “But it takes time in Iran. It took 11 months for (Ayatollah Ruhollah) Khomeini to actually become the Supreme Leader of Iran. We might expect (regime change) that is measured by months, rather than days or weeks.” The Israelis and the Americans are ready to strike. The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East this week, and would lead any American military intervention in Iran. A carrier “strike group” can include guided missile cruisers, anti-aircraft warships, and anti-submarine destroyers — and more than 5,000 U.S. troops have been moved to the region, as well. ypt border crossing, and the deployment of an international force to keep the peace. And Hamas and Hezbollah — Iranian proxies that have slaughtered thousands of Israeli citizens over two decades — are a shadow of their former selves, Segal says. “They effectively no longer exist,” he says. “Israel destroyed Hezbollah in a brilliant war, beginning with the pagers attack, and then the killing of their entire military leadership. And Hamas is finished militarily. I just hope Israel will be smart enough this time to not allow it to rearm itself.” Israel isn’t safe yet, however. Turkey, he says, is likely to fill the gap caused by the collapse of Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah. “There is still a huge hatred towards Israel in the Middle East,” Segal says from his home in Israel. “It is still a very hostile neighbourhood. Turkey is ruled by a sort of Muslim Brotherhood and is the most anti-Israel, anti-Western force in the Middle East these days. It has possibly a future as a geostrategic regional power.” The explosion in antisemitism in Canada hasn’t gone unnoticed. Israel has traditionally been an ally of Canada, and vice-versa, going back decades. Under Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney, that has clearly changed, says Segal. “The antisemitism hasn’t gone unnoticed,” he says. “Many Israelis would be happy to bury the hatchet with Canadians, and get back to the days of Stephen Harper. But times have changed, unfortunately — and it’s not just in Canada. Three out of the four largest English-speaking countries (are experiencing) a wave of antisemitism which emanates from both the far left and the far right. These are interesting times. And it’s a bit scary.” Amit Segal tries to end on a happier note. “I think we are actually seeing the light at the end of the tunnel,” he says, then laughs. “Unfortunately, in the Middle East, the light at the end of the tunnel is usually the train coming right at you! “But I do think we are now going to see a hopefully better decade — and maybe even a better generation.” --- ## Globe & Mail Publishes Article By Gaza-Based ‘Journalist’ Hasan Jaber, Who Brazenly Ignores Dozens Of Palestinian Ceasefire Violations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/globe-mail-publishes-article-by-gaza-based-journalist-hasan-jaber-who-brazenly-ignores-dozens-of-palestinian-ceasefire-violations/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-02-04 Words: 563 > Jaber’s article portrayed Israel as violating the Gaza ceasefire, while blithely ignoring dozens of Palestinian violations. The Globe and Mail continues to use Hasan Jaber, who has previously spread vile anti-Israel propaganda and who has provided predictably brutally biased coverage, as a primary source of news coming from the Gaza Strip. In a January 20 article, “The moving target known as the yellow line represents danger for those in the Gaza Strip,” Jaber zeroed in on the yellow line, a demarcation separating Israeli forces from residents inside Gaza, established following the ceasefire agreement in October, 2025. Unsurprisingly, Jaber gave little context as to why the yellow line was established, and instead framed it as an oppressive presence for Palestinians, part of his broader narrative that “many Palestinians in Gaza say the violence hasn’t stopped. Despite the ceasefire, the Yellow Line is a potent symbol of the ongoing, low-level war.” He elaborated that “According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, since the ceasefire came into effect on Oct. 10, 447 Palestinians have been killed. At least 77 of them were killed by Israeli fire near the yellow line, including 62 Palestinians who attempted to cross it.” Beyond failing to note that the “Palestinian Health Ministry” is an arm of Hamas whose figures cannot be trusted, his central thesis of a low-level Israeli war against Gaza is manifestly false. Over the last three months, Palestinian terrorists have violated the ceasefire some 80 times, a fact completely ignored by Jaber. This includes actions such as attacking Israeli soldiers, firing rockets, killing suspected collaborators, placing explosive devices, violent ambushes, and more. Three Israeli soldiers have been killed in these attacks, and others have been injured. The impression given by Jaber’s article is that Israel is conducting an ongoing war in Gaza for little discernable reason is without any basis in fact, yet he made no mention at all of the ongoing violations of the ceasefire by Palestinian terrorists, the Israeli soldiers who have been killed and injured as a result, nor of the repeated refusal by the terrorist group Hamas to disarm. Jaber also made no mention of the failure of Hamas to return the body of the final Israeli hostage, in yet another violation of the ceasefire. The refusal of Hamas to lay down its weapons is no small problem. It remains at the core of the problem. It is a genocidal Islamic terrorist group dedicated to Israel’s complete destruction, and keeping dangerous weapons in its hands is not just a recipe for disaster; it is a guarantee of it. As The Washington Post reminded readers in a recent editorial, “so long as Hamas refuses to disarm, Israel cannot withdraw.” The simple and undeniable truth that as long as Hamas remains armed and committed to Israel’s annihilation, Israel cannot reasonably be expected to withdraw from Gaza, is a point that appears to be completely lost on Jaber. Alternatively, he may very well recognize this point, but writing from inside Gaza, where Hamas terrorists continue to roam the streets, executing political dissidents, he may simply have chosen to avoid stating the truth out of personal safety considerations. No matter the rationale, Jaber’s narrative that he presents in The Globe and Mail is so nakedly one-sided, devoid of context and selective of facts, that it simply cannot be and should not be taken seriously by any thoughtful reader of one of Canada’s most prominent newspapers. --- ## Turkey: The Looming Threat To Israel & The Middle East URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/turkey-the-looming-threat-to-israel-the-middle-east/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-02-03 Words: 71 > With the Islamic Republic of Iran on the verge of collapse, the Iran we’ve known may soon be no more. With the Islamic Republic of Iran on the verge of collapse, the Iran we’ve known may soon be no more. But remember, when one extremist power falls, another often rises to take its place, and for Israel and regional stability, that emerging threat is Turkey. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## La Presse Opinion Journalist Laura-Julie Perreault Ignores Nearly 100 Palestinian Violations Of Ceasefire URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-opinion-journalist-laura-julie-perreault-ignores-nearly-100-palestinian-violations-of-ceasefire/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-30 Words: 1141 > She made no mention of the nearly 100 violations by Palestinian terrorists, which have resulted in the deaths and injuries of Israeli soldiers. Cliquez ici pour la version française Palestinian terrorists have violated the ceasefire in Gaza nearly 100 times over the last three months, including attacking Israeli soldiers, planting bombs, and more. But when Israel strikes back against those same Palestinian terrorists, it suddenly becomes news. In a textbook example of this habit, in her January 25 commentary in La Presse, “Gaza and the Peace Council: It’s not you, Mark, it’s me, Donald, who’s leaving you,” journalist Laura-Julie Perreault wrote that more than three months after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the war hasn’t truly ended. Throughout her column, Perreault demonstrated an apparent disinterest in relevant facts beyond sharing superficial headlines. She claimed that “at least 477 Palestinians have been killed, according to the United Nations.” Who were these Palestinians? Civilians? Hamas terrorists? Readers were left to guess, though the implication is certainly that they are innocent, given that she immediately followed by claiming that “100 of them are children.” While readers would think “children” may refer to toddlers or infants, in reality, given that the UN defines “child” as anyone under the age of 18, even a 16 or 17-year old Palestinian terrorist would be considered a “child.” Nor did Perreault share that three Israeli soldiers have been killed as a result of Palestinian attacks, and more have been injured. Instead, she continued by alleging that “several humanitarian organizations are facing a new registration procedure imposed by the Israeli government…doctors Without Borders is among them.” Once again, the devil is in the details, which she so brazenly ignored. The regulations required by Israel are to ensure that these “humanitarian” groups – most of which represent almost none of the aid entering Gaza – do not employ terrorists, yet those requirements have been vocally opposed by these groups, raising serious questions about their priorities. The day of Perreault’s article, Doctors Without Borders announced that it would indeed share the names of its employees in order to keep operating in Gaza, showing that despite its earlier protestations, there was nothing preventing the group from doing so, other than perhaps a desire to first claim that it was being victimized by Israel. The only mention of Hamas was a brief acknowledgement by Perreault near the end of the column that it is “highly visible and doesn’t seem at all ready to lay down its arms.” What Perreault treated as a passing factoid is, in fact, the most central obstacle to anything resembling peace. Hamas is a genocidal Islamic terrorist group that seeks the annihilation of Israel, and in its place, the establishment of an Islamic State-style regime. There is, quite literally, nothing Israel can do that would quench Hamas’ murderous agenda, and yet Perreault glossed over Hamas’ refusal to disarm, even though it is the elephant in the room. Laura-Julie Perreault has, on repeated occasions, used her platform to assail Israel, and misrepresented facts in order to do so. But as her January 25 column shows, selectively ignoring the facts will also work just fine, too. La Presse : la journaliste d’opinion Laura-Julie Perreault ignore près de 100 violations palestiniennes du cessez-le-feu Des terroristes palestiniens ont violé le cessez-le-feu à Gaza à près de 100 reprises au cours des trois derniers mois, notamment en attaquant des soldats israéliens, en posant des bombes, et plus encore. Mais lorsque Israël riposte contre ces mêmes terroristes palestiniens, cela devient soudainement une nouvelle. Dans un exemple typique de cette habitude, dans son commentaire du 25 janvier publié dans La Presse, intitulé « Gaza et le Conseil de paix : ce n’est pas toi, Mark, c’est moi, Donald, qui te quitte », la journaliste Laura-Julie Perreault a écrit que plus de trois mois après le cessez-le-feu entre Israël et le Hamas à Gaza, la guerre ne s’est pas véritablement terminée. Tout au long de sa chronique, Mme Perreault a démontré un désintérêt manifeste pour les faits pertinents, se contentant de relayer des manchettes superficielles. Elle a affirmé qu’« au moins 477 Palestiniens ont été tués, selon les Nations unies ». Qui étaient ces Palestiniens ? Des civils ? Des terroristes du Hamas ? Les lecteurs ont été laissés dans l’ignorance, même si l’implication est clairement qu’il s’agirait d’innocents, puisqu’elle a aussitôt ajouté que « 100 d’entre eux sont des enfants ». Alors que les lecteurs pourraient croire que le terme « enfants » renvoie à des tout-petits ou à des nourrissons, en réalité, puisque l’ONU définit un « enfant » comme toute personne de moins de 18 ans, même un terroriste palestinien de 16 ou 17 ans serait considéré comme un « enfant ». Mme Perreault n’a pas non plus mentionné que trois soldats israéliens ont été tués à la suite d’attaques palestiniennes, et que d’autres ont été blessés. Elle a plutôt poursuivi en alléguant que « plusieurs organisati... --- ## La Presse Writer Louise Leduc Criticizes US-Led Plans For Gaza, Though Conveniently Ignores Gaza’s Radicalism & Hamas’ Refusal To Disarm URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-writer-louise-leduc-criticizes-us-led-plans-for-gaza-though-conveniently-ignores-gazas-radicalism-hamas-refusal-to-disarm/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-30 Words: 1176 > She made no mention of Hamas’ refusal to disarm, the widespread radicalism in Gaza, and the ongoing brainwashing of Palestinian youth. Cliquez ici pour la version française Recent commentaries in the Canadian news media in recent days have criticized the recently-launched and US-led Board of Peace, which seeks to promote peacekeeping in the Gaza Strip. And while criticism of the new effort is entirely valid, one recent commentary relied exclusively on anti-Israel voices, all while ignoring the biggest actual dangers to peace. In her January 23 report in La Presse, “Inauguration of the ‘Peace Council’: Trump Revives His Gaza Resort Project,” writer Louise Leduc – whose one-sided journalism has been the subject of previous HonestReporting Canada alerts – lamented the new project, stating that “Oxfam and experts deplore the project’s lack of consideration for the Palestinians, while the humanitarian crisis continues in Gaza.” Following two years of war launched by Gaza on October 7, 2023, there is a lasting impact as a result. But what Leduc called a “crisis” misrepresented what is actually happening. Food is plentiful in restaurants, bakeries and grocery stores, and much of life has returned to normal in Gaza. Unbeknownst to most readers, who may think of Oxfam as a humanitarian organization, it is a stridently anti-Israel pressure group that has spread disinformation and aggressively demonized Israel in multiple media campaigns. Leduc omitted this from mention. Instead of quoting Israeli officials or experts who could have offered a different perspective, Leduc relied exclusively on critics, citing Fannie Lafontaine, a lawyer and law professor at Laval University, and Céline Füri of Oxfam-Quebec. What Leduc and her seemingly selectively-chosen guests all ignored was the elephant in the room: Hamas, the genocidal Palestinian terrorist group that refuses to disarm, and which continues to be committed to the total annihilation of Israel. As noted in a recent Globe & Mail article, many observers see that until Hamas is disarmed, “a return to war is inevitable…” especially given that the group sees the elimination of Israel as its central goal, keeping weapons in its hands perpetuates the violence indefinitely. But Hamas gets no mention at all in Leduc’s report. Leduc also overlooked another key problem in Gaza, beyond the complaints leveled by Oxfam, namely the widespread radicalization inside the coastal enclave. Support for Hamas and other Islamic terrorist groups remains high in Gaza, and until this radicalization is not meaningfully addressed, it will continue to fester. In both Gaza and Judea & Samaria (or in media parlance, the “West Bank”), Palestinians are indoctrinated in schools, mosques and official media outlets. Israel and Jews are demonized, violence and terrorism is glorified and encouraged, and any recognition of the Jewish State, let alone peace with it, is considered to be unconscionable. These critical details, however, were left out of Leduc’s report, but they remain central. As long as Palestinians continue to be brainwashed with hate, Hamas refuses to lay down its weapons and abandon its goal of destroying Israel, any hope for a long-term cessation of violence – let alone long-term peace – is impossible, and Canadians must not be shielded from this truth, as uncomfortable as some writers may find it to be. La journaliste de La Presse Louise Leduc critique les plans américains pour Gaza, tout en passant commodément sous silence la radicalisation de Gaza et le refus du Hamas de se désarmer De récents commentaires parus dans les médias canadiens au cours des derniers jours ont critiqué le Conseil de la paix récemment lancé et dirigé par les États-Unis, qui vise à promouvoir le maintien de la paix dans la bande de Gaza. Et bien que la critique de cette nouvelle initiative soit tout à fait légitime, un commentaire récent s’est appuyé exclusivement sur des voix anti-israéliennes, tout en ignorant les véritables dangers majeurs pour la paix. Dans son article du 23 janvier publié dans La Presse, « Inauguration du “Conseil de la paix” : Trump relance son projet de complexe touristique à Gaza », la journaliste Louise Leduc – dont le journalisme à sens unique a déjà fait l’objet de précédentes alertes d’HonestReporting Canada – a déploré ce nouveau projet, affirmant que « Oxfam et des experts déplorent le manque de considération du projet pour les Palestiniens, alors que la crise humanitaire se poursuit à Gaza ». À la suite de deux années de guerre déclenchée par Gaza le 7 octobre 2023, les conséquences sont durables. Mais ce que Mme Leduc qualifie de « crise » déforme la réalité de la situation. La nourriture est abondante dans les restaurants, les boulangeries et les épiceries, et une grande partie de la vie est revenue à la normale à Gaza. À l’insu de la plupart des lecteurs, qui peuvent considérer Oxfam comme une organisation humanitaire, il s’agit en réalité d’un groupe de pression farouchement anti-israélien qui a diffusé de la désinformation et diabolisé agressivement Israël dans de multiples campagnes médiatiques. Mme Leduc a... --- ## La Presse Reporter Lylou Nicastro Dangerously Repeats Hamas Talking Points URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/la-presse-reporter-lylou-nicastro-dangerously-repeats-hamas-talking-points/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-30 Words: 1219 > Nicastro treated El Akkad’s ramblings as virtuous, thoughtlessly repeating Hamas casualty claims. Cliquez ici pour la version française What is it about the nature of the Hamas-Israel war that makes so many ‘journalists’ become uncritical regurgitators of anti-Israel propaganda? Whether the reason is bias, laziness or ignorance or something else entirely, this trend continues unabated. One of the most recent instances of this practice was a January 18 article in La Presse by journalist Lylou Nicastro. Her review, “Gaza, a breaking point,” examined a book by anti-Israel Egyptian-American activist Omar El Akkad, whose ramblings have been repeatedly featured throughout the Canadian news media. The crux of El Akkad’s book, ‘One day, everyone will always have been against it,’ as excerpted by Nicastro, is thus: “one day, when it is safe, when there are no more personal consequences in calling something by its name, when it is too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will always have been against it.” In 2023, El Akkad signed an open letter which called for the release of thousands of Palestinian terrorists being held in Israeli jails. It also denied Israel’s very right to exist. Yet this scandalous history was ignored in Nicastro’s effective fawning love letter to El Akkad’s writings. He has previously claimed that Gaza was “eradicated,” a nonsensical statement that ignores the 2.3 million people living there, virtually all of whom survived a supposedly “genocidal” war that he claims took place. Rather than noting El Akkad’s history of engaging in extremist anti-Israel histrionics, instead, Nicastro began her article by repeating Hamas talking points, stating authoritatively that “more than 70,000 Gazans have died from bombs and bullets – not counting all those who have died for lack of access to food or medical care.” She provided no source for her claim, but the only source for all casualty claims inside Gaza is none other than Hamas, via its so-called “Gaza Ministry of Health.” Not only does Nicastro fail to identify her source, but she fails to note that it comes from an Islamic terrorist group banned in Canada, and that its allegations have been widely discredited by statisticians and researchers, who have noted that the group engaged in widespread manipulation, does not distinguish between civilians and terrorists, and more. She matter-of-factly referred to “the start of the Israeli massacre in Gaza,” appearing to forget that she is a journalist tasked with reporting the facts, rather than spreading conspiracy theories. Even more remarkable is how she referred to Hamas’ genocidal mass murders: simply as “the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023.” Here, Nicastro demonstrated for all to see her inability to note the distinction between a liberal democracy like Israel engaging in lawful counter-terrorism operations against Palestinian terrorists who seek its destruction, and those same mass murderers who deliberately target civilians. Nicastro’s article/book review is not simply a lazy repetition of the anti-Israel worldview of Omar El Akkad. It not only treats his radical claims as being de facto true; it appears to paint him and his worldview as virtuous, part of a number of Canadian news media outlets which have done exactly the same thing, including The Toronto Star, The Globe & Mail, Toronto Life, and others. Spreading anti-Israel misinformation is not righteous, and mindlessly repeating it is not journalism. La journaliste de La Presse Lylou Nicastro répète dangereusement des éléments de langage du Hamas Qu’y a-t-il dans la nature de la guerre entre le Hamas et Israël qui pousse tant de « journalistes » à devenir des relais acritique de la propagande anti-israélienne ? Qu’il s’agisse de parti pris, de paresse, d’ignorance ou de tout autre chose, cette tendance se poursuit sans relâche. L’un des exemples les plus récents de cette pratique est un article publié le 18 janvier dans La Presse par la journaliste Lylou Nicastro. Sa critique, intitulée « Gaza, un point de rupture », portait sur un livre de l’activiste égypto-américain anti-israélien Omar El Akkad, dont les élucubrations ont été abondamment relayées dans les médias canadiens. Le cœur de l’ouvrage d’El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This, tel qu’extrait par Nicastro, est le suivant : « un jour, quand ce sera sécuritaire, quand il n’y aura plus de conséquences personnelles à nommer les choses, quand il sera trop tard pour tenir quiconque responsable, tout le monde aura toujours été contre. » En 2023, El Akkad a signé une lettre ouverte réclamant la libération de milliers de terroristes palestiniens détenus dans des prisons israéliennes. Cette lettre niait également le droit même d’Israël à exister. Pourtant, ce passé scandaleux est passé sous silence dans ce qui ressemble à une lettre d’amour admirative de Nicastro à l’égard des écrits d’El Akkad. Celui-ci a déjà affirmé que Gaza avait été « éradiquée », une déclaration absurde qui fait abstraction des 2,3 millions de personnes qui y vivent, dont la quasi-totalité a sur... --- ## Success! CBC News Corrects ‘Board Of Peace’ Graphic After Leaving Out Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/success-cbc-news-corrects-board-of-peace-graphic-after-leaving-out-israel/ Type: post Modified: 2026-01-30 Words: 241 > HonestReporting Canada liaised with CBC News executives, pointing out this error and we are pleased to note that CBC News has updated their graphic. On January 22, CBC News’ Sara Jabakhanji and Graeme Bruce published an article entitled ‘Here are the countries joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ so far’, examining all the countries which have accepted or rejected U.S. President, Donald Trump’s invitation to be part of an international coalition to “secure enduring peace in all areas threatened by conflict.” In September of 2025, as part of President Trump’s announced 20-point plan, which aimed at ending the war in Gaza, the “Board of Peace” is intended to lay the groundwork for lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, one in which Hamas’ rule comes to an end, new security arrangements are implemented and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip can begin. A graphic, which included a table and map of all the countries invited was published alongside the article. While the article itself did state Israel had accepted President Trump’s invitation to the Board, Israel was missing from the table and map. HonestReporting Canada liaised with CBC News executives, pointing out this error and asking for an immediate correction. We are pleased to note that subsequent to our complaint, CBC News has updated their table and map, and added a correction: An earlier version of this story mistakenly omitted Israel from the graphic. It has, in fact, accepted an invitation to join the Board of Peace. We thank CBC News for taking immediate action and rectifying this error. --- ## Three CBC News Reports Uncritically Repeat Palestinian Claims, While Casting Doubt On Israeli Statements With Skepticism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/three-cbc-news-reports-uncritically-repeat-palestinian-claims-while-casting-doubt-on-israeli-statements-with-skepticisim/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-29 Words: 613 > Petricic’s latest reporting underscores how deeply entrenched CBC News’ anti-Israel bias has become. A series of recent CBC News reports repeated Palestinian accusations against Israel without any skepticism, all while repeatedly casting doubt on Israeli statements. In at least three reports, Senior Correspondent Saša Petricic covered the story of three Palestinians, alleged to have been journalists, who were killed in an Israeli air strike on their car. In one broadcast, aired January 26, “‘Who will help me?’ Mother of journalist killed in Gaza asks,” Petricic recounted the story of Mohammed Salah Qashta, Abdul Raouf Shaat, and Anas Ghneim, Gazans who were killed when their car was struck by an Israeli missile. Click below to watch the segment: Petricic stated that the three men sent up a drone into the sky in order to document an aid site in Gaza, and shortly afterwards, they were hit, with Israel stating that they were affiliated with Hamas. Much of the entire story remains murky, including the exact role of the three men, and whether they were in fact journalists. But that was all treated as beyond all doubt. It was only Israel’s charges which Petricic cast suspicion upon, telling viewers that Israel “offered no proof” that the men were affiliated with Hamas. The following day, Petricic was on the CBC program Morning Live, where he said Gaza was “very, very dangerous” for journalists, sharing claims that 260 journalists have been killed in Gaza in two years of war. Click below to watch the segment: Interestingly, Petricic made no mention of an investigation which found that most of these supposed ‘journalists’ had documented terrorist ties, though he made sure to mention that Israel “hasn’t provided proof” of its charges. Once again, only Israel’s statements are looked at with suspicion. CBC News online also published an article by Petricic entitled: “‘I’m afraid to go out and film’: Journalists in Gaza fear they are being targeted by Israel.” In his report, Petricic continued to repeat his selective focus on evidence only as it related to Israel and quoted one unnamed Gazan ‘journalist’ who claimed that “I’m afraid to go out and film… I’m afraid that the Israelis will target me… because they don’t want the world to see their crimes here.” While it may be that individual’s sincerely-held belief that he is afraid, the claim that Israel has somehow hidden Gaza from public view is absurd. There are few places in the world which have received the same amount of attention as Gaza over the last two years. In Iran, Islamic Republic authorities reportedly massacred tens of thousands of people in a two-day stretch, and shut off the internet in order to do so. If Jerusalem sought to hide its activities from the world, it would have shut off the internet in Gaza. In Sudan, mass killings of civilians from Islamic extremists received barely a peep from the global media, including CBC News. But in Gaza, virtually nonstop news coverage helped ensure that there was barely a moment when the Hamas-Israel war was not being continually reported to Canadians, even as much of it was monstrously biased, particularly at CBC News. Petricic’s article told readers that “more than 460 Palestinians have died in Gaza since the ceasefire started in October,” making no attribution and treating these allegations as facts. Meanwhile, he added that “Israel says three of its soldiers have been killed in that period,” making sure to clarify that Palestinian claims are fact, while Israeli statements are merely allegations. Saša Petricic’s coverage of the Middle East has long been characterized by anti-Israel bias, and his recent reports show no signs of diverging from that well-established path. --- ## CBC Radio Program As It Happens Features Palestinian “Journalist” Spreading Anti-Israel Talking Points. Israeli Voices – Once Again – Nowhere To Be Heard URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-as-it-happens-features-palestinian-journalist-spreading-anti-israel-talking-points-israeli-voices-once-again-nowhere-to-be-heard/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-29 Words: 450 > Once again, Israeli voices have been largely silenced. From almost the moment that thousands of Palestinian terrorists invaded southern Israel in an orgy of violence on October 7, 2023, CBC – Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster – has consistently prioritized Palestinian voices over Israeli ones, and demonstrated a documented and overwhelming anti-Israel bias. One of the ways that CBC has helped to misinform Canadians is by regularly platforming anti-Israel voices on its myriad of radio programs, while almost completely hiding other guests from public view. In the January 22 episode of As It Happens, co-host Nil Köksal covered allegations that journalists have been killed in Gaza as part of the Hamas-Israel war. But the discussion was not balanced or comprehensive in the slightest. Instead, Koksal spoke with Shuruq As’ad, a spokesperson for the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate. Click below to listen to the segment: Contrary to what listeners may have assumed based on the group’s name, the syndicate can hardly be seen as an example of credible journalism. Its website refers unironically to “Israel’s war of annihilation on Gaza – October 2023,” apparently unaware that some 98 percent of Gazan civilians survived this supposed attempt at “annihilation.” Elsewhere, the group refers to Israel simply as “the occupation,” a term usually favoured by Palestinian terrorist groups which use the word in order to deny Israel’s very existence. Additionally, in its 2025 audit of journalistic freedoms, the group focused exclusively on alleged Israeli actions, notably making no mention of either Palestinian terrorist groups or the Palestinian Authority (PA), which arrests dissidents. As’ad’s conversation with Koksal was entirely predictable, with the host telling listeners that according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), more than 200 journalists have been killed in Gaza. While she added that Israel states “it has only targeted combatants,” she failed to point out that extensive investigations have found a majority of these so-called journalists were connected to Palestinian terrorist groups. A recent 114-page report by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center found that some 60 percent of those ‘journalists’ killed in Gaza were affiliated with Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). As’ad, for her part, simultaneously called herself a “journalist” while also implying that Israel deliberately targets journalists, and dismissing any suggestion that they are, in fact, members of Palestinian terrorist groups and thus active combatants. She downplayed any presence of Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, saying there are “no militants…nothing at all,” despite ample proof showing that Hamas continues to be present, including executing dissidents and opponents. Time and again, As It Happens has platformed anti-Israel voices while downplaying opposing guests, presenting a deeply lopsided picture to the Canadian public. --- ## The Rising Turkish Threat In The Middle East: An Insightful Conversation With Diliman Abdulkader, Founder, American Friends Of Kurdistan URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-rising-turkish-threat-in-the-middle-east-an-insightful-conversation-with-diliman-abdulkader-president-american-friends-of-kurdistan/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-01-30 Words: 136 > While much of the world's attention is focused on the Iranian regime, desperate to cling to power after an historic massacre of its own people protesting, another power seeks hegemony... While much of the world’s attention is focused on the Iranian regime, desperate to cling to power after an historic massacre of its own people protesting, another power seeks hegemony in the Middle East: Turkey, run by its strongman leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Under Erdogan, Turkey has massacred Kurdish minorities, backs the new Syrian regime, and has expressed vocal support for Hamas. It also seeks to be a peacekeeper in Gaza. What exactly is Erdogan trying to achieve, and why? To help us unpack Erdogan’s ambitions, we are joined by Diliman Abdulkader, founder of American Friends of Kurdistan. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## CBC Radio Program London Morning Features Anti-Israel Duo Raja Khouri & Jeffrey Wilkinson, All Under Misleading Claim Of “Building Bridges” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-london-morning-features-anti-israel-duo-raja-khouri-jeffrey-wilkinson-all-under-misleading-claim-of-building-bridges/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-28 Words: 503 > While the interview was framed as an opportunity for two communities to grow closer, in reality it was a thinly-veiled and one-sided hit job on Israel. To have CBC say it, Jeffrey Wilkinson and Raja Khouri, a Jew and a Palestinian, respectively, seek to “help communities listen to each other, confront trauma, and build bridges amid deep divisions.” What went unsaid is that both Wilkinson and Khoury are vocal anti-Israel activists who push a narrow agenda. On January 20, the CBC radio program London Morning, hosted by Andrew Brown, hosted Wilkinson and Khouri for a discussion on “building bridges.” Click below to listen to the segment: But as listeners soon discovered, what transpired was not building bridges, but promoting a narrow anti-Israel ideology instead. Khoury sought to characterize the conflict as a “just over a hundred year history over land, not religion, not because of Judaism or Islam or anything like that.” It is a comforting thought, but it is false, at least according to the Palestinians who continue to wage war against Israel. Terrorist movements like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) make clear that their war against Israel is about annihilating the Jewish nation-state in the Middle East, and replacing it with an Islamic State-like regime. In both Gaza and Judea & Samaria (West Bank), Palestinian schools, mosques and media use Islamic teachings, imagery and ideology to demonize Jews, referring to them as a foreign invader and cancer. Despite Khouri flipping the truth on its head, host Brown offered no challenge to this, giving listeners a one-sided picture that has virtually no resemblance to reality. As the interview went on, the two guests soon made clear their true agenda, with Wilkinson praising the “many Jews, young Jews who have tried and succeeded to…move away from the traditional line of…supporting Israel no matter what.” Interestingly, he did not offer encouragement for the Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims who have become supporters of Israel or Zionists, despite the often deadly threats that come as a result. Khouri said that he and Wilkinson “encourage people to think for themselves,” and to eschew “the tribal narrative,” as he called it, in an apparent reference to Jewish support for Israel. At no time did Brown offer any kind of challenge nor pushback for his guests, instead offering them a highly sympathetic platform. At the end of the interview, he even offered free publicity for an upcoming speaking engagement of theirs, hosted by Western University. For more than two years, Khouri and Wilkinson have enjoyed widespread media coverage of their efforts, almost always accompanied by a total lack of challenge for their message. In a previous interview, Khouri has called Israel a “colonial settler enterprise,” disregarding some three thousand years of Jewish presence in the land, and Wilkinson, for his part, has sought to equate Palestinian massacres of civilians with Israel’s counter-terrorism operations against the perpetrators of those mass killings. CBC’s London Morning program not only failed to disclose the hardline anti-Israel views espoused by both Khouri and Wilkinson, but host Andrew Brown failed to offer any meaningful challenge, even to overt disinformation. --- ## CBC Radio Program The Current Hosts Two Anti-Israel Guests To Attack Jerusalem With Little Pushback; No Opposing Views Presented Yet Again URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-radio-program-the-current-hosts-two-anti-israel-guests-to-attack-jerusalem-with-little-pushback-no-opposing-views-presented-yet-again/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-28 Words: 562 > Both spread anti-Israel disinformation, as they have done in previous interviews, to minimal challenge. No opposing views were welcomed. CBC, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, claims that “at the very core” of its work are the principles of accuracy, fairness, balance, impartiality, and integrity. And yet, CBC regularly demonstrates how hollow those statements remain. In the January 19 episode of the CBC radio program The Current, guest host Piya Chattopadhyay sat in for regular host Matt Galloway, and offered two back-to-back guests to discuss the situation inside Gaza. Click below to listen to the segment: The topic? As it often is, a lengthy examination on the alleged horrors of Gaza, more than three months after a ceasefire took place. The first guest was Sana Beg, the executive director of Doctors Without Borders Canada/MSF Canada, a so-called “humanitarian” organization that is a stridently anti-Israel activist group, complaining about the conditions in Gaza. Beg, a former employee of the Al Jazeera propaganda outlet, called the aid coming into Gaza “a trickle in the vast ocean of needs,” appearing to be unaware that literally hundreds of trucks filled with aid enter the territory every day. The conversation soon predictably turned to Israel’s recent banning of 37 groups from operating in Gaza because they had refused to comply with security measures to ensure none of their employees are members of Hamas or other Islamic terrorist groups. But rather than press Beg for why Doctors Without Borders refused to follow these laws, Chattopadhyay – no stranger to offering white-gloved treatment to anti-Israel activists – permitted Beg to complain that Israel’s move “is an effective death sentence to the Palestinian people.” Chattopadhyay could have pointed out that, for all the noise from these groups, all of them cumulatively bring in virtually no aid into Gaza, meaning that their absence will be virtually unnoticeable. Immediately following, Chattopadhyay brought on another guest to discuss Gaza. Given that her previous guest spread wild anti-Israel claims, including accusations of “genocide,” a listener might have assumed that someone with a different perspective would be next. But they would be wrong. The next guest was Khaled Elgindy of the Quincy Institute in Washington, DC, who has previously called a senior Hamas leader a “moderate,” and dismissed Hamas’ widely-documented promise to destroy Israel. Unsurprisingly, rather than point out that Hamas’ refusal to disarm and abandon its calls to destroy Israel is an obvious obstacle to peace, Elgindy accused Israel of “daily killings,” making no mention of the fact that Israel’s strikes in Gaza are in response to the roughly 80 ceasefire violations by Palestinian terrorists over the last three months, averaging nearly one per day. When asked about Palestinian terrorists disarming, Elgindy responded by calling Hamas “a Palestinian political faction that is involved in resistance against the Israeli occupation,” and saying that it couldn’t be expected to disarm given Israel’s presence in Gaza. What Elgindy ignored is that Hamas sees all of Israel as ‘occupied,’ including all of legally-recognized lands, and therefore, its possession of arms remains a central – arguably the very central – obstacle to any cessation of violence. The January 16 episode of The Current was the latest salvo from CBC when it comes to discussing the Middle East: two anti-Israel guests discussing a topic framing Israel as the villain, an erasure of opposing views, and little challenge to the disinformation peddled by these guests. --- ## CBC News Article Downplays Extremism In UK’s Anti-Israel Demonstrations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-article-downplays-extremism-in-uks-anti-israel-demonstrations/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-28 Words: 527 > Brown overwhelmingly relied on the group’s supporters and defenders, and framed the issue as whether the UK government went too far. Following the Palestinian massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, the ensuing anti-Israel demonstrations have been characterized in large part by their violence, harassment, lawlessness and hate speech. In the United Kingdom, where many of these pro-Hamas rallies have taken place – alongside a sharp increase in anti-Jewish hate crimes – the British government banned Palestine Action, a group that has, among its activities, attacked military bases, though the ban was met with some controversy. To supposedly shed light on the sensitivity of the issue, on January 20, CBC News Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown published a lengthy “analysis” article on the topic, “Britain calls some anti-Israel protests a form of terrorism. Is it state overreach?” While Brown accurately noted that “the heart of the issue is the question of when protests become acts of terrorism,” and offered some context of Palestine Action’s activities, he overwhelmingly relied on the group’s supporters and defenders, and overlooked a great deal of broad detail. Brown quoted Francesca Nadin, an anti-Israel activist who was jailed for attacking the premises of a private company, as well as Yasmine Ahmed of Human Rights Watch, and Bart Cammaerts, all of whom either defended Palestine Action or downplayed its danger to British society. For opposition, Brown wrote that “pro-Israel advocates in the U.K. Parliament are among those pushing hardest for the Starmer government to continue with its crackdown on Palestine Action,” before citing a single British peer. However, as Brown noted, a poll of British society found that a plurality of the public supported the ban, showing that the concerns are far broader beyond simply “pro-Israel advocates.” When referring to support for the ban, Brown said there were “deep divisions.” However, when citing a poll showing that “public sympathy” for the Palestinians remains at only 37 percent, he called it “stronger public support for the causes the group is championing.” Additionally, the very poll that Brown cited also found that Britons opposed the Palestine Action group’s activities by a solid 2-1 margin, a strong consensus he conveniently did not share. What Brown overlooked was that Palestine Action is only one slice of a broader movement of anti-Israel extremists, many of whom have engaged in violence and hate speech. By overlooking that larger landscape of anti-Israel thuggery ultimately served to imply that the problem was Palestine Action, Brown downplayed what has been an historic exercise in lawlessness by extremists. The very framing of Brown’s article told the story from a very narrow angle: that the controversy is about whether the banning of Palestine Action is “state overreach,” rather than asking what steps can be taken to rein in radicals who have enjoyed more than two years of effective protection for their harassment and intimidation of opponents, and the public at large. For many Britons, the question of banning Palestine Action is not only whether it is “state overreach,” but whether it goes far enough, and whether more must be done to take back the streets from a loud minority of extremists. That question, however, never made it into the CBC News article. --- ## Why Did Most Canadian “Humanitarian” Groups Refuse To Say Anything About The Islamic Republic Of Iran’s Massacres? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/why-did-most-canadian-humanitarian-groups-refuse-to-say-anything-about-the-islamic-republic-of-irans-massacres/ Type: post Modified: 2026-01-26 Words: 626 > For more than two years, a litany of so-called “humanitarian” organizations would regularly demonize Israel, virtually at every turn. In recent weeks, as Iranian authorities gunned down tens of thousands of protesters, these groups suddenly lost their voices: Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Quebec, Save the Children Canada, Doctors Without Borders Canada/MSF Canada, etc. It’s being called among the deadliest massacres in modern history. A recent report from the Iran International news outlet revealed that the Iranian regime massacred some 37,000 individuals over a two day period in early January, when nationwide protests were taking place against the Islamic Republic. In an effort to hide the mass killings from global view, the Iranian regime turned off the internet for the entire country, though extensive footage has escaped thanks to Starlink portals documenting unspeakable crimes by regime forces against protesters. As of late January, the internet remains shut down. Yet despite the well-documented massacres by Islamic Republic forces against Iranian protesters, so-called “humanitarian” organizations, who have spent more than two years relentlessly assailing Israel and spreading false claims against Jerusalem, have remained almost entirely silent. Doctors Without Borders Canada/MSF Canada, whose executive director Sana Beg, a former employee of the Al Jazeera propaganda outlet, is a regular guest on Canadian outlets, where she spreads the false “genocide” claim. However, the organization has been eerily silent on Iran. Not once has its Twitter/X page even mentioned, let alone condemned, the massacres by Iranian forces, while every single one of Beg’s posts in 2026 has focused on Gaza, with zero mention of Iran. Click below to view the full size images: Oxfam Canada, another group that has relentlessly fixated on Israel, spreading vicious disinformation in the Canadian media and spending huge amounts on advertising to demonize the Jewish State directly to Canadians, has evidently decided that the massacres in Iran are not of interest. From our research, its social media feeds have not mentioned Iran once, nor has its executive director Lauren Ravon penned any columns about it, despite having done so repeatedly about Israel. Instead, the group’s focus has produced videos, such as platforming Ottawa doctor Yipeng Ge, who has glorified Palestinian terrorism, in a video entitled “eat the rich.” Similarly, to our knowledge not once has Oxfam-Quebec uttered a single word about Iran on social media, nor has its executive director, Béatrice Vaugrante, dared to do so, even as she spent more than two years attacking Israel throughout the Canadian news media. Group after group, including Save the Children Canada, decided to sit out the Iranian massacres as well, failing even once to condemn them on social media in 2026. The group’s president, Danny Glenwright, has continued to spread anti-Israel diatribes in recent months, yet said nothing on Iran. His social media feed, meanwhile, shows a near-exclusive focus on Israel. Penny Appeal Canada is an Islamic charity claiming to be a “relief and development organization,” but which is hosting an event with two hardline anti-Israel activists – Egyptian ‘comedian’ Bassem Youssef, and anti-Israel activist Gabor Mate and has also remained curiously silent, failing to even once mention or condemn Iranian authorities for its massacres on social media. Other groups, such as Justice For All Canada, whose executive director Taha Ghayyur has repeatedly been given a platform in the national media to regurgitate anti-Israel disinformation, has said nothing about Iran since protests began in late December, instead focusing most posts on complaining about Israel. Amnesty International Canada is one of the only groups to have ever acknowledged the mass killings by the Iranian regime in early 2026. However, the overwhelming silence on the part of these “humanitarian” organizations speaks volumes about their own moral cowardice. It also raises serious questions about what factors motivated them to hide in the face of an unprecedented massacre. --- ## Group Of Occupational Therapists Pen Rambling Anti-Israel Screed In Canadian Journal Of Occupational Therapy URL: https://honestreporting.ca/group-of-occupational-therapists-pen-rambling-anti-israel-screed-in-canadian-journal-of-occupational-therapy/ Type: post Modified: 2026-01-26 Words: 592 > The authors repeatedly blamed Israel for the war in Gaza while virtually ignoring Hamas, mentioning the terrorist organization only once. It seems that no matter the platform or topic, anti-Israel activists will seek to shoehorn in their radical ideology in an effort to demonize Jerusalem. In an article published in July, 2025, in the Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, a group of occupational therapists published a screed using pseudointellectual gobbledygook to attack Israel, all under the guise of “human rights.” The article, “Shattering Silence, Inviting Dialogue: Anti-Oppressive Occupational Therapy During the Genocide of Palestinians,” was authored by the following individuals: Hiba Zafran, occupational therapist and physiotherapist at McGill University. Marie-Lyne Grenier, assistant professor in the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy at McGill University. Brenda Beagan, professor in the School of Occupational Therapy at Dalhousie University. Sara Abdo, PhD candidate at Dalhousie University. Heidi Lauckner, assistant professor in the School of Occupational Therapy at Dalhousie University. Dominique Shepard, instructor in the School of Occupational Therapy at Dalhousie University. Karen Whalley Hammell, honorary professor in the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia. Katie Lee Bunting, assistant professor of teaching at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Tal Jarus, professor in the school of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapist at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Pier-Luc Turcotte, assistant professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa. The article states that occupational therapists are obligated to pursue “anti-oppressive” goals, calling it an “ethical, moral and professional imperative,” though how they come to the conclusion that Gaza – which launched a bloodthirsty war against Israel on October 7, 2023 – is somehow the oppressed, remains a mystery. Dozens of times throughout their article, the authors spread the dangerous and unfounded claim of “genocide” in Gaza, despite a litany of scholars – including the world’s foremost expert in urban warfare – saying that no such crime took place, and ignoring Israel’s extraordinary efforts to avoid civilian casualties. Unsurprisingly, the word Hamas, referring to the truly genocidal Palestinian Islamic terrorist group, appeared only a single time. The authors quoted an occupational therapist in Gaza, who noted the damage there as a result of the war, before condemning the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) for failing to call Israel’s actions a “genocide.” At no time did the authors acknowledge why there was damage in Gaza, instead simply blaming Israel and its non-existent “genocide.” At no time did they point out how widely Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups had embedded themselves and their weapons inside hospitals, schools and other civilian infrastructure. The authors quoted Francesca Albanese, the United Nation’s special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, who claimed that “the entire population of Gaza is at risk of dying.” But despite her hysterical rhetoric, roughly 98 to 99 percent of Palestinian civilians survived, demonstrating in no uncertain terms that Israel – despite possessing a modern military – made absolutely no attempt to carry out the intentions that Albanese claimed. Relying on Albanese speaks volumes and serves to discredit the entire article by itself. Albanese has been widely accused of spreading anti-Jewish hate speech, including conspiracy theories, and has spoken at a Hamas conference, where she praised their “resistance.” The article was later rebutted by a group of occupational therapists in the same publication, who corrected the falsehoods in the original piece. According to established standards of proficiency, occupational therapists are expected to “practice within the legal and ethical boundaries of their profession,” but this article in the Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy demonstrates ignorance, poor judgement, and ideology taking precedence over facts. --- ## Why Is A Canadian Charity Allowed To Work With A Foreign Group Led By A Man Who Acknowledges Being Part Of Hezbollah, A Banned Terrorist Organization? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/why-is-a-canadian-charity-allowed-to-work-with-a-foreign-group-led-by-a-man-who-acknowledges-being-part-of-hezbollah-a-banned-terrorist-organization/ Type: post Modified: 2026-01-26 Words: 522 > The charity has worked with the Hind Rajab Foundation, a Belgium-based group run by a man who has boasted about having “joined the Hezbollah resistance” Why is a registered Canadian charity working with a Belgium-based extremist group led by a man who acknowledges being part of Hezbollah, a banned terrorist organization? Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights is a registered Canadian charity which claims to “promote international human rights within and in connection to Canada.” But in reality, the group’s role appears far darker. Its president is James Yap, who, shortly after Hamas’ invasion of southern Israel on October 7, 2023, signed an open letter which we consider to be a de facto excusal of Palestinian terrorism. He is a vocal anti-Israel activist, having vocally defended the extremist anti-Israel occupations on university campuses in the spring of 2024, and called for Israel to be prevented from effectively defending itself from terrorism. Its advisory board includes William Schabas, a radical anti-Israel activist who despite claiming to be an advocate for human rights, has previously defended the Burmese dictatorship after it committed genocide against the Rohynga minority group.[MF1] And on at least two recent occasions, the charity sought to have Canadian officials ban Israelis from entering Canada, working with a shadowy Belgium-based organization which targets Israeli citizens, and which critics allege has multiple connections to terrorism. In December, 2025, Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights unsuccessfully petitioned the RCMP to arrest Israeli officials visiting Canada for a speaking engagement, and in January, together with the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), it sought to ban the entry of Israeli comedian Guy Hochman, for previously having served as an Israeli soldier fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza, despite no evidence of him engaged in any war crimes. Subsequently, media reports say Hochman was held for multiple hours at a Toronto airport upon his arrival for questioning, with the group showing footage on social media of apparently one their representatives delivering a legal complaint to the Canada Border Services Agency beforehand. According to research from NGO Monitor, the Hind Rajab Foundation – which does not share any financial information – is led by Dyab Abou Jahjah, who in a New York Times article, boasted about having “joined the Hezbollah resistance” and that he had received “some military training” from the terrorist group. According to these investigations, Abou Jahjah – a Lebanese national – has close ties allegedly to Hezbollah’s financial network. Hezbollah is a Lebanese terrorist organization banned in Canada. Another senior employee according to NGO Monitor, Karim Hassoun, works as the Hind Rajab Foundation’s secretary. He has allegedly called the October 7 massacres of Palestinians “returning home and reclaiming their properties,” and called for the destruction of Israel “by any means necessary.” This apparently has not stopped Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights from working with the group. As anti-Israel and anti-Jewish activists seek to target Jewish charities across Canada, the news media must shine a critical light on Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights, and why such a group enjoying tax-charitable status can engage in the targeting of Israeli citizens, working alongside a foreign organization led by a man who acknowledges being part of Hezbollah, a banned terrorist organization. --- ## Toronto Star Columnist Rick Salutin Whitewashes Extremist Actions From Anti-Israel Agitator Yves Engler URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-columnist-rick-salutin-whitewashes-extremist-actions-from-anti-israel-agitator-yves-engler/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-23 Words: 544 > Salutin nevertheless rushed to defend Engler, dismissing his conduct as mere “nuttiness” and likening him to mainstream progressive politicians. As the campaign for the next leader of the NDP continues, the party’s key contenders have shown that extremist anti-Israel activism is a key platform. Despite having lost the 2025 federal election so badly – coming in a distant fourth and even losing official party status – the NDP’s frontrunners for leadership, including Heather McPherson and Avi Lewis – have made their hostility towards Israel a central part of their election plank. On January 21, the NDP held a leadership debate hosted by Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), a radical anti-Israel group. It was moderated by Yara Shoufani, the group’s president, who in our view has spread content online seen as praising Palestinian terrorism. Yet even for the NDP, there are apparently limits to extremism. In December, the party denied entry to Yves Engler, a radical activist who has repeatedly accosted and harassed politicians and spread anti-Jewish rhetoric, saying that he was not eligible to run on account, in part, of making comments “consistent with antisemitic attitudes.” None of this, apparently, poses a problem for Rick Salutin, a contributing columnist at The Toronto Star, who penned a January 19 opinion column, “The NDP needs more, not less nuttiness,” where he attempted to make the case for Engler’s presence in the NDP leadership race. Salutin argued that “where a principled left opposition has shown signs of life it’s been accompanied by a certain admirable madness,” comparing Engler to US Senator Bernie Sanders, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, claiming that those politicians were a breath of fresh air compared to “the dreary, ‘pragmatic’ centre-leftists (who) have stifled anything resembling lively.” But unlike Sanders, Frey and Mamdani, Engler has repeatedly engaged in harassment against those with whom he disagrees. He has accosted MPs, Jewish community leaders, and social media users. In one case, he was arrested for allegedly threatening a Jewish woman online, and has been charged criminally with harassing a Montreal police detective. His trial began in November, 2025. Salutin briefly acknowledged Engler’s antics, writing that he possesses “nuttiness,” and sharing that “he interrupts leaders at public events and confronts them in the street demanding answers.” However, casual downplaying of his actions simply don’t do justice to the truth of his repeated targeting of the Jewish community and statements widely seen as being hateful of Jews. When even the NDP, a party that has taken a hardline stance against Israel, which is participating in a leadership debate by a radical group led by an extremist activist, decides that Yves Engler’s participation is too much for them, then it is a noteworthy decision. By waving off Yves Engler’s harassment of opponents as simply an eccentricity, he downplays the dangers of permitting and tolerating such dangerous and antisocial behaviour. This opinion column is hardly a departure from Salutin’s previous work. He has previously sanitized Palestinian terrorism, has spread the unhinged claim that the murder of two Jewish diplomatic staff in Washington, DC was not antisemitic in nature, and has dismissed the Jewish presence stretching back three millennia in Israel. His latest effort to whitewash extremist actions from anti-Israel agitator Yves Engler were beyond the pale. --- ## CBC News Continues To Provide Ongoing Weather Reports From Gaza, Blaming Israel While Downplaying Hamas URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-continues-to-provide-ongoing-weather-reports-from-gaza-blaming-israel-while-downplaying-hamas/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-23 Words: 516 > The piece leaned hard into blaming Israeli policy for suffering in Gaza, while all but erasing the Palestinian decision to launch and sustain a war. Canadians continue to receive a deeply warped picture of events in Gaza from CBC News, the country’s publicly-funded broadcaster. A January 13 article, “At least 6 dead across Gaza as rainstorm sweeps away tents, exposes children to child,” reported on weather in Gaza, citing “local health officials” as saying that “a rainstorm swept across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, flooding hundreds of tents, collapsing homes sheltering families displaced by two years of war and killing at least six people.” While the piece does later refer to “the Hamas-run Gaza government media office,” it makes no such acknowledgement when referring to “Gaza’s Health Ministry.” Beyond failing to point out to readers that “local health officials” – like all other local “officials” – operate under the oppressive thumb of Hamas, the Islamic terrorist organization, the article extensively depicted Israeli policies – rather than the Palestinian decision to launch a war two years ago – as being the culprit. Unsurprisingly, the article’s narrow focus on alleged suffering in Gaza is in sharp contrast to social media activity from Gazans themselves, which show a very different reality, including restaurants and cafes. The article notes that “CBC’s freelance videographer Mohamed El Saife” was on the ground for the interviews, and that it was written “with files” from him. Despite El Saife having shared vicious anti-Israel propaganda on social media, CBC News continues to permit him to help influence the view of countless Canadians when it comes to Gaza. Readers were told that, according to “Gaza’s Health Ministry,” that “more than 440 people were killed by Israeli fire and their bodies brought to hospitals since the ceasefire went into effect on Oct. 10.” It did not note how many of these individuals were involved in combat against Israel, nor did it mention that three Israeli soldiers have also been killed in attacks from Palestinian terrorists since the ceasefire began three months ago. These are not inconsequential details. The ceasefire does not prohibit Israel from defending its soldiers against threats, and by ignoring these attacks by Palestinian terrorists against Israeli soldiers in Gaza, CBC News portrays Israel as being the reason for ongoing violence. While an article detailing the situation inside Gaza may be a valid story to tell, this CBC News piece is little more than sensationalism. By continuing to repeat unverified claims from Hamas-affiliated agencies, all while ignoring pertinent details about the nature of Hamas’ continued attacks on Israel, and the terrorist group’s adamant refusal to disarm, does not inform readers, but serves to provide a remarkably misleading picture. Whether it was a report about a father and son dressing up as Santa Claus in Gaza (where they were able to acquire two brand-new suits despite an alleged shortage of supplies), or a recording of how Gaza children feel at school, or reports promoting the messaging of Gazan students trying to come to Canada while ignoring all related security threats, CBC News has consistently taken Palestinian messaging, and converted it into ‘news’ that it relays to millions of Canadians. --- ## Inside Iran’s Unrest: Protests, Repression, And What Comes Next URL: https://honestreporting.ca/iran Type: webinars Modified: 2026-03-27 Words: 239 > On Thursday, January 29th, HR Canada Charitable Organization hosted a timely, substantive, and at times challenging conversation about Iran – its internal unrest, its regional ambitions, and what all of... On Thursday, January 29th, HR Canada Charitable Organization hosted a timely, substantive, and at times challenging conversation about Iran – its internal unrest, its regional ambitions, and what all of this means for Canada, for Israel, and for the broader Middle East. Watch the full webinar below: Background Iran is not only a geopolitical actor; it is a regime whose ideology, regional behaviour, and domestic repression have direct consequences for religious minorities, ethnic communities, women, journalists, and dissidents — within Iran, across the Middle East and even here in Canada. Understanding Iran’s internal unrest, its relationship to regional instability, and how it is perceived by Israel and Western governments is essential for anyone seeking to engage responsibly with issues of intolerance, human rights, and democratic values — whether here in Canada or abroad. The webinar was hosted by Warren Kinsella, one of Canada’s most recognizable and respected journalists, commentators, and political strategists. Over decades, he has worked at the highest levels of Canadian public life — as a journalist, author, lawyer, and advisor — and he has never shied away from difficult or controversial subjects. He was joined in conversation by Amit Segal, Israel’s most prominent journalist and a highly respected political commentator. Amit currently serves as the chief political analyst for Israel’s Channel 12 News, the country’s most-watched news outlet, and is widely regarded as a leading interpreter of Israeli politics, security thinking, and public opinion. --- ## CBC News Host David Cochrane Apologizes After Interviewing Representative Repeating Iranian Regime Talking Points URL: https://honestreporting.ca/cbc-news-host-david-cochrane-apologizes-after-interviewing-representative-repeating-iranian-regime-talking-points/ Type: post Modified: 2026-01-23 Words: 861 > Cochrane apologized for the interview, noting that he did not expect the Iranian Canadian Congress to mimic Iranian regime talking points. A recent episode of the Power & Politics program on CBC News saw host David Cochrane interview Mona Ghassemi, head of the Iranian Canadian Congress, for her opinions on events in Iran. Click below to watch the segment: In the interview, Ghassemi downplayed the nationwide protests against the regime, labelling them “riots,” and relied on a report from a lone Israeli commentator in claiming that “Mossad is also involved” in Iran. No credible reports have found any Mossad role in arming Iranian protesters, and scholars of Iranian affairs have dismissed such claims. She blamed the failing Iranian economy purely on foreign sanctions, with no acknowledgement of the incompetence of the Iranian regime, nor of the fortune it has spent on waging war against Israel via terrorist proxies. In sharp contrast to Ghassemi downplaying the protests as “riots,” in actuality they were nationwide demonstrations with huge attendance, despite mass killings. And despite Ghassemi being framed simply as a commentator and observer, there was little to distinguish her comments from Islamic Republic propaganda. Negar Mojtahedi, a correspondent for the anti-regime Iran International news outlet, took to social media to accuse Ghassemi of “repeating talking points that amount to regime apologism.” Moreover, Mojtahedi noted that the Iranian Canadian Congress “does not represent the vast majority of Iranian Canadians.” In Canada, enormous anti-regime rallies also took place, with large members of the Iranian diaspora calling for the removal of the Islamic Republic. While the Iranian Canadian Congress, founded in 2007, states that it exists “to represent the interests of Iranian Canadians,” it appears that its public statements appear closely aligned with the Islamic Republic’s rhetoric. Many of the group’s press releases target and condemn Israel, a notable departure from the regular pro-Israel views espoused by Iranian dissidents in Canada. In June, 2025, after Israel struck the regime’s nuclear sites, the group signed an open letter condemning the “unprovoked aggression” against the Islamic Republic, joining extremist groups like the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), Toronto4Palestine and Just Peace Advocates. Click below to view the images: Over the course of the 12 day war, the group repeatedly condemned Israel, rather than the Islamic Republic’s theocracy, and co-hosted a webinar with a roster of anti-Israel extremists, including Yves Engler, Dimitri Lascaris, and others. Click below to view the images: The group has also called for the federal government to re-establish diplomatic ties with Iran, condemned Ottawa’s designation of the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, and has called for the lifting of economic sanctions against Iran, closely mimicking Iranian regime talking points. Click below to view the images: Ironically, despite Ghassemi telling Cochrane that “we don’t believe in foreign interference one way or another,” she offered no condemnation of Iran’s widespread interference in Canadian affairs, including alleged targeting of dissidents. However, at no point during the interview was Ghassemi ever challenged for her statements by Cochrane, who also failed to point out the remarkable similarities between the Iranian Canadian Congress’ rhetoric and the Islamic Republic. In light of these serious journalistic failures, HonestReporting Canada filed a complaint with CBC News arguing that this interview stood in violation of the CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices. Importantly, on the January 21 broadcast of CBC Power and Politics, anchor David Cochrane hosted a subsequent interview with University of Toronto professor Arsalan Kahnemuyipour, who dismissed Ghassemi’s claims of Mossad involvement, calling them “obviously offensive” to Iranians, and pointed out that her organization represents some “0.5 percent of the Iranian Canadian community population.” Click below to watch the segment: To his credit, Cochrane took full responsibility, saying that “I expected an interview on that day, much like the one we are having here, talking about the regime cruelty, and support for the protesters, and that’s not what we delivered,” adding that “we fell short as a team and I’m sorry about that and I fell short as a host cause I’m ultimately responsible for what happened… So I do want to apologize to you for that because I know this is a source of great consternation and some hurt and that was not our intention and I’m sorry that happened and I’m glad you’re here to sort of speak about it.” While Cochrane laudably took responsibility for the previous interview, and gave a platform to Kahnemuyipour to set the record straight, it exposed a pattern at CBC of platforming fringe voices, and falsely presenting them as being mainstream. In fact, a recent study by HR Canada Charitable Organization found that CBC News’ domestic coverage of the Hamas-Israel war “repeatedly elevated visibility of anti-Zionist... --- ## CBC Ombud Says Article Referring To Jewish MPs Religion About Their Support For Israel Violated Journalistic Standards URL: https://honestreporting.ca/cbc-ombud-says-article-referring-to-jewish-mps-religion-about-their-support-for-israel-violated-journalistic-standards/ Type: post Modified: 2026-01-22 Words: 557 > As noted by a complainant, such reports could give credence to disinformation by anti-Jewish agitators, and serve no editorial purpose. In late 2023, two months after the invasion of southern Israel by thousands of Palestinian terrorists who carried out a large-scale massacre of Israeli civilians, CBC News published an article introducing readers to the diverse views being held by Members of Parliament (MPs) in the governing Liberal party. The December 13 article, “Tensions emerge in the Liberal caucus over Canada’s UN vote for a Gaza ceasefire,” was written by Senior reporter John Paul Tasker. The article, as originally published, noted that two MPs, Anthony Housefather of Montreal, and Ben Carr of Winnipeg, both of whom had spoken out against an anti-Israel United Nations vote, were Jewish. However, when quoting Toronto MP Salma Zahid, one of the country’s most vocally anti-Israel politicians, it failed to note her religious affiliation as being Muslim. Only later, after a complaint was lodged with CBC News, did the broadcaster add her religion, with no correction noted, with a complaint calling it “stealth-edited.” As pointed out by a reader, identifying the MPs by their religions suggests “the dual loyalty canard which is a classic antisemitic trope.” This trope alleges that Jews, no matter where they are living or how long they have lived in that place, are invariably more loyal to Israel than to their home country. This type of rhetoric has been spread by a number of extremist anti-Israel activists, including Dimitri Lascaris, who in 2018 – who was then a member of the board for Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) – stated that two Jewish Liberal MPs were “more devoted to apartheid Israel than to their own Prime Minister and their own colleagues in the Liberal caucus.” He was soon condemned by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who called his remarks “vile antisemitic smears.” Further to that correspondence, a January 16 review by Maxime Bertrand, CBC’s Ombud, acknowledged that the broadcaster’s Journalistic Standards and Practices (JSP) was “breached” by the reporter in noting the religion of the MPs. Citing the JSP, she noted that it states clearly: “we disclose information of a private nature only when the subject matter is of public interest.” However, in the case of the MPs, she recognized that this story and topic “does not provide sufficient justification for the editorial choice at issue,” adding that “looking ahead, should a similar situation arise, it does not appear to this office to be beyond the skill and ingenuity of CBC journalists to tell such a story in a different way, without linking individuals’ names to their religions.” The decision by CBC’s Ombud to acknowledge the failings of the news report is a step in the right direction. However, over the course of more than two years of coverage of the Hamas-Israel war, the public broadcaster has made editorial decisions which have been deeply problematic and have served to highly skew the public’s view of the Middle East in other ways. As identified in a recent report by HR Canada Charitable Organization, CBC News’ coverage of the war has been systematically biased against Israel, demonstrating that far from being an isolated issue, the news outlet must meaningfully address not just its language in individual stories, but how it reports issues related to Israel and the Jewish community in a much more thoughtful and unbiased manner. --- ## CBC News’ Saša Petricic Uses Unproven UNICEF Claims Against Israel As Basis For One-Sided Broadcast URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-sasa-petricic-uses-unproven-unicef-claims-against-israel-as-basis-for-one-sided-broadcast/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-22 Words: 523 > Petricic simply repeated UNICEF’s claims without seemingly a second thought. One of the many ways that CBC News, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, has exemplified a hardline anti-Israel bias in recent years is by regularly turning allegations, claims and statements by activists hostile to Jerusalem into the basis for news reports, all while widely excluding opposing viewpoints. When activist groups accused Israel of “genocide” or “famine,” CBC News was quick to report on it extensively. But when scholars refuted those claims, or documented Hamas’ manipulation of death toll data, they were completely ignored. The latest example of this selective reporting is a January 14 broadcast featuring reporter Saša Petricic, “UNICEF says more than 100 children killed since Gaza ceasefire,” where a press release by the United Nations agency UNICEF that some 100 “children” have been killed in the last three months in Gaza became the basis for a report. Click below to watch the segment: Nowhere did UNICEF ever clarify how they defined “children,” nor did CBC News specify this, and given that Palestinian terrorists have widely employed teenagers as fighters, were these combatants misleadingly called “children?” By failing to even point out this glaring question to viewers, CBC News demonstrated that it had little interest in reporting the news, but rather in acting as a stenographer for anti-Israel groups. The bigger story that went glossed over during the report is how Hamas, the genocidal Islamic terrorist group still operating in much of Gaza, continues to attack Israeli troops in blatant violations of the ceasefire agreement. Those attacks are what have prompted Israel to return fire and strike Hamas terrorists. Much of the report focused on the alleged poor situation inside Gaza, with Petricic stating that inside Gaza, “conditions have been getting worse,” a nonsensical statement, with even the United Nations, a perpetual critic of Israel, admitting that “100 percent of basic food needs” are being met inside Gaza. Regurgitating UNICEF talking points, Petricic stated that the group claims there are “basic barriers to aid,” adding that “Israel has been keeping NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and UN agencies from operating freely there,” suggesting that Israel is acting capriciously to keep aid from Palestinians. In actuality, dozens of aid groups operate in Gaza, and those that have been blocked have done so because they have refused to comply with security screenings to ensure none of their staff are affiliated with Palestinian terrorist groups. In contrast to the hysterical image from Petricic, images from inside Gaza tell a very different story, with upscale restaurants and bustling public markets. But in line with continued CBC News practice, none of these details made it to light, and were hidden from viewers entirely. Petricic could have quoted or paraphrased Israeli authorities who have pointed out that hundreds of aid trucks enter Gaza daily, but he chose not to do so. Instead, the only person interviewed was James Elder, a UNICEF spokesperson and regular guest on CBC News, where he has spread anti-Israel disinformation without challenge. Saša Petricic’s January 14 report repeated unproven, unverified and highly misleading claims against Israel, while offering almost nothing in the way of even the most basic balance or context. --- ## CBC News Anti-Israel Bias Exposed In Groundbreaking Report: An Insightful Conversation With Amanda Eskenasi, HRCCO Director Of Education URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/cbc-news-anti-israel-bias-exposed-in-groundbreaking-report-an-insightful-conversation-with-amanda-eskenasi-hrcco-director-of-education/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-01-21 Words: 125 > HR Canada Charitable has published a 100-page report, backed by the same team that released the Asserson Report on the BBC, to examine CBC News' coverage of the Hamas-Israel war... HR Canada Charitable has published a 100-page report, backed by the same team that released the Asserson Report on the BBC, to examine CBC News’ coverage of the Hamas-Israel war over a 20-month period.The results are damning as they showcase an overwhelming narrative imbalance of the Hamas-Israel war, which minimizes and abstracts Israeli and Jewish experiences while privileging Palestinian perspectives and views. To help shed light on the details of the report, we are joined by HR Canada Charitable Organization’s Director of Education, Amanda Eskenasi. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## Toronto Star Article By City Hall Bureau Chief Ben Spurr Displays Newspaper’s Stark Double Standard On Politicians’ Trips To The Middle East URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/toronto-star-article-by-city-hall-bureau-chief-ben-spurr-displays-newspapers-stark-double-standard-on-politicians-trips-to-the-middle-east/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-20 Words: 680 > By platforming radical anti-Israel voices while casting travel as ethically dubious, the Toronto Star engaged in activism under the guise of journalism. When a group of five of the most radical anti-Israel Members of Parliament (MP), including Toronto Liberal Salma Zahid and Edmonton NDP Heather McPherson, visited Judea & Samaria, often called the ‘West Bank’ by news media outlets, in early 2024, organized by the Muslim political advocacy organization Canadian-Muslim Vote, they received sympathetic news coverage upon their return. One article by reporter Raisa Patel, “Liberal and NDP MPs visited the West Bank — and returned with a message for Justin Trudeau,” told readers that the MPs went in order “to bear witness” for the Palestinians, and “to tell Ottawa what they had seen.” No opponent of theirs was quoted anywhere in the article, save for a few words at the bottom of the piece. Even before they left, the newspaper reported on MPs’ scheduled visit, saying they were going in order to “ask Palestinians how to advance peace.” However, when a group of politicians visited Israel in late 2025, including two Toronto city councillors, The Toronto Star’s narrative could not have been more different. A recently sponsored trip to #Israel by @PasternakTO & @MikeColleTo triggered a headline that cast suspicion from the @TorontoStar. A comparable sponsored visit to the West Bank in 2024, however, by @SalmaZahid15 and others escaped scrutiny entirely. The double standard is… pic.twitter.com/yM95k83t2Z — HonestReporting Canada (@HonestRepCanada) January 15, 2026 No article was written prior to their departure about their goal, vision or itinerary, and instead, the only report that was filed was upon their return, saying the elected officials “stand by” their trip, and thus suggesting their visit ought to be seen as controversial. A January 15 article by City Hall Bureau Chief Ben Spurr, “Toronto city councillors stand by consulate-sponsored trip to Israel amid criticism, as integrity commissioner finds no breach,” begins by noting that Toronto’s integrity commissioner saw no violation of any code of conduct, which would ordinarily mean that the very story was a non-issue. Spurr quoted the two councillors, Mike Colle and James Pasternak, as well as extensively quoting radical anti-Israel groups for their opinions. Spurr quoted Anna Lippman of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), a group that has been accused of Holocaust distortion and rationalizing Palestinian terrorism. Lippman, for her part, has compared Palestinian terrorists to civil rights campaigners. He also quoted Steven Zhou of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), who in a previous Toronto Star column has downplayed Hamas terrorism in our view. In our estimation, the group NCCM has also sought to dangerously defame Israeli soldiers as a national security threat to Canada, in a baseless smear. The entire article frames the visit to Israel as suspicious, with Spurr writing that among the itinerary items was a visit to Judea & Samaria, adding that “neither Pasternak nor Colle confirmed to the Star whether they visited the lookout, or answered questions about whether they felt it would be appropriate to.” However, when a group of anti-Israel Members of Parliament visited the very same area, both in early 2024 and in late 2025, no mention was made whether it was “appropriate” to visit that region. It seems that for The Toronto Star, only visits to the Middle East by supporters of Israel is truly controversial. One month earlier, in a December 17 article, Spurr reported on a call for an antisemitism task force at Toronto City Hall, in the aftermath of the Islamic terrorist attack against Jews in Sydney, Australia, with the piece predictably quoting anti-Israel activists complaining about the effect on their ongoing hate rallies. As noted by HonestReporting Canada at the time, by making no mention of the relentless hate speech present at anti-Israel demonstrations, the article “effectively sanitized the extremist actions of anti-Israel demonstrators.” Ben Spurr’s January 15 article in The Toronto Star, casting aspersions on a visit to Israel by elected officials, implies that their visit was controversial, a suggestion that was never made when anti-Israel MPs visited. The Toronto Star’s selective framing speaks volumes about the newspaper’s ideological agenda. --- ## CTV News Conducts Fawning Interview With Sana Beg, Executive Director Of Fanatically Anti-Israel “Humanitarian” Group Doctors Without Borders Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ctv-news-conducts-fawning-interview-with-sana-beg-executive-director-of-fanatically-anti-israel-humanitarian-group-doctors-without-borders-canada/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-20 Words: 539 > Beg, a former employee of the Al Jazeera propaganda outlet, repeatedly spread vicious anti-Israel claims without challenge. A recent CTV News interview with the head of Doctors without Borders/MSF Canada served as little more than a sympathetic platform to promote the group’s radical anti-Israel talking points and failed to offer any meaningful challenge or context. The December 30 interview was between host Akshay Tandon and Sana Beg, the executive director of Doctors without Borders Canada. Previously, Beg worked at Al Jazeera, the propaganda outlet owned by the dictatorship of Qatar. Click below to watch the segment: For the duration of the Hamas-Israel war, Doctors without Borders spread vicious anti-Israel propaganda, including expensive advertising buys in The Toronto Star and The Globe & Mail, where it falsely accused Israel of “genocide.” The interview focused on Israel’s new security requirements for groups operating in Gaza, requiring them to share the list of staff to ensure none are members of Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). While the host mentioned that the groups are challenging “new rules” by Israel, he failed to say a word about what these new rules are, or why they have been put in place. Instead, the interview was a sympathetic conversation with Beg, who absurdly declared that should Doctors without Borders be banned – a decision that would be entirely their own for refusing to follow security requirements – it would constitute a “death sentence” for Palestinians. Rather than challenging this hysterical and baseless claim, or asking why the group would willingly take such an action given the consequences for Palestinians, Tandon said nothing at all, allowing it to stand and failing to offer any pushback or even basic facts in response. In actual fact, Doctors without Borders’ absence would not be a “death sentence,” given that the group is next to irrelevant in Gaza, delivering significantly less than one percent of the total aid coming into the territory, another key point conveniently ignored by the host. The group is more than simply “humanitarian.” Israel has accused Doctors without Borders of having maintained a “strategic silence” and “failing to acknowledge or condemn” Hamas’ massacres of October 7, 2023, and instead fixating on Israel exclusively. This criticism was similarly ignored by CTV News. On cue, Beg casually spread the “genocide” libel against Israel, to which the host said nothing, and claimed that the humanitarian aid entering Gaza “continues to be a trickle” when it is an “ocean of needs that is required.” Given her group’s fanatical anti-Israel antagonism, it is unsurprising that Beg would use her platform to spread anti-Israel propaganda. But it is noteworthy that CTV News failed to tell viewers that hundreds of aid trucks are entering Gaza daily, and that locals there are enjoying restaurants, fully-stocked grocery stores and other consumer luxuries, hardly consistent with the picture drawn by Beg. Doctors without Borders, much like organizations like Oxfam, Amnesty International, Save the Children and others, has relentlessly spread anti-Israel propaganda, and still been shielded from accountability and criticism by a largely compliant news media, eager to treat them as “humanitarian” in nature. It’s time that CTV News, and the Canadian news media in general, stop treating groups like Doctors without Borders with kid gloves, and start holding them accountable for their disinformation. --- ## In One-Minute Ad, Oxfam Spreads “Genocide” Slur On BNN Bloomberg Channel, Owned By Bell Media URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-one-minute-ad-oxfam-spreads-genocide-slur-on-bnn-bloomberg-channel-owned-by-bell-media/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-20 Words: 512 > When BNN Bloomberg airs such an ad for its viewers, it is giving such disinformation a platform. Oxfam Canada claims to be a humanitarian organization that is “focusing on improving lives and promoting the rights of women and girls.” Thanks to that seemingly unobjectionable mandate, the group is a fundraising juggernaut, raising nearly $35 million in its 2024-2025 fiscal year, mostly from government funding. In Quebec, its separate arm raises even more, almost $41 million, with three-quarters of it coming from the taxpayer. But in practice, Oxfam Canada has spent more than two years using its cachet and credibility and becoming a hardline anti-Israel activist group, spreading falsehoods and disinformation without any fear of challenge in news media interviews, all under the guise of its supposedly ‘humanitarian’ perspective. The group has sent out unsolicited anti-Israel mailers to Canadian households, and spent a small fortune promoting anti-Israel propaganda on social media. That pales in comparison to recent accusations against Oxfam’s global operations. A new investigation by NGO Monitor argues that much of Oxfam’s Gaza operations are embedded with the Hamas terrorist regime there. Using declassified Arabic-language documents from inside Gaza, the report notes that the perception of independence of so-called ‘humanitarian’ groups inside the territory is fictional, Oxfam included. The seriousness of these scandalous accusations has not stopped Oxfam from major ad buys in Canada, where it continues to aggressively promote anti-Israel disinformation to the Canadian public. In doing so, Oxfam is leveraging the trust it has built with donors and policymakers, effectively weaponizing that public confidence to push a deeply misleading narrative that obscures the realities on the ground and undermines genuine humanitarian efforts. Recently, BNN Bloomberg, a major business news channel owned by Bell Media, ran a one-minute advertisement from Oxfam, which began by blaring the word “genocide” across the screen, alongside images from Gaza, in a clear accusation against Israel. Click below to watch the advertisement: Despite the fact that scores of scholars, including the world’s top expert on urban warfare, have said no such genocide took place, and in fact that Israel took unprecedented steps to protect civilians from harm inside Gaza, is apparently of little interest to Oxfam. The advertisement was a fundraiser, soliciting donations from the public, using discredited and hateful accusations leveled against the Jewish State as a basis. Claims of “genocide” against Israel are not simply ignorant and without a foundation in fact. They are used as a cudgel, not just to demonize one country in the Middle East, but to attack Jews around the world, to paint them as supporters of an evil regime and to seek to effectively sideline them from public life. Thus, when Oxfam spreads vile and hateful anti-Israel propaganda, they are – deliberately or not – painting a target on the back of Jews around the world, and when BNN Bloomberg airs such an ad for its viewers, it is giving such disinformation a platform. BNN Bloomberg, and its parent company Bell Media, must immediately pull this advertisement from Oxfam, and ensure that promoting hateful anti-Israel disinformation has no place on its channel. --- ## New Report Exposes Systemic Anti-Israel Bias At CBC News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/new-report-exposes-systemic-anti-israel-bias-at-cbc-news/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-01-20 Words: 95 > This week, HR Canada Charitable Organization published a 100-page report, backed by the same team that released the Asserson Report on the BBC, to examine CBC News' coverage of the Hamas-Israel war over a 20-month period. This week, HR Canada Charitable Organization published a 100-page report, backed by the same team that released the Asserson Report on the BBC, to examine CBC News’ coverage of the Hamas-Israel war over a 20-month period. The results are damning as they showcase an overwhelming narrative imbalance of the Hamas-Israel war, which minimizes and abstracts Israeli and Jewish experiences while privileging Palestinian perspectives and views. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## HR Canada Charitable Organization (HRCCO) Releases Report Showcasing Consistent Anti-Israel Bias At CBC, In First Of Its Kind AI Study URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/hr-canada-charitable-organization-hrcco-releases-report-showcasing-consistent-anti-israel-bias-at-cbc-in-first-of-its-kind-ai-study/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-20 Words: 557 > The consequences served to help contribute to a culture of anti-Jewish hatred in our view. Almost immediately after thousands of Palestinian terrorists invaded southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in the largest mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust, CBC, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, decided to stake out its editorial position. An internal memorandum from George Achi, Director of Journalistic Standards and Practices at the time – now working at the BBC – warned journalists not to call Hamas terrorists, despite the fact that the group is a banned terrorist group in Canada, and had just committed textbook terrorist attacks. Even according to CBC’s own ombudsman, Hamas’ actions were acts of terrorism “using almost any credible definition.” That move became emblematic of CBC’s actions over the coming years, demonstrating consistent anti-Israel bias in a systematic manner. Time and again, CBC News has prioritized anti-Israel talking points and narratives, while regularly downplaying opposing views. A new groundbreaking report from HR Canada Charitable Organization (HRCCO) has found that, after reviewing thousands of articles for the first 20 months of the war, that CBC News engaged in “a consistent pattern in the coverage that dehumanizes Israelis while humanizing Palestinians.” Read the full report below: The study evaluated some 2,789 articles between the dates of October 7, 2023, and June 7, 2025, working with Innohives, a UK-based research firm using artificial intelligence (AI) and data science to evaluate this mountain of content. Innohives was the firm which developed the Asserson Report, which found widespread anti-Israel bias at the BBC. The new report found that, other than a short period for the first two months of the war, coverage of Israeli civilian experiences or suffering fell to virtually nothing for the remainder of the conflict. It also found that when it came to spotlighting Palestinian suffering, CBC News provided direct quotation and “emotionally rich portrayals.” However, when it came to Israelis, including the hundreds of hostages being held by Palestinian terrorists inside Gaza, CBC News were “rendered largely invisible as people, and instead portrayed through impersonal, institutional labels like ‘Israel’ or ‘IDF forces.’” The impact of this consistent bias served to effectively de-humanize Israelis, robbing Canadians of a practical way to see one party to a conflict. Additionally, CBC News consistently platformed extremist and fringe anti-Israel events and programs, typically failing to offer balance, context or even basic background, serving to artificially embellish the size and popularity of the anti-Israel movement. The report found that the most consistently biased element of the reporting were headlines, reflecting what it called “a consistent editorial decision to shape audience perceptions.” The consequences of CBC’s anti-Israel bias are not purely academic. In an era of rising anti-Jewish hatred, much of it driven by false perceptions of the Hamas-Israel conflict, we are of the view that the CBC has helped contribute to an ecosystem of falsehoods. As noted by Amanda Eskenasi, author of the study, CBC’s practices have allowed “bad actors to rationalize or excuse antisemitism, eroding the moral barrier against antisemitic violence.” CBC is not simply a media outlet, but a publicly-funded broadcaster, and it has a duty and responsibility to report the news, rather than seeking to shape it. But as the new HRCCO bias study demonstrated, CBC has engaged in relentless anti-Israel bias, and Canadian taxpayers have been on the hook for it. --- ## In Opinion Column, Four University Of Montreal ‘Academics’ Claim Palestinians Are “Made Invisible,” Apparently Oblivious To Wall-To-Wall Media Coverage URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/in-opinion-column-four-university-of-montreal-academics-claim-palestinians-are-made-invisible-apparently-oblivious-to-wall-to-wall-media-coverage/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-16 Words: 537 > Palestinians enjoy coverage, sympathy and advocacy that other groups suffering far greater losses lack, a truth that has escaped these four authors. In a rambling recent opinion column posted on TheConversation.com, a website claiming to present “academic rigour” to readers, four academics regurgitated half-baked anti-Israel disinformation, glossed over critical facts, and presented an image of the Middle East so detached from reality that it may as well be a work of fiction. The January 12 column, “Lessons from Palestine: Understanding the resistance of educators and students in times of crisis,” was penned by four employees at the University of Montreal: Emmanuelle Khoury and Aline Bogossian, associate professors in the school of social work, Caron Roxane, a professor of social work, and Rola Koubeissy, an assistant professor in the faculty of education. The quartet of authors share how, for the last two years, they have worked on a project with an Arab school in Judea & Samaria (West Bank) in order to “professors and students talk about their emotions in a region marked by occupation, violence, forced displacement and chronic uncertainty.” They nonchalantly refer to Israel’s nonexistent “genocide,” without bothering to tell readers that no international court made any such finding, that scholars of war say no such genocide took place, and that Israel took unprecedented steps to protect civilians in Gaza. Demonstrating a striking ignorance about the very terms they are employing, Khoury, Bogossian, Roxane and Koubeissy claim that the Palestinians have suffered through “colonial violence” at the hands of Israel, even though by no definition is Israel a colonial enterprise, but the manifestation and continuation of an ancient Jewish presence in their historic lands that stretches back some three thousand years. Perhaps the most unintentionally comical comment made by the authors in their commentary was the statement that Palestinians have been “silenced, muzzled, diminished, trivialized and made invisible.” In reality, few peoples around the world have enjoyed as much widespread media coverage as the Palestinians. Whether on university campuses, by “humanitarian” groups, on Canadian streets, or thanks to near-universal sympathetic media outlets, Palestinians have been given extensive, and almost always uncritical reports. Meanwhile, civilians have been massacred en masse, often at the hands of Islamic extremists, in countries ranging from Sudan to Iran to Yemen to Nigeria, and have received almost none of the support that Palestinians have received. This comment by the four authors about the Palestinians being “made invisible” is not only utterly absurd and a complete inversion of reality, but it is simply the latest salvo in what critics have termed the Palestinian victim narrative, where they effectively claim to own a monopoly on suffering, when others have suffered as much, and often far more. By employing this Palestinian victim narrative, the authors do more than misrepresent the truth, and more than ignoring millions of victims around the world. In effect, they serve to enable the continued rejectionism and obstructionism of Palestinians, who for years have refused peace offers from Israel, and instead continued to incite hatred and violence towards Israel and Jews in general. Emmanuelle Khoury, Aline Bogossian, Caron Roxane, and Rola Koubeissy, penned an opinion column with the ostensible goal of sharing the reality of Palestinians. Instead, they drew a picture that left readers further from the truth than if they had never read the commentary at all. --- ## Palestinian-Australian Randa Abdel-Fattah, Who Has Glorified October 7 Massacres On Social Media, Called A “Critic Of The Israeli Government” By CBC News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/palestinian-australian-randa-abdel-fattah-who-has-glorified-october-7-massacres-on-social-media-called-a-critic-of-the-israeli-government-by-cbc-news/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-16 Words: 538 > Abdel-Fattah has glorified Hamas’ October 7 massacres in Israel andcalled for “Zionists” to be expelled from society. Randa Abdel-Fattah, an Egyptian-Palestinian living in Australia who has made extremist anti-Israel and anti-Jewish statements, has had her radicalism whitewashed by CBC News, Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, in a recent article covering a controversy surrounding her scheduled appearance at an Australian literary festival. The January 13 article, “Australia literary festival scrapped after speakers quit over ouster of Palestinian Australian writer,” originally an Associated Press (AP) piece, reported on the withdrawal of an invitation of Abdel-Fattah from an Australian literary festival, citing her past statements, and the ensuing controversy that followed. According to the article, the organizers “didn’t cite any specific statements by the lawyer, academic and writer of fiction and non-fiction that prompted their decision,” and instead quoted Abdel-Fattah complaining that she had been a victim of “censorship,” and added that she claimed her “mere presence” was the problem. Had CBC News done even a modicum of research, they would have discovered that Abdel-Fattah has made scores of comments seen as controversial, and arguably even hateful and dangerous. On October 8, 2023 – one day after the murderous invasion of thousands of Palestinian terrorists into southern Israel – Abdel-Fattah changed her Facebook profile to an image which depicted a person flying a hang glider with the Palestinian flag, in a clear reference to, and in our view, glorification of, the terrorists the previous day who had used hang gliders to invade Israel and massacre civilians. She was criticized for later penning an article writing off documented sexual assaults by Palestinian terrorists as “atrocity propaganda.” In October, 2024, she took to social media to call for the annihilation of Israel, writing that “the goal is decolonisation and the end of this murderous Zionist colony.” As commentator Seth Mandel has pointed out, such words represent “a rather genocidey thing to say.” Perhaps most chillingly, just months before the Islamic terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia at a Chanukkah event in December, 2025, Abdel-Fattah made the statement that “if you are a Zionist, you have no claim or right to cultural safety,” and it was important to ensure that “every space Zionists enter is culturally unsafe…” Yet none of this was mentioned at all by CBC News. Instead, the broadcaster referred to her simply as “a critic of the Israeli government and an advocate for Palestinians throughout the more than two-year war in Gaza.” Such shameless sanitization of extremist rhetoric is akin to referring to a KKK member as a “white sheet aficionado,” and not only ignores Abdel-Fattah’s documented history of hateful comments, but serves to play interference for purveyors of vile hate. It is not as if Abdel-Fattah’s extremist statements are a secret; her words have been documented and condemned across the Australian news media, in Parliament, and beyond. But for reasons that only CBC can explain, it chose to hide these details from the Canadian reader. CBC’s failure here is not merely one of omission, but of basic journalistic ethics and standards. When a publicly-funded broadcaster amplifies claims of “censorship” while concealing the documented conduct that prompted her un-invitation from the festival, it ceases to inform and instead fundamentally misleads readers. --- ## What is Really Happening Inside Iran? An Insightful Conversation With Iranian Dissident Armin Navabi URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-is-really-happening-inside-iran-an-insightful-conversation-with-iranian-dissident-armin-navabi/ Type: podcast Modified: 2026-01-16 Words: 138 > Starting in late December, millions of protesters have gathered across Iran, joining against the Islamic Republic of Iran's theocratic rulers. And in response, according to reports, the Islamic Republic of... Starting in late December, millions of protesters have gathered across Iran, joining against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s theocratic rulers. And in response, according to reports, the Islamic Republic of Iran has murdered tens of thousands of protesters, just in recent days alone, and to help hide their crimes, the regime has shut off the internet, making it difficult for the world to see the unspeakable horrors taking place inside the country. To help shed light on what’s happening, we are joined by Armin Navabi. He is a Vancouver-based Iranian dissident, author and podcaster who has a large following inside Iran. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## CBC Continues To Promote Narrative Of Lower Security Screenings For Gazan Immigration To Canada, With Three Reports From Reporter/Editor Aishah Ashraf URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-continues-to-promote-narrative-of-lower-security-screenings-for-gazan-immigration-to-canada-with-three-reports-from-reporter-editor-aishah-ashraf/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-16 Words: 697 > The reports lack of context is especially troubling given Ashraf’s clear history of anti-Israel activism. When does reporting veer into open activism? CBC News appears eager to test those boundaries, with consistent reports over the last two years platforming attempts by some Gazans to come to Canada, which have almost universally ignored the widespread radicalism inside Gaza. The latest such piece, a January 13 article from Reporter/Editor Aishah Ashraf, offers a blatantly one-sided retelling of the same story told repeatedly by Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster: how some Gazan students want to come to Canada, but are facing obstacles. Ashraf’s article, “Palestinian students accepted into Canadian universities remain ‘trapped’ in Gaza by visa delays,” profiles 26-year-old Gazan Meera Falyouna, accepted into the University of Regina, but unable to come because of the difficulty in meeting fingerprint and photograph requirements as a result of the war. The piece quotes the group ‘Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk (PSSAR),’ a hardline anti-Israel activist group, as well as Falyouna’s supervisor, Eman Almehdawe. However, nowhere in the article was there any acknowledgement of the need for such security screenings, required for all such newcomers to Canada. Nor did Ashraf tell readers that Gaza is among the most radicalized places on Earth, where large numbers of people support Islamic terrorism and Hamas’ October 7, 2023 massacres. Instead, the story was portrayed yet again by CBC News as a simplistic, heart-wrenching narrative, with virtually no context. Aishah Ashraf is no stranger to spreading anti-Israel disinformation. Prior to her working at CBC News, she was an intern at TVO, where she produced a report in 2024 on the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and its efforts in “overcoming Palestine’s struggles through faith.” Ashraf was previously a volunteer for ISNA in 2022. In a LinkedIn post following the TVO broadcast Ashraf made clear that her report was not simply a human-interest story, sharing that she wanted to tell the story of “Palestine and the atrocities they have been enduring,” amidst what she falsely called a “genocide.” Additionally, as a host for ‘Muslim Network TV,’ in a January 2025 report, Ashraf matter-of-factly referred to the nonexistent “genocide in Gaza,” and referred to Israeli hostages in Gaza as “prisoners,” implying they were prisoners of war, and not innocent people kidnapped by a terrorist group. It is inconceivable that none of Ashraf’s past anti-Israel activism was ever discovered by CBC News, and yet she has been permitted to write a story on the very topic that she has previously expressed such hardline opinions, with predictable results. The same day, CBC Radio One in Regina produced a report from Ashraf on the same story, with the reporter telling listeners that “advocates are urging the Canadian government to step in” and offer an exemption for Gazans so they can avoid biometric screening for student visas. No quote or acknowledgement about the potential security threat posed by Gazans was mentioned. Click below to listen to the segment: And in a third such broadcast, “26-year-old engineering student stuck in Gaza instead of studying in Regina,” Ashraf reported on Falyouna, but bizarrely didn’t share her last name “for safety concerns,” though she was named in two other reports. The only individuals shown were Falyouna’s supervisor and Nada El-Falou of the radical group PSSAR, who claimed that two Gazan students waiting to come to Canada had been killed in an Israeli airstrike. She was presumably referring to Sally and Dalia Ghazi Ibaid, whose family claimed she was killed by Israel, but to which there has been no evidence offered. Click below to watch the segment: Aishah Ashraf’s January 13 reports for CBC News were one-sided erasures of the extreme Islamic radicalism that exists in much of Gaza, and instead presented readers, listeners and viewers with a sanitized picture that bears little resemblance to the actual reality facing Canada. Such content represents a complete failure to adhere to CBC’s own stated journalistic principles. Given the broadcaster’s repeated ideological anti-Israel agenda over the last two years, and Aishah Ashraf’s documented history of hardline anti-Israel positions, her reports are deeply problematic, but hardly surprising. --- ## CBC As It Happens Reports On Education In Gaza, Somehow Ignoring Hamas’ Widespread Use Of Schools For Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-as-it-happens-reports-on-education-in-gaza-somehow-ignoring-hamas-widespread-use-of-schools-for-terrorism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-16 Words: 524 > The interview completely ignored extensive evidence showing Hamas’ systematic use of UN-run schools and other civilian infrastructure for military purposes. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder has been a frequent guest on CBC, where he has spread anti-Israel libels, including accusing Jerusalem of creating a “man-made famine” in Gaza, and that it was restricting essential aid into the territory. And just as often, the publicly-funded broadcaster has failed to push back on his disinformation. In a January 12 broadcast for the CBC radio program As it Happens, host Nil Köksal spoke with Elder for a discussion about students in Gaza returning to school after two years of war between Palestinian terrorists and Israel. Click below to listen to the segment: The segment began with Köksal rattling off claims from anti-Israel activist group Save the Children, alleging that “20,000 children have been killed,” failing to explain how the group gets its data, presumably from the only source of death toll claims in Gaza: the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, whose casualty counts are widely manipulated. She continued by sharing that groups like Amnesty International have accused Israel of genocide, and while she noted that Israel “has repeatedly and vehemently denied this,” it is not just Israel saying so: scholars of war and genocide say no such thing took place, though their testimonies and scholarship have been almost universally ignored at CBC in favour of anti-Israel activists. Köksal’s interview with Elder was not fundamentally different from his other appearances on CBC, with Elder bemoaning the “lack of education” in Gaza, while no acknowledgement was made about how Palestinian terrorists effectively converted much of Gaza’s previously-civilian infrastructure into terrorist operations. As documented by The New York Times, Israel produced extensive evidence showing Hamas presence in and around United Nations schools in Gaza, a scandalous find that should have been mentioned in the interview, but was ignored instead. Israel’s extensive documentation shows how Hamas dug tunnels directly underneath United Nations-run schools, has fired rockets from those locations, and weapons have been stored there. More incredibly, such findings are not isolated incidents of rogue Palestinian terrorists. A Hamas field manual spells out explicitly that “civilian facilities are considered the best obstacles to defend the resistance.” Yet none of this information about how Palestinian terrorists have widely used Gazan civilians as human shields was acknowledged once during the interview, which instead relied on a sole representative of an aggressively anti-Israel group. Presumably anticipating that Canadians would note the lopsided nature of the interview, CBC noted that it “has reached out to the Israeli government for comment.” But this lack of response is no excuse for failing to inform listeners about the extensive evidence already provided by Israel and other scholars over the last two years and beyond about how Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups have weaponized civilian infrastructure in Gaza and converted it into locations for storing weapons and fighters, firing rockets, and more. There is no shortage of resources that CBC could have relied upon to offer balance to listeners, and other representatives outside the Israeli government who could have offered more insight. But yet again, CBC and its As It Happens radio program chose not to do that. --- ## HRC in the News 2026 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2026/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2026-09-10 Words: 344 > Broadcast: Print: Online: Jerusalem Post: Canadian pro-Israel groups respond to government ban on Israeli settlement goods (September 9, 2026) Toronto Sun: KINSELLA: CBC's 9/11 climbdown acknowledges historical reality (August 29,... Broadcast: Print: Online: Jerusalem Post: Canadian pro-Israel groups respond to government ban on Israeli settlement goods (September 9, 2026) Toronto Sun: KINSELLA: CBC’s 9/11 climbdown acknowledges historical reality (August 29, 2026) National Post: Marty York: Canada’s universities have been co-opted by antisemites (August 18, 2026) Ottawa Life: CBC’s Collapse of Objectivity: How Canada’s Public Broadcaster Is Fueling Antisemitism and Endangering Jewish Canadians (August 16, 2026) Prince George Daily: LETTER: Chidiac misses one point about Israel (August 11, 2026) National Post: In National Post, HRC Says Media Fixation On Pro-Palestinian Talking Points Obscures Real Threat Of Islamic Radicalism (July 30, 2026) JNS: White House account cites ‘Al Jazeera’ story as pushback against ‘fake narrative’ (June 23, 2026) Rebel News: CBC Ombudsman finds reporter breached journalistic standards in Israel coverage (June 5, 2026) JNS: Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Urdu but no Hebrew or Yiddish speakers among new class of Toronto police constables (May 26, 2026) Bridge City News: Report shows antisemitism incidents rising in Canada (May 8, 2026) Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: In the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder & Cornwall Recorder, HRC Rebuts Letter Writer Who Blamed Israel For Turmoil In Middle East (April 16, 2026) Castanet: In Castanet, HRC Rebuts Letter Writer Who Claimed Iranian Regime “Was Never Any Risk To Israel” (April 16, 2026) JNS: Canadian intelligence warns of ‘violent extremist’ threat against Jews in next six months (March 24, 2026) Times of Israel: An apology or a window into an ideology? (March 22, 2026) Western Standard: CBC’s anti-Israel bias is documented — so why is a Bloc MP attacking the watchdog exposing it? (March 12, 2026) iPolitics: Liberals ready to force a vote on bid to wrap up committee review of anti-hate crimes bill (March 10, 2026) National Post: Canadian military apologizes after post leaves Jews out of Holocaust message (February 15, 2026) The Toronto Sun: Revelations from Iran, including the slaughter of 30,000 citizens (January 27, 2026) Juno News: CBC headline draws criticism for downplaying Iran protest turnout (January 12, 2026) --- ## Iran’s People Speak: What They’re Really Fighting For URL: https://honestreporting.ca/videos/irans-people-speak-what-theyre-really-fighting-for/ Type: videos Modified: 2026-01-14 Words: 106 > As protests continue across Iran, many people outside the country might be asking a simple question: What are Iranians actually fighting for? As protests continue across Iran, many people outside the country might be asking a simple question: What are Iranians actually fighting for? The answer becomes clear when we look at Iran before 1979, before radical Islamic extremists seized control of the state and reshaped every aspect of life through radical Islamic ideology and force. Iran is an example of the ramifications of allowing radical Islamic extremism and its ideology to be tolerated, excused, or ignored. And Canada must pay attention. Dive into our newest video, hit that share button, and smash the like button to amplify our message and skyrocket this video to viral fame! --- ## Six CBC Radio Programs Give Sympathetic Interview To Radical Anti-Israel US Associate Professor Nader Hashemi URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/six-cbc-radio-programs-give-sympathetic-interview-to-radical-anti-israel-us-associate-professor-nader-hashemi/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-16 Words: 679 > Hashemi repeated debunked claims about genocide and famine, all while CBC overwhelmingly failed to offer meaningful challenge or context. Nader Hashemi is a Georgetown University associate professor and repeat guest on CBC, where in the past he has brazenly misrepresented the words of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in an attempt to claim that the world court accused Israel of genocide, when in fact it did no such thing. In another past interview for Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster, Hashemi has referred to the genocidal leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran, calling the dictators “pragmatic voices.” Click below to listen to the segment: On January 8, Hashemi was invited back to CBC, where he conducted at least six interviews on different radio programs, spreading baseless anti-Israel disinformation without any challenge from his hosts, who permitted his shameless propaganda to stand unchallenged. He was not introduced as a radical anti-Israel commentator, and was not balanced by any other voice who could offer a more reality-based interview. In an interview for CBC’s The Morning Show Newfoundland/Labrador, Hashemi twice leveled the false claim of “genocide” against Israel, despite scholars saying no such “genocide” ever took place. Rather than correct his guest or even offer minimal context, the host simply nodded along and at one point muttered about the “dire conditions” in Gaza. Click below to watch the segment: Even as Hashemi claimed “Gaza is no longer livable,” the reality as documented by Gazans themselves tells a very different story, showing restaurants, markets, luxury consumer items and more. On the Ottawa Morning radio program, host Rebecca Zandbergen – whose typically soft-handed approach with anti-Israel guests has been documented by HonestReporting Canada – spoke with Hashemi, who claimed only a “trickle” of aid is entering Gaza, ignoring that literally hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks enter the territory every day. Click below to watch the segment: Hashemi repeated his nonsensical statement that Gaza “cannot sustain life,” even as more than two million people live there. But perhaps the most illustrative part of the conversation happened when Zandbergen, to her credit, asked Hashemi about how many of the deaths reported in Gaza in recent months were due to natural causes, rather than war. Hashemi admitted that the figure includes deaths by natural causes, though he attempted to blame those on Israel. In an interview for Windsor Morning, Hashemi spoke with host Amy Dodge, and repeated discredited allegations from so-called “humanitarian” groups, which warned of what he called “certifiable famine” in Gaza, which never actually happened. Click below to watch the segment: Hashemi repeated his “genocide” slur against Israel, even while claiming that people of “character and conscience” support the Palestinians. Predictably, at no point did Dodge say anything to challenge or correct her guest. Not to be outdone, Marcy Markusa, host of Information Morning, and a regular platformer of anti-Israel radicals, conducted her own sympathetic interview with Hashemi. Beyond repeating his “genocide” slander and falsely claiming too little aid is entering Gaza, Hashemi made no mention of the real obstacle to peace: namely, Hamas’ refusal to accept Israel’s very existence, and the Islamic terrorist group’s fanatical devotion to terrorism. Click below to listen to the segment: In an interview with Edmonton’s CBC Radio One, Hashemi claimed that Israel has been violating the ceasefire with Hamas “at will,” downplaying ongoing Hamas violence against Israeli troops, and making no mention of the group’s refusal to back down from its goal to destroy Israel, an obvious obstacle to any peace. Click below to listen to the segment: Finally, Hashemi’s interview on London Morning saw host Andrew Brown offer little in the way of new insight, instead simply repeating his past comments, blaming Israel for continuing to strike Palestinian terrorists in Gaza in recent months, and failing to inform listeners about the continued genocidal goals of Hamas. Click below to listen to the segment: In multiple interviews, Nader Hashemi has made unfounded and baseless anti-Israel allegations, consistently ignored by his CBC hosts, who have continued to offer him a sympathetic platform while failing to offer the same opportunities to opposing voices. --- ## CBC News: Uncritically Repeats Gaza Propaganda, But Suddenly Cautious About Sharing Updates From Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-uncritically-repeats-gaza-propaganda-but-suddenly-cautious-about-sharing-updates-from-iran/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-12 Words: 586 > This stark difference suggests that ideology, not journalistic standards, is what drives the difference in reporting. For virtually the entirety of the Hamas-Israel war, news media outlets regularly regurgitated casualty claims from the Hamas-run “Gaza Ministry of Health,” presenting their unverified death toll often without any context whatsoever. Despite the ministry being entirely under the control of Hamas, a genocidal Islamic terrorist organization dedicated to Israel’s destruction – as well as a savvy media manipulator – scores of Canadian news media outlets frequently ignored these critical facts, and instead presented Hamas’ talking points at face value. But suddenly, after widespread anti-regime protests swept Iran, the media’s practice changed when it came to chronicling death tolls. For days, CBC News offered virtually no coverage of the protests across Iran, and it was only well into January that the publicly-funded broadcaster finally began covering the events in detail. In the January 9 episode of Hanomansing Tonight, host Ian Hanomansing introduced the story by saying that “as many as 21 people have been killed” in the uprisings. In fact, even at the time of the broadcast, there were reports of hundreds already killed. Click below to watch the segment: Hanomansing then introduced reporter Sarah Galashan, who told viewers that “it is very difficult to know what’s happening on the ground in Iran right now,” offering a “huge shout-out to our verification team.” While it is indisputable that verifying information from Iran, amidst the regime’s total internet blackout, is a difficult challenge, CBC News’ practice is a distinct and dramatic departure from how it covered the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza. One CBC News report, published in early 2025, repeated outlandish accusations from the British publication The Lancet, stating that even Hamas’ unverified death toll figures were “significantly underestimated.” Click below to watch the segment: Elsewhere, CBC News’ reporters engaged in heavy editorializing, all under the guise of news. Correspondent Margaret Evans referred to Gaza as a land “soaked in blood,” an early 2024 broadcast saw host Heather Hiscox repeat death toll claims from the controversial United Nations agency UNRWA, without any attempt at balance. When it came to allegations of famine – which were later debunked and walked back by the purveyors of these claims – CBC News danced to the tune of anti-Israel activists, as well. In a September 2025 broadcast, obscenely titled “Gaza teen explains what it’s like to starve,” correspondent Chris Brown teamed up with Mohamed El Saife, a local freelancer who has spread vile anti-Israel propaganda, to spread famine and starvation claims, virtually without any context at all. Click below to watch the segment: Time and again, when anti-Israel pressure groups leveled claims at Israel, CBC News was quick to give them coverage. When Amnesty International, the so-called “humanitarian” group, even went so far as to effectively change the very meaning of the word “genocide” in order to accuse Israel of that crime, CBC News gave it widespread, uncritical coverage. CBC News’ different approaches to reporting the news in Gaza and Iran is as dramatic as it is telling. In repeating virtually every anti-Israel allegation from Gaza, CBC News showed that verification was of little concern, and that just about every claim could be given a platform. But with Iran, suddenly the public broadcaster became far more cautious, making no mention of some of the most chilling testimonies from Iran. CBC News’ starkly different standards for Gaza and Iran expose a striking inconsistency, suggesting that ideology, not journalistic standards, is what drives the difference in reporting. --- ## Six CBC Radio Programs Give Sympathetic Platform To Guest Rami Khouri, Spreading Baseless Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theories Without Challenge Or Balance URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/six-cbc-radio-programs-give-sympathetic-platform-to-guest-rami-khouri-spreading-baseless-anti-israel-conspiracy-theories-without-challenge-or-balance/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-09 Words: 659 > But despite his repeated propaganda, no CBC host meaningfully challenged him, nor was there any balance offered to listeners. Rami Khouri, a professor at the American University in Beirut – now based in the United States – who has demonized the majority of Israelis and downplayed Palestinian terrorism, has unsurprisingly been a repeat guest on multiple CBC radio programs, where uncritical interviewers have permitted him to spread vile propaganda without challenge. In six separate interviews across CBC platforms on January 8, Khouri was asked to comment on the state of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Gaza, part of the publicly-funded broadcaster’s incessant focus on Gaza and downplaying of anti-regime protests in Iran. In an interview on the Calgary Eyeopener’s host Loren McGinnis, Khouri spread the conspiracy theory that “they (Israel) want the Palestinians out so it can be a full Jewish state. They say this openly now.” Click below to watch the segment: Whoever “they” is, it’s not the Israeli government, which has repeatedly made clear that it has no such intentions. And despite Khouri’s conspiracy theories, the Palestinian population has grown exponentially in 75+ years, showing little evidence for this alleged plot. The same day, Khouri was interviewed by Marcy Markusa on Winnipeg’s Information Morning program. Markusa is no stranger to providing fawning interviews of hardline anti-Israel guests, and has done so multiple times. In this conversation, she cited “aid groups” complaining that aid is “not coming in at necessary levels,” but omitted any mention of the enormous aid that is entering, and the plentiful scenes it has created in Gaza. Click below to watch the segment: Instead, she permitted Khouri to spread dangerous disinformation, including accusing Israel of “genocide,” and repeating his claim that Israel wants “the Palesitnians to leave Gaza,” despite no policy nor statements from the Israeli government to that effect. Even as he spread the baseless “genocide” slur, to which scholars widely reject, and to which there is enormous evidence to the contrary, Markusa failed to challenge him, or even point out these details to listeners. Khouri was also interviewed by host Shelley Joyce on the Daybreak Kamloops radio program, where, like a broken record, he repeated his “genocide” allegations, to no challenge from his host, who could have asked him what kind of non-existent “genocide” sees a survival rate of about 98-99 percent among civilians, even amidst an intense urban conflic with a terrorist group that actively embeds itself among civilians. If that is “genocide,” it is the least effective genocide imaginable. Click below to listen to the segment: In an interview filled with nonsensical half-truths and falsehoods, one comment stood out, when Khouri praised CBC’s coverage of the Hamas-Israel war. Given that the public broadcaster regularly gives him a sympathetic platform while denying it to supporters of Israel, it is unsurprising that he would enjoy it. Khouri was also interviewed on CBC Radio One in Montreal, as well as CBC’s On The Island program. In an interview on The Morning Edition – KW, a program that has repeatedly platformed anti-Israel activists and has failed – or refused – to interview opposing voices – Khouri told host Craig Norris with confidence that “the whole point of the genocide” was “to make life difficult so that the Palestinians there would eventually leave.” Click below to listen the segment: Given Khouri’s history of spreading unfounded anti-Israel disinformation, it is of little surprise that he would continue to do so. But it is indefensible that Norris would fail to point out to listeners that Israel denies those baseless charges, and that it has made clear that it waged a war against Hamas to defeat the Islamist terrorist group and to ensure the country’s safety. By giving Rami Khouri yet more opportunities to spread anti-Israel disinformation without challenge and simultaneously denying it to those who would offer a different view, CBC continues to show Canadians that rather than sharing the news, it is promoting a radical agenda. --- ## Doctoral Student Marion Zahar Whitewashes Hezbollah Terrorist Group In La Presse Column URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/doctoral-student-marion-zahar-whitewashes-hezbollah-terrorist-group-in-la-presse-column/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-09 Words: 1157 > Throughout her commentary, Zahar downplayed the threat of Hezbollah. Cliquez ici pour la version française Marion Zahar, a doctoral student at the University of Montreal who has previously denied Israel’s right to exist and referred to the Jewish State’s entire existence as “occupation,” published an opinion column on January 7 in La Presse, downplaying the role of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah and defending its refusal to lay down its arms. In her commentary, “The ‘new Lebanon,” one year on,” Zahar stated that Lebanon – as per its 2023 ceasefire agreement with Israel – is pursuing the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Islamist group that has long enjoyed dominance in much of the country. She noted criticisms by Israel that the Lebanese government has failed to disarm Hezbollah, but then makes the eyebrow-raising claim that Israel has gone “so far as to threaten the very existence of the country.” Her supposed proof is a quote from Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz, who warned the Lebanese president that “there will be no calm in Beirut, no order and stability in Lebanon without security for the State of Israel.” No reasonable person – let alone a doctoral student – could possibly interpret those words in good faith as claiming that Israel was threatening “the very existence” of Lebanon, but in her zeal to blame Israel, Zahar attempted to do exactly that. Zahar casually referred to “12,000 other Israeli ceasefire violations” in Lebanon, evidently hoping that readers will simply accept her version of events, and agree that Israel’s counter-terrorism operations against Hezbollah are a violation of the ceasefire. In reality, under the terms of the ceasefire, Israel is permitted to strike Hezbollah when it sees an immediate threat, or when it sees that the terrorist group is attempting rearmament, in a violation of the agreement. That critical detail went completely ignored, and in fact blatantly misrepresented, by Zahar in her commentary, which condemned Israel for “bombings and other aggressions,” even while Hezbollah “has fired only one rocket toward Israel since the agreement came into force.” Whether due to dishonestly or plain ignorance, Zahar has misrepresented Hezbollah’s threat and ongoing violations. While Hezbollah has not fired a large number of rockets towards Israel since the ceasefire in November, 2023, it has without question violated the agreement, by continuing to attempt rearmament. Hezbollah, with its senior leadership almost completely decimated by Israel and many of its terrorists rendered no longer able to fight as a result of Israel’s pager strike, is in no position to be able to attack Israel in the near future, and it recognizes this reality. Instead, the terrorist group has attempted to rebuild and rearm itself in preparation for a future confrontation, ostensibly when it can wage a deadlier war against civilians in Israel. But rather than drawing a comprehensive – or even accurate – picture for readers, Zahar has taken the easy route of blaming Israel for the actions and machinations of a genocidal Islamist terrorist group, Hezbollah, rather than admitting that they and their Iranian patrons are the only reason why Israel and Lebanon do not enjoy peace today. Marion Zahar’s opinion column is not only factually wrong, it is morally obtuse, and only serves to misinform readers. La doctorante Marion Zahar blanchit le groupe terroriste Hezbollah dans une chronique de La Presse Marion Zahar, doctorante à l’Université de Montréal qui a déjà nié le droit d’Israël à l’existence et qualifié l’ensemble de l’existence de l’État juif d’« occupation », a publié le 7 janvier une chronique d’opinion dans La Presse minimisant le rôle du groupe terroriste libanais Hezbollah et défendant son refus de déposer les armes. Dans sa chronique, « Le “nouveau Liban”, un an plus tard », Zahar affirme que le Liban — conformément à son accord de cessez-le-feu de 2023 avec Israël — poursuit le désarmement du Hezbollah, le groupe islamiste soutenu par l’Iran qui domine depuis longtemps de vastes régions du pays. Elle note les critiques formulées par Israël selon lesquelles le gouvernement libanais n’a pas réussi à désarmer le Hezbollah, mais avance ensuite l’affirmation pour le moins surprenante qu’Israël serait allé « jusqu’à menacer l’existence même du pays ». Sa prétendue preuve est une citation du ministre israélien de la Défense, Israël Katz, qui a averti le président libanais qu’« il n’y aura pas de calme à Beyrouth, pas d’ordre ni de stabilité au Liban sans sécurité pour l’État d’Israël ». Aucune personne raisonnable — encore moins une doctorante — ne pourrait interpréter de bonne foi ces propos comme une menace contre « l’existence même » du Liban, mais dans son empressement à blâmer Israël, Zahar a tenté de le faire. Zahar a évoqué avec désinvolture « 12 000 autres violations israéliennes du cessez-le-feu » au Liban, espérant manifestement que les lecteurs accepteront sa version des faits et conviendront que les opérations antiterroristes d’Israël c... --- ## Ottawa Morning Radio Program Platforms Radical Anti-Israel NGOs, Continuing Ongoing Media Fixating With Alleged Israeli Wrongdoing URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/ottawa-morning-radio-program-platforms-radical-anti-israel-ngos-continuing-ongoing-media-fixating-with-alleged-israeli-wrongdoing/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-09 Words: 546 > CBC’s Ottawa Morning radio program gave them a predictable platform to complain. Following the refusal of multiple so-called “humanitarian” organizations inside Gaza to adhere to a new law requiring them to share a list of their employees to ensure that none are members of Palestinian terrorist groups, Israel has suspended a number of these groups from operating. And in CBC’s ongoing myopic focus on the complaints of these activist groups, a recent segment of the Ottawa Morning radio program exclusively interviewed a Palestinian and representatives from these organizations, failing to provide any meaningful balance whatsoever. The January 7 segment, “Israel has banned more than 30 aid organizations from Gaza deepening the humanitarian crisis,” featured host Rebecca Zandbergen cover the story, exclusively from an anti-Israel perspective. Click below to listen to the segment: First, listeners heard from Ottawa resident Asil Nashwan, who spoke about her sister in Gaza. This is at least the second time that Zandbergen has platformed Nashwan; she previously did so in May, 2025, in a segment and accompanying article about Nashwan’s sister, seeking to come to Canada. In the recent segment, Zandbergen spoke with two representatives of two “humanitarian” groups: Erin Kiley, director of international programs at Oxfam Canada, and Michael Lawson, a program manager with Doctors Without Borders. Both Oxfam Canada and Doctors Without Borders have been vocal in their condemnations of Israel over the last two years. Oxfam has dedicated significant resources to demonizing Israel to Canadians, and Kiley has previously spread anti-Israel propaganda in a previous media interview with CBC. But no mention was made of either group’s longtime anti-Israel activism, which would have shed a light on where their priorities lie. And while Zandbergen did ask her guests why their groups have refused to comply with Israel’s security rules, she did not interview any guest who could have explained the extent of Hamas’ infiltration of “humanitarian” organizations in Gaza, and why such precautions are vital. Furthermore, at no time during the conversation was there any acknowledgement of the minimal role that Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders play inside Gaza. Together, these groups (alongside 35 other organizations which have refused to comply with the security rules) represent less than one percent of the humanitarian aid entering Gaza. These bans have a minimal impact on everyday life in Gaza, in large part because dozens of other groups have followed the new Israeli law and are continuing to operate. But that has not stopped sympathetic news media outlets from zeroing in on this topic, even as they largely ignore other serious human rights issues around the world, including growing anti-regime protests in Iran and ongoing violence against civilians in Sudan. Near the end of the interview, Zandbergen asked Oxfam Canada’s Kiley for her thoughts on how “the spotlight” shifting to Venezuela, prompting Kiley to complain that “it does concern me that we will get distracted,” but adding that she’s confident that “the media will circle back to what’s happening.” It seems that Kiley has little reason to be concerned. Most of the Canadian news media has shown a consistent groupthink over the last two years, reflectively covering stories that can be used to demonize Israel, while largely ignoring or downplaying other topics, even when the stories are far more significant and consequential. --- ## Winnipeg Free Press Columnist Dan Lett Claims Israel “Motivated By Genocidal Agendas” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/winnipeg-free-press-columnist-dan-lett-claims-israel-motivated-by-genocidal-agendas/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-08 Words: 551 > Spreading such disinformation is not only false, but dangerous. In his 1986 Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Holocaust survivor and human rights activist Elie Wiesel condemned the tendency of many observers to refuse to take sides in the battle between good and evil. “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim,” he said.” Those words could have been written today, with some commentators failing to note any material difference between genocidal Palestinian terrorists on one hand and Israel, a liberal democratic state, on the other, and positioning their moral blindness as being even-handed. In an apparent effort to portray his commentary as exactly that, a January 6 newsletter from Winnipeg Free Press columnist Dan Lett claimed that “both Hamas and Israel are to some extent motivated by genocidal agendas.” Hamas’ motivations are hardly in dispute. The group makes no qualms about its goal to destroy Israel and replace it with an Islamic State-style caliphate. But with Israel, Lett hyperlinked to an article that quoted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as comparing Hamas to the biblical Amalek, an evil entity that sought to annihilate the Jews. If anything, Netanyahyu’s quote shows his focus was on Hamas, not Palestinians in general. And despite two years of war against Palestinian terrorists, Israel achieved a very low civilian casualty ratio, according to the world’s top scholar on urban warfare. By any standard, if Israel sought “genocide,” it could have achieved it, given its military capabilities. But there is zero evidence it ever sought anything of the sort, and in fact took extensive measures to protect Gazan civilians. Lett’s letter asserted that “it is pro forma right now for younger people around the world to stake out a rigid position” on Gaza, but the solution to easy answers is not to present falsehoods, as Lett has done. In his letter, he admits to having attended a concert by Kneecap, the Irish band accused of glorifying Islamist terrorism, which he blithely denies, saying “Kneecap is not promoting terrorism.” However, the truth is not so simple. Critics say a group’s singer not only held aloft a Hezbollah flag, but even chanted “up Hamas, up Hezbollah,” details ignored by Lett. Lett also saves room to attack HonestReporting Canada in his letter, writing that it is “symbolic of the ‘must be for us or you’re against us’ mentality,” claiming that “its dispatches largely denounce all anti-Israel criticism.” Criticism of Israeli governmental policy is entirely valid, but demonizing Israel and spreading falsehoods – including claiming that Israel is driven by genocidal goals – is entirely illegitimate. Moreover, Lett ignores how such anti-Israel propaganda is not simply intellectually false, but in fact helps pour gasoline on anti-Jewish hate crimes, which invariably rise during times of war in the Middle East. This is hardly a coincidence. When Israel, the world’s sole Jewish State, is regularly demonized in the news media and targeted with blood libels like “genocide,” Jews around the world, including in Canada, become an easy and convenient target. Consequently, columnists like Dan Lett have a duty to do more than mindlessly parrot anti-Israel propaganda and claim that Jerusalem is just as genocidally-driven as Hamas, when there is quite simply zero evidence for this scandalous claim, and that spreading such disinformation can carry serious consequences. --- ## Taxpayer-Funded Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Playing Host To Anti-Israel Extremist Yipeng Ge On January 17 – Will Local Media Demand Accountability? URL: https://honestreporting.ca/taxpayer-funded-kitchener-waterloo-art-gallery-playing-host-to-anti-israel-extremist-yipeng-ge-on-january-17-will-local-media-demand-accountability/ Type: post Modified: 2026-01-08 Words: 582 > Ge has repeatedly shared content praising or justifying Palestinian terrorism, yet continues to be treated as a credible voice by Canadian media. The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (KWAG), an institution which has received more than $125,000 in taxpayer funds over the last two years, will be hosting Yipeng Ge, one of Canada’s most outspoken glorifiers of Palestinian terrorism, at an event in mid-January. The January 17 event, organized by VigilforGazaKW, invites attendees to learn about “the impact of the Genocide (sic) on Gaza’s Healthcare system and people,” featuring a film screening and accompanying discussion with both Ge and Abdulghani Basith, an emergency physician at Markham Stouffville Hospital. Hey @kwartgallery, why are you providing a platform to @yipengge, an individual with a long track record of promoting anti-Israel disinformation and publicly glorifying Hamas terrorists? In the past two years alone, your organization has received over $125,000 in government… pic.twitter.com/45K3qAaPMX — HonestReporting Canada (@HonestRepCanada) January 7, 2026 Ge is no mere doctor. Over the last two years, he has made a name for himself for being a regular disseminator of hateful anti-Israel propaganda. In the fall of 2023, in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ massacres in southern Israel, Ge took to social media to promote a sign that read “from the rivers (sic) to the sea Palestine will be free.” The expression, referring to the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea, is a not-so-thinly veiled call for the destruction of Israel, and in effect, the annihilation of millions of Jews. He was later suspended from his residency at the University of Ottawa as a result. As time progressed, Ge’s extremism became even more apparent. On the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ massacres, he shared multiple posts widely seen as glorifying Palestinian terrorism. Yipeng Ge shared multiple posts from Toronto family lawyer Aidan Simardone, including ones depicting Palestinian terrorists breaking into Israel on October 7, 2023, alongside the caption “colonialism is not a metaphor. It is a force that must be resisted,” and another that simply read “history will absolve The Resistance,” an apparent reference to Hamas terrorists. Another post shared by Ge depicted a Palestinian man standing atop an Israeli tank, alongside the caption “to exist, is to resist.” Post after post spread the same message: that Palestinian terrorism, and specifically the murderous assaults of October 7, were heroic and praiseworthy. Another of his posts showed an image from that day showing a group of Palestinians atop an Israeli army jeep, with the caption praising those individuals, saying it showed how “we never gave up on our fight for freedom.” Despite his well-documented extremism, Ge remains a registered physician in Ontario, and has regularly been interviewed by Canadian news media outlets, which have consistently failed to inform the public about his dangerous anti-Israel radicalism. Outside of social media, Ge has shared stages with a host of other anti-Israel extremists, from NDP Member of Parliament Heather McPherson, anti-Israel nurse Deirdre Nunan, Samira Mohyeddin, a spreader of conspiracy theorists accusing Jews of carrying out hate crimes to gain public sympathy, and Yara Shoufani, the president of the group Canadians for Justice & Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), and who has defended Palestinian terrorism, saying they have a right to “resist” and “liberate our land from zionist colonization.” It is scandalous that The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, a significant recipient of both provincial and federal taxpayer dollars, would permit such an extremist to speak at an event on their premises, and it is incumbent for the local news media to demand accountability. --- ## Le Devoir Article Amplifies So-Called ‘Humanitarian’ Groups While Downplaying Their Extremism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-devoir-article-amplifies-so-called-humanitarian-groups-while-downplaying-their-extremism/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-06 Words: 491 > Le Devoir amplified the claims of François Audet, a repeat spreader of anti-Israel disinformation, with little context. In a December 31 article in Le Devoir, reporter Jeanne Claveau-Laviolette chronicles the new security precautions required by Israel of so-called “humanitarian” organizations operating in Gaza, to help ensure that they do not employ members of Palestinian terrorist groups like Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). However, her article, “Israel suspends 37 NGOs in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam-Québec,” relied overwhelmingly on the statements of local anti-Israel groups, and only offered a brief nod to the security threats these groups pose to Jerusalem. It also failed to explain that Israel has identified multiple former staffers of these organizations who were also documented members of a Palestinian terrorist group. Her article extensively quotes François Audet, director of the Canadian Observatory on Crisis and Humanitarian Action, who claimed that “they are the ones best equipped operationally to distribute food there.” Audet, who has previously spread anti-Israel disinformation, including falsely accusing the country of “deliberately preventing food from entering Gaza,” has a right to his opinion, as detached from reality as they may be. But it is Le Devoir’s responsibility to inform readers, rather than just platforming reliable anti-Israel voices. All the 37 organizations which have refused to comply with Israel’s security screenings collectively represent less than one percent of the humanitarian aid entering Gaza, a significant detail that went completely unmentioned by Claveau-Laviolette. In fact, dozens of groups operating in Gaza have complied with Israeli law, and are continuing to offer humanitarian assistance to Palestinians. This fact means that, despite the hysterics coming from Audet, humanitarian work continues unabated, both in terms of deliveries into Gaza, and work inside the enclave, from groups that have made that their focus. While the article does briefly acknowledge Israel’s security concerns and quote a statement from the Israeli government, it is Audet’s condemnation of Israel which represents the overwhelming focus of the piece. Le Devoir notes that, beyond being required to share the names of their employees, the law also excludes groups which “have supported the boycott of Israel” or “questioned the October 7, 2023 attack” by Hamas against Israel. However, this too fails to draw a fulsome picture for readers. For years, groups such as Doctors Without Borders/MSF and Oxfam have devoted significant resources to demonizing Israel, engaging in expensive advertising purchases to spread anti-Israel propaganda to Canadian audiences, and spreading scurrilous disinformation, almost always without any challenge by the Canadian news media. Israel has pointed out that groups like Doctors Without Borders/MSF have “shifted from medical assistance to political advocacy,” using their reputations as humanitarian organizations to engage in activism rather than life-saving work, but that has not stopped countless media outlets from platforming them without any challenge. As 2026 begins, it is critical that Canadian news media outlets finally begin to hold so-called “humanitarian” organizations accountable for their actions, rather than acting as their stenographers. --- ## CBC News Conducts One-Sided Interview With Long-Time Anti-Israel Commentator Michael Lynk URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-conducts-one-sided-interview-with-long-time-anti-israel-commentator-michael-lynk/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-06 Words: 538 > Lynk’s misleading claims about winter hardship, mass hunger, and famine in Gaza went unchallenged. In the latest instalment of an anti-Israel guest being portrayed as a credible commentator without any challenge whatsoever, on January 1, CBC News’ Morning Live program spoke with Michael Lynk about Gaza. Lynk, a former United Nations Palestinian special rapporteur, has long been criticized for his anti-Israel activities. He has been accused of consistently ignoring Palestinian human rights violations, has shared a stage with fanatical anti-Israel activist Dimitri Lascaris, who was accused of anti-Jewish hate by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Lynk even accepted a medal from the Palestinian regime, with one critic saying he acted like an “agent for the PLO,” or Palestine Liberation Organization. Against that backdrop, Lynk should be seen as a reliable anti-Israel voice, but that has not stopped him from being regularly interviewed in the Canadian news media, where he has faced little to no pushback for his statements. The interview began with Lynk referring to the “extraordinarily difficult winter months” in Gaza, failing to explain that daily highs in the territory often exceed 20 degrees Celsius, and that – contrary to the images often presented by the news media – much of Gaza has returned to normal, with bustling shops and restaurants, as well as luxury consumer items widely available. Click below to watch the full interview: But rather than seeking to challenge Lynk’s depiction, or at the very least offering even a scintilla of background context, the host added to the pile-on, telling viewers that there had been “horrific images of malnutrition, mass hunger.” She failed to share that analysts have pointed out how claims of “mass hunger” never stood up to scrutiny, or how much food has entered Gaza. Instead, she simply set the stage for Lynk’s outlandish claims. Right on cue, Lynk said that the United Nations “determined there was famine in parts of Gaza,” adding that “they’ve now improved that status.” In actuality, the United Nation’s IPC body – which had long predicted that famine was just around the corner, in spite of all available evidence to the contrary – later backtracked, saying it was “averted.” As one commentator pointed out, “according to the IPC, Gaza is miraculously in much better shape than the organization’s researchers claimed it would be earlier this year.” What Lynk calls a status having been “improved” is in actuality a famine that was never likely at all, despite the consistent drum-banging taking place throughout many corners of the Canadian news media. Even when Lynk claimed that there were “low levels of food” reaching Gaza – despite literally hundreds of trucks coming in daily – the host failed to say anything in response. Against such personal statements that are inconsistent with the facts, CBC News has a solemn duty to ensure that viewers are given the full truth, rather than a carefully-curated picture from a long-time anti-Israel activist. Not once during the interview did the host see fit to challenge Lynk, or even to reference any of the enormous amount of evidence contradicting his claims. Instead, his allegations were presented by themselves, part of CBC News’ ongoing platforming of anti-Israel claims and significant erasure of opposing viewpoints. --- ## For Second Year In A Row, CBC Permits Anti-Israel Propaganda To Be Displayed During New Year’s Eve Programming URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/for-second-year-in-a-row-cbc-permits-anti-israel-propaganda-to-be-displayed-during-new-years-eve-programming/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-06 Words: 543 > CBC cannot plausibly claim ignorance or an inability to prevent its platform from being exploited by extremists. For the second year in a row, CBC has permitted anti-Israel extremists to promote their hateful messages on Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster during New Year’s Eve programming. Last year, on the evening of December 31, 2024, as CBC personalities and guests rang in the new year, anti-Israel extremists behind them held signs bearing messages such as “Zionism is terrorism” and “Zionism & Nazism are supremacist cults.” Zionism is the Jewish People’s movement of self-determination in their historic homeland, and by characterizing it as “terrorism” or akin to Nazism, these messages were not simply anti-Israel, but stridently anti-Jewish. Despite these signs being shown for extended periods of time, there is no evidence that CBC sought to block or remove them from view. Following that year’s broadcast, HonestReporting Canada publicly condemned the broadcaster for failing to act, and noting that “while CBC did not create the hateful anti-Jewish signs, by appearing to take no action whatsoever to remove them, it is nevertheless complicit in letting those inciting messages be broadcast across Canada.” But despite the passage of one year, it seems that CBC has made no discernable effort to address its shortcomings of a year later. The broadcaster’s New Year’s Eve programming on December 31, 2025, was once again marred by anti-Israel demonstrators, who were seen repeatedly waving Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flags in an effort to disrupt the proceedings, and hijack the event for their radical cause. One of the messages displayed stated that Israel’s new year resolution was to “kill more babies,” a vicious and hateful claim towards Jerusalem. Once again, @CBCNews allowed radical anti-Israel thugs to display their hateful rhetoric on screen during last night’s NYE broadcast. Instead of letting Canadians celebrate the New Year, our public broadcaster allowed anti-Israel propaganda to be imposed on viewers. pic.twitter.com/bZQdHZF55R — HonestReporting Canada (@HonestRepCanada) January 1, 2026 Having permitted such messaging on their platform for two years in a row, CBC therefore cannot claim ignorance, nor can they wash their hands of responsibility. The public broadcaster enjoys an annual budget of nearly 1.5 billion taxpayer dollars, and it is inconceivable that they would be unable to find an approach that prevents anti-Israel extremists from hijacking unrelated New Year’s Eve programming. That they failed to do so for two consecutive years indicates either a striking inability to conduct a simple New Year’s Eve program despite their mammoth budget, or otherwise a decision to permit such hateful messages to piggyback off CBC. By making no discernible effort two years in a row to prevent such content, CBC is sending a clear message to the Canadian taxpayer that it has little interest in upholding journalistic standards. In fact, over the last two years of the Hamas-Israel war, CBC has repeatedly demonstrated exactly that. Across multiple platforms, including radio, television and print, the public broadcaster has relentlessly promoted anti-Israel agendas with little challenge, interviewed anti-Israel activists in fawning conversations at the exclusion of opposing voices, used anti-Israel activists to report on the Middle East, and whitewashed anti-Israel extremists. The year 2026 is not off to a good start for CBC. --- ## CBC News Reporter Verity Stevenson Turns Human-Interest Gaza Story Into Platform For Spreading Anti-Israel Allegations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reporter-verity-stevenson-turns-human-interest-gaza-story-into-platform-for-spreading-anti-israel-allegations/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-06 Words: 519 > The article consistently framed Israel as responsible for Gaza’s suffering, repeating disputed allegations while ignoring pertinent details. Even by CBC News’ own bizarre standard for what constitutes ‘news,’ a recent article for the publicly-funded broadcaster was particularly inane. In a January 1 article, “Father and son dress as Santa, visit Gaza tent city with gifts, music to celebrate New Year,” reporter Verity Stevenson told the story of a Gazan man and saxophone player named Izzat Al-Qawasmeh who, alongside his 11 year-old son Mohamed, dressed up as Santa Claus to entertain children inside the coastal territory. While such narratives hardly constitute news, it was presumably written as a human interest story. But the story veered far beyond human interest storytelling. In the article, Stevenson depicted Gaza in near-apocalyptic terms, saying that the area where Al-Qawasmeh was playing “used to be a bustling neighbourhood where thousands of people lived. Cars and scooters buzzed around vendors and shops; plants hung on balconies and out of windows.” But now, she described it as being little more than “a pile of debris.” While parts of Gaza have been hard-hit by two years of the Hamas-provoked war on Israel, in other parts of the territory, life continues, with restaurants, shopping malls, and luxury consumer items aplenty. In fact, despite Stevenson’s characterization of Gaza as being little more than tents and debris, somehow Al-Qawasmeh was able to find two Santa Claus outfits in pristine condition. Throughout her article, Stevenson portrayed Israel as the villain behind Gaza’s suffering, consistently repeating allegations against Jerusalem while failing to tell the full picture. At one point, she wrote that “despite promises from Israel that it would allow 600 aid trucks into the territory per day, United Nations figures show only about 113 a day entered in October and November.” She utterly ignored statements from Israel that the true figure is almost four times higher. And in a particularly egregious paragraph, Stevenson wrote that “earlier this month, a leading global authority on food crises, The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said that though full-out famine had been averted, people in Gaza continue to face starvation and the situation remains fragile.” For months, hysterical anti-Israel activists claimed that famine already arrived in Gaza, based in part on IPC’s own prognostications. But that famine never happened at all, and rather than holding those groups accountable for their baseless claims, CBC News continues to platform them as being credible. For two years, anti-Israel groups launched a barrage of disinformation against the Jewish State, accusing it of everything from “genocide” to “famine” and more. And yet despite these claims being entirely unproven – with enormous evidence to the contrary – these claims have been consistently platformed with little effort to fact-check their allegations. This is not the first time that Verity Stevenson produced such a heavily lopsided report on the Middle East. In late 2024, Stevenson reported on an anti-Israel hate rally in Montreal, where she acted as a stenographer for protesters, chronicling their songs and chants and avoiding any mention of the hate speech, violence and assaults which were reported to have taken place. --- ## TVA Nouvelles Article Falsely Paints Israel As Ceasefire Violator, Not Palestinian Terrorists URL: https://honestreporting.ca/tva-nouvelles-article-falsely-paints-israel-as-ceasefire-violator-not-palestinian-terrorists/ Type: post Modified: 2026-01-06 Words: 570 > It also ignored evidence of Hamas’ stated refusal to disarm and its ongoing goal to destroy Israel. Reporter Mina Collin authored an article for TVA Nouvelles on December 29, “Gaza Peace Plan: Netanyahu the ‘Wizard’ Restores His Image with Trump,” where she wrote of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and American President Donald Trump’s recent meeting, that “Netanyahu managed to restore his image by persuading the American president that Israel had done nothing wrong, unlike Hamas,” paraphrasing local commentator Guillaume Lavoie. Collin continued to quote Lavoie, stating that “for President Trump, there’s Israel, which is perfectly respectful of the rules, and Hamas, which is cheating,” adding that “so clearly, Mr. Netanyahu was a magician in how he managed Trump once again…” Implicit in this presentation of events is the assumption that Israel must have acted unproductively, and that Trump’s conclusions were shaped by political maneuvering rather than facts. Rather than examining the factual context that could explain why two world leaders reached similar conclusions, Collin chose to reference Lavoie’s opinion that pinned Netanyahu’s ‘magic’ solely on Netanyahu’s personal considerations. He said, “we must keep in mind that Mr. Netanyahu has an upcoming election,” meaning that his success with Trump will keep him in power and, therefore, avoid ongoing legal proceedings. The optics around ceasefire ‘violations’ shift depending on which party is viewed as the aggressor and of posing an ongoing threat. Hamas invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, committed barbaric atrocities, took over 250 hostages, and refused to release them all for approximately two years until forced to do so in a ceasefire agreement, thus prolonging the war unnecessarily. Israel fought to neutralize the genocidal terrorist organisation along its border, and to get its people home, conducting a ground operation instead of flattening Gaza from the air despite the greater risk to its soldiers, and took multiple precautions to protect Gazan civilians. Hamas, on the other hand, used its own people as human shields, manipulated casualty data to drive up empathy in Western media, and diverted or hoarded humanitarian aid to limit Gazan access to it. The ceasefire didn’t remove the threat Hamas terrorists posed to Israel, and when Israel saw a danger, it had to address it, even during the ceasefire. Indeed, as the Jerusalem Post reported, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said that “Hamas will not disarm, give up its weapons, rule of the Gaza Strip, or permit external oversight in Gaza, including the International Stabilization Force (ISF).” This characterises Hamas and other terror groups’ behaviour since the ceasefire was established. Their violations included extrajudicial killings of approximately 40 Gazans, delaying the release of the hostages, to this day they are holding the body of Ran Gvili, attacking Israeli troops, killing 3 soldiers within the first month, keeping hundreds of Hamas fighters in Israeli-controlled areas, and more. By treating Trump and Netanyahu’s meeting as suspect, Collin, with the TVA’s backing, assumed Israeli wrongdoing while minimizing Hamas’s continued violations. This framing obscured who initiated the war and why Israel’s security concerns persist, even during a ceasefire. While Lavoie is certainly entitled to his own views, and TVA Nouvelles is entitled to quote his opinions, it is also required to ensure that readers have a full picture of events, and that means offering a diversity of voices, rather than presenting a narrow view without balance or perspective. Take action now! Click here to contact TVA and tell them to stop downplaying Hamas terrorism. --- ## CBC News Reports Continue To Shield Anti-Israel “Humanitarian” Groups From Scrutiny URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-news-reports-continue-to-shield-anti-israel-humanitarian-groups-from-scrutiny/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-02 Words: 589 > CBC widely failed to inform audiences that these groups represent less than one percent of aid entering Gaza. In a number of recent reports, CBC, Canada’s taxpayer-broadcaster, continues to platform the complaints of so-called “humanitarian” groups operating in Gaza about Israeli requirements on them, all while downplaying evidence provided by Israel purporting to show terrorists having been inside these organizations. As a result of these security threats, Israel required groups in Gaza to share a list of their staff to ensure none of their employees are members of banned terrorist groups. Many organizations refused. In a December 31 broadcast, “Israel to ban dozens of aid groups in Gaza on New Year’s Day,” viewers were treated to an interview with Oxfam representative Bushra Khalidi, who twice spread the vile “genocide” falsehood against Israel, without any challenge at all from the host. The host referred to the “alleged failure” to comply with the rules, but as Khalidi plainly stated, it was not “alleged,” but a deliberate refusal to comply. At no time did the host push back on her hateful anti-Israel falsehoods. Additionally, he also failed to note that the groups in question cumulatively represent less than 1 percent of the aid entering Gaza, meaning that for all their allegations of aid being “deliberately blocked,” there will be almost no material difference on aid in Gaza. The same day, the CBC radio program Your World Tonight featured a segment from reporter Caroline Barghout about the refusal of groups to share the list of their staff with Israel. Listeners heard clips from both Bushra Khalidi and Shaina Low, an employee of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) who is a regular interviewee on CBC. Click below to listen to the segment: Barghout introduced the story, and hastened to claim that Israel has “provided little evidence to support” its statements of ties between Palestinian terrorist groups and “humanitarian” organizations. By “little evidence,” Barghout ignores photographs purporting to show employees of such groups in uniform alongside other Palestinian terrorists. On the December 30 edition of the CBC radio program As It Happens, Shaina Low from the NRC was interviewed by guest host Paul Hunter. Click below to listen to the segment: Beyond a passing reference by Hunter that Israel states that such groups have been “infiltrated by Hamas or Islamic Jihad,” virtually all the airtime was spent by Lowe painting the groups that have refused to follow the law as being victims. She characterized NRC and other groups as “legitimate humanitarian actors who have been operating in the occupied Palestinian territory for decades.” However, it should have been noted by Hunter that these groups are also vocal anti-Israel activist organizations, and actively lobby against the Israeli government, belying their proclamations of being simply “humanitarian” in nature. Even as she claimed “obstructions” are being leveled at aid groups in Gaza, she ignored that nearly two million tonnes of humanitarian aid entered the territory in 2025. While it is hardly surprising that she would ignore this reality, it is troubling that Hunter did so too. Elsewhere in the interview, Hunter asked Lowe to describe life in Gaza, which she depicted as being predictably apocalyptic, saying it is “unimaginably miserable.” Meanwhile, Gazan social media shows people there enjoying parties, driving luxury cars, visiting restaurants, and more. But this side of Gaza went completely unmentioned by Lowe, and regrettably entirely unchallenged by Hunter. For more than two years, so-called “humanitarian” groups enjoyed almost complete immunity from challenge in the Canadian media. It’s time that the media, and CBC News in particular, finally stop shielding these organizations from scrutiny. --- ## Multiple Canadian News Outlets Uncritically Repeat Baseless Complaints From So-Called “Humanitarian” Groups About Being Made To Share List Of Employees URL: https://honestreporting.ca/multiple-canadian-news-outlets-uncritically-repeat-baseless-complaints-from-so-called-humanitarian-groups-about-being-made-to-share-list-of-employees/ Type: post Modified: 2026-01-02 Words: 634 > Canadian media outlets largely echoed these claims, offering extensive airtime to critics while providing minimal context. Fadi al-Wadiya was a physical therapist for the “humanitarian” group Doctors without Borders/MSF, eliminated by Israel in the summer of 2024, leading to condemnations from the group. However, Israel alleged that he was also a senior leader with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group inside Gaza. To avoid further infiltrations by terrorists inside groups ostensibly seeking to carry out humanitarian work, Israel recently introduced a law requiring such organizations to share a list of their employees with Israel. However, dozens of such groups have adamantly refused to comply with these requirements, and instead have engaged in a public relations blitz falsely claiming that Israel is stifling aid to Gaza. Unsurprisingly, they have found a willing and eager partner in the Canadian news media. In a December 30 article by the Canadian Press published on CTV News, “Canada, other countries call on Israel to ensure aid groups can work in Gaza,” readers were only told of “new vetting rules,” but nothing more about their purpose or background. Instead, it extensively quotes critics, including the Canadian government, as well as Ahmed Ramadan, government relations officer for the radical anti-Israel group Justice for All Canada, which is not even one of the affected groups. However, in a single line, the article reveals that “less than one per cent” of the aid entering Gaza comes from these groups, indicating that for all their noise, the actual impact is miniscule. CBC News, for its part, did not hesitate to heavily editorialize the story. In a January 1 broadcast, “Israel bans dozens of aid groups from operating in Gaza, West Bank,” reporter Caroline Barghout began by dramatically claiming that Israel’s actions was making the situation “worse,” appearing that her role was to report facts, not share her opinions. She interviews Bushra Khalidi, an Oxfam Canada representative who has spread vile anti-Israel disinformation, who claimed that Israel “bombed our convoys.” Although Barghout did briefly note Israel’s security statements, they were swallowed up by the overwhelming focus of the piece, namely accusations against Israel. Barghout could have noted that these groups together represent virtually no aid deliveries into Gaza. For all intents and purposes, they are completely irrelevant, and yet that has not stopped them from receiving sympathetic and unchallenged coverage. In a December 31 report for CityNews, “Israel set to ban 37 humanitarian organizations from Gaza,” Karling Donoghue – a reporter with a history of anti-Israel coverage – began by quoting a United Nations official who condemned Israel’s regulations, as well as local Palestinians and Global Affairs Canada. Although she briefly mentioned the basis for the regulations during the broadcast, as with other reports, the lion’s share of the coverage was dedicated not to exploring the dangerous relationship between some “humanitarian” groups and Palestinian terrorists, but to platforming complaints against the regulations. This is woefully insufficient, and presents Israel’s rules as capricious, rather than having been based on documented instances of aid workers being Palestinian terrorists. And in a December 30 Global News broadcast, “Canada among nations calling on Israel to ensure aid groups can work in Gaza,” reporter Mike Armstrong shows multiple clips of representatives from “humanitarian” groups, including Bushra Khalidi, railing against the Israeli rules, as well as another spokesperson who claimed Israel never provided evidence. While his report did note important details such as that more than 20 other groups still operate in Gaza, no Israeli spokesperson was interviewed, and no acknowledgement was made that Israel’s concerns are not theoretical, but based on past instances of Palestinian terrorists being employed by NGOs. While these so-called “humanitarian” groups have long made clear that they exist as anti-Israel activist organizations, the news media has a responsibility to hold them accountable, rather than treating their claims uncritically. --- ## Le Journal De Montréal Spreads Falsehood Of Dead ‘Journalists’ In Gaza, Ignores All Relevant Facts URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/le-journal-de-montreal-spreads-falsehood-of-dead-journalists-in-gaza-ignores-all-relevant-facts/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-02 Words: 574 > At no time did Le Journal de Montréal acknowledge any evidence to the contrary. Le Journal de Montréal’s December 30 infographic and “In 5 minutes” explainer, “Infographic: 126 journalists killed by 2025,” reveal a lack of critical analysis in their selection of data sources and narrative. Referencing only the group Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), it quoted their claim that 126 journalists had been killed in 2025, “most of them in the context of the war in Gaza.” It is inaccurate from the start: the infographic puts those killed in Gaza at 53, which is less than half of 126, not ‘most’. The implicit allegation from Le Journal de Montréal is that Israel is at fault, presumably for deliberately targeting journalists, a common media allegation. This assumption piggybacks on many media allegations during the war that presuppose that Israel was causing wanton violence in Gaza, instead of acknowledging that Israel has been fighting a defensive war against an enemy that celebrates their own civilian casualties; contriving to increase them either in perception by massaging the casualty data, or in actuality through using them as human shields. Additionally, Le Journal de Montréal presented the CPJ’s data as reliable, when, in fact, it has been disproved on two separate occasions, where its data was found to be highly inaccurate. In the interest of journalistic ethics, Le Journal de Montreal ought to have shared all the available information with its readers. One such report was written by British investigative journalist David Collier in January 2024 detailing the multiple problems with the CPJ’s ‘evidence,’ including that their list of ‘journalists’ significantly overlapped with Hamas’s list of ‘journalists.’ This in itself was disturbing. Furthermore, the list was found to be highly inaccurate because it was found to be “containing many Hamas / Islamic Jihad members along with others who are not connected to news gathering or reporting.” The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center published the results of their study on December 11, which, according to their report, “examined the identities of 266 individuals identified as journalists or media workers killed in Gaza between October 7, 2023, and November 30, 2025.” It found that “roughly 60 percent were members of terror groups or clearly affiliated with them, including 104 linked to Hamas and 45 to Islamic Jihad.” Le Journal de Montréal’s report reads as if it came out of an echo chamber; they included but one name and photo of a ‘journalist’ in their infographic: Mohammed Mansour. They didn’t share with their readership that the Israeli military said that he was “a significant source of technological knowledge in Hamas’s military intelligence.” Another ‘journalist’ killed by the IDF in 2025 was Anas-al-Sharif, whom the IDF said was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell and advanced rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF troops.” Mohammed Sulama was another ‘journalist’ in Gaza. He not only celebrated Hamas and Islamic Jihad on his social media, but on October 7, 2023, he uploaded photos from inside Israel; he had joined the invasion. Calling him a journalist is not only highly misleading, but an insult to the profession of journalism. Le Journal de Montréal’s December 30 infographic on journalists killed in 2025 shows a lack of basic scrutiny. It relies on a single source and presents contested figures as settled fact. By omitting widely available conflicting information, the piece leaves readers with a misleading and incomplete picture, and serves only to mislead, and spread vicious anti-Israel disinformation. --- ## Commentator Gwynne Dyer Back With More Anti-Israel Conspiracy Theories URL: https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/commentator-gwynne-dyer-back-with-more-anti-israel-conspiracy-theories/ Type: petitions Modified: 2026-01-02 Words: 556 > UK-based syndicated columnist Gwynne Dyer continues to have his commentaries published in major Canadian outlets despite a pattern The UK-based syndicated columnist Gwynne Dyer, a frequent regurgitator of anti-Israel disinformation, continues to have his commentaries published in multiple Canadian news outlets, despite his pieces reading as little more than run-on ramblings, often devoid of any meaningful insight. In an October 29 column published in The Hill Times, The Telegram newspaper and The Windsor Star, “An Arab nadir driven by clueless hegemons,” Dyer presented Hamas claims as fact, writing that “an Israeli soldier was killed by rogue Hamas fighters, and the Israel Defence Forces replied with artillery and air strikes that killed 104 Palestinians.” Both the claim that the Israeli soldier was attacked by a “rogue” Hamas terrorist, and the alleged death toll in Gaza, Dyer treats as fact, when they are allegations. Dyer also alleged that “Netanyahu still wants to get the Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip,” despite the Israeli premier repeatedly saying otherwise. While Dyer is entitled to his own opinion, he has falsely presented them as fact. Any credible journalist would have admitted that Israel’s prime minister explicitly stated that “Israel has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza or displacing its civilian population,” but Dyer seemingly could not be bothered to note this. On December 29, Dyer was back with another column, ostensibly offering comment on Israel’s recent recognition of Somaliland, a country located in the horn of Africa. His column, “Mixed motives in and around Somaliland,” was published in The Winnipeg Free Press and PNI Atlantic News. Dyer acknowledges that Somaliland, unlike its neighbour Somalia, has been “peaceful, relatively prosperous and even democratic” in the three decades since it declared independence, but nevertheless finds a way to castigate Israel for the decision to be the first country to offer it recognition. He writes that “many” suspect that Somaliland has offered “to let Israel offload Gaza’s two million Palestinians onto his country” in exchange for recognition, and soon repeats his allegation – without evidence – that Israel’s leader “still wants to expel the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip if possible,” and refers nonchalantly to the “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza. Despite no “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza, Dyer presents his personal conspiracy theory as fact. To date, no Gazans have been expelled from the coastal enclave, and Israel has made clear that it will never force anyone to do so. But Dyer displays little interest in these factual details, instead putting his personal anti-Israel animus ahead of the facts. Over the last two years, Dyer has spilled a great deal of ink spreading unfounded conspiracy theories, falsely presented as truth. He alleged that Israel “let Hamas carry out” its October 7, 2023 massacres, despite no evidence substantiating these claims, spread the falsehood that virtually no Hamas terrorists died in the Gaza war, and – seemingly borrowing a page from extreme right-wing American figures Tucker Carlson and Candace Owen, Dyer called Israel the “tail that wags the American dog.” As HonestReporting Canada previously noted, Dyer’s columns are “meandering, almost rambling, screeds that read less as a thoughtful reflection on the Middle East than a stream-of-consciousness rant,” and his recent columns are certainly no departure from this tradition. Gwynne Dyer’s recent commentaries are almost entirely devoid of thoughtful insight, and in its place, they are chock-full of half-truths and disinformation. --- ## What I Saw In Israel & Why The Canadian Media Won’t Show It: An Insightful Conversation With Cory Morgan, Journalist & Columnist With The Western Standard URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-i-saw-in-israel-why-the-canadian-media-wont-show-it-an-insightful-conversation-with-cory-morgan-journalist-columnist-with-the-western-standard/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-11-20 Words: 157 > Despite the barrage of pro-Palestinian propaganda being presented on social media - and in the traditional news media as well - there has never been a substitute for the unvarnished... Despite the barrage of pro-Palestinian propaganda being presented on social media – and in the traditional news media as well – there has never been a substitute for the unvarnished truth, and that means seeing the reality first-hand. Cory Morgan recently had a chance to do exactly that. The journalist and columnist for The Western Standard recently visited Israel with the Exigent Foundation, where he was able to get a picture that Canadians rarely see, read or hear from their news media. Cory joined us as a guest this week to discuss what he saw, the impact it had on him, and why so many news outlets fail – or refuse – to provide that same picture to Canadians. Thanks for listening to The Honest Report. Now level up—subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word. Want to stand with us even louder? Tap the link and become a sponsor. --- ## The Hidden Hand Behind Pro-Hamas Protests Across North America: An Insightful Conversation With Journalist, Strategist & Commentator Warren Kinsella URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-hidden-hand-behind-pro-hamas-protests-across-north-america-an-insightful-conversation-with-journalist-strategist-commentator-warren-kinsella/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-11-13 Words: 139 > Anyone not living under a rock in the last two years has seen the vicious pro-Hamas demonstrations in Western cities. But while they may look like spontaneous expressions of hostility... Anyone not living under a rock in the last two years has seen the vicious pro-Hamas demonstrations in Western cities. But while they may look like spontaneous expressions of hostility to Israeli policy, they are carefully-constructed instances of astroturfing, where big money funds projects designed to look grassroots. In this podcast, we sit down with Warren Kinsella, journalist, lawyer, author and political strategist, to discuss his new book The Hidden Hand: The Information War and the Rise of Antisemitic Propaganda, which unmasks the money and organizers behind pro-Hamas efforts in Canada and beyond. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## After The Indigo Store Was Attacked By Anti-Israel Activists, Here’s How I’m Fighting Back: An Insightful Conversation With Lawyer Bryant Greenbaum URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/after-the-indigo-store-was-attacked-by-anti-israel-activists-heres-how-im-fighting-back-an-insightful-conversation-with-lawyer-bryant-greenbaum/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-11-11 Words: 157 > When a Toronto bookstore owned by Jewish philanthropist Heather Reisman was vandalized by anti-Israel extremists in late 2023, one of the perpetrators, a licensed immigration consultant named Mac Scott, received... When a Toronto bookstore owned by Jewish philanthropist Heather Reisman was vandalized by anti-Israel extremists in late 2023, one of the perpetrators, a licensed immigration consultant named Mac Scott, received only a warning from his professional regulator, even after an admission of guilt. Lawyer and advocate Bryant Greenbaum says that’s not good enough. In this episode of The Honest Report, he explains why he’s taking the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants to federal court, arguing they ignored the harm done to the Jewish community. Greenbaum discusses the broader implications for professional accountability and antisemitism in Canada’s legal world, and how he’s taking action. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Why We Are Suing The City Of Montreal For Failing To Stop Pro-Terrorist Rallies: An Insightful Conversation With Lawyer Neil Oberman URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-we-are-suing-the-city-of-montreal-for-failing-to-stop-pro-terrorist-rallies-an-insightful-conversation-with-lawyer-neil-oberman/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-10-29 Words: 149 > One high-profile lawyer is taking the city of Montreal to court over its failure to uphold the rule of law amid two years of pro-Hamas rallies. Neil Oberman, a partner... One high-profile lawyer is taking the city of Montreal to court over its failure to uphold the rule of law amid two years of pro-Hamas rallies. Neil Oberman, a partner at the law firm of Spiegel Ryan, on behalf of private clients, is suing the city and its mayor, Valerie Plante, to make sure that they uphold their legal requirements to ensure public safety and order. In this episode of The Honest Report, Oberman joins us to explain the legal basis for his action, how he is compelling the city of Montreal to do its job, and the bigger message that his litigation is sending. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Why One Man Refuses To Cede The Streets To Extremists; A Fireside Chat With Avi Attali URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-one-man-refuses-to-cede-the-streets-to-extremists-a-fireside-chat-with-avi-attali/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-10-24 Words: 151 > After two years of extremist anti-Israel demonstrations, often found in downtown cores, many pro-Israel events have come to avoid those areas altogether, effectively ceding them. Avi Attali was not prepared... After two years of extremist anti-Israel demonstrations, often found in downtown cores, many pro-Israel events have come to avoid those areas altogether, effectively ceding them. Avi Attali was not prepared to make that happen. The Toronto resident, along with a group of volunteers, has planned and executed a number of rallies for Israel and to raise awareness for the hostages, primarily based in downtown Toronto, with some of these events attracting thousands of attendees. Avi joins us this week to tell us why he thinks such events are so critical, what motivates him to put them together, and what the lesson is for all supporters of Israel. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## What Is The Humanitarian Reality Really Like In Gaza? An Insightful Conversation With Chapin Fay, Spokesperson For The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-is-the-humanitarian-reality-really-like-in-gaza-an-insightful-conversation-with-chapin-fay-spokesperson-for-the-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-ghf/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-10-17 Words: 159 > Since starting operations in late May, in large part because of the widespread theft of aid that was currently taking place by terrorist groups inside Gaza, the American-backed group, the... Since starting operations in late May, in large part because of the widespread theft of aid that was currently taking place by terrorist groups inside Gaza, the American-backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has delivered nearly 200 million meals into the territory, using an innovative approach. But just as huge numbers of meals have been provided, there has been a widespread effort by the United Nations and other groups to delegitimize the GHF and portray it as the problem, rather than a solution. To help us understand the complexity on the ground, we are joined by Chapin Fay, spokesperson for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Please note: This conversation took place before the current ceasefire agreement. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? 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I Sued For Defamation & Won: An Insightful Conversation With Toronto Lawyer Sergio Karas URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/i-was-called-a-genocide-supporter-because-i-am-a-zionist-i-sued-for-defamation-won-an-insightful-conversation-with-toronto-lawyer-sergio-karas/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-09-15 Words: 125 > Sergio Karas is an immigration lawyer and a vocal supporter of Israel. So when he was called a genocide supporter - by a fellow lawyer, no less - he refused... Sergio Karas is an immigration lawyer and a vocal supporter of Israel. So when he was called a genocide supporter – by a fellow lawyer, no less – he refused to take it sitting down. Instead, he sued for defamation, and he won damages. Sergio joins us on our podcast this week to discuss his story, how and why he decided to litigate, and his advice for others, to help ensure that anti-Israel lies are not able to stand unchallenged. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Seeing The Famine Lie First-Hand In Gaza: An Insightful Conversation With Writer & Open-Source Intelligence Investigator Eitan Fischberger URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/seeing-the-famine-lie-first-hand-in-gaza-an-insightful-conversation-with-writer-open-source-intelligence-investigator-eitan-fischberger/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-09-04 Words: 136 > News media outlets regularly claim that there is a famine or starvation in Gaza, and that Israel is refusing to allow food into the territory. But the actual evidence tells... News media outlets regularly claim that there is a famine or starvation in Gaza, and that Israel is refusing to allow food into the territory. But the actual evidence tells a very different story. In recent weeks, Eitan Fischberger, an Israel-based open-source intelligence investigator, visited Gaza, where he saw first-hand the incredible amount of aid that Israel had permitted into Gaza, but was not being delivered by supposedly humanitarian organizations. Eitan joins us this week to discuss what he saw, and what it says about the state of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Infographics URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-infographics/ Type: page Modified: 2026-04-28 Words: 159 > Browse HRC's Israel and Middle East infographics. Honest Reporting Canada makes complex topics clear and accessible for Canadians. View now! 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If there’s a topic you’d like us to cover, or if you’ve spotted anti-Israel bias in Canadian media, contact us today. --- ## Why International Law Debunks “Genocide” Claims In Gaza (Part 2): An Insightful Conversation With Dr. Brian Cox, Adjunct Professor Of Law At Cornell University URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-international-law-debunks-genocide-claims-in-gaza-part-2-an-insightful-conversation-with-dr-brian-cox-adjunct-professor-of-law-at-cornell-university/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-09-02 Words: 195 > Most news media outlets have long given up on pretending to explain the truth of the Hamas-Israel war, and instead are doing little more than regurgitating Hamas claims of "genocide"... Most news media outlets have long given up on pretending to explain the truth of the Hamas-Israel war, and instead are doing little more than regurgitating Hamas claims of “genocide” without even a second thought. But the truth is far different than sound bites. In this podcast, we sit down with Dr Brian Cox for an in-depth discussion of how international law debunks “genocide” claims and shows the legality of Israel’s counter-terrorism operations against Hamas in Gaza. Dr. Cox is an adjunct professor of Law at Cornell University, where his expertise is international criminal law, the law involving armed conflict, comparative military justice and national security law. He spent 22 years as a military lawyer for the U.S. Army, and is currently enrolled as a graduate student at Carleton University’s journalism school in Ottawa. Click here to listen to part 1. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Anti-Palestinian Racism (APR) URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-investigations/hrc-investigation-4/ Type: hrc-investigations Modified: 2026-03-12 Words: 315 > Honest Reporting Canada investigates Anti-Palestinian racism (APR), its media coverage, impact on free expression, and risks for Canadian policy. “Anti-Palestinian racism is real,” declared Nihad Basser of the Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians, warning of discrimination “in our classrooms and workplaces.” His comments coincided with the release of a new York University report on “APR Canada” that has been uncritically amplified by major Canadian media outlets. The Globe and Mail framed it as documenting “anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab racism,” while CityNews described it as exposing “chilling speech around Palestine.”CBC’s media coverage of Anti-Palestinian racism featured the report’s author, Nadia Hasan, urging governments to officially recognize Nakba Day and adopt APR nationwide. What sounds like a call for fairness is, in reality, a dangerous attempt to smuggle political advocacy into Canada’s laws, schools, and institutions. The APR framework, originally created by the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association in 2022, goes far beyond protecting against discrimination. It redefines criticism of Palestinian narratives as “racism.” If adopted, it would muzzle legitimate debate, entrench one-sided propaganda, and silence Canadians who speak up for Israel, raising serious concerns about free expression in Canada. Canada already has robust protections against anti-Arab racism and anti-Muslim hate, which address genuine discrimination without assaulting free expression. APR isn’t about combating hatred, but rather about imposing a hardline anti-Israel ideology under the guise of anti-racism. This is why Canadian policy on racism must remain rooted in universal protections rather than politicized frameworks. That’s why HonestReporting Canada investigations have produced a major new investigation: “Unmasking Anti-Palestinian Racism: An HRC Report.” Our report exposes how APR is being pushed into the mainstream, the risks it poses to the core Canadian value of free expression, and how it could undermine democratic values. It’s a must-read for policymakers, educators, journalists, and every Canadian concerned about safeguarding open debate. Please read our entire report below. To download your own copy, please click here. --- ## Why International Law Debunks “Genocide” Claims In Gaza (Part 1): An Insightful Conversation With Dr. Brian Cox, Adjunct Professor Of Law At Cornell University URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-international-law-debunks-genocide-claims-in-gaza-part-1-an-insightful-conversation-with-dr-brian-cox-adjunct-professor-of-law-at-cornell-university/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-09-08 Words: 195 > Most news media outlets have long given up on pretending to explain the truth of the Hamas-Israel war, and instead are doing little more than regurgitating Hamas claims of "genocide"... Most news media outlets have long given up on pretending to explain the truth of the Hamas-Israel war, and instead are doing little more than regurgitating Hamas claims of “genocide” without even a second thought. But the truth is far different than sound bites. In this podcast, we sit down with Dr Brian Cox for an in-depth discussion of how international law debunks “genocide” claims and shows the legality of Israel’s counter-terrorism operations against Hamas in Gaza. Dr. Cox is an adjunct professor of Law at Cornell University, where his expertise is international criminal law, the law involving armed conflict, comparative military justice and national security law. He spent 22 years as a military lawyer for the U.S. Army, and is currently enrolled as a graduate student at Carleton University’s journalism school in Ottawa. Click here to listen to part 2. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Why A Bolder Approach In Activism Is Needed: An Insightful Conversation With Lawyer Adam Hummel, Author Of Catch Substack URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-a-bolder-approach-in-activism-is-needed-an-insightful-conversation-with-lawyer-adam-hummel-author-of-catch-substack/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-08-15 Words: 133 > Adam Hummel is a Toronto immigration and estate lawyer by day, and opinion-maker by night, founding a substack called Catch, offering thoughtful commentary on issues related to Israel and Jewish... Adam Hummel is a Toronto immigration and estate lawyer by day, and opinion-maker by night, founding a substack called Catch, offering thoughtful commentary on issues related to Israel and Jewish causes. In a recent manifesto, he laid out what he characterized as a much-needed overhaul in advocacy and activism. Less reactive, more proactive. Less apologetic, more demanding. Less meek, more vocal. Adam is our guest this week where he discusses his vision for the future, and why he says so many obvious ideas are still yet to take root. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## The Medical Post URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/the-medical-post/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-07-25 Words: 15 > December 18, 2024: Success! Medical Newspaper Removes Claim That All Deaths In Gaza are “Civilians” December 18, 2024: Success! Medical Newspaper Removes Claim That All Deaths In Gaza are “Civilians” --- ## Open Line Daily URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/open-line-daily/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-07-25 Words: 27 > July 22, 2025: Success! Newfoundland Radio Program Apologizes After HRC Complaint; Host Paddy Daly Allowed Caller To Make Six-Minute Hateful Anti-Jewish Rant With No Challenge July 22, 2025: Success! Newfoundland Radio Program Apologizes After HRC Complaint; Host Paddy Daly Allowed Caller To Make Six-Minute Hateful Anti-Jewish Rant With No Challenge --- ## I was Fired From My University Post For Standing Up For Israel: An Insightful Conversation With Professor Paul Finlayson URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/i-was-fired-from-my-university-post-for-standing-up-for-israel-an-insightful-conversation-with-professor-paul-finlayson/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-24 Words: 159 > In the aftermath of Gaza's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Paul FInlayson, a non-Jewish professor at the University of Guelph-Humber, took to social media with a fiery defence of Jerusalem... In the aftermath of Gaza’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Paul FInlayson, a non-Jewish professor at the University of Guelph-Humber, took to social media with a fiery defence of Jerusalem and rhetorical attack on Palestinian terrorism. That didn’t sit well with others, who soon launched a coordinated effort that resulted in Finlayson’s suspension, and in recent days, the formal termination of his employment. Critics have said what happened to Finlayson is an assault both on free expression and academic freedoms, but beyond selective coverage in a handful of outlets, Canadians would be hard-pressed to see any mention of his saga in major newspapers and broadcasters. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## How Anti-Israel Extremists Hijacked The Progressive Movement: An Insightful Conversation With Essayist & Activist Pat Johnson URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-anti-israel-extremists-hijacked-the-progressive-movement-an-insightful-conversation-with-essayist-activist-pat-johnson/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 172 > Scenes where self-described progressives marching with anti-Israel placards and Palestinian flags might be a source of endless mockery and derision, but they represent a real effort by hardline anti-Israel activists to... Scenes where self-described progressives marching with anti-Israel placards and Palestinian flags might be a source of endless mockery and derision, but they represent a real effort by hardline anti-Israel activists to hijack the progressive cause, all under the guise of the religion of ‘Palestinianism.’ How did this movement allow itself to be taken over so quickly, and is there hope for it to find its way out of this morass? To help us understand this situation, we are joined by Pat Johnson. He is a commentator and ally to the Jewish community, a member of the LGBTQ+ community and a progressive who has become vocal in the last two years, decrying the obscenity of progressive leaders embracing a hateful and decidedly non-progressive movement. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Why I Am Taking The Law Society Of Ontario To The Human Rights Tribunal – An Insightful Conversation With Bryant Greenbaum URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-i-am-taking-the-law-society-of-ontario-to-the-human-rights-tribunal-an-insightful-conversation-with-bryant-greenbaum/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 166 > In October, 2024, the Law Union of Ontario held their 50th anniversary conference, titled "Revolutionary Advocacy." Its keynote speaker was Harsha Walia, who is alleged to have led "Death to... In October, 2024, the Law Union of Ontario held their 50th anniversary conference, titled “Revolutionary Advocacy.” Its keynote speaker was Harsha Walia, who is alleged to have led “Death to Canada” chants at an anti-Israel protest hosted by Samidoun, the designated terrorist organization. If an Ontario lawyer participated in that conference, they would have received credit from the Law Society of Ontario, and that infuriated Ontario human rights lawyer Bryant Greenbaum, who soon filed a complaint against the society for recognizing the validity of such an event and its speaker. But the LSO did not apologize or backtrack, which forced Greenbaum to take both them and the host, the Law Union of Ontario, to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## How Media Framing Contributes to Bias Against Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/how-media-framing-contributes-to-bias-against-israel/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-06-30 Words: 2759 > There is no such thing as a perfect, purely unbiased news report. This is true of all human communication, regardless of subject matter. Every person has inherent biases, whether conscious/intentional,... There is no such thing as a perfect, purely unbiased news report. This is true of all human communication, regardless of subject matter. Every person has inherent biases, whether conscious/intentional, or not, and every small decision has numerous subtle implications attached to how people will understand it. Whether it’s word choice, inclusions versus omissions, or even positioning within a page/publication, the contexts of both the reader and writer’s human shortcomings directly and materially impact the meaning of the information itself. Understanding this basic fact is crucial for any media consumer who is interested in getting accurate information. Truth and reality are complicated and multifaceted. One person’s expression of a story can be totally different from how another person would express it, leading to two totally different impressions of the same reality. Because of this challenge, Western media has traditionally striven to hold itself to the highest possible standards of objectivity and fairness in journalism. With the great power of a free press came the great responsibility of journalistic integrity, which is why responsible media outlets have always placed heavy importance on things like fact-checking, due diligence in research, background and context, critical lenses, reliable sourcing, and impartial tones in reporting — earning widespread trust and credibility to the outlets that did the best job of using these practices to mitigate the inherent risks of human communication and give the public the clearest possible understanding of events in the world around them. However, needless to say, there have always been those who fell short of these standards. This problem has become exacerbated to new and dangerous levels with the rise of social media, AI bots, hyperpartisan sensationalist media, and other new technologies which allow for the rapid spreading of content but without the normal standards of traditional media practices. This not only allows bogus, unreliable sources to massively disseminate their drivel on a larger scale than higher quality sources, but also gradually lowers the standard and quality of even traditionally respected outlets. All of this has created a situation where media coverage of Israel faces tremendous problems today and has in many ways become a layer of the political conflict itself. Whether with a lack of understanding, subconscious stereotypes leading to poor editorial decisions and standards, or even outright ideologically-motivated manipulation in some cases, today’s media consumers need to be extremely diligent in ensuring that the information being fed to them is legitimate and presented fairly and accurately. A quick perusal of HonestReporting Canada alerts shows just how frequently and in how many ways media outlets fall into one of these various traps with regards to how they approach covering Israel-related topics and events. It’s extremely important for media consumers to understand the many ways in which media coverage of Israel can misstep, in order to read with scrutiny and better discern what is accurate and what is not the full story. What is Framing in Media? Framing in the media refers to how news media outlets choose to present a piece of information, and how that impacts how the audience will feel about or interpret that information. There are many cases in which the issue at play may not be with the validity of the facts presented in and of themselves, but with the false or misleading implications of the manner in which they were chosen to be presented. For example, there was a dog who jumped on a cat, and then got scratched by the cat in response. If a news article reported this story as “cat scratches dog,” it would be understood very differently than if it was reported as “dog attacks cat, gets scratched.” Both statements are technically true, but one frames the story as the cat acting without context while the other positions the circumstances of the cat’s actions. A reader might draw flawed conclusions about how aggressive they perceive this cat to be, leading to unjustified and inappropriate proposals about what should be done to control its behavior — all based on framing alone, while no specific fact stated was technically untrue. When it comes to Israel, these types of framing issues happen extremely often. Over the course of the 20-year-long Gaza-Israel conflict, it became a regular occurrence to see headlines like “Israeli strikes hit Gaza home,” in situations where Palestinian terrorists had shot rockets at Israeli towns and Israel responded by targeting the source of the launch, which due to Hamas’ cynical human shields strategy was often a civilian home. While there is nothing specifically untrue in the precise sense about what is stated in that sample headline, the impression that the casual reader leaves with is very far from the reality of the situation. The reader will come away picturing Israel simply attacking someone’s... --- ## Factsheets URL: https://honestreporting.ca/factsheets/ Type: page Modified: 2026-04-28 Words: 104 > Browse HRC factsheets covering Israel, antisemitism, Iran, and media bias. Honest Reporting Canada keeps Canadians informed. Read now. Factsheets Factsheets are concise, informative resources designed to help readers understand complex issues quickly and clearly. At HonestReporting Canada, our factsheets distill essential information on key topics such as geopolitical conflicts, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and human rights abuses. Especially in rapidly evolving situations — like the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran — factsheets offer a clear, reliable snapshot of the facts on the ground. They cover critical background, current developments, and broader implications to ensure readers are equipped with the knowledge needed to navigate often confusing or misleading narratives. Our factsheets serve as an accessible and trustworthy guide to understanding the most pressing international issues. --- ## Why This Lawyer Is Suing A Local School Board On Behalf Of A Jewish Student: An Insightful Conversation With Jamie Spotswood URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-this-lawyer-is-suing-a-local-school-board-on-behalf-of-a-jewish-student-an-insightful-conversation-with-jamie-spotswood/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 178 > Public schools aren't just one front in the extremists' war against Israel and Jews in the Western world, it is one of the biggest opportunities. This is where anti-Israel activists... Public schools aren’t just one front in the extremists’ war against Israel and Jews in the Western world, it is one of the biggest opportunities. This is where anti-Israel activists have attempted to twist reality and demonize anyone who challenges their revisionist take on history, and where hateful students have taken out their anger at Israel on Jewish students. But now one lawyer is fighting back. After one Jewish girl in Mississauga, Ontario, was allegedly bullied by her peers – and while authorities allegedly did little to stop it – local lawyer Jamie Spotswood stepped in, and is suing the girl’s teacher, principal and superintendent, as well as the Peel District School Board. He is working with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs’ Legal Task Force on the case. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## From Tehran To Toronto – The Growing Threat Of Iranian Regime Infiltration: An Insightful Conversation With Mojdeh Shahriari, Co-Founder Of StopIRGC URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/from-tehran-to-toronto-the-growing-threat-of-iranian-regime-infiltration-an-insightful-conversation-with-mojdeh-shahriari-co-founder-of-stopirgc/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 185 > While it is anyone's guess whether the Iranian regime will survive the war with Israel, one thing is clear: that the Islamic Republic of Iran's control over its people is... While it is anyone’s guess whether the Iranian regime will survive the war with Israel, one thing is clear: that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s control over its people is weaker now than it was in recent memory, and that means a lot of senior officials will be looking to make their exit. That deeply concerns people like Mojdeh Shahriari, an Iranian-Canadian lawyer in Vancouver and co-founder of StopIRGC, a group aimed at preventing members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the regime’s military and security arm, from entering Canada. Mojdeh joined us to discuss the widespread presence that IRGC officials already have in Canada, the hands-off approach from political leaders that has allowed them to come and stay, and why a lot more of them will be attempting to make that move soon. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## How Hate Rallies Helped Turn Jon Fraser From A Tech Executive Into A Vocal Advocate For Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-hate-rallies-helped-turn-jon-fraser-from-a-tech-executive-into-a-vocal-advocate-for-israel/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 164 > Before October 7, 2023, and the Palestinian terrorist invasion of Israel that day, Jon Fraser was a technology executive, executive coach and keynote speaker in Toronto. He still is, but... Before October 7, 2023, and the Palestinian terrorist invasion of Israel that day, Jon Fraser was a technology executive, executive coach and keynote speaker in Toronto. He still is, but since then, living and working in downtown Toronto, he has become a vocal opponent of the regular hate rallies which have plagued the area over the last 20 months. Since then, under the permissive eye of law enforcement, politicians and with the silent approval of most news media outlets, these pro-Hamas rallies have been scenes of utter lawlessness. But Fraser, who has been a witness to it firsthand, has since become a prominent voice on social media, where he castigates authorities who have done nothing in the face of these hate rallies. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## The Two-State Solution: Israel’s History and Obstacles to Peace URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/the-two-state-solution-israels-history-and-obstacles-to-peace/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-12-22 Words: 3590 > In Western media, one of the most frequently-heard ideas across the board in discussions about resolving the Middle East conflict is the concept of the “two-state solution.” For generations, the... In Western media, one of the most frequently-heard ideas across the board in discussions about resolving the Middle East conflict is the concept of the “two-state solution.” For generations, the two-state solution has served as an almost universal mantra and paradigm of both policy and rhetoric. Some of the world’s most powerful, influential, thoughtful, and innovative people in all walks of life have strongly advocated for it, to the point where there is almost no serious discussion of any other approach in mainstream politics today. Yet, despite all this, the two-state solution has failed to actually materialize, and its ubiquity as a future goal has failed to yield positive results – in fact, the conflict has only gotten progressively more violent and destructive over the years that work towards a two-state solution has been taking place. In order to meaningfully understand the conflict – including its past, present, and future – one must seek to understand this critically relevant aspect of its dynamic. In a world of misinformation, social media noise, and conflicting ideologically-motivated media narratives, it is crucial to have a firm grasp of the relevant facts and a broad understanding of this issue’s many complicated factors if one is to have any hope of contributing positively to conversations about fixing the ongoing issues and building a better future. With that aim in mind, this comprehensive resource will provide an in-depth summary, background, and analysis of the key details of the two-state solution, what it has sought to accomplish, what hurdles have caused it to fail so far, and where it might potentially go in the future. What is the Two-State Solution? Simply put, the two-state solution is the idea that two different groups of people with two separate identities (i.e. Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs) both live in the same general geographic region, and therefore the fair thing to do is to give each of them a separate chunk of this general geographic region as their own separate political entities (i.e. the State of Israel and a Palestinian State). This concept starts from the practical observation that these two groups do in fact both reside in a small space, and the ostensible goal is to ensure that they both have some form of equal self-determination. On the surface, it makes perfect sense, which is probably why it has been so popular over the years. In practice, however, it has proven nearly impossible to successfully implement, for a variety of challenging reasons. Key Historical Background Information Like all discussions about the Middle East, an accurate general knowledge of the area’s history is necessary in order to avoid faulty assumptions and misconceptions. The geographic area that Israelis and Palestinians live in today has had a long and tumultuous history, as one of the oldest areas of continuous human civilization and settlement. Over three millennia ago, the Hebrew tribes – from which today’s Jews, religion, and culture originally descend – lived there, and ultimately united politically into the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, led by various monarchs. Over many centuries, a series of larger invading powers conquered them – at times oppressing and/or warring with the indigenous people. This saga culminated in the Roman-Jewish wars, which led to the mass displacement and genocide of most of the Jewish population, as well as the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem – the Jewish religion’s holiest site. The Western Wall became a major pilgrimage site for Jews, as the last fully standing portion of the original Jewish Temple structure. In the centuries following these events, the rise of Islam in nearby Arabia led to the rapid conquest of the broader Middle East, which saw Arabic become the dominant spoken language in the Levant, as well as the beginning of local Muslim populations and cultures alongside the remnants of surviving Jewish ones (as well as other minority cultures, such as Christians, Samaritans, and Druze). The Arab conquerors built the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque atop the ruins of the Jewish Temple Mount, which over time became the third holiest site for Islam. Meanwhile, in the Jewish diaspora, dreams and efforts of returning to the original homeland had never dissipated, exacerbated in part because Jews were severely persecuted and denied basic rights in many of the other countries where they lived. This hope turned into an organized social and political movement in the 19th century, known as Zionism. Over the course of the next 100 years, hundreds of thousands of Jewish immigrants returned to the land and built its first modern infrastructure. This modern infrastructure also led to large-scale economically-motivated immigration by Arabs from the surrounding region – leading to a situation where this small land now had two large and distinct ethnic groups inhabiting it. This was the situation inherited by the British, when they took over the regi... --- ## The Most Common Blood Libels Against Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/the-most-common-blood-libels-against-israel/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-12-22 Words: 3662 > When trying to understand contemporary issues involving of Israel, antisemitism, and the geopolitics of the Middle East, it’s important not only to be well-informed on the facts and historical context... When trying to understand contemporary issues involving of Israel, antisemitism, and the geopolitics of the Middle East, it’s important not only to be well-informed on the facts and historical context of current events, but also to be acutely aware of the challenges of misinformation, myth, misunderstanding, and propaganda which are so widespread that they consistently cloud and complicate the ability for well-meaning people to engage meaningfully and productively with the issues. Unfortunately, these already complex, multifaceted, and historically complicated contemporary issues are further compounded by the fact that false narratives and assumptions too have long histories and numerous counterproductive factors playing into them in ways people may not always realize. Understanding how residual concepts and phenomena from world history continue to subtly impact the sources from which we obtain our own information and perceptions about the conflict is a critical yet widely neglected step in the pursuit of a better future for the people of the region. This resource will try to clarify the facts about common present-day misunderstandings about Israel itself, its role in the conflict, and other related matters, while also offering important historical background about traditional anti-Jewish stereotypes and their impacts on our world today. The Rise of Misinformation Against Israel Like with any issue, there has always been at least a small presence of conspiracy theories, stereotypes, and misinformation out there about Israel. However, the 21st century has seen the rise of misinformation to unique levels, posing unique problems which have shifted the reality of the situation. During the 2000s, through the creation and advancement of events and initiatives such as Israel Apartheid Week and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which bombarded many students with intense barrages of negative, inflammatory anti-Israel rhetoric and claims couched in positive language and advanced marketing techniques and graphics, university campuses throughout North America and beyond became home for the spreading of extreme anti-Israel narratives from the region rebranded through the lens and language of Western liberal politics and human rights. Typically organized by well-funded ideologically-extremist organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group that has been repeatedly accused of ties to terrorist groups such as Hamas, these programs – despite blowback and criticism for the hateful activities and environments they often instigated on campuses – gradually introduced new slogans and stereotypes into the public discourse painting Israel in a negative light. Before these programs came along, the idea of Israel being considered an “apartheid” state was unheard of, and the idea that trying to “culturally boycott” people based on their nationality would never have been seen as a liberal or progressive approach. As social media became more prevalent, and younger generations increasingly relied solely on infographics and shared content for their news consumption, it became very common for news stories to be spun to fit this narrative and shared widely to further build anti-Israel stereotypes and assumptions, while those trying to scrutinize and correct this content would inevitably be playing catch up due to the nature of social media platforms. The previous mainstream position of striving for peace and reconciliation between the two sides of the conflict was usurped, as the rebranding of these extremist one-sided goals of demonizing Israel succeeded in swaying the emotions of otherwise uninformed and/or misinformed casual observers, which planted the seeds for a large portion of society to soon become susceptible to lies which reinforced these new stereotypes. That moment came smashing through in 2023, when an overwhelming amount of shocking and disturbing anti-Israel and pro-Hamas propaganda flooded social media in response to Hamas’ terrorist invasion, mass hostage taking, and massacre of 1200 people in southern Israel on October 7 of that year. While most people, governments, and media outlets reacted in horror at seeing one of the most sadistic and brutal acts of mass murder in modern history, a portion of society — whose voices were amplified and spread widely due to the nature of social media algorithms — immediately resorted to justifying, celebrating, and in some cases denying the attacks. This was soon accompanied by protests (and in some cases, lawless riots, hate-speech fests, and even violence) around the world, regularly disrupting the functioning of societal events and activities and often targeting Jewish communities for intense harassment. The activists and influencers behind this presented their disgusting behavior through the lens of anti-Western and/or radical progressive political and academic theories, drawing in casual support from many students who knew nothing about ... --- ## How I Helped Create A Grassroots Pro-Israel Scene In Vancouver Since October 7: An Insightful Conversation With Activist Masha Kleiner URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-i-helped-create-a-grassroots-pro-israel-scene-in-vancouver-since-october-7-an-insightful-conversation-with-activist-masha-kleiner/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 236 > Masha Kleiner is a Vancouver-based software engineer, writer, blogger and rock climber. She had her hands full. But after Hamas' October 7, 2023 invasion of Israel, she found more time... Masha Kleiner is a Vancouver-based software engineer, writer, blogger and rock climber. She had her hands full. But after Hamas’ October 7, 2023 invasion of Israel, she found more time to do more, because more needed to be done. Since then, she has become a one-woman activist organization, spearheading pro-Israel rallies, direct action, educational and advocacy campaigns, petitions, counter-protests, stickers, and more. Masha’s efforts, ranging from showing up to the University of British Columbia with a sign that says “I am a Zionist, ask me a question,” to showing Canadian support for Israel in downtown Vancouver, have redefined pro-Israel efforts in the city, making them more vocal, more present, and more powerful. The lessons from her activism have also uncovered a truth unreported in the media: that small anti-Israel protests do not reflect the will of Canadians, as she has learned first-hand. Masha’s story isn’t just about one person, but about what others can do when they see a need not being addressed, and they step up to address it. Masha joins us as our guest this week. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Inside The Islamist Network That Nearly Sparked War In South Asia: An Insightful Conversation With Guneet Singh, Founder Of The CanAm Network URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/inside-the-islamist-network-that-nearly-sparked-war-in-south-asia-an-insightful-conversation-with-guneet-singh-founder-of-the-canam-network/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 186 > After brief but intense skirmishes between India and Pakistan, a tense quiet has taken hold over South Asia as the two powers agreed to a US-backed ceasefire. Those battles came... After brief but intense skirmishes between India and Pakistan, a tense quiet has taken hold over South Asia as the two powers agreed to a US-backed ceasefire. Those battles came in the aftermath of a bloody terrorist attack in northwestern India on April 22 which killed dozens of people at the hands of Islamic terrorists. That attack was not an isolated massacre, but just the latest salvo from Islamic fundamentalists in the region. While thousands of kilometres may separate Israel and India, both countries face similar threats from similar fanatical extremists hell-bent on murdering as many people as possible. To help us make sense out of this story and what is not being reported by the news media, we are joined by Guneet Singh. He is the founder of the CanAm Network, an independent news media outlet based in Vancouver. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## How Media Disinformation Helps Fuel Jew-Hate: An Insightful Conversation With Richard Robertson, Manager Of Research For B’nai Brith Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-media-disinformation-helps-fuel-jew-hate-an-insightful-conversation-with-richard-robertson-manager-of-research-for-bnai-brith-canada/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 141 > While they may seem like two separate issues, anti-Israel disinformation in the news media and anti-Jewish hate crimes are actually very much intertwined. Thanks to the incessant anti-Israel propaganda frequently... While they may seem like two separate issues, anti-Israel disinformation in the news media and anti-Jewish hate crimes are actually very much intertwined. Thanks to the incessant anti-Israel propaganda frequently disseminated by news media outlets, a message continues to be made to Canadians: that Israel, the Jewish State, is a genocidal regime, and by extension, its supporters are culpable too. But not only is this factually wrong, it’s a hateful defamation. To help us understand this linkage, we are joined by Richard Robertson, the Manager of Research for B’nai Brith Canada. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Why Did The Federal Government Spend $130,000 On Monitoring Pro-Israel Social Media Accounts? An Insightful Conversation With Tom Korski, Managing Editor Of Blacklock’s Reporter URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-did-the-federal-government-spend-130000-on-monitoring-pro-israel-social-media-accounts-an-insightful-conversation-with-tom-korski-managing-editor-of-blacklocks-reporter/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 120 > A recent explosive exposé in Blacklock's Reporter, an Ottawa-based news outlet, unmasked that the federal government in early 2024 spent nearly $130,000 on monitoring pro-Israel social media accounts, ostensibly under... A recent explosive exposé in Blacklock’s Reporter, an Ottawa-based news outlet, unmasked that the federal government in early 2024 spent nearly $130,000 on monitoring pro-Israel social media accounts, ostensibly under the guise of monitoring right-wing extremism. Tom Korski, the news outlet’s managing editor, was our guest this week to discuss how they uncovered this story, what it means for Canadians, and the lessons for news media outlets across the country. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Careers URL: https://honestreporting.ca/who-we-are/careers/ Type: page Modified: 2026-03-31 Words: 109 > Join Our Team At HonestReporting Canada At HonestReporting Canada, we are committed to promoting fairness and accuracy in Canadian media coverage of Israel, the Middle East, and matters affecting Canada’s... 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Careers Digital Designer Volunteer Positions No positions currently available --- ## My Brother Was Murdered By Hamas Terrorists On October 7 At The Nova Festival In Israel: An Insightful Conversation With Shalev Moshe, Brother Of Eden Moshe URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/my-brother-was-murdered-by-hamas-terrorists-on-october-7-at-the-nova-festival-in-israel-an-insightful-conversation-with-shalev-moshe-brother-of-eden-moshe/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 177 > Last week, in the first episode of our two-part series on the Nova Exhibition now in Canada, we spoke with Michal Ohana, a survivor of the Nova Festival massacre in... Last week, in the first episode of our two-part series on the Nova Exhibition now in Canada, we spoke with Michal Ohana, a survivor of the Nova Festival massacre in southern Israel, who was shot in the leg by Hamas terrorists that day. In today’s episode, part two, we speak with Shalev Moshe. Shalev is not a survivor of the Nova massacre, but his 27 year-old brother Eden was murdered on that day. Eden was an electrical engineering student who was at the festival with four friends. All five were murdered. We met with Shalev at the Nova Exhibition in Toronto, which he is also accompanying, and he recounted for us in harrowing detail his family’s experiences on that dark day. Shalev Moshe joins us as our guest this week. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## I Was Shot By Hamas Terrorists At The Nova Festival On October 7, 2023: An Insightful Conversation with Survivor Michal Ohana URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/i-was-shot-by-hamas-terrorists-at-the-nova-festival-on-october-7-2023-an-insightful-conversation-with-survivor-michal-ohana/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 278 > On April 23, the Nova Exhibition opened in Toronto. The event space is modeled after the Nova Festival, the outdoor concert in southern Israel which, on October 7, 2023, was... On April 23, the Nova Exhibition opened in Toronto. The event space is modeled after the Nova Festival, the outdoor concert in southern Israel which, on October 7, 2023, was attacked by Hamas terrorists, who proceeded to murder hundreds of mostly young attendees, and take countless more hostage. The program is part tribute and memorial, and partly a historical record of the horrific massacre. Prior to opening, I visited with my colleague, digital director Rick Firth, as part of the exhibition’s media day, where we saw thousands of real-items found at the site, including a child’s backpack with a bullet hole, an inverted red triangle necklace found on the body of a Hamas terrorist (the same red triangle that appears at pro-Hamas rallies), and much more. The exhibition wasn’t just a static event space; traveling from Israel were also a number of people with direct connections to what happened at the Nova Festival 18 months ago. Among them was Michal Ohana. Michal is a young Israeli woman who was at the festival on October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists shot her in the leg, yet she miraculously survived the ordeal. I spoke with Michal about what happened to her that day, and she joined us as our guest this week. Next week, we will speak to another individual visiting Canada as part of the Nova Exhibition. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## How the Media Failed To Tell The Story of The Israeli Hostages Kidnapped By Hamas: An Insightful Conversation With Maureen Leshem, Cousin Of Released Hostage Romi Gonen URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-media-failed-to-tell-the-story-of-the-israeli-hostages-kidnapped-by-hamas-an-insightful-conversation-with-maureen-leshem-cousin-of-released-hostage-romi-gonen/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 165 > In the immediate aftermath of Hamas' massacres on October 7, 2023, the world heard and saw the stories of the Israeli hostages who were ripped from their homes and forcibly... In the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ massacres on October 7, 2023, the world heard and saw the stories of the Israeli hostages who were ripped from their homes and forcibly brought to Gaza. But after 18 months, their stories are all but ignored, even as dozens of them remain trapped in the hell that is Hamas captivity. Maureen Leshem knows that reality all too well. The Toronto woman is a cousin of Romi Gonen, who was among those kidnapped and shot 18 months ago, and released earlier this year as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange. Given her close proximity to the plight of hostages, Maureen has harsh words for the failure of the news media to tell the stories of those kidnapped. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Last Year On Canadian Campuses: An Insightful Conversation With Daniel Koren, Executive Director of Allied Voices for Israel (AVI) URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-last-year-on-canadian-campuses-an-insightful-conversation-with-daniel-koren-executive-director-of-allied-voices-for-israel-avi/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 152 > Another tumultuous academic year is coming to a close for college and university students across Canada, with pro-Hamas groups continuing their efforts to harass and intimidate students and to silence... Another tumultuous academic year is coming to a close for college and university students across Canada, with pro-Hamas groups continuing their efforts to harass and intimidate students and to silence opponents. How has the last year looked on Canadian campuses? Has anything changed since the previous year, and what has been the impact on the majority of students who do not share the pro-Hamas extremism of these anti-Israel groups? To give us a behind-the-scenes look, we are joined by Daniel Koren. He is the executive director of Allied Voices for Israel, or AVI, an organization which unites students of all backgrounds against anti-Jewish hatred. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## 5,000 Canadian Visas Offered To Gazans: What The Media Isn’t Telling You; A Fireside Chat With Betsy Kane From Lawyers For Secure Immigration URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/5000-canadian-visas-offered-to-gazans-what-the-media-isnt-telling-you-a-fireside-chat-with-betsy-kane-from-lawyers-for-secure-immigration/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 156 > Following the Hamas-Israel war, the Canadian government has offered 5,000 temporary resident visas to Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. While offering sanctuary from warzones is a largely noncontroversial topic, in... Following the Hamas-Israel war, the Canadian government has offered 5,000 temporary resident visas to Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. While offering sanctuary from warzones is a largely noncontroversial topic, in Gaza, which is ruled by a banned terrorist entity and where radicalism remains high, there are significant concerns about whether Ottawa can, or will, ensure proper vetting is taking place so that extremists and Hamas supporters cannot land on Canadian soil. Despite the significance of these concerns for Canadians, the news media has remained almost entirely silent on this matter, leaving it up to immigration lawyers like Betsy Kane, part of a group called Lawyers For Secure Immigration, to raise awareness about this. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## How One Iranian Women Is Helping To Bring Iranians And Israelis Closer Together: An Insightful Conversation With Faezeh Alavi, Iranian Researcher URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-one-iranian-women-is-helping-to-bring-iranians-and-israelis-closer-together-an-insightful-conversation-with-faezeh-alavi-iranian-born-british-researcher/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 162 > Faezeh Alavi, an Iranian-born researcher and artist based in London, is challenging the narratives imposed by the Iranian regime by openly advocating for dialogue between Iranians and Israelis. Alavi is... Faezeh Alavi, an Iranian-born researcher and artist based in London, is challenging the narratives imposed by the Iranian regime by openly advocating for dialogue between Iranians and Israelis. Alavi is also a vocal critic of the Islamic Republic, believing that reshaping relationships with Israel is key for a successful future for 90 million Iranians. Despite facing backlash and violent threats, including a group of screaming protesters during an appearance by Alavi in London recently, she has not relented from her pursuit of dialogue and relations. Faezeh joins us as our guest this week to help us understand her motivations and as she introduces us to the reality that the vast majority of Iranians are eager for relations with Israel. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## How The News Media Is Failing To Properly Report On Pro-Hamas Rallies: An Insightful Conversation With Tristin Hopper, Reporter & Columnist At The National Post URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-news-media-is-failing-to-properly-report-on-pro-hamas-rallies-an-insightful-conversation-with-tristin-hopper-reporter-columnist-at-the-national-post/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 163 > While small in size, anti-Israel rallies over the last 17 months have become extraordinarily successful in gaining coverage from the news media. But these rallies, far from being general marches... While small in size, anti-Israel rallies over the last 17 months have become extraordinarily successful in gaining coverage from the news media. But these rallies, far from being general marches for peace in the Middle East, have been largely characterized by support for Palestinian terrorism, glorification of violence and the hateful rejection of Israel. Rather than exposing these pro-Hamas rallies to Canadians, most Canadian news media outlets have instead given them largely sympathetic coverage, whitewashing their most extreme elements. To help us understand what this looks like, we are joined in this week’s podcast by Tristin Hopper. He is a reporter and columnist at the National Post, and an outspoken critic of coverage of these demonstrations. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Media Bias About Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/recognizing-and-understanding-media-bias-about-israel/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 2641 > For anyone who has spent any time on the internet trying to follow news coming out of the Middle East, they might have run into challenges trying to know what... For anyone who has spent any time on the internet trying to follow news coming out of the Middle East, they might have run into challenges trying to know what to believe and how to make sense of everything. Perhaps more so than almost any other contentious political issue, different websites and media figures can seemingly give complete opposite accounts when speaking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to the point where the unfamiliar observer could be left completely confused as to what is true and what is not — or, in some cases, even believing the exact opposite of what is true. This is because, while the story of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is legitimately complex and multifaceted, allowing for many different points of view and experiences to inform people’s opinions, it is also further complicated by the presence of bad actors promoting an anti-Israel bias, which for decades has caused misconceptions and false narratives to seep into public perception and discourse in various ways, both intentional and unintentional at times. In today’s day and age, given where the conflict stands and the role that the spreading of information and media content online now plays in the situation on the ground and the political realities, one must zoom out and also try to understand the landscape of media bias and false narratives in order to understand the conflict. One can even argue that a person’s understanding of the issues can no longer be complete without understanding this element and the impact it has on the overall situation. Canadians can learn to recognize and understand media bias against Israel with HonestReporting Canada’s guide, where we will examine and summarize some of the key factors to be aware of. Learn to identify biased coverage and stay informed with accurate, balanced perspectives. The Impact of News on Israel Media coverage, and social media content in particular, have a large effect on Israel and its people, as they shape public perception of issues relating to the conflict and, as such, often influence policy choices. Israelis may experience something one way, but if it’s reported with a negative slant, the ensuing political discourse can make it seem like a totally different event. Much of the way coverage of Israel goes wrong depends on which competing narrative of the region’s history one has been exposed to, and how well one knows or is ignorant of the accurate historical facts about Israel. This helps to judge and discern when a commonly assumed or shared narrative is merely misinformation or when it is a legitimate and well-informed point of view. Facts About Israel Often Distorted in Mainstream Media Israel has three thousand years of Jewish history, stretching back to ancient times, and the modern State of Israel was founded in large part by refugees from places around the world where Jews were being persecuted and denied political rights. From the late 19th century, when Jews from Russia and Yemen fled violent pogroms and persecution to found the first of Israel’s modern cities, agricultural settlements, and infrastructure, to the era of the Holocaust, to the early years of the state’s independence when Jews from across the Arab countries of the Middle East had to flee constant attacks on their communities, large portions of Israel’s population throughout the history of Israel arrived as refugees seeking a safe place to live. These refugees, as well as the ideologically-motivated Zionist leaders, were certainly not the first Jews to show up and live there in modern times. There were numerous long standing Jewish communities already present throughout the land, ranging from local communities that remained untouched since ancient times, to devout religious communities centered around traditional holy sites which existed for centuries before. All in all, Jews are estimated to have already made up the majority population in the eastern part of the Galilee in northern Israel, around the cities of Tiberias and Safed, as well as in the city of Jerusalem, prior to the arrival of any new refugees or the start of the Zionist movement. They also made up a notable minority in most of the existing ancient cities. Once the new immigrants arrived, they chose to build their new communities in areas that were largely uninhabited — using their modern scientific and technological education to improve living conditions and turn dangerous and harsh swampland into liveable areas. This is why many of modern Israel’s new cities are along the Mediterranean coast, as opposed to interspersed with the older Arab villages — because the pioneers did not seek to displace any residents from their homes, but rather built something new in an area that was not being used by anyone at the time. Over the ensuing decades, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Mediterranean coastal area became the most developed and modern area of the land, as well as yet another region with a clear Jewish majority. Th... --- ## How The Media Misrepresents Israeli Society, Often Portraying Them As Extremists: An Insightful Conversation With Journalist & Scholar Yair Ettinger URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-media-misrepresents-israeli-society-often-portraying-them-as-extremists-an-insightful-conversation-with-journalist-scholar-yair-ettinger/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 194 > Over the last 16 months, many corners of the Canadian news media have portrayed Israeli society in very broad, generic terms, frequently depicting them, or at least large swathes of them,... Over the last 16 months, many corners of the Canadian news media have portrayed Israeli society in very broad, generic terms, frequently depicting them, or at least large swathes of them, as seeking to-settle Gaza, for example, and to expel Gazans. But hardly surprisingly, it turns out that such views are remarkably marginal in Israel, though news coverage has suggested otherwise. In so doing, news outlets have framed Israelis as being extremist and fanatical, when the reality is very different. To help us wade through the truth about Israelis, and what much of the Canadian news media either doesn’t know or otherwise has shown little interest in explaining, we are joined by Yair Ettinger. He is an Israeli journalist with a focus on religion in Israeli society, a former fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, and the author of the book Frayed: The disputes unraveling religious Zionists. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## The History Of Antisemitism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/the-history-of-antisemitism/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 2326 > Those who follow world events will surely have heard discussions about the shocking rise in antisemitism around the world, and about the role of social media in the current antisemitism crisis. Those who follow world events will surely have heard discussions about the shocking rise in antisemitism around the world, and about the role of social media in the current antisemitism crisis. Also known as Jew-hatred, antisemitism and its horrific impacts have had a long history and have influenced many dramatic and consequential historical developments for millennia — but perhaps the most relevant and crucial new trend that has defined the current situation and set it apart from past instances is the central role that social media has played and how it has changed the reality and nature of the issue. In order to try and understand this phenomenon and learn what can be done to address the threats it poses in the future, it is important to zoom out and contextualize things more broadly. Understanding the bigger picture of how society got to where it is, and the various factors that quietly influence our current situation whether people see them or not, goes a long way into ensuring that we will be up for the challenges we collectively face both today and in the future. What Does Antisemitism Mean? “What is antisemitism” is the natural and appropriate first question to ask in trying to understand the phenomenon and its role in Jewish history and impact on the Jewish community. However, defining antisemitism is actually fairly complicated. On the surface, it means hatred, discrimination, or violence targeting Jews — but in practice, it can often be hard to discern when this is indeed occurring and what exactly it looks like. This is an especially important part of the discussion when considering that antisemitism and antisemitic behavior today do not exist in a vacuum, but must be understood as part of a broader and very significant historical phenomenon. That is why understanding history is crucial in order for any discussion about antisemitism to be complete, useful, and adequate. Antisemitism has sometimes been spelled as “anti-semitism” or “anti semitism” at times, and some have claimed that the term cannot refer to Jews alone. For example, several prominent individuals of Arabic ethnicity have stated online in recent years that they “can’t” be antisemitic by definition, because their culture, too, is “semitic” (i.e. part of the semitic family of linguistically-related language, which includes Hebrew, Arabic, and other Middle Eastern dialects). This is where it’s crucial to recognize that “antisemitic” is a term which holds specific historical weight, and failing to recognize or be familiar with the history and inherited societal meaning behind the term is the first opportunity to fail to understand and be capable of addressing the issue. The term “antisemitic” originated in late 19th century Germany, and was coined by anti-Jewish journalist Wilhelm Marr as a way of rehabilitating and putting a positive spin on the image of hating Jews. Prior to this turning point in 19th century Germany, hatred and discrimination against Jewish people had existed in many forms and for a very long time. The influence of ancient Jewish history books (and other historical documents) It is known from ancient Jewish history books and writings from other cultures of the region that as far back as ancient times, there were hostilities between the ancient Israelites/Jews and other neighbouring nations. Even some books which are today included as part of the Hebrew Bible tell the stories of the political disputes and battles that took place at the time, such as the wars between Israel and the Philistines, the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Babylonians and later the Greeks and Romans. Surviving writings of these cultures often confirm the historicity of these political events and provide additional viewpoints and information on their details. While many of these events were extremely violent and resulted in the deaths and suffering of many Jewish people, it is difficult to determine when the phenomenon of antisemitism began. Were these wars and conflicts targeting the Jews because they were Jewish per se? Or were they simply wars between nations, as comparable to any other wars throughout history? While there may have been some hatred, stereotyping, or discrimination to point to in the attitudes of Israel’s enemies from this time period, it is hard to say that this is yet the unique phenomenon of antisemitism as we know it. The intersection of Jewish customs and beliefs with online antisemitic narratives On the other hand, Jewish mythology and religious literature is replete with the concept of the Jewish people being the subject of unique forms of hatred, going back to much earlier than this time period. According to the Jewish religion and the Torah itself, the foundational event in Israel’s history as a collective people was their enslavement and persecution in Egypt in the story of the Exodus. Ancient Jewish customs and beliefs are full of references to this event and what it teaches about the nature of hatred and liberation a... --- ## Telling The Untold Story Of Jews From Arab Lands: An Insightful Conversation With Filmmaker Martin Himel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/telling-the-untold-story-of-jews-from-arab-lands-an-insightful-conversation-with-filmmaker-martin-himel/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 192 > In the late 1940s, nearly a million people indigenous to the Middle East were effectively exiled from their homes and faced violent repression, simply for who they were. But if... In the late 1940s, nearly a million people indigenous to the Middle East were effectively exiled from their homes and faced violent repression, simply for who they were. But if you think their story has been told by the news media, think again. They were Jews from Arab lands and Iran, numbering some 800,000 strong. And although their stories vary, their history is as relevant today as it was 75 years ago. To help us delve deeper into these Jews and their largely untold story, we are joined by Martin Himel. Martin is an award-winning filmmaker, and he joins us to discuss his new film, The Forgotten Exodus: Jews from Arab Lands, which tells the story that the news media has forgotten. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. Correction: An incorrect photo was used for our podcast about the untold story of Jews from Arab lands and has been replaced. --- ## Strengthening Canada’s Fight Against Extremism & Terrorism: An Insightful Conversation With Sheryl Saperia, Chief Executive Of Secure Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/strengthening-canadas-fight-against-extremism-terrorism-a-fireside-chat-with-sheryl-saperia-chief-executive-of-secure-canada/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 163 > Recent months have seen a number of people in Canada suspected of planning mass casualty terrorist attacks identified, from a father and son allegedly members of the Islamic State, to... Recent months have seen a number of people in Canada suspected of planning mass casualty terrorist attacks identified, from a father and son allegedly members of the Islamic State, to a man attempting to cross into the United States from Quebec, allegedly trying to bomb a Jewish centre in Brooklyn. So what exactly is happening behind the scenes on the legislative, legal and other levels to strengthen Canadians against extremism and terrorism? To help give us an inside look, we are joined by Sheryl Saperia. She is the chief executive of Secure Canada, a non-profit organization dedicated to combating terrorism and extremism by creating innovative and transformative laws, policies, and alliances that strengthen Canada’s national security and democracy. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## HRC in the News 2025 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2025/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2025-11-03 Words: 509 > Broadcast: I24 News: HRC’s Director Of Education Joins I24 To Speak On The Political Will (Or Lack Thereof) In Fighting Antisemitism In Canada (September 18, 2025) Print: National Post: Success!... Broadcast: I24 News: HRC’s Director Of Education Joins I24 To Speak On The Political Will (Or Lack Thereof) In Fighting Antisemitism In Canada (September 18, 2025) Print: National Post: Success! HRC Subscriber Published In National Post Condemning CTV News’ Platforming A Radical Anti-Israel Activist (May 2, 2024) Toronto Sun: ‘Vote Palestine’ campaign sees minimal success rate on election night (April 30, 2025) Online: The Globe and Mail: Rob Walker letter published: Elsewhere (November 2, 2025) Jerusalem Post: New pro-Israel org. aims to expose antizionism as a rising hate threat (October 28, 2025) TheJ.ca: CBC’s Fifth Estate Distorts Canadian Charities And Israel: A Biased Narrative (October 21, 2025) Israel National News: Antisemitic graffiti defaces Toronto park as hostages return to Israel (October 13, 2025) Jerusalem Post: ‘Jews control US politics, Hollywood, big cities,’ Canadian reporter says on live broadcast (September 17, 2025) Ottawa Citizen: Fegelman: Protesters who stopped Pride parade weren’t defending anyone’s rights (September 9, 2025) TodayVille: CBC and others refuse to stop committing unmarked crimes against journalism (August 24, 2025) Blacklock’s Reporter: “Terrorist” Was Too Political (August 11, 2025) JNS: ‘Crisis’ in Toronto: Police report finds Jews most targeted by hate in 2024 (May 15, 2024) The Western Standard: Muslim Association of Canada convention features roster of anti-Israel speakers (May 2, 2025) Jerusalem Post: Almost all Canadian candidates who signed pro-Palestinian pledge lost (May 2, 2025) Toronto Sun: ‘Vote Palestine’ campaign sees minimal success rate on election night (April 30, 2025) TVO: Are Canadian Jews really moving to the Conservatives? (April 25, 2025) Jerusalem Post: McGill University to cut ties with student union after anti-Israel strike and class blockades (April 10, 2025) JNS: A tale of three Canadian officials’ comments on Purim (March 14, 2025) JNS: New Canadian prime minister says Israel must supply electricity to Gaza (March 12, 2025) The Suburban: CBC’s anti-Israel bias betrays its own journalistic standards (March 2, 2025) Rebel News: Liberals look to ‘enshrine’ CBC’s role in fight against ‘disinformation’ (February 22, 2025) Rebel News: Independent investigation needed for CBC’s anti-Israel bias (February 21, 2025) National Post: We spent $1.4B on the CBC and all we got was lousy anti-Israel bias (February 21, 2025) Rebel News: Canadians fund CBC’s pro-terror bias as broadcaster whitewashes Hamas supporters (February 11, 2025) Truth North: University of Toronto hosts a seminar of hate (February 10, 2025) Toronto Sun: Member of pro-Palestinian group calls Hamas terror designation ‘problematic’ (January 27, 2024) JNS: With vacancy atop UN high court, pro-Israel activists laud body’s vice president (January 14, 2025) Rebel News: BBC under fire for hiring ex-CBC boss who advised against calling Hamas ‘terrorists’ (January 15, 2025) JNS: Convicted terrorist no longer teaching at Carleton University in Canada (January 10, 2025) JNS: Alumnus of Canadian college says employing a convicted terrorist is ‘beyond scandalous’ (Jan 6, 2025) --- ## How Deep Is the Pro-Terrorist Rot In Canadian Medicine? A Fireside Chat With Yoni Freedhoff, Associate Professor Of Family Medicine At The University Of Ottawa URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-deep-is-the-pro-terrorist-rot-in-canadian-medicine-a-fireside-chat-with-yoni-freedhoff-associate-professor-of-family-medicine-at-the-university-of-ottawa/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 190 > Yipeng Ge is an Ottawa physician. He is also a supporter of terrorism, having praised Hamas multiple times on social media, and following the terrorist pogrom in Amsterdam, posted an... Yipeng Ge is an Ottawa physician. He is also a supporter of terrorism, having praised Hamas multiple times on social media, and following the terrorist pogrom in Amsterdam, posted an approving image to his followers. He may be the most infamous, but he’s far from the only person in Canadian medicine to glorify Hamas and to demonize Israel. How deep is this rot, how did it happen, and what will it take for the news media and the relevant medical bodies to take notice? To help us understand the depth of the problem and what can be done about it, we are joined by Dr. Yoni Freedhoff. He is an associate professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa, and founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute, a weight management clinic. He is also an outspoken advocate for Israel and against Jew-hate. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Hezbollah Is the Crown Jewel Of Iran’s Terrorist Proxy Network. How Strong is it Today? A Fireside Chat With Hanin Ghaddar, Senior Fellow At The Washington Institute URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/hezbollah-is-the-crown-jewel-of-irans-terrorist-proxy-network-how-strong-is-it-today-a-fireside-chat-with-hanin-ghaddar-senior-fellow-at-the-washington-institute/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 193 > For the casual observer, it can be difficult to keep track of events in the Middle East. After October 7, the war seemingly was between Hamas and Israel, before Hezbollah, the... For the casual observer, it can be difficult to keep track of events in the Middle East. After October 7, the war seemingly was between Hamas and Israel, before Hezbollah, the Houthis in Yemen and other groups joined in. But all these terrorist groups are not independent, but mere proxies, often called tentacles of the same octopus: the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hezbollah, by far, is the strongest of these terror proxies, and while it has suffered many setbacks in recent weeks, it remains a serious threat to Israel. So what, if anything, will force Iran to cease its relentless war against Israel? To help navigate this complex reality behind the headlines, we are joined by Hanin Ghaddar. She is a journalist and the Friedmann Senior Fellow in The Washington Institute’s Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics, where she focuses on Shia politics throughout the Levant. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Fighting Pro-Terrorist And Anti-Jewish Propaganda In Public Schools: A Fireside Chat With Tamara Gottlieb, Co-Founder Of JEFA, Jewish Educators And Families Association URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/fighting-pro-terrorist-and-anti-jewish-propaganda-in-public-schools-a-fireside-chat-with-tamara-gottlieb-co-founder-of-jefa-jewish-educators-and-families-association/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 150 > The last year has unmasked for all to see the level of infiltration by anti-Israel and anti-Jewish extremists, in multiple areas: in the news media, in politics, in universities, and... The last year has unmasked for all to see the level of infiltration by anti-Israel and anti-Jewish extremists, in multiple areas: in the news media, in politics, in universities, and even in public schools. But noticing a problem and doing something about it are two different things. That’s where JEFA has come in. JEFA, or Jewish Educators and Families Association, which also counts many non-Jews among its ranks, was founded in the wake of October 7 and has since become a powerful resource gathering students, educators and faculty members in schools across Canada to help combat the insidious and hateful campaign being waged there. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Why A Truce Won’t Stop Hezbollah Terrorism: A Fireside Chat With Michael Rubin, Senior Fellow At The American Enterprise Institute URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-a-truce-wont-stop-hezbollah-terrorism-a-fireside-chat-with-michael-rubin-senior-fellow-at-the-american-enterprise-institute/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 171 > After ignoring a year of incessant Hezbollah terrorism on Israel, the news media is now devoting extensive news coverage to it as a result of Israel responding. Against Hezbollah, what... After ignoring a year of incessant Hezbollah terrorism on Israel, the news media is now devoting extensive news coverage to it as a result of Israel responding. Against Hezbollah, what can be the end game for Israel, particularly in light of discussions around a truce being pushed by Washington? And with news coverage portraying Israel, and not the terrorist group, as the aggressor, what is the path for peace? To help us untangle fact from fiction, we are joined by Michael Rubin. He is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where his expertise focuses on Iran, Turkey and the broader Middle East. A former Pentagon official, he has lived in post-revolution Iran, Yemen, and both pre- and postwar Iraq. Michael joins us as our guest this week. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## What The Media Gets So Badly Wrong About Reporting On The Hamas-israel War: A Fireside Chat With Maj. (Ret) Andrew Fox URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-the-media-gets-so-badly-wrong-about-reporting-on-the-hamas-israel-war-a-fireside-chat-with-maj-ret-andrew-fox/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 195 > Nearly one year into the Hamas-Israel war, kicked off by Hamas' unprovoked genocidal massacres of October 7, anti-Israel activists simply need to repeat their accusations of alleged Israeli misdeeds, knowing that they will... Nearly one year into the Hamas-Israel war, kicked off by Hamas’ unprovoked genocidal massacres of October 7, anti-Israel activists simply need to repeat their accusations of alleged Israeli misdeeds, knowing that they will be rarely challenged by news media outlets. But that doesn’t make their claims any closer to the truth. Andrew Fox knows that well. Having served three tours in Afghanistan, as well as in Bosnia, northern Ireland and elsewhere in the Middle East, he is a former major in the British military who served as a paratrooper and a senior lecturer at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he currently is a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. As an expert on urban warfare, he is also an outspoken advocate seeking to ensure that media outlets articulate the truth, and not just Hamas propaganda. Major Andrew Fox joins us as our guest this week. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Telling The Stories That The World Has Forgotten: A Fireside Chat With Filmmaker Igal Hecht On His New Film, The Killing Roads URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/telling-the-stories-that-the-world-has-forgotten-a-fireside-chat-with-filmmaker-igal-hecht-on-his-new-film-the-killing-roads/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 165 > A year after Hamas' genocidal massacres on October 7, and the world has long forgotten, at least much of it. It has forgotten not just the brutality and the demonic... A year after Hamas’ genocidal massacres on October 7, and the world has long forgotten, at least much of it. It has forgotten not just the brutality and the demonic viciousness, but the deliberate randomness of it, how Hamas terrorists intentionally went after civilians, young or old, it didn’t matter. But the world cannot forget, and Igal Hecht, a Toronto filmmaker and creator of Chutzpa Productions Inc, is releasing a new film, The Killing Roads, telling the stories of the highways and roads where Hamas terrorists massacred unsuspecting motorists during their invasion. The film will be released for free across social media, as well as at thekillingroads.com, on October 1, and Igal joins us as our guest this week. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Anti-Hindu Violence In Bangladesh: A Case Study In How News Media Coverage Has Downplayed Or Ignored Islamist Terrorism In South Asia URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/anti-hindu-violence-in-bangladesh-a-case-study-in-how-news-media-coverage-has-downplayed-or-ignored-islamist-terrorism-in-south-asia/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 129 > In South Asia, Bangladesh is a Muslim-majority country with a sizeable Hindu minority, which in recent weeks has suffered an outburst of violence, in just the latest chapter of harassment... In South Asia, Bangladesh is a Muslim-majority country with a sizeable Hindu minority, which in recent weeks has suffered an outburst of violence, in just the latest chapter of harassment going back more than 100 years. And, like Israel, the news media has often downplayed the concerns of Hindus in Bangladesh, and that’s when the story gets reported at all. To help us understand this context more deeply, we are joined by Rishabh Sarswat, the president of CoHNA, the Coalition of Hindus of North America. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? 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For years, anti-Israel activists, whether in the classroom as professors, in student government, or playing roles elsewhere in faculty have used and abused their authority to promote a fanatical anti-Israel agenda, often veering into Jew-hate. On an institutional level, what steps can be taken to help address these challenges? The University of Ottawa recently appointed Artur Wilczynski, a former Canadian ambassador to Norway and longtime senior national security official in the federal public service, as the university’s first special advisor on antisemitism. It is believed to be the first such position at a Canadian university. Artur Wilczynski joins us to discuss what the role entails, what his goals and deliverables are, and the message it sends to Canadian Jews, and the wider public at large. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. 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Aviv Kohavi & Natasha Hausdorff January 8, 2024 Watch War Crimes: Bl... --- ## Life For Israel’s Christian Minority In The Shadow of Hezbollah: Fireside Chat With Shadi Khalloul, President of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/life-for-israels-christian-minority-in-the-shadow-of-hezbollah-fireside-chat-with-shadi-khalloul-president-of-the-israeli-christian-aramaic-association/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 169 > Across the Middle East, Christian populations are falling everywhere, from Egypt to Syria, Lebanon to the Palestinian territories, except for one place: Israel. Israel's Aramean Christians link their origin to... Across the Middle East, Christian populations are falling everywhere, from Egypt to Syria, Lebanon to the Palestinian territories, except for one place: Israel. Israel’s Aramean Christians link their origin to the founding of Christianity, and today, the bulk of their population is in northern Israel, in the direct shadow of Hezbollah. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Shadi Khalloul from his home in the village of Jish, just four kilometres from the Lebanese border. He is the president of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association, and he joins us to discuss his community and its deep involvement in Israeli society today, his fears for other Christian communities in the Middle East, and why he refused to leave his home, even despite Hezbollah threats. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## I Am A First Nations Zionist: A Fireside Chat With Karen Restoule, Member Of The Dokis First Nation URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/i-am-a-first-nations-zionist-a-fireside-chat-with-karen-restoule-member-of-the-dokis-first-nation/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 204 > For many years, anti-Israel activists have attempted to turn Zionism into a dirty word, reframing it from the Jewish People's national movement of self-determination in their historic homeland into a... For many years, anti-Israel activists have attempted to turn Zionism into a dirty word, reframing it from the Jewish People’s national movement of self-determination in their historic homeland into a mishmash of everything that is wrong with the world. But Zionism is not just for Jews. In fact, anyone who recognizes the reality that the Jewish People are owners, not occupiers, of the land of Israel can be reasonably called a Zionist. Recognizing this is not only an embrace of historical reality, but it also can inspire other groups around the world, including right here in Canada. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Karen Restoule. She is a member of the Dokis First Nation from northern Ontario, and a self-described Zionist, for her take on what national liberation movements mean from Canada to Israel, and her thoughts on how anti-Israel groups have sought to hijack First Nations terms for their own benefit. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## How The Data From The Ground Debunks The Gaza Famine Lie: A Fireside Chat With Columbia University Professors Awi Federgruen and Ran Kivetz URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-data-from-the-ground-debunks-the-gaza-famine-lie-a-fireside-chat-with-columbia-university-professors-awi-federgruen-and-ran-kivetz/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 172 > One of the most dishonest and yet widespread lies parroted by anti-Israel detractors is the claim that there is famine in Gaza, an allegation spread by news media outlets, non-profit... One of the most dishonest and yet widespread lies parroted by anti-Israel detractors is the claim that there is famine in Gaza, an allegation spread by news media outlets, non-profit organizations, and more. But the simple, uncontestable, data, tells the truth: there is more than enough food coming into Gaza daily, plus food cultivated within the territory, to feed the entire population with sufficient calories, not just to survive, but to thrive on a Western diet. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with two professors at Columbia University, Awi Federgruen and Ran Kivetz, who penned a study which evaluated all available data, and found what any observer knows to be true: that claims of famine in Gaza are nothing more than dishonest propaganda. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## Meet The New Brunswick Provincial Politician Fighting For Israel & Canadian Values URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/meet-the-new-brunswick-provincial-politician-fighting-for-israel-canadian-values/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 179 > One of the many lessons of the post October 7 world is how vicious anti-Israel propaganda is being pushed, not just in the same places as always, but in venues,... One of the many lessons of the post October 7 world is how vicious anti-Israel propaganda is being pushed, not just in the same places as always, but in venues, platforms and areas which are often least expected. And in the Canadian context, that means small towns and provinces, where anti-Israel activists have attempted to harass, intimidate and bully in order to get their way. But in New Brunswick, they have faced stiff resistance from one vocal provincial politician. Dominic Cardy is a Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, for the riding of Fredericton West – Hanwell, and has made a name for himself by being a strident advocate for Israel, for the province’s small but growing Jewish population, and indeed, for the Canadian values under assault by anti-Israel extremists. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## The Antisemitic Nature of BDS URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/the-antisemitic-nature-of-bds/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2025-10-14 Words: 831 > BDS and anti-Israel boycott campaigns promote false claims, demonizing Israel and denying its right to exist while applying double standards globally. In recent years, the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement has positioned itself as a leading voice in a campaign to oppose what it characterizes as Israeli “oppression of Palestinians.” While BDS organizers refer to their effort as “a vibrant global movement made up of unions, academic associations, churches, and grassroots movements across the world,” beneath the surface, the real nature of the BDS movement is much more nefarious. Defining Antisemitism in the BDS Context The BDS campaign makes claims such as that Israel is guilty of “occupying and colonizing Palestinian land, discriminating against Palestinian citizens of Israel, and denying Palestinian refugees the right to return to their homes.” While these allegations are either false or highly misleading, the major flaw in the BDS movement is not merely that their criticisms of Israel are illegitimate, but that the BDS movement seeks to delegitimize Israel’s entire right to exist as a Jewish State, demonize Israel’s very character, and apply double standards that it would not apply anywhere else. Overview of the Antisemitic BDS Activities These three actions on the part of BDS activists (Delegitimize, Demonize, Double Standards) are what famed human rights activist Natan Sharansky “3D test,” to help separate legitimate criticism of Israel from overt antisemitism. Delegitimization: According to the BDS movement and its leading activists, Israel has no right to exist. It was formed through “ethnic cleansing,” and exists only to “drive as many of the indigenous Palestinian population from the land as it can.” It is therefore unsurprising that the BDS movement gives no airtime to the Jewish People’s three thousand years of history in the Land of Israel, their ancestral homeland, nor to the extensive legal rights that Israel possesses to the land. In the words of As’ad Abu Khalil, a professor of political science at California State University and a prominent member of the BDS movement, “there should not be any equivocation on the subject. Justice and freedom for the Palestinians are incompatible with the existence of the state of Israel.” Ahmed Moor, a pro-BDS author, has stated unequivocally that “BDS does mean the end of the Jewish state…Ending the occupation doesn’t mean anything if it doesn’t mean upending the Jewish state itself.” Demonization: The BDS movement and its senior activists do more than critique Israeli government policy; they regularly describe the Jewish State in terms reminiscent of Nazi Germany, including accusations that Israel commits genocide against the Palestinians. The BDS movement, on its official website, claims Israel is based on “racist ideology of late 19th century European colonialism.” By redefining Zionism into a racist colonialist effort, BDS activists are completely erasing both ancient Jewish ties to Israel, but also to the true meaning of Zionism, ie, the Jewish campaign for self-determination in their ancestral homeland. Double Standards: While critiquing Israel is an entirely valid exercise, BDS activists regularly hold Israel to a standard that is rarely, if ever, applied to other countries, in particular other states in the Middle East. For instance, during the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, in September 2001, one of the most influential documents supported by BDS activists was created, which called for “the imposition of mandatory and comprehensive sanctions and embargoes, the full cessation of all links” between the world and Israel. To demand complete global opposition to Israel – a liberal, democratic state which provides equal rights to all its citizens, regardless of race, religion, or gender – while remaining silent on brutal dictatorships such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, is one of the most cogent examples of how the BDS movement is remarkably selective when it comes to delivering opprobrium. While BDS activists claim their movement is a grassroots effort created out of a moral opposition to Israel’s alleged crimes, the truth could not be more different. The BDS campaign against Israel is little more than one of delegitimization and demonization, where Israel’s existence is denied, where three millennia of Jewish history are all but erased, and where the world’s only Jewish State is rewritten, not as a vibrant bastion of freedom, but as a murderous, apartheid-like regime hell-bent on carrying out ethnic cleansing and genocide. The fabricated disinformation peddled by the BDS movement, despite its absurdity, has nevertheless continued to spread, on college and university campuses, to anti-Israel protests, and even into the halls of the United Nations. It is therefore imperative that the BDS campaign against Israel be unmasked for what it is: an antisemitic effort aimed not at delivering justice for Palestinians, but at demonizing the world’s only Jewish State based on falsehoods. Contact us for more information o... --- ## Pay For Slay URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/pay-for-slay/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2025-11-05 Words: 715 > "Pay for Slay" refers to Palestinian Authority stipends paid to terrorists and families, raising international concern over incentivized violence. Whenever a Palestinian terrorist attack is committed which leads to the murder of innocent Israeli civilians, which may or may not spur on an Israeli retaliation, news outlets frequently refer to a “cycle of violence” taking place between Israelis and Palestinians. However, beyond this favourite trope of a constant tit-for-tat, the reality on the ground is far different. Palestinians who commit terrorist attacks against Israelis, whether they are members of an established terrorist organization or are acting as independent “lone wolves,” receive significant encouragement and financial incentive from the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership. In addition to the widespread incitement against Israelis and Jews taking place in PA mosques, school textbooks and official media outlets, the Palestinian leadership also directly and unabashedly engages in a scheme which provides financial compensation to the families of those who murder Israelis. Each year, the Palestinian Authority disburses roughly $400 million (CAD) in payments to Palestinian terrorists and their families, who have committed terror attacks against Israelis. The PA says that these monthly payments are made in order to provide a “dignified life” to those jailed by Israel or for those who were killed by Israeli forces, for their “participation in the struggle against the occupation.” According to a report compiled by UN Watch, in 2020, the Palestinian Authority paid roughly $240 million (CAD) to jailed or released Palestinian terrorists, not including payments made to the families of so-called “martyrs,” meaning those who died in the process of carrying out a terrorist attack against Israel. Lest there be any doubt that these payments constitute rewards for those who have committed terrorism against Israel, and are not simply subsidies for those financially struggling, the report points out that these monies are distinct from welfare payments made by the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian terrorists who served at least one year in an Israeli jail are exempted from tuition fees at schools and universities, health insurance payments, and more. These payments represent a significant percentage of the total Palestinian Authority budget, which in recent years has been approximately $6 billion dollars (CAD). Despite ongoing economic challenges faced by Palestinians, the Palestinian Authority has made it clear that these payments are a top priority, instead of, for example, reducing poverty, creating jobs, and building necessary institutions for statehood. Hussein Al-Sheikh, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee, told a crowd gathered to commemorate Palestinian Martyr’s Day on January 7, 2023 that “Even if we have one penny left, it will be spent on the families of the martyrs and prisoners. They are our purest, most permanent, loftiest, and most precious jewel.” These sums, dubbed “pay for slay,” represent more than just a grotesque expenditure by the Palestinian leadership. These payments reflect the true priority of the Palestinian Authority: to continue to perpetuate violence against Israelis, no matter the cost. While Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas preaches peace to foreign audiences, his government has made it clear that terrorism against Israel takes precedence over improving the quality of life for his own people. The Palestinian Authority’s budget does not only come from Palestinians, but from other countries and multinational groups, including the European Union, World Bank, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Japan, and others, meant to improve the living standards of Palestinians. As Palestinians continue to suffer with 26% unemployment, their leadership continues to pour huge amounts of money into perpetuating violence against Israel, and directly incentivizing Palestinians into committing terrorist attacks against Israelis. Despite the rhetoric of supporting peace with Israel, the actions of the Palestinian Authority speak louder than flowery talk. As such, when an act of Palestinian terrorism is executed against Israeli civilians, and Israel responds, the news media is duty-bound to report not only on the gruesome violence perpetrated by Palestinians, but also on how the Palestinian Authority leadership actively encourages Palestinians to take up arms to kill and maim Israelis. It is indisputable that these “pay for slay” expenses only perpetuate violence, and keep any prospect of peace between Israelis and Palestinians a distant dream rather than a realistic prospect. Any reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must therefore give this proper context, which includes shining a light on these payments. For questions or comments regarding this report, please contact our team. --- ## The Iran Nuclear Deal URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/the-iran-nuclear-deal/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2024-09-24 Words: 971 > The Iran nuclear deal fails to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions, regional terrorism support, and missile development, posing global security risks. For years, world powers have attempted to negotiate a lasting nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) failed to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions, nor did it thwart its malign activities locally and abroad. After negotiators from the European Union (EU) in 2022 delivered a “final offer,” the Iranians presented a counter-offer, described by one US official as “not constructive,” adding that the Iranian response, rather than providing a good-faith reaction, shows that “we appear to be moving backward.” While the exact details of the 2022 Iranian response are not publicly known, this behaviour on the part of the Islamic Republic should come as a surprise to no one. After all, when it comes to Tehran’s interactions with the West, honesty and transparency has always taken a back seat to deception, duplicity and subterfuge. In the aftermath of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Tehran wasted no time in violating key tenets of the agreement. The Iran Nuclear Weapons Research In 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran had exceeded a key threshold governing heavy water, used in the cooling of nuclear reactors. Perhaps more importantly, under the terms of the JCPOA, Iran was obligated to divulge its past nuclear weapons research. But when then-Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled in 2018 tens of thousands of pages of documents and files secretly seized from a clandestine Iranian facility by Israel, he revealed that Iran had in fact hidden a great deal of its research on nuclear weapons. Even under the weak terms of the 2015 agreement, which did not address Iran’s financial and logistical support for regional Islamist terrorism, or its development of ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles), Tehran was not satisfied. Iran’s regime cheated even when it succeeded in achieving a sweetheart deal. It did so because for Iran’s leaders, the latest agreement with Western powers are never an end in themselves; they are just a means to squeeze more concessions and evade accountability. For years, Iran has been the primary patron of its terror proxy Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Shiite Islamist group which is in many ways the de facto government of southern Lebanon. More recently, Tehran has financed and armed the Houthis, a Yemen-based terrorist group, in their conflict with Saudi Arabia and Iran continues its stealthy military encroachment in Syria by placing Iranian missile and weapons production centres at Israel’s doorstep. The recent attempted Iranian plot to assassinate former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton and the violent attack against writer Salman Rushdie, more than three decades after Ayatollah Khomeini placed a fatwa on his head calling for his murder, is a painful reminder that Iran’s leaders see no boundaries or borders with respect to propagating their extreme ideology. The Iran Nuclear Program It should be clear to any sanguine observer that Iran seeks to wrangle more concessions out of Western powers in an attempt to strengthen and solidify its regional power and hegemony in the Middle East, and not in a good-faith attempt to find common ground when it comes to its nuclear program. Even now, during ongoing negotiations aimed at reviving the 2015 agreement, Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, has made clear that he considers key IAEA inspections of Iranian nuclear sites to be a deal-breaker. “Without resolving safeguards issues, talking about an agreement would be meaningless,” Raisi said at a news conference in Tehran on August 29, 2022. The Iran Uranium Enrichment At the same time, Iran continues its uranium enrichment programme by rolling out advanced IR-6 centrifuges as Natanz. Meanwhile, the IAEA says Iran has enough enriched uranium for two nuclear bombs and the chief of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has said they have the technical capabilities to build a nuclear weapon. A new nuclear deal between Iran and Western powers must address Iran’s state-sponsored support for terrorism and its ballistic missile development, in addition to dramatically strengthening nuclear enforcement and verification mechanisms, in order to serve any meaningful hope of curtailing Iran’s atomic appetite. To put it succinctly, instead of being shorter and weaker, the new deal must be longer and stronger. Tragically, however, that does not appear to be in the cards. Conversely, a new deal at this stage lacking those elements and that reportedly enriches Iran with $100 billion dollars annually ($1 trillion in over a decade) in sanctions relief, would only strengthen groups like Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations who receive Iranian support and do its bidding. This is why a bipartisan group of 50 US Members of Congress in 2022 sounded the alarm bell on the looming deal, and 5,000 Israeli security experts said that: “Based on o... --- ## Israel’s Legal Claims To The Land URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/israels-legal-claims-to-the-land/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2025-11-13 Words: 611 > Often given a platform by the mainstream media, the biggest accusation leveled against Israel is that it’s an “illegal occupier of Palestinian land.” Accordingly, when Israel fought a defensive war... Often given a platform by the mainstream media, the biggest accusation leveled against Israel is that it’s an “illegal occupier of Palestinian land.” Accordingly, when Israel fought a defensive war against annihilation by its Arab neighbours in 1967 – gaining control of a wide swath of land including Judea & Samaria (otherwise known today as the “West Bank”) – Israel was a colonizer that made an illegal land grab. Often ignored, the basis for Israel’s legal rights to Judea and Samaria is the 1920 San Remo conference. At San Remo, the international community recognized the Jewish people’s 3,000-year historical connection to the lands of what became British Mandate Palestine whose territory was designated for the establishment of a Jewish national homeland. The Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations mandate for British administration of the territories of Palestine and Transjordan, both of which had been conceded by the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I in 1918. International law defines a state’s borders as being determined by the borders of the political entity that existed beforehand. If Israel is said to be “occupying” land, who was it occupying it from? In Israel’s case, that would be the British Mandate, whose borders stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River. During Israel’s War of Independence in 1948 following the Partition Plan, it was immediately attacked by its neighbours, and Jordan ended up occupying Judea, Samaria and parts of Jerusalem, including the Old City, where it destroyed 58 synagogues. Jordan had a 19-year illegal occupation over this land which it unilaterally annexed, but never claimed sovereignty to from 1948 until 1967. Jordan held the land in trust only as custodians until a resolution could be procured. Jordan never claimed to have legal title. Israel merely took back the land in the Six Day War, and in essence, reclaimed the land it was legally entitled to under the original Mandate for Palestine. Many critics will say that according to the laws of occupation under the Geneva Convention, Jordan was still the last country to hold the land, so Israel is occupying Jordan’s land. But Jordan relinquished claims to Judea & Samaria under its 1994 peace treaty with Israel, which supersedes the Geneva Convention. Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention is limited to transfers or deportations into or out of occupied territories which are forcible, and no one, neither Israeli or Palestinian, have been deported or transferred forcibly to these areas. Furthermore, there’s no element of international law that can be used to prohibit the voluntary return of individuals to the towns and villages from which they or their ancestors had been previously evicted by forcible means. What then about the claim that Israel “occupies” the Palestinian people? International law states that peoples have the right to self-determination, but that is not necessarily the same thing as an independent state. In fact, Israel does grant Arab residents of Judea & Samaria self-determination. For example, Israel does not pass legislation that governs the lives of Palestinians – they are governed by the Palestinian Authority and Knesset-enacted laws don’t apply to them. As well, Palestinian-Arabs pay taxes to the Palestinian Authority which is their official self-government and representative on the international stage. While Israel’s military presence in the area ensures its safety, international law recognizes that the Palestinian-Arabs in fact do have self-determination already and that the only land Israel “occupies” is in fact its own. Accordingly, these binding instruments of international law provide for the legitimacy for Israel’s presence in Judea and Samaria. --- ## The Historical Jewish Presence in Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/the-historical-presence-of-jews-in-israel/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2026-04-02 Words: 971 > The historical Jewish presence in Israel spans over 3,000 years, from Abraham and the Jewish people to the modern Zionist movement and beyond. The historical Jewish presence in Israel is one of the most well-documented yet frequently denied facts in the discourse surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Critics regularly accuse Israel of a host of crimes, ranging from practicing apartheid to being a “settler-colonialist” state. But these allegations share one core aim: to deny the Jewish connection to the land of Israel and delegitimize the Jewish People’s claim to their ancestral homeland. This denial relies on a wholesale rejection of three thousand years of Jewish history in the Middle East. Jewish history begins with Abraham, considered to be the father of the Jewish People, and of the three major Abrahamic monotheistic faiths, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Roughly 3,900 years ago, he settled in what is today Israel. The story of Abraham and the Jewish people is foundational to understanding the unbroken bond between the Jewish nation and the land of Israel. Later, his descendants were forced to leave for Egypt due to a famine, where they lived for hundreds of years, eventually becoming slaves under the Pharaoh, widely considered to be Ramses II. About 3,300 years ago, the Israelites left slavery in what has become known as the Exodus, settling back in the land of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua. This exodus and settlement in Canaan marked a defining chapter in Jewish history, establishing the Israelites’ roots in the land promised to their ancestors. The Jews soon developed a civilization in the land where their ancestor Abraham had lived centuries before, and in the year 1020 BCE, Saul became the first King of Israel. The Israelites, who had been split into 12 familial tribes, each occupied a different part of the land. King David and Jerusalem Only a few years later, King David, the second King of Israel, continued the monarchy and designated Jerusalem as the capital of the kingdom. The city was selected both for its strategic value and for its historic connection to the Israelites through their ancestor Abraham. Forty years later, King David’s son, Solomon, builds the First Temple in Jerusalem as a replacement for the traveling tabernacle which the Israelites had used during their exodus from Egypt. The Temple served as the religious and spiritual, as well as the civic centre of Jewish life, both in Jerusalem and throughout the region. But upon King Solomon’s death around 930 BCE, the Israelites split into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah. This separation lasted two centuries, until the Northern Kingdom of Israel was invaded and conquered by the neighbouring Assyrians. Home to 10 of the 12 tribes, the inhabitants of this kingdom were exiled and otherwise assimilated into the wider Assyrian population. For its part, the remaining half of Judea, weakened, was later invaded by the powerful Babylonian Empire in the 6th century BCE. The Babylonians, led by King Nebuchadnezzar II, destroyed the Jewish Temple and exiled the people, forcibly transferring them to Babylon. This Jewish exile in Babylon was a transformative period that profoundly shaped Jewish identity, religious practice, and the enduring longing to return to the land of Israel. For 70 years, the Israelites lived in exile until the Babylonians were defeated by the Persian Empire, which allowed them to return to their ancestral homeland. They soon began construction on the Second Temple in Jerusalem. The Babylonian exile and Jewish return to the land of Israel are one of the earliest documented examples of a displaced people reclaiming their ancestral homeland. Though the exact details of when the shift in name took place are unknown, it is during the period of the Babylonian exile that the Israelites began to become known as Jews after the land of Judah from which they had been taken. Over the following centuries, the Jews continued to face invasion from powerful regional powers, including the Syrian-Greeks and the Romans, who in the first century CE, conquered Judea, destroyed the Second Temple, and exiled a large number of Jews from their homeland. The Jewish Population During the Roman Period Despite this cataclysmic defeat, Jewish history in the Land of Israel did not end. There remained a Jewish population in the land, and over time, a growing number of Jews began to return to their ancestral homeland. Even during this Roman exile, Israel in general, and Jerusalem in particular, remained central to the Jewish collective psyche. The land was prominently featured in Jewish writings including the Hebrew Bible, and Jews around the world prayed in the direction of Jerusalem. In the 19th century, this return to Israel picked up steam with the rise of the contemporary Zionist movement, which, while non-religious, nonetheless recognized the ancient Jewish connections to Israel. The modern-day Zionist movement, founded by Theodor Herzl, laid the groundwork for the State of Israel. Theodor Herzl and Zionism transformed the centuries-old dream of returning to the land of Israe... --- ## The IHRA URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/the-ihra/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2025-04-21 Words: 681 > The IHRA definition, which was formally created in 2016 by dozens of countries, with the support of mainstream Jewish communities around the world, seeks to clarify what antisemitism is, so... The IHRA definition, which was formally created in 2016 by dozens of countries, with the support of mainstream Jewish communities around the world, seeks to clarify what antisemitism is, so it can be effectively countered. It has been adopted by dozens of countries around the world, including Canada, as well as a number of provincial governments, including Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, and New Brunswick. In response, critics have attempted to portray the definition as a threat to free expression and an attempt to stifle legitimate criticism of Israel. Following the widespread adoption of the IHRA definition, there have been a flurry of commentaries and critiques of the definition, much of it based on a misunderstanding of what the adoption represents. And while certainly reasonable minds may disagree on the best strategies to combat antisemitism, the first basis must be the truth. The goal of the IHRA working definition is to clearly define antisemitism, to help authorities such as governments and police services, for instance, delineate the difference between Jew-hatred and criticism of Israel. This issue has become particularly acute in recent years as anti-Israel activists often claim their views are not necessarily antisemitic, but merely critical of Israel. Thus, the IHRA definition is aimed, not at attacking critics of Israel, but at clarifying where criticism ends and anti-Jewish hate begins. One common criticism of the IHRA definition is that it conflates legitimate criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Critics often cite one of the illustrative examples used by IHRA to demonstrate contemporary examples of antisemitism – that claiming the existence of Israel is a racist endeavour – and attempt to demonstrate that it seeks to clamp down on anti-Israel views. However, this is absolutely not the case. As explicitly stated in the IHRA definition, “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic.” This clear and unambiguous statement, freely available on IHRA’s website – that criticism of Israel does not constitute antisemitism – nevertheless has not stopped critics from attacking the definition baselessly. What the IHRA definition seeks to address is not criticism of Israel, but the delegitimization of the Jewish People’s right to exist, and enjoy self-determination in their historical and ancestral homeland. To deny that right goes far beyond any simple critique of the State of Israel; it is a denial of the collective rights of the Jewish People to determine their own future. The IHRA definition, as it makes abundantly clear, does not seek to clamp down on criticism of Israel, even if it’s factually inaccurate. Another common criticism of the IHRA definition is that by adopting it, governments are all but criminalizing pro-Palestinian activists, and opening the door up for them to be censored due to their views. Such an accusation has no basis in what the IHRA definitions stands for, or seeks to achieve, and the definition’s growing acceptance, both in the international arena, and within Canada, demonstrates its mainstream bona fides. The IHRA definition seeks to make clear that in contemporary times, much of antisemitism has found a way to masquerade itself as being anti-Zionist; in other words, by allowing Jews as individuals to have rights, but by denying the Jewish People as a collective entity the right those same rights that are provided to everyone else. Despite attempts by critics to conflate the attempts to delegitimize the Jewish People’s collective rights with simple criticism of Israel, they remain very much two separate issues. And that is precisely why the IHRA definition is so critically important in helping to distinguish criticism from delegitimization. According to Statistics Canada, Canadian Jews remain the country’s single largest target of religiously-motivated hate crimes, and as such, it is imperative that they – like all groups – define for themselves what constitutes hatred. The IHRA definition has achieved widespread acceptance among both governments and Jewish communities across Canada, and because it helps to clearly delineate between legitimate criticism of Israel and Jew-hatred, it will help authorities to better focus their energies on combatting antisemitism in society. --- ## Israel and Apartheid Allegations: Debunking the Apartheid Slur URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/the-apartheid-slur/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2026-04-02 Words: 935 > The Israel and apartheid allegations are debunked with evidence. Israeli Arabs enjoy full civil rights, disproving the apartheid claim entirely. The Israel and apartheid allegations are among the most damaging claims levelled against the Jewish State, accusing the country of practicing systematic apartheid against the Palestinians. The Human Rights Watch Israel apartheid claim, among others, has fuelled this narrative. In early 2022, the Amnesty International Israel report further inflamed the accusations, despite the organization’s well-documented anti-Israel obsession. These allegations are serious, but they are also demonstrably false. Human Rights Watch and the Israel Apartheid Claim But despite the claim of apartheid lobbed by such groups, there is no evidence to buttress the allegation that Israel is an apartheid state, and in fact, significant evidence demonstrating that Israel is the polar opposite of how its detractors depict it. Under apartheid South Africa, interracial marriages were against the law, and Blacks were forced to live in specific neighbourhoods, were denied the right to vote, and suffered manifold abuses to their civil liberties. Israel’s Democracy and Arab Citizens Israel is a liberal democracy of nearly 9.5 million people, of which roughly 2.5 million are Arabs (predominantly Muslim, Christian, and Druze). These 2.5 million Israeli Arabs enjoy full civil and democratic rights, including the right to vote and to be elected to political office. Israeli Arabs – who sometimes identify themselves as Palestinians – can live anywhere they want, hold any job they want, and travel freely through the country with just as many freedoms as their Jewish neighbours. In the eyes of Israeli law, all Israeli citizens, regardless of religion or ethnicity, are fully equal. The Israeli Arabs’ civil rights are protected by law, making them full and equal Arab citizens in Israel’s democratic system. For many years, Arabs have been represented in Israel’s Knesset, or federal parliament, but in Israel’s 2021 election, Ra’am, an Arab Islamist political party led by Mansour Abbas, was elected to Israel’s coalition government. Such an event would have simply been inconceivable in apartheid South Africa. Blacks could not vote, could not hold political office, and certainly could not serve in the government itself. The Israeli Arabs’ civil rights are so comprehensive and protected that to accuse Israel of Apartheid is simply misinformation. The Gaza Strip and Israeli Control In its report, Amnesty International also accused Israel of practicing Apartheid against Palestinians who live in the Gaza Strip, and under the control of the Palestinian Authority (PA). This allegation is also patently false, but for different reasons. Palestinians who live in both Gaza and under the Palestinian Authority governance are not Israeli citizens, do not pay Israeli taxes, and are not beholden to Israeli civil law. In 2005, Israel forcibly removed all its civilians and soldiers from Gaza, some of whom had lived there for generations, in an attempt at peace. The enclave is entirely disassociated with Israel, which neither occupies nor controls a square inch of the land. In 2007, Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group, waged a civil war against its rival Fatah and seized control of Gaza. Therefore, not only is Israel not in control of Gaza, but a separate, independent Palestinian movement has full control over the roughly two million Palestinians who live there. In the West Bank, the large majority of Palestinians live under the control of the Palestinian Authority, the successor to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which was founded in 1964 by Yasser Arafat. Israel has not legally annexed Judea & Samaria, and the Palestinians who live there live under the civil control of the PA, not Israel. Furthermore, Israel has made repeated peace offers to the Palestinian Authority, most notably at Camp David in 2000, when Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered then-PA Chairman Yasser Arafat the entirety of the Gaza Strip, eastern Jerusalem, and virtually all of Judea & Samaria, as an independent Palestinian state. The offer was rejected in favour of a violent uprising, or intifada. The Camp David 2000 peace offer remains one of the most significant demonstrations of Israel’s willingness to achieve a two-state solution. The last apartheid claim is that Israel’s system of checkpoints in Judea & Samaria effectively means that Palestinians do not enjoy unfettered freedom to travel. However, these checkpoints are necessary security measures to prevent suicide bombers and other malicious actors from entering Israel and murdering innocent civilians. Had the Palestinian leadership accepted Israel’s previous offer of peace, it would have meant an end to the conflict and a likely end to the checkpoints. These security measures in Israel, including checkpoints in Judea and Samaria, exist solely to protect civilian lives on all sides of the conflict. As pointed out by Professor Eugene Kontorovich, an expert in International Law at George Mason University, it is the PA, not Israel, w... --- ## The Temple Mount URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/the-temple-mount/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2025-11-12 Words: 875 > The media often misrepresents the Temple Mount. Learn the verified Jewish history, archaeological evidence, and context behind the ongoing conflict. In recent escalations of Palestinian terrorism against Israel, including in the spring of 2023, as well as in May 2021, the violence originated with tensions in Jerusalem’s Old City, and on the Temple Mount specifically. The First Temple in Jerusalem stood here, as did the Second Temple in Jerusalem, making Jewish temples on the Temple Mount central to the historical significance of the Temple Mount. The Temple Mount and Israeli-Palestinian conflict are frequently linked in both historical disputes and modern media narratives. During these conflicts, Israel was falsely accused of attempting to harm Muslims who were praying inside Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque, a Muslim place of worship constructed in the year 1065. And while these specific allegations are false, due to the heightened sensitivity of the area, Palestinian terrorist groups like Hamas are often able to cynically use the religious significance of the mosque in Islam to promote violence against Israel. However, in much of the news media coverage of violence in and around the Al Aqsa Mosque, news media outlets frequently fail to give proper historical context, referring to the area only in reference to it being a Muslim holy site. In reality, the Al Aqsa Mosque and its vicinity hold profound historical and religious significance for Jews as well. The Al Aqsa Mosque is built atop the Temple Mount, an elevated platform spanning 37 acres in Jerusalem’s Old City. The Temple Mount refers to the two ancient Jewish temples, which were destroyed in 586 BCE by the Babylonian and Roman Empires, respectively, that previously existed on the platform. In fact, today, the Western Wall, a symbol of the Jewish People’s historical connection to their ancestral homeland, is part of the ancient retaining wall for the Temple Mount. The Western Wall and Temple Mount together demonstrate the enduring Jewish connection to the Temple Mount. The first temple, also known as Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, was completed around the year 957 BCE, during the reign of Solomon, the king of Israel. It served as a central focus of both religious and much of civil life in ancient Israel. In fact, the location of the temples was considered – and remains – the holiest place in the world for the Jewish People. The first temple was destroyed by the Babylonian Empire and its leader, King Nebuchadnezzar II, during the conquest of Jerusalem in the 6th century BCE. Following the conquest, many of the Jews in the land of Israel were forcibly brought to Babylonia as slaves. Roughly 70 years later, after the Babylonian Empire was defeated by King Cyrus of the Persian Empire, the Jews were permitted to return to Jerusalem, where they built the Second Temple, in the same location as its predecessor. The Second Temple in Jerusalem stood for nearly 600 years until its destruction. The second temple was constructed by the returning Jews around the year 516 BCE, and it stood for nearly 600 years, until it was destroyed by the Roman Empire, which also massacred the Jewish population in the land of Israel. That the Jewish temples stood on the Temple Mount is not a matter of religious belief, but of archaeological evidence of Jewish temples which has been unearthed over centuries. Jewish temples on the Temple Mount are well‑attested in both textual and material sources. Even millennia after the temples served the Jewish population in the land of Israel, archaeological evidence is regularly being unearthed, providing irrefutable proof that Jewish temples stood at the site. While the Temple Mount sits at the centre of the Jewish People’s history in the land of Israel, since the 1967 Six-Day War, when Israel recaptured Jerusalem from illegal Jordanian occupation, the platform has been managed by the Jerusalem Waqf and Temple Mount management arrangement, a Jordanian Islamic organization. Although Jerusalem and the entirety of the Temple Mount fall within Israel, since 1967, Israel has allowed the Waqf to manage the site’s religious nature. Accordingly, only Muslims are allowed to ascend the Temple Mount for prayer, and the entrance of non-Muslims is also strictly regulated. This “status quo” by which relatively small numbers of Jews are allowed to ascend the Temple Mount, but where only Muslims are allowed to pray, has been a source of controversy in Israel for years, with opponents arguing that it weakens Israel’s control in its capital city. Successive Israeli governments have maintained this “status quo,” insisting that removing it would inflame religious tensions across the Middle East and beyond. Regardless of Israeli government policy, for nearly 3,000 years, the Temple Mount has been the centre of Jewish life in the land of Israel, both in Solomon’s temple and later, the Second Temple. The existence of these buildings is beyond dispute. Therefore, it is incumbent on any journalist or reporter covering Jerusalem or the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians to ensure that any coverage of Jerusalem’... --- ## Israel As A Settler Colonial State URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/israel-as-a-settler-colonial-state/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2025-06-06 Words: 772 > One of the most insidious ways that anti-Israel activists seek to delegitimize Israel’s right to exist is by denying the Jewish People’s historical connections to the land. And while some... One of the most insidious ways that anti-Israel activists seek to delegitimize Israel’s right to exist is by denying the Jewish People’s historical connections to the land. And while some critics do claim that some Jews have no history whatsoever in Israel, others assert that while individual Jews may have presence in the Levant, the State of Israel, however, is a settler-colonialist enterprise which has no place in the Middle East. This claim that the modern nation of Israel is little more than a colonialist state has not appeared in a vacuum; it has grown in popularity in recent years, coinciding with a wider focus on colonialism in the mainstream news media. Anti-Israel activists often accuse Israel not just of being a colonialist state, but of being a settler-colonialist state. As argued by the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions) movement’s official website, colonialism is “the practice of a foreign state or group of people exercising control over another country or area,” and Israel is allegedly guilty of this crime. But that’s not all. Israel is also allegedly a ‘settler’ state, which according to its detractors, means it seeks to “control land and resources and establish their own economy and system of governance.” So how do these claims stand up to scrutiny? Accusing Israel of being a settler-colonialist state, while undoubtedly politically expedient in the contemporary milieu, represents a wanton assault on three thousand years of Jewish history, and which purposefully ignores a number of key facts which separate truth from fiction. According to the BDS movement, colonialism is “a foreign state or group of people exercising control over another country or area.” But Israel is not a foreign state. For three thousand years, the Jewish People have had a continuous presence in the land of Israel. This indisputable fact is hardly in doubt; Israel is filled with extensive archaeological proof showing the millennia-old Jewish presence in the region. While immigrants to pre-state Israel came from around the world, including Europe and across the Middle East, it is an inversion of history to suggest that they were foreign interlopers and colonialists. In fact, they were returning to the indigenous land of their ancestors. Moreover, if Israel is a colonial outpost in the Middle East, it is unclear which foreign power Israel is representing in its alleged goal of conquest. No foreign power forced Jews to settle in pre-state Israel. While the United Kingdom, as the power overseeing the British Mandate for Palestine, did support the reconstitution of a Jewish homeland in the land of Israel, it often sought to strangle the establishment of a Jewish nation-state. In a 1939 White Paper, the British government set out to severely limit Jewish immigration as well as the ability of Jews to purchase land. As for the allegation that Israel is a settler-colonialist state, meaning that it is seeking to take land by force from its native inhabitants, this too is a falsehood. Not only does this contention utterly omit thousands of years of Jewish history, it also rewrites the Zionist movement’s goals. The modern Zionist effort to resettle the land of Israel did not seek to impose its will on the Arab population in the region. Its goal was singular: to establish the State of Israel in the ancient Jewish lands. Prescribing a villainous agenda to the Zionist movement and attempting to tie it to European colonial powers is historical revisionism. Perhaps the most perverse claim that Israel is a settler-colonialist state is not only that it is demonstrably false, but that it represents a total inversion of the truth. Israel is not only not a settler-colonialist state, but it is the polar opposite. Israel, as the Jewish State, is not a foreign imposition on the Middle East, but a reconstituted homeland of a people in their ancestral homeland. Scholars may debate the impact and significance of colonialism for years to come, but one thing is clear: Israel is the furthest thing from a colonial enterprise; in fact, it represents the collective achievement of an indigenous people rebuilding a nation-state in their historic homeland. Accusing Israel of being a settler-colonialist state is not only false and defamatory, and indeed a reversal of the facts, but it is also an insult to the memory of those around the world who suffered at the hands of colonial powers, who often traveled halfway around the world to enslave locals and plunder their natural resources. To tarnish the Jewish founders of Israel with this brush is simply beyond the pale. --- ## Jewish Refugees URL: https://honestreporting.ca/israel-research-hub/jewish-refugees/ Type: israel-research-hub Modified: 2025-11-12 Words: 825 > After Israel’s independence, Jewish refugees from Arab countries endured ethnic cleansing, antisemitic violence, forced displacement, and lost assets. Every spring, coinciding with the anniversary of Israel’s independence in 1948, anti-Israel activists around the world mark “Nakba Day.” Nakba, the Arabic word for catastrophe, refers to the Jewish People’s independence as a calamitous event worthy of mourning. On Nakba Day and Palestinian refugees, the issue is frequently raised, with advocates demanding that Israel open its doors to the millions of descendants of Arabs who left Israel in 1948, though many left not because of Israel, but at the behest of Arab leaders. Recognition of Palestinian refugees is no longer a topic of fringe anti-Israel activists; in 2023, for the first time, the United Nations commemorated the “Nakba.” But not all Middle Eastern refugees are treated equally. Around the time of Israel’s independence, another group of refugees, at least as large as the number of Palestinians who left Israel, were forced to leave their homes throughout the Middle East. This displacement of Jews in Middle East history is one of the largest incidents of ethnic cleansing of Jews in Arab countries in modern times. These Jewish refugees from Middle Eastern nations, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and others, had lived there for centuries. But antisemitism in Arab countries in the 1940s escalated dramatically. Tens of thousands of Jews lived in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, where they represented as much as a third of the population in the early 20th century. But generations of Jewish life throughout the region were coming to an end. Outside of Israel, the Jewish population in the Middle East and North Africa in the 1940s faced a rapidly increasing amount of antisemitism, much of it government-sanctioned and sponsored.Iraqi Jews suffered the Farhud program in 1941, a two-day pogrom where rioters murdered hundreds of innocent Iraqi Jews and injured a thousand more. The Farhud was just one catalyst for the roughly 900,000 Jewish refugees who fled their homes across the Middle East throughout the 1940s. In 1945, antisemitic violence in North Africa swept across Cairo, Alexandria, and Libya, killing Jews, destroying synagogues, and looting homes.” Hundreds were injured, and several Jews were murdered in the mayhem. That same year, more than 100 Jews in Libya were murdered during a three-day outburst of violence against Jews, carried out by their Libyan neighbours, who also destroyed hundreds of homes belonging to Jews. After 1948, the Jewish exodus from Iraq, Egypt, and other Arab lands accelerated as Jews faced threats, riots, and forced expulsion. In early June, Moroccan rioters carried out two days of brutal violence against their Jewish neighbours, murdering dozens of them in an orgy of violence in the towns of Jerada and Oujda. Although these seemingly disparate pogroms were carried out by individual rioters in multiple countries, sometimes separated by a few years, they had been incited to attack Jews due to antisemitic propaganda being spread throughout the region by influential leaders. In 1947, an Arab delegate made a thinly veiled threat to Middle Eastern Jews, suggesting that should Israel gain independence from the United Kingdom, Jews across the region would face consequences, saying that “the lives of one million Jews in Muslim countries will be jeopardized by partition.” Stephen Wise, president of the World Jewish Congress, wrote in 1948 that the situation facing Jews in the Middle East was dire, and that pogroms could spiral into much deadlier violence. “Between 800,000 and a million Jews in the Middle East and North Africa, exclusive of Palestine, are in ‘the greatest danger of destruction’ at the hands of Moslems being incited to holy war over the Partition of Palestine … Acts of violence already perpetrated, together with those contemplated, being clearly aimed at the total destruction of the Jews, constitute genocide, which under the resolutions of the General Assembly is a crime against humanity,” Wise wrote in his letter to U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall, requesting that action be taken. While two-thirds of the Jewish refugees in Israel in 1948 found safety there, many others resettled worldwide, including in Canada. When these refugees fled, they left behind vast wealth, with lost assets of Middle Eastern Jews estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars, never compensated. Before Israel’s rebirth in 1948, nearly one million Jews lived in the Middle East. Most left in the 1940s and 1950s, and more continued to leave for decades following. Today, that number is perhaps 25,000. The almost total destruction of these Jewish communities, some of which, like Iraq’s, are more than 2,500 years old, remains a crime of significant proportions. While many of these Jews who left for Israel undoubtedly did so for ideological reasons, many were forced out of their homes due to overt antisemitism and the threat of even more violence.Learn more about the history of Jewish refugees and their forced displacement in the Middle East by vis... --- ## How Anti-Israel Activists Are Trying To Stifle Criticism Of Their Movement Under The Banner Of “Anti-Palestinian Racism” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-anti-israel-activists-are-trying-to-stifle-criticism-of-their-movement-under-the-banner-of-anti-palestinian-racism/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 178 > For months, anti-Israel activists have been cynically using the term "anti-Palestinian racism" as an effort to stifle legitimate criticism of pro-Palestinian propaganda, effectively labeling anyone who refuses to adhere to their... For months, anti-Israel activists have been cynically using the term “anti-Palestinian racism” as an effort to stifle legitimate criticism of pro-Palestinian propaganda, effectively labeling anyone who refuses to adhere to their radical ideology as a racist. The latest front for this battle is inside school boards, where anti-Israel radicals are trying to force their ideology into the classrooms, or more accurately, to strengthen the anti-Israel propaganda that is often already quite present in the classroom. To help us understand this insidious attempt, and how it can be combated, we are joined by Dr. Casey Babb. He is a Senior Fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute, an International Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and an Associate Fellow with the Royal United Services Institute in London. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast. We invite you to become a subscriber, offer your feedback through a review, and spread the word about our series. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Simply follow this link for more information. --- ## How Bad is Antisemitism Really? A Fireside Chat With Professor Robert Brym, One of Canada’s Leading Sociologists & Demographers Studying the Jewish Community URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-bad-is-antisemitism-really-a-fireside-chat-with-professor-robert-brym-one-of-canadas-leading-sociologists-demographers-studying-the-jewish-community/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-03-08 Words: 239 > If you're reading the headlines, or the chatter on social media, it would be easy to conclude that for Jews in the Diaspora, it's little different than 1930s Germany: Brownshirts... If you’re reading the headlines, or the chatter on social media, it would be easy to conclude that for Jews in the Diaspora, it’s little different than 1930s Germany: Brownshirts are on the move, and antisemites under every rock. But fortunately, that’s not the truth at all, at least in Canada, according to a new study which examined recent data around antisemitism, and found – perhaps surprisingly – very positive results. While there has been a marked increase in antisemitic incidents, primarily graffiti and the like, the attitudes of Canadians towards Jews remains almost unchanged since October 7, with only a miniscule percentage of Canadians expressing anti-Jewish views. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Professor Robert Brym, one of Canada’s leading sociologists and demographers studying the Canadian Jewish community, to discuss his new study which evaluated Canadian attitudes towards Jews and Israel, finding that anti-Jewish incidents emanate from a tiny proportion of society, and that overwhelmingly, Canadians do not embrace such hatred. Brym’s study does not preclude the need to combat anti-Jewish hatred in society, but as he explains in the podcast, it should help to focus the Jewish community’s energies. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Lessons from The World’s Longest-Running Weekly Pro-Israel Rally Outside Of Israel: A Fireside Chat With Guidy Mamann, President Of The Toronto Zionist Council URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/lessons-from-the-worlds-longest-running-weekly-pro-israel-rally-outside-of-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-guidy-mamann-president-of-the-toronto-zionist-council/ Type: podcast Modified: 2024-06-21 Words: 230 > It is hardly an exaggeration to say that over the last eight months, there has been a marked increase in the amount of anti-Israel activism in the news media, on university... It is hardly an exaggeration to say that over the last eight months, there has been a marked increase in the amount of anti-Israel activism in the news media, on university campuses, and in many other fronts, much of it organized by pro-Hamas gangs. What about the efforts to combat those insidious hate campaigns, particularly on a grassroots level? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with someone who didn’t just see a problem and complain about it, he took charge and created what is possibly the largest ongoing pro-Israel rally outside of Israel since October 7. Guidy Mamann is an immigration lawyer in Toronto by day and an active Israel advocate, serving as the president of the Toronto Zionist Council. Days after the October Hamas attacks, when the terrorist group declared a day of rage across the world, Mamann and a group of others launched a weekly pro-Israel rally in uptown Toronto, which has continued now for nearly 40 weekends in a row without interruption. Guidy joins us as a guest to explain not just his initiative, but how it can serve as an inspiration for others to take responsibility, too. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Understanding The Nature Of The Hezbollah Threat On Israel’s Northern Border: A Fireside Chat With Sarit Zehavi, President & Founder Of The Alma Research Center URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/understanding-the-nature-of-the-hezbollah-threat-on-israels-northern-border-a-fireside-chat-with-sarit-zehavi-president-founder-of-the-alma-research-center/ Type: podcast Modified: 2024-06-21 Words: 198 > While it rarely makes headlines in the Canadian news media, Israel is facing an onslaught from multiple terrorist groups at once. Not just Hamas, Yemen's Houthi movement, and Islamist groups in... While it rarely makes headlines in the Canadian news media, Israel is facing an onslaught from multiple terrorist groups at once. Not just Hamas, Yemen’s Houthi movement, and Islamist groups in Iraq. But without question, the most capable of the terrorist groups is Lebanon-based Hezbollah, which, like the others, receives extensive training, weapons and funds from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hezbollah, like Hamas, is a genocidal Islamic terrorist group. But it is far more powerful, and is deeply embedded within the Lebanese government. Since October 7, it has fired thousands of rockets into Israel, and has forced upwards of 60,000 Israelis from their homes for more than eight months, with no end in sight. To help us understand the Hezbollah threat, and Israel’s options, we are joined by Sarit Zehavi. Sarit is the President and Founder of the Alma Research Center, a nonprofit and an independent research and education center specialized in Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Green Line URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/the-green-line/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-24 Words: 582 > The line which formed the de facto boundary between Israel and Jordan following Jordan’s 1948 invasion of Israel and occupation of Judea & Samaria (West Bank) after Israel’s independence, and... The line which formed the de facto boundary between Israel and Jordan following Jordan’s 1948 invasion of Israel and occupation of Judea & Samaria (West Bank) after Israel’s independence, and which it subsequently held until June 1967 — or, in other words, the line that marks where the “West Bank” begins — is often referred to as the “Green Line.” The term “Green Line” is not problematic in and of itself — on the contrary, it’s a very convenient way of discussing a very specific and technical political concept by referencing the historical quirk of the colour of ink in which it was first mapped out. Where problems begin is when the term is used without an accurate understanding of what it means — and of what it doesn’t. The Green Line is merely a conceptual idiosyncrasy referring to one particular moment in history as a reference point from which to begin discussions over what should happen in the future. It exists not on the ground in any real way, but solely in the minds of political thinkers. Pedestrians can walk right up to the real-life place where the Green Line appears on maps, and see nothing — no line, no border wall, no indication of any kind that they are crossing from one entity into another. While the Green Line offers a clear and defined starting point in discussions about borders, assuming that it represents some kind of border in and of itself is wrong. It was never an official border at any point in history. Jordan conquered the territory up to that point in 1948, as part of the regional attempt to eliminate Israel as a whole. After months of fighting, the sides reached a ceasefire agreement which saw each remaining in control over the areas they possessed at that particular moment. At the insistence of the Arab sides, the agreement explicitly stated that this line was not a permanent border but merely a pragmatic understanding of where the immediate round of fighting would end — a line that was drawn out in green marker. It was always the intention of Arab nationalists that, eventually, they would invade again to finish the genocidal job. That attempt finally came in 1967, only for Israel to once again fend off the attack — and this time, end up with the remainder of the territory that had previously been part of the British Mandate for Palestine. When the League of Nations promised a Jewish state, the Green Line was not its intended border. When an area roughly approximating what later became the Green Line was offered to Palestinian Arabs for a state in 1947, their leaders rejected the proposal. When Jordan conquered the areas east of the Green Line, the international community viewed its unilateral annexation as illegitimate — while its only leaders denied that it should be considered a border. Only when Israel came to control the entirety of its previously promised territory did its detractors decide to retroactively redefine the Green Line as a border — thereby delegitimizing it from exercising its security needs there and obfuscating the need for meaningful negotiations in order to determine what the final borders should be. Understanding the Green Line is a very important part of engaging in discussions about the conflict — but, like all historical and legal aspects of the issue, one must take proper care to ensure that it’s being interpreted and explained accurately, rather than lazily taking partisan conjecture and biased narratives at face value. --- ## “Settlements” vs “Neighbourhoods” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/settlements-vs-neighbourhoods/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 1032 > Understand key differences between Israeli settlements vs. neighbourhoods and their impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and global discourse. Israeli settlements vs. neighbourhoods is a key point of contention in the political aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where the term “settlements” is frequently invoked to describe Israeli communities anywhere outside the so-called “Green Line” – i.e. the de facto territories controlled by the State of Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. Usually, the term “settlements” is used to refer to Israeli communities in the West Bank (also known by their historic name, Judea and Samaria), but can at times also refer to such communities in eastern Jerusalem or the Golan Heights, or past communities that once existed in the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Desert until Israel’s withdrawals from those territories. Reality of Israeli Settlements: The Problematic Use of the Term There are several reasons why this term can be problematic. Firstly, a word like “settlement” is so broad that it opens the door to conflation and obfuscation of the issues in counterproductive ways. In general parlance, beyond discussions of this conflict, “settlement” can refer to any kind of community in which human beings live, without any negative or political conversation. As such, both those who lack nuanced understanding and those seeking to intentionally demonize Israel can – and often do – use the term ‘settlement’ to describe (and thus delegitimize) all Israeli communities, even those within its universally recognized 1948 sovereign territories, by labeling them with a term that is normally considered negative or controversial within the context of this particular topic. In other words, routinely using the term ‘settlements’ to describe politically contentious places, creates the false assumption that any Israeli community referred to as a “settlement” at any time is somehow illegitimate or politically problematic. Anti-Israel forces, including terrorist groups, have repeatedly played this language game to dehumanize their victims, such as referring to the Israeli communities massacred on October 7, 2023, as “settlements” to sadistically justify the legitimacy of attacking them and prevent basic human sympathy towards them. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, the common use of the term is often unfair and lacks any nuance or recognition of the complexities faced by the many different people impacted by these issues. Calling all towns, neighborhoods, and villages beyond the arbitrary armistice line at which the 1949 war ended “settlements” – implying illegitimacy and illegality – takes all nuance out of the discussion and imposes a biased, one-sided ideologically rigid interpretation of the situation rather than explaining the facts and allowing readers to form their own opinions. In short, the label of settlements can wrongly imply a tenuous Israeli control of land, not sovereignty. Israeli Settlements vs. Neighbourhoods: Debunking the Settlement Movement Stereotype Calling these places “settlements” and all residents living there “settlers” associates them with the so-called settlement ‘movement,’ a portion of the Israeli right who believe that the modern state of Israel must forever hold on to all territories that were ever part of the ancient Jewish homeland, often with religious undertones or motivations. While there are indeed some communities created with this ideological background, data shows that they make up a surprisingly small fraction of the communities and individuals in question. Some estimates put as many as two-thirds of the residents of so-called “settlements” outside the Green Line as people with no ideological motivation for living there whatsoever. These include secular Israelis, ultra-Orthodox Israelis, recent immigrants, and moderately religious Israelis who live in these locations solely for economic purposes – i.e. the cost of housing there is often significantly lower than in Israel’s large, expensive cities. In many cases, particularly with regards to neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem, some residents may not even know that the place where they live is politically controversial – after nearly six decades of being under Israeli control, some of them are so well-integrated into their surroundings that there is no way of telling on the ground where the “Green Line” is. Israeli Settlement Blocs and Peace Agreements: Diverse Motivations Behind Residency Even if the remaining third of residents do have some ideological basis for their desire to live there, only a still very small minority are the stereotypical fanatics imagined to be summiting various hilltops with tents and refusing to leave at any cost. The rest are ordinary people who believe Israel has a rightful claim to these disputed areas, wish to preserve the historical Jewish heritage of specific places within these areas, or wish to ensure Israel’s security by providing a strategic presence in areas that could pose threats to mainline Israel’s civilian population. Urban Contiguity of Israeli Communities: Majority Living Near the Border It is al... --- ## Palestine vs. Palestinian Territories URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/palestine-vs-palestinian-territories/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 626 > The term “Palestine” may seem like a straightforward word to use when speaking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it’s important to ensure it’s being used correctly. “Palestine” is a term... The term “Palestine” may seem like a straightforward word to use when speaking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it’s important to ensure it’s being used correctly. “Palestine” is a term which has been used to describe the general region at various points of history. It was originally introduced by the Roman Empire under Hadrian, as an attempt to erase the Jewish character of the land following his violent persecution of indigenous Jewish communities. Prior to this era, the land was commonly referred to as “Judea” for centuries, from where the word “Jew” originates. While the term “Palestine” continued to exist in various forms of general parlance as a vague geographic principle — usually meaning the approximate area where the Jewish people lived during Biblical times — it did not exist as an actual defined political entity until 1917. When the British conquered the area in 1917 from the Ottoman Empire, they revived this Roman name to carve out a new territorial entity which would become the future Jewish State, as promised in the Balfour Declaration. This British-controlled transitional government known as the “British Mandate for Palestine” existed from 1917 until 1948, and was home to a diverse population of Jews, Arabs, Christians, Druze and others. Never did the term “Palestine” have an Arab connotation back then — if anything, the opposite. The concept of a portion of the Middle East being a distinct land called “Palestine” was viewed by many Arab nationalists as a foreign perception forced upon them by the British and the new Jewish immigrants who came to rebuild the land of their ancestors. When the United Nations proposed resolving the conflict by dividing the land into two states in 1947, they did not refer to creating an ‘Israeli’ state and a ‘Palestinian’ one, but rather an ‘Arab’ state and a ‘Jewish’ one, both “in Palestine.” When Jordan and Egypt conquered the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1948 — both of which had been part of British Palestine — they did not refer to them as ‘Palestinian’ areas, but rather as parts of their own countries or as parts of the Arab region. So what changed? In the 1960s, Arab nationalists founded the “Palestine Liberation Organization” (PLO), whose stated purpose was to destroy the Jewish state. This organization actively engaged in violent terrorism in the name of this ideology, and mythologized the ahistorical concept of a purely Arab “Palestine” as something that had existed there before Israel’s creation. When the 1967 Six-Day War led to Israel possessing the West Bank & Gaza Strip, their local populations gradually came to rally around this distinct identity. Several decades of conflict later, in the hopes of reaching a compromise that could end the conflict, Israel and the PLO began negotiations to turn the West Bank & Gaza Strip into an independent state in which the Palestinian population could pursue its collective self-determination. Since the Oslo Accords, the parties have established semi-autonomous self-rule for the PLO over the heavily populated portions of the West Bank, known as the Palestinian Authority (PA). In the Gaza Strip, meanwhile, although Israel withdrew completely in 2005 and handed control over to the PA, the religious fundamentalist terrorist group Hamas quickly overthrew their rule and turned the area into a terror regime. Given this background, the objective way journalists should refer to the areas where the Palestinian populations live and where their government rules is as the “Palestinian Territories,” not as “Palestine”—which implies either that the hypothetical future state has already been established or that the entire geographic region is being referred to. It is also important to distinguish between areas actually ruled by the Palestinian Authority, and areas that they claim but do not currently control. --- ## Military Wing Of Hamas And Hezbollah URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/apartheid-slur/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 728 > Learn about the military wing of Hamas and Hezbollah, their violent operations, political roles, and media portrayal in the Middle East conflict. One particularly perplexing, yet common linguistic fallacy encountered in coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the distinction between the ‘military wing of Hamas and Hezbollah’ and other departments of these terrorist organizations. The way this typically plays out includes referring to individuals or agencies as being members of Hamas’ “political wing” versus its so-called “military wing,” or citing an authority like the “Gaza Ministry of Health” as a source of credible information despite it being an arm of the Hamas’ terrorist infrastructure. Whatever the context, these faulty references serve to insinuate and obfuscate by conjuring some kind of distinction between members of Hamas who actively kill people and those engaged in other, seemingly more legitimate, roles. Distinction Between Military and Humanitarian Efforts The problem is that this totally obscures the reality of who and what groups like Hamas and Hezbollah are, and also gives misleading impressions of how they work. Hamas, for example, is an internationally recognized terrorist organization, committed in its organizational charter to the explicit purpose of violently imposing strict adherence to its founders’ extremist interpretations of Islamic religious law and wiping out the world’s Jewish population and the Jewish state. The raison d’être for Hamas is — by its own open admission — to cause violence, harm, and terrorism. Hamas and Violent Means Against Israel This means that, necessarily, anything affiliated with Hamas is a tool in the bigger picture of their efforts to achieve those goals. At times, this includes directly killing or kidnapping people. At other times, it includes doing other menial tasks to keep the organization going, or to maintain its power as the governing authority over the Gaza Strip so that it can maintain its progress towards its ultimate goals. Someone working as a diplomat or media propagandist for a terrorist organization is still an actively contributing participant in those avowed terrorist goals — even if they are not personally the ones firing the shots or detonating the bombs. Hezbollah’s Commitment to Israel’s Destruction This is especially relevant to a case like Hamas because, in addition to being terrorists, they are also the governing body ruling the Gaza Strip. As such, they have established a totalitarian regime and turned the entire governing bodies of the territory into servants of their cause. This means that seemingly innocuous or apolitical institutions, such as the Gaza Ministry of Health, have no independent agency or power and, while they may indeed offer legitimate health services, they are still unreliable as a source of trustworthy information for the media as their operations and data are fully beholden to the needs and interests of Hamas. They have been accused frequently of falsifying numbers for propaganda purposes when doing so can help achieve their desired political outcomes. Similarly, the “political wing” of Hamas is not merely a group of people responsible for collecting the garbage, building necessary institutions, and filling potholes — they are also tasked with upholding Hamas’ iron-fisted control over their territory and the imposition of its ideological rules through force. Armed Nature of Hezbollah and Hamas Another noteworthy example of this conflation is in the case of Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist organization. Iran helped build Hezbollah in the 1980s in an effort to export their war against Israel off their own soil by developing proxies in other countries. Taking advantage of the Lebanese civil war and ethnic tensions in the country, the Iranians turned Hezbollah into a crucial provider of humanitarian and religious services to the local Shiite community in order to gradually win over their loyalty towards their geopolitical, hegemonic, and terrorist aims. Media Portrayal of Hamas and Hezbollah To act as though there is a humanitarian arm of Hezbollah and a separate unrelated terrorist wing is absurd, and reporters must be sure to explain the context — that all aspects of Hezbollah exist within the framework of seeking Israel’s destruction and imposing the Iranian vision of extremist religious law on everyone. No matter which murderous terrorist group is being discussed, it is important not to fall into the trap of believing their intentionally manipulative narratives which claim that any part of their operations are worthy of legitimacy. Honest Reporting is dedicated to providing clarity on complex issues like the military wing of Hamas and Hezbollah. Stay informed—subscribe for updates on Middle East reporting. --- ## Militant vs. Terrorist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/militant-vs-terrorist/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 617 > Learn the difference between militant and terrorist, how media uses these terms, and why accurate terminology is essential in conflict reporting. It is shockingly common to see respectable media sources fail to clarify the difference between militant and terrorist when describing organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah. There are several reasons why this is significantly problematic. Ostensibly, the goal of media outlets who choose this language is to avoid taking an opinion on the issue. By labeling one side’s fighters as “terrorists,” they argue, they would be creating a negatively biased impression of that side. The problem with this is that its impact is the opposite of their stated intention — failing to objectively present crucial information in a manner that obscures the accurate story and instead skews readers’ understanding way off in the other direction. Militant vs. Terrorist Definitions While “militant” is a vague, neutral term that can hypothetically apply to literally any person or force engaged in combat or conflict of any kind, the term “terrorist” has a clear definition — someone who intentionally targets civilians with cruelty and violence in order to shock and scare others into submitting to their political or religious ideology. Misconceptions About Militants and Terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, and many other groups in the region precisely match that definition. These groups state openly that their purpose and goals are to commit genocide, and for their entire existence, they’ve routinely resorted to extremely cruel and violent attacks targeting civilians in order to help achieve their sadistic long-term vision. This is an objective fact about who and what these groups are — even in their own words. To omit that fact from reporting on the situation is therefore not only extremely irresponsible but journalistic malpractice. How is any reader expected to form a balanced and informed point of view about what should or shouldn’t happen if they don’t understand that one of the sides involved is engaged in this kind of behavior and pursuing this kind of horrific, abominable goal? Defining Terrorism in Conflict Furthermore, the governments of Canada and most other Western democratic countries — including the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union — formally recognize many of these organizations as outlawed terrorist entities. Not only is this also an irresponsible fact to omit in its own right, but it also calls into question the very premise behind substituting a more vanilla-like “militant” in that it eliminates the whole potential concern of a media outlet against taking an opinion of their own — calling them “terrorists” would simply be acknowledging official Canadian policy. Political Violence and Terrorism To Israelis, the conflict is about protecting their loved ones from constant violence — violence that has gone on incessantly for decades. Playing language games that erase this whole perspective on the situation actively biases the reader against the Israeli point of view by inherently making any forceful response to provocation appear more excessive than it actually is when understood in full context. It also invites and aids propagandists peddling a sanitized, mythologized narrative about Palestinian nationalism and the anti-Zionist movement as a whole by tacitly legitimizing their viewpoints from trusted platforms. Media Portrayal of Militants and Terrorists There is absolutely no justification or virtue in trying to artificially even the rhetorical playing field between a side that gleefully massacres innocent people and a side that fights to prevent them from doing so. That’s not objective journalism — it’s journalistic activism. Even if the actual facts are so disturbing that one side comes out looking far worse when thoroughly explained, the reader still has a right to hear them — and journalists still have a duty to present them.Honest Reporting is dedicated to providing clarity on complex issues like the difference between militant and terrorist terms. Stay informed—subscribe for updates on Middle East reporting. --- ## Judea & Samaria vs. “West Bank” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/judea-and-samaria-vs-the-west-bank/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 1000 > Learn the historical and political significance of Judea and Samaria vs. West Bank, and how these terms shape narratives in the Middle East conflict. One cannot discuss the politics of the Middle East conflict without addressing the debate over Judea and Samaria vs. West Bank, terms used for the largest area of contention between Israel and the Palestinians. The West Bank generally refers to the area that Israel took from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War, when Israel defended itself against an attempted invasion by its Arab neighbors. The land consists of two chunks of land that surround Jerusalem to the north and south and connect in the middle. This area is home to the cities in which the majority of the Palestinian population lives. Due to both these factors, the area is demanded by the Palestinians as the basis of their hypothetical future state and has been the focal point of all negotiations between their leaders and Israel over the past three decades. Naming History of Judea and Samaria While “West Bank” as the common term to describe this political concept is widespread, it’s important for journalists to understand the problematic and contentious history of this name and to do a better job of contextualizing how they speak about this area. This is because the name “West Bank” historically has been inherently political and biased. The ancient history of Judea and Samaria shows that these terms have been in use since Biblical times, with Samaria referring to the northern part and Judea to the southern part of what is today known as the West Bank. During the era of the divided kingdom, approximately 3,000 years ago, the Northern Kingdom of Israel’s capital was in the city of Samaria, and the name came to refer to the immediate surrounding area throughout the ages. Similarly, the area south of Jerusalem has traditionally been known through the ages as “Judea.” As the traditional territory of the tribe of Judah, from which most modern Jews descend and from which they derive their name, this area was home to the core population centers of the ancient Jewish states. The desert that runs through this area is still called the “Judean Desert” in virtually all atlases, and the area was delineated as the core of the “province of Judea” under the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires. Relics of historic Judea like the ancient/medieval Jewish town of Susya, numerous monuments of King Herod, Rachel’s Tomb, and the Old Jewish Quarter of Hebron — Judaism’s second holiest city in the world and one of its oldest communities — are found throughout this entire area. Throughout world history, these were well-known undisputed facts that no one viewed as political or controversial. Old maps of the region from various cultures around the world commonly used the terms “Samaria” and “Judea” to mark these areas within the Holy Land. Then, in the late 1940s, this suddenly changed. Jordan’s Role in Naming the West Bank In 1947, in an effort to resolve the conflict, most of Judea and Samaria were offered to Arab leadership by the United Nations in their Partition Plan to divide British Palestine into two states. While Jewish leadership accepted this compromise, Arab leadership rejected it and instead launched a war of annihilation against the newly independent State of Israel. By the end of this war, in 1949, Israel had survived, but the Kingdom of Jordan had forcefully taken over the majority of Judea and Samaria, as well as the eastern half of Jerusalem. They subsequently ethnically cleansed all Jews from these areas — numbering tens of thousands and liquidating ancient communities. They vandalized and demolished Jewish holy sites, cemeteries, and places of worship, banned all Jewish pilgrims from visiting the area, and unilaterally annexed the territories for themselves — renaming them with the neutral geographic term of “West Bank” to refer to their location in relation to the Jordan River. This renaming was a deliberate effort to erase the area’s Jewish history. The international community rejected Jordan’s unilateral conquest and viewed it as illegal and unjust. The ceasefire agreement to end this war made explicitly clear — at the insistence of the Arab side’s leadership — that the ‘Green Line’ separating Israeli control from Jordanian control along what’s now called the “West Bank” was a temporary pragmatic understanding and not a permanent border. West Bank Post-1967 History In 1967, when another regional war of annihilation was launched against Israel, the country wound up in possession of several contentious territories along each of its fronts — including the entirety of the ‘West Bank.’ For Israel, this was a jubilant moment, as fear of a violent massacre had been supplanted by the unexpected restoration of cherished heritage sites in less than a week. The area continues to form the core of the political dispute, at least in common discourse. Palestinians and their supporters insist that a two-state solution should see the area turn into a Palestinian state and that Israel should have no rights whatsoever in areas captured in the 1967 war. Despite having historicall... --- ## The Israeli Security Barrier URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/israeli-security-barrier-anti-terror-fence-vs-israeli-separation-wall/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 690 > The Purpose of Israeli Security Barrier is explained in detail, covering its role, construction, and addressing common myths and misconceptions. One of the most routinely showcased features of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the purpose of the Israeli security barrier that runs around parts of Judea & Samaria (often called the “West Bank” by news media outlets). Often pictured in anti-Israel narratives to illustrate the inconveniences or challenges Israel supposedly inflicts upon Palestinians, especially by those seeking to claim that it is an “apartheid” state that segregates people based on their race, it is often referred to in a propaganda context as the “separation wall.” Media must never make the mistake of adopting this blatantly political and patently false language when speaking about the barrier and its role in the conflict. Israeli Security Barrier Facts: What You Need to Know Firstly, the barrier was only constructed in the mid-2000s. This means that for roughly the first six decades of the conflict, there was no such barrier at all — so the credibility of any information source attempting to blame the conflict on the inconveniences it may cause should be immediately viewed with suspicion. Anti-Terror Fence vs. Separation Wall: Debunking the Narrative But more importantly, the “separation wall” narrative is a malicious lie and bears zero resemblance to the actual facts about the barrier’s purpose and how it functions in the real world. The barrier was constructed in the mid-2000s — not to separate the Jewish and Arab populations from one another, but to protect the general population from terrorism. Impact of Israeli Security Barrier on Terrorism: A Turning Point In the years immediately preceding its construction, the Second Intifada took place — a violent murder spree in which Palestinians committed terrorist attacks and suicide bombings against random Israeli civilian locations on an almost daily basis. Thousands of Israelis died during this period in these attacks, including some of the most sadistic and vile murders in modern history. The construction of this deterrent anti-terror fence serves as a barrier to better control and monitor movement between the cities home to terrorist hotbeds finally brought this untenable situation to an end. Suicide bombings plummeted to near zero, once again making life throughout the rest of Israel and the disputed territories livable for the average person. Misconceptions About the Israeli Separation Wall It is crucial to recognize that there is no connection whatsoever between the barrier and race. There are Israelis, Palestinians, and everything in between living on both sides of the barrier’s main route. This is because its route was determined based solely on where the security needs emanate from. Fence vs. Wall in the Israeli Security Barrier: Understanding Its Design It is also important to note that the barrier is not a formal border delineation, nor even a permanent fixture. The vast majority of the barrier — a whopping 95 percent of it — is a simple chain link fence. Only in areas where there is a significant direct threat of sniper fire by terrorists is the familiar large, concrete wall present. Media Portrayal of the Israeli Security Barrier: Myths vs. Reality Nevertheless, many in the media do not realize this and become susceptible to the trick of believing that these unpleasant images of ugly concrete military installations represent the overall scenario when in reality they are taken out of context purposely to manipulate viewer sentiment. Of course, as with any policy, there have been minor unintended side effects that haven’t always been pleasant — most notably the extra travel time and inconvenience to the average person when traveling between these areas in having to take detours around the wall or wait at security checkpoints. That is a far cry, however, from the kind of monstrous abomination it’s painted as by its detractors. Success of the Israeli Anti-Terror Fence On the contrary, the security barrier is one of the greatest counterterrorism success stories in world history — a peaceful tool that transformed a highly violent and tragic situation into one where people can live their lives in safety again.Honest Reporting is dedicated to providing clarity on complex issues like the purpose of Israeli security barrier. Stay informed—subscribe for updates on Middle East reporting. --- ## What Do Iranians Think Of The Islamic Republic? A Fireside Chat With Negar Mojtahedi, Journalist With Iran International URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-do-iranians-think-of-the-islamic-republic-a-fireside-chat-with-negar-mojtahedi-journalist-with-iran-international/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 146 > The Islamic Republic may be a theocratic totalitarian regime which executes homosexuals, persecutes women, and attempts to destroy Israel, but those fanatical ideologies are not shared by a large majority... The Islamic Republic may be a theocratic totalitarian regime which executes homosexuals, persecutes women, and attempts to destroy Israel, but those fanatical ideologies are not shared by a large majority of Iranians, either in Iran, or in Canada, home to one of the world’s largest Iranian diaspora communities. Contrary to the fanaticism of the Islamic Republic’s leaders, most Iranians oppose the regime’s existence, as well as its dangerous murderous support for terrorist organizations. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Negar Mojtahedi, a Vancouver-based journalist with Iran International, to offer her insights into the mood on the street among Iranians in Iran, and here in Canada. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## “Illegal Settlements” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/illegal-settlements/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 795 > Learn about the legality of Israeli settlements under international law, highlighting historical claims, legal debates, and differing perspectives. The Canadian public will often hear debates about the legality of Israeli settlements, with communities beyond the so-called “Green Line” referred to as “illegal settlements.” This is based on the assumption that Israel illegitimately conquered these territories through force back in 1967 and that therefore holding them and allowing citizens to live in them violates international law. International Law on Judea and Samaria They further allege that the existence of settlements in the disputed “West Bank” (Judea and Samaria) violates the Geneva Convention principle that an occupying power cannot forcibly transfer a civilian population under its control within that territory. There are a few major flaws, however, with both this reasoning and the use of the term by the mainstream media. Firstly, using the term “illegal” as if it’s an objective statement about the issue is unfair as it bakes one side’s narrative into the language of the discussion, leading readers to a biased conclusion before they’ve even heard both sides of the argument. West Bank Historical Claims and the San Remo Conference 1920 Israel and its supporters contend they have a legitimate legal claim to these territories on the grounds that they were captured defensively and that they were historically the only internationally recognized legitimate sovereign over the areas going back to commitments made by the League of Nations in the 1920s. Although Israel chooses not to exert its sovereignty over most of the disputed areas reacquired in 1967 (with the exceptions of eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights), this is out of pragmatism and a desire to negotiate an eventual comprehensive border and peace agreement with their neighbors — not out of a belief that they lack the right to possess these territories. U.S. Position on Israeli Settlements It’s noteworthy that under the Trump administration, Israel’s settlements were not considered to be illegal. With that background understood, one must then examine the history of the settlements in their context in order to effectively explain them to curious readers seeking to understand the two sides of the issue. Voluntary Return to Ancestral Lands The vast majority of the “settlements” in question came about as the result of voluntary civilian migration, not at the direction of the Israeli government. In fact, during the years when the earliest ones were founded, the Israeli government actively opposed their creation. It was due to factors such as property ownership claims dating back to before the Jordanian occupation of the “West Bank” from 1949-1967, permanent military bases needed for security purposes, and/or political concessions in order to try and manage the situation that many of the initial settlements were reluctantly permitted. This is noteworthy because it flies in the face of the narrative under which Israel is violating the Geneva Conventions by allegedly forcibly transferring a population when the government was not the entity behind the actions in question. Israeli Settlements and International Law: Evolving Policies and Development In the late 1970s and 1980s, a new Israeli government was in power led by right-leaning parties who believed in asserting Israel’s legal rights to the territories rather than reserving their status for future negotiations. It was during this time that the majority of the current “settlements” were established. Still, the government did not direct their creation but merely allowed those wishing to live in the territories the ability to do so. This led to the development of full-scale modern cities and towns which attracted large, non-ideologically motivated immigrants due to the economic opportunities they offered. This is noteworthy not only because it once again shows that the civilians chose to live there voluntarily, but also because it means the residents were there legally within the laws of their own country and government complying with policy as it applied at the time. Media Bias on Israeli Settlements and Legal Complexities For the majority of the years since the Oslo Accords, Israel did not formally authorize the establishment of new settlements but has allowed existing ones to continue to grow. Nevertheless, ideologically motivated groups and individuals have at times continued to set up small settlements in remote parts of the West Bank. These are called outposts and are considered illegal under Israeli law — with the exception of a handful which have since been retroactively legalized by more recent right-wing Israeli governments. While some entities insist upon the view that the settlements are somehow categorically illegal, it cannot be said that this view is supported in fact, but it is a viewpoint that erases Israel’s legal and historical rights to its ancestral homeland. Honest Reporting is dedicated to providing clarity on complex issues like the legality of Israeli settlements. Stay informed—subscribe for updates on Middle East reporting... --- ## Disputed vs. Occupied Territories URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/disputed-territories-vs-occupied-territories/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 906 > Learn the difference between disputed territories vs occupied territories with insights into historical context, legal facts, and media perspectives. The terms disputed territories vs. occupied territories are so ubiquitous in discussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict these days that one might be surprised to hear they are even considered contentious — but they most certainly are. Typically, Western media consumers will be accustomed to hearing these terms in reference to the territories that came into Israel’s physical possession during 1967’s Six-Day War, but it’s worth noting that domestically within the Middle East’s regional discourse, “occupation” is a term frequently used to describe Israel as a whole by extremists who do not believe the Jewish state has a right to exist at all. Misconceptions About Occupied Territories On top of the obvious initial need not to allow these two concepts to be deceptively conflated, it’s also important to understand how using the term “occupied territories” to refer to even the so-called ‘West Bank’ is still problematic and does a disservice to readers seeking to fairly and thoroughly understand the issues at play in the conflict. It’s often claimed that Israel’s control of the West Bank is “illegal” or that it is an occupation of “Palestinian territory.” But this is wrong, and the record needs to be set straight before misinformation or at least incomplete information is further spread. The only legitimate, objective use of the term “occupation” in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is regarding areas where Israel’s military holds control of day-to-day movement on the ground in the absence of a permanent civilian political entity governing there. This applies only to the portions of the West Bank known as Areas B & C, until either a Palestinian state is created there or until Israel formally annexes those areas. But even this can seem misleading — because although a military managing physical control of an area is an occupation by definition, it is by no means an illegal occupation, nor by any means does it make the areas in question Palestinian. Egypt and Jordan’s Past Occupation Legally, Israel came into possession of the area in a defensive war in 1967 when Jordan, who controlled the area till then, invaded its sovereign territory seeking to massacre its civilian population. Israel’s military has held control of the territory since then, while its political leadership has declined to formally assign a final status to the area ever since — leaving the final status ambiguous so they can be open to future negotiations or peace agreements of various kinds. Legal Status of Gaza Strip and West Bank This means that, even without entering into the debate over to whom the territory rightfully belongs, Israel’s so-called “occupation” of it is perfectly legal by normal international standards, as its purpose is both defensive and temporary. This is completely consistent with 1967’s UN Security Council Resolution 242, which ties Israel’s withdrawal from territories in question to its right to “secure and recognized boundaries free from threats,” acknowledging that holding it until a comprehensive peace is reached or modifying the previous lines to achieve improved security conditions are completely legitimate. This is also consistent with the Oslo Accords of the 1990s, in which Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) agreed to an interim division of the West Bank into zones governed by the Palestinian Authority and those controlled by Israel until a final agreement can be reached. In the decades since, it is Palestinian leadership, not Israel’s, who have repeatedly sabotaged such efforts to reach a final deal, so the status quo remains. This all suggests that, even being as generous as possible, the only objective way to use the term “occupation” accurately is to describe a very limited, very technical, and fully legal and legitimate interim situation affecting very specific parts of very specific territories. But this still doesn’t mean that the Palestinian claim that Israel is unfairly occupying its rightful territory is appropriate to echo. Historical Rights of Israel to Disputed Lands While Israel chooses to leave the status of the “West Bank” open to future negotiations, this does not mean it accepts the Palestinian claim to the area. While it’s true that many Palestinians live there, there was never a Palestinian state there at any point in history. The territory was part of the ancient Jewish homeland, and was home to Jews and others throughout the centuries. In 1917, it became part of the British Mandate, intended to become part of the future Jewish state after a transitional period. In 1948, Jordan illegally annexed it during a war, and in 1967 Israel won it back when attacked by Jordan a second time. Therefore, calling these places “occupied Palestinian Territories” is completely inappropriate, and offers unfair support for an inherent bias in the eyes of readers by treating the language of one viewpoint as the objective way to speak about the issues in question rather than speaki... --- ## “Cycle Of Violence” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/cycle-of-violence/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 574 > As well-intended as it may be, one of the most destructive and frequently-used phrases used in media discourse about the Middle East is “cycle of violence.” The phrase is typically... As well-intended as it may be, one of the most destructive and frequently-used phrases used in media discourse about the Middle East is “cycle of violence.” The phrase is typically invoked as a means of contextualizing readers or viewers with the impression that whatever the latest incident was to occur, it was not an isolated matter, but rather the most recent in a long pattern of tragic events from which people on both sides have suffered tremendous pain and loss. Unfortunately, this attempt at an even-handed perspective does not accurately portray the nature of the situation, and actively reinforces harmful stereotypes and false assumptions. While it’s of course true that people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide have suffered enormously over a very long period of time, it’s wholly inaccurate to suggest that the cause of this pain is some kind of back and forth, tit-for-tat feud between two groups whose leaders are constantly just seeking aggression and revenge against one another for whatever happened last. This takes all agency away from those involved in specific actions, and completely mischaracterizes the dynamic of the conflict and its upswings. In reality, the dynamic of the conflict is actually a challenging situation involving two fundamentally different entities — the State of Israel (a modern, liberal, democratic state which is both the national homeland of the Jewish People as well as home to a very diverse set of minority communities), and Palestinian extremists and their violent supporters and patrons, primarily the Islamic Republic of Iran. If a Hamas or Iranian-funded terrorist enters an Israeli community and murders civilians at random, and subsequent to that, the Israeli army enters that terrorist’s neighbourhood to track down the killers or those who illicitly provided the terrorist’s weapons or funding, those are two fundamentally different actions. Though both involve use of force, one is an act of aggression and the other is a defensive act because of their intentions. This also means that the former is internationally-recognized as an illegal war crime, while the latter is a legitimate action of a recognized military. As such, speaking about them on an equivalent level or as merely two parts of a back-and-forth feud is highly misleading and fails to relay the accurate story of what is going on. Of course, this does not mean that no Israeli has ever done something wrong, nor that any Palestinian has ever done something right. There is plenty of room for nuance, criticism, and a variety of opinions. But what there is no room for is unfair narratives and conflation of the fundamental natures of the two sides for the sake of convenience. Regardless of individual instances taken out of context, the overarching goal of Israel is to keep its citizens safe, while the overarching goal of Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and various other Palestinian and regional terrorist groups is to harm Jews, Israelis, and their allies. This must always be made clear as the background of the overall conflict in any discussion of the micro issues or new events or controversies. Journalists reporting on one of the most complex and consequential issues in the world must do their part to reasonably understand the issues, in their broad sense and their details, so as not to allow unintendedly misleading narratives such as a neutral and unprovoked “cycle of violence” from creeping into their stories. --- ## East vs. West Jerusalem URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/arab-east-jerusalem-vs-eastern-jerusalem/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 996 > Understand the East vs. West Jerusalem distinction, focusing on accurate terminology, historical context, and the diverse demographics of the city. Misnomer of Arab East Jerusalem News media outlets commonly frame the East vs. West Jerusalem distinction using terms like “West Jerusalem” and “East Jerusalem,” or at times “Arab East Jerusalem,” “Palestinian East Jerusalem,” or “occupied East Jerusalem”. Yet, these terms are often used incorrectly and reinforce biased and misleading assumptions rather than help readers understand the situation. Understanding Jerusalem’s history is crucial in choosing terminology appropriately. Jerusalem is a holy city to all three major Abrahamic faiths — it’s Judaism’s ancient capital and home to its two ancient Jewish Temples, it’s the city where Christians believe Jesus preached and was executed, and it’s home to the al-Aqsa mosque, where Muslims believe Mohammed ascended to heaven. The Temple Mount and Western Wall — the last remnants of the ancient Temples, the last of which was destroyed nearly 2,000 years ago — have been Judaism’s holiest place for thousands of years, while the Dome of the Rock & al-Aqsa mosque which stands atop the same spot were built in the 7th century and have since become Islam’s third-holiest site. This contentious and venerated spot is located in what’s known as Jerusalem’s “Old City.” Eastern Jerusalem Demographics and Communities While Jerusalem’s exact boundaries have shifted repeatedly over the millennia, the “Old City” has been its core for at least the past 500 years, when Emperor Suleiman, whose Ottoman empire was occupying the land, built the walls that currently surround it. The Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Armenian communities have all lived there for centuries — each in their own traditional neighborhoods or ‘quarters.’ This status quo remained unchanged until the mid-19th century when British Jewish philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore built the first modern infrastructure and established the first modern neighborhoods outside the Old City’s walls. Over time, this expansion and development transformed Jerusalem into a modern urban municipality and saw the amalgamation of nearby villages and historical/holy sites into its boundaries. There was never any formal boundary between the “West” and “East” halves of the city — until 1948. Under the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan – which was accepted by the Jewish delegates, but rejected by its Arab neighbors – Jerusalem was envisioned as an international zone. But upon Israel declaring its independence in 1948, its Arab neighbors launched an attempted war of annihilation against the new State of Israel, and the invading Kingdom of Jordan conquered and illegally annexed the eastern portion of Jerusalem (including the Old City), ethnically cleansing the tens of thousands of Jewish residents who lived there, demolishing historic Jewish synagogues and graves, and forbidding all Jewish pilgrims from anywhere in the world from visiting their holiest sites. 1967 Six-Day War and Jerusalem This changed in 1967 when Jordan invaded Israel a second time (as part of another annihilation attempt). Israel’s defensive response led to possession of various territories — including the remainder of Jerusalem. Understandably, Israel viewed eastern Jerusalem as part of its rightful capital that Jordan never had the right to unilaterally occupy. As such, it functions under normal Israeli law with no distinction on the ground between areas that Jordan once captured and those it didn’t. This includes full Israeli civic and residency rights for local Arab residents, as well as full access to holy sites for all religions — including Jews. Israeli Sovereignty in Jerusalem 1980 In 1980, Israel formally annexed eastern Jerusalem, bringing the entire city under undivided Israeli sovereignty. During the era of Israeli sovereignty, further expansion and development has occurred. The city today is an eclectic mix of all these different aspects of its history and peoples — making it practically meaningless on the ground to try and distinguish between past iterations of its political barriers. For all these reasons, as well as the obvious sensitivity of the issue, the final political status of eastern Jerusalem has always been tabled as something to be determined at the very end of negotiations, once everything else is agreed upon. Jerusalem’s Indivisible Capital Status As such, “East Jerusalem” can mean many things. A Jewish tourist visiting the Western Wall, Mount of Olives, or City of David, a Muslim living in what they’ve historically considered their local village, a secular Israeli living in a modern neighborhood, an Orthodox Christian monk guardian of a medieval church, a Yemenite Jew returning to property owned by his family prior to Jordan’s 1948 expulsion, a mixed neighborhood which runs through the “Green Line,” a Palestinian-Arab local who attends state-run educational institutions — all of these vastly different realities exist side by side and share the infrastructure of one city, Israel’s capital. Today, Jerusalem is a metropolis of roughly one million ... --- ## 1967 “Border” vs. Armistice Line URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary/1967-border-vs-armistice-line/ Type: glossary Modified: 2025-04-25 Words: 709 > One of the most commonly referenced terms in discussions of the Middle East is Israel’s so-called “pre-1967 borders,” often used in a manner which turns it into a highly misleading... One of the most commonly referenced terms in discussions of the Middle East is Israel’s so-called “pre-1967 borders,” often used in a manner which turns it into a highly misleading misnomer. Ostensibly, the term seeks to distinguish between the territory that Israel possessed as of June 4, 1967 and those which it began to possess in the days that followed, following the events of the Six Day War. The Six Day War took place when several of Israel’s Arab neighbours teamed up to try and wipe out the Jewish State. After weeks of genocidal rhetoric and military mobilization by President Nasser, Egypt cut off Israel’s maritime access in an overt act of war, after which Israel attacked Egypt’s air bases and took control of the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula. In response, Jordan and Syria both invaded Israel seeking to massacre its population. Instead, Israel defended its territory and wound-up taking control of the west bank and eastern Jerusalem from Jordan and the Golan Heights from Syria. Since then, political discussions about the conflict have focused on the concept of the “pre-1967 borders” as a key point of contention. The problem is that there are several reasons why this terminology isn’t the appropriate way to express this concept. First and foremost, the term implies that prior to 1967, the boundaries that were in place between Israel and its neighbours were the firm, recognized, and legitimate borders of the countries involved. This is historically inaccurate. Back in 1948, when Israel declared independence, it never formally specified its borders because it was immediately invaded by its Arab neighbours. In fact, the matter was an unresolved question. On the one hand, the legal principle of uti possidetis juris suggested that, as the successor state to the British Mandate for Palestine, its legal borders should automatically be identical to the former entity’s boundaries. This is especially true in this case, where the League of Nations had previously recognized the British purpose in Palestine as preparing it for Jewish self-determination. On the other hand, the United Nations had very recently proposed dividing the land into two separate states, one for the local Jewish population and one for the local Arab population. This proposal, though later rejected by the Arab side, can be viewed as formal approval for Israeli sovereignty in parts of the land, as well as for Palestinian-Arab sovereignty in other parts. On top of this legal dispute, there is the additional factor of what actually took place on the ground at the time — namely, that Jordan and Egypt unilaterally conquered parts of territories in question during the 1948 war. When the war ended, the Arab states refused to recognize or negotiate with Israel — instead, signing only a ceasefire agreement but no actual treaty defining their boundaries. In fact, Arab leaders insisted on including in the ceasefire agreement an explicit statement that the lines on which the war was ending were not borders, but merely arbitrary armistice lines based on that moment’s conditions. At the same time, the international community rejected Jordan’s effort to annex the territories it conquered in the war (now called the ‘West Bank’), viewing their control as an illegal occupation. On this basis alone, the term “pre-1967 borders” is clearly not reflective of the actual history and legal status of the places in question, but rather an attempt to summarize a complex issue into a digestible black and white formation. But beyond this, within the context of their role in trying to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the term also reinforces the misconception that Israel took these territories from the Palestinians and, by holding them, is denying them control of a place which is rightfully theirs. In reality, these are places to which Israel had a legal claim long before the 1967 conflict, and it was Jordan and Egypt from whom they were disputing them — not from a Palestinian state, which never existed back then and only became a serious pursuit decades later. As such, the most accurate way to refer to this important political concept is as the “1949 Armistice Lines,” or as the “pre-’67 lines” — but certainly not as actual “borders.” --- ## Reflecting On My Visit To Israel With A Group of Canadian Journalists: A First-Hand Account With Robert Walker, HonestReporting Canada’s Assistant Director URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/reflecting-on-my-visit-to-israel-with-a-group-of-canadian-journalists-a-first-hand-account-with-robert-walker-honestreporting-canadas-assistant-director/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 201 > How quickly the world has forgotten October 7. Not just the brutality and bloodthirsty massacres of the Hamas terrorist attacks, but the significance of them: unmasking the Palestinian terrorist group... How quickly the world has forgotten October 7. Not just the brutality and bloodthirsty massacres of the Hamas terrorist attacks, but the significance of them: unmasking the Palestinian terrorist group for all to see, not as a party that can be reasoned or negotiated with, but as a party with whom there can be no compromise because it seeks nothing less than the total destruction of Israel. In early May, I visited Israel alongside a group of Canadian journalists in a weeklong program organized by the Exigent Foundation. While there, we were able to get a first-hand look at the Israeli communities massacred on October 7, which remains closed to the general public, as well as visit Israel’s north, battered by attacks from Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist organization which fires rockets into Israel on a daily basis. In this week’s episode, rather than a guest, I reflect on the lessons gleaned from our visit to Israel, seeing what too many news media outlets have chosen to forget. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How Israel Has Done More To Protect Civilians in War Than Any Other Military In History: A Fireside Chat With John Spencer, Chair Of Urban Warfare Studies At The Modern War Institute At West Point URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-israel-has-done-more-to-protect-civilians-in-war-than-any-other-military-in-history-a-fireside-chat-with-john-spencer-chair-of-urban-warfare-studies-at-the-modern-war-institute-at-west-point/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 208 > The facts are as undeniable as they are unreported by the news media: that Israel has done more to protect civilians in war, particularly in an urban warfare setting, than... The facts are as undeniable as they are unreported by the news media: that Israel has done more to protect civilians in war, particularly in an urban warfare setting, than any other military in the history of warfare. Despite a widespread and well-funded disinformation campaign, from actors ranging from South Africa to the Islamic Republic of Iran to professional protesters, Israel is not only definitively not guilty of the crimes it is accused of, but it has taken extraordinary steps to protect civilians in Gaza, going far beyond what is required by international law. Israel has paid for this care dearly, losing more than 270 soldiers fighting Hamas terrorists in close combat, rather than – doing as virtually any other country would do – minimizing risk to soldiers and simply using overwhelming aerial firepower. To help us understand Israel’s extensive protections of civilians in Gaza, we are joined by John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and one of the world’s top experts in urban warfare. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why Journalists Need To See The Israeli Communities Massacred By Hamas On October 7: A Fireside Chat With Warren Kinsella, Lawyer, Political Consultant & Toronto Sun Columnist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-journalists-need-to-see-the-israeli-communities-massacred-by-hamas-on-october-7-a-fireside-chat-with-warren-kinsella-lawyer-political-consultant-toronto-sun-columnist/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 181 > This much is clear: in far too many corners of the news media, attention spans are short. The moral clarity that existed in the immediate aftermath of Hamas' October 7... This much is clear: in far too many corners of the news media, attention spans are short. The moral clarity that existed in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 massacres have dissipated in many places, replaced by a desire to draw a moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas. But the October 7 terrorist attacks aren’t just a singular event; they make clear Hamas’ motivations, tactics, inhumanity, and perhaps above all: the fruitlessness of negotiating with a group that will commit such acts. In this week’s podcast, we speak with Warren Kinsella, a lawyer, political strategist, and columnist at the Toronto Sun, who was recently in Israel with a group of journalists, as well as HonestReporting Canada’s Assistant Director, Robert Walker, to get a first-hand look at Israel, and to understand what the news media should be reporting, but often isn’t. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. 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Subscribe Donate Now --- ## The Safety Net That Helped Israeli Soldiers When Everything Else Failed: A Fireside Chat with Ike Bodner, COO Of Soldiers Save Lives URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-safety-net-that-helped-israeli-soldiers-when-everything-else-failed-a-fireside-chat-with-ike-bodner-coo-of-soldiers-save-lives/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 170 > Israeli society has often been called one big family, where in times of crisis, all segments of society come together to pull for the common good. Since Hamas' massacres of... Israeli society has often been called one big family, where in times of crisis, all segments of society come together to pull for the common good. Since Hamas’ massacres of October 7 and the subsequent months, that common mission has been on full display, despite Israeli disagreements over politics, religion and more. As the war began seven months ago, launched by Hamas on a Jewish holiday, Israel was in turmoil. Shock and anger soon gave way to a realization that the country was unprepared to take care of its front-line defenders, those soldiers fighting Hamas. One organization was soon born, Soldiers Save Lives, which worked to help equip those on the front lines, even when seemingly other safety nets failed. In this episode of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Ike Bodner, the organization’s COO. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How To Aggressively Combat Anti-Israel & Antisemitic Merchants Of Hate: A Fireside Chat With Howard Levitt, Senior Partner At Levitt Sheikh LLP. URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-to-aggressively-combat-anti-israel-antisemitic-merchants-of-hate-a-fireside-chat-with-howard-levitt-senior-partner-at-levitt-sheikh-llp/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 150 > Anti-Israel and antisemitic hate mongers have rarely sought to hide their true feelings, a reality that has been readily apparent for the last 6.5 months around the world. But the... Anti-Israel and antisemitic hate mongers have rarely sought to hide their true feelings, a reality that has been readily apparent for the last 6.5 months around the world. But the response to it by Jewish and pro-Israel organizations have left much to be desired; beyond social media condemnations, little more has been done. Fortunately, there are many options available. Howard Levitt is a senior partner at Levitt Sheikh LLP, and a prominent media commentator on issues of combating antisemitism and anti-Israel hate using legal means, and he joins us on this week’s podcast to discuss his template for creating a muscular, assertive and successful campaign, and why it’s long overdue to be implemented. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How We Know Hamas’ Casualty Numbers Are Fake: A Fireside Chat With Abraham Wyner, Professor Of Statistics At The Wharton School Of Business (University Of Pennsylvania) URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-we-know-hamas-casualty-numbers-are-fake-a-fireside-chat-with-abraham-wyner-professor-of-statistics-at-the-wharton-school-of-business-university-of-pennsylvania/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 195 > It's a claim that is taken almost as an unassailable truth by a huge number of news media outlets around the world: that some 33,000 people died in Gaza, and... It’s a claim that is taken almost as an unassailable truth by a huge number of news media outlets around the world: that some 33,000 people died in Gaza, and that two-thirds of them are women and children. While the source of that claim is Hamas, and its “Gaza Ministry of Health,” which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants, or those killed by Israel or by errant Palestinian rockets, there is an even more fundamental way to recognize the data is unreliable: by statistics. Abraham Wyner, a professor of Statistics and Data Science at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, recently penned a report where he pointed out that Hamas’ casualty numbers don’t add up, just from a statistical perspective, rendering them extraordinarily unlikely to be true. Professor Wyner joins us as a guest to walk us through his research showing how statistics have shown Hamas’ claims to be propaganda. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why We Are Suing The Federal Government For Funding UNRWA: A Fireside Chat With Richard Marceau, VP & General Counsel, Centre For Israel And Jewish Affairs URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-we-are-suing-the-federal-government-for-funding-unrwa-a-fireside-chat-with-richard-marceau-vp-general-counsel-centre-for-israel-and-jewish-affairs/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 188 > For years, Israel has accused UNRWA, the disgraced United Nations agency, of ties to Palestinian terrorism and incitement and glorification of violence. But only after the massacres of October 7 did... For years, Israel has accused UNRWA, the disgraced United Nations agency, of ties to Palestinian terrorism and incitement and glorification of violence. But only after the massacres of October 7 did the UN agency, officially tasked with providing aid to Palestinians, get into the larger spotlight. Israel has accused – and provided evidence for – UNRWA staff of participating in Hamas’ massacre, and has pointed to a huge Hamas data centre built directly underneath the agency’s Gaza City headquarters, as well as satellite photos of schools built on top of Hamas bunkers, and much more. Every year, UNRWA receives funding from international donors, including Canada, meaning Ottawa effectively is funding Hamas terrorism. As a result, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) recently announced it was taking legal action against the Trudeau government, saying funding UNRWA contravenes Canadian anti-terrorism legislation. Richard Marceau, CIJA’s VP and General Counsel, joins us as a guest. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How A Small-City Councillor In B.C. Became One Of Canada’s Most Vocal Advocates For Israel: A Fireside Chat With Councillor Ian Ward Of Colwood, British Columbia URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-a-small-city-councillor-in-b-c-became-one-of-canadas-most-vocal-advocates-for-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-councillor-ian-ward-of-colwood-british-columbia/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 141 > Ian Ward is a Councillor in Colwood, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, a suburb of Victoria, with a population of just under 20,000 people. He has also become a leading... Ian Ward is a Councillor in Colwood, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, a suburb of Victoria, with a population of just under 20,000 people. He has also become a leading voice of moral clarity, advocating for both Israel and the Jewish People, even though as an elected official in a municipality with a relatively small Jewish community, there is little electoral benefit in doing so. Ian joins us as a guest on this week’s podcast to discuss what prompted him to become so vocal, the feedback he has been getting from constituents, and why he thinks more municipal politicians need to stand up and make their voices heard. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How A Grassroots Effort Helped Provide Israel Much-Needed Gear After October 7: A Fireside Chat With Israeli Businessman Michael Freedman URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-a-grassroots-effort-helped-provide-israel-much-needed-gear-after-october-7-a-fireside-chat-with-israeli-businessman-michael-freedman/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 137 > In the immediate aftermath of Hamas' invasion of southern Israel on October 7, it became evident that Israel lacked the ability to scale up its procurement of military and civilian... In the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ invasion of southern Israel on October 7, it became evident that Israel lacked the ability to scale up its procurement of military and civilian gear, both for the IDF in its operations, and for Israeli civilians forced from their homes and displaced refugees in their own country. In the face of fast-changing events, one Israeli man, Michael Freedman, saw an opportunity to help. The Israel-based businessman quickly launched what became known as Project Shushan, a complex effort to deliver much-needed gear to Israel, working faster than official channels could provide. Michael joins us as our guest this week. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How One Israeli Organization Is Helping To Better The Lives of Israel’s Bedouin Population: A Fireside Chat with Ariel Viesel, Co-CEO Of Desert Stars URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-one-israeli-organization-is-helping-to-better-the-lives-of-israels-bedouin-population-a-fireside-chat-with-ariel-viesel-co-ceo-of-desert-stars/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 171 > It's a fact largely ignored by anti-Israel activists: that 20 percent of Israel's population are Arabs, largely Muslim. They enjoy the same democratic rights as Israeli Jews, can vote and... It’s a fact largely ignored by anti-Israel activists: that 20 percent of Israel’s population are Arabs, largely Muslim. They enjoy the same democratic rights as Israeli Jews, can vote and stand for election, and hold citizenship as Israelis. The Bedouin of Israel’s south are part of this population, and they are unique in their own right, distinct from the Bedouin in Israel’s north, the Druze community in Israel, and the Jewish majority. In this week’s podcast, we are joined by Ariel Viesel, the CO-CEO of Desert Stars, an Israeli organization that works to provide educational, vocational and other opportunities to members of Israel’s Bedouin population in the country’s south, and in so doing, help further integrate them into Israeli society, benefiting them, and Israel at large. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Arabic-Language Influencer Sharing The Truth About Israel: A Fireside Chat with Rawan Osman, Founder of Arabs Ask URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/meet-the-arabic-language-influencer-sharing-the-truth-about-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-rawan-osman-founder-of-arabs-ask/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 164 > It is very easy to consume news in a bubble. Human nature is to read, listen and watch information that fits our preconceived ideologies and ideas. Breaking out of that... It is very easy to consume news in a bubble. Human nature is to read, listen and watch information that fits our preconceived ideologies and ideas. Breaking out of that bubble is easier said than done, and when it comes to the hundreds of millions of Arabic-speakers around the world, getting accurate information about Israel can be next to impossible. Rawan Osman is looking to change that. Following October 7, the Syrian-born, Lebanese-raised commentator, now based in Germany, became an outspoken advocate for Israel and the Jewish people. Through her active social media presence, including her accounts, Arabs Ask, Osman has used her native Arabic language to share the truth about Israel to audiences who rarely have had the opportunity to get that perspective. Osman joins us as our guest this week. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why I Brought Canadian Journalists To The Site Of Hamas’ Massacres: A Fireside Chat With Larry Maher, Organizer Of Journalist Fact-Finding Mission To Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-i-brought-canadian-journalists-to-the-site-of-hamas-massacres-a-fireside-chat-with-larry-maher-organizer-of-journalist-fact-finding-mission-to-israel/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 213 > October 7 was more than just a terrorist attack, or even the biggest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. It represented, perhaps more than any other event, the truest opportunity... October 7 was more than just a terrorist attack, or even the biggest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. It represented, perhaps more than any other event, the truest opportunity to see the real face of Hamas, not just its rhetoric, but its actions. Not only the rapes, murders, tortures, and kidnappings, but the gleeful manner in which they were carried out, filming it all for posterity and out of pride. But October 7, now more than five months ago, seems like ancient history, certainly to much of the news media, which now has widely lost interest, including in the Israeli hostages still in Gaza. Seeing the sites of Hamas’ massacres first-hand help to bring the reality home, not just of what happened that day, but of the moral necessity in fighting Hamas. In late January, Toronto businessman Larry Maher brought a group of Canadian journalists to Israel for a short visit, where they bore witness to what Hamas carried out, and he joins us to discuss why he brought these individuals, and what he wants such a visit to achieve. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Of Media Coverage Of The Hamas-Israel War: A Fireside Chat with Rahim Mohamed, National Post Columnist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-of-media-coverage-of-the-hamas-israel-war-a-fireside-chat-with-rahim-mohamed-national-post-columnist/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 167 > Over the last five months, Rahim Mohamed has become one of Canada's most recognizable opinion columnists. The Calgary-based commentator, writing in The National Post, has also made a name for... Over the last five months, Rahim Mohamed has become one of Canada’s most recognizable opinion columnists. The Calgary-based commentator, writing in The National Post, has also made a name for himself as a vocal advocate for Israel and a harsh critic of the moral turpitude that has allowed disinformation to fester. While commentators are entitled to their own views, but not their own facts, that simple yet profound difference has been nevertheless been lost by so many reporters and columnists alike, regardless of the platform. In this week’s podcast, Rahim joins us to discuss his perspective on the state of the news media when it comes to covering the Hamas-Israel war, how he would rate their coverage, and what his predictions for the news media in the near future look like. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Moral Imperative To Support Israel & The Jewish Community: A Fireside Chat With Kevin Vuong, Member Of Parliament For Spadina-Fort York URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-moral-imperative-to-support-israel-the-jewish-community-a-fireside-chat-with-kevin-vuong-member-of-parliament-for-spadina-fort-york/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 161 > As the war rages in the Middle East between Hamas and Israel, following the simple narrative is easy. And that narrative, that Israel is a murderous state hell-bent on genocide,... As the war rages in the Middle East between Hamas and Israel, following the simple narrative is easy. And that narrative, that Israel is a murderous state hell-bent on genocide, may be a simpler message to understand, but it is an inversion of reality. While some politicians take the easy path, others put facts before ideology. In recent weeks, Kevin Vuong, an independent Member of Parliament for Spadina-Fort York, located in downtown Toronto, has become one of the country’s most vocal supporters, both of Israel, and of Canada’s Jewish community at large. He joins us as our guest this week to discuss what prompted him to become such a stalwart ally, his message for other politicians, and what the feedback from his constituents has been like. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Role Of Egypt In The Hamas-Israel Conflict: A Fireside Chat With Dr Ofir Winter, Senior Researcher At The Institute For National Security Studies URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-role-of-egypt-in-the-hamas-israel-conflict-a-fireside-chat-with-dr-ofir-winter-senior-researcher-at-the-institute-for-national-security-studies/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 154 > Egypt plays a towering role in the Middle East. Not only is the country the most populous in the region, home to more than 100 million people, it is also... Egypt plays a towering role in the Middle East. Not only is the country the most populous in the region, home to more than 100 million people, it is also the first Arab state to make peace with Israel, in 1979. Egypt also plays a critical role in the current war between Israel and Hamas, bordering Gaza. What is Cairo looking for in its relationship with Israel, with Hamas, and what role is it trying to play in the Middle East at large? To share his expertise in the area, we are joined by Dr Ofir Winter. Dr. Winter is a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv, where he specializes in Arab-Israeli relations and contemporary Egypt. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## A Long-Term View Of The War With Hamas: A Fireside Chat With Efraim Inbar, President Of The Jerusalem Institute For Strategy And Security URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/a-long-term-view-of-the-war-with-hamas-a-fireside-chat-with-efraim-inbar-president-of-the-jerusalem-institute-for-strategy-and-security/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 120 > In the current Hamas-Israel war, things are very different than before. In previous conflicts, Israel practiced what was called "mowing the lawn," which meant degrading Hamas' capabilities, but avoiding all-out war.... In the current Hamas-Israel war, things are very different than before. In previous conflicts, Israel practiced what was called “mowing the lawn,” which meant degrading Hamas’ capabilities, but avoiding all-out war. That is no longer the case. But in an asymmetric war, how does that look long-term, and what power vacuum will take hold if and when Hamas is no longer in charge in the Gaza Strip? To provide insight, we interview Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why We Gathered Outside Qatar’s Embassy In Ottawa For Israeli Hostages: A Fireside Chat With Jodi Green, Communications And Advocacy Specialist At The Jewish Federation Of Ottawa URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-we-gathered-outside-qatars-embassy-in-ottawa-for-israeli-hostages-a-fireside-chat-with-jodi-green-communications-and-advocacy-specialist-at-the-jewish-federation-of-ottawa/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 197 > For scores of Israelis, the horrors of Hamas' genocidal October 7 massacre didn't end four months ago; it continues every single day. Not just for the Israelis who continue to... For scores of Israelis, the horrors of Hamas’ genocidal October 7 massacre didn’t end four months ago; it continues every single day. Not just for the Israelis who continue to endure rocket fire, or who lost loved ones fighting the terror group in Gaza, but also for the families of the remaining 136 hostages in Gaza. There are now negotiations for a possible release of this last group of hostages being coordinated by Qatar, the oil-rich Persian Gulf kingdom, which is playing a central role. Qatar, while being home to senior Hamas leadership, is also working to secure the release of these kidnapped Israelis. This past Friday, at Qatar’s Embassy in Ottawa, a gathering took place to show support for these efforts and to apply some pressure on Qatar to ensure the hostages are released. Jodi Green, Communications and Advocacy Specialist at the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, who helped organize the gathering, joins us as our guest this week. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why One Quebec Mayor Decided Zero Tolerance For Anti-Israel Vandalism: A Fireside Chat with Hampstead Mayor Jeremy Levi URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-one-quebec-mayor-decided-zero-tolerance-for-anti-israel-vandalism-a-fireside-chat-with-hampstead-mayor-jeremy-levi/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 162 > Since October 7, posters showing the faces and names of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas have become ubiquitous around the world, reminding the public about the true nature of the... Since October 7, posters showing the faces and names of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas have become ubiquitous around the world, reminding the public about the true nature of the terrorist group and showing the reality of Israel’s suffering. Grotesquely, these same posters are also being widely torn down by anti-Israel activists, who oppose the humanization of Israelis, and beyond publicly naming and shaming these vandals, there wasn’t much that could be done. One Canadian mayor thought otherwise. In early November, Mayor Jeremy Levi of Hampstead, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, announced that his town would adopt a by-law penalizing the removal of the posters with a $1,000 fine. He also added that the monies raised would be donated to Israeli charities. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## War Crimes: Blowing Up Media Distortion With Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi & Natasha Hausdorff URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/insiderbriefing/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-12-18 Words: 185 > WATCH THE FULL PROGRAM BELOW: https://www.youtube.com/live/FwksgmYqXBs?si=edQKmuKzst-a8mAL&t=1800 This past December, South Africa launched proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians. That allegation is... WATCH THE FULL PROGRAM BELOW: This past December, South Africa launched proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians. That allegation is only the latest in a string of claims asserting that Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza in recent months, charges which have received widespread media attention, in Canada and around the world. Beyond the headlines, and with armchair activists and pundits acting as supposed legal authorities, it can be difficult to navigate through a mountain of anti-Israel accusations to arrive at the truth. On Tuesday, January 30, HonestReporting Canada (HRC) hosted a thought-provoking Insider Briefing webinar – the first since Hamas’ October 7 massacres – challenging the widespread accusations of war crimes in the Gaza Strip, in an effort to separate fact from fiction. The program featured a discussion between Lt.-Gen Aviv Kohavi, the immediate past chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) alongside Natasha Hausdorff, an international law expert, barrister in London, and a director of UK Lawyers for Israel. The discussion was moderated by HRC Chairman Jonas Prince. --- ## HRC in the News 2024 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2024/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2025-03-23 Words: 1027 > Print: Hamilton Spectator: In Op-Ed Published In Hamilton Spectator, HRC Rebuts Columnist’s Accusing Israel Of Indiscriminate Bombing Of Gaza (January 3, 2024) Online: True North: Six times the legacy media... Print: Hamilton Spectator: In Op-Ed Published In Hamilton Spectator, HRC Rebuts Columnist’s Accusing Israel Of Indiscriminate Bombing Of Gaza (January 3, 2024) Online: True North: Six times the legacy media failed at their jobs in 2024 (December 28, 2024) The CJN: Jewish student journalists are often sidelined for pro-Israel views—but they can make their own media too True North: CBC labels anti-Israel activists in violent Amsterdam pogrom as “Dutch Youth” (November 12, 2024) The Suburban: CBC ombudsman says network not balanced in Israel coverage (October 30, 2024) JNS: Better late than never, Jewish, pro-Israel leaders say of Canadian listing of Samidoun as terror group (October 29, 2024) In The Hill Times, HRC Subscriber Tells Anti-Israel Columnist To Stop Denying Jews The Sympathy They Deserve (October 29, 2024) In Hamilton Spectator Column, Save The Children Canada CEO Twists Reality To Suit A Radical Anti-Israel Agenda – All While Ignoring Hamas Altogether – HRC Descries In Rebuttal Commentary (October 29, 2024) HRC In The Hamilton Spectator: Graeme Mackay’s Cartoon An ‘Inversion Of Reality’ (October 23, 2024) HRC In The Windsor Star: UWindsor Agreement Was Never Made In Good Faith (October 23, 2024) HRC In The Standard Freeholder: Israel Is Not The Problem In Achieving Peace In The Middle East (October 14, 2024) HRC In True North: “BC Imam Preaches ‘Armed Struggle’ Against Jews To Muslim Youth” (September 22, 2024) Ottawa Life Magazine Highlight’s HRC’s Critical Work Exposing 128+ Cases Of Anti-Israel Bias By The CBC Since October 7 (September 16, 2024) True North: Jewish advocacy group challenges Muslim association to condemn terrorist groups (September 15, 2024) Western Standard Shines A Light On HRC’s Critical Work Holding Canada’s Media Accountable For Anti-Israel Reporting (September 11, 2024) The National Post: HRC In National Post: Just Like The Nazis, Hamas Cannot Be Appeased — It Must Be Defeated (September 9, 2024) CJN: Canadian students remember the six murdered Israeli hostages with campus vigils (September 6, 2024) True North: United Nations fires 9 UNRWA workers over involvement in Oct. 7 terrorist attack (August 7, 2024) True North: Poilievre renews calls to defund the CBC renewed after journalist laments death of Hamas leader (July 31, 2024) Western Standard: CBC backpedals on headline failure falsely implying Canadian citizen innocently killed by Israeli forces (July 29, 2024) The National Post: Board director of organization that will help decide how Google’s $100M is distributed regrets her anti-Israel retweets (July 5, 2024) The Times of Israel: HRC Subscriber Cynthia Lazar: How did we get here? The insidious nature of antisemitism (July 4, 2024) Rebel News: Board director who will aid in distribution of Google’s $100 million to news outlets accused of demonizing Israel, spreading pro-Hamas propaganda ( July 3, 2024) Toronto Sun: Clash between decent folks and those complicit in Jew hate a draw this week (June 8, 2024) Ottawa Life: A Call For Non-Jewish Canadians To Stop The Silence, Stand Up, Speak Up In Support Of Canada’s Jewish Community (June 4, 2024) The Calgary Herald: HRC Published In The Calgary Herald: Gaza Toll Being Inflated (May 23, 2024) The Suburban: HRC Published In The Suburban: Le Devoir Op-ed Authors Are “Dupes For Hamas” (May 22, 2023) Toronto Star: HRC Subscriber Published In The Toronto Star: What If These Demonstrations Escalate? (May 13, 2024) The Hill Times: HRC Subscriber Published In The Hill Times: Dyer’s Take On Gaza-Israel War Is Unsupportable Speculation (April 29, 2024) The Whitehorse Star: HRC Subscriber Published In The Whitehorse Star: Provide An Accurate Portrayal Of The Context! (April 22, 2024) CityNews Toronto: Police investigating vandalism at Toronto synagogue (April 20, 2024) The Hill Times: HRC Subscriber Rebuts Michael Harris In The Hill Times: Netanyahu Not Alone In His Motives (April 18, 2024) The Waterloo Record: HRC Subscriber Rebuts Gwynne Dyer In Waterloo Record: Dyer’s Column On Israel’s Strike Was Inaccurate, Unfair (April 18, 2024) Winnipeg Jewish Review: Itay Zutra, U Of M Lecturer In Judaic Studies Tried To Have Jewish Heritage Centre Cancel Its Speaker Fegelman Of Honest Reporting (April 10, 2024) True North: Media watchdog calls out CBC Kids for “whitewashing” Hamas’ role in starving people in Gaza (April 15, 2024) Hamilton Spectator: Cartoon ‘a no-holds barred assault on the truth‘ (March 24, 2024) Waterloo Record: Cartoon ‘a no-holds barred assault on the truth’ (March 24, 2024) Algemeiner: Fury Over Antisemitic Canadian Newspaper Cartoon Depicting Netanyahu as Blood-Sucking Vampire (March 21, 2024) True North: HRC Appears As Guest On Popular Podcast Program, The Andrew Lawton Show The Suburban: La Presse takes down antisemitic Netanyahu cartoon HRC Campus Media Fellow Published In The National Post: B.C. Profs Using Selina Robinson To Spread Anti-Jewish Propaganda On Campus (March 12, 2024) Western Standard: Social media ... --- ## iPolitics URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/ipolitics/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-10-19 Words: 24 > October 18, 2023: HRC Prompts Globe And Mail, Toronto Star & IPolitics Corrective Action Acknowledging Israeli Claims That Islamic Jihad Rocket Hit Gaza Hospital October 18, 2023: HRC Prompts Globe And Mail, Toronto Star & IPolitics Corrective Action Acknowledging Israeli Claims That Islamic Jihad Rocket Hit Gaza Hospital --- ## Calgary Sun URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/calgary-sun/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-10-19 Words: 19 > October 17, 2023: PostMedia’s Calgary Papers Issue Correction After Falsely Claiming Israel Has Been Occupying Gaza For Decades October 17, 2023: PostMedia’s Calgary Papers Issue Correction After Falsely Claiming Israel Has Been Occupying Gaza For Decades --- ## Why It’s Important to Recognize The Key Falsehoods Underpinning Jew-Hatred: A Fireside Chat With Alex Ryvchin, Author Of The 7 Deadly Myths: Antisemitism From The Time Of Christ to Kanye URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-its-important-to-recognize-the-key-falsehoods-underpinning-jew-hatred-a-fireside-chat-with-alex-ryvchin-author-of-the-7-deadly-myths-antisemitism-from-the-time-of-christ-to-kanye/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 168 > What exactly is the explanation for antisemitism? No matter what excuse is cited by those seeking to demonize Jews, it fails to explain the pervasiveness and intensity of Jew-hatred, both... What exactly is the explanation for antisemitism? No matter what excuse is cited by those seeking to demonize Jews, it fails to explain the pervasiveness and intensity of Jew-hatred, both from the extreme right and the extreme left. But despite the inherent illogic in antisemitism, there remains a tendency to attempt to explain it and categorize it. Our guest this week is attempting to put all that to rest. Alex Ryvchin is co-Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, and an author whose recent book, The 7 Deadly Myths: Antisemitism from the time of Christ to Kanye West, seeks to guide readers through the specific myths underlining antisemitism, and in turn, help offer Jews & their allies, the news media, and the public at large the tools to understand and combat it. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How Israel Became a Cybersecurity Superpower: A Fireside Chat With Chuck Freilich, Former Israeli Deputy National Security Adviser URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-israel-became-a-cybersecurity-superpower-a-fireside-chat-with-chuck-freilich-former-israeli-deputy-national-security-adviser/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 207 > Amongst Israel's enemies, there are many fronts in war: In addition to the physical threats marshalled against the Jewish State such as terrorism, there are others, such as the attempts... Amongst Israel’s enemies, there are many fronts in war: In addition to the physical threats marshalled against the Jewish State such as terrorism, there are others, such as the attempts to delegitimize and demonize the country in the eyes of the world, namely in the form of the BDS movement. But there is yet another front, often unknown to the general public: cyber warfare, where state and non-state actors attempt to cause harm to Israel via cyber attacks against important targets. And while these threats are very real to Israel, the country has become a pioneer in addressing them. That’s according to Chuck Freilich, Israel’s former deputy national security adviser, who is also co-author of the book, “Israel and the Cyber Threat: How the Startup Nation Became a Global Cyber Power.” Freilich joins us on this week’s podcast, and provides a deep dive into the reality of cyber warfare beyond the headlines, how Israel has responded so far, and the storm clouds on the horizon. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why I’m Suing X/Twitter For Failure To Address Antisemitism: A Fireside Chat With Avital Grinberg, Former President Of The European Union Of Jewish Students URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-im-suing-x-twitter-for-failure-to-address-antisemitism-a-fireside-chat-with-avital-grinberg-former-president-of-the-european-union-of-jewish-students/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 182 > The social media platform X, formerly called Twitter, has often been criticized by Jewish leaders and human rights organizations for what critics say is its failure to act on addressing... The social media platform X, formerly called Twitter, has often been criticized by Jewish leaders and human rights organizations for what critics say is its failure to act on addressing widespread antisemitism, particularly since coming under the ownership of Elon Musk in the fall of 2022. But for some, simply speaking out against the social media giant isn’t good enough. In January 2023, the European Union of Jewish Students, alongside HateAid, a German non-profit organization, commenced legal action against Twitter for neglecting to remove reported hateful content from its platform, saying that its failure represents a violation of its own Terms and Conditions, as well as running afoul of German hate legislation. Avital Grinberg, the former president of the European Union of Jewish Students who initiated the lawsuit, joined us as a guest to discuss the legal action, its chances of success, and what they are looking to achieve. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Controversy Of Israel’s Judicial Overhaul & Its Consequences For Israeli Society Today: A Fireside Chat With Yossi Klein Halevi, Senior Fellow At The Shalom Hartman Institute In Jerusalem URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-controversy-of-israels-judicial-overhaul-its-consequences-for-israeli-society-today-a-fireside-chat-with-yossi-klein-halevi-senior-fellow-at-the-shalom-hartman-institute-in-jerusalem/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 180 > The judicial overhaul being proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has united countless Israelis in at least one way: their strong opinions on the matter. To its supporters, the... The judicial overhaul being proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has united countless Israelis in at least one way: their strong opinions on the matter. To its supporters, the legislation represents a critical need to stand in the way of an activist and unelected judiciary. To its opponents, it is an unforgivable assault on democracy. But is there room for compromise between the two sides, and what is taking place behind the scenes that may be missed by the international news media? In this week’s podcast, we are joined by one of Israel’s most foremost public intellectuals and a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Yossi Klein Halevi. He is a prominent opponent of the legislation but has also sought to close the gap between Israelis to ensure that disagreement can remain civil and with Israel’s best interests always in mind. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Oslo Accords, 30 Years Later: What Caused Their Failure, & Does It Still Matter? A Fireside Chat With Maurice Hirsch, Former Director Of The Military Prosecution For Judea & Samaria URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-oslo-accords-30-years-later-what-caused-their-failure-does-it-still-matter-a-fireside-chat-with-maurice-hirsch-former-director-of-the-military-prosecution-for-judea-samaria/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 169 > Thirty years ago, on September 13, 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) signed a Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, which were more commonly known as part of the... Thirty years ago, on September 13, 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) signed a Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, which were more commonly known as part of the Oslo Accords, called because they were secretly negotiated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. What are the significance of these accords three decades later, and do they help provide any hope for any future peace between Israel and the Palestinians? And what exactly caused the Oslo Accords, once seen as a promising roadmap towards negotiations, to fail? To help share the in-depth details behind Oslo, we are joined by Maurice Hirsch. He previously served as Director of the Military Prosecution for Judea and Samaria. He is currently the Director of PA Accountability and Reform Initiative at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Follow Us On Facebook! URL: https://honestreporting.ca/get-involved-facebook-signup/ Type: page Modified: 2023-09-13 Words: 306 > FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK! 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But what exactly is Israel’s secret sauce? What makes Israeli society do things differently? Many answers have been offered, including the country’s small and vulnerable area, its paucity of natural resources, its focus on education, and even its military draft. But do those answers do justice to the truth? To help us unpack Israel’s secret, we are joined by Yaniv Rivlin. Yaniv is a high-tech entrepreneur who co-founded Bird, the company behind Tel Aviv’s ubiquitous electric scooters, which have helped change the face of the city. Yaniv’s new book, Live Like a Startup, helps shed light on Israel’s culture of innovation, and he joins us this week as our guest. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why Pakistan Should Establish Diplomatic Ties With Israel: A Fireside Chat With Mohammed Rizwan, Journalist & Political Commentator URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-pakistan-should-establish-diplomatic-ties-with-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-mohammed-rizwan-journalist-political-commentator/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 162 > Following the 2020 Abraham Accords, which established diplomatic relations between Israel and two new Arab partners, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, there has been speculation about which country may be... Following the 2020 Abraham Accords, which established diplomatic relations between Israel and two new Arab partners, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, there has been speculation about which country may be next for Israel to establish relations, namely Saudi Arabia. But there’s still more potential for Israel to establish ties with a much larger Muslim-majority country: Pakistan, home to nearly 250 million people. That’s according to Mohammed Rizwan, a Pakistani-Canadian journalist and political commentator, who recently co-authored an opinion column in the National Post with activist Raheel Raza, where he called on Pakistan to establish diplomatic relations with the Jewish State. Rizwan joins us on this week’s podcast to discuss why Pakistani-Israeli diplomatic ties may not be as far-fetched as it seems. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## European Jews Often Hide Symbols Of Their Identity – Meet The Non-Jewish Schoolteacher Doing The Exact Opposite: A Fireside Chat With Tobias Reckeweg URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/european-jews-often-hide-symbols-of-their-identity-meet-the-non-jewish-schoolteacher-doing-the-exact-opposite-a-fireside-chat-with-tobias-reckeweg/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 225 > It happens like clockwork: whenever tensions rise in the Middle East, as they did during the spring of 2021 between Israel and Hamas, the Gaza-based Islamist terrorist group, incidents of... It happens like clockwork: whenever tensions rise in the Middle East, as they did during the spring of 2021 between Israel and Hamas, the Gaza-based Islamist terrorist group, incidents of antisemitism spike around the world. But that doesn’t mean antisemitism ceases to exist other times, or even that it remains dormant. Indeed, across the world, from North America, and particularly in Europe, though statistics vary, Jews are targeted disproportionately to their population. In some European cities, Jews are often encouraged to hide symbols of their Jewish identity. In Germany, one person has decided that’s unacceptable. Tobias Reckeweg, a non-Jewish educator in Western Germany specializing in German history and mathematics, has become an unlikely ally to the Jewish community: in recent years, he has begun donning a Star of David, a widely-recognizable Jewish symbol, in an act of solidarity. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Tobias to discuss his small act of showing support for the Jewish community, the response from Jews and the wider public alike, and his take on what prompted him to take up the cause of advocating for Europe’s Jews. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## 18 Years Later: What Is The Legacy of Israel’s Disengagement From Gaza? A Fireside Chat With Amotz Asa-El, Author & Political Analyst URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/18-years-later-what-is-the-legacy-of-israels-disengagement-from-gaza-a-fireside-chat-with-amotz-asa-el-author-political-analyst/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 182 > Over the course of about four weeks beginning in August 2005, Israel underwent a profoundly traumatic experience: the Disengagement from Gaza. Critics at the time said it was tearing Israel apart.... Over the course of about four weeks beginning in August 2005, Israel underwent a profoundly traumatic experience: the Disengagement from Gaza. Critics at the time said it was tearing Israel apart. Supporters said it was difficult, but Israel had no choice. Before long, the vacuum left by Israel in Gaza was filled by Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group which continues to run the coastal enclave with an iron fist. But was Hamas’ takeover inevitable, or could it have been avoided? And now, 18 years later, what is the legacy of the Disengagement on Israel, and how do its supporters and detractors evaluate the withdrawal from Gaza? To help us unpack the historic decision and its aftermath, we are joined by Amotz Asa-El. He is the Jerusalem Post’s senior commentator and former executive editor, is currently a fellow at the Hartman Institute and a senior editor at the Jerusalem Report. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## When Exactly Did The Arab-Israeli Conflict Begin? A Fireside Chat With Oren Kessler, Journalist & Author of “Palestine 1936” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/when-exactly-did-the-arab-israeli-conflict-begin-a-fireside-chat-with-oren-kessler-journalist-author-of-palestine-1936/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 194 > When exactly did the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours begin? Some detractors say that following the Six Day War, when Israel gained eastern Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria... When exactly did the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours begin? Some detractors say that following the Six Day War, when Israel gained eastern Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria (sometimes called the West Bank), among other areas, the conflict truly kicked off, but others say Israel’s establishment in 1948 was the genesis. Still, the seeds of the conflict were planted before that, in 1936. That’s according to journalist and political analyst Oren Kessler. Kessler’s new book, Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict, posits that 1936 was the year which was critical in establishing a conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours. Kessler has previously served as the Arab affairs correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, an editor, translator and writer for the English edition of Haaretz and a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society think tank in London, and he joins us as our guest on this week’s podcast. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How This Changemaker is Helping to Empower Israel’s Arab Community: A Fireside Chat With Dr. Dadia Fadila, Founder of Q Schools URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-this-changemaker-is-helping-to-empower-israels-arab-community-a-fireside-chat-with-dr-dadia-fadila-founder-of-q-schools/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 203 > Arabs represent more than 20 percent of Israel's total population, and members of Israel's Arab minority have been represented across Israeli society, including politics, the judiciary, business, and the arts.... Arabs represent more than 20 percent of Israel’s total population, and members of Israel’s Arab minority have been represented across Israeli society, including politics, the judiciary, business, and the arts. But despite enjoying equal rights under Israeli law, Israeli Arabs today face lower incomes and higher levels of violence in their community, leading some critics to falsely accuse the Jewish State of discriminating against its Arab population. But the future of Israeli Arabs has never been brighter, thanks in part to people like Dr. Dalia Fadila. Dr Fadila is the founder of Q Schools, an institution for promoting quality education in the Arab society in Israel. She was previously president of the Engineering and Technology College and vice president of Al Qasemi teacher education college. In 2022, she received the Medal of Honour from Israel’s president. Dr. Fadila joins us as a guest to discuss Q Schools, and how her efforts are helping to pave the way for a more prosperous future for Israel’s Arab population. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Pay For Slay: Inside The Palestinian Authority’s Massive Fund Helping To Make Terrorism Profitable: A Fireside Chat With Sander Gerber, Fellow And Board Member At The Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/pay-for-slay-inside-the-palestinian-authoritys-massive-fund-helping-to-make-terrorism-profitable-a-fireside-chat-with-sander-gerber-fellow-and-board-member-at-the-jerusalem-center-for-publ/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 176 > While international commentators and journalists around the world rhetorically ask what it will take for peace to take place between Israel and the Palestinians, arguing that complex issues such as... While international commentators and journalists around the world rhetorically ask what it will take for peace to take place between Israel and the Palestinians, arguing that complex issues such as Jewish settlements are the main obstacle to peace, a much simpler factor is at play: the Palestinian Authority’s payments to Palestinian terrorists and their families. This complex system, nicknamed “Pay for Slay,” is a program where the Palestinian Authority spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually – nearly one-twelfth of its entire budget – in support payments to Palestinian terrorists and their families. This regimen not only actively encourages Palestinians to take up violence against Israelis, but provides the financial support to assist them in doing so. To help us delve deeper into this insidious program, we are joined by Sander Gerber. Sander Gerber is a fellow and board member at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The True Story Of Zionism, The National Liberation Movement Of The Jewish People: A Fireside Chat With Daniel Gordis, Internationally Renowned Scholar, Author & Commentator URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-true-story-of-zionism-the-national-liberation-movement-of-the-jewish-people-a-fireside-chat-with-daniel-gordis-internationally-renowned-scholar-author-commentator/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 219 > There are few terms in the English language which have been as widely misunderstood and misrepresented as Zionism. While anti-Israel detractors claim that Zionism is synonymous with racism, settler-colonialism, and... There are few terms in the English language which have been as widely misunderstood and misrepresented as Zionism. While anti-Israel detractors claim that Zionism is synonymous with racism, settler-colonialism, and oppression, in reality, it refers to the national liberation movement of the Jewish People. But what exactly does that mean, and in particular, what does Zionism mean for Israel today, a country that gained its independence 75 years ago and despite challenges, is likely as stable and secure as it has ever been? The success of anti-Israel activists in falsely redefining Zionism has not only contributed to the delegitimization of Israel in the international arena; it has also helped drive a wedge between Israel and many Jews, particularly younger Jews, in the Diaspora. Joining us this week to share his expertise on the true nature of Zionism, and its relevance in the contemporary world, we are joined by Daniel Gordis. Daniel is a Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College. He is the author of 13 books, including Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn, and also hosts a popular blog and podcast, Israel from the Inside. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Role Of Palestinian Rejectionism & Incitement In Preventing Peace: A Fireside Chat With Jonathan Spyer, Analyst, Author And Journalist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-role-of-palestinian-rejectionism-incitement-in-preventing-peace-a-fireside-chat-with-jonathan-spyer-analyst-author-and-journalist/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 195 > Palestinian incitement against Israel has been long established as the main obstacle to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. But this incitement - in Palestinian media, school textbooks and mosques, is... Palestinian incitement against Israel has been long established as the main obstacle to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. But this incitement – in Palestinian media, school textbooks and mosques, is only part of the equation. Palestinian incitement has also manifested in the continued rejectionism of the Palestinian leadership, which is sending an unmistakable message to the Palestinians, that Israel is an illegitimate state which should be opposed. In light of decades of this Palestinian incitement and rejectionism, is there any light at the end of the tunnel? Or has the Palestinian leadership poisoned an entire generation to oppose Israel, all but rendering any future peace all but impossible? To help provide much-needed context, we are joined this week by Jonathan Spyer. He is an analyst, author and journalist specializing in the region. He is the director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis (MECRA), a Research Fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Strategy and Security and a Fellow at the Middle East Forum. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Retelling The Untold Story of Jewish Refugees From Arab Lands: A Fireside Chat With Sylvain Abitbol, Co-President Of Justice For Jews From Arab Lands URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/retelling-the-untold-story-of-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands-a-fireside-chat-with-sylvain-abitbol-co-president-of-justice-for-jews-from-arab-lands/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 137 > More than 850,000 Jews from across the Middle East left Arab countries under threatening conditions or were expelled following Israel's independence in 1948, leaving behind millennia of history as well... More than 850,000 Jews from across the Middle East left Arab countries under threatening conditions or were expelled following Israel’s independence in 1948, leaving behind millennia of history as well as huge amounts of assets, which they gave up in exchange for safety. To help us unpack why, and explain what needs to be done to raise awareness for this important issue, we speak to Sylvain Abitbol. Born in Morocco, he is a Montreal businessman who currently serves as Co-President for the organization Justice for Jews from Arab Countries, and previously served as co-president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 2007 to 2009. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## West Bank URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/west-bank-2/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-09-05 Words: 1583 > September 5, 2023: Success! Associated Press, The Toronto Star, CTV News & National Post Amend Headlines After Failing To Identify Dead Palestinian As A Terrorist Gunman May 9, 2023: After... September 5, 2023: Success! Associated Press, The Toronto Star, CTV News & National Post Amend Headlines After Failing To Identify Dead Palestinian As A Terrorist Gunman May 9, 2023: After HRC lodged a complaint with the Toronto Star for failing to properly label dead Palestinians as terrorists, The Toronto Star amended its post to acknowledge that the Palestinian fatalities were all “gunmen”. September 2, 2022: A Toronto Star producer claimed that Israel has been occupying Ramallah for 75 years, since the Jewish State’s birth in 1948, which logically implies that Israel has no right to exist. At the same time, the Star’s report falsely claimed that a state of “Palestine” exists. After HRC filed a complaint, corrective action was taken by the Star. CBC Radio: July 27, 2022: A clarification notice was added to an episode of the podcast Nothing is Foreign. The episode, which was published on May 20, 2022, mentions reports from Israeli media that the Israeli military was “not planning to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.” Those reports specifically pertained to a criminal investigation. August 4, 2022: Success! CBC Issues Statement Of Regret After Claiming Saudi Minister Said Israel “Murdered” Al Jazeera Journalist May 31, 2022: HRC Prompts CTV To Correct False Claim That Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire: “A clarification earlier this week. CTV News reported on a vigil here in Edmonton for a Palestinian journalist killed on the job. We reported that she was killed by Israeli forces, when in fact, it’s still in dispute as to who is responsible for her death. We sincerely regret this error.” May 20, 2022: Success! Saltwire Deletes Letter Which Falsely Claimed Israel Withdrawing Jews From Hebron May 19, 2022: An op-ed published in the Toronto Star claimed that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “killed by an Israeli soldier… a sniper shot her in the neck… silenced by an Israeli sniper’s bullet.” However, it hasn’t been confirmed that IDF fire or a Palestinian terrorist’s bullet, killed the Palestinian journalist. The op-ed also wrongly claimed that Israel has killed 45 journalists since 2000.Following an HonestReporting Canada complaint, the Star corrected the op-ed and acknowledged that it’s wrong to definitively claim that Israeli soldiers killed this Palestinian journalist. The Star also removed the op-ed’s assigning responsibility of the deaths of 45 journalists to Israel, who were killed in crossfire or while on dangerous assignment. May 16, 2022: HRC Prompts Hill Times Clarification After Reporter Falsely Claims Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire. May 13, 2022: PostMedia papers publish clarification after claiming Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist. Who killed Palestinian journalist unknown. October 27, 2021: Globe and Mail Issues Correction After Falsely Claiming Israel Plans To Build 1300 New Settlements October 1, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Clarification: IDF Killed 5 Palestinian Gunmen, Not Palestinians March 29, 2021: Subsequent to our complaint to CBC News about its intentionally deleting the #Israel location from its headline and reporting in coverage of the recent Dead Sea Scrolls discovery in Israel proper, CBC has reinstated the Israel location reference. January 11, 2021: HRC Prompts Globe Correction: Israel Isn’t Building “New West Bank Settlements”. June 3, 2020: CBC Online: As Canada Condemns Israel, HRC Prompts CBC to Acknowledge Israel’s Claims to Judea and Samaria February 1, 2020: HRC prompted the Globe and Mail to correct a map that erroneously claimed that the Palestinian Authority has full control of Area B of the west bank. December 29, 2019: HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Correction: Israeli “Settlements” in West Bank Not Controlled By Palestinian Authority November 22, 2019: “Globe and Mail Issues Correction After Claiming Israeli Town Part of “Palestinian Territory”” September 15, 2019: CBC issues correction after falsely claiming Israel is planning on annexing areas “from Palestine” July 7, 2016: SUCCESS: HRC Prompts Washington Post & Toronto Star To Correct False Report: “A June 9 article by the Washington Post reporting that Israeli Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel said he wants to annex more than half the West Bank stated incorrectly that Ariel also said he wants to remove the Palestinians living the West Bank’s Area C. The article had cited a Times of Israel interview with Ariel. The Times later issued a correction stating that Ariel did not call for the removal of Palestinians and said the mistake was a mistranslation.” Globe and Mail: September 3, 2014: Following HRC’s intervention with the Globe and Mail, an online column by Israel-critic Gerald Caplan was amended to counter claims that Israel “occupies” Gaza and that “no Israeli government has ever stopped allowing Palestinian land to be appropriated for Israeli settlements.” April 11, 2014: Globe and Mail: “A Friday Comment article on the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock incorr... --- ## Israeli Arabs URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/israeli-arabs-2/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-09-28 Words: 210 > September 28, 2023: HRC Prompts Global National On-Air Correction After Falsely Accusing Israel Of Occupying Gaza & Repressing Israeli Arabs & Palestinians April 25, 2023: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Correction:... September 28, 2023: HRC Prompts Global National On-Air Correction After Falsely Accusing Israel Of Occupying Gaza & Repressing Israeli Arabs & Palestinians April 25, 2023: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Correction: Nazereth Is A Predominantly Arab (Not Palestinian) City In Israel April 22, 2022: Subsequent to HonestReporting Canada’s complaint to CBC News sent on April 21, our public broadcaster has corrected its previously falsely reporting that “Palestinians threw rocks in response” to Israeli Police action, by reversing the chronology of events. As well, per HRC’s request, CBC also covered recent Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians. March 14, 2022: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Corrective: Israeli law doesn’t prohibit Arab citizens from purchasing homes July 11, 2014: HRC Secures CTV News On-Air Correction: Israeli Forces Did Not Kill Palestinian Teenager CBC The Current, Feb 11 2009: Anna Maria Tremonti in an interview to Danny Hershtal, candidate for the Yisrael Beitenu party, “We know that Arab-Israelis do not serve in the army – we also know that ultra-Orthodox Jews do not serve in the army. What would happen if they refused to under your platform?” Executive Producer agrees the “information within the question was more categorical than ideally it should have been.” --- ## What Do Canadian High School Students Know About Israel & The Jewish People? A Fireside Chat With Cindy Tobias & Jennifer Feldman, High School Teachers & Pro-Israel Educators URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-do-canadian-high-school-students-know-about-israel-the-jewish-people-a-fireside-chat-with-cindy-tobias-jennifer-feldman-high-school-teachers-pro-israel-educators/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 202 > The end of June marks the start of summer, as well as the end of the academic year for high school students across Canada. Many of these high school graduates... The end of June marks the start of summer, as well as the end of the academic year for high school students across Canada. Many of these high school graduates will then pursue further education in college or university, while others will enter the workforce. Regardless of whether they will be heading to higher education or into the world, what will these graduates know about Israel and the Jewish People? Will they leave high school informed or ignorant, tolerant or intolerant – with social media usage – which sometimes features anti-Israel disinformation – nearly ubiquitous in this age bracket, are 14 to 17-year-olds more or less susceptible to antisemitism? To help shine a light on current trends, and how education can best be used to set the record straight among high school students, we are joined this week by two high school educators, Cindy Tobias, and Jennifer Feldman, both active leaders in helping to bring Israel and Jewish education, both to students and to their peers in the teaching profession. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## What Arab-Israeli Ties Look Like Behind The Headlines: A Fireside Chat With Ofir Gendelman, Former Israeli Spokesperson To The Arab Media & Founder & CEO Of Gendelman Strategic Consulting URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-arab-israeli-ties-look-like-behind-the-headlines-a-fireside-chat-with-ofir-gendelman-former-israeli-spokesperson-to-the-arab-media-founder-ceo-of-gendelman-strategic-consulting/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 225 > Israel's ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain are often pointed to as a model for what Israel-Arab relations can look like if they reach their full potential:... Israel’s ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain are often pointed to as a model for what Israel-Arab relations can look like if they reach their full potential: extensive economic and cultural ties, and an open embrace of open relations. But why is it that some Arab countries have accepted Israel’s existence, even enthusiastically adopting ties, while other states have refused? And what will it take for the Palestinian leadership to recognize the benefits of peace with Israel that other Arab leaders in the Middle East have already done? Or, as some critics contend, is the Palestinian Authority too invested in conflict with Israel to ever acknowledge the economic growth potential that lies in a peace agreement with the Jewish State? To help us navigate this complex web, we are joined by Ofir Gendelman. For 17 years, Ofir served as Israel’s spokesperson to the Arab media. He previously served in Israel’s Embassy to Canada in Ottawa as First Secretary and Consul, among other roles. Currently, he manages Gendelman Strategic Consulting, which assists Israeli and international companies expand their business in the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why A Lecture On The Holocaust Was Disrupted By A Polish Politician – A Fireside Chat With Prof. Jan Grabowski, Historian At The University Of Ottawa URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-a-lecture-on-the-holocaust-was-disrupted-by-a-polish-politician-a-fireside-chat-with-prof-jan-grabowski-historian-at-the-university-of-ottawa/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 158 > On May 30, Jan Grabowski, a Polish-Canadian professor and historian at the University of Ottawa, was scheduled to deliver a lecture in Warsaw on the Holocaust, specifically on government attempts to... On May 30, Jan Grabowski, a Polish-Canadian professor and historian at the University of Ottawa, was scheduled to deliver a lecture in Warsaw on the Holocaust, specifically on government attempts to suppress the degree of Polish collaboration during the war. But before Grabowski could start, a Polish politician smashed his microphone and began toppling speakers, accusing Grabowski of spreading “historical propaganda.” Grabowski is used to attempts to stifle academic scholarship on the Holocaust by authorities in Poland, and by extension, on the history of antisemitism in the country. His latest violent encounter is only the latest example of how the memory of the murder of six million Jews is being challenged in increasingly assertive ways in Poland. This week, Professor Grabowski joins us as our guest. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Podcasts URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-podcasts/ Type: page Modified: 2023-07-05 Words: 231 > Search by year Date Filter for Podcast (Radio) All 2023 2022 2021 Select a year Date Filter for Podcast (Radio) All 2023 2022 2021 May 10, 2023 May 3, 2023... 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September 11, 2026 HonestReporting Canada CBC’s Gaza “Yellow Line” Reports Push A One-Sided Narrative Of Palestinians In Gaza September 9, 2026 HonestReporting Canada CBC News Producer Yasmine Hassan Seemingly Downplays Threats Posed By Explosive Devices Flown By Palestinian Terrorists From Gaza September 9, 2026 HonestReporting Canada CBC Reporter Margaret Evans Erases 3,000 Years Of Jewish History In Judea & Samaria (“West Bank”), Pushes Pro-Palestinian Talking Points Instead September 8, 2026 HonestReporting Canada CBC Day 6 Features Sympathetic Interview With Pro-Palestinian Oxfam Activist Bushra Khalidi September 8, 2026 HonestReporting Canada --- ## How Does The Recent Saudi-Iranian Resumption of Diplomatic Ties Impact Israel? A Fireside Chat With Rafael Castro, Berlin-Based Political Analyst. URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-does-the-recent-saudi-iranian-resumption-of-diplomatic-ties-impact-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-rafael-castro-berlin-based-political-analyst/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 169 > On March 10, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced that they had agreed to resume diplomatic relations, in an agreement brokered by the Chinese government. As part of the negotiations, they... On March 10, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced that they had agreed to resume diplomatic relations, in an agreement brokered by the Chinese government. As part of the negotiations, they agreed to continue official visits between the countries, as well as re-open mutual embassies. In recent years, Iran and Saudi Arabia have been jostling for power across the Middle East as regional rivals and as Islamic powers. Beyond being a major diplomatic win for Beijing, what is the impact of the announcement on Israel? Will Saudi Arabia continue to look at Tehran and its nuclear program suspiciously, or has Israel lost a sympathetic ear inside the Saudi kingdom? Joining us to help shine some light on these negotiations is Rafael Castro. He is a political analyst based in Berlin. His writings have appeared in a number of Israeli publications. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Operation Thunderbolt: The Raid On Entebbe: A Fireside Chat With Sassy Reuven, IDF Paratrooper Who Participated In Uganda URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/operation-thunderbolt-the-raid-on-entebbe-a-fireside-chat-with-sassy-reuven-idf-paratrooper-who-participated-in-uganda/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 205 > In late June 1976, a group of terrorists belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and a German allied group hijacked a plane with more than... In late June 1976, a group of terrorists belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and a German allied group hijacked a plane with more than 250 people on board as it made its way from Tel Aviv to Paris, with a stopover in Athens. The hijackers demanded cash payments and the release of Palestinian prisoners and eventually made their way to Entebbe Airport, in Kampala, Uganda, where President Idi Amin had welcomed them. Israel’s response, Operation Thunderbolt, came within days, and in a famous hostage rescue, the Israel Defence Forces carried out a daring nighttime raid, rescuing virtually all survivors except one, suffering only one death, that of Yoni Netanyahu, the unit’s commander. Sassy Reuven was on the ground. As an elite paratrooper at the time, he was selected to participate in Operation Thunderbolt and was on the ground during the incredible mission. Sassy joins us on this week’s podcast. He is a sought-after speaker who retells his experiences to audiences around the world. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How The Jewish State Is Helping To Provide Clean Water Across Africa: A Fireside Chat With Michal Smith Of Israeli Nonprofit Innovation: Africa URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-jewish-state-is-helping-to-provide-clean-water-across-africa-a-fireside-chat-with-michal-smith-of-israeli-nonprofit-innovation-africa/ Type: podcast Modified: 2025-07-18 Words: 209 > Despite its tiny size and shortage of natural resources, or in fact, as a result of it, Israel has become a widely-recognized leader in the usage of solar power and... Despite its tiny size and shortage of natural resources, or in fact, as a result of it, Israel has become a widely-recognized leader in the usage of solar power and water use. Rooftops across Israel feature solar-powered water heaters, and Israel boasts that 90 percent of its water is recycled, four times higher than any other country in the world. According to the famous proverb, necessity is the mother of invention, and so Israel – with little rainfall – must make maximal use of its limited natural resources. And while Israel has done exactly that, the Jewish State has taken it a step further, taking its know-how and technical skills, and actively helping to share that knowledge with other countries around the world. Enter Innovation: Africa. For the last 15 years, the Israeli nonprofit has helped deliver access to light and clean water to millions of people across Africa, also showing the true face of Israel in the process. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Michal Smith. Michal is the Director of Communications at Innovation: Africa. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How Theodor Herzl’s Vision Created The Modern Jewish State: A Fireside Chat With David Matlow, Owner Of World’s Largest Collection Of Herzl Memorabilia URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-theodor-herzls-vision-created-the-modern-jewish-state-a-fireside-chat-with-david-matlow-owner-of-worlds-largest-collection-of-herzl-memorabilia/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-08-18 Words: 212 > On May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, proclaimed the Jewish State's independence. Across Israel, euphoria erupted as crowds celebrated the country's rebirth after two thousand years... On May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, proclaimed the Jewish State’s independence. Across Israel, euphoria erupted as crowds celebrated the country’s rebirth after two thousand years of exile. While today, Israel’s rebirth and subsequent successes seem ordinary, it was not too long ago that the concept was far-fetched; But thanks to Theodor Herzl, an Austrian lawyer, and journalist, who penned the book Der Judenstaat (The State of the Jews), the Jewish nation-state became a reality. Herzl, who died in 1904, never got to see his vision come to fruition, but his memory is being kept alive today by people like David Matlow. Matlow, a Toronto lawyer, is also the world’s largest collector of Theodor Herzl memorabilia, and whose recent book, 75 Treasures: Celebrating Israel at Seventy-Five, offers readers a collection of Herzl memorabilia. It is available free at herzlcollection.com. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with David Matlow to discuss Theodor Herzl, his collection, and Herzl’s legacy as Israel turns 75. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How Western News Media Gets The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Wrong: A Fireside Chat With Professor Richard Landes, Scholar, Author & Coiner Of The Term “Pallywood.” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-western-news-media-gets-the-palestinian-israeli-conflict-wrong-a-fireside-chat-with-professor-richard-landes-scholar-author-coiner-of-the-term-pallywood/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-07-14 Words: 229 > On September 30, 2000, Muhammad al Dura, a young Palestinian boy, was caught on film dying in the crossfire between Israeli troops and Palestinian terrorists, in the Gaza Strip. Even... On September 30, 2000, Muhammad al Dura, a young Palestinian boy, was caught on film dying in the crossfire between Israeli troops and Palestinian terrorists, in the Gaza Strip. Even before the spread of social media networks like Facebook, Tiktok or Twitter, the video of his death went viral. Almost instantly, Israel was accused of intentionally murdering the boy, though no such evidence exists. Despite this absence of evidence, the footage became an enduring symbol of the nascent Second Intifada, or Palestinian uprising. But there is little doubt that the death – widely reported by the news media – played a major role. To help us understand this context, and how the incident’s reporting was only a symptom of a larger problem in the news media, we are joined in this week’s podcast by Professor Richard Landes. Professor Landes, formerly a lecturer at Boston University, is currently an Israel-based researcher and scholar, who is widely credited with coining the term “Pallywood,” referring to staged Palestinian incidents aiming to promote anti-Israel propaganda. Landes’ recent book, Can “The Whole World” Be Wrong? Lethal Journalism, Antisemitism, and Global Jihad, discusses this incident at length. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## My Campus Newspaper Rejected My Column On Antisemitism Because I’m A Zionist: A Fireside Chat With Claire Frankel, HRC Campus Media Fellow At McGill University URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/my-campus-newspaper-rejected-my-column-on-antisemitism-because-im-a-zionist-a-fireside-chat-with-claire-frankel-hrc-campus-media-fellow-at-mcgill-university/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-07-14 Words: 227 > Throughout North America, and indeed much of the Western world, college and university campuses are a fulcrum of anti-Israel activism and campaigning. These efforts can manifest through BDS (Boycott Divestment... Throughout North America, and indeed much of the Western world, college and university campuses are a fulcrum of anti-Israel activism and campaigning. These efforts can manifest through BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) referendums, anti-Israel disinformation being spread in the classroom or by the student government, and also through campus media outlets. Claire Frankel knows this all too well. Claire is a Jewish student at McGill University in Montreal, and a Campus Media Fellow with HonestReporting Canada, and in March, she attempted to submit an opinion column, which discussed her views on a student club’s attitudes towards Jews. But when she tried to submit the column to The McGill Tribune, it was rejected by the newspaper’s editors, who cited their opposition to Zionism, characterizing it as “a settler-colonial ideology that has perpetuated the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.” The Tribune further claimed that “Your article doesn’t align with our values as a paper. We’re not going to be able to publish it.” In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Claire to discuss her experience and the lessons it teaches Jewish students about how to advocate for themselves on campus. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Joogle URL: https://honestreporting.ca/joogle/ Type: page Modified: 2023-08-25 Words: 8100 > Joogle Welcome to Joogle! An educational resource and immersive experience that touches on all subjects related to Israel, the Jewish people and the Middle East.We encourage you to explore this... Joogle Welcome to Joogle! An educational resource and immersive experience that touches on all subjects related to Israel, the Jewish people and the Middle East.We encourage you to explore this page, which includes backgrounders, videos, podcasts, and images which are free to download, on important subjects that are significant not only in Canada, but around the world. Jump to The Antisemitic Nature of BDS Backgrounder In recent years, the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement has positioned itself as a leading voice in a campaign to oppose what it characterizes as Israeli “oppression of Palestinians.” While BDS organizers refer to their effort as “a vibrant global movement made up of unions, academic associations, churches and grassroots movements across the world,” beneath the surface, the real nature of the BDS movement is much more nefarious. The BDS campaign makes claims such as that Israel is guilty of “occupying and colonising Palestinian land, discriminating against Palestinian citizens of Israel and denying Palestinian refugees the right to return to their homes.” While these allegations are either false or highly misleading, the major flaw in the BDS movement is not merely that their criticisms of Israel are illegitimate, but that the BDS movement seeks to delegitimize Israel’s entire right to exist as a Jewish State, demonizes Israel’s very character, as well as applies double standards which it would not apply anywhere else. These three actions on the part of BDS activists (Delegitimize, Demonize, Double Standards) are what famed human rights activist Natan Sharansky calls the “3D test,” to help separate legitimate criticism of Israel from overt antisemitism. Delegitimization: According to the BDS movement and its leading activists, Israel has no right to exist. It was formed through “ethnic cleansing,” and exists only to “drive as many of the indigenous Palestinian population from the land as it can.” It is therefore unsurprising that the BDS movement gives no airtime to the Jewish People’s three thousand years of history in the Land of Israel, their ancestral homeland, nor to the extensive legal rights that Israel possesses to the land. In the words of As’ad Abu Khalil, a professor of political science at California State University, and a prominent member of the BDS movement, “here should not be any equivocation on the subject. Justice and freedom for the Palestinians are incompatible with the existence of the state of Israel.” Ahmed Moor, a pro-BDS author, has stated unequivocally that “BDS does mean the end of the Jewish state…Ending the occupation doesn’t mean anything if it doesn’t mean upending the Jewish state itself.” Demonization: The BDS movement and its senior activists do more than critique Israeli government policy; they regularly describe the Jewish State in terms reminiscent of Nazi Germany, including accusations that Israel commits genocide against the Palestinians. The BDS movement, on its official website, claims Israel is based on “racist ideology of late 19th century European colonialism.” By redefining Zionism into a racist colonialist effort, BDS activists are completely erasing both ancient Jewish ties to Israel, but also to the true meaning of Zionism, ie the Jewish campaign for self-determination in their ancestral homeland. Double Standards: While critiquing Israel is an entirely valid exercise, BDS activists regularly hold Israel to a standard which is rarely if ever applied to other countries, in particular other states in the Middle East. For instance, during the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, in September 2001, one of the most influential documents supported by BDS activists was created which called for “the imposition of mandatory and comprehensive sanctions and embargoes, the full cessation of all links” between the world and Israel. To demand complete global opposition to Israel – a liberal, democratic state which provides equal rights to all its citizens, regardless of race, religion or gender – while remaining silent on brutal dictatorships such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, is one of the most cogent examples of how the BDS movement is remarkably selective when it comes to delivering opprobrium. While BDS activists claim their movement is a grassroots effort created out of a moral opposition to Israel’s alleged crimes, the truth could not be more different. The BDS campaign against Israel is little more than one of delegitimization and demonization, where Israel’s existence is denied, where three millennia of Jewish history is all but erased, and where the world’s only Jewish State is rewritten, not as a vibrant bastion of freedom, but as a murderous, apartheid-like regime hell-bent on carrying out ethnic cleansing and genocide. The fabricated disinformation peddled by the BDS movement, despite its absurdity, has nevertheless continued to spread, on college and univer... --- ## What The Media Didn’t Tell You About The Recent Anti-Israel Riots On The Temple Mount: A Fireside Chat With Dr. Reuven Berko, Former Advisor On Arab Affairs To The Chief Of Jerusalem Police. URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-the-media-didnt-tell-you-about-the-recent-anti-israel-riots-on-the-temple-mount-a-fireside-chat-with-dr-reuven-berko-former-advisor-on-arab-affairs-to-the-chief-of-jerusalem-police/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 183 > In early April, only days before the onset of the Passover and Easter holidays, Palestinian rioting broke out in and around the Al Aqsa Mosque, on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. The... In early April, only days before the onset of the Passover and Easter holidays, Palestinian rioting broke out in and around the Al Aqsa Mosque, on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. The riots also coincided during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when the holy city can become a tense flashpoint and sometimes even erupt in open rioting. And while news outlets across Canada and the world covered the violence, they often missed the back story of Palestinian incitement and the role that Palestinian religious leaders have played, as well as the history of the Temple Mount itself. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Dr. Reuven Berko, Co-Founder & CEO of the Berko Group, a Tel Aviv-based security consultancy. Dr Berko served for 10 years as an Advisor on Arab Affairs to the Chief of Jerusalem Police, and today is a commentator in Israeli media, largely in Arabic. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Israel As An Energy Superpower? Why The Jewish State May Be Closer Than You Think: A Fireside Chat With Asher Fredman, Director For Israel At The Abraham Accords Peace Institute URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/israel-as-an-energy-superpower-why-the-jewish-state-may-be-closer-than-you-think-a-fireside-chat-with-asher-fredman-director-for-israel-at-the-abraham-accords-peace-institute/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-07-26 Words: 175 > In an increasingly interconnected world, no country is an island. Today, that is arguably no truer in the Middle East than anywhere else on the planet. As the war between... In an increasingly interconnected world, no country is an island. Today, that is arguably no truer in the Middle East than anywhere else on the planet. As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, a number of countries, including the European Union (EU) have pledged to decrease their consumption of Russian oil and gas, and now Israel may be able to play a central role in helping to supply these much needed resources to citizens across Europe. In this week’s episode, we sit down with Asher Fredman. Asher is Director for Israel at the Abraham Accords Peace Institute, as well as the Chief Executive Officer of Future Middle East, and a number of other roles. He is a widely recognized expert in energy policy, and he shares his vision for a future where Israel plays a critical role in supplying energy to Europe and beyond. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. 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Help us reach our goal of 1,000 monthly donors! 0% Current Progress Israel is under attack, and all of us have a role to play, for the Jewish state and the Jewish people.We need your support, now more than ever.For the past two decades, we’ve made an exponential impact in countering antisemitism and anti-Israel media bias, by standing on the front lines and tackling ignorance, exposing hate, and combating intolerance.As we continue our vital work of being Israel’s sword and shield, HonestReporting Canada needs to galvanize 1,000 new monthly donors which will help us dedicate more time and more resources to this important cause.Please become a monthly donor today. --- ## Our Lives As Israeli Soldiers: Changing The Narrative Around Israel – A Fireside Chat With Members Of A Delegation Of Reservists On Duty URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/our-lives-as-israeli-soldiers-changing-the-narrative-around-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-members-of-a-delegation-of-reservists-on-duty/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 188 > It's not unusual to read headlines that say "Israeli soldier shoots Palestinian," but provides no context about what was actually taking place. Frequently, news media reports omit key details about... It’s not unusual to read headlines that say “Israeli soldier shoots Palestinian,” but provides no context about what was actually taking place. Frequently, news media reports omit key details about dead or injured Palestinians, suggesting that they were civilians, when they may have been active combatants. In short: Israeli soldiers are used to getting an unfair and inaccurate story told about them, but a group of Israeli reservists is working to change that. Reservists on Duty is an organization of reservists in the Israeli armed forces who travel the world, showing the true face of Israel in the face of often hostile disinformation. In this week’s episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with three members of a Reservists on Duty delegation who recently conducted a three-city tour in Canada, speaking to students and community members about the difference between how Israeli soldiers are portrayed, and the reality on the ground. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Israelis Saving Lives In The Aftermath Of The Devastating Earthquake In Turkey: A Fireside Chat with Eli Beer, Founder of United Hatzalah URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/saving-lives-in-the-rubble-a-fireside-chat-with-eli-beer-founder-of-united-hatzalah/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 178 > On February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, near the Syrian border. Almost 60,000 people eventually died, and nearly 130,000 were injured. In the immediate aftermath, international aid and... On February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, near the Syrian border. Almost 60,000 people eventually died, and nearly 130,000 were injured. In the immediate aftermath, international aid and relief efforts flooded Turkey, providing much-needed medical aid and rescue. One of the largest delegations in the world came from Israel. Rescue personnel from Israel weren’t just from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but from United Hatzalah, an Israel-based rescue group that has become famous for being among the first on the ground after a disaster. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Eli Beer, the founder of United Hatzalah. Eli shares with us the backstory of how his team was able to get to Turkey so quickly, the incredible efforts behind the scenes, and the details of a security threat that forced them to return earlier than planned. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Combatting Antisemitism On A Federal Level: A Fireside Chat With Anthony Housefather, Member Of Parliament For Mount Royal URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/combatting-antisemitism-on-a-federal-level-a-fireside-chat-with-anthony-housefather-member-of-parliament-for-mount-royal/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 167 > In January 2019, during a town hall-style meeting in St. Catharines, Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement as antisemitic, and said it ran contrary... In January 2019, during a town hall-style meeting in St. Catharines, Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement as antisemitic, and said it ran contrary to “Canadian values.” While Canada has been a vocal opponent of antisemitism in general and movements like BDS in particular, having been one of the first countries to adopt the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) working definition of antisemitism, can more be done? To help stop the scourge of Jew-hatred, what other efforts and methods can be used in this fight to protect and advocate for Canada’s Jewish population? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather, who represents the Montreal riding of Mount Royal, one of the country’s most heavily Jewish constituencies. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## HRC in the News 2023 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2023/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2024-01-02 Words: 753 > Print: Jewish Post & News: 2024 Sol and Florence Kanee Lecture, featuring Mike Fegelman of HonestReporting Canada (December 20, 2023) Waterloo Record: Robert Walker: "Cartoon not based on reality" (December... Print: Jewish Post & News: 2024 Sol and Florence Kanee Lecture, featuring Mike Fegelman of HonestReporting Canada (December 20, 2023) Waterloo Record: Robert Walker: “Cartoon not based on reality” (December 23, 2023) Hamilton Spectator: Robert Walker: “Cartoon not based on reality” (December 22, 2023) Whitehorse Star: Robert Walker: “This view has proven self-defeating” (December 22, 2023) Lethbridge Herald: CBC’s decision to avoid calling Hamas terrorists raises eyebrows (October 11, 2023) JNS: Canadia’s largest museum to change Palestinian ‘dispossession’ exhibit texts (October 5, 2023) Hamilton Spectator: Robert Walker: “No moral equivalence” (March 10, 2023) Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “History doesn’t support giving Israel an ‘occupier’ label: HonestReporting” (January 25, 2023) National Post: Mike Fegelman: “75 reasons to celebrate Israel” (January 21, 2023) Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Dyer should take heed ‘wise word’ of Blinken” (January 16, 2023) The Suburban: Robert Walker: “Concordia propagates anti-Israel lies and terrorist sympathizer views” (Jan. 11, 2023) Online: PEI Guardian: HRC Letter Published in PEI’s The Guardian Reminds Readers of Jesus’ Jewish Identity (December 29, 2023) The Sault Star: In Sault Star, HRC Rebuts Columnist Who Said Media Talk Too Much About Antisemitism & Issues Revolving Around Israel (December 29, 2023) Whitehorse Daily Star: In Whitehorse Daily Star, HRC Argues That Israel’s War Against Hamas Is Just (December 26, 2023) The Hamilton Spectator: In Hamilton Spectator and Waterloo Record, HRC Counters Cartoonist’s Portrayal of Israel As Warmongers (December 24, 2023) National Post: Staff: “CBC blames teleprompter error for ‘Israel started the Hamas war’ statement” (December 22, 2023) Kingstonist: “‘We mourn the loss of all innocent lives while acknowledging the complexities of war’” (December 22, 2023) Winnipeg Free Press: Mike Fegelman: Fanning The Flames Of Antisemitism (November 25, 2023) True North: Cosmin Dzsurdzsa: Victoria mayor refuses to condemn councillor who signed letter denying Hamas rapes (November 22, 2023) The Toronto Star: Fatima Raza: SickKids anesthesiologist under investigation for alleged anti-Israel comments posted online (November 19, 2023) The Toronto Sun: Kevin Connor: Sick Kids’ doc on leave while hospital probes anti-Israel social media post (November 19, 2023) The National Post: Jane Stevenson: Anesthesiologist at Toronto’s SickKids hospital investigated for anti-Israel comments (November 17, 2023) The Toronto Sun: Jane Stevenson: SickKids anesthesiologist investigated for anti-Israel comments (November 17, 2023) The Rebel: Alex Dhailwal: Ontario MPP claims Hamas did not rape, behead Israeli civilians, foreign nationals (November 16, 2023) Western Standard: Jonathan Bradley: Sarah Jama denies Israeli women raped by Hamas (November 15, 2023) True North: Noah Jarvis: Ontario MPP Sarah Jama denies Hamas’ rape and beheading of Israeli civilians (November 15, 2023) Western Standard: Jonathan Bradley: CBC requests Jewish writer contribute anti-Israel op-ed (November 9, 2023) The Jewish Press: Montreal Suburb Proves Solidarity with Israel (November 5, 2023) The Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: The trauma of war in the Middle East extends to news coverage in Canada (November 3, 2023) The Hamilton Spectator: Mike Fegelman: In Hamilton Spectator, HRC Rebuts Commentator Who Defended Fanatical Anti-Israel MPP Sarah Jama (November 3, 2023) Prince George Citizen: Robert Walker: Cherry-Picking The Facts On Israel And Gaza (November 3, 2023) National Post: Mike Fegelman: ‘Globalize the intefadeh’ campaign paved way for Dagestani Jew hunt (November 2, 2023) JNS: CBC ‘whitewashes’ Hamas terror in article for kids, Canadian watchdog says (November 2, 2023 The Hill Times: Rob Walker: “No moral equivalencies between Palestinian terrorist organizations and Israeli army” (October 30, 2023) Terry Glavin: The Bloodbath of Simchat Torah (October 29, 2023) The Hamilton Spectator: Rob Walker: “Hamas ideology to blame” (October 28, 2023) Troy Media: CBC shies away from calling Hamas a terrorist organization (October 11, 2023) The Western Standard: Linda Slobodian: CBC’s Israel double standard a national disgrace The Andrew Lawton Show | CBC refuses to call Hamas terrorists (October 11, 2023) The Mike Farwell Show | CityNews Kitchener interviews Executive Director, Mike Fegelman (October 10,2023) CJAD Montreal Interviews Executive Director, Mike Fegelman: An update on the Israel-Hamas war (October 9, 2023) The Western Standard: Linda Slobodian: Plenty of hypocrisy to go around on the Hunka file Journalist Terry Glavin: ‘Whatever happened to your column this week?’ (September 3, 2023) Rebel News: Sheila Gunn-Reid: “CBC fails to disclose dead Palestinians were terrorists” (March 10, 2023) Arutz Sheva: Staff: “Montreal campus newspaper slammed for biased coverage of president’s Israel trip” (Feb. 24, 2023) --- ## Beyond the Headlines: The Developing Ties Between Israel & Islamic States: A Fireside Chat With Joshua Krasna, Senior Fellow At The Foreign Policy Research Institute URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/beyond-the-headlines-the-developing-ties-between-israel-islamic-states-a-fireside-chat-with-joshua-krasna-senior-fellow-at-the-foreign-policy-research-institute/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 196 > In recent years, Israel has celebrated a number of high-profile peace agreements with Arab and Islamic countries in the Middle East and Africa, including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE),... In recent years, Israel has celebrated a number of high-profile peace agreements with Arab and Islamic countries in the Middle East and Africa, including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Morocco, Sudan, and others. And while these normalization agreements have been widely celebrated in Israel, they don’t provide a complete picture of what’s happening beneath the surface regarding relations between the Jewish State and countries in the Middle East and beyond. What kind of relations does Israel enjoy with other Islamic countries, and why are some of them holding back from expanding or otherwise formalizing ties? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Joshua Krasna. Joshua is an Israel-based researcher, commentator, and teacher specializing in strategic studies, intelligence studies, and international politics of the Middle East, the Arab World, and Israel. He serves as the Director, of the Center for Emerging Energy Politics in the Middle East; a political and strategic analyst at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Viral Videos URL: https://honestreporting.ca/viral-videos/ Type: page Modified: 2026-06-12 Words: 121 > Search by year Date Filter for Videos (Radio) All 2023 2022 2021 2024 2025 2026 More select a year Date Filter for Videos (Radio) All 2023 2022 2021 2024 2025... Search by year Date Filter for Videos (Radio) All 2026 2025 2024 2022 2021 2023 More select a year Date Filter for Videos (Radio) All 2026 2025 2024 2022 2021 2023 More CBC News: One rule for 9/11. Another for Israeli victims. 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Events & Media Bias Workshops HonestReporting Canada regularly provides educational workshops, both virtual and in-person, to audiences across Canada.When many news media outlets exhibit a shameless disregard for factual accuracy, and commentators showcase historical revisionism, it is more important than ever to educate the public, both on how to become knowledgeableconsumers of the news media, and advocates for fairness and accuracy in Canadian news reporting on Israel.Topics include combating anti-Israel and anti-Jewish content on social media, identifying and countering unfair and inaccurate media coverageof Israel, an introduction to some of the most common libels and slanders lobbed against Israel, and a crash course in the most fundamental facts relevant to Israel and the Middle East.Workshops can often be tailored to the audience’s specific needs and interests, so contact HonestReporting Canada for more information and to book a workshop now. Our workshops can be geared for audiences of all size and age. To book a workshop or to find out more information, please contact us directly at (416) 915-9157 or by email at: info@honestreporting.ca GET IN TOUCH --- ## How to Monitor The Media URL: https://honestreporting.ca/how-to-monitor-the-media/ Type: page Modified: 2023-09-07 Words: 904 > Jump to 1) Put yourself in the shoes of a reporter Put yourself in the shoes of a reporter or an editor. They are more receptive to constructive criticism than... Jump to 1) Put yourself in the shoes of a reporter Put yourself in the shoes of a reporter or an editor. They are more receptive to constructive criticism than they are to pressure. Don’t just demand that the media be pro-Israel – but rather, factual, impartial, and honest. Always ask yourself: What would make this report better? Show the news agency not only what’s wrong with their story, but how there is a more balanced alternative. One way to do this is by showing how their competitors reported the story more fairly. This is the difference between complaining and constructive criticism. 2) Mobilize a local monitoring group Mobilize a local monitoring group to increase your impact. Build an email list and alert the entire group when bias is spotted. This is the principle behind HonestReporting: One person acting alone may not be able to make a difference, but hundreds or thousands working together can. Be in touch with others from your city, for coordinated patrol activities. 3) Clearly document any bias you see Clearly document any bias you see. Keep a log-book and note the specific article (with URL), or the exact date and time of a broadcast. What exactly did the reporter say? Then pinpoint why it is a problem, by citing relevant facts, etc. Also note examples of excellent reporting. 4) You will never be able to convince the media You will never be able to convince the media to do things 100% your way. Refrain from nitpicking little points. Instead, pick one point that is the key to many others. For example, demanding that suicide bombers be labeled “terrorists” frames the conflict in completely different terms. Another example is contrasting Palestinian corruption and incitement with Israeli democracy. Choose your main battle and hammer away until your point is heard. 5) Conduct an extensive study of your local media Conduct an extensive study of your local media to determine if there is an objective pattern of bias. Analyze every article for one month, and systematically tabulate the frequency of photos for each side, the frequency of spokespeople quoted, etc. Individual examples intuitively indicate anti-Israel bias, but the typical response from media agencies is: “Our reporters are under extreme deadline pressure, and occasionally there will be an error in judgment. But it all balances out – sometimes skewed toward one side, and sometimes toward the other. But overall, our reporting is 100 percent fair and impartial.” This month-long content analyses will lay rest to that claim. 6) Arrange a meeting with local writers Arrange a meeting with local writers and editors to express your concerns, to better explain the Israeli position, and to hold the newspaper accountable for what it publishes. Formulate a name for your group – e.g. the Gotham City Concerned Citizens Coalition; this demonstrates broad-based community support for your position. At the meeting, make your case persuasively and with as much documentation as possible; present your month-long content analyses. Instead of attacking the newspaper’s character, focus on their work and appeal to their professional integrity. A newspaper’s entire ability to stay in business is based on their perception of being accurate and impartial. If you have evidence to the contrary, they will listen. 7) Meeting: Phase Two Meeting: Phase Two. At the end of the meeting, make them a deal: If they will agree to regular meetings, you will promise to restrain your rapid-response team and to restrict your complaints to only major errors. This takes tremendous pressure off the media, who abhor being flooded with email complaints and all the bad publicity. This also creates an ongoing dialogue, whereby local editors will eventually turn to HonestReporting activists as a resource on the Israeli perspective. You can then encourage local editors and reporters to visit Israel to see the complex issues first hand. Offer to help plan their itinerary and meet former local citizens who now live in Israel. And you can invite local reporters to meet with visiting Israeli academics or decision-makers. 8) Consider a public protest If the media agency refuses to meet with you, or if they continue to display an anti-Israel bias, then consider a public protest. This may take the form of a rally in front of their building (this must be coordinated with the local police department), or it may involve a campaign to cancel subscriptions (even for one day). Beware, however, that these methods can have a negative backlash, as it strikes some people as an attempt to limit freedom of the press. These tactics must be used wisely, and only when other methods have failed to produce results. 9) Don’t limit yourself to print and broadcast media Don’t limit yourself to print and broadcast media. Make your voice heard as well in Internet chat rooms, bulletin boards, and radio call-in shows. Hand out informational flyers at your local community center, school, and house of worship. 10) Expand you... --- ## Glossary of Problematic Mideast Terms URL: https://honestreporting.ca/glossary-of-problematic-mideast-terms/ Type: page Modified: 2023-09-11 Words: 1560 > Jump to 1) “Arab East Jerusalem” vs Eastern Jerusalem There is no official distinction between “East” and “West” Jerusalem, as both are currently within the State of Israel, nor is... Jump to 1) “Arab East Jerusalem” vs Eastern Jerusalem There is no official distinction between “East” and “West” Jerusalem, as both are currently within the State of Israel, nor is it appropriate to capitalize either. While the splitting of Jerusalem has been proposed as part of a future peace agreement, the status quo is that Israel regards the city, in its entirety, as its indivisible capital. Jerusalem has remained united under Israeli sovereignty since the Six Day War in 1967. (In 1980, Israel extended sovereignty over the eastern portion of the city.) In addition, of the approximately 550,000 residents of eastern Jerusalem, roughly 215,000 (or about 40%) are Jews, so the term “Arab East Jerusalem” is also a misnomer. 2) “Cycle of Violence” The term “cycle of violence”, referring to so-called “tit-for-tat” fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, is misleading because it’s not clearly descriptive of what transpired, but rather acts as a kind of shorthand for ongoing violence that doesn’t distinguish between the aggressor and the victim. But violence between Israel and the Palestinians consistently follows a pattern: a terrorist attack against Israel, followed by specific and measured Israeli responses. Or, pre-emptive Israeli military efforts designed to thwart and deter Palestinian terror which is followed by Palestinian terror attacks against Israeli innocents. The term “cycle of violence” suggests that both parties are responsible at all times for ongoing violence, but this simply has not been the case. 3) The Green Line The Green Line is a term used to describe the armistice point in 1949 (after Israel’s War of Independence) where Israel’s army and surrounding Egyptian & Jordanian armies stopped fighting. It is called the Green Line because diplomats used green markers to delineate the armistice lines after the war. But the Green Line is often misunderstood or misrepresented to be a border, which it’s not. It’s merely where the respective armies stopped fighting in 1949. 4) “Illegal Settlements” According to many international law experts, Israel’s communities do not contravene international law and Israel has legal claim to the lands it regards as Judea and Samaria. Jews have legitimate claims to Judea and Samaria according to international law as these lands were promised to the Jewish people at the San Remo Conference (1920) which saw the establishment in British-mandate Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people. Furthermore, the U.S. is now of the position that Israeli settlements are not “illegal”. There are a number of reasons for this, primarily because the land in question (commonly called the “West Bank”) was previously occupied by Jordan prior to the 1967 Six Day War which was aggressively launched by pan-Arab armies, but Jordan has long since relinquished its claim to the land. There is no sovereign Palestinian state on the land in question, nor has there ever been one, and thus the land is not the legal possession of any Palestinian sovereign. Furthermore, there is no element of international law that can be used to prohibit the voluntary return of individuals to the towns and villages from which they or their ancestors had been previously evicted by forcible means. As Israel disputes this lexicon, for the media to adopt it is not objective and neutral, nor is it fact-based. Effectively, when media use this term they engage in partisan journalism and adopt the Palestinian-Arab narrative. 5) “Military Wing” Often, news media reports will make reference to the “military wing” of Hamas or Hezbollah, to distinguish it from other, so-called political or humanitarian efforts by the group, but this is a fallacy. Hezbollah, Hamas & other Islamist terror groups in the region are primarily committed to Israel’s destruction through violent means. While it is true that not all of their activities are military in nature, such as food banks for the poor in Lebanon, the organization’s mandate as a whole seeks the destruction of Israel, and any other activities, even while superficially humanitarian, are part of the organizational structure which is indisputably armed and military in nature. 6) 1967 “Border” vs. Armistice Line As written above, the “1967 border” is in actuality the 1949 armistice line where no country agreed that a border would lie. It was merely where fighting stopped in 1949. It is often used incorrectly to refer to 1967, but it would be more accurate to call it the “pre-1967 armistice line.” This is an important distinction because any final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority will certainly include agreements on land, but it is categorically untrue that the basis for negotiations should be where armies happened to have stopped fighting in 1949. 7) Israeli Security Barrier/Anti-Terror Fence vs. Israeli Separation Wall In the early 2000s, in the face of incessant suicide bomb and other terrorist attacks from Palestinian terrorist groups, Israel er... --- ## Is Government Doing Enough to Combat Antisemitism? A Fireside Chat with Melissa Lantsman, MP & Deputy Leader Of The Conservative Party of Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/is-government-doing-enough-to-combat-antisemitism-a-fireside-chat-with-melissa-lantsman-member-of-parliament-for-thornhill/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 152 > Antisemitism has been called the world's oldest hatred. But that doesn't mean there aren't modern tools available for combatting it. In Canada, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) working definition... Antisemitism has been called the world’s oldest hatred. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t modern tools available for combatting it. In Canada, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism has been accepted by the federal government, as well as a number of provinces and municipalities as well. But is simply adopting the definition sufficient for combatting antisemitism, or can more be done? In this week’s episode, we sit down with Melissa Lantsman. Melissa is the federal Member of Parliament for the riding of Thornhill, and she joins us to discuss the role that elected officials can play in helping to utilize IHRA and other tools in the fight against antisemitism. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Tell A Friend URL: https://honestreporting.ca/tell-a-friend/ Type: page Modified: 2025-05-02 Words: 280 > If you know others who would be interested in receiving HonestReporting Canada communiques, please enter their email address here. These people will not be automatically subscribed. Rather, they will receive... If you know others who would be interested in receiving HonestReporting Canada communiques, please enter their email address here. These people will not be automatically subscribed. 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A Fireside Chat with Tzvi Kahn, Research Fellow and Senior Editor at Foundation for Defense of Democracies URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/behind-the-headlines-what-are-irans-nuclear-ambitions-a-fireside-chat-with-tzvi-kahn-research-fellow-and-senior-editor-at-foundation-for-defense-of-democracies/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 163 > The nefarious activities of Iran's theocratic leadership are well known, from funding Islamist terrorist activity in the Middle East and beyond to brutally suppressing dissent within its own borders. But... The nefarious activities of Iran’s theocratic leadership are well known, from funding Islamist terrorist activity in the Middle East and beyond to brutally suppressing dissent within its own borders. But lesser-known is the details of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions. While global negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program are frequently in the news, the details are often less clear, including how much progress Tehran is making, how experts know it is developing weapons, rather than nuclear power, and how long will it take Iran on its current course to develop weapons potentially? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Tzvi Kahn, Research Fellow, and Senior Editor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to help simplify some of the often complex answers around these questions. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. 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Our Mission About Us HonestReporting Canada is an independent grass-roots organization promoting fairness and accuracy in Canadian media coverage of Israel , the Middle East and matters affecting Canada’s Jewish community, and which works to challenge anti-Jewish rhetoric, particularly when antisemitism hides behind a mask of anti-Israel criticism. With the assistance of our over 70,000 members from coast to coast, HRC monitors the media, recognizes excellence and exposes inaccuracy and bias in Canadian reporting on the region. Who We Are HonestReporting Canada is an independent grass-roots organization promoting fairness and accuracy in Canadian media coverage of Israel, the Middle East, and issues related to and affecting Canadian Jews. With the assistance of our over 70,000 members from coast to coast, HRC monitors the media, recognizes excellence and exposes inaccuracy and bias in Canadian reporting on the region. HRC members work together to examine the role journalists play in shaping the news, subjecting news reporting to rigorous and methodical investigation, and preventing distorted coverage. In short, we are in favour of honest reporting.The impact of media inaccuracies on Israel and Canada’s Jewish community cannot be overstated. A false perception of what is happening in Israel or the Middle East has a direct and perceptible impact on Canadian Jews.Historically, antisemitism, or Jew-hatred, was direct and unapologetic. But today, it has morphed into a cloaked anti-Jewish hatred where the State of Israel is a stand-in for Jews. While Israel is a valid target of criticism, when the world’s only Jewish State is compared to the Nazis, is called upon to be destroyed, and any supporters of it are threatened, the line goes far beyond criticism into Jew-hatred.Noted human rights advocate Natan Sharansky identified three categories to delineate when legitimate criticism veers into Jew-hate. He called them the three D’s:1: Demonization: When Israel itself is demonized as a Nazi, evil state, rather than its policies are being criticized.2: Double standards: When Israel is held to a completely different standard than the rest of the world.3: Delegitimization: When the very right of Israel – the Jewish State – to exist in its historic and ancestral homeland is denied.When pundits, columnists and other commentators peddle in these rhetorical games, claiming they are simply “anti-Zionist,” they are denying the Jewish people the right to self-determination, and in turn, attacking the Jewish people directly.HonestReporting Canada started more than 20 years ago as a result of an observation that falsehoods being reported by the news media about Israel often manifest as anti-Jewish sentiment, and often, turn into hate crimes against Canadian Jews.Every period of increased tensions in the Middle East sees a correlated increase in anti-Jewish hate crimes, regardless of the fact that thousands of kilometres separate Canada from Israel. Our Mission The safety and security of Canadian Jews relies on the Canadian public having a fair and accurate understanding of what is transpiring in the Middle East, and that’s where HonestReporting Canada comes in.To ensure Israel is represented fairly and accurately, HonestReporting Canada monitors the media, exposes cases of bias, promotes balance, and affects change through education and action.When media bias occurs, our worldwide base of subscribers take action by contacting news agencies, drawing issues of bias to their attention, and requesting changes. Media outlets, correspondents, and editors are now held accountable for biased reporting and are becoming more aware of the need for factual, impartial and fair reporting. Our subscribers also make use of our Alerts to bolster their own knowledge and understanding of the often complex issues.Particularly today, when anti-Jewish rhetoric in the media cleverly hides behind such masks as “anti-Zionism,” it is critically important to hold news media outlets accountable for what they say and write.The work of HonestReporting Canada (HRC) yields results. Since 2003, HRC has prompted hundreds of apologies, retractions, and revisions from news outlets. These efforts are changing the face of the media and reporting of Israel and Jewish issues. As an organization dedicated to defending Israel and the Jewish community against prejudice and falsehoods in the media, we aim to provide educational tools and resources to anyone wishing to advocate for Israel and the Jewish community. Our materials provide people with information that is helpful when responding to the media, in their dealings on campus or in the workplace, and in any other sphere where having credible, considered background material is of value.Following Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, a spike in anti-Jewish incidents soon took place, in both Canada and elsewhere.In Canada alone, multiple Jewish schools have had their buildings shot at by assailants, Jewish student... --- ## Contact Us URL: https://honestreporting.ca/contact-us/ Type: page Modified: 2024-05-17 Words: 42 > Contact Us Phone: (416) 915-9157 Email: info@honestreporting.ca Mailing: P.O. Box 6, Station Q, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2L7 " " indicates required fields Name First Last Email Phone Message Contact Us Phone: (416) 915-9157 Email: info@honestreporting.ca Mailing: P.O. Box 6, Station Q, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2L7 rumble-full-logo-v4-svg " " indicates required fields Name First Last Email Phone Message Submit --- ## My Experiences As A Prisoner Of The PLO In Beirut: A Fireside Chat With Ken Timmerman, Former Middle East War Correspondent URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/my-experiences-as-a-prisoner-of-the-plo-in-beirut-a-fireside-chat-with-ken-timmerman-former-middle-east-war-correspondent/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 146 > Ken Timmerman is an author and former foreign correspondent who was once held captive by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1982 during the First Lebanon War. He's also worked... Ken Timmerman is an author and former foreign correspondent who was once held captive by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1982 during the First Lebanon War. He’s also worked as a journalist in Egypt and Iraq. His newest book, “And the Rest is History, Tales of Hostages, Arms Dealers, Dirty Tricks and Spies”, is a biographical account of his experiences as a war correspondent in the Middle East. In this week’s episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Ken to discuss his own experiences, as well as his perspective on how journalism, and in particular war journalism in the Middle East, has changed in the last 40 years. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Using Lawfare To Peel Back The Face Of The BDS Movement: A Fireside Chat With Ron Machol, Chief Operating Officer Of The Zachor Institute URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/using-lawfare-to-peel-back-the-face-of-the-bds-movement-a-fireside-chat-with-ron-machol-chief-operating-officer-of-the-zachor-institute/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 170 > While the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement portrays itself as a grassroots campaign using legal means to combat alleged Israeli crimes, at its core, the movement is radically different. In... While the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement portrays itself as a grassroots campaign using legal means to combat alleged Israeli crimes, at its core, the movement is radically different. In addition to spreading anti-Israel disinformation, BDS campaigners also frequently use tools of discrimination in their attempt to demonize the Jewish State. While these efforts can take place anywhere, college and university campuses, as well as inside the halls of government, are frequent targets for this battleground aimed at delegitimizing Israel. In the face of these campaigns, many pro-Israel efforts have been launched in response, including the use of legal means. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Ron Machol, the Israel-based Chief Operating Officer of Zachor Legal Institute. Ron has a hi-tech background and is responsible for project development and outreach at the organization. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How An Innovative & Interactive Exhibit Will Be Helping to Fight Antisemitism: A Fireside Chat With Sam Eskenasi, Director Of Advocacy With La’ad Canada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-an-innovative-interactive-exhibit-will-be-helping-to-fight-antisemitism-a-fireside-chat-with-sam-eskenasi-director-of-advocacy-with-laad-canada/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 155 > Antisemitism, often called history's oldest hatred, has a habit of reinventing itself in order to stay a powerful force. In contemporary times, antisemitism has often hidden behind a veneer of... Antisemitism, often called history’s oldest hatred, has a habit of reinventing itself in order to stay a powerful force. In contemporary times, antisemitism has often hidden behind a veneer of anti-Zionism, but its core anti-Jewish nature has not changed. Despite antisemitism’s changing face, only with continuing ignorance can it be given oxygen, and that’s where an innovative and interactive new exhibit, soon to be launched across Canada, will add a unique voice. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Sam Eskenasi. Sam is the Director of Advocacy for La’ad Canada, a non-profit advocacy organization taking a different approach when it comes to educating the general public about Israel and the Jewish People. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## What International Law Says About Israel’s Rights To The Land: A Conversation With Avi Bell, Professor Of Law At Bar Ilan University URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-international-law-says-about-israels-rights-to-the-land-a-conversation-with-avi-bell-professor-of-law-at-bar-ilan-university/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 129 > The claim that Israel is an illegal occupier of Palestinian land is arguably the most common allegation made against the Jewish State. This broadside, disseminated by anti-Israel activists, positions Israel... The claim that Israel is an illegal occupier of Palestinian land is arguably the most common allegation made against the Jewish State. This broadside, disseminated by anti-Israel activists, positions Israel as having no legitimate basis in international law. But beyond the rhetoric, does international law back up this statement, or does Israel possess legal rights to the land in question, including Judea & Samaria (often called the West Bank). To help answer this question, HonestReporting Canada is joined by Avi Bell, Professor of Law at Bar Ilan University, who has extensive experience in writing and lecturing on this topic. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why It Seems That Western Criticism Of Israel Is Reaching A Fever Pitch: A Fireside Chat With David Weinberg, Director, Israel Office, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs & Columnist With The Jerusalem Post URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-it-seems-that-western-criticism-of-israel-is-reaching-a-fever-pitch-a-fireside-chat-with-david-weinberg-director-israel-office-centre-for-israel-and-jewish-affairs-columnist-with-the-jerusal/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 239 > In some respects, the Middle East is changing so quickly for the better, it can be difficult to keep track. Israel’s relationships with a growing number of Muslim-majority countries, for... In some respects, the Middle East is changing so quickly for the better, it can be difficult to keep track. Israel’s relationships with a growing number of Muslim-majority countries, for example, is a relatively recent trend, but one where more promise exists. But in other ways, things in the Middle East seem to be staying the same, or getting worse. Incitement from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and attempts to erase Jewish history from the region continue unabated. Criticism from the United States and European Union, focusing on Israel’s security decisions, has become only more pointed recently. Despite Israel’s economic success, why have some Western powers become increasingly emboldened to repeatedly attack Israel’s security decisions, while saying precious little about the Palestinian Authority? Our guest on this week’s podcast is David Weinberg. David is a columnist with the Jerusalem Post who has held a series of public positions, including senior advisor to deputy prime minister Natan Sharansky and coordinator of the Global Forum Against Anti-Semitism in the Prime Minister’s Office; spokesman of Bar-Ilan University, and many other roles, who will help shine light on what is spurring on this trend of Western criticism, and how the new Israeli government may respond. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Challenges & Opportunities Facing Israel In 2023: A Fireside Chat with Barry Shaw, Senior Associate For Public Diplomacy At The Israel Institute For Strategic Studies URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-challenges-opportunities-facing-israel-in-2023-a-fireside-chat-with-barry-shaw-senior-associate-for-public-diplomacy-at-the-israel-institute-for-strategic-studies/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 194 > On the evening of January 14, tens of thousands of Israelis – by some estimates, more than 80,000, or nearly one percent of Israel’s entire population – gathered in Tel... On the evening of January 14, tens of thousands of Israelis – by some estimates, more than 80,000, or nearly one percent of Israel’s entire population – gathered in Tel Aviv to protest a move by the new government, criticizing what they called an attack on Israeli democracy. Similar protests were held in Haifa and Jerusalem. While news media outlets reported on the attempts by the new government to “overhaul the judiciary,” what are the facts beyond the headlines? To help us make sense out of this complex issue, we are joined in this week’s podcast by Barry Shaw. Barry is the Senior Associate for Public Diplomacy at the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies and hosts a weekly interview program, The View from Israel. Barry joins us to also shine a light on the other strategic challenges facing the Jewish State in 2023, including the Iranian nuclear threat, but also a possible role for Israel in helping to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## What Is The Palestinian Media Really Saying About Israel? A Fireside Chat With Elliot Zweig, Deputy Director Of MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute) URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-is-the-palestinian-media-really-saying-about-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-elliot-zweig-deputy-director-of-memri-middle-east-media-research-institute/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 208 > The ongoing issue of Palestinian incitement against Israel and Jews, in general, has long been an obstacle to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. In territories under the Palestinian Authority... The ongoing issue of Palestinian incitement against Israel and Jews, in general, has long been an obstacle to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. In territories under the Palestinian Authority (PA), to say nothing of Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip, Israel is frequently and widely demonized and delegitimized as a Jewish state, and general and overt antisemitism is used as a means to attack Israel. This messaging, often coming from official Palestinian Authority outlets, is significantly at odds with the public persona put forward by PA President Mahmoud Abbas to global audiences, which is pro-peace. And if you’ve ever seen an Arabic-language video of a Palestinian representative being candid and less than diplomatic in speaking about Israel or Jews, there’s a good chance it was from MEMRI. MEMRI, or the Middle East Media Research Institute, is a nonprofit press monitoring and analysis organization that provides translation of media outlets from a number of languages, including Arabic. MEMRI’s deputy director, Elliot Zweig, is our guest on this week’s podcast. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. 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Read more The Historical Jewish Presence in Israel The historical Jewish presence in Israel is often overshadowed by criticisms against Israel. Read more Israel’s Legal Claims To The Land Often given a platform by the mainstream media, the biggest accusation leveled against Israel is that it’s an “illegal occupier of Palestinian land.” Read more all podcasts Why Supporters Of Israel Must Stop Playing Defensive: An Insightful Conversation With Matthew Taub, Founder Of Unapologetically Jewish Podcast August 31, 2026 HonestReporting Canada Antizionism: The Ties That Bind Nazis & Jihadists: An Insightful Conversation With Professor Andrew Pessin, Founding Director Of The Institute For The Critical Study Of Antizionism – Part 2 July 31, 2026 Hone... --- ## Making Sense Of Israel’s New Government: A Fireside Chat With Lahav Harkov, Senior Contributing Editor & Diplomatic Correspondent Of The Jerusalem Post. URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/making-sense-of-israels-new-government-a-fireside-chat-with-lahav-harkov-senior-contributing-editor-diplomatic-correspondent-of-the-jerusalem-post/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 174 > Two months after Israelis voted in their fifth election in three years, Israel has a new government - of sorts. Though Benjamin Netanyahu is back as Israel's prime minister, the... Two months after Israelis voted in their fifth election in three years, Israel has a new government – of sorts. Though Benjamin Netanyahu is back as Israel’s prime minister, the composition of the new governing coalition is different than what it’s been in the past, and some new members of the government, as a result of their right-leaning politics, have attracted a lot of criticism from the news media and elsewhere. But how much of the criticism of Israel’s government is accurate, and how much is simply a relic of knee-jerk anti-Israel sentiment? To help separate fact from fiction, our guest on this week’s podcast is Lahav Harkov. Lahav is the Senior Contributing Editor and Diplomatic Correspondent of The Jerusalem Post, and is well-connected to the country’s top lawmakers and diplomats. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How The Palestinian Authority Is Constructing Illegal Settlements In Judea & Samaria: A Fireside Chat With Naomi Kahn, Director Of International Division, Regavim. URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-palestinian-authority-is-constructing-illegal-settlements-in-judea-samaria-a-fireside-chat-with-naomi-kahn-director-of-international-division-regavim/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 165 > For years, news media outlets have covered the topic of small Jewish outposts built in Judea & Samaria (West Bank), which Israeli law considers illegal. But these outposts, despite the... For years, news media outlets have covered the topic of small Jewish outposts built in Judea & Samaria (West Bank), which Israeli law considers illegal. But these outposts, despite the media attention paid to them, pale in number compared to Palestinian outposts, built in part due to funds from the Palestinian Authority.According to Regavim, an Israeli organization which monitors such activity, there have been 80,000 such Palestinian structures built on this land since 2009, but it garners virtually no media attention. Our guest this week is Naomi Kahn, the Director of Regavim’s International Division, who shares with us her organization’s work in monitoring this construction, why the Israeli government has permitted such construction to take place for so many years, and how the incoming Knesset may potentially change this pattern. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Azerbaijan Is A Muslim Country With A Large Jewish Minority & Strong Ties With Israel; Why Is So Little Attention Paid To It? A Fireside Chat With Dave Gordon, Freelance Journalist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/azerbaijan-is-a-muslim-country-with-a-large-jewish-minority-why-is-so-little-attention-paid-to-it-a-fireside-chat-with-dave-gordon-freelance-journalist/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 192 > There's more attention than ever before being paid to Israel's diplomatic relations with Arab & Muslim-majority countries. Due to the Abraham Accords, Israel's relations with Bahrain and the United Arab... There’s more attention than ever before being paid to Israel’s diplomatic relations with Arab & Muslim-majority countries. Due to the Abraham Accords, Israel’s relations with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have attracted headlines, but also other states like Morocco, Sudan, Kosovo and others. But Azerbaijan, for its part, has not garnered as much media coverage, despite 30 years of ties between Azerbaijan and Israel. Home to as many as 30,000 Jews, Azerbaijan is located in Central Asia, and finds itself sandwiched between Russia to the north, Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. So what does Jewish life – and relations with Israel – mean to this country of 10 million people? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Dave Gordon. Dave is a freelance journalist and editor who recently traveled to Azerbaijan on a Jewish fact-finding mission, and he’s joining us today with his findings. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## What Lessons Can Vibrant Tel Aviv Teach Israel About How To Improve Its Image Around the World? A Fireside Chat With Eytan Schwartz, CEO of Tel Aviv Global URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-lessons-can-vibrant-tel-aviv-teach-israel-about-how-to-improve-its-image-around-the-world-a-fireside-chat-with-eytan-schwartz-ceo-of-tel-aviv-global/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 181 > If Israel is the start-up nation of the world, then Tel Aviv is the beating heart of that start-up nation. But what is it about Tel Aviv, the cultural and... If Israel is the start-up nation of the world, then Tel Aviv is the beating heart of that start-up nation. But what is it about Tel Aviv, the cultural and economic capital of Israel, that makes it such a mecca for investment, innovation, and ingenuity? And what lessons can Tel Aviv teach the rest of Israel about what it means to share positive publicity with the rest of the world? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Eytan Schwartz. Eytan is perhaps best known in Israel as being the winner of the first season of “The Ambassador,” a popular Israeli reality Television program that focused on improving Israel’s image. He has served as head of Media & Tourism at the Tel Aviv Municipality, as well as the CEO of Tel Aviv Global – an initiative aimed at promoting Tel Aviv as an international center of innovation Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Can Sports Help To Moderate Qatar, Or Will Hosting The World Cup Only Reward Bad Behaviour? A Fireside Chat with Tal Brody, AKA Mr Basketball, Former NBA Draft Pick and Goodwill Ambassador for Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/can-sports-help-to-moderate-qatar-or-will-hosting-the-world-cup-only-reward-bad-behaviour-a-fireside-chat-with-tal-brody-aka-mr-basketball-former-nba-draft-pick-and-goodwill-ambassador-for-israel/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 184 > Even before the World Cup games kicked off in Qatar on November 20, controversy has embroiled the games. Given Qatar’s support for Hamas terrorism against Israel, its creation of Al... Even before the World Cup games kicked off in Qatar on November 20, controversy has embroiled the games. Given Qatar’s support for Hamas terrorism against Israel, its creation of Al Jazeera as a propaganda arm, and its brutal treatment of its foreign workers, critics have questioned how the country was able to secure such a high-profile tournament. But after the games conclude, the questions will remain: will being awarded the World Cup enable its extremism, or will it help to moderate the oil-rich kingdom? For his perspective on this, we are joined on this week’s podcast by Tal Brody. Tal is an Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, but chose to pass up an NBA career, to instead play basketball in Israel. Today, Tal is a sought-after speaker in the world of Israel and sport. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Hezbollah Threat to Israel: The Real Story Behind the Headlines – A Fireside Chat with Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Sarit Zehavi, founder and President of Alma Research & Education Center URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-hezbollah-threat-to-israel-the-real-story-behind-the-headlines-a-fireside-chat-with-lieutenant-colonel-res-sarit-zehavi-founder-and-president-of-alma-research-education-center/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 170 > In the summer of 2006, Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Shia Islamist terrorist group, engaged in an armed conflict which lasted 34 days and killed more than 100 Israelis. News... In the summer of 2006, Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Shia Islamist terrorist group, engaged in an armed conflict which lasted 34 days and killed more than 100 Israelis. News reports widely called the conflict a stalemate, with no clear winner. Sixteen years later, Hezbollah is just as devoted to Israel’s destruction as it ever was, but now its capabilities are far greater than ever before. But how much of a threat to Israel’s security is Hezbollah? Does the group really possess the ability to attack and invade Israel – and hold Israeli territory, as it’s claimed to be able to do – or is the real danger far less acute? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Sarit Zehavi, the founder & president of the Alma Research & Education Center. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How the War in Ukraine is Having a Direct Impact on Israel’s Security: A Fireside Chat with Brian Hay, President of the Mackenzie Institute Think Tank URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-war-in-ukraine-is-having-a-direct-impact-on-israels-security-a-fireside-chat-with-brian-hay-president-of-the-mackenzie-institute-think-tank/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 148 > It's hardly news that Israel is in a tough neighbourhood, with Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon on the Jewish State's doorstep, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, a menacing regime... It’s hardly news that Israel is in a tough neighbourhood, with Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon on the Jewish State’s doorstep, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, a menacing regime looking to develop nuclear weapons, wields significant influence across the region. But the Russian-Ukrainian war raging in Europe is also now impacting Israel directly, specifically the country’s ability to operate against Iranian threats in Syria. What do all these changing dynamics mean for Israel? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Brian Hay. Brian is the President of the Mackenzie Institute for the Study of Terror, Propaganda, and Social Instability, an independent and non-partisan think tank in Toronto. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Lawfare: Who is Using the Law More Effectively? Pro-Israel or Anti-Israel Activists? A Fireside Chat with Aaron Rosenberg, Partner at RE-LAW LLP URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/lawfare-who-is-using-the-law-more-effectively-pro-israel-or-anti-israel-activists-a-fireside-chat-with-aaron-rosenberg-partner-at-re-law-llp/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 216 > When it comes to combatting anti-Israel and anti-Jewish discrimination, using the law has been an increasingly popular tool used by pro-Israel advocates. But behind the headlines, how has pro-Israel lawfare... When it comes to combatting anti-Israel and anti-Jewish discrimination, using the law has been an increasingly popular tool used by pro-Israel advocates. But behind the headlines, how has pro-Israel lawfare changed in recent years, and how have anti-Israel activists been using the same laws to push anti-Israel disinformation? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Aaron Rosenberg for his in-depth analysis. Aaron is a partner at RE-LAW LLP, a Toronto law firm, where he specializes in employment and human rights law. Aaron has been actively involved in a number of cases in recent years and offers a very rare insight into both the strategies and tactics used on both sides. Aaron is a civil rights advocate devoted to the defense of civil rights, the pursuit of social justice, and mobilizing communities toward positive change. His advocacy work has inspired changes to legislation and has improved conditions for vulnerable groups in the workplace. Aaron’s work has been featured in national media, including the CBC, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and the National Post. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## What Would Theodore Herzl Think of Today’s Israel? A Fireside Chat with Author & Historian, Professor Gil Troy URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-would-theodore-herzl-think-of-todays-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-author-historian-professor-gil-troy/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 176 > In 1897, the First Zionist Congress was held in a riverside resort in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Led by journalist Theodore Herzl, the conference helped kick off the Zionist... In 1897, the First Zionist Congress was held in a riverside resort in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Led by journalist Theodore Herzl, the conference helped kick off the Zionist Organization, and the Zionist movement in general. Now, 125 years later, Herzl’s dream has come true. The State of Israel is alive and well, and in fact thriving, though by no means is it without challenges, many of them serious. So what would Herzl think of today’s Israel? Surely he would be proud of the country, but what challenges would still be keeping him up at night, and what issues would he still be driven to address? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Professor Gil Troy. Professor Troy is an author and noted historian who has written extensively about Theodore Herzl and the Zionist movement, from Herzl until today. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Using Business to Bring Together Jews & Arabs in Judea & Samaria: A Fireside Chat with Avi Zimmerman, President of the Judea Samaria Chamber of Commerce and Industry URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/using-business-to-bring-together-jews-arabs-in-judea-samaria-a-fireside-chat-with-avi-zimmerman-president-of-the-judea-samaria-chamber-of-commerce-and-industry/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 198 > Recent years have shown the tremendous economic growth that has blossomed as a result of peace deals between Israel and a number of Arab states, including Bahrain and the United... Recent years have shown the tremendous economic growth that has blossomed as a result of peace deals between Israel and a number of Arab states, including Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). But what about Israel and the Palestinians? Despite the absence of a peace deal, millions of Israelis and Palestinians live in very close proximity to one another, and helping them to work together can make everyone’s lives better. That’s what Avi Zimmerman is trying to achieve. Zimmerman is an entrepreneur serving as the President of the Judea Samaria Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and is also CEO at Integrated Business Roundtable, which brings together Jews and Arabs who live in Judea & Samaria – often called the West Bank – to work together, invest together, and help improve the quality of living for everyone. And while efforts like Zimmerman’s aren’t always what the news media takes note of, he’s nevertheless making major changes on the ground. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Israel Votes – Again: What Concerns Are Top of Mind for Israelis? A Fireside Chat with Ruthie Blum, Columnist for The Jerusalem Post URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/israel-votes-again-what-concerns-are-top-of-mind-for-israelis-a-fireside-chat-with-ruthie-blum-columnist-for-the-jerusalem-post/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 148 > On Tuesday, November 1, Israelis will be heading to the polls – again. In fact, it will be the fifth election in only three years. How did Israeli politics get... On Tuesday, November 1, Israelis will be heading to the polls – again. In fact, it will be the fifth election in only three years. How did Israeli politics get to be this state, what does the future hold for Benjamin Netanyahu – called King Bibi for his longevity in Israeli politics – and what are the major issues at play? In this week’s episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Ruthie Blum. Ruthie is a Jerusalem-based columnist for the Jerusalem Post, among other publications, and she shares with us her perspectives on what this Israeli election is about, what Israelis are concerned about, and what she sees as being the likeliest outcome of the vote next week. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Against All Odds: Forging Peace In The Middle East – The Inside Story Of The Abraham Accords With Former Amb. David Friedman URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/the-inside-story-of-the-abraham-accords-with-former-amb-david-friedman/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 138 > On October 20, HonestReporting Canada launched our Annual Campaign by proudly hosting former US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, for a thought-provoking and incisive conversation about how against all odds,... On October 20, HonestReporting Canada launched our Annual Campaign by proudly hosting former US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, for a thought-provoking and incisive conversation about how against all odds, peace was brokered in the Middle East thanks to the Abraham Accords. In our Insider Briefing webinar, Ambassador Friedman shared the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of how Israel went from being assailed as a pariah and isolated throughout the Middle East and beyond, to being embraced as a trusted friend and ally with several Gulf Arab states and Muslim-majority countries throughout the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Watch (and share) this fascinating conversation and learn about how peace was forged, and what may lie ahead for relations between Israel and its Arab neighbours. Want to support our next webinar? Click here to donate today! --- ## How the Qatari Government Helps to Spread Anti-Israel Disinformation on University Campuses: A Fireside Chat with Gregg Roman, Director of The Middle East Forum URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-qatari-government-helps-to-spread-anti-israel-disinformation-on-university-campuses-a-fireside-chat-with-gregg-roman-director-of-the-middle-east-forum/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 186 > Hamas, the Gaza-based Islamist terrorist group, has been a longtime recipient of funds from the government of Qatar, the oil-rich gulf kingdom. In fact, Khaled Mashaal, the leader of Hamas,... Hamas, the Gaza-based Islamist terrorist group, has been a longtime recipient of funds from the government of Qatar, the oil-rich gulf kingdom. In fact, Khaled Mashaal, the leader of Hamas, is currently in exile in the kingdom, where he can direct the Islamist group’s actions far from harm. But the Qatari government’s focus on Israel does not end with funding Hamas; that’s only the tip of the iceberg. The kingdom also invests in Western universities’ Middle Eastern departments, helping spread its ideology into the minds of the next generation on campuses. In this episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Gregg Roman, Director of the Middle East Forum, for his thoughts on the Qatari investment in universities and its implications, as well as a new initiative called the Israel Victory Project which seeks to convince anti-Israel actors that seeking to destroy the Jewish State is a hopeless endeavour. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## A Symbol Of The Jewish State: A Fireside Chat With Tamar Shapira, Deputy Executive Director Of Save A Child’s Heart URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/a-symbol-of-the-jewish-state-a-fireside-chat-with-tamar-shapira-deputy-executive-director-of-save-a-childs-heart/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 194 > In 1995, an organization was born at the Edith Wolfson Medical Centre near Tel Aviv. It aimed to provide top-tier heart surgery to as many needy children from around the... In 1995, an organization was born at the Edith Wolfson Medical Centre near Tel Aviv. It aimed to provide top-tier heart surgery to as many needy children from around the world as possible, all at no cost. In the 37 years since, Save a Child’s Heart has operated on thousands of children, saving countless lives in the process. But what makes the organization’s work especially noteworthy is that many of the children come from countries and regions with whom Israel has no diplomatic relations, including Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. As such, Save a Child’s Heart has become more than a humanitarian organization; it’s become somewhat of a symbol of the Jewish State at large – extending a helping hand around the world. In this week’s episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Tamar Shapira, Deputy Executive Director of Save a Child’s Heart, for her behind-the-scenes sharing of the remarkable stories from this microcosm of Israel. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Diversity of Israelis: Why Anti-Israel Activists Try to Hide This Fact From the World with Social Media Educator, Amy Albertson URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-diversity-of-israelis-why-anti-israel-activists-try-to-hide-this-fact-from-the-world-with-social-media-educator-amy-albertson/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 157 > One of the most widespread anti-Israel claims made is that the Jewish State is nothing more than a Western colonialist implant, forced onto the Palestinians. This allegation is partially based... One of the most widespread anti-Israel claims made is that the Jewish State is nothing more than a Western colonialist implant, forced onto the Palestinians. This allegation is partially based on the misunderstanding that the majority of Israeli Jews are of white European descent. And while many Israelis do have ancestry in Europe, Israel is in reality much more diverse – with the majority of Israelis now being of Middle Eastern descent, and showcasing the ethnic diversity of Israelis can be an important step in helping to dispel this falsehood. Our guest this week takes that mission seriously. Amy Albertson is a Chinese Jewish advocate and educator who through online activism, public speaking, and workshops, both empowers young Jews to reclaim their identity and dispel anti-Israel misinformation. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Violent Consequences of Anti-Israel Hatred: A Fireside Chat with Professor Judea Pearl, Father of Journalist Daniel Pearl URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-violent-consequences-of-anti-israel-hatred-a-fireside-chat-with-professor-judea-pearl-father-of-journalist-daniel-pearl/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 149 > Few people know the consequences of antisemitism and anti-Israel hatred more than Judea Pearl. His son Daniel was a journalist for the Wall Street Journal newspaper, working in Pakistan when... Few people know the consequences of antisemitism and anti-Israel hatred more than Judea Pearl. His son Daniel was a journalist for the Wall Street Journal newspaper, working in Pakistan when he was kidnapped and murdered by Al Qaeda in 2002. In his last moments, Daniel was forced by his captors to say on camera “My father is Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I am Jewish,” showing the world the brutal face of antisemitism. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Daniel’s father Dr. Judea Pearl, a respected computer science professor, for his personal reflections as well as wider perspectives about the state of anti-Israel propaganda and antisemitism in the world today. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How Anti-Israel Propaganda Has Proliferated On University Campuses: A Fireside Chat with Richard Cravatts, President Emeritus, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-anti-israel-propaganda-has-proliferated-on-university-campuses-a-fireside-chat-with-richard-cravatts-president-emeritus-scholars-for-peace-in-the-middle-east/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 118 > Across North American colleges and universities, anti-Israel activists spread disinformation about the Jewish State. Whether by professors in the classroom or via BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) resolutions, or Israel Apartheid... Across North American colleges and universities, anti-Israel activists spread disinformation about the Jewish State. Whether by professors in the classroom or via BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) resolutions, or Israel Apartheid Week programs, Israel is a favourite target at institutions of higher learning. But why is Israel uniquely targeted, and what can be done to ensure accuracy and truth beats out falsehoods? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Richard Cravatts, President Emeritus, of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, for his insights and perspective. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Jerusalem: Living Proof of The Jewish People’s 3,000 years of History in The Holy City – A Fireside Chat with Andrew Lawler, Author of Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/jerusalem-living-proof-of-the-jewish-peoples-3000-years-of-history-in-the-holy-city-a-fireside-chat-with-andrew-lawler-author-of-under-jerusalem-the-buried-history-of-the-worlds-most-contest/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 209 > Jerusalem is an ancient city, having been founded by King David three thousand years ago as the eternal capital of the Jewish people. Over successive centuries and millennia, the city... Jerusalem is an ancient city, having been founded by King David three thousand years ago as the eternal capital of the Jewish people. Over successive centuries and millennia, the city was invaded and occupied by a parade of foreign armies, ranging from the Babylonians to the Greeks, Romans to the Crusaders, Saracen Arabs to the Ottomans, and more. Today, contemporary Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, the world’s only Jewish State, and peoples of all faiths and backgrounds can enjoy equal rights and freedoms in the holy city. But in a city like Jerusalem, ancient history is never really that far away. In fact, it’s everywhere – in the walls, and even under the ground. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Andrew Lawler. Andrew is the author of Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City, and we chat with Andrew about the fascinating hidden history of the holy city. Even though anti-Israel disinformation claiming that Israel has no history in Jerusalem may be rife, the truth hasn’t changed. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## History Has Shown Us, When Dictators Threaten The Jewish People, You Should Listen – A Fireside Chat with William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/history-has-shown-us-when-dictators-threaten-the-jewish-people-you-should-listen-a-fireside-chat-with-william-daroff-ceo-of-the-conference-of-presidents-of-major-american-jewish-organizations/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 214 > Despite Israel being stronger and more stable than it has ever been, the Middle East nevertheless presents many threats to the Jewish State. Perhaps the two biggest challenges facing the... Despite Israel being stronger and more stable than it has ever been, the Middle East nevertheless presents many threats to the Jewish State. Perhaps the two biggest challenges facing the country today are the Iranian nuclear threat, and the conflict with the Palestinians. World powers appear close to an agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran over a new proposed nuclear deal, which, if media reports are accurate, may be no better than the 2015 one as far as Israel is concerned. And as for the peace process, Israel’s peace partner, Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, revealed his true self recently when he refused to condemn the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes, and instead accused Israel of committing 50 Holocausts. So what does all this mean for Israel – a country of prosperity and stability, but still facing very real threats? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, a Washington, DC-based umbrella organization representing many smaller Jewish groups. Daroff is a widely regarded commentator on Israeli affairs. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## A Tiny Nation That Dwells Alone: Why Does The World Seem to Pick on Israel? A Fireside Chat with Rabbi Ken Spiro, World-Renowned Israel Educator & Guide URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/a-tiny-nation-that-dwells-alone-why-does-the-world-seem-to-pick-on-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-rabbi-ken-spiro-world-renowned-israel-educator-guide/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 188 > By now, the statistics are widely known. Israel, despite having a population roughly equivalent to Quebec - or about one in 900 of the world - represents a majority of... By now, the statistics are widely known. Israel, despite having a population roughly equivalent to Quebec – or about one in 900 of the world – represents a majority of country-specific condemnations in the United Nations. Not Iran, Syria, North Korea, or Saudi Arabia, but tiny Israel seems to always bear the brunt of the world’s misplaced ire. How is this possible? Israel is a vibrant democratic state, and despite its imperfections, it remains a bastion of free expression, particularly in contrast to the rest of the Middle East. In this week’s podcast, we sit down for a fascinating discussion with Rabbi Ken Spiro. Rabbi Spiro is a world-renowned educator and guide for decades, both in Israel and throughout the Diaspora. No matter your views – secular or religious – for a large part of the world, Israel clearly has a target on its back and asking why is a critically important question. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The True Danger of The BDS Movement, and What It Means for Jews In The Diaspora: A Fireside Chat with Aviva Klompas, Co-Founder, Boundless Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-true-danger-of-the-bds-movement-and-what-it-means-for-jews-in-the-diaspora-a-fireside-chat-with-aviva-klompus-co-founder-boundless-israel/ Type: podcast Modified: 2024-08-27 Words: 156 > There are only a few topics of conversation which can cause as much divisiveness and disagreement as Israel. So how and why did Israel become the “boogeyman of polite conversation”... There are only a few topics of conversation which can cause as much divisiveness and disagreement as Israel. So how and why did Israel become the “boogeyman of polite conversation” in much of global discourse, particularly given the country’s relevance in the world of technology and global economics? Equally importantly, how much of a threat is BDS, the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement, to Israel? Or, are anti-Israel campaigns like BDS a larger threat to Jewish security in the Diaspora? In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Aviva Klompas, for her insights and perspectives. Aviva is Co-Founder of Boundless Israel, a new think-action tank partnering with community leaders to revitalize Israel education and take bold collective action to combat Jew-hatred. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Real Iron Dome: Israel’s Morality in War: A Fireside Chat with Sgt. Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder & CEO of The MirYam Institute URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-real-iron-dome-israels-morality-in-war-a-fireside-chat-with-sgt-benjamin-anthony-co-founder-ceo-of-the-miryam-institute/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 178 > In the wake of Israel's recent armed conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Gaza-based Islamist terrorist group, the Jewish State has once again faced accusations of excessive force relating... In the wake of Israel’s recent armed conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Gaza-based Islamist terrorist group, the Jewish State has once again faced accusations of excessive force relating to its conduct. But beyond the often hyperbolic headlines, Israel’s practices in conflict are widely seen in military circles as representing among the highest levels of morality seen anywhere in the world. To help us understand more, in this week’s edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Sgt. Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder, and CEO of The MirYam Institute. Sgt. Anthony is a widely sought-after speaker around the world, known for his breadth of knowledge relating to Israel’s conduct in wartime. Most notably, Sgt. Anthony is a veteran of the Second Lebanon War in 2006, Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012, and Operation Protective Edge in 2014. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How Anti-Israel Activists Use And Abuse International Law to Defame Israel: A Fireside Chat with Yifa Segal, International Director of UK Lawyers for Israel URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-anti-israel-activists-use-and-abuse-international-law-to-defame-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-yifa-segal-international-director-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 184 > Given the continued failure of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement to affect grievous economic harm on the Jewish State, anti-Israel activists have pivoted in recent years to using international... Given the continued failure of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement to affect grievous economic harm on the Jewish State, anti-Israel activists have pivoted in recent years to using international legal outlets to attack and defame the country. In addition to using legal forums like The Hague and the International Criminal Court (ICC), these activists have also used rhetoric to help push their advances. By continuing to repeat misinformation such as that Israel is in defiance of international law, the Jewish State’s reputational in international fora has been attacked. Our guest this week on the Honest Report podcast is Yifa Segal, who knows all about these efforts by anti-Israel activists and has helped to effectively fight back. As the former Director of the International Legal Forum, and as the current International Director of UK Lawyers for Israel, Yifa has helped to innovate Israel’s effective response to these lawfare efforts. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## The Real Story of Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Efforts: A Fireside Chat with Steve Gar, Elite Counter-Terrorism Specialist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-real-story-of-israels-counter-terrorism-efforts-a-fireside-chat-with-steve-gar-elite-counter-terrorism-specialist/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 174 > Unfortunately, Israel is no stranger to terrorist attacks. Whether suicide bombings, stabbings or car rammings, for many decades, Israelis have become accustomed to living in an environment of additional sensitivity... Unfortunately, Israel is no stranger to terrorist attacks. Whether suicide bombings, stabbings or car rammings, for many decades, Israelis have become accustomed to living in an environment of additional sensitivity to their surroundings. These attacks, whether perpetrated by “lone wolf” attackers or from Islamist groups like Hamas or Islamic Jihad, have killed and injured scores of Israelis, with the additional aim of striking fear into the heart of Israel. But Israel has found remarkable success in fighting back against Palestinian terrorism, in large part through intelligence, technology, and resourcefulness, even if that story doesn’t get told very much in the news media. Our guest this week, Steve Gar, has been called Israel’s Jack Bauer (from the television show 24), and is a first responder to terrorist attacks. Steve is an elite counter-terrorism operative and an internationally renowned speaker. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## What The Media Doesn’t Tell You About What It’s Like to Live In a Jewish “Settlement” (Community): A Fireside Chat with Joshua Hasten, Spokesperson for Gush Etzion URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-the-media-doesnt-tell-you-about-what-its-like-to-live-in-a-jewish-settlement-community-a-fireside-chat-with-joshua-hasten-spokesperson-for-gush-etzion/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 218 > When it comes to reporting on Jewish communities in Judea & Samaria, nuance isn’t exactly something often seen in the news media. Whether disdainfully referring to them as illegal Jewish... When it comes to reporting on Jewish communities in Judea & Samaria, nuance isn’t exactly something often seen in the news media. Whether disdainfully referring to them as illegal Jewish settlements, claiming that their existence violates international law, or even that they are the single biggest obstacle to peace between Israelis and Palestinians, it can be hard to separate truth from fiction and to try and understand the reality of these communities. Our guest this week will be sharing a unique viewpoint not often seen in the news media: that these Jewish communities are not only not obstacles to peace, but in fact may be very much the opposite. Since arriving on Aliyah from the United States in 2002, Josh Hasten has been at the forefront of Israel’s public diplomacy efforts. Josh is currently the International Spokesperson for Gush Etzion. He is also the host of the weekly radio program “Israel Uncensored.” Josh is also a well-known award-winning freelance journalist. He is also a sought-after guest for television interviews on current events in Israel, having appeared on CNN, BBC, Sky News, and more. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How I survived a Palestinian Suicide Bombing on a Jerusalem Bus & The Lessons for Other Terrorist Victims: A Fireside Chat with Sarri Singer URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-i-survived-a-palestinian-suicide-bombing-on-a-jerusalem-bus-the-lessons-for-other-terrorist-victims-a-fireside-chat-with-sarri-singer/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 166 > On June 11, 2003, Sarri Singer was heading to a restaurant in Jerusalem to meet friends for dinner. In her 20s, she was an American volunteering in Israel. But while... On June 11, 2003, Sarri Singer was heading to a restaurant in Jerusalem to meet friends for dinner. In her 20s, she was an American volunteering in Israel. But while taking the bus to the restaurant, a Palestinian suicide bomber exploded his vest, killing himself and 17 other innocent civilians. Sarri was injured, but she survived. Tragically, all those around her on the bus did not survive. After her recovery, Sarri turned her experience into an opportunity to help other victims of terrorism and founded Strength to Strength, an organization dedicated to assisting survivors of terrorism, who are often overlooked. In this week’s episode of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Sarri to discuss her experience as a victim of a suicide bombing, and how lives continue to be impacted by senseless terrorism. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## An Inside Look at How The Media Covers Israel: A Fireside Chat with Avi Mayer, Jerusalem-Based Media Relations Liaison URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/an-inside-look-at-how-the-media-covers-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-avi-mayer-jerusalem-based-media-relations-liaison/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 193 > Israel may not often get a fair shake in the news media, but what's the cause and the solution? Is the problem inherent bias on the part of journalists, is... Israel may not often get a fair shake in the news media, but what’s the cause and the solution? Is the problem inherent bias on the part of journalists, is it a more sophisticated messaging on the part of anti-Israel activists, or is it the complexity of the conflict that makes Israel inevitably have a more challenging time? Few individuals know the truth better than Avi Mayer. Mayer has served as the Senior Spokesperson for the American Jewish Committee, the international spokesman of The Jewish Agency for Israel, as well as a foreign media liaison for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In this week’s episode of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Avi Mayer to discuss the reality for today’s journalists in Israel, and analyze why coverage of the Jewish state looks the way it does, and what can be done to ensure the truth about Israel gets more airtime and coverage in the future. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Battle of The Brands: How The BDS Movement Has Been Able To Define Israel So Successfully: A Fireside Chat With Itzik Yarkoni, Founder of BOMAH: The Brand of Milk & Honey URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/battle-of-the-brands-how-the-bds-movement-has-been-able-to-define-israel-so-successfully-a-fireside-chat-with-itzik-yarkoni-founder-of-bomah-the-brand-of-milk-honey/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 167 > If you were told the word "Italy," what words come to mind? Pasta, beautiful, or cobblestones perhaps? If you were told the word China, perhaps you'd think of The Great... If you were told the word “Italy,” what words come to mind? Pasta, beautiful, or cobblestones perhaps? If you were told the word China, perhaps you’d think of The Great Wall, The Yangtze River, or Chinese food. But when people think of Israel, what words come to mind? Even among Jews, Israel is often associated with anti-Israel disinformation. How did anti-Israel groups brand Israel so successfully, and what should be Israel’s brand in return? Hi-tech, cherry tomatoes, or something else? In this week’s episode of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Itzik Yarkoni, founder of BOMAH (Brand of Milk & Honey) for his take on what branding means, and how Israel’s opponents have been successful, and how he thinks Israel should brand itself. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why It’s So Important To Understand That Jews Are Indigenous To The Land of Israel – A Fireside Chat with Ryan Bellerose, human rights advocate URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-its-so-important-to-understand-that-jews-are-indigenous-to-the-land-of-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-ryan-bellerose-human-rights-advocate/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 177 > Perhaps you've heard the point made before that Jews, far from being illegal occupiers in the land of Israel, are in fact indigenous to the region. But what exactly does... Perhaps you’ve heard the point made before that Jews, far from being illegal occupiers in the land of Israel, are in fact indigenous to the region. But what exactly does indigenous mean, and can the Jewish claim to Israel really hold up to that kind of claim? Ryan Bellerose certainly knows. As a Metis from Alberta, he has become one of the world’s pre-eminent activists on behalf of Israel and Jewish claims to Israel, and has lectured widely on Jewish indigenous rights. In this week’s episode of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Ryan for a refresher on how to understand the concept of indigeneity, and why it’s so critical for the next generation of Jews and non-Jews alike to understand how the Jewish People’s history in Israel can’t be understood without it. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Why We Need to Tell More Personal Stories About Israel in The Face of Anti-Israel Propaganda: A Fireside Chat with Hananya Naftali, Social Media Influencer URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-we-need-to-tell-more-personal-stories-about-israel-in-the-face-of-anti-israel-propaganda-a-fireside-chat-with-hananya-naftali-social-media-influencer/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 191 > Day in and day out, anti-Israel activists, whether on campus, on social media, or on the pages of daily newspapers, seek to defame Israel. And it seems that despite the... Day in and day out, anti-Israel activists, whether on campus, on social media, or on the pages of daily newspapers, seek to defame Israel. And it seems that despite the herculean efforts of the Jewish and pro-Israel world to fight back, there’s still an important voice missing: personal stories. Hananya Naftali is one of the world’s most recognized personal stories. A young Israeli, formerly having worked for former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali is a powerhouse on social media, with nearly two million followers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where he calls himself “that Israeli who talks to the camera about peace in the Middle East.” In this week’s episode of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Hananya for his thoughts on how anti-Israel activists have been successful at marshaling storytelling for their cause, and why telling the truth about Israel can’t just be about rattling off facts, but about making it personal. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How The Lie of a Colonialist Israel Is So Dangerous To The Next Generation of Jews: A Fireside Chat with Ysabella Hazan, Founder of Decolonized Judean URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-lie-of-a-colonialist-israel-is-so-dangerous-to-the-next-generation-of-jews-a-fireside-chat-with-ysabella-hazan-founder-of-decolonized-judean/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 138 > Every day Israel is hailed as a colonialist and apartheid state by its opponents. However, nothing could be further from the truth; and yet this reality of Israel being defamed... Every day Israel is hailed as a colonialist and apartheid state by its opponents. However, nothing could be further from the truth; and yet this reality of Israel being defamed as a colonialist state persist. Why is it so dangerous and problematic? In this week’s episode of The Honest Report Podcast, we sit down with Ysabella Hazan, a Montrealer and law student at the University of Ottawa, who is also the founder of Decolonized Judean. She shares her thoughts about why the insidious lie of Israel being a colonialist state is so dangerous, particularly as it relates to the next generation of young Jewish leaders on campus. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## Social Media Was Supposed to Democratize Free Expression. How the Anti-Israel Movement Turned That Idea Upside Down; A Fireside Chat with David Olesker, Founder & Director of the Jerusalem Center for Communication and Advocacy Training (JCCAT) URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/social-media-was-supposed-to-democratize-free-expression-how-the-anti-israel-movement-turned-that-idea-upside-down-a-fireside-chat-with-david-olesker-founder-director-of-the-jerusalem-center-for/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 181 > Before the advent of social media, getting your message out to the wider public was not always an easy task, but since the explosion of social media in the last... Before the advent of social media, getting your message out to the wider public was not always an easy task, but since the explosion of social media in the last 15 years, anyone with internet access can spread their message to the world. This democratization was supposed to be a good thing, but things haven’t turned out that way. Anti-Israel activists have used social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and many others as springboards to share their anti-Israel disinformation, and social media has served to disseminate more hate than previous platforms ever could. In this episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with David Olesker, Founder & Director of the Jerusalem Center for Communication and Advocacy Training (JCCAT) for his thoughts on how the anti-Israel movement has managed to spread its insidious message so well, and what can be done to help spread truth instead. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How Visiting Poland with a Holocaust Survivor Can Fight Ignorance: A Fireside Chat with Isaac Osiel, founder of The Living Legacy Experience URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-visiting-poland-with-a-holocaust-survivor-can-fight-ignorance-a-fireside-chat-with-isaac-osiel-founder-of-the-living-legacy-experience/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 186 > Around the world, Holocaust denial continues to spread its ugly and hateful message, claiming that the Nazi Holocaust either didn't happen or that the numbers are greatly exaggerated. But the... Around the world, Holocaust denial continues to spread its ugly and hateful message, claiming that the Nazi Holocaust either didn’t happen or that the numbers are greatly exaggerated. But the challenge to truth isn’t just hate; it also comes from ignorance and apathy. In recent surveys, significant numbers of respondents, especially younger people, claim little knowledge of the Holocaust. But the cause is not hopeless. At the end of May, after a two-year hiatus, The Living Legacy Experience brought dozens of Canadians to Poland, alongside a Holocaust survivor, for a powerful week on the ground, helping to create seeds of inspiration for participants. In this week’s episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Isaac Osiel, a Toronto businessman and founder of The Living Legacy Experience, for his thoughts on why the program needed to be created, and the dangers of not educating the future generations about the Holocaust. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, please click here. --- ## How Bringing Foreign Students to Israel Can Fight Anti-Israel Propaganda: A Fireside Chat with Momo Lifshitz, CEO, Lirom Global Education URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-bringing-foreign-students-to-israel-can-fight-anti-israel-propaganda-a-fireside-chat-with-momo-lifshitz-ceo-lirom-global-education-2/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 124 > Anti-Israel activists are busy spreading propaganda about the Jewish State, and often it can seem like the challenge is insurmountable. After all, the anti-Israel movement is so large and well-funded,... Anti-Israel activists are busy spreading propaganda about the Jewish State, and often it can seem like the challenge is insurmountable. After all, the anti-Israel movement is so large and well-funded, how can its false claims be effectively challenged? While it may not be possible to directly reach everyone, when promising young university students spend time studying in Israel, this can be one of the most powerful tools in helping to create informed leaders. In this week’s episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Momo Lifshitz, CEO, Lirom Global Education. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here. --- ## Saltwire URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/saltwire/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 15 > May 20, 2022: Success! Saltwire Deletes Letter Which Falsely Claimed Israel Withdrawing Jews From Hebron May 20, 2022: Success! Saltwire Deletes Letter Which Falsely Claimed Israel Withdrawing Jews From Hebron --- ## How Israeli Technology is Helping Improve Living Conditions in Africa: A Fireside Chat with Aryeh Green, Chief Strategy Officer, Gigawatt Global URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-israeli-technology-is-helping-improve-living-conditions-in-africa-a-fireside-chat-with-aryeh-green-chief-strategy-officer-gigawatt-global/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 136 > Israel is known around the world as the Start-Up Nation and as a fast-rising technological hub. But Israel's tech innovations have meant more than just a growing Israeli economy; Israeli... Israel is known around the world as the Start-Up Nation and as a fast-rising technological hub. But Israel’s tech innovations have meant more than just a growing Israeli economy; Israeli innovations have also helped to improve living conditions for people around the world, including in Africa. In this week’s edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Aryeh Green, Chief Strategy Officer with Gigawatt Global, for his reflections on how Israeli innovations have not only helped improve living standards in Africa, but how they’ve also opened the doors to closer relationships between Israel and various states in Africa. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here. --- ## How Israel Helped Thousands of Syrian Refugees: The Story of Operation Good Neighbour – A Fireside Chat with Lt. Colonel (Res) Eyal Dror URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-israel-helped-thousands-of-syrian-refugees-the-story-of-operation-good-neighbour-a-fireside-chat-with-lt-colonel-res-eyal-dror/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 117 > When the Syrian Civil War erupted in 2011, a human rights catastrophe soon followed. Syrian civilians, seeking safety and often treatment for injuries. Neighbouring Israel, as it often does, opened... When the Syrian Civil War erupted in 2011, a human rights catastrophe soon followed. Syrian civilians, seeking safety and often treatment for injuries. Neighbouring Israel, as it often does, opened its borders to Syrian refugees, and offered them medical treatment in a safe and secure setting. In this week’s edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Lt. Colonel (Res) Eyal Dror, who led Israel’s ‘Operation Good Neighbour,’ which provided urgent medical care to thousands of Syrian civilians, saving countless lives. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## The View of Israel From the Far East: How The Jewish State is Viewed From China – A Fireside Chat With Alexander Pevzner, China Affairs Expert URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-view-of-israel-from-the-far-east-how-the-jewish-state-is-viewed-from-china-a-fireside-chat-with-alexander-pevzner-senior-researcher-at-strategyrisks-china-affairs-expert/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 116 > China is the world's most populous country, and depending on how one measures it, either the largest economy in the world, or the second, and likely to become the first... China is the world’s most populous country, and depending on how one measures it, either the largest economy in the world, or the second, and likely to become the first in a decade. As China continues its ascent, how does the Chinese media represent Israel, and how is the Jewish State portrayed by the news media in the world’s most populous country? In this episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Alexander Pevzner, noted Chinese media expert, for his take and perspective. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## What The Media Doesn’t Tell You About Christian Israeli Arabs Like Me: A Fireside Chat With Jonathan Elkhoury, Speaker, Columnist, Diplomatic Advisor URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/what-the-media-doesnt-tell-you-about-christian-israeli-arabs-like-me-a-fireside-chat-with-jonathan-elkhoury-speaker-columnist-diplomatic-advisor/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 146 > When it comes to Israel, the news media tends to oversimplify the realities on the ground. And that means for Canadians reading, watching or listening to the news, they aren't... When it comes to Israel, the news media tends to oversimplify the realities on the ground. And that means for Canadians reading, watching or listening to the news, they aren’t getting a full picture about Israel, notably about the 25% of the population which is non-Jewish, and the full civil and democratic rights they enjoy as Israeli citizens. In this week’s edition of The Honest Report, we sit down with Jonathan Elkhoury, an international speaker, columnist and diplomatic advisor, who is also a Christian-Arab in Israel, for his thoughts on how his life is as an Arab in Israel, and what the world needs to understand about freedoms in the Jewish State. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## Israel in the Shadow of a Rising Iran & How the Jewish State Can Counter the Islamic Republic’s Growing Influence: A Fireside Chat with Professor Mordechai Kedar, Middle East Scholar URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/israel-in-the-shadow-of-a-rising-iran-how-the-jewish-state-can-counter-the-islamic-republics-growing-influence-a-fireside-chat-with-professor-mordechai-kedar-middle-east-scholar/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 96 > With a growing Iranian presence throughout the Middle East, what tools does Israel have at its disposal to counter the Iranian regime's efforts, and how are these complexities reported in... With a growing Iranian presence throughout the Middle East, what tools does Israel have at its disposal to counter the Iranian regime’s efforts, and how are these complexities reported in the international news media? In this week’s edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Professor Mordechai Kedar, an internationally-renowned speaker, lecturer and scholar on the Middle East and Arab affairs. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## How I Helped Make The University Of Toronto Hold The BDS Movement Accountable: A Fireside Chat With Chaim Katz, Former U Of T Graduate Student URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-i-helped-make-the-university-of-toronto-hold-the-bds-movement-accountable-a-fireside-chat-with-chaim-katz-former-u-of-t-graduate-student/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 139 > Since its inception, the BDS movement against Israel has not only sought to demonize the Jewish State, but to intimidate Jewish students and anyone connected with Israel. At the University... Since its inception, the BDS movement against Israel has not only sought to demonize the Jewish State, but to intimidate Jewish students and anyone connected with Israel. At the University of Toronto, the anti-Israel campaign of intimidation has continued for years, but recently, a Jewish student secured a major victory on campus, with the university administration withholding more than $10,000 in fees for the student union allocated for anti-Israel activities. In this week’s podcast, we sit down with Chaim Katz, a former graduate student at the University of Toronto, and discuss his involvement in getting the university to hold the anti-Israel groups on campus accountable. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## How Anti-Israel Governments Stifle Free Expression & Persecute Jewish Communities: A Fireside Chat With Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, Journalist, Author and Political Consultant URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-anti-israel-governments-stifle-free-expression-persecute-jewish-communities-a-fireside-chat-with-annika-hernroth-rothstein-journalist-author-political-consultant/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 138 > Why are the populations of some countries more supportive of Israel, while in other countries, the population holds a generally more hostile view of Israel? In no small measure, this... Why are the populations of some countries more supportive of Israel, while in other countries, the population holds a generally more hostile view of Israel? In no small measure, this is a testament to how supportive of Israel the local government is, and the level of free press the country enjoys. In this week’s edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, a Swedish Jewish journalist who has worked around the world, including in Venezuela, Iran and Ghana, and shares with us her perspectives about how impactful a free press is when it comes to shaping a population’s views on Israel. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## How Your Tax Dollars Help Fund Anti-Israel Groups: A Fireside Chat With Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Founder & President of NGO Monitor URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-your-tax-dollars-help-fund-anti-israel-groups-a-fireside-chat-with-prof-gerald-steinberg-founder-president-of-ngo-monitor/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 114 > In a number of Western democratic countries, taxpayers are helping to fund NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) which are demonizing Israel and helping to advocate for the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions)... In a number of Western democratic countries, taxpayers are helping to fund NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) which are demonizing Israel and helping to advocate for the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement against the Jewish State. In this episode of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Professor Gerald Steinberg, founder and president of NGO Monitor, which tracks this nefarious movement, who helps explain how taxpayers in Western countries, including Canada, are helping to fund these anti-Israel organizations, and what can be done about it. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## The Battle For Jerusalem – How Anti-Israel Activists Are Fighting To De-Judaize The Holy City: A Fireside Chat With Arieh King URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-battle-for-jerusalem-how-anti-israel-activists-are-fighting-to-de-judaize-the-holy-city-a-fireside-chat-with-arieh-ki/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 128 > Jerusalem is not just a holy city, but a contested city. And anti-Israel activists are working hard in an attempt to de-Judaize the city and in turn, harm Israel's character... Jerusalem is not just a holy city, but a contested city. And anti-Israel activists are working hard in an attempt to de-Judaize the city and in turn, harm Israel’s character as a Jewish and democratic state with Jerusalem as its capital. In this week’s edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Arieh King, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, member of the city council, and founder of the Israel Land Fund (ILF), who explains how state actors and activists alike are working to dismantle the Jewish presence in Israel’s capital city. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## HRC in the News 2022 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2022/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 903 > Print: December 30, 2022: National Post: Barbara Kay: “Another Israel super-critic gets funding from the Trudeau Liberals” December 7 2022: National Post: Terry Glavin: “Trudeau Liberals can’t stop antisemites“ November 28,... Print: December 30, 2022: National Post: Barbara Kay: “Another Israel super-critic gets funding from the Trudeau Liberals” December 7 2022: National Post: Terry Glavin: “Trudeau Liberals can’t stop antisemites“ November 28, 2022: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Israel Is An Imperfect Country, But A Vibrant Liberal Democracy” November 7, 2022: The Suburban: Joel Goldenberg: “Feds probing grants to alleged antisemitic publications” November 4, 2022: Waterloo Record: Jacob Sivak/Daniel Berry (HRC Subscribers): “News headlines about Israel misleading” October 28, 2022: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Anti-Israel activists silent on the beheading of a gay man in Palestinian Authority territory” October 25, 2022: Windsor Star: Dave Waddell: “Windsor Jewish Federation calls Ward 3 candidate’s comments antisemitic” October 25, 2022: The Suburban: Hill Times: “Ambassador says PA demands hurt Palestinian people” October 10, 2022: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Successes in the Middle East should be celebrated, not condemned” September 26, 2022: Hill Times: Dr. Serge Grinstein: “Islamophobia oped a disservice to readers“ September 21, 2022: Hill Times: Prof. Yael Halevi-Wise (HRC Subscriber) “Israel out to be celebrated: McGill prof” September 7, 2022: Hill Times: Robert Walker: “More to Israeli raids than politics: Honest Reporting Canada“ August 27, 2022: The Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Dyer’s column looking at Israel’s attempts to defend itself inaccurate” August 24, 2022: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Ottawa’s approach to anti-racism like asking Big Tobacco to cure cancer“ August 14, 2022: National Post: Rick Firth: “More truths about Israel“ July 15, 2022: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Promising signs of normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel July 13, 2022: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “IHRA Definition No Smokescreen: HonestReporting” July 6, 2022: The Suburban: Mike Fegelman: “McGill anti-Israel student group suspended by student government” May 19, 2022: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Scrutiny needed on reworked Iran nuclear deal” May 18, 2022: Toronto Star: Steven Mlotek: “Israeli soldiers not confirmed as killers of Al Jazeera journalist” May 13, 2022: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “The Palestinian Authority’s offensive use of slain journalist for anti-Israel propaganda” April 29, 2022: Edmonton Journal: Mike Fegelman: “Inappropriate timing of cartoon” April 28, 2022: Ottawa Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “Israel wants peace, but needs a partner with the same goal” April 23, 2022: National Post: Barbara Kay: “Anti-Israel conspiracy theories are thriving” April 20, 2022: The Suburban: Professor Cary Kogan and Mike Fegelman: “Growing antisemitism at McGill strkes at the core of Jewish identity” March 25, 2022: Hamilton Spectator and Waterloo Record: “Iran is already a malign influence” March 16, 2022: The Suburban: Mike Fegelman: “How should Canada react to the propagation of hate speech?“ March 7, 2022: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “Jews in Ukraine have a long history of suffering and are under attack again” February 28, 2022: Kingston Whig-Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Citizens, regardless of religion or ethnicity, are fully equal” February 15, 2022: The Suburban: Mike Fegelman: “Media must spotlight rising Gazan opposition to Hamas” February 6, 2022: Now Magazine: Russell Schachar (HRC subscriber): “Hands Off Palestine article presents an unbalanced narrative” February 6, 2022: Now Magazine: Avi Weiss (HRC subscriber) ““Pro-Palestinian activists” advocate for Israel’s destruction” February 5, 2022: Toronto Star: Marcia Zalev: “Arms embargo would mean end of Israel” January 26, 2022: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “The UN’s rare moral stance against Holocaust denial“ January 18, 2022: Prince George Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “Tutu’s dangerous flaws” Online: December 8, 2022: TheJ.ca: Marty Gold: “Antisemitism Has Been Normalized In Ottawa Among The Ruling Class” December 6, 2022: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: “Economics are uniting Israel & the Arab world together “ December 6, 2022: Western Standard: Linda Slobodian: “Elizabeth May, you don’t represent Palestine!“ December 3, 2022: True North: Sue Anne-Levy: “Questions still remain over Palestine event on Parliament Hill“ December 3, 2022: Jerusalem Post: Staff: “‘I take marching orders from Palestinian rep.’ – Canadian politician” December 2, 2022: Western Standard: Jonathan Bradley: “Alghabra, May met with publisher accused of antisemitism” November 15, 2022: Le Devoir: Mike Fegelman: “Les dangers d’un antisémitisme incontrôlé” November 4, 2022: Western Standard: Jonathan Bradley: “Canadian government gave $30,000 in grants to anti-Israel publications” September 28, 2022: TheJ.ca: Dogan Akman: “The Trudeau government’s fake fight against antisemitism” September 22, 2022: Yahoo News: “Palestinians accuse Canada of having a double standard on Israel” September 5, 2022: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: “Commemorating 125 Years Since First Zionist Congress” June 16, 2022:... --- ## How The West Enables Palestinian Rejectionism: A Fireside Chat With Einat Wilf, Israeli Author & Former Member Of The Knesset URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/how-the-west-enables-palestinian-rejectionism-a-fireside-chat-with-einat-wilf-israeli-author-former-member-of-the-knesset/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 144 > In the words of legendary Israeli diplomat Abba Eban: the Palestinians have never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity. But have the Palestinians simply missed opportunities, or have their... In the words of legendary Israeli diplomat Abba Eban: the Palestinians have never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity. But have the Palestinians simply missed opportunities, or have their rejections been more strategic? Is it incompetence or malice? In this edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Dr. Einat Wilf, former Member of Knesset and co-author of the book “The War of Return. How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace.” Dr. Wilf shares with us her argument that Palestinian rejectionism has been facilitated and enabled by decades of Western diplomacy, but that a change is in the air from a most unexpected source. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## Antisemitism in Public Schools: How The Media Is Getting The Story Wrong – A Fireside Chat With Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, Director of Policy, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/antisemitism-in-public-schools-how-the-media-is-getting-the-story-wrong-a-fireside-chat-with-jaime-kirzner-roberts-director-of-policy-friends-of-simon-wiesenthal-centre/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 112 > In recent weeks, there have been two separate incidents of students performing the Nazi salute in Toronto public schools, specifically directed at teachers. These incidents have been widely reported by... In recent weeks, there have been two separate incidents of students performing the Nazi salute in Toronto public schools, specifically directed at teachers. These incidents have been widely reported by the news media, but despite the widespread outrage and condemnation, there is a major element of the story being missed in reporting. To help understand the real story, in this episode of The Honest Report, we sat down with Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, Director of Policy at the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Toronto. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## The Toxic Marriage Of Antisemitism & Anti-Israel Propaganda: A Fireside Chat With Hesh Kestin, Author & Former Foreign Correspondent URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-toxic-marriage-of-antisemitism-anti-israel-propaganda-a-fireside-chat-with-hesh-kestin-author-former-foreign-correspondent/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 125 > It's a truism that Israel rarely gets a fair shake in the news media. Whether by omission or outright misinformation, the truth often takes a back seat to clichés and... It’s a truism that Israel rarely gets a fair shake in the news media. Whether by omission or outright misinformation, the truth often takes a back seat to clichés and oversimplification. But what about book publishing? Does the truth about Israel have a better chance in books, or is the truth just as often sacrificed as it is in the news media? In this edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Hesh Kestin, author and former foreign correspondent for his perspective on the interplay between truth, reporting about Israel, and book publishing. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## Using The Law To Combat Antisemitism In The Media: A Fireside Chat With Gideon Falter, Chief Executive, Campaign Against Antisemitism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/using-the-law-to-combat-antisemitism-in-the-media-a-fireside-chat-with-gideon-falter-chief-executive-campaign-against-antisemitism/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 123 > Antisemitism has been called the world's oldest hatred, and even in modern times, it manifests throughout society: on social media, on campuses, and even in the news media. But how... Antisemitism has been called the world’s oldest hatred, and even in modern times, it manifests throughout society: on social media, on campuses, and even in the news media. But how can antisemitism be distinguished from legitimate criticism of Israel, and when overt antisemitism rears its head in the news media, what can be done about it? In this edition of The Honest Report, we are joined by Gideon Falter, Chief Executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, who shares his thoughts on how the law can be used to combat antisemitism in the news media. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## Lies, more lies, and Apartheid Lies: Unpacking the recent Amnesty International report on Israel – A fireside chat with Arsen Ostrovsky, Chair & CEO, The International Legal Forum URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/lies-more-lies-and-apartheid-lies-unpacking-the-recent-amnesty-international-report-on-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-arsen-ostrovsky-chair-ceo-the-international-legal-forum-2/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 122 > In early February, Amnesty International published a 280 page report, accusing Israel of Apartheid. Despite Amnesty's longstanding anti-Israel obsession, the report was pounced on as authoritative by news media outlets... In early February, Amnesty International published a 280 page report, accusing Israel of Apartheid. Despite Amnesty’s longstanding anti-Israel obsession, the report was pounced on as authoritative by news media outlets around the world. But what is wrong with Amnesty’s report, and what will it take for the news media to tell an accurate story about Israel? In this edition of The Honest Report, we are joined by Arsen Ostrovsky, Chair & CEO of the International Legal Forum, who peels back the facade and shares Amnesty’s true agenda. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## The Untold Story Of How The UN Became Anti-Israel: HRC Insider Briefing With Amb. Danny Danon URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/the-untold-story-of-how-the-un-became-anti-israel-hrc-insider-briefing-with-amb-danny-danon/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 150 > In 1947, the United Nations (UN) voted in favour of the Partition Plan, which gave Israel independence from the United Kingdom, and the Jewish people their own nation-state in two... In 1947, the United Nations (UN) voted in favour of the Partition Plan, which gave Israel independence from the United Kingdom, and the Jewish people their own nation-state in two millennia. Only 74 years later, the UN’s anti-Israel obsession makes that vote seem almost impossible to envision. What changed to make this world body so hostile to the Jewish state, and what can be done to set it on the right course? Or, is the UN a lost cause, as some critics suggest, and should be dismantled altogether? On Tuesday, February 8 at 7:30pm ET, HonestReporting Canada held its first Insider Briefing of 2022, with special guest Ambassador Danny Danon, Israel’s former envoy to the United Nations from 2015-2020. Ambassador Danon shared his experiences, perspectives, and predictions for what the future holds for Israel’s place in the UN. Watch NOW: --- ## Corruption and human rights abuses in the Palestinian Authority: Why won’t the world media take notice? A fireside chat with Bassem Eid, Palestinian human rights activist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/corruption-and-human-rights-abuses-in-the-palestinian-authority-why-wont-the-world-media-take-notice-a-fireside-chat-with-bassem-eid-palestinian-human-rights-activist/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 149 > As the old adage goes, where there's Jews, there's news. Israel is frequently a target of misinformation and propaganda, including accusations of Apartheid and ethnic cleansing. Not only are these... As the old adage goes, where there’s Jews, there’s news. Israel is frequently a target of misinformation and propaganda, including accusations of Apartheid and ethnic cleansing. Not only are these allegations false, they purposely ignore the rampant human rights violations committed by the Palestinian Authority (PA). Why does the news media largely ignore these human rights violations, and what can be done to educate the world about the realities of the Palestinian Authority’s abuse of its own people? In this edition of The Honest Report, we are joined by Bassem Eid, a noted Palestinian human rights advocate, who shares his frustrations at the news media’s tunnel vision when it comes to human rights. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## The Canadian media reporting on Israel: the good, the bad & the ugly – A fireside chat with Barbara Kay, longtime Canadian columnist & journalist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-canadian-media-reporting-on-israel-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-a-fireside-chat-with-barbara-kay-longtime-canadian-columnist-journalist/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 121 > Few people know the ins and outs of the Canadian media landscape like Barbara Kay. A longtime columnist and reporter, she has been a voice of moral clarity for decades.... Few people know the ins and outs of the Canadian media landscape like Barbara Kay. A longtime columnist and reporter, she has been a voice of moral clarity for decades. In an era of fake news, anti-Israel misinformation and propaganda, are Canadians closer to getting more factual coverage about Israel, or is the situation getting worse? In this episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Barbara to discuss the media landscape, where it’s going, and if coverage of Israel & the Middle East is getting better or worse. Welcome to the Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## Looking into the crystal ball: Hamas’ future plans for war with Israel -A fireside chat with Col. (ret) Grisha Yakubovich, former head of COGAT URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/looking-into-the-crystal-ball-hamas-future-plans-for-war-with-israel-a-fireside-chat-with-col-ret-grisha-yakubovich-former-head-of-cogat/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 115 > Last spring, when the 11 day Hamas war against Israel ended with a ceasefire, eyes were already looking to the future, and asking: what else does Hamas have up its... Last spring, when the 11 day Hamas war against Israel ended with a ceasefire, eyes were already looking to the future, and asking: what else does Hamas have up its sleeve, and what plans does it have for a future war? In this week’s edition of The Honest Report, we welcome Col (ret) Grisha Yakubovich, former head of the civil department for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) for his thoughts and suggestions for how Israel can handle a future Hamas war. Welcome to the Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## Prince George Citizen URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/prince-george-citizen/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 32 > January 18, 2022: HRC prompted the Prince George Citizen to correct columnist Gerry Chidiac's falsely claiming that "millions of Jews" support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. January 18, 2022: HRC prompted the Prince George Citizen to correct columnist Gerry Chidiac’s falsely claiming that “millions of Jews” support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. --- ## War of Words: How Hamas Manipulated the Media During Last Gaza Conflict: A Fireside Chat with Jonathan Schanzer, Senior VP for Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/war-of-words-how-hamas-manipulated-the-news-media-during-the-last-gaza-conflict-a-fireside-chat-with-jonathan-schanzer-senior-vp-for-research-at-the-foundation-for-defense-of-democracies/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 125 > Last May's Gaza war, launched by Hamas against Israel, made headlines around the world. But while news stories typically portrayed the conflict as merely the latest episode in the longstanding... Last May’s Gaza war, launched by Hamas against Israel, made headlines around the world. But while news stories typically portrayed the conflict as merely the latest episode in the longstanding conflict between Hamas and Israel, the reality is that Hamas launched the war with specific strategic goals in mind. That’s the assertion of Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Senior Vice President for Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, in his latest book, “Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War.” Dr. Schanzer joined us as our guest on this edition of The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## The Real Story of Israel’s Relations with the Arab World: A Fireside Chat with David Ha’Ivri, Councilman on the Shomron Regional Council URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/the-real-story-of-israels-relations-with-the-arab-world-a-fireside-chat-with-david-haivri-councilman-on-the-shomron-regional-council/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 115 > Israel's growing relationships with the Arab world are making headlines every day. But for every story published, there are many more which take place away from the media's focus, but... Israel’s growing relationships with the Arab world are making headlines every day. But for every story published, there are many more which take place away from the media’s focus, but which nonetheless are a microcosm of a changing Middle East. David Ha’Ivri, a Councilman on the Shomrom Regional Council, is active building relationships between Arabs and Jews, not only in Judea & Samaria, but across the Middle East. Hear the real story of Israel’s relations with the Arab world on the latest episode of The Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## Why the Media Keeps Getting the Jerusalem Story Wrong: A Fireside Chat With Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-the-media-keeps-getting-the-jerusalem-story-wrong-a-fireside-chat-with-fleur-hassan-nahoum-deputy-mayor-of-jerusalem/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 135 > Jerusalem is probably the most famous city in the world, but much of it is for the wrong reasons. This past May, when Hamas launched a terror war against Israel,... Jerusalem is probably the most famous city in the world, but much of it is for the wrong reasons. This past May, when Hamas launched a terror war against Israel, Jerusalem was at centre stage, thanks to anti-Israel propaganda which was being spread around the world. But Jerusalem is more than a city under the siege of misinformation; it is also the 3,000 year old home of the Jewish People, and is undergoing a historic revitalization. One of the people most responsible for Jerusalem’s revitalization is Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, the city’s deputy mayor, who joined The Honest Report as our guest. Welcome to the Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, click here.  --- ## Water diplomacy: How Israel is using the Dead Sea to build relationships across the Arab world: A fireside chat with Noam Bedein, founder & director, The Dead Sea Revival Project URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/water-diplomacy-how-israel-is-using-the-dead-sea-to-build-relationships-across-the-arab-world-a-fireside-chat-with-noam-bedein-founder-director-the-dead-sea-revival-project/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 115 > The Dead Sea is more than just the lowest point on Earth; it represents one of Israel's best chances to build relationships with the wider Arab world. That's the view... The Dead Sea is more than just the lowest point on Earth; it represents one of Israel’s best chances to build relationships with the wider Arab world. That’s the view of Noam Bedein, founder & director, The Dead Sea Revival Project, who has spent the better part of the last two years educating the world about the Dead Sea & how Israel’s efforts to protect the body of water can reap benefits for Israel, both diplomatically & economically. Welcome to the Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, visit the HonestReporting Canada website.  --- ## Why The World Ignores Hatred In Palestinian Media: A Fireside Chat With Itamar Marcus, Founder of Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) URL: https://honestreporting.ca/podcasts/why-the-world-keeps-ignoring-hatred-in-the-palestinian-media-a-fireside-chat-with-itamar-marcus-founder-of-palestinian-media-watch-pmw/ Type: podcast Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 125 > It's a common trope in the western media: Hamas is the extremist arm of the Palestinian leadership, while the Palestinian Authority (PA) is the preferred, moderate peace partner. But that... It’s a common trope in the western media: Hamas is the extremist arm of the Palestinian leadership, while the Palestinian Authority (PA) is the preferred, moderate peace partner. But that simplification ignores a deep-seated problem with the PA: despite their promises, it continues to foster hatred against not just Israel, but Jews in general. In this episode of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Itamar Marcus, founder and director of Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), which studies Palestinian society by monitoring and analyzing the (PA) through its media and schoolbooks. Welcome to the Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, visit the HonestReporting Canada website. --- ## The Inside Story On Israel’s Losing Battle With The Media: HRC Insider Briefing With Bret Stephens URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/the-inside-story-on-israels-losing-battle-with-the-media-hrc-insider-briefing-with-bret-stephens-on-sept-23/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 102 > Bret Stephens is one of the most well-regarded voices in the world when it comes to defending Israel in the news media. He is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and... Bret Stephens is one of the most well-regarded voices in the world when it comes to defending Israel in the news media. He is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and an op-ed columnist with the New York Times. In a sea of moral equivalency, Bret Stephens stands apart in his vocal advocacy and pursuit of the truth. On September 23, HRC hosted an incisive and wide-ranging discussion with Bret Stephens where we discussed whether objective truth has any hope in a world of disinformation amplified by the mainstream media. Watch the webinar in full by clicking here or below: --- ## CBC Olympics URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-olympics/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 110 > August 9, 2021: At the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, a moment of silence was held for the first time for the 11 Israeli victims of... August 9, 2021: At the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, a moment of silence was held for the first time for the 11 Israeli victims of the Munich massacre carried out by the Black September Palestinian terror group in 1972. However, instead of covering this historic and important tribute, CBC elected to go to commercial break. After HonestReporting Canada and our grassroots subscribers filed scores of complaints with CBC Olympics, at the closing ceremonies on August 8, CBC made amends for its mistake by airing a poignant and touching tribute to the slain Israeli athletes, which by CBC’s own acknowledgement was an act of terrorism. --- ## Hollywood and the Jews: An Urgent Insider Briefing with Noa Tishby URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hollywood-and-the-jews-an-urgent-insider-briefing-with-noa-tishby/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 95 > Noa Tishby is on the front lines in the battle of ideas on social media. Regarded as one of the leading voices combating rising online hatred targeting Israelis and Jews,... Noa Tishby is on the front lines in the battle of ideas on social media. Regarded as one of the leading voices combating rising online hatred targeting Israelis and Jews, Tishby is the author of the best-selling book Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth and is viewed as Israel’s unofficial ambassador. On Monday July 19, 2021, Noa joined HRC for provocative and wide-ranging discussion exploring the dangerous relationship between social media and celebrity influence. You can watch our webinar by clicking here or on the image below. --- ## The Media War Against Israel: An Urgent Briefing with Ambassador Michael Oren URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/the-media-war-against-israel-an-urgent-briefing-with-ambassador-michael-oren/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 134 > In war, the saying goes, the first casualty is the truth. In the past two weeks, we've seen an unrelenting onslaught of media bias against Israel waged by Canadian news... In war, the saying goes, the first casualty is the truth. In the past two weeks, we’ve seen an unrelenting onslaught of media bias against Israel waged by Canadian news providers, the likes of which we have never seen before. In the backdrop of recent hostilities between Israel and Hamas terrorists, our media have singled out Israel for opprobrium, perpetuated outright falsehoods, and resorted to grotesque moral equivalences. On May 30, HonestReporting Canada convened an urgent briefing with 2,000+ of our grassroots supporters to hear a powerful discussion with former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren. Ambassador Oren educated and empowered all in virtual attendance, giving them the tools they need to help Israel win the media war. Watch the webinar in full immediately below or by clicking here. --- ## HRC Webinar: Censorship, Corruption & Lack of Democracy in the Palestinian Authority URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-censorship-corruption-lack-of-democracy-in-the-palestinian-authority/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 159 > It's a topic that's consistently ignored by the mainstream media, revealing a soft bigotry of low expectations. It's well known and extensively documented that the Palestinian Authority is rife with... It’s a topic that’s consistently ignored by the mainstream media, revealing a soft bigotry of low expectations. It’s well known and extensively documented that the Palestinian Authority is rife with corruption and cronyism, a regime that criminalizes dissent and is censorial; acting with autocratic rule. These, in and of themselves, are serious impediments towards improving living conditions for everyday Palestinians and to necessary institution building in the territories, and yet, our journalists refuse to cover this major obstacle to Palestinian self-determination and to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. We were honoured to feature Khaled Abu-Toameh as our keynote speaker for our Insider Briefing on April 25. An award-winning producer and TV journalist who covers Palestinian affairs for the Jerusalem Post, Khaled provided an expert, first-hand perspective of these stumbling blocks that deny a better future for Palestinians, and Israelis alike. Watch our webinar by clicking here or below:​  --- ## HRC in the News 2021 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2021/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 947 > Print: December 18, 2021: London Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Israel, world at risk” December 16, 2021: PEI Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Anti-Zionism is antisemitism” December 11/16, 2021: Hamilton Spectator/Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “Don’t equate... Print: December 18, 2021: London Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Israel, world at risk” December 16, 2021: PEI Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Anti-Zionism is antisemitism” December 11/16, 2021: Hamilton Spectator/Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “Don’t equate Israel with Iran” December 9, 2021: The Suburban Joel Goldbenberg: “Postmedia apologizes for anti-Israel ad in Gazette, promises national training session” November 16, 2021: Ottawa Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “Israel has found its own voice and needn’t apologize for it” September 20, 2021: The Suburban: Joel Goldenberg: “NYT columnist to discuss anti-Israel bias at Honest Reporting event “ August 7, 2021: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Iran’s maritime attacks show the true cost of doing a ‘deal with the devil’” July 19, 2021: Prince George Citizen: Robert Walker: “Protest did more harm than good” July 8, 2021: Saskatoon Star Phoenix: Noah Lewis: “No justifying surge of antisemitism in Canada” July 3, 2021: Chronicle Herald: Noah Lewis: “Genocidal ambitions” June 16, 2021: PEI The Guardian: Robert Walker: “Jews never lost their desire to return to their homeland” June 15, 2021: Regina Leader Post: Noah Lewis: “Antisemitism Can Never Be Justified: HRC Asserts In Regina Leader Post” June 15, 2021: CBC.ca: Dan Zareski: “Board of The Sheaf under fire for pulling Palestine article after lobby group letter” June 15, 2021: Saskatoon Star Phoenix: Zac Verscera: “Entire Sheaf board resigns in wake of controversial retraction” June 15, 2021: Now Magazine: Daniel Fogel (HRC subscriber): “Fearing “the really powerful arms of Zionism”” June 14, 2021: HRC publié dans Le Devoir : Mike Fegelman « Il faut parler haut et fort contre les incidents antisémites» June 12, 2021: Saskatoon Star Phoenix: Zac Verscera: “Sheaf board votes to pull article on Palestine after lobby group complains “ June 3, 2021: Prince George Citizen: Robert Walker: “Israel not the bad guy” June 2, 2021: The Suburban: Joel Goldenberg: “HonestReporting Canada slams McGill Daily anti-Israel editorial “ May 31, 2021: National Post: Mike Fegleman: “The ‘Tik Tok’ Intifada” May 28, 2021: Jewish Independent: “Bias in Mideast reporting” May 28, 2021: The PEI Guardian: Noah Lewis: “Not a moral equivalence” May 27, 2021: Ottawa Citizen/Edmonton Journal: Mike Fegelman: “Supporting Israel is the only morally defensible approach” May 4, 2021: Toronto/Ottawa/Winnipeg Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Don’t ignore the rise of antisemitism in France“ May 3, 2021: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “No mainstream Jewish organization, politician, or community advocate would suggest criticism of Israel constitutes anti-Semitism” February 27, 2021: Sooke News: Noah Lewis: “We must identify antisemitism and combat it” February 21, 2021: Kingston Whig-Standard: Mike Fegelman: “‘Israel wants peace, but it takes two to tango’” February 9, 2021: The Suburban: Joel Goldenberg: “SPVM looking into anti-Semitic Tik Tok video” February 8, 2021: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Iranian Nuclear Deal Was Never Going to Work” January 15, 2021: Jewish Independent: Mike Fegelman: “Taking a Stand Against Antisemitic Hate in Vancouver” January 14, 2021: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Anti-semitism was on full display at the Washington riot” January 8, 2021: Jerusalem Post: Liat Collins: “My word: The vaccination and an old plague” Online: December 14, 2021: Times of Israel: Alan Simons: “The demise of Canadian media continues” September 25, 2021: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: “Fakhrizadeh Killing Proves IDF Most Moral Army” August 30, 2021: Epoch Times: Barbara Kay: “Media bias against Israel is entrenched and runs deep” August 30, 2021: Canadian Jewish News: Ellin Bessner: “Jewish groups are condemning an exhibit at the Canadian War Museum” July 22, 2021: The Post Millennial: Mike Fegelman and Gerald Steinberg: “Antisemitism and the ‘apartheid’ libel” June 16, 2021: Times of Israel: Robert Sarner: “Canada’s Jews say antisemites declared ‘open season’ on them since Gaza conflict“ June 6, 2021: The Post Millennial: Barbara Kay: “Left-wing media engages in out of control Israel bashing” June 2, 2021: True North: Jonathan Bradley: “Former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. calls out biased media coverage of Israel-Hamas conflict” May 21, 2021: Western Standard: Linda Slobodian: “Media reports on Israel rife with thousands of errors” May 19, 2021: Western Standard: Linda Slobodian: “Beware the MSM lies on Israeli-Palestine conflict” May 17, 2021: TNC: Andrew Lawton: “CBC and other mainstream media journalists sign anti-Israel open letter” May 16, 2021: Algemeiner: Staff: “Open Letter Signed by Major Media Figures Denounces Canadian News Coverage as Skewed Towards Israel” April 22, 2021: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: “Concordia Student Union Atones for Antisemitism” March 21, 2021: True North Centre: Mike Fegelman: “A glimmer of hope for religious minorities in the Middle East” March 4, 2021: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: “The ‘vaccine apartheid libel’ is pure antisemitism”... --- ## HRC Webinar: Intersectionality and Anti-Israel Propaganda URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-intersectionality-and-anti-israel-propaganda/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 127 > Intersectionality explores how different types of oppression interact while examining how social categories such as gender, class, and race overlap in people's lives. While the intersectionality construct can help understand... Intersectionality explores how different types of oppression interact while examining how social categories such as gender, class, and race overlap in people’s lives. While the intersectionality construct can help understand many types of social injustices, its application to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict serves to delegitimize Israel, to alienate the Jewish people from the progressive milieu, and to protract the conflict. To help unpack intersectionality, HonestReporting Canada was thrilled to feature Hen Mazzig as our keynote speaker for our Insider Briefing webinar on Sunday March 21. A prominent Israeli writer, international speaker and social media activist, Hen is a senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute and he explained how intersectionality is being exploited by Israel’s detractors to sow discord. Watch our webinar now: --- ## HRC Webinar: Why Biden Shouldn’t Resurrect the Iran Nuclear Deal URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-why-biden-shouldnt-resurrect-the-iran-nuclear-deal/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 124 > On February 23, HonestReporting Canada was thrilled to have featured Mark Dubowitz as our keynote speaker for our Insider Briefing. With the ascendancy of Joe Biden to the presidency and... On February 23, HonestReporting Canada was thrilled to have featured Mark Dubowitz as our keynote speaker for our Insider Briefing. With the ascendancy of Joe Biden to the presidency and with the prospect of the U.S. wanting to re-enter the Iran Nuclear Deal, Mark argued why this would be a tragic mistake and a dangerous course of action to take. As the chief executive of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan policy institute, Mark is an expert on Iran’s nuclear program and global threat network, and is widely recognized as one of the key influencers in shaping policies to counter the threats from the regime in Iran. In 2019, Iran sanctioned Mark and FDD. --- ## HRC Webinar: Biden and The Pursuit of Mideast Peace URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-biden-and-the-pursuit-of-mideast-peace/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 86 > HonestReporting Canada was thrilled to have acclaimed journalist and best-selling author, Yossi Klein-Halevi, as our keynote speaker for our Insider Briefing webinar on January 17. Watch our fascinating discussion to... HonestReporting Canada was thrilled to have acclaimed journalist and best-selling author, Yossi Klein-Halevi, as our keynote speaker for our Insider Briefing webinar on January 17. Watch our fascinating discussion to learn about the prospects for comprehensive peace in the Middle East under the Biden administration. Will Israel’s detente with the Arab world continue and expand in 2021? What should the United States do to deter Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons? Will the strong ties between the U.S. and Israel remain ironclad? --- ## HRC Webinar: How Anti-Israel NGO’s Use Tax Dollars to Further Their Agenda URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-how-anti-israel-ngos-use-tax-dollars-to-further-their-agenda/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 74 > HonestReporting Canada is thrilled to have Professor Gerald Steinberg as our keynote speaker for our upcoming Insider Briefing webinar on December 23 at 1pm ET. HonestReporting Canada was thrilled to have Professor Gerald Steinberg as our keynote speaker for our Insider Briefing webinar on December 23. As the President and Founder of NGO Monitor, Professor Steinberg went beyond the headlines and unpacked how anti-Israel NGO’s use taxpayer funds to target the Jewish state in furtherance of their nefarious agenda. Watch the fascinating discussion to learn about how NGO Monitor works to hold NGO’s accountable. --- ## HRC Webinar: Bankrupting Terrorism, One Lawsuit At A Time URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-bankrupting-terrorism-one-lawsuit-at-a-time/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 83 > On Sunday November 22, HonestReporting Canada hosted its Insider Briefing webinar series with the President of Shurat Hadin, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner. Shurat Hadin is at the forefront of fighting terrorism and... On Sunday November 22, HonestReporting Canada hosted its Insider Briefing webinar series with the President of Shurat Hadin, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner. Shurat Hadin is at the forefront of fighting terrorism and safeguarding Jewish rights worldwide, by defending against lawfare suits, fighting academic and economic boycotts, and challenging those who seek to delegitimize the Jewish State. Learn about how Shurat HaDin utilizes court systems around the world to go on the legal offensive against Israel’s enemies. Watch a recording of the webinar now: --- ## CP24 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cp24-4/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 28 > November 2, 2020: No CP24, Israel’s PM didn’t endorse U.S. President Trump, after HRC filed a complaint, the report was removed from the broadcast schedule. November 2, 2020: No CP24, Israel’s PM didn’t endorse U.S. President Trump, after HRC filed a complaint, the report was removed from the broadcast schedule. --- ## HRC Webinar: An Insider’s Account From the Gulag to the Knesset URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-an-insiders-account-from-the-gulag-to-the-knesset/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 61 > Hear an insider's account from Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy of the trials and tribulations of going from the Gulag to the Israeli Knesset. Watch now HonestReporting Canada’s October 27 Insider Briefing webinar with distinguished authors Natan Sharansky and Professor Gil Troy on their new book: “Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People.” Moderated by National Post columnist Barbara Kay, hear an insider’s account of the trials and tribulations of going from the Gulag to the Israeli Knesset. --- ## HRC Webinar: When Iran’s Systematic Human Rights Violations Go Underreported URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-when-irans-systematic-human-rights-violations-go-underreported/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 115 > Our next webinar features all-star panelists Alireza Nader and Sayeh Hassan, who will examine the consequences of the media's failure to report on Iran's systematic human rights violations. If you missed HonestReporting Canada’s Insider Briefing webinar on October 1 with all-star panelists Alireza Nader and Sayeh Hassan, who examined the consequences of the media’s failure to report on Iran’s systematic human rights violations, watch it here: One of the world’s leading human rights offenders, the Iranian regime is known for its ruthless persecution of dissidents, its brutal use of the death penalty, suppression of free speech, assembly and the media, along with its use of arbitrary arrests and torture, its abuse of women, discrimination of ethnic and religious minorities, etc. Watch as our panelists examined the role that Canada can play to affect change. --- ## HRC Webinar: Israel and the Jewish People’s Legal Rights to Judea and Samaria URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-israel-and-the-jewish-peoples-legal-rights-to-judea-and-samaria/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 85 > All-star panelists Arsen Ostrovsky and Professor Eugene Kontorovich will examine Israel and the Jewish people's legal rights to Judea and Samaria. If you missed HonestReporting Canada’s Insider Briefing on August 30 with all-star panelists Arsen Ostrovsky and Professor Eugene Kontorovich, who together examined Israel and the Jewish people’s legal rights to Judea and Samaria, you can watch it below or via Youtube here. Though Israel’s plans to apply sovereignty to the area are temporarily on hold due to the peace deal with the UAE, learn about the facts and context that have gone under the media’s radar. --- ## HRC Webinar: Behind the Headlines “An Insider View of Canada-Israel Relations” URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-behind-the-headlines-an-insider-view-of-canada-israel-relations/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 100 > On Sunday July 26 at 8pm ET, HonestReporting Canada is hosting an exclusive behind the headlines webinar providing you with an insider's view of Canada-Israel relations! On Sunday July 26 at 8pm ET, HonestReporting Canada hosted an exclusive behind the headlines webinar which gave an insider’s view of Canada-Israel relations. Featuring an incredible panel consisting of Hon. John Baird, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Conservative Cabinet Minister and Hon. Jacques Saada, former Liberal MP and Cabinet Minister; these political veterans shared their views on Canada-Israel relations, Canada’s role in the Middle East peace process and more. Our webinar was moderated by acclaimed Postmedia Columnist Terry Glavin. To watch the webinar in full, please click here or see immediately below: --- ## HRC Webinar on June 28: Unmasked: The Anti-Israel Movement in Academia URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-on-june-28-unmasked-the-anti-israel-movement-in-academia/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 48 > Don't miss HRC's next Insider Briefing webinar: "Unmasked: The Anti-Israel Movement in Academia" with Rudy Rochman, Professors Gil Troy and Andrew Pessin. On June 28, HonestReporting Canada hosted a fascinating and provocative webinar with panelists Rudy Rochman, Professor Andrew Pessin, and Professor Gil Troy, as they discussed, debated and examined the state of anti-Israel propaganda in academic circles. Watch a recording of the webinar by clicking here or below: --- ## HRC Webinar with Dr. Einat Wilf: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Obstructed Peace URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/hrc-webinar-with-dr-einat-wilf-how-western-indulgence-of-the-palestinian-dream-obstructed-peace/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 61 > HRC's latest webinar with Dr. Einat Wilf is on May 31 discussing "How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream has Obstructed the Path to Peace." On May 31, HonestReporting Canada debuted its exclusive Insider’s Briefing webinar series with former Israeli M.K. and author, Dr. Einat Wilf. We discussed Dr. Wilf’s latest book co-written by Adi Schwartz entitled: “The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream has Obstructed the Path to Peace.” Watch the webinar below: --- ## Webinar: Addressing Anti-Israel Bias
In The Media URL: https://honestreporting.ca/webinars/webinar-addressing-anti-israel-bias-in-the-media/ Type: webinars Modified: 2024-06-03 Words: 98 > HonestReporting Canada is proud to be a part of this great webinar organized by Hasbara Fellowships Canada on Addressing Anti-Israel Bias in the Media. HonestReporting Canada is proud to be a part of this great webinar organized by Hasbara Fellowships Canada on Addressing Anti-Israel Bias in the Media. Panelists include Yoni Goldstein of the Canadian Jewish News (The CJN), Lahav Harkov, Senior Editor with The Jerusalem Post and Mike Fegelman, Executive Director of Honest Reporting Canada. The panel will be moderated by Hasbara’s Executive Director Daniel Koren. Sunday, April 5 | 1 P.M. ET | 12 P.M. CT | 10 A.M. PT Join us on Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/qkucnye or on Facebook Live at Hasbara Fellowships Canada. --- ## HRC in the News 2020 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2020/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 897 > Print December 17, 2020: Prince George Citizen: Robert Walker: “Unhelpful views” December 6, 2020: Toronto Sun: Sue-Anne Levy: “Foodbenders shuts its doors in fight against Zionists” November 3, 2020: Hill Times:... Print December 17, 2020: Prince George Citizen: Robert Walker: “Unhelpful views” December 6, 2020: Toronto Sun: Sue-Anne Levy: “Foodbenders shuts its doors in fight against Zionists” November 3, 2020: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Holocaust Denial, Distortion One of the Most Insidious Forms of Antisemitism” October 15, 2020: Le Journal de Montreal: Mike Fegelman: “Le Hezbollah, un danger pour le peuple du Liban“ September 17, 2020: Globe and Mail: Mike Fegelman: “Old Assumptions About Middle East Peace Have Been Shattered” September 15, 2020: The Post Millennial: Noah Lewis: “Have the Palestinians missed the boat on Mid-East peace?” September 11, 2020: Kingston Whig-Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Israel making historic advances” September 2, 2020: Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy: “Foodbenders posts more anti-Zionist vitriol” August 15, 2020: PEI Guardian: Noah Lewis: “No truth to allegation” August 11, 2020: PEI The Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Dyer falls for Iran’s charm offensive” July 8, 2020: Toronto Sun: Sue-Anne Levy: “Pro-Foodbenders protest a bust” July 2, 2020: Prince George Citizen: Mike Fegleman: “Israel’s claim” June 25, 2020: Algemeiner: Shiryn Ghermezian: “Real Estate Mogul Mohamed Hadid Shares Anti-Israel Quote Falsely Attributed to Albert Einstein” June 16, 2020: Hill Times: Jakob Glagauer: “Canada’s voting record on Israel at the UN should be commended, not condemned” June 4, 2020: Prince George Citizen: Noah Lewis: “Chidiac mistaken” May 28, 2020: Lethbridge Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Mideast view misinformed“ May 23, 2020: Sudbury Star: Mike Fegelman: “Israel’s legal claims to west bank” May 23, 2020: Trentonian: Mike Fegelman: “Israel’s legal claims to west bank” May 21, 2020: Sarnia Observer: Mike Fegelman: “Plan offers Palestinians pathway to statehood” May 6, 2020: Hill Times: Noah Lewis: “Van-Dusen off the mark about Israel-Palestine relations, advocate writes” April 29, 2020: PEI Guardian: Leon Kushner (HRC subscriber): “Israel has been condemned” April 29, 2020: PEI Guardian: Michael Freeman (HRC subscriber): “Letter was utter nonsense” April 29, 2020: PEI Guardian: Ari Dale (HRC subscriber): “Situation changes daily” April 29, 2020: PEI Guardian: Michael Davidson (HRC subscriber): “Islanders usually super friendly types” April 28, 2020: PEI Guardian: Toby Block (HRC subscriber): “A complex situation” April 28, 2020: PEI Guardian: Thomas Mueller (HRC subscriber): “Letter writer got it wrong” April 26, 2020: Jerusalem Post: Editors: “Letter in PEI newspaper says Israel spread Coronavirus to Palestinians” April 25, 2020: PEI Guardian: Len Bennett and Lloyd McKenna (HRC subscribers): “Not Israel’s responsibility” and “Letter was insulting” April 24, 2020: Edmonton Sun: Mike Fegelman: “No occupiers“ April 5, 2020: The Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Not a good solution for Israel“ March 28, 2020: Lethbridge Herald: Larry Shapiro: “One-state solution won’t work in Israel” March 28, 2020: Lethbridge Herald: Mike Fegelman: “One-state strategy would destroy Israel” March 25, 2020: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Dyer’s ‘one-state’ solution isn’t a solution at all” March 6, 2020: Hamilton Spectator: Noah Lewis: “Culture of victimhood is the problem” February 21, 2020: CJN: Ron Csillag: “Christian groups object to U.S. peace plan” February 20, 2020: San Diego Jewish World: Bruce Ticker: “Deicide libel against Jews surfaces in Nova Scotia” February 18, 2020: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Kairos Canada wrong to pooh-pooh Middle East plan, says HonestReporting head” February 17, 2020: The Guardian: “Letter writer’s claims about Israel disingenuous” February 14, 2020: Kingston Whig-Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Implication fans flames of hatred” February 10, 2020: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Jew-hatred irrational” February 9, 2020: Catholic Register: Gord Vinberg: “Open-Air prison” Online December 31, 2020: Algemeiner: Mike Fegelman: “It’s time to acknowledge reality: The Middle East is changing” December 30, 2020: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: “Where’s the outrage: Jews attacked over Chanukkah” December 6, 2020: The Post Millennial: Robert Walker: “The US must stay Trump’s course in the Middle East and not revert to globalist tendencies” November 7, 2020: Algemeiner: Rob Walker: “At last, hope in the Middle East” September 1, 2020: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: “Israel and the UAE change Mideast peacemaking paradigm” August 26, 2020: TheJ.ca: Dave Gordon: “U.S. Law Professor Says: “Palestinian Position Is One Of Apartheid” August 21, 2020: Jewish Journal: Aaron Bandler: “Pro-Palestinian Groups Reportedly Launch Campaign Against French Riders on Israeli Tour de France Cycling Team” August 1, 2020: True North Centre: Sam Eskenasi: “Former ministers say Trudeau government’s international blunders cost security council seat” July 22, 2020: Jewish Journal: Aaron Bandler: “PA Foreign Minister: ‘Israeli-Jewish Influence’ Prompted Apple, Google to Remove ‘Palestine’ From Maps” May 27, 2020: Rebel News: Sheila Gunn-Reid: “5 tim... --- ## Syria URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/syria/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 56 > February 10, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Syrian Anti-Aircraft Missiles Nearly Shot Down Jet, Not IDF Says Russia December 11, 2019: Radio Canada Issues Corrective For Failing to Mention Syrian... February 10, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Syrian Anti-Aircraft Missiles Nearly Shot Down Jet, Not IDF Says Russia December 11, 2019: Radio Canada Issues Corrective For Failing to Mention Syrian Rockets Fired at Israel CBC Online: May 28, 2019: HRC Prompts CBC To Amend Headline that Depicted Israel as an Aggressor in Tensions with Syria --- ## CBC Q URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-q/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 101 > May 21, 2019: In response to HRC’s complaint, CBC News has adjusted its digital copy around the segment with Mr. Murad, to correct the reference of “Palestine” to the “Palestinian... May 21, 2019: In response to HRC’s complaint, CBC News has adjusted its digital copy around the segment with Mr. Murad, to correct the reference of “Palestine” to the “Palestinian Territories.” As well, CBC amended its interview to mention the following:Note: In the segment, Murad refers to “Palestine.” Our CBC Language policy, states there is no modern country of Palestine, although there’s a movement to establish one as part of a two-state peace agreement with Israel. Areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority are considered Palestinian territories: Fatah-run West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza Strip.” --- ## MTL Blog URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/mtl-blog/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 51 > May 16, 2019: MTL Blog Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Hazan has told HonestReporting Canada that it wasn’t the intention of the author or MTL Blog to vilify Israel’s Independence Day and that... May 16, 2019: MTL Blog Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Hazan has told HonestReporting Canada that it wasn’t the intention of the author or MTL Blog to vilify Israel’s Independence Day and that the issue has been dealt with as the article has been removed from the MTL Blog website. --- ## HRC in the News 2019 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2019/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 658 > Print December 2019: Jewish Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Calling out the McGill Daily” December 6, 2019: Kingston Whig-Standard: “U.S. Embassy in Western Jerusalem, Which is Sovereign, Not Disputed Territory” December 6,... Print December 2019: Jewish Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Calling out the McGill Daily” December 6, 2019: Kingston Whig-Standard: “U.S. Embassy in Western Jerusalem, Which is Sovereign, Not Disputed Territory” December 6, 2019: Journal Pioneer/The Guardian: Noah Lewis: “Disagrees with Gwynne Dyer” December 2, 2019: Hill Times: Noah Lewis: Israel and the Jewish people have legitimate claims to Judea and Samaria November 27, 2019: Penticton Herald: Noah Lewis: “Israel letter writer was wrong again” November 19, 2019: McGill Tribune: Deputy provost compels McGill Daily to publish letter about Zionism November 14, 2019: The Post Millenial: Barbara Kay: “Anti-Semitism rears its ugly head at McGill University” November 12, 2019: Canadian Jewish News: Mike Fegelman: “Hezbollah must be stopped” November 9, 2019: TNC: “McGill student newspaper apologizes from publishing pro-Israel letter” November 8, 2019: Jerusalem Post: “MCGILL UNIVERSITY STUDENT NEWSPAPER DOUBLES DOWN ON ANTISEMITIC RHETORIC” November 8, 2019: Canadian Jewish News: Janice Arnold: “University steps in over McGill Daily’s Anti-Zionism ban” October 29, 2019: Hamilton Spectator and Waterloo Record: Noah Lewis: “UN Palestinian agency doesn’t reflect Canadian values” October 25, 2019: Canadian Jewish News: Gil Troy: “The antisemite card is getting old” September 18, 2019: Penticton Herald: Noah Lewis: “West Bank letter got it all wrong” August 28, 2019: Hill Times: Noah Lewis: “Defence of west bank wine decision not so black and white says HonestReporting” August 13, 2019: Jerusalem Post: Ilanit Chernik: “Canadian Journal apologizes for publishing antisemitic cartoon” August 13, 2019: World Israel News: “Canadian paper blasted over ‘anti-Semitic’ cartoon” August 12, 2019: Times of Israel: JTA “Canadian paper apologizes for cartoon seen as anti-Semitic” August 15, 2019: Canadian Jewish News: Michael Fraiman: “Edmonton Journal Apologizes for ‘antisemitic cartoon’” August 12, 2019: Jewish Journal: Aaron Bandler “Canadian Paper Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Cartoon” August 12, 2019: Arutz Sheva: Sam Sokol: “Canadian paper apologizes after running anti-Semitic cartoon” August 12, 2019: Forward.com: JTA: “Canadian Paper Apologizes After Running Cartoon Seen As Anti-Semitic” August 11, 2019: “Toronto Sun editor on Twitter comments on Edmonton Journal antisemitic cartoon” (August 11, 2019) August 9, 2019: City TV: “The Edmonton Journal issues apology over editorial cartoon with anti-Semitic imagery.” August 8, 2019: Canadian Jewish News: Michael Fraiman “Edmonton newspaper under fire for ‘anti-Semitic cartoon’” August 8, 2019: Edmonton Jewish News: “Edmonton Journal cartoon criticized for antisemitism” July 18, 2019: Now Magazine: Noah Lewis: “The reality for LGBTQ Palestinians” July 10, 2019: National Post: Barbara Kay: “Let’s have some truth about the situation in Gaza“ July 1, 2019: Hill Times: Noah Lewis: “Harper’s Support for Israel Worthy of Praise, Not Selective Opprobrium” June 3, 2019: Kingston Whig-Standard: “Justyfying terrorism” May 1, 2019: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Canada should look to rescind funding that contradicts Canadian values” April 30, 2019: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Terror Designation for Iranian Corps is Long Overdue Says HRC In National Post Op-Ed” March 30, 2019: Kingston Whig Standard: Mike Fegelman: “US endorsement a ‘deterrence’” March 13, 2019: Canadian Jewish News: Alex Rose: “Columnist quits after being called ‘Zionist goon’” March 6, 2019: Canadian Jewish News: Rabbi Morrison: “The CBC used my son to attack Israel” February 20, 2019: Peterborough Examiner: Mike Fegelman: Israel has been the Jewish homeland for millennia January 31, 2019: Canadian Jewish News: Steve Arnold: “UN Rapporteur Michael Lynk to speak in Hamilton.’ January 16, 2019: The Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Disagree with Zain Essenghaier” Online December 17, 2019: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: Reverse Canada’s Faustian bargain with dictators August 9, 2019: Times of Israel: Noah Lewis: “UNRWA and the perpetuation of the world’s most unique ‘refugee crisis’” July 23, 2019: Times of Israel: Noah Lewis: “The never-ending case of Palestinian incitement” --- ## Hill Times URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/hill-times/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 32 > May 16, 2022: HRC Prompts Hill Times Clarification After Reporter Falsely Claims Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire. May 22, 2018: HRC Prompts Hill Times Correction to Sheila Copps’ Anti-Israel... May 16, 2022: HRC Prompts Hill Times Clarification After Reporter Falsely Claims Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire. May 22, 2018: HRC Prompts Hill Times Correction to Sheila Copps’ Anti-Israel Column --- ## HRC in the News 2018 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2018/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 629 > Print December 7, 2018: Canadian Jewish News: Paul Lungen: “Editor apologizes after story claimed Jews sank Titanic” December 5, 2018: National Post: Marvin Sharpe: “Two different types of BDS” December 1, 2018:... Print December 7, 2018: Canadian Jewish News: Paul Lungen: “Editor apologizes after story claimed Jews sank Titanic” December 5, 2018: National Post: Marvin Sharpe: “Two different types of BDS” December 1, 2018: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “The true Arab Spring is the dawning of genuine peace with Israel” December 1, 2018: Toronto Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Change the headline“ November 27, 2018: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas’ road to ruin” November 20, 2018: Lethbridge Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Israel has done its part to promote peace” November 7, 2018: Kingston Whig-Standard: Mike Fegelman: “U.S. has basis to cut funding” November 2, 2018: Owen Sound Sun Times: Mike Fegelman: “Gaza border site of riots” October 30, 2018: Penticton Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Children are put on the front lines“ October 24, 2018: The Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Historical revisionism” October 20, 2018: Saskatoon Star Phoenix: Mike Fegelman: “No justification for murder” October 17, 2018: Lethbridge Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Comparing Jews to Nazis antisemitic” October 11, 2018: The Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Applause for town of Windsor, N.S.” October 8, 2018: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Consider the source when weighing the deeds of Israel’s founder” September 28, 2018: Canadian Jewish News: Paul Lungen: “CBC’s Gaza coverage sparks complaints to ombudsman” September 22, 2018: London Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Don’t quote critics” September 17, 2018: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “UNRWA’s failure to reform its policies only harms Palestinian interests” August 26, 2018: Lethbridge Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Jews leaving Britain en masse due to anti-Semitism” August 23, 2018: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Israel fence not a border” August 18, 2018: Winnipeg Sun: Mike Fegelman: “How Rich” August 1, 2018: Whitehorse Daily Star: Mike Fegelman: “Support for Anti-Israel Sanctions is Ridiculous” July 14, 2018: The Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “If it looks like a duck” July 4, 2018: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Iran is a serial human rights offender and represents a genuine threat to the entire world” June 18, 2018: Kingston Whig-Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Some protesters were armed” May 31, 2018: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “What choice did Israel have” May 31, 2018: Hamilton Spectator: Mike Fegelman: “Absurd to compare Iran and Israel” May 26, 2018: The Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas in the wrong over Gaza marches” May 23, 2018: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Every sovereign country has the right to designate its own capital, including Israel” May 19, 2018: London Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas guilty” May 18, 2018: Winnipeg Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Bad claims” May 18, 2018: Edmonton Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Bad claims” April 30, 2018: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Stigmatizes Israel” April 27, 2018: Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas only seeks conflict” April 21, 2018: Calgary Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Israel must protect itself from Hamas” April 14, 2018: Canadian Jewish News: Ron Csillag: “Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Walks Back Israel Statement” February 27, 2018: Hamilton Spectator: Mike Fegelman: “Israel’s actions in Syria justified” February 21, 2018: National Post: Barbara Kay: “Collapse of basic fact-checking helps feed the fake-news narrative” January 20, 2018: The Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Jews claim to Israel rock solid” January 16, 2018: Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Palestinians must teach kids peace” January 4, 2018: Commox Valley Record: Letter: “Honest reporting, or propaganda machine?” Radio January 19, 2018: Mike Fegelman on CHAA 1610AM January 16, 2018: Mike Fegelman on the Zelda Young Show Online August 23, 2018: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: “Twitter Offsides in Giving Hamas A Platform” August 14, 2018: “Canadian TV Erroneously Claims Israel Destroyed Gaza ‘Cultural Center,’ Actually a Hamas HQ” --- ## HRC in the News 2017 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2017/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 482 > Print December 23, 2017: Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “True barriers to Mideast peace” December 23, 2017: The Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Canada did the right thing” December 22, 2017: Comox Valley Record: Mike... Print December 23, 2017: Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “True barriers to Mideast peace” December 23, 2017: The Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Canada did the right thing” December 22, 2017: Comox Valley Record: Mike Fegelman: “Letter writer’s skewed interpretation of history” December 21, 2017: Penticton Herald: Mike Fegelman: “No Christians in Bethlehem” December 20, 2017: Penticton Herald: Mike Fegelman: Right of return wrong for Israel December 5, 2017: Canadian Jewish News: Ron Csillag: “Toronto conspiracy theory radio show cancelled after anti-Semitic rant” November 9, 2017: Hamilton Spectator: Mike Fegelman: “Israel Has Offered Solutions To Mideast Peace” November 6, 2017: Guardian: Mike Fegelman “BDS Doesn’t Care About Tolerance” October 31, 2017: Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Balfour Declaration An Important Milestone“ October 27, 2017: Winnipeg Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Declaration Was Basis For Israel” September 7, 2017: Vancouver Province: Mike Fegelman: “Not Fair Comparison” July 13, 2017: St. Catharines Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Region Commended For BDS Position” July 1, 2017: National Post: Mike Fegleman: “The United Church and Israel” (not online) June 28, 2017: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “We Should Laud, Not Lament Canada’s Support For Israel” June 16, 2017: Toronto Star: Mike Fegleman: “Gal Gadot Smear An Anti-Israel Rant” May 17, 2017: Lethbridge Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Debating Israel’s Right To Exist Appalling” May 15, 2017: The Telegram: Mike Fegleman: “Let’s Call It What It Is” May 9, 2017: Toronto Sun: Mike Fegelman: “No To BDS” April 25, 2017: National Post: Barbara Kay: “When Pointing To CBC’s Anti-Israel Bias, There Are Plenty Of Examples” April 15, 2017: Hamilton Spectator: Mike Fegelman: “Jews The Primary Holocaust Target“ April 10, 2017: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Larson’s Proposal Only Serves To Protract Conflict” April 6, 2017: National Post: Mike Fegleman: “Conflict In Gaza” April 5, 2017: Winnipeg Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Balfour Declaration’s Centenary A Historic Moment” January 12, 2017: Kingston Whig Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Relocation of U.S. embassy deserves praise” January 10, 2017: Winnipeg Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Not Israel’s Fault” January 7, 2017: The Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Claims Made About Israel Don’t Reflect Reality” January 7, 2017: London Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Israel Demonized” January 7, 2017: Brockville Recorder and Times: Mike Fegelman: “Security first for Israel” January 6, 2017: Toronto Sun: “It’s Not Israel’s Fault“ Online September 16, 2017: Algemeiner: “Canadian School Teacher Defends Notorious Terrorists In Toronto Area-Based Holocaust-Denying Newspaper” August 17, 2017: The Rebel: Victor Laszlo: CBC Reporter Draws Moral Equivalence Between Palestinian Terror Camps And Israeli Self Defence Camps July 28, 2017: Algemeiner: Manfred Gerstenfeld: “Repeating Patterns: The Temple Mount Riots” January 8, 2017: CBC News: Mike Fegelman: “Lopsided UN Resolutions Will Only Undermine Efforts For Peace In Israel” --- ## OpenCanada URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/opencanada/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 23 > OpenCanada: April 12, 2016: An online commentary falsely claimed that Israel "occupies" Gaza, after an HRC intervention the commentary was amended. OpenCanada: April 12, 2016: An online commentary falsely claimed that Israel “occupies” Gaza, after an HRC intervention the commentary was amended. --- ## HRC in the News 2016 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2016/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 567 > Print December 30, 2016: Penticton News: Mike Fegelman: “At Odds With Letter“ November 10, 2016: Canadian Jewish News: Janice Arnold: “Outrage After McGill Daily Confirms Ban Of Zionist Opinion”“ November... Print December 30, 2016: Penticton News: Mike Fegelman: “At Odds With Letter“ November 10, 2016: Canadian Jewish News: Janice Arnold: “Outrage After McGill Daily Confirms Ban Of Zionist Opinion”“ November 4, 2016: Leader Post: Mike Fegelman: “Letter Was Wrong” October 12, 2016: Penticton Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Israeli blockade perfectly legal” (not online) September 29, 2016: Thorold News: Mike Fegelman: “Pregnant Woman Flees Palestine” September 29, 2016: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Homa Hoodfar Is Free, But What Is Canada Doing About Iran’s Other Human Rights Violations?” September 22, 2016: Hamilton Spectator: Mike Fegelman: “Letter Writer’s Reference Is Odious And Anti-Semitic” September 17, 2016: The Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Ending Blockade Of Gaza Is Not The Answer” September 16, 2016: Penticton Herald: Elliot Kaufman: “Inaccuracies On Middle East“ August 30, 2016: Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “BDS Applies Double Standard Against Israel” August 27, 2016: Hamilton Spectator: Mike Fegelman: “Pro-BDS Opinions Should Not Be Published” August 22, 2016: Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “BDS Movement Unfair” August 20, 2016: London Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Blockade Needed” August 18, 2016: Winnipeg Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Canada Should Support Israel” August 10, 2016: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Legal Status Pending, Israelis And Palestinians Negotiating, Says Fegelman” June 22, 2016: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “The New Anti-Semitism Is Very Real” June 22, 2016: Kingston Whig Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Canada Has Not Decided On Funding” June 17, 2016: Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Implications On Dead Palestinians Without Merit” June 6, 2016: Winnipeg Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “The Prospect Of Mideast Peace“ April 24, 2016: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “BDS’s Aims Are The Destruction Of Israel“ April 12, 2016: Prince George Citizen: Jake Beaumont: “Don’t Weep For Palestine” April 6, 2016: Vancouver Province: Jake Beaumont: “West Should Adopt Israeli Security Systems To Stay Safe” April 1, 2016: Brockville Recorder and Times: Jake Beaumont: “Conflict Misrepresented” March 28, 2016: Daily Gleaner: Jake Beaumont: “Ottawa is right to slam BDS movement” (not online) March 22, 2016: The Telegram: Jake Beaumont: “Let’s Look At The Bigger Picture“ March 17, 2016: Belleville Intelligencer: Jake Beaumont: “Trudeau Right On BDS Motion“ March 7, 2016: The Liberal: Jake Beaumont: “Affront To People“ March 2, 2016: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Settlements Aren’t The Obstalce – Hatred Of Israel Is” February 6, 2016: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “Letter Crossed The Line” January 25, 2016: Regina Leader Post: Jake Beaumont: “Incomplete Picture On Mideast Conflict” Radio February 9, 2016: Landmark Report: Dave Gordon Interviews HRC Executive Director Mike Fegelman Online December 28, 2016: Huffington Post: Mike Fegelman: “Globe And Mail Columnist Demonizes Israel” November 17, 2016: The Tower.org: “McGill Student Newspaper Under Fire For Refusing To Publish Pro-Israel Op-Eds” November 16, 2016: Jewish Telegraph Agency: “Jewish, Pro-Israel Groups Slam McGill U Paper For Banning Zionist Op-Eds“ September 14, 2016: The Rebel: Elliot Kaufman: ““Israel Is Experiencing A Diplomatic Renaissance” With Arab States And Beyond“ March 23, 2016: Huffington Post Canada: “Trudeau Is Correct In His Condemnation Of BDS“ March 17, 2016: CBC.ca: Mike Fegelman: “Even Palestinian Don’t Want A Boycott Of Israel” February 16, 2016: The Rebel: “Toronto Star & CP24 Turn Palestinian Terrorists Into Victims“ January 2, 2016: Huffington Post: “10 Reasons Israel Is Not An ‘Apartheid’ State” --- ## HRC in the News 2015 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2015/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 698 > Print December 30, 2015: Kingston Whig Standard: “Deir Yassin ‘Misunderstood’” December 18, 2015: Shalom Toronto: Elad Benari: “HonestReporting Commends Star Reporting On Palestinian Incitement” December 2, 2015: CIJ News: “HonestReporting Canada Slams... Print December 30, 2015: Kingston Whig Standard: “Deir Yassin ‘Misunderstood’” December 18, 2015: Shalom Toronto: Elad Benari: “HonestReporting Commends Star Reporting On Palestinian Incitement” December 2, 2015: CIJ News: “HonestReporting Canada Slams The Globe And Mail For Falsely Accusing Israelis Of Knife Attacks” December 1, 2015: Prince George Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “Israel Not Indifferent To Syrians“ November 25, 2015: Williams Lake Tribune: Mike Fegelman: “Opinion On War Has No Foundation“ November 16, 2015: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “The EU’s Decision To Label Israeli Products Hurts Everyone”” October 26, 2015: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “Mideast Reporting A Difficult Balance” October 20, 2015: Shalom Toronto: “HonestReporting Takes Local Media To Task Over Coverage Of Israel Terror” October 13, 2015: Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Sins Of Omission Evident In Commentary” September 16, 2015: Toronto Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Hezbollah Are Terrorists” August 13, 2015: Kington Whig-Standard: Josh Benjamin: “Colin Royle Is Entitled To His Own Opinion, But Not His Facts.“ August 12, 2015: Embassy Magazine: Gar Pardy: “‘A Fatwa Has Been Issued Against You’“ August 12, 2015: Chronicle Herald: Josh Benjamin: “Glaring Anti-Israel Bias“ August 8, 2015: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Terror By Any Measure“ August 8, 2015: Vancouver Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Iran Nuclear Deal Will Not Bring Peace“ July 20, 2015: Calgary Herald: Josh Benjamin: “Don’t Trust Iran“ July 10, 2015: Kingston Whig-Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Movement ‘Singles Out Israel’“ July 9, 2015: Daily Caller: Mike Fegelman: “Israelis Help Gaza, Too“ June 16, 2015: Calgary Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Defending Israel” June 1, 2015: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Israel: Buy, Support, And Develop” May 14, 2015: Canadian Jewish News: Paul Lungen: “Government Calls CBC Report ‘Inaccurate And Ridiculous’“ May 5, 2015: Canadian Jewish News: Paul Lungen: “Arab Paper Says Killing Inherent In Jewish Faith“ April 29, 2015: Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Attack On Israel Inflammatory, Ahistorical” April 11, 2015: Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “Hatred Indoctrinated” April 1, 2015: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Don’t Equate Israel And Iran” March 11, 2015: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Cartoon Shows Warped Worldview” March 4, 2015: Toronto Sun: Anthony Furey: “Netanyahu Gets It Right” March 3, 2015: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Don’t Trust Tehran” March 1, 2015: Jewish Post and News: Bernie Bellan: “Staunch Critic Of Israel To Appear In Winnipeg“ February 25, 2015: Windsor Star: Mike Fegelman: “Pro-Israeli Policy Right” February 23, 2015: Canadian Jewish News: Paul Lungen: “Sun TV’s Demise Lamented By Pro-Israel Groups“ February 18, 2015: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Cartooonist Wrong On Baird“ January 21, 2015: Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “Not So Non-Violent“ January 21, 2015: Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Palestine-Israel Coverage Missed A Few Points” January 20, 2015: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “Letter On Israel Crossed The Line” January 20, 2015: Huffington Post Canada: Mike Fegelman: “ICC Membership Only Hinders The Palestinian Cause” January 7, 2015: Calgary Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Israel Shows Up To Help“ Television October 17, 2015: The Rebel: Igal Hecht: “Here’s How CBC Is Making Palestinians Look Like Victims, Not Terrorists” Online April 4, 2016: Community Magazine: Dave Gordon: “Unmasking The BDS Movement” October 22, 2015: Huffington Post: Mike Fegelman: “Palestinian Incitement Crowdsourcing Terror” October 17, 2015: The Rebel: Igal Hecht: “Here’s How CBC Is Making Palestinians Look Like Victims, Not Terrorists” September 16, 2015: IPolitics: Mike Fegelman: “Stop Blaming Israel For Every Drop Of Blood Spilled In The Middle East“ September 1, 2015: Huffington Post Canada: Mike Fegelman: “When Criticism Of Israel Becomes Anti-Semitism” August 6, 2015: Huffington Post Canada: Mike Fegelman: “The Iran Nuclear Deal Is An Appeasement To Terror“ July 27, 2015: Algemeiner: “Watchdog Rips Toronto Star For Posting Video Portraying Israel As ‘Bloodthirsty Warmongering Nation’” May 14, 2015: Times of Israel: JTA: “Canada Denies It Will Criminalize Boycotts Of Israel” April 24, 2015: Times of Israel: Mike Fegelman: “J’Accuse: Globe And Mail Delegitimzes Jerusalem” January 20, 2015: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “Letter On Israel Crossed The Line” January 20, 2015: Huffington Post Canada: Mike Fegelman: “ICC Membership Only Hinders The Palestinian Cause” --- ## HRC in the News 2014 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2014/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 1260 > Print December 24, 2014: Canadian Jewish News: Heebonics: “Honest Reporting’s Mike Fegelman On How To Fight Anti-Israel Media Bias“ December 18, 2014: Shalom Toronto: Mike Fegelman: “Palestinian Unilaterialsm Is Latest Manifestation... Print December 24, 2014: Canadian Jewish News: Heebonics: “Honest Reporting’s Mike Fegelman On How To Fight Anti-Israel Media Bias“ December 18, 2014: Shalom Toronto: Mike Fegelman: “Palestinian Unilaterialsm Is Latest Manifestation Of Palestinian Rejectionism” December 13, 2014: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “With Friends Like Jordan, Israel Doesn’t Need Enemies“ December 7, 2014: Canadian Jewish News: Ron Csillag: “Canadian Arabic Newspaper Praises Shul Massacre” November 25, 2014: Calgary Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Stark Differences” November 22, 2014: Shalom Toronto: Mike Fegelman: “CBC Must Apologize For Disgraceful Headline In Jerusalem Terror Attack Coverage” October 15, 2014: Canadian Jewish News: Mike Fegelman: “Medical Journal Engages In Crass Anti-Israel Propaganda” October 7, 2014: Jewish Tribune: Mike Fegelman: “When Media Libels Against Israel Become Obstacles To Mideast Peace“ October 6, 2014: Leader Post: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas’ Fault” September 18, 2014: Calgary Herald: Mike Fegelman: “No Apologies” September 15, 2014: Toronto Star: Rabbi Dow Marmur: “Is Media Anti-Semitism On The Rise?” September 11, 2014: Guardian Mike Fegelman: “Israel A “Rogue” Nations That Heals The World” September 8, 2014: Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “People Have The Right To Live Peaceful Lives” September 8, 2014: Regina Leader Post: Mike Fegelman: “Singling Out Israel” September 6, 2014: Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas To Blame For High Civilian Casualties“ September 6, 2014: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Israelis Also Suffering“ September 4, 2014: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Is Israel Justified In Building New Settlements”“ August 28, 2014: Peterborough Examiner: Mike Fegelman: “Making Link Was ‘Morally Repugnant’” August 23, 2014: Telegram-Journal: Mike Fegelman: “Terrorists Must Be Confronted” (not online) August 23, 2014: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Casualty Info Doctored“ August 22, 2014: Canada Free Press: Siera Rayne: “Working Towards F-22s For The Canadian Air Force“ August 21, 2014: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Everyone’s Entitled To Their Own Opinions On Israel, Not Their Own Facts” August 19, 2014: Penticton Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Letter On Israel Was Hateful” August 18, 2014: Winnipeg Sun: Michael Fegelman: “Ruthless Terrrorists” August 16, 2014: Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “Put blame on Hamas” (not online) August 15, 2014: Prince Albert Daily Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Holocaust was no allegation” (not online) August 15, 2014: Canadian Jewish News: Jodie Shupac: “Anti-Zionist Rabbi’s Article Draws Ire“ August 13, 2014: Edmonton Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Ruthless Terrorists” August 13, 2014: Ottawa Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas must be pragmatic, peaceful” (not online) August 12, 2014: Montreal Gazettte: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas Does Not Appear Ready To Talk Peace“ August 11, 2014: Hamilton Spectator: Mike Fegelman: “Understanding Hamas” August 9, 2014: London Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Israel Obliged To Protect Itself“ August 8, 2014: Chronicle Journal: Mike Fegelman: “There Is No Justification For ‘Hamas’ Terrorism’“ August 7, 2014: Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “‘Lopsided Message’ Demanded A Response“ August 7, 2014: Saskatoon Star Phoenix: Mike Fegelman: “Cartoon Criticism“ August 5, 2014: Guardian; Mike Fegelman: “Letter Writers Hamas Apologists” August 2, 2014: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Errant Rockets, Erroneous Claim” July 26, 2014: Guelph Mercury: Mike Fegelman: “To Really Understand What Hamas Stands For, Just Read Its Charter” July 17, 2014: Windsor Star: Mike Fegelman: “Terror And Defence” July 16, 2014: Peterborough Examiner: Mike Fegelman: “Put Blame On Hamas” June 17, 2014: Canadian Jewish News: Mike Fegelman: “Muslim Persecution, Not Israeli Occupation, Is To Blame“ June 8, 2014: Shalom Toronto: Jonathan Halevy: “Without Regret” June 3, 2014: Guelph Mercury: Mike Fegelman: “Absurd To Compare Israel With Theocratic Iran“ May 28, 2014: Shalom Toronto: Mike Fegelman: “The Toronto Star And The Anti-Semitic Term ‘Israel Firsters’” May 22, 2014: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “Recognizing Israel As ‘Jewish State’” May 13, 2014: Edmonton Jewish News: Deborah Shatz: “Media watchdog encourages armchair advocates” (not online) May 8, 2014: Shalom Toronto: Editorial: “Jewish Groups Mum On Holocaust Denial“ May 5, 2014: London Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Apartheid Analogy Insults Israel“ April 23, 2014: Regina Leader Post: Michelle Whiteman: “Under Pressure” April 2, 2014: Jewish Post and News: Myron Love: “HonestReporting Canada emphasizes balance in Canadian media coverage of Israel” (not online) April 8, 2014: Journal Pioneer: Mike Fegelman: “Writer’s criticism of Israel crossed the line” (not online) March 30, 2014: Jewish Standard: Mike Fegelman: “CTV gets it wrong” (not online) March 28, 2014: Jewish Free Press: Richard Bronstein: “Don’t shoot the messenger – just keep ‘em honest” (not online) March 27, 2014: Jewish Post and News: Myron Love: “HonestReporting Canada’s Mike Fegelman to do s... --- ## Le Quotidien URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/le-quotidien/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 45 > October 31, 2013: A Prison Camp in Israel? Le Quotidien Issues Correction Prompted by HRC. Le Quotidien made the egregious claim that there is a prison camp in Israel. After HRC... October 31, 2013: A Prison Camp in Israel? Le Quotidien Issues Correction Prompted by HRC. Le Quotidien made the egregious claim that there is a prison camp in Israel. After HRC communicated our concerns with editors at Le Quotidien, the following correction was promptly issued. --- ## HRC in the News 2013 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2013/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 1492 > Print December 27, 2013: La Presse: Michelle Whiteman: “Sortir Les Bédouins De La Pauvreté“ December 27, 2013: Shalom Toronto: Mike Fegelman: “Harper’s Support For Israel Worthy Of Praise“ December 19,... Print December 27, 2013: La Presse: Michelle Whiteman: “Sortir Les Bédouins De La Pauvreté“ December 27, 2013: Shalom Toronto: Mike Fegelman: “Harper’s Support For Israel Worthy Of Praise“ December 19, 2013: Shalom Toronto: Doris Strub Epstein: “Inside CBC’s Biased Reporting With Former Head Of English Broadcasting” December 20, 2013: Guelph Mercury: Mike Fegelman: “East Jerusalem Isn’t Occupied Territory” December 19, 2013: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Even Abbas Does Not Want A Boycott Of Israel” December 14, 2013: Canadian Jewish News: Paul Lungen: “Former CBC Official Describes Life In ‘Fort News’“ December 12, 2013: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Mandela Backed Israel“ December 9, 2013: Le Nouveliste: Michelle Whiteman: “HRC Op-Ed In Le Nouvelliste Rebuts Guest Editorial“ December 7, 2013: Shalom Toronto: Mike Fegelman: “Harper’s Support For Israel Worthy Of Praise” December 5, 2013: Kingston Whig Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Problematic Column” December 5, 2013: National Post: Michelle Whiteman: “Helping The Bedouin” December 3, 2013: Calgary Herald: Michelle Whiteman: “Iran’s Double Talk“ December 3, 2013: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “No Moral Equivalence“ November 28, 2013: Canadian Jewish News: Janice Arnold: “Ombudsman Raps Radio-Canada’s Israeli-Palestinian Coverage“ November 21, 2013: Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “Israel Among The World’s Happiest Nations“ November 12, 2013: The Telegram: Editorial: “Cheers And Jeers” October 16, 2013: Prince Arthur Daily Herald: Michelle Whiteman: “Letter Writer Misses The Point And The Facts” October 10, 2013: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Iran And Israel“ October 10, 2013: Comox Valley Record: Mike Fegelman: “The Other Side Of The Middle East“ October 8, 2013: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “French Official To Be Deported“ October 2, 2013: Windsor Star: Mike Fegelman:”Consensus Calls For Two-State Solution For Israeli-Palestinian Conflict“ September 21, 2013: Guelph Mercury: Michelle Whiteman: “Why Mideast Peace Remains Elusive” September 16, 2013: Blacklock’s Reporter: Tom Korski: “A ‘Precedent’ On TV News Coverage” September 16, 2013: Jewish Standard: Mike Fegelman: “CBC Admits Error” (not online) September 14, 2013: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “To Strike Or Not To Strike Syria” September 14, 2013: Kingston Whig Standard: Mike Fegelman: “9/11 Truther Letter Was Offensive” (not online) September 12, 2013: Winnipeg Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Chemical Weapons” September 11, 2013: Standard-Freeholder: Mike Fegelman: “Chemical Weapons” September 11, 2013: Edmonton Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Chemical Weapons” September 10, 2013: Ottawa Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Chemical Weapons” September 3, 2013: Winnipeg Free Press: Leigh Halprin (HRC member) “Israel Plays No Part” September 2, 2013: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Anti-Israel Agenda” August 28, 2013: Embassy Magazine: Michelle Whiteman: “Border Inaccuracies” August 26, 2013: Ottawa Jewish Bulletin: Mike Fegelman: “Reporter exploits CBC News platforms to attack Israel” (not online) August 21, 2013: Calgary Herald: Len Bennett: “Double Standard Racist” August 19, 2013: Charlottetown Guardian: Mike Fegelman: “Gwyn Keeps Myth Alive” August 19, 2013: Calgary Herald: James Currie: “Check Boundaries” August 19, 2013: Calgary Herald: Barry Jones: “Biased” August 16, 2013: Globe and Mail: Sylvia Stead: “Just The Facts… Plus” August 15, 2013: Calgary Herald: Michelle Whiteman: “Look At History” August 14, 2013: Blacklock’s Reporter: Tom Korski: “In TV News, A “Precedent”” August 7, 2013: Globe and Mail: Michelle Whiteman: “Peace And Partners” July 21, 2013: Calgary Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Israeli Troops Are Tops” July 10, 2013: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “No Need To Force Talks” July 4, 2013: Shalom Toronto: Mike Fegelman: “Neil Macdonald Exploits CBC News Platforms To Attack Israel” June 30, 2013: Toronto Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Iran’s New President Is A Regime Insider, Not A Reformer” June 23, 2013: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “The Road To Damascus” June 9, 2013: Calgary Herald: Michelle Whiteman: “Jerusalem’s Status” June 5, 2013: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Mideast Clarity” May 18, 2013: National Post: Michelle Whiteman: “Defining Who Is A ‘Political Prisoner’” May 15, 2013: National Post: Editorial: “Radio-Canada’s Anti-Israel Bias” May 15, 2013: IPolitics: Michelle Whiteman: “Maybe Israel Isn’t Behind The Mideast’s Despair” May 14, 2013: National Post: Barbara Kay: “Radio-Canada Shrugs At Repeated Rebukes Over Anti-Israel Bias” May 14, 2013: Le Journal de Montreal: Lisa Ravery: “Richard Bain, Prisonnier Politique ?” May 13, 2013: Canadian Jewish News; Janice Arnold: “Pro-Israel Groups Incensed By Radio-Canada’s Mideast Reporting” May 9, 2013: Ottawa Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “Israeli Airstrikes Justified” May 8, 2013: Montreal Gazette: Michelle Whiteman: “Israel’s Wall Was A Response To Terrorism” May 6, 2013: Globe and Mail: Mike Fegelman: “Smokescreen?” May 2, 2013: Daily Gleaner: Mike Fegelman and David Murrell: “... --- ## Sun News Network URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/sun-news-network/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 43 > August 15, 2012: Retraction: After Sun News Network falsely reported that Israel has "settlements" in the Gaza Strip, HonestReporting Canada contacted Sun's reporter bringing this error to his attention, after... August 15, 2012: Retraction: After Sun News Network falsely reported that Israel has "settlements" in the Gaza Strip, HonestReporting Canada contacted Sun’s reporter bringing this error to his attention, after which, this claim was retracted from the news article. --- ## HRC in the News 2012 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2012/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2025-11-12 Words: 3390 > Print December 29, 2012: Ottawa Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “Report’s Removal From Website Not A Harper Conspiracy” December 29, 2012: Calgary Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Report’s Removal From Website Not A Harper Conspiracy” December... Print December 29, 2012: Ottawa Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “Report’s Removal From Website Not A Harper Conspiracy” December 29, 2012: Calgary Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Report’s Removal From Website Not A Harper Conspiracy” December 27, 2012: Shalom Toronto: Staff: “Police May Investigate Meshwar’s Cartoons” December 27, 2012: Montreal Gazette: Mike Fegelman: “Hezbollah Continues To Pose A Threat” December 27, 2012: Courier Press: Mike Fegelman: “Canada Was Correct To Vote Against Palestinian Statehood Gambit” December 26, 2012: Chatham Daily News: Mike Fegelman: “Canada Was Correct To Vote Against Palestinian Statehood Gambit” December 17, 2012: Guelph Mercury: Mike Fegelman: “One State Solution Not A Solution At All” December 12, 2012: Windsor Star: Michelle Whiteman: “Legal Standing Of Israel In Territories Is Considered “Disputed”” December 10, 2012: Calgary Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Israel Is A Beacon” December 10, 2012: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Baird Doesn’t Have Dual Loyalties” November 29, 2012: Hamilton Spectator: Michelle Whiteman: “Israel Hasn’t Occupied Gaza Since 2005” November 29, 2012: Kamloops Weekly: Michelle Whiteman: “Israel Unilaterally Withdrew From Gaza Seven Years Ago” November 29, 2012: Peterborough Examiner: Michelle Whiteman: “Israeli Missile Victim Was Kidnapper, Not Peacemaker” November 28, 2012: Western Star: Mike Fegelman: “I Take Issue With Dyer’s Comments” November 28, 2012: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Dyer Shows Callous Disregard For Israelis” November 28, 2012: Guelph Mercurcy: Troy Bridgeman: “Returning fire over conflict column” (not online) November 27, 2012: Whitehorse Star: Mike Fegelman: “This columnist showed a callous disregard for lives” (not online) November 27, 2012: Woodstock Sentinel-Review: Mike Fegelman: “A callous disregard” (not online) November 26, 2012: Prince George Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “How Dare You Mr. Dyer” November 26, 2012: Guelph Mercury: Mike Fegelman: “Middle East Violence Column Requires Careful Review” November 24, 2012: London Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Dyer Trivializes Horror Of Hamas Attacks On Israel” November 24, 2012: Sherbrooke Record: Mike Fegelman: “Taking Dyer to task” (not online) November 24, 2012: Welland Tribune: Mike Fegelman: “Taking Issue With Dyer” November 23, 2012: Guelph Mercury: Phil Andrews: “An Email From HonestReporting Canada About Mercury Commentary” November 22, 2012: Ottawa Citizen: Mike Fegelman: “Negotiate To Secure Peace” November 22, 2012: Regina Leader Post: Mike Fegelman: “Differing Views On Israel-Gaza Conflict” November 21, 2012: Kingston Whig-Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Canada Is Right To Back Israel“ November 21, 2012: Jewish Tribune: Dave Gordon: “Conference Focuses On Most Pressing Issues Facing Israel” November 20, 2012: Canadian Jewish News: Jennifer Libman: “IConference Focuses On Issues Facing Israel” November 17, 2012: Truro Daily News: Mike Fegelman: “One-state solution suggestion would destroy Israel” (not online) November 17, 2012: New Glasgow News: Mike Fegelman: “Formula for Mideast peace is two-state solution” (not online) November 14, 2012: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “One-State Solution Is Not One” November 12, 2012: Prince George Citizen: “One-state solution not a solution at all” (not online) November 11, 2012: Calgary Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Israel’s Sea Blockade Designed To Thwart Terrorist Regime” November 3, 2012: Nanaimo Daily News: Mike Fegelman: “Israel’s Effort In Gaza Allows Life To Flourish” November 2, 2012: Kelowna Daily Courier: Mike Fegelman: “Letter had no place being in paper” (not online) November 2, 2012: Globe and Mail: Mike Fegelman: “Israeli Paper Clarifies Controversial Poll Story” November 1, 2012: Penticton Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Comparisons are repugnant” (not online) October 31, 2012: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Odeh Should Have Called Out Abbas” October 30, 2012: Kingston Whig-Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Flotilla all about confrontation, not aid” (not online) October 29, 2012: Parksville Qualicum News: Mike Fegelman: “No Comparison” October 26, 2012: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Boat To Gaza Reasoning Just Doesn’t Hold Water” October 23, 2012: Nanaimo Daily News: Mike Fegelman: “Can’t Compare Gaza To Concentration Camps” October 19, 2012: Canadian Jewish News: Janice Arnold: “Netanyahu Doesn’t Trust Obama On Iran: Expert” October 18, 2012: Shalom Toronto: Mike Fegelman: “Fake Gaza “Art” At Canadian Public Library” October 17, 2012: Winnipeg Free Press: Michelle Whiteman: “Blaming All Ills” October 10, 2012: Ladysmith Chronicle: Mike Fegelman: “Goal of Gaza flotilla is not aid” (not online) October 5, 2012: Nanaimo Daily News: Mike Fegelman: “‘Humanitarian’ Crisis In Gaza Is Manufactured” September 20, 2012: Daily Courier: Mike Fegelman: “Iran’s the real threat in Mideast” (not online) September 13, 2012: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “More Opinions On Iran-Israel Dispute” September 13, 2012: Perth EMC: Mike Fegelman: “Reader Criticizes Church’s Israeli... --- ## Flotilla URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/flotilla/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 605 > August 22, 2018: HRC Prompts CBC Clarification: Gaza Blockade Meant to Thwart Arms Shipments to Hamas June 25, 2018: CBC amends article on flotilla to Gaza to now state: "Israel says... August 22, 2018: HRC Prompts CBC Clarification: Gaza Blockade Meant to Thwart Arms Shipments to Hamas June 25, 2018: CBC amends article on flotilla to Gaza to now state: “Israel says the naval blockade is legal and was set up to intercept the shipment of arms to Gaza.” July 26, 2016: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Mavi Marmara Flotilla Ship Never Had Humanitarian Aid on Board June 29, 2015: Vancouver Sun: Thanks to HRC’s intervention, context was added to a Vancouver Sun article detailing how Israel’s blockade of Gaza is legal, is necessary because the Hamas terrorist organization rules the Strip, and how Israel provides and facilitates the transfer of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. *May 22, 2013: HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Correction: Flotilla Vessel Had No Humanitarian Aid: “A May 17 article concerning U.S. and Israeli-Turkish relations inaccurately stated that the 2010 Israeli killing of nine Turkish citizens took place on a vessel carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. The vessel, the Mavi Marmara, was a passenger ship leading a flotilla of vessels carrying aid to Gaza. There is no evidence the Mavi Marmara itself carried humanitarian aid.” *April 22, 2013: Radio-Canada correspondent Ginette Lamarche wrongly reported that the Mavi Marmara was “attacked” by Israel. Following an HRC complaint, Radio-Canada set the record straight with a correction. *March 31, 2013: Globe and Mail issues amendment after HRC intervention: “This article has been corrected. The vessel on which the Turkish citizens were killed was carrying only passengers and it was not attacked.” *November 7, 2011: CBC.ca Deletes Biased Photo: HonestReporting Canada wrote to CBC editors on November 6 to draw their attention to a misleading photo showing a person killed from an Israeli airstrike being wheeled to a hospital that was inside an article about the flotilla. We argued that the photo was inappropriate, inaccurate, and uncontextualized. CB.ca editors replied: “While the caption for the photo was correct, I agree that a reader who hadn’t read the caption carefully could misunderstand what it was depicting. We have consequently removed the photo.” *September 13, 2011: Radio-Canada.ca Correction: “In an earlier version of this article, we wrote that the UN report “condemned” the Israeli assault. Rather, the report qualifies the force used by Israeli forces as “excessive and unreasonable”. In addition, the report considers “unacceptable” the loss of life and injuries resulting from the use of force by the Israeli army during the boarding of the Mavi Marmara.” *September 16, 2011: CBC Radio Correction: “We have one small correction to add this morning. Earlier this week, we ran a piece about the Turkish Prime Minister and his support of the Palestinian bid for full U.N. membership. In the item, we said Turkey had expelled the Israeli Ambassador after Israeli authorities refused to apologize for a deadly raid on a Turkish ship trying to deliver aid to Gaza last year. Israeli commandos boarded the Mavi Marmara in international waters and killed nine Turkish civilians. The Mavi Marmara a was a passenger vessel window and though it was part of the flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, it was not carrying any of that aid itself.” *July 6, 2011: Toronto Star: A Star article unfairly claimed outright that two of the anti-Israel flotilla boats were “sabotaged.” These claims should have been in attribution. After HRC complained, the Star amended the article online to now state that the boats were “allegedly sabgotaged.” --- ## Canoe URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/canoe-2/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 46 > September 27, 2011: Amendment: After HonestReporting Canada members complained to Canoe editors after the online French-language news portal had salaciously claimed that Israel was a menace and threat to the world, Canoe editors... September 27, 2011: Amendment: After HonestReporting Canada members complained to Canoe editors after the online French-language news portal had salaciously claimed that Israel was a menace and threat to the world, Canoe editors amended their headline and lead paragraph, removing this statement. --- ## Delta Optimist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/delta-optimist/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 50 > July 22, 2011: Correction: "The story, Port pickets aimed at Israeli ship, in the July 20 edition of the Optimist incorrectly stated that Israel is occupying the Palestinian territory of Gaza.... July 22, 2011: Correction: “The story, Port pickets aimed at Israeli ship, in the July 20 edition of the Optimist incorrectly stated that Israel is occupying the Palestinian territory of Gaza. Israel withdrew its troops and settlers from Gaza in 2005. We apologize for the error.“ --- ## Belleville Intelligencer URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/belleville-intelligencer/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 66 > July 6, 2011: Correction: "A story in the July 5 edition of The Intelligencer "No passage out of Crete" contained a error. The Turkish Freedom Flotilla, which set sail for Gaza... July 6, 2011: Correction: “A story in the July 5 edition of The Intelligencer “No passage out of Crete” contained a error. The Turkish Freedom Flotilla, which set sail for Gaza in May last year, proposing to deliver humanitarian aid, ended with nine people on the ship dying as Israeli commandos intercepted the small fleet. The Intelligencer regrets the error.” --- ## CBC The Sunday Edition URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/545-2/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-10-19 Words: 183 > October 19, 2023: CBC Radio Interviews Two Guests, A Jewish & A Palestinian Canadian Who Accuse Israel of Oppressing Palestinians & Morally Equate Israel & Hamas November 4, 2013: After Maligning... October 19, 2023: CBC Radio Interviews Two Guests, A Jewish & A Palestinian Canadian Who Accuse Israel of Oppressing Palestinians & Morally Equate Israel & Hamas November 4, 2013: After Maligning the Israel Defense Forces, CBC’s Atonement Falls Short: CBC Sunday Edition indicted the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for almost everything under the sun in a close to 25-minute interview that contained numerous errors, lacked necessary context, and which unfairly maligned Israel’s army. This production, along with the CBC’s failure to adequately atone for its journalistic lapses, led to the demonization of Israel’s armed forces, for which, no remedy is sufficient. June 19, 2011: CBC Radio’s ““The Sunday Edition” news program interviewed anti-Israel Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass. In the introduction to the interview, CBC anchor Michael Enright falsely claimed that Israel was “occupying” the Gaza Strip. After HRC complained to senior CBC editors, CBC acknowledged and regretted that they had made an error, while committing to revise the on-line version of the introduction to reflect accurate information. --- ## HRC in the News 2011 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2011/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 879 > Print December 21, 2011: Globe and Mail: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas At Work” December 19, 2011: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Don’t Believe That Hamas Has Rejected Violence” December, 2011: Walrus Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Time... Print December 21, 2011: Globe and Mail: Mike Fegelman: “Hamas At Work” December 19, 2011: National Post: Mike Fegelman: “Don’t Believe That Hamas Has Rejected Violence” December, 2011: Walrus Magazine: Mike Fegelman: “Time Out” November 29, 2011: Georgia Straight: Charlie Smith: “CBC Ombudsman Kirk LaPointe Clears National Newscast After Two Complaints” November 24, 2011: Canadian Jewish News: Janice Arnold: “TV Host’s Anti-Israel Remarks Slammed” November 24, 2011: The Telegram: Mike Fegelman: “Story Was One-Sided” November 12, 2011: Globe and Mail: Joseph Adler (HRC letter writer) “Pride And Policy” November 10, 2011: Canadian Jewish News: Paul Lungen: “Sanctions Against Iran, No ‘Silver Bullet’: Analyst” November 5, 2011: National Post: Editorial: “Bulldozing The Facts” November 5, 2011: Eye on the Planet Blog: Richard Klagsbrun: “One Person Can Make A Difference” November 4, 2011: Canada Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “Quebec TV Host Shockingly Claims Israel Indiscriminately Murders Innocent Palestinians With Bulldozers” November 3, 2011: Canadian Jewish News: Paul Lungen: “Film fest to premiere doc on ‘Judeophobias’” (not online) November 1, 2011: Le Droit: Michelle Whiteman: “Israel Et Palestine: Un Portrait Injuste?” October 29, 2011: Waterloo Record: Mike Fegelman: “Hateful Rhetoric” October 28, 2011: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman: “Israel Has No ‘Political Prisoners’” October 20, 2011: Hamilton Spectator: Stuart Laughton: “Palestinians Set The Swap Numbers” October 19, 2011: Winnipeg Jewish Review: Rhonda Spivak: “Palestinian Envoy To Canada Is Asked To Leave Ottawa After Controversial Tweet” October 17, 2011: Regina Leader Post: Michelle Whiteman: “Israel Offers Peace” October 11, 2011: Hamilton Spectator: Michelle Whiteman: “Amira Hass Lacks Objectivity, Integrity” October 7, 2011: Shalom Life: Mike Fegelman: “Globe And Mail Implementing New Editing Protocols” October 7, 2011: Queen’s Journal: Michelle Whiteman: “Against The Palestinian Statehood Bid” October 6, 2011: McGill Daily: Michelle Whiteman: “Tadamon!’S Defence Of Hezbollah Is Wrong” October 5, 2011: Mcgill Tribune: Michelle Whiteman: “Tadamon’s Defence Of Hezbollah’s Human Rights Record Shows Extremely Poor Judgment” October 4, 2011: Globe and Mail: Mike Fegelman: “Inflammatory” September 30, 2011: Winnipeg Free Press: Mike Fegelman: “A Vicious Slur” September 27, 2011: Hamilton Spectator: Mike Fegelman: “Recognition, Not Settlements, Is Key To Peace” September 20, 2011: Winnipeg Free Press: Michelle Whiteman: “Israel’s Priorities” September 15, 2011: Canadian Jewish News: Janice Arnold: “Radio-Canada Defends Reference To Palestine” September 13, 2011: National Post: Michelle Whiteman: “Palestinians Aren’t Ready For Peace” September 7, 2011: Embassy Magazine: Michelle Whiteman: “Peace Remains Elusive For Israel And Palestine” September 3, 2011: Chronicle Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Disputing Zayid” September 2, 2011: Kingston Whig-Standard: Michelle Whiteman: “High On Rhetoric, Low On Substance” August 30, 2011: Daily Gleaner: Michelle Whiteman: “Israel Is A Vibrant Democracy” August 25, 2011: Canadian Jewish News: Janice Arnold: “French Game Show Puts Jerusalem In ‘Palestine’” August 17, 2011: Shalom Life: Mike Fegelman: “CBC Game Show Declares All Of Jerusalem To Be A City Of “Palestine” August 17, 2011: Canadian Times: Mike Fegelman: “CBC Game Show Declares All Of Jerusalem To Be A City Of “Palestine” July 25, 2011: NorthBay Nugget: Mike Fegelman: “Farcial Comparison Between Israel, Apartheid Should Be Condemned” July 22, 2011: Sudbury Star: Mike Fegelman: “‘Vicious Slur’ Demonizes Israel” July 18, 2011: Hill Times: Mike Fegelman: “Layton’s Apology On Israel ‘Gutsy’” July 9, 2011, Winnipeg Free Press, Mike Fegelman: “Indefensible Regime” June 29, 2011, Globe and Mail, Mike Fegelman: “Mavi Marmara” June 29, 2011, Windsor Star, Michelle Whiteman: “Flotilla’s Aim Is Confrontation” June 7, 2011, Chronicle Journal, Michelle Whiteman “A Wobbly Analysis” June 5, 2011, Hamilton Spectator: Gary Gerovsky (HRC letter writer) “Be Fair In What You Ask Of Israel” June 1, 2011, Ottawa Sun: Mike Fegelman: “Gaza Thrives” June 1, 2011, Jewish Standard: Mike Fegelman: “Forced to be silent: when journalists are forced to keep news to themselves” (not online) June 2011, Ottawa Jewish Bulletin: Mike Fegelman: “Freedom of hte press, not much in the Middle East” May 26, 2011, Calgary Herald: Mike Fegelman: “Destructive” May 13, 2011, Jewish Independent: Mike Fegelman: “The Necessary Freedoms” May 12, 2011, Toronto Star, Mike Fegelman, “Words Not Spoken By Mandela” Apr. 6, 2011, Chronicle Herald, Mike Fegelman: “Outrageous Article“ Apr 4, 2011, Calgary Herald, Oren Katz: “Apologist” Apr 4, 2011, Winnipeg Free Press, Mike Fegelman: “Scores Of Attacks” Mar 31, 2011, Jewish Tribune, Shlomo Kapustin: “Panel Discusses Problems, Solutions To Antisemitism” Mar 28, 2011, Hamilton Spectator, Mike Fegelman: “Yes Its Terror” Mar 28, 2011, Kingston Whig-Standard, Mike Fegelman: ... --- ## CBC Radio: The World at Six URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-radio-the-world-at-six/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 316 > January 28, 2022: In his radio broadcast, Petricic said “Israelis are trying to evict Palestinian homeowners” from the homes where they were living, suggesting that the Palestinians were in ownership of the homes in question. In response, HonestReporting Canada filed a complaint and issued an alert mobilizing our subscribers. While stating that the issues surrounding the claims of Shimon HaTzaddik/Sheikh Jarrah are “immensely complicated,” Nagler acknowledged that Petricic’s report was indeed a violation of the CBC’s Journalistic Standards & Practices. June 5, 2019: CBC Radio Wrongly Claims Mike Pompeo “Admits” that U.S. Mideast Peace Plan is “Tilted in Israel’s Favour: CBC did, however, acknowledge that their program’s use of the word “tilted” was an unfortunate choice of words to characterize Pompeo’s remarks, since it was Mr. Miller who himself used that word. June 17, 2014: Contrary to CBC’s claims, Hamas has not been silent about the abductions of three teenage Israelis, they have praised the kidnappings. HRC’s efforts ensured that a directive was sent by senior CBC executives to its journalists. Sept 23 2009: On-Air Correction: “A correction to an item broadcast last night. In one of our introductions yesterday we said that ‘Israel annexed Jerusalem’ in fact it was only East Jerusalem that was annexed.” Jan 17 2008: Apology – According to a senior editor at CBC: “Again, in your November 27 e-mail you drew our attention to an error in a report by CBC Washington correspondent Michael Colton on the November 26 editions of THE WORLD AT SIX. The report referred to “’Israel’s war with Lebanon,’” you wrote, but Israel never declared war on Lebanon. Of course, in the summer of 2006, as you pointed out, Israel was not at war with Lebanon, but was fighting Hezbollah, the Shiite irregular forces in Lebanon. It was an inadvertent error.” --- ## Calgary Herald URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/549-2/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-10-19 Words: 153 > October 17: PostMedia’s Calgary Papers Issue Correction After Falsely Claiming Israel Has Been Occupying Gaza For Decades January 21, 2014: National Post/Ottawa Citizen/Montreal Gazette/Calgary Herald/PostMedia correct incorrectly linkage between Israeli settlements and... October 17: PostMedia’s Calgary Papers Issue Correction After Falsely Claiming Israel Has Been Occupying Gaza For Decades January 21, 2014: National Post/Ottawa Citizen/Montreal Gazette/Calgary Herald/PostMedia correct incorrectly linkage between Israeli settlements and Palestinian refugees May 1 2010: “‘Gaza Doctor’ helps heal with forgiveness”. Report falsely claimed that Israeli tanks had fired on Gaza doctor’s house for “no apparent reason”. Clarification issued: “An article that appeared in the Calgary Herald on May 1, 2010, about Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish’s book I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey made reference to the death of his three daughters and niece after his house was hit by shells from an Israeli tank. The Israeli military has said its forces came under mortar and sniper fire from Hamas gunmen located in a building adjacent to the one occupied by the family and that it was responding to this fire.” --- ## HRC in the News 2010 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2010/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 1419 > Print Dec 23, 2010: Canadian Jewish News: “Host Apologizes For Israel-Iran Analogy” Dec 20: Calgary Herald, HRC letter-writer John R. Sorfleet: “Israel A Model” Dec 7 2010: Standard Freeholder, HRC letter-writer Vicky... Print Dec 23, 2010: Canadian Jewish News: “Host Apologizes For Israel-Iran Analogy” Dec 20: Calgary Herald, HRC letter-writer John R. Sorfleet: “Israel A Model” Dec 7 2010: Standard Freeholder, HRC letter-writer Vicky Tobianah “Stop Wasting Time Judging Others” Dec 2 2010: Winnipeg Free Press: Letter-writer Leigh Halprin: “Anti-Israeli Bias” Dec 2, 2010: Canadian Jewish News: “CBC Anchor Apologizes For Israel, Iran Comparison” Nov 17 2010: Ottawa Sun, HRC letter writer Harry Bauskin: “Speak For Yourself” Nov 16 2010: Jewish Tribune, Rebeca Kuropatwa : “When It Comes To Israel, HonestReporting’s Mike Fegelman Says What’s Needed Most Is Truth” Nov 15 2010: McGill Daily, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Unless It Examines Arab Role, NGO Not Very Good“ Nov 11 2010: Canadian Jewish News, JTA: “Adbusters Pulled From Shoppers’ Shelves” Nov 5 2010: The Jewish Daily Forward, Josh Tapper: “Canadian Drug Store’s Removal Of Magazine Stirs Debate On Anti-Semitism” Nov 3 2010: Vancouver Sun, Jonathan Narvey: “Adbusters Gets It Wrong” Nov 2 2010: Globe & Mail, James Adams: “Shoppers Drug Mart Removes Adbusters Magazine” Nov 1 2010: Edmonton Journal, HRC letter writer Steven M. Shafir: “Mayes Cartoon Worth More Than A Thousand Words” Oct 30 2010: Montreal Gazette, HRC letter writer Yasmin Yusuf Shah: “Why Focus On Israel?” Oct 30 2010: McGill Daily, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “BDS A Lot Of Bunk” Oct 29 2010: Sentinel Review, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Refusing To Endorse Hypocrisy” Oct 28 2010: Canadian Jewish News, Paul Lungen: “Magazine’s Photo Essay Called Anti-Semitic” Oct 26 2010: Montreal Gazette, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Gil Troy Has It Right” Oct 24 2010: Winnipeg Sun, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “‘Polarization’ Of Israel” Oct 23 2010: National Post, Bernie Farber and Len Rudner: “Anti-Semitism On Your Magazine Rack–Courtesy Of Adbusters” Oct 21 2010: Canadian Jewish News, Lauren Kramer: “Media Bias Workshop Aims To Expose “Big Lie”” Oct 19 2010: Winnipeg Jewish Review, Rhonda Spivak: “Canada’s Minister Peter Kent Protested To PA Foreign Minister About PA Incitement Against Israel” Oct 8 2010: Jewish Independent: Pat Johnson: “In Conflict’s Narrative, Israel Is Seen As Goliath: Fegelman“ Oct 1 2010: Richmond Review: “Honest Reporting Canada’s Michael Fegelman Speaks“ Jul 20 2010: Toronto Star, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Double Standard On Israel“ Jun 25 2010: Edmonton Journal, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah:”Justice For All“ Jun 24 2010: Kamloops Daily News, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Israel Debate — Rushing Toward Bias“ Jun 24 2010: NewsReal Blog, Kathy Shaidle: “HonestReporting Canada Exposes Faux-Tilla Faux-Tography“ Jun 24 2010: Shalom Life, News Staff: “HonestReporting Canada Tackles Flotilla “Fauxtography” Jun 24 2010: Edmonton Sun, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Letter To The Editor“ Jun 20 2010: My Auburn Journal: “Canadian TV Provides Example Of Anti-Israel Bias In Reporting” Jun 20 2010: Israel Today: “Canadian TV Provides Example Of Anti-Israel Bias In Reporting“ Jun 19 2010: Hamilton Spectactor, Mike Fegelman:”Photograph Was More Than It Seemed“ Jun 17 2010: Virtual Jerusalem: “CBC Lies About Gaza Infant Mortality“ Jun 14 2010: The Peterborough Examiner, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Israel Has Returned Land In Hope Of Gaining Peace“ Jun 13 2010: The Chronicle Herald, Mike Fegelman: “Letter To The Editor“ Jun 10 2010: Edmonton Sun, Mike Fegelman “Israel Intended To Sell Nuclear Weapons To South Africa” Jun 9 2010: Calgary Herald, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Logical Choice” Jun 8 2010: Winnipeg Free Press, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Win Battle, Lose War“ Jun 8 2010: Kingston Whig Standard, Mike Fegelman: “Dyer Column On Israel Misleading“ Jun 4 2010: Edmonton Journal, Mike Fegelman: “Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Under Attack“ May 18 2010: Israel National News: “Canadian Stamp Citing Bonds With Israel Draws Fire” May 17 2010: London Free Press, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Middle East“ May 11 2010: Telegraph Journal, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Canada Proud Of Israeli Ties“ May 11 2010: Canadian Stamp New, Irv Osterer, HRC letter writer: “Israel Stamp“ May 8 2010: The Record, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Shared Values“ Apr 29 2010: Canadian Jewish News: “CKUT Host Suspended For Not Retracting Anti-Israel Report“ Apr 22 2010: Shalom Life, Rebecca Bitton: “Montreal Radio Host Suspended For Anti-Israel Libel“ Apr 16 2010: Shalom Life, Bev Spritzer: “McGill Radio Show Condemned For Anti-Israel Report“ Apr 9 2010: The Lindsay Post, Mike Fegelman: “Implication Unfair” Apr 8 2010: Canadian Jewish News: “Radio McGill Raps Palestinian Show For Abu Ghraib Report” Apr 7 2010: The Chronicle, Mike Fegelman: “Differing Opinions“ Apr 6 2010: The Herald Tribune, Mike Fegelman: “Dyer Off Base“ Mar 27 2010: London Free Press, Mike Fegelman: “Backgrounds, Biases Need To Be Declared“ Mar 26 2010: Centretown News, Mike Fegelman: “Isr... --- ## American-Israel Relations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/american-israel-relations/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 479 > August 31, 2021: CBC Updates Report To Acknowledge RFK Assassin Was Palestinian Who Killed Kennedy Due to Support for Israel April 13, 2021: CBC Amends Report Claiming U.S-Israel Relations Strained Following Natanz Attack November 2, 2020: No CP24, Israel’s PM didn’t endorse U.S. President Trump, after HRC filed a complaint, the report was removed from the broadcast schedule. June 3, 2020: CBC Online: As Canada Condemns Israel, HRC Prompts CBC to Acknowledge Israel’s Claims to Judea and Samaria May 13, 2020: CBC Online: Corrections: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the U.S. decided to move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. In fact, the embassy was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. March 5, 2020: PostMedia paper deletes claim that all Arab League countries rejected Trump’s Mideast peace plan. August 18, 2019: HonestReporting Canada prompts improved CTV National News and CBC The National coverage of Israel’s banning BDS-Supporting U.S. Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Both news outlets had wrongly claimed they were denied entry because both were vocal critics of Israel. June 5, 2019: CBC Radio Wrongly Claims Mike Pompeo “Admits” that U.S. Mideast Peace Plan is “Tilted in Israel’s Favour: CBC did, however, acknowledge that their program’s use of the word “tilted” was an unfortunate choice of words to characterize Pompeo’s remarks, since it was Mr. Miller who himself used that word. May 22, 2018: HRC Prompts Hill Times Correction to Sheila Copps’ Anti-Israel Column January 4, 2017: HRC Prompts 2 Globe & Mail Corrections on Settlements and U.S. Aid to Israel July 5, 2011: Correction: “A Greek coast guard boat containing six armed and masked men on Friday intercepted the Audacity of Hope, an American vessel in the Gaza flotilla. Due to an editing error, a brief Saturday incorrectly stated the six men were found aboard the U.S. vessel.” CBC Online, Aug 5 2008: “Israeli PM Ehud Olmert called US President George Bush, not vice versa as originally reported.” Correction issued. CBC, Jan 14 2008: “A story published on Jan. 13 reported that U.S. President George W. Bush had visited a school in Beit Lahiya, Gaza, during his trip to the Mideast. Bush visited the West Bank, but did not go to the Gaza Strip.” Correction issued. Ottawa Citizen, Jan 14 2008: “Due to an editing error, Matthew Fisher’s article on page A6 Thursday about U.S. President George W. Bush’s trip to Israel was incorrectly attributed to Michael Abramowitz.” Correction issued. Ottawa Citizen, Jan 10 2008: “U.S. President George W. Bush is making his first visit to Israel, not his first visit to the Middle East. Incorrect information appeared in a headline on page A6 on Tuesday.” Correction issued. --- ## Antisemitism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/anti-semitism/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 496 > August 24, 2021: CBC Updates Report Of Mike Richards Resigning As Jeopardy! Host To Refer To His Derogatory Remarks Against Jews May 21, 2021: Subsequent to our complaint, the Toronto Star issued a story update to acknowledge that there was violence targeting Jews at anti-Israel protests in Toronto and a correction was published to set the record straight that Hamas hasn’t fired one rocket at Israel, its fired scores, though this article doesn’t disclose that close to 4,000 rockets were fired in the 11-day conflict. Here’s the correction: “Correction: This article was updated from a previous version that said Hamas fired a single rocket into Israel on Monday.” Here’s the story update memo: “Update: This article was updated from a previous version after charges against protesters were reported by Toronto police on Sunday.” August 9, 2019: Edmonton Journal Apologizes for Antisemitic Cartoon: A message from the Edmonton Journal: “Last week, on Aug. 1, the Edmonton Journal ran an editorial cartoon depicting a shadowy figure in a wallet next to the words “Data hacker” in relation to the breach of customer information at Capital One. It has since been pointed out that the image of the person bears resemblance to anti-Semitic tropes prevalent in some anti-Jewish propaganda. This resemblance was entirely unintentional, but given that association, the Edmonton Journal apologizes for the publication of the cartoon. We are re-examining the procedures we have in place to vet editorial content to avoid future such occurrences.” July 7, 2015: Globe and Mail: After an HRC complaint, the Globe And Mail Amended A Gerald Caplan column which falsely claimed that Prime Minister Harper believes that “all criticism of Israeli policies is “the new anti-Semitism”. June 4, 2015: CBC Online: CBC warns commentators about anti-Israel hate speech after HRC intervention December 26, 2013: After HRC Complaint, CTV Unpublishes Claim that “Israel Practices Genocide” Against Palestinians May 13, 2013: Toronto Star: Toronto Star Removes Anti-Semitic Commentary After HRC Complaint February 27, 2013: Hamilton Spectator unpublished an anti-Semitic comment in a message board appended to a news article about Mideast matters after HRC intervened. Cyberpresse, Sept 22, 2010: Cyberpresse website put in place a moderated blog following HonestReporting Canada complaint about anti-Semitic comments posted on the Richard Hétu blog: (French to English translation) “Notice to Readers: All comments from readers of this blog will now be moderated, without exception. I am convinced that this will to better quality discussions. It is understood that participants will sometimes have to be patient before seeing their contributions. Looking forward to reading you…” National Post, Aug 19 2008: “Hal Turner is the anti-Semitic author whose writing, republished in a newspaper sold by Toronto’s homeless, prompted the Canadian Jewish Congress to complain to police. An incorrect name appeared in an editorial yesterday in the National Post.” Correction issued. --- ## Arafat URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/arafat/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 96 > Winnipeg Sun, Nov 15 2007: “An Associated Press story on page 10 of Tuesday’s Winnipeg Sun contained incorrect information. It stated Yasser Arafat died on Nov. 11, 2003, when he died on Nov. 11, 2004. The Sun regrets the error.” Correction issued. Toronto Sun, Nov 15 2007: “Due to an editing error, the wrong year for Yasser Arafat’s death was inserted in a story published Tuesday by The Associated Press. The wrong date was repeated under a photo of Arafat. He died in 2004, not 2003.” Correction issued. --- ## Ariel Sharon URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/ariel-sharon/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 146 > CBC Online, Dec 21 2005: “CBC incorrectly reported the year that Ariel Sharon became president of Israel.” Correction issued. CBC Online, Nov 25 2005: “Name of Ariel Sharon’s new party incorrectly identified.” Correction issued. Kingston Whig Standard, Nov 25 2005: “Name of Ariel Sharon’s new party incorrectly identified.” Correction issued. Toronto Star, Nov 25 2005: “Israeli PM Ariel Sharon’s new party is known as Forward, or Kadima in Hebrew. An Associated Press story published yesterday referred to the party by an incorrect name. The Star regrets the error.” Correction issued. 24 Hours: Nov 25, 2005: “Name of Ariel Sharon’s new party incorrectly identified.” Updated story printed. Chronicle Herald, Nov 25 2005: “Name of Ariel Sharon’s new party incorrectly identified.” Updated story printed. Correction issued. --- ## Canada-Israel Relations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/canada-israel-relations/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 2015 > McGill Tribune: November 11, 2022: “The original version of the article below quoted Students for Palestinian Human Rights McGill (SPHR) about Charles Bronfman’s latest donation. A portion of the quote played into anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jewish people being “puppet masters” of institutional decisions—a trope that is both harmful and untrue. The Tribune apologizes for allowing this language to be published and deeply regrets any harm this caused to Jewish readers in the McGill community and beyond.” Green Party Leader Annamie Paul Didn’t Claim Israel Used “Excessive Force” In Conflict With Hamas: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: CorrectionsThis story has been updated from an earlier version that said incorrectly that Green Party Leader Annamie Paul’s statement called for a ceasefire and condemned both Palestinian “rocket attacks” and “excessive Israeli military force.” In fact, her statement said the “dangerous situation that is unfolding is extremely disturbing” and that the Green Party called for “an immediate de-escalation in the violence and a return to dialogue as a means to seeking a peaceful solution.”Jul 19, 2021 4:00 PM ET April 28, 2020: CBC Ombud: Reporter Should’ve Qualified Statement Linking Canada’s Support of Israel to Failed Bid For Security Council Seat May 23, 2018: HRC Prompts Globe Correction: PM Trudeau Didn’t Claim IDF “Targeted” Wounded Cdn. Doctor May 16, 2018: Clarifications: This story has been updated from a previous version which stated that Dr. Tarek Loubani was shot by the Israel Defence Forces. In fact, the Canadian government is trying to determine how he was injured and is “engaging with Israeli officials to get to the bottom of these events.” July 7, 2015: Globe and Mail: After an HRC complaint, the Globe And Mail Amended A Gerald Caplan column which falsely claimed that Prime Minister Harper believes that “all criticism of Israeli policies is “the new anti-Semitism”. Globe and Mail: January 20, 2014: HRC secured a correction in the Globe and Mail after a commentator falsely asserted that polls indicate that “57 % of Canadians oppose Harper’s handling of the Mideast file.” Radio-Canada TV, Dec 1, 2010: Radio-Canada Ombudsman upholds HRC complaint concerning host Simon Durivage’s inappropriate association between Israel, Iran and Sudan: “Radio-Canada acknowledged that it was inappropriate to use Iran and Sudan as examples to illustrate the dangers of Canada’s unconditional support for Israel.”, “… by erroneously associating Israel with Iran and Sudan, Simon Durivage did not adhere to one of the central principles of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices, that of accuracy.”, “Associating Israel with Iran and Sudan in this way constituted a journalistic error.” Radio-Canada TV, Nov 26, 2010: Radio-Canada host Simon Durivage issues an on-air apology for equating Israel with Iran and Sudan following 200+ HRC member complaints: “Before introducing my guests, however, I’d like to return to the Match des élus broadcast of one month ago, where we discussed with our Ottawa panel the reasons that might have led to Canada losing a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council. Among the reasons for this defeat, I raised the fact that Arab and Muslim countries surely had a hand in it, and had voted against it, because of the Harper government’s unconditional support for Israel since coming to power in Ottawa. And I asked our four MP’s whether it wasn’t dangerous for the Harper government to get too close to Israel, a country whose actions and policies are sometimes controversial, and I added that I would have asked the same question if Canada was too close to other countries, like Iran or Sudan. In this case, I acknowledge that the two examples were very poorly chosen. Israel clearly bears no resemblance to Iran and Sudan when it comes to controversial policies, not to mention that Israel is a democratic country, and that the other two are not, or at least not by our criteria. Incidentally, it was not my intention to compare Israel to those two countries, but it appears that some viewers took it that way and were offended by it. I would therefore like to sincerely apologize to anyone who may have taken offence. I promise to be more careful in my choice of examples next time.” Toronto Star, Nov 8 2010: Toronto Star removes a misleading claim from an online report stating that PM Stephen Harper had contended Canada’s loss of a seat at the UN was due to Canada’ pro-Israel stand. Ottawa Sun, Jun 1 2010: “Israeli visit, flotilla attack fuels protest”. Report falsely claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t make it to Ottawa as planned during the Gaza flotilla incident. Correction issued: “A story in Tuesday’s Sun said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t make it to Ottawa during his official visit as planned. Netanyahu was in fact in the city but cut his two-day visit short to return to Israel Monday to handle the flotilla aid crisis.... --- ## Campus Issues URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/campus-issues/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 642 > McGill Tribune: November 11, 2022: “The original version of the article below quoted Students for Palestinian Human Rights McGill (SPHR) about Charles Bronfman’s latest donation. A portion of the quote played into anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jewish people being “puppet masters” of institutional decisions—a trope that is both harmful and untrue. The Tribune apologizes for allowing this language to be published and deeply regrets any harm this caused to Jewish readers in the McGill community and beyond.” CKUT Radio, Apr 8 2010: “Under the olive tree (Thursday April 8, 2010)”. Report falsely accused Israeli troops of killing 15 year-old Palestinian. First on-air clarification: “So we listened earlier to the IMEMC “This week in Palestine” report. Just to mention, two weeks ago, the first week of April, IMEMC reported, along with all the media outlets in the world, that a youth, a 15 year-old Palestinian from Gaza, Mr. al-Faramawi, was killed by Israeli state troops and, of course, that news item was incorrect. Most, if not all, media outlets corrected that later on when it appeared that the kid was lost in one of the tunnels and reappeared later on. So, that was just a correction for that mistake from IMEMC and all the media outlets out there.” CKUT Radio, Apr 8 2010: “Under the olive tree (Thursday April 8, 2010)”. Report falsely accused Israeli troops of killing 15 year-old Palestinian. Second on-air clarification: “Just to repeat the correction we made earlier in the show, in the beginning of April, the first week, we played the IMEMC “This week in Palestine” which had an error that was made by all media outlets, almost, internationally, reported that a child, a 15 year-old child Mohammed al-Faramawi, was killed in Gaza by Israeli live ammunition. It appeared later on that Mr. al-Faramawi was lost in one of the tunnels that lead from Gaza to Egypt. So he is thankfully alive.” McGill Tribune, Jan 19 2010: “Far from home and close to danger in the Gaza Strip”: Report falsely claimed that Israel’s 2009 defensive military operation in Gaza resulted in 1200 Palestinian civilian casualties and destroyed Palestinian hospitals. Report revised and correction issued: “Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly spelled Rachel Corrie. The article incorrectly noted the number of civilian casualties in Operation Cast Lead. Originally, the article claimed that the Cast Lead resulted in 1200 civilian casualties; but in fact, according to B’tselem, there were 773 civilian casualties. The article also incorrectly noted that Israeli air strikes destroyed Palestinian hospitals. The Tribune regrets the error.” Globe and Mail, March 17 2009: “An article entitled ‘York wants more civil Israeli-Palestinian debate’ was accompanied by a photo with the caption ‘Israeli students protest at York University last month.’ Correction issued, stating ‘A photograph yesterday showed some Jewish, not Israeli, students at York University.'” Correction issued. Globe and Mail, June 25 2008: “Signs at a March 20th Student protest at the University of Toronto, referred to in Saturday’s newspaper, alleged, among other things, ‘Israeli apartheid.'” Correction issued. Concordia Link, Oct 16 2007: Retraction – “The Link published on Sept. 11 an opinion piece (“Living with Terrorists” Vol 28, Iss. 4) stating that Israeli soldiers executed three men in the West Bank city of Nablus. While Ra’ed Abul al-Adas was, in fact, shot and killed by soldiers, Mahmoud Fatayer and Wajde Amude were killed in an explosion, the responsibility for which has not been claimed. Moreover, the piece also claimed an individual’s back was broken by soldiers in his home. This is incorrect, as the man was stopped on Rafiyah Street by soldiers and sustained vertebrae and tissue damage. The Link apologizes to its readers and regrets the inaccuracies.” --- ## Gaza URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/gaza/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-10-19 Words: 6313 > October 19, 2023: CBC Radio Interviews Two Guests, A Jewish & A Palestinian Canadian Who Accuse Israel of Oppressing Palestinians & Morally Equate Israel & Hamas October 18, 2023: HRC Prompts Globe And Mail, Toronto Star & IPolitics Corrective Action Acknowledging Israeli Claims That Islamic Jihad Rocket Hit Gaza Hospital October 17, 2023: PostMedia’s Calgary Papers Issue Correction After Falsely Claiming Israel Has Been Occupying Gaza For Decades October 17, 2023: Following HRC Intervention, Globe And Mail Clarifies Reporter’s Claim That Israel Destroyed Gaza Greenhouses In 2005 October 16, 2023: After Claiming That Israeli-Canadian Woman Died “As A Result Of Conflict,” And Not At The Hands Of Hamas Terrorists, An HRC Intervention Prompted CBC To Acknowledge The Truth September 28, 2023: HRC Prompts Global National On-Air Correction After Falsely Accusing Israel Of Occupying Gaza & Repressing Israeli Arabs & PalestiniansOctober 14, 2022: CTV broadcasts on-air correction after falsely claiming Israeli air strikes killed 49 Palestinian civilians. September 15, 2022: Success! Radio-Canada Retracts Claim That Israel Killed 49 Palestinian Civilians April 22, 2022: Subsequent to HonestReporting Canada’s complaint to CBC News sent on April 21, our public broadcaster has corrected its previously falsely reporting that “Palestinians threw rocks in response” to Israeli Police action, by reversing the chronology of events. As well, per HRC’s request, CBC also covered recent Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians. January 28, 2022: In a review dated January 28, 2022, CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler responded to a complaint about a May 11, 2021 broadcast on The National (watch by clicking below), where reporter Saša Petricic described the Hamas-Israel rocket exchange by suggesting that it was Israel who fired first, whereas in truth, it was the Islamist terrorist group. This misrepresentation was pointed out at the time by HonestReporting Canada who filed a complaint directly with CBC News and mobilized our subscribers and Canadians from coast to coast to take action. In his report, Nagler denied there was any bias on the part of Petricic, but acknowledged that viewers would have been given a false impression of the chronology of events.Nagler wrote (emphasis added) “It would have been wiser to choose between reporting explicitly on the chronology, or avoiding it altogether. Instead, there was only the passing reference, which left a sliver of ambiguity – just enough that its meaning could be misinterpreted. In that sense, the report failed to live up to the JSP (Journalistic Standards and Practices); the language used was not precise enough to ensure that the report was faithful and easy to understand… There was a violation of policy.” August 24, 2021: HRC Prompts CTV To Refer To Palestinian Terrorist Who Shot IDF Solider As A “Militant” Instead of “Protestor” July 29, 2021: Toronto Star Amends Headline Removing Reference of “Israeli War Crimes” Green Party Leader Annamie Paul Didn’t Claim Israel Used “Excessive Force” In Conflict With Hamas: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: CorrectionsThis story has been updated from an earlier version that said incorrectly that Green Party Leader Annamie Paul’s statement called for a ceasefire and condemned both Palestinian “rocket attacks” and “excessive Israeli military force.” In fact, her statement said the “dangerous situation that is unfolding is extremely disturbing” and that the Green Party called for “an immediate de-escalation in the violence and a return to dialogue as a means to seeking a peaceful solution.”Jul 19, 2021 4:00 PM ET June 24, 2021: HRC Prompts Major CBC Correction: Israeli Airstrikes Didn’t Break Ceasefire, Hamas’ Arson Balloons Did May 31, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC Headline Amendment Acknowledging Violence in Israel from Gaza May 27, 2021: After Honest Reporting Canada issued its alert and our subscribers sent complaints, CBC News surreptitiously amended Margaret Evans’ online article to now say that “#Israel said more than 4,300 rockets were fired at the country by #Hamas and other militant groups from the #Gaza Strip during the recent conflict, most of which were intercepted by Israel’s missile defence system.” May 10, 2021: After an HRC complaint, Globe and Mail amends article about recent hostilities between Israel and Palestinians to acknowledge up to date number of rockets fired at Israel, that Palestinian rioters threw stones at Israeli police, and to clarify Hamas claims about Palestinian casualties. March 17, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Murder of 3 Israeli Teens Not in ICC Investigative Scope March 8, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Correction: Headline Presumed Israel Guilty of War Crimes May 13, 2020: SUCCESS! Radio-Canada Deletes Article Blaming Israel for Gaza’s Plight in Fighting Coronavirus April 30, 2020: CBC’s Mediocre Correction to Article Blaming Gazan Poverty Exclusively on Israeli-Led Blockade January 27, 2020: CTV News amends head... --- ## Geography URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/geography/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 463 > Aug. 22, 2022: SUCCESS: CTV London Removes Event Organizer’s Material From Its Website That Wiped Israel Off The Map May 20, 2021: Corrections: A previous version of this story said the Al-Aqsa Mosque is revered by both Muslims and Jews. In fact, the mosque is built on a hilltop site sacred to Muslims and Jews.May 20, 2021 11:41 AM ET March 29, 2021: Subsequent to our complaint to CBC News about its intentionally deleting the #Israel location from its headline and reporting in coverage of the recent Dead Sea Scrolls discovery in Israel proper, CBC has reinstated the Israel location reference. January 13, 2021: HRC prompted the Toronto Star to remove their reporter’s referring to “Palestine” as the Palestinians have not been granted statehood. February 1, 2020: HRC prompted the Globe and Mail to correct a map that erroneously claimed that the Palestinian Authority has full control of Area B of the west bank. December 21, 2017: Global News Apologizes for Wrongly Claiming that “Palestine” is a “Sovereign State” July 7, 2016: SUCCESS: HRC Prompts Washington Post & Toronto Star To Correct False Report: “A June 9 article by the Washington Post reporting that Israeli Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel said he wants to annex more than half the West Bank stated incorrectly that Ariel also said he wants to remove the Palestinians living the West Bank’s Area C. The article had cited a Times of Israel interview with Ariel. The Times later issued a correction stating that Ariel did not call for the removal of Palestinians and said the mistake was a mistranslation.” Ottawa Citizen, March 20 2008: Apology – According to a Citizen editor: “Thank you for your email. The error was a human one. The news brief immediately above the one you have noted was about a story in Somalia, but the geographic locator had been entered as “Mogadishu.” The copy editor intended to change that to “Somalia” but inadvertently changed the geographic locator on the subsequent story, which obviously dealt with a matter in the Palestinian territories. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention.” CTV News, Sept 11 2007: CTV news reported yesterday that: “Palestinian militants launched a rocket at an Israeli army base in Gaza early this morning. At least 69 soldiers were injured in the attack.” Contrary to this statement, the Zikim base is located in the northwestern Negev desert in southern Israel, not in the Gaza Strip. A senior producer of CTV News apologized for the error and removed the report from the CTV website. CBC, Jan 21 2006: “CBC incorrectly reported that an academic conference took place in Jerusalem, in fact, the conference took place in Herziliya.” Online story updated. --- ## Canada AM URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/canada-am/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 64 > July 12 2007: On Air Correction: “Thursday’s edition of Canada AM featured a short news brief detailing the pending visit of Jordan’s King Abdullah to Ottawa for a visit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Host Jennifer Ward introduced the wrong Abdullah as an image of the Saudi King Abdullah was superimposed next to Ms. Ward. Correction promptly issued.” --- ## Gilad Shalit URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/gilad-shalit/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 188 > Radio-Canada.ca: October 19, 2011: Retraction: Radio-Canada retracts a statement it made claiming that Gilad Shalit was abducted in Gaza while manning a tank unit, whereas in reality, he was captured in soverign Israeli territory while manning an army post. CBC Radio, Feb 19 2009: “Gilad Shalit was captured during an Israeli raid into Gaza in 2006.” Correction issued “He was captured by Gaza militants during a raid on an Israeli army post.” Toronto Star, June 27 2007: “Israel has agreed in principle to free some Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, but no deal has been reached on the number or identities of the Palestinians who would be freed. Incorrect information appeared in a June 26 article that included information about Shalit, captured last summer by Palestinian militants. The Star regrets the error.” Correction issued. Globe and Mail, June 27 2007, “Corporal Gilad Shalit was kidnapped one year ago from inside Israel, according to reports. Incorrect information appeared in a front-page photo caption yesterday.” Correction issued. --- ## Canadian Press URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/canadian-press/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 311 > May 13, 2021: Al Aqsa Mosque Isn’t A Sacred Jewish Site, Temple Mount Is: HRC Prompts Canadian Press Correction October 25, 2015: CTV, Star, CP and CBC Amend Reporting to Mention 2014 Jerusalem Synagogue Attackers Were Palestinian Feb 19 2011: A Canadian Press report erroneously stated that the Turkish Ship known as the Mavi Marmara operated by ardent anti-Israel activists whose aim it was to break Israel’s legal naval blockade of Gaza was simply “delivering supplies to the Gaza Strip.” Canadian Press issued the following clarification following HonestReporting Canada’s complaint: “The Canadian Press reported in a story Feb. 19 that a ship boarded by Israeli soldiers last year was delivering supplies to the Gaza Strip. The story should have reported that the Israeli government says the ship, the Mavi Marmara, did not carry humanitarian aid but was part of a flotilla that did.” November 19 2009: Newswire correction: “The Canadian Press erroneously reported Nov. 18 that the second UN-sponsored conference on racism was held in Durban, South Africa. In fact, it was held in Geneva, Switzerland.” June 26 2009: “Correction: The town of Bil’in is in fact located in the central West Bank, not the West Bank of the Gaza Strip.” March 15, 2007: An Ontario Press Council ruling erroneously identified the source of a video of suicide bombers preparing for a mission as Palestine Media Watch. In fact, the name of the organization is Palestinian Media Watch. Corrective issued over CP Wire. February 8, 2007: Wire reporter erroneously claimed Israel and Hezbollah fought in Afghanistan this summer. Correction issued over CP Wire. April 3 2006: CP reporter inserted her own opinions to describe Palestinian refugee camps as ‘squalid’. Reporter was reprimanded. Nov 1 2005: Terrorists killed in a missile strike described as “Palestinian resistance” fighters. Error admitted, new wire story dispatched. --- ## Hamas URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/hamas/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-11-24 Words: 2168 > November 22, 2023: HRC Prompts CBC Radio On-Air Clarification: Israel Didn’t Kill “13,000 Palestinian Civilians” October 19, 2023: CBC Radio Interviews Two Guests, A Jewish & A Palestinian Canadian Who Accuse Israel of Oppressing Palestinians & Morally Equate Israel & Hamas October 18, 2023: HRC Prompts Globe And Mail, Toronto Star & IPolitics Corrective Action Acknowledging Israeli Claims That Islamic Jihad Rocket Hit Gaza Hospital October 16, 2023: After Claiming That Israeli-Canadian Woman Died “As A Result Of Conflict,” And Not At The Hands Of Hamas Terrorists, An HRC Intervention Prompted CBC To Acknowledge The Truth April 22, 2022: Subsequent to HonestReporting Canada’s complaint to CBC News sent on April 21, our public broadcaster has corrected its previously falsely reporting that “Palestinians threw rocks in response” to Israeli Police action, by reversing the chronology of events. As well, per HRC’s request, CBC also covered recent Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians. January 28, 2022: In a review dated January 28, 2022, CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler responded to a complaint about a May 11, 2021 broadcast on The National (watch by clicking below), where reporter Saša Petricic described the Hamas-Israel rocket exchange by suggesting that it was Israel who fired first, whereas in truth, it was the Islamist terrorist group. This misrepresentation was pointed out at the time by HonestReporting Canada who filed a complaint directly with CBC News and mobilized our subscribers and Canadians from coast to coast to take action. In his report, Nagler denied there was any bias on the part of Petricic, but acknowledged that viewers would have been given a false impression of the chronology of events.Nagler wrote (emphasis added) “It would have been wiser to choose between reporting explicitly on the chronology, or avoiding it altogether. Instead, there was only the passing reference, which left a sliver of ambiguity – just enough that its meaning could be misinterpreted. In that sense, the report failed to live up to the JSP (Journalistic Standards and Practices); the language used was not precise enough to ensure that the report was faithful and easy to understand… There was a violation of policy.” October 1, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Clarification: IDF Killed 5 Palestinian Gunmen, Not Palestinians August 24, 2021: HRC Prompts CTV To Refer To Palestinian Terrorist Who Shot IDF Solider As A “Militant” Instead of “Protestor” July 29, 2021: Toronto Star Amends Headline Removing Reference of “Israeli War Crimes” Green Party Leader Annamie Paul Didn’t Claim Israel Used “Excessive Force” In Conflict With Hamas: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: CorrectionsThis story has been updated from an earlier version that said incorrectly that Green Party Leader Annamie Paul’s statement called for a ceasefire and condemned both Palestinian “rocket attacks” and “excessive Israeli military force.” In fact, her statement said the “dangerous situation that is unfolding is extremely disturbing” and that the Green Party called for “an immediate de-escalation in the violence and a return to dialogue as a means to seeking a peaceful solution.”Jul 19, 2021 4:00 PM ET June 24, 2021: HRC Prompts Major CBC Correction: Israeli Airstrikes Didn’t Break Ceasefire, Hamas’ Arson Balloons Did May 27, 2021: After Honest Reporting Canada issued its alert and our subscribers sent complaints, CBC News surreptitiously amended Margaret Evans’ online article to now say that “#Israel said more than 4,300 rockets were fired at the country by #Hamas and other militant groups from the #Gaza Strip during the recent conflict, most of which were intercepted by Israel’s missile defence system.” May 10, 2021: After an HRC complaint, Globe and Mail amends article about recent hostilities between Israel and Palestinians to acknowledge up to date number of rockets fired at Israel, that Palestinian rioters threw stones at Israeli police, and to clarify Hamas claims about Palestinian casualties. March 17, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Murder of 3 Israeli Teens Not in ICC Investigative Scope March 8, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Correction: Headline Presumed Israel Guilty of War Crimes May 13, 2020: SUCCESS! Radio-Canada Deletes Article Blaming Israel for Gaza’s Plight in Fighting Coronavirus April 23, 2020: CBC’s Mediocre Correction to Article Blaming Gazan Poverty Exclusively on Israeli-Led Blockade January 27, 2020: CTV News amends headline that presented Palestinian balloon bombs as party favours CBC Opinion: March 12, 2019: Once again, Neil Macdonald has spread mistruths about Israel, abetted by the CBC News website. Once again, Honest Reporting Canada has caught him in the act prompting the CBC to issue a “clarification” for his falsely claiming that Israel restricts food aid to Gaza. CBC Radio: November 14, 2018: Subsequent to HRC’s complaint sent to CBC News at 11:16am on November 12 and the release of our media action alert, we are please... --- ## Hezbollah URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/hezbollah/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 491 > January 11, 2020: HRC Prompts Globe Clarification: EU Only Lists Hezbollah’s “Military Wing” as Terror Group CBC Online: May 13, 2016: Clarification: An earlier version of this story called the attack an Israeli airstrike, when in fact the killing was attributed to Israel by a Hezbollah member of Lebanon’s parliament. CBC Online: December 4, 2013: HRC Prompts CBC.ca Amendment Acknowledging Israel Denies Assasinating Hezbollah Operative Montreal Gazette Correction :April 28, 2011: “Due to a reporting error, Mount Royal Liberal candidate Irwin Cotler was incorrectly quoted in the April 26 article “Cotler gets praise but Tory opponent may get votes,” as saying the Liberal government “delisted” Hamas and Hezbollah from Canada’s terrorist list. In fact, the Liberal government put the two organizations on the terrorist list. The Gazette regrets the error.” Canwest newspapers, May 26 2009: “Israel fought a war against Hezbollah in 2006 in Lebanon, not Hamas in Gaza.” Correction issued. CBC, May 2 2008: A CBC Radio report erroneously stated that Hezbollah’s reclusive leader Hassan Nasrallah made a rare appearance at Imad Mughniyah’s funeral. While, in fact, he delivered a videotaped message. According to a senior editor at CBC “While the story was accurate in saying he appeared at the funeral – if only electronically – I agree it would have been clearer had it said he had appeared on video.” Globe and Mail, Feb 15 2008: “Imad Mughniyeh, a senior Hezbollah commander, was killed in a car-bomb explosion in Damascus. An incorrect location was named in an editorial in yesterday’s newspaper.” Correction issued. Global National, Feb 15 2008: According to a senior producer at Global National: Apology – “Thank you for your call, we inadvertently called Hezbollah a “Palestinian” terrorist group, we should have called it a “Lebanese” terrorist group. We apologize for the error.” Montreal Gazette, Oct 12 2007: “A story in the Gazette of Oct. 6 from Reuters and Agence France-Presse news agencies, referred to Israel’s ‘war against Lebanon’ last year. In fact, Israel was at war with Hezbollah forces inside Lebanon at the time, not with the Lebanese government.” Correction issued. Globe and Mail, April 26 2007: “Before last summer’s Israeli-Lebanese conflict, Hezbollah guerillas abducted two Israeli soldiers from inside Israel. Incorrect information was published in Globe Life yesterday.” Correction issued. Vancouver Sun, October 19, 2006: “Letter to the editor erroneously claimed that Hamas fired rockets at Israel from Lebanon, in reality Hezbollah fired rockets.” Correction issued. Globe and Mail, Aug 29 2006: “The United Nations motion establishing a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is Resolution 1701. An Aug. 22 editorial misstated the number.” Correction issued. CBC Online, July 21, 2006: “CBC failed to provide correct statistics about the number of rockets fired by Hezbollah into Israel. 8 subsequent reports on CBC.ca carried the correct information.” --- ## Canwest News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/canwest-news/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 76 > May 26 2009: Israel fought a war against Hezbollah in 2006 in Lebanon, not Hamas in Gaza. Correction issued. Jan 13 2009: A Canwest news story in Saturday’s paper reported that two truck drivers were killed by what the UN said was an Israeli tank attack. Later reports indicated that one driver was killed and a second wounded. In addition, the Israeli military denies that its forces were responsible for the incident. Correction issued. --- ## Iran URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/iran/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 380 > April 13, 2021: CBC Amends Report Claiming U.S-Israel Relations Strained Following Natanz Attack December 3, 2020: SUCCESS! HRC Prompts CBC To Acknowledge Iran’s Claim It “Disbanded (Its) Military Nuclear Program” Is Disputed April 13, 2015: CBC Ombud Upholds HRC Complaint; Israeli PM Did Offer Alternative To Iran Nuclear Deal Toronto Star: March 10, 2016: Toronto Star Clarifies: Israeli PM Did Offer Alternative to Iran Nuclear Deal CBC Online: March 6, 2015: CBC corrects claim that Netanyahu’s speech to Congress opposing Iranian nuclear deal was all about electioneering. Globe and Mail: March 6, 2014: (Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the cement bags were labelled “Made in Israel”; in fact, Reuters later corrected the story to say the labels read “Made in Iran.”) CBC News Network: November 26, 2013: CBC Issues Clarification After Falsely Asserting that Canada “Condemns” Iran Nuke Deal. Globe and Mail: October 1, 2013: Globe & Mail Issues Clarification After Wrongly Claiming Rouhani’s UN Speech “Lacked” Anti-Israel Rhetoric. Toronto Star, Apr 22 2009: Correction issued: An April 21 article about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech at the United Nations World Conference against Racism in Geneva on Monday included incorrect information that resulted from an erroneous early translation of the speech. In fact, Ahmadinejad did not call for the eradication of Israel. Nor did he brand Israel as illegitimate. According to the translation given in the United Nations’ webcast of the speech, the Iranian president did say “Efforts must be made to put an end to the abuse by Zionists and their supporters of political and international means and in respect of the will and aspirations of nations. “Governments must be encouraged and supported in their fights aimed at eradicating this barbaric racism and to move towards reforming the current international mechanisms. CBC.ca, July 7 2009: Report stated “In 1982, the Israeli air force destroyed Iraq’s nuclear reactor in a lightning strike. But Iran’s facilities are scattered around the country, some of them underground.” Correction issued: “In 1981, the Israeli air force destroyed Iraq’s nuclear reactor in a lightning strike. But Iran’s facilities are scattered around the country, some of them underground.” --- ## CBC Around the World URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-around-the-world/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 687 > July 21 2009: Report incorrectly stated 3,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank. Correction aired the next day stating that 300,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank. June 23 2009: Report states “Israeli offensive [in Gaza] killed thousands.” On-air correction issued stating “While the actual number of dead isn’t known, the consensus is that there were about 1,300 people killed.” April 24 2008: CBC On Air Correction – CBC Around the World featured a report detailing how Palestinian and Israeli protesters were scuffling with Israeli soldiers at an abandoned army post in the West Bank. The host erroneously reported the following: “The incident came as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered an evacuation of many West Bank settlements, the announcements part of a peace deal with the Palestinians.” Contrary to this statement, Olmert never ordered any such evacuation. Correction issued the following day. Feb 8 2008: On Air Clarification: “We want to clarify a story we told you about two days ago. After a suicide bomber killed one Israeli, we reported on the death of the Palestinian militant later that day saying it was in retaliation for the suicide bombing. In fact, there is no proof that the two incidents were linked.” Jan 31 2008: Apology – “Thanks for pointing it out. I will keep reminding my editors to be more vigilant with their prepositions,” according to a senior CBC editor after CBC TV’s Around the World program erroneously claimed that Israel went to war with Lebanon vs. Hezbollah in 2006. Jan 17 2008: Apology – According to a senior CBC editor: “Further, in your e-mail of November 27, you wrote that on the November 23 edition of CBC NEWS: AROUND THE WORLD CBC correspondent Brian Stewart said, “…the world basically left Israel and Palestine to try and work this out on its own.” Since the Palestinians have not been granted statehood, you wrote, to refer to the Palestinian Authority as “’Palestine’” is erroneous. I agree. Mr. Stewart should have said, “…Israel and the Palestinians…” or “…Israel and the Palestinian Authority….” It was an inadvertent error that (along with the subsequent grammatical error) sometimes happens in live interviews, as this one was.” Jan 17 2008 – Apology: According to a senior CBC editor “On October 24, you wrote to draw our attention to a report on the October 22 edition of CBC NEWS: AROUND THE WORLD. The report, prepared by CBC Middle East correspondent Peter Armstrong, concerned Marya Aman, a young Palestinian girl paralyzed from the neck down in an Israeli missile strike. You wrote that this was a “very similar” report to one by BBC reporter Katya Adler broadcast on the August 22 edition of CBC NEWS: AROUND THE WORLD. You see no reason to broadcast two such reports and suggested the duplication was a “lapse of editorial judgment.” However, as is often the case, foreign reports used on THE NATIONAL are picked up by CBC NEWS: AROUND THE WORLD. Regrettably, those who added Mr. Armstrong’s report to the October 22 line up were unaware that the program had already carried the similar BBC report during the summer.” June 5 2007: Host stated “The beginning of the Six Day War is considered a black day in the West Bank, with the Palestinian defeat complicating the Arab-Israeli conflict.” Correction issued, stating “While reporting on the anniversary of the Six Day War we referred to Israel’s capture of the West Bank and Gaza as a Palestinian defeat, we should have called it an Arab defeat. Palestinians of course had no military forces in that conflict.” Oct 26 2007: On-Air Correction: “Just before we go a correction from yesterday’s program, we said journalist Alan Johnston had been in prison, had been held in about 114 months, it was 114 days.” --- ## Israeli Arabs URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/israeli-arabs/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 166 > April 22, 2022: Subsequent to HonestReporting Canada’s complaint to CBC News sent on April 21, our public broadcaster has corrected its previously falsely reporting that “Palestinians threw rocks in response” to Israeli Police action, by reversing the chronology of events. As well, per HRC’s request, CBC also covered recent Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians. March 14, 2022: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Corrective: Israeli law doesn’t prohibit Arab citizens from purchasing homes July 11, 2014: HRC Secures CTV News On-Air Correction: Israeli Forces Did Not Kill Palestinian Teenager CBC The Current, Feb 11 2009: Anna Maria Tremonti in an interview to Danny Hershtal, candidate for the Yisrael Beitenu party, “We know that Arab-Israelis do not serve in the army – we also know that ultra-Orthodox Jews do not serve in the army. What would happen if they refused to under your platform?” Executive Producer agrees the “information within the question was more categorical than ideally it should have been.” --- ## CBC Online URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-online/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-07-25 Words: 5444 > November 7: Success! CBC News Revises Article Which Falsely Implied World Court Accused Israel Of Genocide November 7: Success! CBC News Corrects False Statement By Foreign Correspondent Claiming Israel Has “Repeatedly Refused International Calls” To Negotiate Palestinian State October 18, 2023: After HRC Complaint, CBC Reports Israeli Claim That Explosion At Gaza Hospital Caused By Islamic Jihad Rocket October 16, 2023: After Claiming That Israeli-Canadian Woman Died “As A Result Of Conflict,” And Not At The Hands Of Hamas Terrorists, An HRC Intervention Prompted CBC To Acknowledge The Truth April 8, 2022: Subsequent to complaints sent to the CBC by HonestReporting Canada and our subscribers, we take note that CBC has amended its headline which now acknowledges that Israeli forces killed a “suspected attacker”. While the CBC chose to not identify the Palestinian terrorist as a terrorist, at the very least, this headline no longer misleads readers into thinking that Israeli forces killed a presumably innocent Palestinian civilian. August 31, 2021: CBC Updates Report To Acknowledge RFK Assassin Was Palestinian Who Killed Kennedy Due to Support for Israel August 24, 2021: CBC Updates Report Of Mike Richards Resigning As Jeopardy! Host To Refer To His Derogatory Remarks Against Jews July 19, 2021: Green Party Leader Annamie Paul Didn’t Claim Israel Used “Excessive Force” In Conflict With Hamas: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: CorrectionsThis story has been updated from an earlier version that said incorrectly that Green Party Leader Annamie Paul’s statement called for a ceasefire and condemned both Palestinian “rocket attacks” and “excessive Israeli military force.” In fact, her statement said the “dangerous situation that is unfolding is extremely disturbing” and that the Green Party called for “an immediate de-escalation in the violence and a return to dialogue as a means to seeking a peaceful solution.” June 24, 2021: HRC Prompts Major CBC Correction: Israeli Airstrikes Didn’t Break Ceasefire, Hamas’ Arson Balloons Did June 16, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC To Remove False Claim That Netanyahu Opposes Palestinian Statehood May 31, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC Headline Amendment Acknowledging Violence in Israel May 27, 2021: After Honest Reporting Canada issued its alert and our subscribers sent complaints, CBC News surreptitiously amended Margaret Evans’ online article to now say that “#Israel said more than 4,300 rockets were fired at the country by #Hamas and other militant groups from the #Gaza Strip during the recent conflict, most of which were intercepted by Israel’s missile defence system.” May 20, 2021: Corrections: A previous version of this story said the Al-Aqsa Mosque is revered by both Muslims and Jews. In fact, the mosque is built on a hilltop site sacred to Muslims and Jews.May 20, 2021 11:41 AM ET April 13, 2021: CBC Amends Report Claiming U.S-Israel Relations Strained Following Natanz Attack March 29, 2021: Subsequent to our complaint to CBC News about its intentionally deleting the #Israel location from its headline and reporting in coverage of the recent Dead Sea Scrolls discovery in Israel proper, CBC has reinstated the Israel location reference. December 26, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Amendment Acknowledging Israel’s Desire for Peace Talks with Palestinians December 3, 2020: SUCCESS! HRC Prompts CBC To Acknowledge Iran’s Claim It “Disbanded (Its) Military Nuclear Program” Is Disputed June 3, 2020: As Canada Condemns Israel, HRC Prompts CBC to Acknowledge Israel’s Claims to Judea and Samaria May 13, 2020: Corrections: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the U.S. decided to move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. In fact, the embassy was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. April 30, 2020: CBC’s Mediocre Correction to Article Blaming Gazan Poverty Exclusively on Israeli-Led Blockade April 28, 2020: Ombud: Reporter Should’ve Qualified Statement Linking Canada’s Support of Israel to Failed Bid For Security Council Seat February 10, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Syrian Anti-Aircraft Missiles Nearly Shot Down Jet, Not IDF Says Russia February 6, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Clarification: Temple Mount is Judaism’s Holiest Site January 22, 2020: CBC amends headline that turned Palestinian terrorists into victims after HRC complaint September 15, 2019: CBC issues correction after falsely claiming Israel is planning on annexing areas “from Palestine” May 28, 2019: HRC Prompts CBC To Amend Headline that Depicted Israel as an Aggressor in Tensions with Syria March 12, 2019: Once again, Neil Macdonald has spread mistruths about Israel, abetted by the CBC News website. Once again, Honest Reporting Canada has caught him in the act prompting the CBC to issue a “clarification” for his falsely claiming that Israel restricts food aid to Gaza. February 27, 2019: A previous version of this story stated that the United Nations estimated more than 200 Palestinians were killed during the Great March of ... --- ## Israel Defense Forces URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/israel-defense-forces/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-11-24 Words: 3299 > November 22, 2023: HRC Prompts CBC Radio On-Air Clarification: Israel Didn’t Kill “13,000 Palestinian Civilians” October 14, 2022: CTV broadcasts on-air correction after falsely claiming Israeli air strikes killed 49 Palestinian civilians. September 19, 2022: CBC Ombud Acknowledges Shortcomings Of “Our Montreal” Report Which Failed to Include Important Context About Anti-Israel Activist CBC Radio: July 27, 2022: A clarification notice was added to an episode of the podcast Nothing is Foreign. The episode, which was published on May 20, 2022, mentions reports from Israeli media that the Israeli military was “not planning to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.” Those reports specifically pertained to a criminal investigation. CBC News Network: August 4, 2022: Success! CBC Issues Statement Of Regret After Claiming Saudi Minister Said Israel “Murdered” Al Jazeera Journalist May 31, 2022: HRC Prompts CTV To Correct False Claim That Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire: “A clarification earlier this week. CTV News reported on a vigil here in Edmonton for a Palestinian journalist killed on the job. We reported that she was killed by Israeli forces, when in fact, it’s still in dispute as to who is responsible for her death. We sincerely regret this error.” May 19, 2022: An op-ed published in the Toronto Star claimed that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “killed by an Israeli soldier… a sniper shot her in the neck… silenced by an Israeli sniper’s bullet.” However, it hasn’t been confirmed that IDF fire or a Palestinian terrorist’s bullet, killed the Palestinian journalist. The op-ed also wrongly claimed that Israel has killed 45 journalists since 2000.Following an HonestReporting Canada complaint, the Star corrected the op-ed and acknowledged that it’s wrong to definitively claim that Israeli soldiers killed this Palestinian journalist. The Star also removed the op-ed’s assigning responsibility of the deaths of 45 journalists to Israel, who were killed in crossfire or while on dangerous assignment. May 16, 2022: HRC Prompts Hill Times Clarification After Reporter Falsely Claims Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire. May 13, 2022: PostMedia papers publish clarification after claiming Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist. Who killed Palestinian journalist unknown. April 8, 2022: Subsequent to complaints sent to the CBC by HonestReporting Canada and our subscribers, we take note that CBC has amended its headline which now acknowledges that Israeli forces killed a “suspected attacker”. While the CBC chose to not identify the Palestinian terrorist as a terrorist, at the very least, this headline no longer misleads readers into thinking that Israeli forces killed a presumably innocent Palestinian civilian. February 23, 2022: Toronto Star Amends Headline Acknowledging That Dead Palestinian Teen Was Involved in Firebombing January 28, 2022: In a review dated January 28, 2022, CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler responded to a complaint about a May 11, 2021 broadcast on The National (watch by clicking below), where reporter Saša Petricic described the Hamas-Israel rocket exchange by suggesting that it was Israel who fired first, whereas in truth, it was the Islamist terrorist group. This misrepresentation was pointed out at the time by HonestReporting Canada who filed a complaint directly with CBC News and mobilized our subscribers and Canadians from coast to coast to take action. In his report, Nagler denied there was any bias on the part of Petricic, but acknowledged that viewers would have been given a false impression of the chronology of events.Nagler wrote (emphasis added) “It would have been wiser to choose between reporting explicitly on the chronology, or avoiding it altogether. Instead, there was only the passing reference, which left a sliver of ambiguity – just enough that its meaning could be misinterpreted. In that sense, the report failed to live up to the JSP (Journalistic Standards and Practices); the language used was not precise enough to ensure that the report was faithful and easy to understand… There was a violation of policy.” December 5, 2021: CBC Clarifies: Israel Abides by Intl. Standards to Safeguard Detained Palestinian Kids’ Rights: “Last Sunday at this time, we told you about a protest happening in Winnipeg. Protesters were accusing Israel of human rights violations against child prisoners. CBC has not been able to get comment from the Israeli government regarding these accusations, but in responding to similar criticisms in the past, a government spokesperson has denied these allegations, stating that Israel does not engage in torture, humiliation, or solitary confinement to achieve confessions.” October 1, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Clarification: IDF Killed 5 Palestinian Gunmen, Not Palestinians August 24, 2021: HRC Prompts CTV To Refer To Palestinian Terrorist Who Shot IDF Solider As A “Militant” Instead of “Protestor” July 29, 2021: Toronto Star Amends H... --- ## Israeli History URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/israeli-history/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 1056 > Globe and Mail: August 2, 2011: Correction: "David Ben Gurion declared the state of Israel at Independence Hall in Tel Aviv, Israel, not at the French hotel le Royal Monceau. Incorrect information appeared in Wednesday’s paper." CBC Online, April 2 2008: "A story published April 1st about Israeli settlement activity described neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem as disputed. In fact, Israel annexed East Jerusalem after the 1967 war and it is considered to be occupied territory like the West Bank.” Correction issued. CBC News: Our World, Jan 17 2008: Apology – According to a senior editor: “On November 27, you wrote to draw our attention to a statement you feel is “either intentionally misleading or extremely ignorant” on the November 24 edition of CBC NEWS: OUR WORLD. In introducing a documentary by the CBC’s Don Murray, program host Brian Stewart said, in part, Israel was created “beside territory long regarded in the Middle East as Palestinian.” I fully understand that the issue about who has the more established history in the territory and therefore the better claim to it is a particularly controversial one. He might have better said, “…long regarded in the Middle East as theirs by the people who lived there.” CBC Morning News, Jan 17 2008: Apology – According to a senior editor: “On November 28, you wrote concerning a report by CBC correspondent Nahlah Ayed on the November 27 edition of CBC NEWS: MORNING. Ms. Ayed said, “erroneously,” you wrote, “In a couple of days, it’s going to be the 60th anniversary of the UN vote to partition what is now Israel into two states for the Palestinians and the Israelis.” In fact, you wrote, the Partition plan called for two states: one for Arabs and one for Jews, not one for Palestinians and one for Israelis. Of course, you are right. The November 29, 1947, United Nations General Assembly vote on the Partition Plan for Palestine would have divided the British Mandate territory into Jewish and Arab states (plus an area under international control).” CBC Online, July 17 2008: CBC News writes Kantar “allegedly killed” a father in front of his four-year old daughter. This report changed to “Kantar was convicted in four deaths after a notorious 1979 attack in the northern coastal town of Nahariya.” Globe and Mail, July 15 2008: “A timeline of the Middle East conflict yesterday omitted the 1973 Yom Kippur War and mistakenly said that Israel attacked Jordan at the start of the Six Day War of 1967, when the opposite was true.” Correction issued. Toronto Star, May 8 2008: "The Soviet Union supported the establishment of Israel in 1948 and did not supply arms to its Arab adversaries, as was incorrectly stated in a May 6 article about a news conference held by Israeli President Shimon Peres." Correction issued. Victoria Times, March 12 2008: “The Six Day War in 1967 was fought between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Algeria sent aid to the three Arab states. Incomplete information appeared in a story yesterday.” Correction issued. Globe and Mail, Oct 23 2007: “Eastern Jerusalem was annexed by Israel after the 1967 war. Incorrect information appeared in a story from The Guardian in The Globe and Mail of Oct 16.” Correction issued. The Guardian, Oct 22 2007: A report headed “US presses Palestinians and Israel to find common ground” (page 18, October 16) said that Jerusalem had been annexed by Israel after the 1967 war; it should have said East Jerusalem.” Correction issued. City TV, Oct 14 2007: Apology – “Thank you for your email and for drawing my attention to this. The information in question came to us from Reuters, one of our most trusted news sources. In this case, as your message suggests, it appears the information was not as precise as it should have been. I regret if this upset you or any members of your organization. I can assure you that we always strive for fair, balanced and accurate coverage. We always welcome the opportunity to have a one-on-one dialogue with our viewers. I can only express my regrets once again and assure you that no offense was intended. We thank you for bringing this fine detail to our attention. I have informed the City News International crew. Every care will be taken in the future to make this very delicate distinction. According to a senior producer at City TV in response to an HRC complaint after a City TV host erroneously claimed that Israel annexed Jerusalem after the 1967 war.” CBC Around the World, June 5 2007: Host stated “The beginning of the Six Day War is considered a black day in the West Bank, with the Palestinian defeat complicating the Arab-Israeli conflict." Correction issued, stating “While reporting on the anniversary of the Six Day War we referred to Israel’s capture of the West Bank and Gaza as a Palestinian defeat, we should have called it an Arab defeat. Palestinians of course had no military forces in that conflict.” CBC Radio, June 3 2007: “A clarification on a st... --- ## CBC Our World URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-our-world/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 129 > Jan 17 2008: Apology – According to a senior editor at CBC: “On November 27, you wrote to draw our attention to a statement you feel is “either intentionally misleading or extremely ignorant” on the November 24 edition of CBC NEWS: OUR WORLD. In introducing a documentary by the CBC’s Don Murray, program host Brian Stewart said, in part, Israel was created “beside territory long regarded in the Middle East as Palestinian.” I fully understand that the issue about who has the more established history in the territory and therefore the better claim to it is a particularly controversial one. He might have better said, “…long regarded in the Middle East as theirs by the people who lived there.” --- ## CBC News Network URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-news-network/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2026-03-13 Words: 638 > March 6, 2026: After Wiping Israel Off The Map, HRC Prompts CBC News Correction January 30, 2026: CBC News Corrects ‘Board Of Peace’ Graphic After Leaving Out Israel November 12, 2025: HRC Prompts CBC Correction After Wrongly Portraying Pro-Israel Event As Promoting Militarism March 17, 2025: Success! After HRC Complaint, CBC News Corrects Article Falsely Claiming As Fact That Israel Is Required To Send Aid To Hamas-Controlled Gaza September 11, 2024: Success! After HRC Complaint, CBC Updates Article Removing Unsubstantiated Claim That Israeli Airstrikes Killed 19 Palestinians July 5, 2024: Success! HRC Prompts Correction After CBC News Parrots Falsehood That World Court Accused Israel Of Genocide July 2, 2024: CBC removes paragraph which falsely stated “The top UN court has concluded there is a “plausible risk of genocide” in Gaza — a charge Israel strongly denies” February 8, 2024: CBC Corrects Article That Gave Credence To Claims That Palestinians Have Been Around For “Tens of Thousands of Years” December 25, 2023: CBC Broadcasts On-Air Clarification After Anchor Falsely Claims “Israel Started The Hamas War” December 13, 2023: HRC Prompts CBC Correction After Falsely Claiming Tel Aviv Is Israel’s Capital December 5, 2023: After HRC Complaint, CBC News Amends Headline Which Insinuated That Israel Broke Truce With Hamas November 29, 2023: CBC News Amends Headline With Misleading Data On Hate Crimes In Toronto November 20, 2014: Ombud Upholds HRC Complaint; CBC (Mis)Reporting of Gaza Casualties Violated Standards November 26, 2013: CBC Issues Clarification After Falsely Asserting that Canada “Condemns” Iran Nuke Deal.November 29, 2023 August 23, 2013: HRC Secures CBC News On-Air Clarification: “And in southern Lebanon, Israel’s air force bombed a militant base. The Israeli Defence Minister said it was in response to a cross-border attack yesterday. Several rockets were fired from Lebanese territory and hit northern Israel. An Al Qaeda associated groups claimed responsibility for that attack on Israel. Now we’d like to clarify some information about that attack that we reported yesterday afternoon. At first, there were mixed reports coming out of Israel about whether the four rockets actually landed in Israel. Initially, the Israel Defense Forces said that it had intercepted one of the rockets and that the other three fell outside Israeli territory. The IDF later confirmed that three rockets did in fact land in Israel causing some damage. The fourth rocket was intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defence system.” August 9, 2013: After receiving an HRC complaint, CBC News acknowledged it used “imprecise language” and failed to attribute a statement its anchor made which falsely claimed Israeli settlements constitute the “main sticking point” in Mideast peace talks. May 1, 2013: CBC Issues Correction for Wrongly Claiming Palestinians Haven’t Attacked Israeli Settlers in Past 2 Years. July 29, 2011: Apology “We want to correct and apologize for a mistake we made last Sunday. In one segment we said the Jewish Defence League is a banned terrorist organization in Canada. The Jewish Defence League is not on the Government of Canada’s list of groups or individuals identified as being associated with terrorism. We very much regret the error.” June 14 2009: Report about the Hamas Anniversary in Gaza and the power struggles between Fatah and Hamas is accompanied by a video of Israeli military in Gaza, with no relation between the footage and the story. On-air apology and correction issued, stating “Israeli forces were not involved in the Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007.” June 12, 2009: Al-Jazeera English Reporter inserts his own opinion into a news report by stating that “they [Red Cross] officials have obviously been targeted” by Israelis. CBC Ombudsman report concluded this item did not meet the standards of accuracy and fairness within the CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices. --- ## Israeli-Palestinian Interactions URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/israeli-palestinian-interactions/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 2289 > September 19, 2022: CBC Ombud Acknowledges Shortcomings Of “Our Montreal” Report Which Failed to Include Important Context About Anti-Israel Activist September 15, 2022: Success! Radio-Canada Retracts Claim That Israel Killed 49 Palestinian Civilians May 19, 2022: An op-ed published in the Toronto Star claimed that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “killed by an Israeli soldier… a sniper shot her in the neck… silenced by an Israeli sniper’s bullet.” However, it hasn’t been confirmed that IDF fire or a Palestinian terrorist’s bullet, killed the Palestinian journalist. The op-ed also wrongly claimed that Israel has killed 45 journalists since 2000.Following an HonestReporting Canada complaint, the Star corrected the op-ed and acknowledged that it’s wrong to definitively claim that Israeli soldiers killed this Palestinian journalist. The Star also removed the op-ed’s assigning responsibility of the deaths of 45 journalists to Israel, who were killed in crossfire or while on dangerous assignment. May 16, 2022: HRC Prompts Hill Times Clarification After Reporter Falsely Claims Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire. May 13, 2022: PostMedia papers publish clarification after claiming Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist. Who killed Palestinian journalist unknown. April 22, 2022: Subsequent to HonestReporting Canada’s complaint to CBC News sent on April 21, our public broadcaster has corrected its previously falsely reporting that “Palestinians threw rocks in response” to Israeli Police action, by reversing the chronology of events. As well, per HRC’s request, CBC also covered recent Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians. January 28, 2022: In his radio broadcast, Petricic said “Israelis are trying to evict Palestinian homeowners” from the homes where they were living, suggesting that the Palestinians were in ownership of the homes in question. In response, HonestReporting Canada filed a complaint and issued an alert mobilizing our subscribers. While stating that the issues surrounding the claims of Shimon HaTzaddik/Sheikh Jarrah are “immensely complicated,” Nagler acknowledged that Petricic’s report was indeed a violation of the CBC’s Journalistic Standards & Practices. May 25, 2021: HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Clarification After Erroneously Claiming Israel Denied Muslims Under 45 From Entering Al Aqsa Compound February 12, 2021: Success! Global News Retracts Claim that Israel is Occupying and Annexing Palestine January 30, 2021: CBC Radio broadcasts On-Air Clarification (AGAIN) After Criticizing Israel For Not Vaccinating Palestinians January 17, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC On-Air Correction of Palestinian Vaccine Lie: “Last Sunday on this program, we aired a segment on the successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Israel. We followed that report with an interview with Saleh Hegazi, the Middle East Deputy Director of Amnesty International, about the situation in the Palestinian territories, where as yet, no vaccines had arrived. Mr. Hajazi was highly critical of Israel, insisting that Israel had a legal obligation under international law to provide vaccines to the Palestinian territories. In that segment we reported that Israel was denying vaccines to the Palestinians which we should not have and we should have included Israel’s perspective as part of our coverage. Israel’s position is that the Palestinian Authority is responsible for vaccine distribution in the territories since it negotiated control over administering health care as part of the Oslo Accords signed with Israel in 1993. Earlier this week, Israel said it delivered a hundred doses of a COVID vaccine to the Palestinian Authority and that another shipment will be delivered in the coming weeks. The Palestinian Authority has also secured an initial supply of vaccines from a variety of sources expected by March.”” December 26, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Amendment Acknowledging Israel’s Desire for Peace Talks with Palestinians February 1, 2020: HRC prompted the Globe and Mail to correct a map that erroneously claimed that the Palestinian Authority has full control of Area B of the west bank. December 29, 2019: HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Correction: Israeli “Settlements” in West Bank Not Controlled By Palestinian Authority CBC News.ca: March 19, 2015: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Netanyahu Didn’t Backtrack on Renouncing “One-State Solution” CTV News: December 15, 2014: CTV Issues On-Air Clarification After HRC Complaint: Cause of Death of Palestinian Minister Disputed National Post: January 13, 2014: A Jon Kay Commentary incorrectly claimed Israel has “Jew-only roads” whereas there are only roads for Israelis, where religion is not a consideration. After HRC intervention, the commentary was corrected. CTV.ca: December 26, 2013: After HRC Complaint, CTV Unpublishes Claim that “Israel Practices Genocide” Against Palestinians Globe and Mail: November 8, 2013: Globe Revises Headline After Claiming Outright that Yasser Arafat was Poisoned Au... --- ## CBC News Morning URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-news-morning/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 186 > March 28, 2013: On-air correction: “Last week on our program we showed video of defaced posters of U.S. President Barack Obama and we told you those images were in Jerusalem. We made an error in saying that. The video in fact was from Ramallah. We regret that error.” Jan 17 2008: Apology – According to a senior editor at CBC: “On November 28, you wrote concerning a report by CBC correspondent Nahlah Ayed on the November 27 edition of CBC NEWS: MORNING. Ms. Ayed said, “erroneously,” you wrote, “In a couple of days, it’s going to be the 60th anniversary of the UN vote to partition what is now Israel into two states for the Palestinians and the Israelis.” In fact, you wrote, the Partition plan called for two states: one for Arabs and one for Jews, not one for Palestinians and one for Israelis. Of course, you are right. The November 29, 1947, United Nations General Assembly vote on the Partition Plan for Palestine would have divided the British Mandate territory into Jewish and Arab states (plus an area under international control).” --- ## CBC News Today URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-news-today/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 186 > Jan 17 2008: Apology – According to a senior editor at CBC: “On December 17, you wrote to draw our attention to an “error” in a report by CBC News correspondent David Common on the December 17 edition of CBC NEWS: TODAY. You wrote that in a report on a donor conference in Paris intended to aid the Palestinian economy, Mr. Common said the Palestinians are insisting that the Israelis return to the table to “discuss what would happen with Israeli settlers in Gaza and the West Bank.” You pointed out that Israeli settlers left the Gaza Strip in 2005. Of course, you are right. It was an inadvertent error in a live report first seen a little after 6am that morning. In fact, Mr. Common telephoned Toronto minutes after the broadcast to say he had made a mistake and ask if he should do the report again, but his producers said they would edit the report to remove the error. Despite that, the original report was inadvertently broadcast once again later that morning. We regret the error.” --- ## CBC Radio URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-radio/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2026-04-06 Words: 1610 > April 6, 2026: Success! CBC Issues Landmark On-Air Correction, Telling Listeners There Was “No Substance” To Claim Made By Glia Equal Care’s Dorotea Gucciardo Alleging Israel Buried Palestinians Alive October 1, 2025: HRC Prompts CBC Radio Report Clarifying Israel Closed Border Crossing Due To Terror Attack That Killed 2 Israelis November 22, 2023: HRC Prompts CBC Radio On-Air Clarification: Israel Didn’t Kill “13,000 Palestinian Civilians” July 27, 2022: A clarification notice was added to an episode of the podcast Nothing is Foreign. The episode, which was published on May 20, 2022, mentions reports from Israeli media that the Israeli military was “not planning to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.” Those reports specifically pertained to a criminal investigation. April 22, 2022: Subsequent to HonestReporting Canada’s complaint to CBC News sent on April 21, our public broadcaster has corrected its previously falsely reporting that “Palestinians threw rocks in response” to Israeli Police action, by reversing the chronology of events. As well, per HRC’s request, CBC also covered recent Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians. March 27, 2022: Success! CBC Ombudsman Finds Anti-Israel Culinary Radio Show Violated Journalistic Standards: CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler has upheld HonestReporting Canada’s complaint finding that a July 2021 episode of Unforked, a culinary radio program, violated the broadcaster’s Journalistic Standards and Practices. The episode, purportedly about hummus, not only featured two speakers who expressed anti-Israel views, but it descended into a depiction of Israelis as “settler colonialists” and occupiers of indigenous Palestinian land, who were responsible for erasing so-called historical Palestinian communities. December 5, 2021: CBC Clarifies: Israel Abides by Intl. Standards to Safeguard Detained Palestinian Kids’ Rights: “Last Sunday at this time, we told you about a protest happening in Winnipeg. Protesters were accusing Israel of human rights violations against child prisoners. CBC has not been able to get comment from the Israeli government regarding these accusations, but in responding to similar criticisms in the past, a government spokesperson has denied these allegations, stating that Israel does not engage in torture, humiliation, or solitary confinement to achieve confessions.” March 17, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Murder of 3 Israeli Teens Not in ICC Investigative Scope January 30, 2021: CBC Broadcasts On-Air Clarification (AGAIN) After Criticizing Israel For Not Vaccinating Palestinians January 17, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC On-Air Correction of Palestinian Vaccine Lie: CBC World This Weekend: “Last Sunday on this program, we aired a segment on the successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Israel. We followed that report with an interview with Saleh Hegazi, the Middle East Deputy Director of Amnesty International, about the situation in the Palestinian territories, where as yet, no vaccines had arrived. Mr. Hajazi was highly critical of Israel, insisting that Israel had a legal obligation under international law to provide vaccines to the Palestinian territories. In that segment we reported that Israel was denying vaccines to the Palestinians which we should not have and we should have included Israel’s perspective as part of our coverage. Israel’s position is that the Palestinian Authority is responsible for vaccine distribution in the territories since it negotiated control over administering health care as part of the Oslo Accords signed with Israel in 1993. Earlier this week, Israel said it delivered a hundred doses of a COVID vaccine to the Palestinian Authority and that another shipment will be delivered in the coming weeks. The Palestinian Authority has also secured an initial supply of vaccines from a variety of sources expected by March.”” October 25, 2020: CBC Radio errs by claiming that only 3 Arab countries recognize Israel. After HRC complained, CBC acknowledged the error and sensitized its journalists to this mistake. August 2, 2019: Honest Reporting Canada prompts CBC/Radio-Canada / CBC News to issue an on-air correction. Contrary to what was reported, #Israel ???????? didn’t build a new settlement. The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu merely toured the existing settlement community of #Efrat after announcing plans to build homes there. May 21, 2019: In response to HRC’s complaint, CBC News Q has adjusted its digital copy around the segment with Mr. Murad, to correct the reference of “Palestine” to the “Palestinian Territories.” As well, CBC amended its interview to mention the following:Note: In the segment, Murad refers to “Palestine.” Our CBC Language policy, states there is no modern country of Palestine, although there’s a movement to establish one as part of a two-state peace agreement with Israel. Areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority are considered Palestinian territories: Fatah-run West Bank and Hamas-... --- ## Israeli Politics URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/israeli-politics/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 970 > May 20, 2022: Success! Saltwire Deletes Letter Which Falsely Claimed Israel Withdrawing Jews From Hebron March 30, 2022: Ottawa Citizen Publishes Corrective Noting Israeli Condemnation of Russia’s War on Ukraine March 14, 2022: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Corrective: Israeli law doesn’t prohibit Arab citizens from purchasing homes June 16, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC To Remove False Claim That Netanyahu Opposes Palestinian Statehood Ottawa Citizen: April 8, 2019: CORRECTION: “The original version of this article said the Israeli prime minister had been indicted. In fact, Israel’s attorney general has recommended indicting him on bribery and breach of trust charges, but a determination of whether to do so may take months.” Globe and Mail: October 20, 2015: Editor’s note: In an earlier version of this editorial, the last line stated that Mr. Abbas and former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon should move on. It has been corrected to say that Mr. Abbas and current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should move on. Toronto Star: October 20, 2015: Correction: Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister of Israel. An Oct. 17 World Weekly column about the urgent phone calls Canada’s new prime minister should make mistakenly referred to Netanyahu as Israel’s president. Globe and Mail: March 20, 2015: HRC Prompts Globe Clarification: Report on Israeli Elections Wasn’t Properly Identified as “Analysis” CBC Online: March 19, 2015: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Netanyahu Didn’t Backtrack on Renouncing “One-State Solution” March 6, 2015: CBC corrects claim that Netanyahu’s speech to Congress opposing Iranian nuclear deal was all about electioneering. August 13, 2014: Toronto Star Deletes False Quote About David Ben-Gurion: Clarification: Aug. 13, 2014: The letter above was edited from a previous version that included a disputed quotation attributed to David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel. The Star could not verify the quote. Oct 6 2009: Report incorrectly stated that Benjamin Netanyahu was the “former Israeli” pm, vs. the “current’. Article was amended online with the correct information. Globe and Mail, Feb 27 2009: “Kadima leader Tzipi Livni is no longer demanding the Israeli prime ministership as a condition for joining Benjamin Netanyahu in a coalition government. Incorrect information appeared yesterday.” Correction issued. Windsor Star, Sept 19 2008: Headline states “New Israeli PM feels heat” and incorrectly depicts Tzipi Livni as the new Israeli PM. Correction issued. Toronto Sun, May 14 2008: “A caption under a photo of Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in the May 10 Sun was incorrect in saying Olmert admitted wrong in taking cash from a US financier. Olmert denied any wrongdoing.” Correction issued. Kingston Whig Standard, March 6 2008: “In an Associated Press story that appeared in yesterday’s Whig-Standard, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was quoted as saying that Israel might be forced to send troops back into Gaza. However, officials in her office clarified that she was referring to a military operation, not reoccupation.” Correction issued. Toronto Sun, March 4 2008: “A photo in yesterday’s Sun was misidentified as Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak with a quote attributed to him. The photo was of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. In the first paragraph of the wire story on Gaza peace talks, the word Palestinian was changed to Palestine. The Sun regrets the errors.” Correction issued. National Post, March 4 2008: Correction Issued: “Incorrect information appeared in a review of Anna Porter’s book, Kasztner’s Train, in Saturday’s Books pages. It was the Mapai (Labour) government that launched a libel suit against Malkiel Gruenwald; and three assailants shot Rezso Kasztner dead.” Globe and Mail, Feb 1 2008: “David (Dado) Elazar, the chief of general staff of the Israeli Defence Forces during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, died while swimming in 1976. He was incorrectly said to have committed suicide in yesterday’s newspaper.” Correction issued. CTV News, Nov 26 2007: “CTV.ca and Newsnet both reported yesterday that ‘Police raid (Israeli Prime Minister Ehud) Olmert’s offices’ in a super below the report and in a graphic in an online article. Contrary to this statement, the police raid of more than 20 government buildings and private offices Sunday did not include a raid at the Prime Minister’s own offices.” A CTV producer apologized for the error and reprimanded her staff writers. Vancouver Province, Sept 11 2007: “Israeli President Shimon Peres said last week that he was “more optimistic” about the possibility for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. A headline in Friday’s paper attributed his comments to Israel’s prime minister.” Correction issued. Toronto Star, August 7 2007 “Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav pleaded guilty to several charges of indecent assault, sexual harassment and obstruction of justice, for which he received a suspended sentence. Incorrect information was published in a Ju... --- ## CBC Saturday Report URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-saturday-report/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 142 > March 6 2008: According to CBC’s Ombudsman: “It would have been useful if reporter Armstrong had expanded on the ‘fear’ factors relating why Christian tourists have stopped coming to Bethlehem and the various factors by referencing the Hamas/Fatah conflict. I will note that the ‘tour’ of the barrier was somewhat distracting. It is a basic tenet of television journalism that when one sets up a conflict between the eye and the ear, the eye wins. I found myself watching the footage, but realized that I hadn’t heard everything that Mr. Armstrong said so I went back and listened again—a privilege that few viewers would have. The report may have been deficient in some production values, and could have briefly expanded the reasons for the underlying fear among potential tourists.” --- ## Israel-World Relations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/israel-world-relations/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 1025 > August 4, 2022: Success! CBC Issues Statement Of Regret After Claiming Saudi Minister Said Israel “Murdered” Al Jazeera Journalist March 30, 2022: Ottawa Citizen Publishes Corrective Noting Israeli Condemnation of Russia’s War on Ukraine October 25, 2020: CBC Radio errs by claiming that only 3 Arab countries recognize Israel. After HRC complained, CBC acknowledged the error and sensitized its journalists to this mistake. June 3, 2020: CBC Online: As Canada Condemns Israel, HRC Prompts CBC to Acknowledge Israel’s Claims to Judea and Samaria February 10, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Syrian Anti-Aircraft Missiles Nearly Shot Down Jet, Not IDF Says Russia May 19, 2015: CBC Issues Story Update re: Pope’s Disputed “Angel of Peace” Remark: After HRC contacted CBC News executives to voice our concerns about disputed comments attributed to Pope Francis claiming that he referred to PA President Mahmoud Abbas as an “angel of peace”, a story update was issued by the CBC. April 7, 2013: Following an HRC complaint, Radio-Canada issues an on-air clarification for a report on radio show “Medium-Large” which alleged the Israeli government deliberately forced Ethiopian immigrants to receive contraceptive injections in an effort to limit the Israeli- Ethiopian population. Canoe: September 27, 2011: Amendment: After HonestReporting Canada members complained to Canoe editors after the online French-language news portal had salaciously claimed that Israel was a menace and threat to the world, Canoe editors amended their headline and lead paragraph, removing this statement. CBC Online, Feb 20 2011: A CBC report erroneously stated that the Turkish Ship known as the Mavi Marmara operated by ardent anti-Israel activists whose aim it was to break Israel’s legal naval blockade of Gaza was simply “delivering supplies to the Gaza Strip.” CBC issued the following clarification and amended the report following HonestReporting Canada’s complaint: “Clarification: The Canadian Press reported in a story Feb. 19 that a ship boarded by Israeli soldiers last year was delivering supplies to the Gaza Strip. The story should have reported that the Israeli government says the ship, the Mavi Marmara, did not carry humanitarian aid but was part of a flotilla that did. This story has been edited to reflect this.” Canadian Press, Feb 19 2011: A Canadian Press report erroneously stated that the Turkish Ship known as the Mavi Marmara operated by ardent anti-Israel activists whose aim it was to break Israel’s legal naval blockade of Gaza was simply “delivering supplies to the Gaza Strip.” Canadian Press issued the following clarification following HonestReporting Canada’s complaint: “The Canadian Press reported in a story Feb. 19 that a ship boarded by Israeli soldiers last year was delivering supplies to the Gaza Strip. The story should have reported that the Israeli government says the ship, the Mavi Marmara, did not carry humanitarian aid but was part of a flotilla that did.” Q107, Sep 21 2010: Q107 radio station removed a biased anti-Israel survey hosted on their website and publically apologized following 300+ HonestReporting Canada member complaints. On-air apology: “Got this last night, got a couple of emails and I just wanted to take a moment on this one because in this internet age in which we live in this stuff is very important and the last thing we’d like to do at Q107.com is give anyone the wrong idea, so I guess what had happened was there was a poll up on the Q107 website that contained some questions about some contentious issues including the Middle East and needless to say that’s not somewhere we traditionally want to go and I don’t mean literally, I mean figuratively, it’s a very complicated situation that involves all kinds of different religious and political beliefs and I guess something was posted on the website last night in the form of a question that offended a lot of people and Blair, the program director and our boss had sent this along and so I’m going to just quickly let you know what Blair had said because there are a lot of complaints and we would like to just clear it up. As he said, ‘on behalf of Q I must apologize for a survey that was recently posted on the website. This survey was located in a section of the site that is administered by a third party and it does not reflect or represent the opinions of Q107 what so ever. We are by no means passing the buck on this matter and we take it seriously. We’ll be discussing our future with this third party moving forward and this survey has been removed. So first of all thanks to everybody who sent in emails, you know voicing their complaints about this, it’s certainly understandable and our apologies, I mean, I didn’t know this thing was up there, but hey, this is our radio station and our names are on it so we’ve gotta take responsibility and we’ll do just that so, our apologies.” CBC Online, March 24 2009: “Story published about Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon’... --- ## CBC The Current URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-the-current/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 208 > Feb 19 2010: “Footnotes in Gaza”. CBC Radio host Bob McKeown failed to properly attribute a false and inflammatory statement about Israeli home demolitions to pro-Palestinian activist Joe Sacco: “One of the haunting and recurring themes is the bulldozer that every day is somewhere demolishing someone’s home.” CBC acknowledged the improper attribution: “He might have said, “One of the haunting and recurring themes [in the book] is the bulldozer that every day is somewhere demolishing someone’s home.” Feb 11 2009: Anna Maria Tremonti in an interview to Danny Hershtal, candidate for the Yisrael Beitenu party, stated “We know that Arab-Israelis do not serve in the army – we also know that ultra-Orthodox Jews do not serve in the army. What would happen if they refused to under your platform?” A CBC producer agreed that the “information within the question was more categorical than ideally it should have been.” Aug. 10, 2006: Host falsely claimed that a gay pride parade in Jerusalem would be held shortly, however the event was cancelled because of the security concerns due to the Hezbollah-Israel conflict. On-air correction issued. --- ## Jenin URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/jenin/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 430 > CBC Radio: July 27, 2022: A clarification notice was added to an episode of the podcast Nothing is Foreign. The episode, which was published on May 20, 2022, mentions reports from Israeli media that the Israeli military was “not planning to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.” Those reports specifically pertained to a criminal investigation. August 4, 2022: Success! CBC Issues Statement Of Regret After Claiming Saudi Minister Said Israel “Murdered” Al Jazeera Journalist May 31, 2022: HRC Prompts CTV To Correct False Claim That Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire: “A clarification earlier this week. CTV News reported on a vigil here in Edmonton for a Palestinian journalist killed on the job. We reported that she was killed by Israeli forces, when in fact, it’s still in dispute as to who is responsible for her death. We sincerely regret this error.” May 19, 2022: An op-ed published in the Toronto Star claimed that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “killed by an Israeli soldier… a sniper shot her in the neck… silenced by an Israeli sniper’s bullet.” However, it hasn’t been confirmed that IDF fire or a Palestinian terrorist’s bullet, killed the Palestinian journalist. The op-ed also wrongly claimed that Israel has killed 45 journalists since 2000.Following an HonestReporting Canada complaint, the Star corrected the op-ed and acknowledged that it’s wrong to definitively claim that Israeli soldiers killed this Palestinian journalist. The Star also removed the op-ed’s assigning responsibility of the deaths of 45 journalists to Israel, who were killed in crossfire or while on dangerous assignment. May 16, 2022: HRC Prompts Hill Times Clarification After Reporter Falsely Claims Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire. May 13, 2022: PostMedia papers publish clarification after claiming Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist. Who killed Palestinian journalist unknown. April 8, 2022: Subsequent to complaints sent to the CBC by HonestReporting Canada and our subscribers, we take note that CBC has amended its headline which now acknowledges that Israeli forces killed a “suspected attacker”. While the CBC chose to not identify the Palestinian terrorist as a terrorist, at the very least, this headline no longer misleads readers into thinking that Israeli forces killed a presumably innocent Palestinian civilian. Toronto Star, Dec 4 2008: Reporter Oakland Ross stated “Jenin was the scene of an infamous Israeli military operation in 2002 that some recall as a massacre.” Public Editor stated “Jenin was not a massacre and therefore the Star’s article is incomplete and lacks context.” --- ## CBC The National URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-the-national/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-07-25 Words: 592 > May 7, 2025: Success! HRC Prompts CBC The National On-Air Correction: 59 Hostages Remain In Gaza March 6, 2025: Success! CBC News Corrects News Ticker Which Falsely Labelled Jailed Palestinian Terrorists As “Hostages” January 28, 2022: In a review dated January 28, 2022, CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler responded to a complaint about a May 11, 2021 broadcast on The National (watch by clicking below), where reporter Saša Petricic described the Hamas-Israel rocket exchange by suggesting that it was Israel who fired first, whereas in truth, it was the Islamist terrorist group. This misrepresentation was pointed out at the time by HonestReporting Canada who filed a complaint directly with CBC News and mobilized our subscribers and Canadians from coast to coast to take action. In his report, Nagler denied there was any bias on the part of Petricic, but acknowledged that viewers would have been given a false impression of the chronology of events.Nagler wrote (emphasis added) “It would have been wiser to choose between reporting explicitly on the chronology, or avoiding it altogether. Instead, there was only the passing reference, which left a sliver of ambiguity – just enough that its meaning could be misinterpreted. In that sense, the report failed to live up to the JSP (Journalistic Standards and Practices); the language used was not precise enough to ensure that the report was faithful and easy to understand… There was a violation of policy.” August 18, 2019: HonestReporting Canada prompts improved CBC The National coverage of Israel’s banning BDS-Supporting U.S. Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. CBC had wrongly claimed they were denied entry because both were vocal critics of Israel. October 11, 2018: On July 24, Honest Reporting Canada issued a media action alert which noted that although #Israel won widespread praise for its leading role and brave humanitarian efforts in the daring rescue of hundreds of individuals associated with #Syria’s #WhiteHelmets, our public broadcaster, the CBC News: The National, produced truly appalling coverage that unfairly maligned #Israel’s efforts.In a recent review initiated by several HRC subscribers, CBC’s Ombudsman has found that CBC National’s reporting was imprecise, lacked context, and required additional analysis. February 16, 2014: CBC National Admits Error In Suggesting Tel Aviv Is Israel’s Capital November 19, 2014: CBC National Issues On-Air Correction: Terror Attack Occurred in Western Jerusalem Sep 30, 2010: CBC Ombudsman review of HRC complaint against Neil MacDonald concluded that: 1) CBC News should ensure that reporting on East Jerusalem is supported by the latest and most credible research and statistics 2) CBC News should broaden its range of think tank sources in Washington, DC in order to present a more complete range of reliable opinion. Aug 20 2010: CBC apologizes for incorrectly stating that Hamas controls the West Bank: “Of course, Hamas controls the Gaza Strip. Mahmoud Abbas’ party Fatah controls the West bank through the Palestinian Authority. We regret the error.” Jan 13 2009: Report showed President Obama expressed concern for the loss of civilian life in Gaza. On-air correction issued, stating President Obama also expressed concern for the loss of civilian life in Israel as well. Jan 8 2009: Reporter stated “representatives of Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to meet in Cairo to discuss the proposed ceasefire.” Update report indicated that neither representatives met. Sept. 6, 2006: Reporter sympathetically profiled a Lebanese terrorist as a victim. CBC produced an unprecedented 11+ minute report profiling the victim of the terrorist’s attack after an HRC complaint. --- ## Jerusalem URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/jerusalem/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 1224 > April 22, 2022: Subsequent to HonestReporting Canada’s complaint to CBC News sent on April 21, our public broadcaster has corrected its previously falsely reporting that “Palestinians threw rocks in response” to Israeli Police action, by reversing the chronology of events. As well, per HRC’s request, CBC also covered recent Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians. December 14, 2021: Radio-Canada Removes False Claim that Tel Aviv is Israel’s Capital May 25, 2021: HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Clarification After Erroneously Claiming Israel Denied Muslims Under 45 From Entering Al Aqsa Compound May 20, 2021: Corrections: A previous version of this story said the Al-Aqsa Mosque is revered by both Muslims and Jews. In fact, the mosque is built on a hilltop site sacred to Muslims and Jews.May 20, 2021 11:41 AM ET May 10, 2021: After an HRC complaint, Globe and Mail amends article about recent hostilities between Israel and Palestinians to acknowledge up to date number of rockets fired at Israel, that Palestinian rioters threw stones at Israeli police, and to clarify Hamas claims about Palestinian casualties. January 14, 2021: Toronto Star: HRC Prompts Toronto Star To Amend Headline Which Implicitly Cast Doubt About Palestinian Terror Attack August 17, 2020: UPDATE: RCI Corrects Report Which Falsely Claimed Tel Aviv is Israel’s Capital May 13, 2020: CBC Online: Corrections: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the U.S. decided to move its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. In fact, the embassy was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. May 21, 2019: In response to HRC’s complaint, CBC News has adjusted its digital copy around the segment with Mr. Murad, to correct the reference of “Palestine” to the “Palestinian Territories.” As well, CBC amended its interview to mention the following:Note: In the segment, Murad refers to “Palestine.” Our CBC Language policy, states there is no modern country of Palestine, although there’s a movement to establish one as part of a two-state peace agreement with Israel. Areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority are considered Palestinian territories: Fatah-run West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza Strip.” CBC TV: January 22, 2019: A previous version of this story said Andrew Scheer reiterated his pledge to move Canada’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. In fact, he reiterated his pledge that the Conservatives would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Jan 22, 2019 1:25 PM ET January 24, 2018: HRC Prompts Major CBC Correction on Trump’s Jerusalem Policy December 8, 2017: Globe and Mail: HRC Prompts Major Globe and Mail Correction on Trump’s Jerusalem Policy: “EDITOR’S NOTE An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the Trump announcement reverses a long-held U.S. policy that Jerusalem’s status must be worked out through bilateral negotiations between Israelis and the Palestinians, who want East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state. In fact, the U.S. president said it was not meant to predetermine the boundaries of a future Palestinian state.” January 13, 2017: HRC Prompts CBC and Globe & Mail Correction: Tel Aviv Not Israel’s Capital February 16, 2014: CBC National Admits Error In Suggesting Tel Aviv Is Israel’s Capital November 20, 2014: CBC Issues Tepid Statement of Regret for Disgraceful Headline of Jerusalem Terror Attack November 19, 2014: CBC National Issues On-Air Correction: Terror Attack Occurred in Western Jerusalem January 24, 2014: Toronto Star issues correction after their columnist falsely described Tel Aviv as Israel’s capital city. March 28, 2013: On-air correction: “Last week on our program we showed video of defaced posters of U.S. President Barack Obama and we told you those images were in Jerusalem. We made an error in saying that. The video in fact was from Ramallah. We regret that error.” CBC The National, Sep 30, 2010: CBC Ombudsman review of HRC complaint against Neil MacDonald concluded that: 1) CBC News should ensure that reporting on East Jerusalem is supported by the latest and most credible research and statistics 2) CBC News should broaden its range of think tank sources in Washington, DC in order to present a more complete range of reliable opinion. CBC Online, Sep 30, 2010: CBC Ombudsman review of HRC complaint against Neil MacDonald concluded that: 1) CBC News should ensure that reporting on East Jerusalem is supported by the latest and most credible research and statistics 2) CBC News should broaden its range of think tank sources in Washington, DC in order to present a more complete range of reliable opinion. CBC Online, Apr 12 2010: “Canada ‘regrets’ Israeli settlements”. Original report falsely claimed that Israel was building 1600 new Israeli “settlements” in an East Jerusalem neighbourhood. Lead and photo caption corrected: “Canada voiced muted criticism Thursday over the planned expansion of 1,600 new Israeli housing units in East Jerusalem.” CBC Online, Mar 9 2010: “Biden condemns... --- ## CBC The Passionate Eye URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-the-passionate-eye/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 49 > Nov 26 2005: Documentary film “Checkpoint” broadcast on the “Passionate Eye” lacked information about Israel’s security concerns. After the HRC complaint, CBC inserted two 30-second clips containing contextual information about Israel’s security apparatus into the re-broadcast of the documentary. --- ## CBC The World This Hour URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-the-world-this-hour/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 132 > Jan 17 2008: CBC Radio’s The World This Hour Apology – According to a CBC editor: “On November 13, you wrote concerning “erroneous information” in a story on the November 12 edition of THE WORLD THIS HOUR. The story said “Hamas …soldiers opened fire….” You wrote that the terms “’Palestinian soldier’ or ‘Hamas soldier’” are questionable language implying that “there is an internationally recognized army …controlled by this organization” when there are only security service personnel and various militia factions. Nevertheless, CBC News stories typically refer to members of the Hamas military wing as “militants” or “fighters” and that more consistent usage might have made this story clearer.” --- ## Land Disputes URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/land-disputes/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 848 > September 2, 2022: A Toronto Star producer claimed that Israel has been occupying Ramallah for 75 years, since the Jewish State’s birth in 1948, which logically implies that Israel has no right to exist. At the same time, the Star’s report falsely claimed that a state of “Palestine” exists. After HRC filed a complaint, corrective action was taken by the Star. May 20, 2022: Success! Saltwire Deletes Letter Which Falsely Claimed Israel Withdrawing Jews From Hebron March 14, 2022: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Corrective: Israeli law doesn’t prohibit Arab citizens from purchasing homes January 28, 2022: In his radio broadcast, Petricic said “Israelis are trying to evict Palestinian homeowners” from the homes where they were living, suggesting that the Palestinians were in ownership of the homes in question. In response, HonestReporting Canada filed a complaint and issued an alert mobilizing our subscribers. While stating that the issues surrounding the claims of Shimon HaTzaddik/Sheikh Jarrah are “immensely complicated,” Nagler acknowledged that Petricic’s report was indeed a violation of the CBC’s Journalistic Standards & Practices. March 29, 2021: Subsequent to our complaint to CBC News about its intentionally deleting the #Israel location from its headline and reporting in coverage of the recent Dead Sea Scrolls discovery in Israel proper, CBC has reinstated the Israel location reference. February 12, 2021: Success! Global News Retracts Claim that Israel is Occupying and Annexing Palestine January 13, 2021: HRC prompted the Toronto Star to remove their reporter’s referring to “Palestine” as the Palestinians have not been granted statehood. June 3, 2020: CBC Online: As Canada Condemns Israel, HRC Prompts CBC to Acknowledge Israel’s Claims to Judea and Samaria November 22, 2019: “Globe and Mail Issues Correction After Claiming Israeli Town Part of “Palestinian Territory”” December 21, 2017: Global News Apologizes for Wrongly Claiming that “Palestine” is a “Sovereign State” December 8, 2017: Globe and Mail: HRC Prompts Major Globe and Mail Correction on Trump’s Jerusalem Policy: “EDITOR’S NOTE An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the Trump announcement reverses a long-held U.S. policy that Jerusalem’s status must be worked out through bilateral negotiations between Israelis and the Palestinians, who want East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state. In fact, the U.S. president said it was not meant to predetermine the boundaries of a future Palestinian state.” July 7, 2016: SUCCESS: HRC Prompts Washington Post & Toronto Star To Correct False Report: “A June 9 article by the Washington Post reporting that Israeli Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel said he wants to annex more than half the West Bank stated incorrectly that Ariel also said he wants to remove the Palestinians living the West Bank’s Area C. The article had cited a Times of Israel interview with Ariel. The Times later issued a correction stating that Ariel did not call for the removal of Palestinians and said the mistake was a mistranslation.” CBC Radio, Feb 19 2010: “Footnotes in Gaza”. CBC Radio host Bob McKeown failed to properly attribute a false and inflammatory statement about Israeli home demolitions to pro-Palestinian activist Joe Sacco: “One of the haunting and recurring themes is the bulldozer that every day is somewhere demolishing someone’s home.” CBC acknowledged the improper attribution: “He might have said, “One of the haunting and recurring themes [in the book] is the bulldozer that every day is somewhere demolishing someone’s home.” CBC Radio, May 2 2008: CBC Radio report incorrectly referred to “the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Occupied Territories” According to a senior editor at CBC “Of course, the conflict – a sad result of which was found in the report immediately preceding this one – is between Israel and those living in the Occupied Territories or Israel and the Palestinians, as you suggest, or, in a more accurately, Israelis and Palestinians.” Globe and Mail, February 15, 2007: Online photo displayed a Palestinian woman whose home was destroyed by the Israeli army, but failed to indicate that her home was illegally built on Israeli land. Apology secured. Edmonton Sun, Nov 14, 2006: Article’s headline erroneously described ‘Palestine’ instead of Palestinian territories or Palestinian Authority. Correction issued. Edmonton Journal, November 5, 2006: Article’s headline erroneously described ‘Palestine’ instead of Palestinian territories or Palestinian Authority. Correction issued. London Free Press, June 27, 2006: Editorial described the Palestinian Territories or Palestinian Authority as ‘Palestine.’ Editor agreed that this language should not be used in the future. Correction issued. Globe and Mail, Sept 30 2005: “Pisgat Ze’ev is a suburb of Jerusalem built on land occupied and annexed by Israel after the 1967 war with Jordan. Incorrect information appeared in an article on Tuesday.” Correction issued. ... --- ## CBC TV URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-tv/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-07-25 Words: 324 > May 23, 2025: Success: CBC Updates Reporting After UN Retracts Blood Libel Claiming 14,000 Babies Will Die In Gaza In 48 Hours March 17, 2025: Success! After HRC Complaint, CBC News Corrects Article Falsely Claiming As Fact That Israel Is Required To Send Aid To Hamas-Controlled Gaza September 19, 2022: CBC Ombud Acknowledges Shortcomings Of “Our Montreal” Report Which Failed to Include Important Context About Anti-Israel Activist CBC News Network: August 4, 2022: Success! CBC Issues Statement Of Regret After Claiming Saudi Minister Said Israel “Murdered” Al Jazeera Journalist CBC News Network: January 26, 2019: A previous version of this story said Andrew Scheer reiterated his pledge to move Canada’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. In fact, he reiterated his pledge that the Conservatives would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Jan 22, 2019 1:25 PM ET CBC News Network: November 20, 2014: Ombud Upholds HRC Complaint; CBC (Mis)Reporting of Gaza Casualties Violated Standards August 9, 2013: After receiving an HRC complaint, CBC News acknowledged it used “imprecise language” and failed to attribute a statement its anchor made which falsely claimed Israeli settlements constitute the “main sticking point” in Mideast peace talks. April 17, 2013: CBC Issues On-Air Corrections: Israel Didn’t Kill Palestinian Protester April 15, 2013: CBC Concedes Reporting Lacked Israeli Point of View: Several CBC reports failed to provide the Israeli point of view denying charges of alleged medical malfeasance in the death of a Palestinian prisoner from cancer in an Israeli jail. Jan 9 2009: “Hamas fired dozens more rockets at Israeli settlements.” CBC editor stated “the word [settlement] has a specific meaning in the Israeli context and could be misunderstood. We regret the error.” Dec 29 2008: “Phyllis Bennis incorrectly described as a “media analyst,” when she is a “leftist critic of Israel.” CBC agreed that additional information should have been included to qualify this individual’s background. --- ## Miscellaneous URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/miscellaneous/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 617 > March 27, 2022: Success! CBC Ombudsman Finds Anti-Israel Culinary Radio Show Violated Journalistic Standards: CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler has upheld HonestReporting Canada’s complaint finding that a July 2021 episode of Unforked, a culinary radio program, violated the broadcaster’s Journalistic Standards and Practices. The episode, purportedly about hummus, not only featured two speakers who expressed anti-Israel views, but it descended into a depiction of Israelis as “settler colonialists” and occupiers of indigenous Palestinian land, who were responsible for erasing so-called historical Palestinian communities. October 15, 2021: Mossad Protects All Israelis, Not Just Jews: HRC Prompts Radio-Canada Correction January 30, 2021: CBC Broadcasts On-Air Clarification (AGAIN) After Criticizing Israel For Not Vaccinating Palestinians February 6, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Clarification: Temple Mount is Judaism’s Holiest Site May 16, 2019: MTL Blog Deletes Article Which Portrayed Israel Independence Day Celebrations as “Protests” and “Demonstrations” July 22, 2018: HRC alerted CBC editors that a CBC article about the rescue efforts of Syria’s White Helmets failed to mention Israel’s efforts in carrying out the rescue. Subsequent to our complaint, this information was updated and put into this report. January 9, 2018: HRC Prompts CBC Correction After Claiming Israel Spent Billions on “Foreign Wars” April 1, 2015: Globe Corrects its Claiming that UN Watch Director was Israeli Dec. 17, 2013: Radio-Canada Modifies Report After HRC Complaint; AFP Misleads Viewership: A Radio-Canada (SRC) report alleged that “most (Israeli) Ethiopians are victims of discrimination”. After an HRC complaint, SRC removed the offensive line from its news report. Meanwhile, an AFP report published in La Presse misled its viewers by claiming that Israel refuses blood from Ethiopian Jews on the basis of discrimination. Contrary to this claim, Israel’s policies on blood donations follow accepted international guidelines and protocols. December 2, 2013: HRC Prompts CTV News On-Air Apology Over Harper Protest Report: HRC filed a formal grievance with CTV News regarding a report it aired which falsely claimed that all protesters assembled at a recent Jewish National Fund event honouring Prime Minister Stephen Harper, were there solely to oppose Harper’s support for Israel and the JNF. In reality, the protesters had many gripes with the PM and were criticizing Canada’s prime minister for his environmental policies, First Nations issues, his political leanings, etc., not just his support for Israel and JNF. Edmonton Journal: June 23, 2011: After publishing a false AFP report claiming that an Israeli “Jewish court sentences dog to death by stoning,” HRC notified senior editors that this was a ficticious story and the Journal then suppressed the story on its website and issued the following correction: An Agence France-Presse story published Saturday on A13, saying a Jewish court had sentenced a dog to death by stoning, was based on information in the Israeli media that was later found to be false.” Montreal Gazette: June 19, 2011: After publishing a false AFP report claiming that an Israeli “Jewish court orders ‘reincarneated’ dog stoned to death,” HRC notified senior editors that this was a ficticious story and the Gazette then corrected the story by publishing a new report claiming that the “Jewish court denies dog stoned to death.” Toronto Star, Jan 20 2007: “The minimum wage in Israel is approximately $5.55 (Canadian) an hour. In last Saturday’s paper, a story about Canada’s working poor, gave an incorrect amount. The Star regrets the error.” Correction issued. Globe and Mail, June 7 2006: “The Palestinian Authority employs about 160,000 people. Incorrect information appeared in a story published on June 6.” Correction issued. --- ## CBC TV: The World at Six URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-tv-the-world-at-six/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 136 > Aug 20 2010: CBC apologizes for incorrectly referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “President” Netanyahu: “Although the introduction to the report said the negotiations would be “the first face-to-face negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in almost two years,” in the report that followed, Mr. Adhopia inadvertently referred to both men as presidents. We regret the error.” Dec 27 2007: Apology – On Dec. 20, the CBC TV program incorrectly stated that "One Israeli soldier was killed in today’s operation." Contrary to this statement, while one soldier may have been severely wounded, no Israeli soldiers were killed that day. A CBC producer apologized on the programs behalf blaming inaccurate wire sources. --- ## Neighbouring Countries URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/neighbouring-countries/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 363 > February 10, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Syrian Anti-Aircraft Missiles Nearly Shot Down Jet, Not IDF Says Russia CBC.ca, January 11 2010: “Israel to erect barrier along Egypt’s border”: Report incorrectly stated that Israel was to erect a barrier on Egypt’s border. Report revised: “Israel to erect barrier along Egypt’s border”. Global National, Jan 10, 2010: Global erroneously claimed that Israel jointly built and financed Egypt’s $1-billion anti-tunnel barrier. On-air clarification issued after HRC complaint: “Last Sunday we reported that an underground wall being built along the Egyptian border involved the Israeli government, we want to clarify that Israel is not taking part in the project.” Globe and Mail, Oct 31 2008 “Bashar Assad, the President of Syria, is an ophthalmologist, not an orthodontist, as stated yesterday.” Correction issued. Toronto Sun, July 19 2008: “A cutline in yesterday’s Toronto Sun identified Samir Kantar as a Palestinian. In fact, he is Lebanese. The Sun regrets the error.” Correction issued. City TV, March 17 2008: According to a City TV Producer: “Our editorial writer made an honest mistake in referring to an “Israeli annexation of Gaza” from Egypt in 67. I have conducted a formal review and have instructed our staff to be more vigilant and more careful to ensure that simple editing errors do not occur.” Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Dec 28 2007: “Gaza border: In a Reuters story, which ran in Saturday’s SP, it suggested Israel controls the borders between Gaza and Egypt. In fact, Israel has no control of this border. The SP apologizes for the error.” Correction issued. Canada AM, July 12 2007: “Thursday’s edition of Canada AM featured a short news brief detailing the pending visit of Jordan’s King Abdullah to Ottawa for a visit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Host Jennifer Ward introduced the wrong Abdullah as an image of the Saudi King Abdullah was superimposed next to Ms. Ward.” Correction promptly issued. Windsor Star, Feb 5 2007: “Headline erroneously said that the Arab League was meeting in Palestine, they were actually meeting in Beirut.” Correction issued. --- ## CBC World This Weekend URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cbc-world-this-weekend/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 285 > January 17, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC On-Air Correction of Palestinian Vaccine Lie: “Last Sunday on this program, we aired a segment on the successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Israel. We followed that report with an interview with Saleh Hegazi, the Middle East Deputy Director of Amnesty International, about the situation in the Palestinian territories, where as yet, no vaccines had arrived. Mr. Hajazi was highly critical of Israel, insisting that Israel had a legal obligation under international law to provide vaccines to the Palestinian territories. In that segment we reported that Israel was denying vaccines to the Palestinians which we should not have and we should have included Israel’s perspective as part of our coverage. Israel’s position is that the Palestinian Authority is responsible for vaccine distribution in the territories since it negotiated control over administering health care as part of the Oslo Accords signed with Israel in 1993. Earlier this week, Israel said it delivered a hundred doses of a COVID vaccine to the Palestinian Authority and that another shipment will be delivered in the coming weeks. The Palestinian Authority has also secured an initial supply of vaccines from a variety of sources expected by March.”” Sept 5 2007: Apology – According to a senior editor at CBC: “You wrote that during an interview with Middle East reporter Irris Makler on the July 8 edition of The World This Weekend program host Christopher Thomas referred to Mahmoud Abbas as the Palestinian “prime minister.” In fact, you pointed out, he is president. You are right. Although Mr. Abbas was briefly prime minister four years ago, he was elected president of the Palestinian Authority in 2005. We regret the error.” --- ## Nuclear Weapons URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/nuclear-weapons/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 87 > December 3, 2020: SUCCESS! HRC Prompts CBC To Acknowledge Iran’s Claim It “Disbanded (Its) Military Nuclear Program” Is Disputed CBC.ca, July 7 2009: Report stated “In 1982, the Israeli air force destroyed Iraq’s nuclear reactor in a lightning strike. But Iran’s facilities are scattered around the country, some of then underground.” Correction issued: “In 1981, the Israeli air force destroyed Iraq’s nuclear reactor in a lightning strike. But Iran’s facilities are scattered around the country, some of them underground.” Correction issued. --- ## Palestinian Aid URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/palestinian-aid/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 77 > January 30, 2021: CBC Broadcasts On-Air Clarification (AGAIN) After Criticizing Israel For Not Vaccinating Palestinians May 13, 2020: SUCCESS! Radio-Canada Deletes Article Blaming Israel for Gaza’s Plight in Fighting Coronavirus Globe and Mail, Jan 22 2007: Reporter misstated the Quartet’s position on the resumption of aid to the Palestinians. An editor at the Globe and Mail apologized and committed that future references related to the Quartet’s stance will be made more clear. --- ## Chronicle Herald URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/chronicle-herald/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 16 > Nov 25 2005: Name of Ariel Sharon’s new party incorrectly identified. Updated story printed. --- ## City TV URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/city-tv/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2024-02-09 Words: 435 > February 8, 2024: City News Vancouver Corrects Article Which Referred To Pre-1948 Israel As “Palestinian Land” Aug 14 2009: Report stated “At least 11 people were killed at clashes between Israeli troops and protestors in a site at Israel’s controversial separation barrier in the West Bank.” Correction stated “11 were hurt, not killed.” Mar 17 2008: According to a City TV Producer: “Our editorial writer made an honest mistake in referring to an “Israeli annexation of Gaza” from Egypt in 67. I have conducted a formal review and have instructed our staff to be more vigilant and more careful to ensure that simple editing errors do not occur.” Dec 12 2007: According to a City TV Producer: “Thank you for your email and for bringing this to my attention. Let me assure you that the information presented in our broadcast was in no way intended to mislead viewers. It was presented based on information put forward by the trusted news sources we use everyday. I accept your concern that our choice of wording could be interpreted as having a pro-Palestinian slant. This was not our intended purpose and I regret if it caused any distress. CityNews International always strives to provide a neutral perspective. As your email suggests, precision of language is essential to our presentation. While I cannot provide an on-air correction or clarification, I can assure you that your concerns are being taken very seriously. CityNews International always welcomes input from our viewers. We once again acknowledge and thank you for your concern. We have taken steps to avoid sliding into similar grey areas in the future. Thank you once again for presenting us with your viewpoint.” Oct 14 2007: According to a City TV Producer: Apology – “Thank you for your email and for drawing my attention to this. The information in question came to us from Reuters, one of our most trusted news sources. In this case, as your message suggests, it appears the information was not as precise as it should have been. I regret if this upset you or any members of your organization. I can assure you that we always strive for fair, balanced and accurate coverage. We always welcome the opportunity to have a one-on-one dialogue with our viewers. I can only express my regrets once again and assure you that no offense was intended. We thank you for bringing this fine detail to our attention. I have informed the City News International crew. Every care will be taken in the future to make this very delicate distinction.” --- ## CKUT Radio URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/ckut-radio/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 262 > CKUT Radio, Apr 8 2010: “Under the olive tree (Thursday April 8, 2010)”. Report falsely accused Israeli troops of killing 15 year-old Palestinian. First on-air clarification: “So we listened earlier to the IMEMC “This week in Palestine” report. Just to mention, two weeks ago, the first week of April, IMEMC reported, along with all the media outlets in the world, that a youth, a 15 year-old Palestinian from Gaza, Mr. al-Faramawi, was killed by Israeli state troops and, of course, that news item was incorrect. Most, if not all, media outlets corrected that later on when it appeared that the kid was lost in one of the tunnels and reappeared later on. So, that was just a correction for that mistake from IMEMC and all the media outlets out there.” CKUT Radio, Apr 8 2010: “Under the olive tree (Thursday April 8, 2010)”. Report falsely accused Israeli troops of killing 15 year-old Palestinian. Second on-air clarification: “Just to repeat the correction we made earlier in the show, in the beginning of April, the first week, we played the IMEMC “This week in Palestine” which had an error that was made by all media outlets, almost, internationally, reported that a child, a 15 year-old child Mohammed al-Faramawi, was killed in Gaza by Israeli live ammunition. It appeared later on that Mr. al-Faramawi was lost in one of the tunnels that lead from Gaza to Egypt. So he is thankfully alive.” --- ## Palestinian Prisoners URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/palestinian-prisoners/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 420 > Le Quotidien: October 31, 2013: A Prison Camp In Israel? Le Quotidien Issues Correction Prompted by HRC. Le Quotidien made the egregious claim that there is a prison camp in Israel. After HRC communicated our concerns with editors at Le Quotidien, the following correction was promptly issued. August 9 and 11, 2013: As we reported in our August 9 media action alert, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) upheld our concerns finding that CTV News breached the CBSC’s Code of Ethics by failing to issue on-air corrections to remedy its erroneously reporting that a Palestinian “hunger striker” died in an Israeli jail. The CBSC affirmed that “on-air errors must be corrected on-air.” CTV was found to have breached its obligations as a broadcaster and was forced to air the CBSC’s ruling. April 15, 2013: CBC Concedes Reporting Lacked Israeli Point of View: Several CBC reports failed to provide the Israeli point of view denying charges of alleged medical malfeasance in the death of a Palestinian prisoner from cancer in an Israeli jail. February 27, 2013: Hamilton Spectator published an unfair headline alleging Israel had “assassinated” a Palestinian prisoner, whereas Israel disputes these Palestinian allegations saying the detainee died of cardiac arrest. HRC called on the Spectator to amend the online headline and the paper agreed and made the edit. TQS, July 18 2008: Article stated “Israel returned the remains of twelve combatants.” Editor apologized for the error, stating that Israel returned two hundred remains. Toronto Star, Aug 2008: Reporter interviews a jailed Palestinian who describes the force Israelis use, with no context – omitting the fact that he was a terrorist who murdered Israelis. Reporter admitted more details were needed. Montreal Gazette, Sept 1 2007: Follow up story issued – “I think you make a fair point. We have a follow-up story on this issue in tomorrow’s paper, and we will include a line along the lines you suggest.” According to a Gazette editor, after a Gazette report failed to mention that “Israel denies any mistreatment” regarding a Palestinian released from an Israeli prison who claimed he was tortured.” Toronto Star, March 16 2005: Staff article incorrectly suggested a Palestinian prisoner would not face trail. Admission of error. Toronto Star, Dec 2 2004: Updated article issued to change the statements describing Marwan Barghouti as a “Palestinian rebel” to a “jailed leader”. Future reports gave necessary context of his involvement with terror which have killed and injured Israelis. --- ## Concordia Link URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/concordia-link/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 119 > Oct 16 2007: Retraction – “The Link published on Sept. 11 an opinion piece (“Living with Terrorists” Vol 28, Iss. 4) stating that Israeli soldiers executed three men in the West Bank city of Nablus. While Ra’ed Abul al-Adas was, in fact, shot and killed by soldiers, Mahmoud Fatayer and Wajde Amude were killed in an explosion, the responsibility for which has not been claimed. Moreover, the piece also claimed an individual’s back was broken by soldiers in his home. This is incorrect, as the man was stopped on Rafiyah Street by soldiers and sustained vertebrae and tissue damage. The Link apologizes to its readers and regrets the inaccuracies.” --- ## Cyberpresse URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/cyberpresse/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 79 > Cyberpresse, Sept 22, 2010: Cyberpresse website put in place a moderated blog following HonestReporting Canada complaint about anti-Semitic comments posted on the Richard Hétu blog: (French to English translation) “Notice to Readers: All comments from readers of this blog will now be moderated, without exception. I am convinced that this will to better quality discussions. It is understood that participants will sometimes have to be patient before seeing their contributions. Looking forward to reading you…” --- ## CTV URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/ctv/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-08-26 Words: 1400 > August 25, 2025: HRC Prompts CTV News On-Air Apology After Host Claims Israel Carrying Out “Genocidal Campaign” In Gaza July 4, 2025: Success! CTV News Issues Clarification For News Story Citing UN Figure Who Spread Lie Of Imminent Death Of 14,000 Babies In Gaza May 6, 2025: Success! HRC Subscriber Published In National Post Condemning CTV News’ Platforming A Radical Anti-Israel Activist May 29, 2024: Success! CTV Corrects Article Which Falsely Claimed Hamas Attacked Israeli “Settlements” And Not Sovereign Israeli Land On October 7 December 8, 2023: After HRC Complaint, CTV Publicly Apologizes For Broadcasting Gaza War Clips Over Toronto Hanukkah Celebration Segment September 5, 2023: Success! Associated Press, The Toronto Star, CTV News & National Post Amend Headlines After Failing To Identify Dead Palestinian As A Terrorist Gunman October 14, 2022: CTV broadcasts on-air correction after falsely claiming Israeli air strikes killed 49 Palestinian civilians. Aug. 22, 2022: SUCCESS: CTV London Removes Event Organizer’s Material From Its Website That Wiped Israel Off The Map May 31, 2022: HRC Prompts CTV To Correct False Claim That Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire: “A clarification earlier this week. CTV News reported on a vigil here in Edmonton for a Palestinian journalist killed on the job. We reported that she was killed by Israeli forces, when in fact, it’s still in dispute as to who is responsible for her death. We sincerely regret this error.” August 24, 2021: HRC Prompts CTV To Refer To Palestinian Terrorist Who Shot IDF Solider As A “Militant” Instead of “Protestor” January 27, 2020: CTV News amends headline that presented Palestinian balloon bombs as party favours August 18, 2019: HonestReporting Canada prompts improved CTV National News coverage of Israel’s banning BDS-Supporting U.S. Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. CTV had wrongly claimed they were denied entry because both were vocal critics of Israel. September 20, 2018: After filing complaints with CTV News and the National Post, both media outlets have published new articles which acknowledge that claims that Israeli troops shot and killed a 12-year-old Palestinian boy are in dispute and have not been verified. September 21, 2016: HRC Prompts CTV Correction of Report that Whitewashed Knife Attack at Israeli Embassy in Turkey October 25, 2015: CTV, Star, CP and CBC Amend Reporting to Mention 2014 Jerusalem Synagogue Attackers Were Palestinian August 17, 2015: CTV Issues On-Air Clarification: Israeli Officer Didn’t Stab Palestinian To Death December 15, 2014: CTV Issues On-Air Clarification After HRC Complaint: Cause of Death of Palestinian Minister Disputed August 11, 2014: “CTV Retracts Claim of 1,900 Palestinian Civilians Killed” July 28, 2014: After HRC Complant, CTV Amends Headline Which Accused Israel of Breaking Truce July 21, 2014: After presenting anti-Israel activist Joe Catron as an objective “freelance journalist” in an interview it produced and broadcast on July 11, CTV News removes the interview from its website. July 11, 2014: HRC Secures CTV News On-Air Correction: Israeli Forces Did Not Kill Palestinian Teenager December 26, 2013: After HRC Complaint, CTV Unpublishes Claim that “Israel Practices Genocide” Against Palestinians December 18, 2013: HRC Prompts CTV Apology After Network Falsely Claimed Israel Killed Two Lebanese Soldiers December 2, 2013: HRC Prompts CTV News On-Air Apology Over Harper Protest Report: HRC filed a formal grievance with CTV News regarding a report it aired which falsely claimed that all protesters assembled at a recent Jewish National Fund event honouring Prime Minister Stephen Harper, were there solely to oppose Harper’s support for Israel and the JNF. In reality, the protesters had many gripes with the PM and were criticizing Canada’s prime minister for his environmental policies, First Nations issues, his political leanings, etc., not just his support for Israel and JNF. August 28, 2013: HRC Prompts CTV News On-Air Apology: “On Monday’s newscast at this time, we reported on a clash between Israeli security forces and Palestinians at a refugee camp in Ramallah. In that report, we indicated that the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians were put on hold. To clarify, that information was based on a quote from a Palestinian official, but the U.S. State Department subsequently denied that the peace talks were cancelled. As well, we failed to clarify that according to the Israeli military, the Israeli security force had been attacked by hundreds of Palestinians who threw rocks, fire bombs and other items at the force before the Israelis fired on the Palestinians, and the report also erroneously was accompanied by an illustration of an Israeli and Lebanese flag, rather than an Israeli and Palestinian flag, so we apologize for any confusion this reporting may have caused.” August 9 and 11, 2013: As we reported in our August 9 media action alert, the Canadian Broadcast Sta... --- ## Edmonton Journal URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/edmonton-journal/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 315 > August 9, 2019: Edmonton Journal Apologizes for Antisemitic Cartoon: A message from the Edmonton Journal: “Last week, on Aug. 1, the Edmonton Journal ran an editorial cartoon depicting a shadowy figure in a wallet next to the words “Data hacker” in relation to the breach of customer information at Capital One. It has since been pointed out that the image of the person bears resemblance to anti-Semitic tropes prevalent in some anti-Jewish propaganda. This resemblance was entirely unintentional, but given that association, the Edmonton Journal apologizes for the publication of the cartoon. We are re-examining the procedures we have in place to vet editorial content to avoid future such occurrences.” June 23, 2011: After publishing a false AFP report claiming that an Israeli “Jewish court sentences dog to death by stoning,” HRC notified senior editors that this was a ficticious story and the Journal then suppressed the story on its website and issued the following correction: An Agence France-Presse story published Saturday on A13, saying a Jewish court had sentenced a dog to death by stoning, was based on information in the Israeli media that was later found to be false.” November 23 2009: “Israeli airstrikes wound 8 medics”: Report incorrectly stated that Israeli airstrikes wounded 8 medics. Correction issued: “A correction published Nov. 25 incorrectly said eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes earlier that week. In fact, eight Palestinians were wounded in the airstrikes, as noted in the original story that appeared on Nov. 23. The headline on that story incorrectly said the airstrikes had wounded eight medics.” January 30 2007: Headline implied that Israel misused bombs in the Lebanon war, however the body of the article explained that no definitive conclusion was reached. Apology secured. November 5, 2006: Article’s headline erroneously described “Palestine” instead of Palestinian territories or Palestinian Authority. Correction issued. --- ## Palestinian Refugees URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/palestinian-refugees/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 202 > May 13, 2016: Toronto Star Correction: “A photo caption accompanying a photo with this article was edited from a previous version to make clear that the number Palestinians displaced during the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s establishment includes their decedents.” January 21, 2014: National Post/Ottawa Citizen/Montreal Gazette/Calgary Herald/PostMedia correct incorrectly linkage between Israeli settlements and Palestinian refugees CBC Online, Nov 7 2010: CBC amended a report after falsely claiming that 700,000 Palestinians had been “uprooted” by the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Radio Canada TV: Oct 31 2008: Radio Canada airs pro-Palestinian advocacy film. After HRC Communique, Radio-Canada agrees to air new documentary, Ombudsman confirms that the film should have never been aired in the first place. Regina Leader Post, Jan 29 2007: Reporter described the “Palestinian’s right of return” as if he believed that this ‘right’ was entrenched. Article corrected online. London Free Press, Jan 23 2007: Reporter described the ‘Palestinian’s right of return’ as if he believed that this ‘right’ was entrenched. Article corrected online. Canadian Press, April 3 2006: CP reporter inserted her own opinions to describe Palestinian refugee camps as ‘squalid’. Reporter was reprimanded. Correction issued. --- ## Edmonton Sun URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/edmonton-sun/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 21 > Nov 14, 2006: Article’s headline erroneously described “Palestine” instead of Palestinian territories or Palestinian Authority. Correction issued. --- ## Peace Process URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/peace-process/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 1032 > September 2, 2022: A Toronto Star producer claimed that Israel has been occupying Ramallah for 75 years, since the Jewish State’s birth in 1948, which logically implies that Israel has no right to exist. At the same time, the Star’s report falsely claimed that a state of “Palestine” exists. After HRC filed a complaint, corrective action was taken by the Star. May 13, 2022: Globe and Mail Amends Headline Describing Mahmoud Abbas As “Palestine” President June 16, 2021: HRC Prompts CBC To Remove False Claim That Netanyahu Opposes Palestinian Statehood February 12, 2021: Success! Global News Retracts Claim that Israel is Occupying and Annexing Palestine December 26, 2020: HRC Prompts CBC Amendment Acknowledging Israel’s Desire for Peace Talks with Palestinians October 25, 2020: CBC Radio errs by claiming that only 3 Arab countries recognize Israel. After HRC complained, CBC acknowledged the error and sensitized its journalists to this mistake. June 3, 2020: CBC Online: As Canada Condemns Israel, HRC Prompts CBC to Acknowledge Israel’s Claims to Judea and Samaria March 5, 2020: PostMedia paper deletes claim that all Arab League countries rejected Trump’s Mideast peace plan. February 1, 2020: HRC prompted the Globe and Mail to correct a map that erroneously claimed that the Palestinian Authority has full control of Area B of the west bank. September 15, 2019: CBC issues correction after falsely claiming Israel is planning on annexing areas “from Palestine” Toronto Star: January 3, 2016: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Clarifications: Israel Isn’t Building More Settlements, Supports 2-State Solution: “The headline on a Dec. 29 article about U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech criticizing Israeli settlement construction stated that Kerry “ripped into Israel’s one-state solution.” In fact, as the article states, Kerry said Israel officially supports a two-state solution, but that the policies of the Israeli government regarding settlements “are leading towards one state.” As well, a Dec. 28 headline on an article about Israeli plans to move ahead with thousands of new homes in disputed areas stated that Israel would defy the United Nations to build more settlements. As the article made clear, Jerusalem’s municipal government had signalled it in- tended to proceed with plans to expand existing settlements in disputed areas.” CBC Online: August 14, 2013: An HRC complaint sent to CBC editors prompts corrections to remedy the CBC’s erroneously reporting that Israel annexed the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and its wrongly claiming that settlements are the “foremost” obstacle to Mideast peace. CBC News Network: August 9, 2013: After receiving an HRC complaint, CBC News acknowledged it used “imprecise language” and failed to attribute a statement its anchor made which falsely claimed Israeli settlements constitute the “main sticking point” in Mideast peace talks. June 3, 2011: Correction: “An earlier version of this story that appeared online and in Thursday’s newspaper incorrectly stated Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mr. Baird said on Wednesday the government’s support for a solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict was “based on the ’67 border, with mutually agreed-upon swaps.” The article had also wrongly claimed that former Israeli PM, Ehud Barak had in 2000: “largely failed because the Israeli leader refused to give up part of the country’s de facto capital.” this biased claim that blamed Israel alone for the failure in the talks, was removed online subsequent to our complaint. CBC Online, Apr 29 2010: “Palestinian PM’s statehood tactics win support”. Report incorrectly asserted that statehood had proved elusive for the Palestinians due in part to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to endorse a two-state solution. Correction issued: “An earlier version of this story said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to endorse a two-state solution. In fact, Netanyahu has endorsed a two-state solution but with several conditions attached.” CBC National, Jan 8 2009: Reporter stated “representatives of Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to meet in Cairo to discuss the proposed ceasefire.” Update report indicated that neither representatives met. CBC Around the World, April 24 2008: CBC On Air Correction – CBC Around the World featured a report detailing how Palestinian and Israeli protesters were scuffling with Israeli soldiers at an abandoned army post in the West Bank. The host erroneously reported the following: “The incident came as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered an evacuation of many West Bank settlements, the announcements part of a peace deal with the Palestinians.” Contrary to this statement, Olmert never ordered any such evacuation. Correction issued the following day. CBC World This Weekend, Sept 5 2007: According to a CBC editor: Apology – “On July 9 you wrote to draw to our attention to an inaccur... --- ## Embassy Magazine URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/embassy-magazine/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 113 > Jan 12, 2011: Embassy Magazine erroneously stated that Peter Kent, Canada’s junior minister for foreign affairs, had defended an Israeli attack which had “hit” a UN-run school. Clarification issued after HRC complaint: “A Jan. 12 story stated that Peter Kent, Canada’s junior minister for foreign affairs had defended an Israeli attack that hit a UN-run school. The story should have said that the minister defended an Israeli attack that occurred near a UN-run school.” Jan 10, 2007: Article misstated the Canadian aid expenditure to help in relief efforts after the Israeli-Hezbollah war this past summer. Admission of error, apology secured. --- ## Photos and Captions URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/photo-captions/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 601 > February 13, 2019: After HRC Complaint, Toronto Star Publishes Article About Terror Attack in Israel May 29, 2018: HRC Prompts CBC News to Publish Photo of Palestinian Mortar Attack on Israeli Kindergarten April 13, 2018: Canadian Media Correct Misleading Photos of Syrian Chemical Attack Victims Linked to Israeli Airstrike CBC.ca: November 7, 2011: HonestReporting Canada wrote to CBC editors on November 6 to draw their attention to a misleading photo showing a person killed from an Israeli airstrike being wheeled to a hospital that was inside an article about the flotilla. We argued that the photo was inappropriate, inaccurate, and uncontextualized. CB.ca editors replied: “While the caption for the photo was correct, I agree that a reader who hadn’t read the caption carefully could misunderstand what it was depicting. We have consequently removed the photo.” Le Devoir, July 18 2008: A photo of Samir Kuntar and Hassan Nasrallah was accompanied by the caption “Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.” Editor apologized for the mistake. Montreal Metro News, May 7 2009: Clarification: “Under a photo entitled “Middle East: Historic Week” published on page 12 of our April 27 edition, it should have read: A Palestinian woman walks in front of a poster protesting against the Israeli operation in December and January in the Gaza Strip during an event organized by Hamas to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the Nakba. Toronto Star, June 2008: Incorrect caption published with photos of Palestinians: While trying to flee from the Gaza Strip, Palestinians were wounded in a gun battle between Israeli troops and Palestinians militants near the Erez Crossing. The June 20 caption, under a photograph of the wounded, was incorrect. Correction issued. Toronto Sun, February 15 2008: According to a Toronto Sun editor: “Thank you for your letter. Your concern about the use of language in the caption is well founded. The words “Israeli apartheid” should have been in quote marks, as they were in the story, or otherwise attributed. I have alerted our copy desk to this fact and reminded them it is always our goal to be fair and accurate in such cases. Photographer Alex Yurosevic, of course, only took the picture but did not write the caption. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.” CBC Online, Aug 14 2007: CBC’s “IN DEPTH: Middle East in Crisis” section, created specially for the Israel-Lebanon crisis, opened with a picture of a Beirut neighbourhood flattened by Israeli bombs. After complaints, CBC replaced the image with one of Israeli soldiers embracing one another.” Correction issued. Globe and Mail, May 9 2006: Photo caption lacked context, see before and after showing the results of HRC intervention. Before: “Palestinian mourners react during the funeral of Moussa Qarmout, a militant from the Popular Resistance Committee, at the family house in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya.” After, May 14 2006: “ Palestinian mourners react during the funeral of Moussa Qarmout, a militant from the Popular Resistance Committee, at the family house in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya. Qarmout is one of two militants killed on Sunday, when Israeli soldiers opened fire on the two who were carrying an explosive device near the Gaza-Israel border fence near the vital Erez crossing, the military said. The explosive detonated, apparently killing both of them.” Toronto Sun, February 26, 2006: Correction: “A wire services brief that appeared in Monday’s Sun incorrectly attributed comments regarding possible truce talks with Israel made by Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to President Mahmoud Abbas.” --- ## Excalibur Magazine URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/excalibur-magazine/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 278 > March 26 2008: Apology – “On March 19, 2008, Excalibur published a controversial article in the Opinions section under the headline “Jewish attack not a surprise” about the school shooting at Mercaz Harav school in Jerusalem where eight students were killed. As the editors of this newspaper understood it, this article attempted to posit an explanation for why the school was targeted from the alleged perspective of the Palestinian population. At no point did Excalibur believe the article was offering a justification for murder. However, we know many people have been upset by the perceived meaning of the article and by misrepresentations in the article itself. Therefore, Excalibur would like to apologize for printing a headline that was not reflective of the article or the attack itself, for misrepresenting the ages of the school’s students as older than they were, for implying that all students of the school – instead of only some – go on to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, for misrepresenting a quotation by former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and for any unfair ideological attributions to the school and its students and members. We apologize for any hurt these errors have caused. We hope to continue encouraging debate on issues that push boundaries and challenge our readers, but will make all efforts to ensure fairness, accuracy and truth in all our content. Excalibur would also like to thank all those who contacted us to express their concerns about this issue and we encourage our readers to visit our website at www.excal.on.ca to read all the Letters to the Editor. Zalina Alvi, Editor-in-Chief.” --- ## Protests URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/protests/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 315 > May 10, 2021: After an HRC complaint, Globe and Mail amends article about recent hostilities between Israel and Palestinians to acknowledge up to date number of rockets fired at Israel, that Palestinian rioters threw stones at Israeli police, and to clarify Hamas claims about Palestinian casualties. CBC Online: February 27, 2019: A previous version of this story stated that the United Nations estimated more than 200 Palestinians were killed during the Great March of Return demonstrations. In fact, the UN estimated 171 Palestinians were killed during the demonstrations from March 30 until the end of October 2018, and a further 57 people were killed in “other contexts,” including “Palestinian attacks, Israeli airstrikes and infiltration attempts into Israel” during that period.Feb 27, 2019 12:46 PM ET April 17, 2018: HRC Prompts Toronto Star “Clarification” on Palestinian Casualties at Gaza Border Riots April 13, 2018: CBC updates report acknowledging Israeli claims that slain Palestinian “journalist” was a Hamas member Globe and Mail, Jan 13 2009: “Protests against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza have taken place in various cities in Israel in the past two weeks. Incorrect information appeared yesterday.” Correction issued. City TV, Aug 14 2008: Report stated “At least 11 people were killed at clashes between Israeli troops and protestors in a site at Israel’s controversial separation barrier in the West Bank.” Correction stated “11 were hurt, not killed.” Correction issued. National Post, April 15 2008: “A Barbara Kay column on Nov. 21, 2007, misstated the wording of a placard hoisted during a march in Montreal of Hezbollah supporters attended by some Quebec political party leaders. The placard read, Juifs assassins (Jewish assassins).” Correction issued. Globe and Mail, June 25 2008: “Signs at a March 20th Student protest at the University of Toronto, referred to in Saturday’s newspaper, alleged, among other things, ‘Israeli apartheid.'” Correction issued. --- ## Global National URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/global-national/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-09-28 Words: 121 > September 28, 2023: HRC Prompts Global National On-Air Correction After Falsely Accusing Israel Of Occupying Gaza & Repressing Israeli Arabs & Palestinians Jan 10, 2010: Global erroneously claimed that Israel jointly built and financed Egypt’s $1-billion anti-tunnel barrier. On-air clarification issued after HRC complaint: “Last Sunday we reported that an underground wall being built along the Egyptian border involved the Israeli government, we want to clarify that Israel is not taking part in the project.” Feb 15 2008: Apology: According to a senior producer at Global National – “Thank you for your call, we inadvertently called Hezbollah a “Palestinian” terrorist group, we should have called it a “Lebanese” terrorist group. We apologize for the error.” --- ## Second Lebanon War URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/second-lebanon-war/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 887 > CBC.ca: November 4, 2011: Correction: "The original version of this story incorrectly stated that Israel went to war with Lebanon in 2006. The conflict was actually between Israeli forces and the Lebanon-based Shiite group Hezbollah." Canwest newspapers, May 26 2009: "Israel fought a war against Hezbollah in 2006 in Lebanon, not Hamas in Gaza." Correction issued. CBC Online, Sept 24 2008: "Israel was not at war with Lebanon in 2007, as originally reported. In fact, Israel fought a 34-day conflict with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon.” Correction issued. CBC Online, Sept 21 2008: Report claims Olmert called to resign after a government report criticized his “handling of the war against Lebanon the previous year.” Revision issued that stated “his handling of the 34 day conflict against militant organization Hezbollah in southern Lebanon the previous year. La Presse, Sept 8 2008: "Article stated Israel went to war in 2006 with Lebanon. Clarification issued, stated war was more ‘precisely between Israel and the Hezbollah movement.’" Correction issued. CBC Online, July 18 2008: "A report states Israel went to war with Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Report revised to be more precise stating that Israel went to war with Hezbollah." Correction issued. Toronto Star, April 17 2008: "A letter to the editor published April 14 incorrectly stated the number of civilians killed when Israel bombed the Lebanese village of Qana in July 2006. According to a Human Rights Watch re-examination of its first report of civilian deaths at Qana, 28 people were killed, not 54 as the rights group originally reported, and was stated in the reader’s letter to the Star. April 17, 2008.” Correction issued. CBC Around the World, Jan 31 2008: Apology – "Thanks for pointing it out. I will keep reminding my editors to be more vigilant with their prepositions,” according to a senior CBC editor after CBC TV’s Around the World program erroneously claimed that Israel went to war with Lebanon vs. Hezbollah in 2006. CBC News, Jan 17 2008: Online Apology – According to a senior producer at CBC Online: “A CBC News interactive story entitled, “In the search for peace in the Middle East: The key players,” erroneously reported that: “From Israel’s point of view… war with Lebanon in the summer of 2006.” However, you pointed out, Israel did not go to war with Lebanon, but with Hezbollah. Yes, the sentence should have said “…war in Lebanon,” not “…war with Lebanon.” It was an inadvertent editing error.” CBC Radio: The World at Six, Jan 17 2008: Apology – According to a senior producer at CBC: “Again, in your November 27 e-mail you drew our attention to an error in a report by CBC Washington correspondent Michael Colton on the November 26 editions of THE WORLD AT SIX. The report referred to “’Israel’s war with Lebanon,’” you wrote, but Israel never declared war on Lebanon. Of course, in the summer of 2006, as you pointed out, Israel was not at war with Lebanon, but was fighting Hezbollah, the Shiite irregular forces in Lebanon. It was an inadvertent error.” Montreal Gazette, Oct 12 2007: "A story in the Gazette of Oct. 6 from Reuters and Agence France-Presse news agencies, referred to Israel’s ‘war against Lebanon’ last year. In fact, Israel was at war with Hezbollah forces inside Lebanon at the time, not with the Lebanese government.” Correction issued. Toronto Star, Sept 26 2007: “A Sept 6 Associated Press article about causalities from the 2006 Lebanon war mistakenly transposed the numbers of Israeli civilians and soldiers killed. The article should have said that 119 Israeli soldiers and 40 civilians were killed.”Correction issued. Globe and Mail, Sept 12 2007: “Israel was at war with Hezbollah in the summer of 2006. Imprecise information appeared in an editorial in Monday’s paper.” Correction issued. CBC Online, Aug 14 2007: CBC’s "IN DEPTH: Middle East in Crisis" section, created specially for the Israel-Lebanon crisis, opened with a picture of a Beirut neighbourhood flattened by Israeli bombs. After complaints, CBC replaced the image with one of Israeli soldiers embracing one another. Toronto Star, July 18 2007: “Last summer, Israel bombed targets in Lebanon in retaliation for Hezbollah kidnappings of Israeli soldiers. A July 15 Sunday Star guest column about Canada’s approach to foreign policy misidentified Hezbollah. The Star regrets the error.” Correction issued. Edmonton Journal, January 30 2007: Headline implied that Israel misused bombs in the Lebanon war, however the body of the article explained that no definitive conclusion was reached." Apology secured. National Post, January 18 2007: Article said only 140 Israelis died in Israeli-Hezbollah war this past summer, in reality 159 Israelis died in the 34-day war. Follow-up article included revised numbers. Embassy Magazine, January 10, 2007: Article misstated the Canadian aid expenditure to help in relief efforts after the Israeli-Hezbollah war this past summer. Admission of error, apolo... --- ## Globe and Mail URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/globe-and-mail/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2026-03-13 Words: 3249 > March 6, 2026: HRC Prompts Globe And Mail Correction After Referring To Palestinian Prisoners As “Hostages” March 6, 2026: After HRC Complaint, Globe Amends Online Headline Which Falsely Claimed Hezbollah AND Israel Renewed Hostilities December 22, 2025: Globe & Mail Article Which Initially Claimed Gaza War Began With “Israel’s 2023 Invasion Of Gaza,” Adds Mention Of Hamas Massacre August 19, 2025: Globe and Mail Retracts Report Claiming Israel Carried Out “Forced Starvation” Of Gazans August 13, 2025: Globe And Mail Issues Correction After Headline Incorrectly Said Israel Plans To Take Over Entire Gaza Strip May 15, 2025: Success! HRC Prompts Globe Correction: Edan Alexander Last Known Living American Hostage Held By Hamas May 6, 2025: Success! Globe & Mail Corrects Doug Saunders Column Which Falsely Accused Israel Of Attacking Arab Neighbours In 1948 August 23, 2024: : The Globe & Mail International Correspondent Nathan Vanderklippe profiled anti-Israel activist and medical doctor Tanya Haj-Hassan. In the article, Vanderklippe wrote that “more than 100 (Palestinian journalists) have been killed since October,” which is not a factual statement, but in fact, a highly contest allegation by New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Investigative journalist David Collier has found that scores of the ‘journalists’ are not reporters at all, and many are actively involved with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). HonestReporting Canada reached out to the newspaper, which subsequently amended the article to say that it was CPJ which made the claim. May 3, 2024: Success! Globe And Mail Reporter Deletes Social Media Post Which Called Convicted Palestinian Murderer “Most Famous Palestinian Political Prisoner” February 2, 2024: Success! Globe Amends Article To Acknowledge That Israel Considers Pro-Palestinian NGO To Be A Terrorist Group December 25, 2023: Success! Globe And Mail Acknowledges Israel Not Holding Palestinians “Hostages” December 13, 2023: After HRC Complaint, Globe And Mail Concedes Article Was 1-Sided November 29, 2023: After HRC Complaint, Globe And Mail Amends Headline Which Equated Palestinian Terrorists To Hostages Kidnapped By Hamas October 18, 2023: HRC Prompts Globe And Mail, Toronto Star & IPolitics Corrective Action Acknowledging Israeli Claims That Islamic Jihad Rocket Hit Gaza Hospital Globe and Mail Amends Headline Describing Mahmoud Abbas As “Palestine” President October 27, 2021: Globe and Mail Issues Correction After Falsely Claiming Israel Plans To Build 1300 New Settlements May 25, 2021: HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Clarification After Erroneously Claiming Israel Denied Muslims Under 45 From Entering Al Aqsa Compound May 10, 2021: After an HRC complaint, Globe and Mail amends article about recent hostilities between Israel and Palestinians to acknowledge up to date number of rockets fired at Israel, that Palestinian rioters threw stones at Israeli police, and to clarify Hamas claims about Palestinian casualties. January 11, 2021: HRC Prompts Globe Correction: Israel Isn’t Building “New West Bank Settlements”. February 1, 2020: HRC prompted the Globe and Mail to correct a map that erroneously claimed that the Palestinian Authority has full control of Area B of the west bank. January 11, 2020: HRC Prompts Globe Clarification: EU Only Lists Hezbollah’s “Military Wing” as Terror Group December 29, 2019: HRC Prompts Globe Correction: Israeli “Settlements” in West Bank Not Controlled By Palestinian Authority November 22, 2019: “Globe and Mail Issues Correction After Claiming Israeli Town Part of “Palestinian Territory”” July 23, 2018: Subsequent to HRC’s complaint, Globe and Mail removed headline which claimed that “Israeli fire kills four Palestinians as troops shot at on Gaza border” May 23, 2018: HRC Prompts Globe Correction: PM Trudeau Didn’t Claim IDF “Targeted” Wounded Cdn. Doctor March 30, 2018: Globe and Mail Corrects False Headline Claiming Israel Killed 16 Palestinian “Protestors” December 8, 2017: HRC Prompts Major Globe and Mail Correction on Trump’s Jerusalem Policy: “EDITOR’S NOTE An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the Trump announcement reverses a long-held U.S. policy that Jerusalem’s status must be worked out through bilateral negotiations between Israelis and the Palestinians, who want East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state. In fact, the U.S. president said it was not meant to predetermine the boundaries of a future Palestinian state.” January 24, 2017: HRC Prompts Globe Correction (Again!) Israel Isn’t Building “New Settlements” January 13 2017: HRC Prompts Globe & Mail Correction: Tel Aviv Not Israel’s Capital January 4, 2017: HRC Prompts 2 Globe & Mail Corrections on Settlements and U.S. Aid to Israel September 24, 2016: HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Correction: Israel Isn’t Building 1,000 New Settlements April 1, 2016: Globe Corrects its Claiming that UN Watch Director was Israeli December 1, 2015: Globe “Corrects” Claiming Isra... --- ## Global News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/global-news/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-08-26 Words: 128 > July 25, 2025: Global News Pulls Video Report Which Inaccurately Stated: “Famine Has Been Declared In The Gaza Strip” March 21, 2024: Global News Gives Airtime To Pro-Palestinian Activist Yara Shoufani Who Defends Hamas Terrorism February 12, 2021: Success! Global News Retracts Claim that Israel is Occupying and Annexing Palestine April 13, 2018: Canadian Media Correct Misleading Photos of Syrian Chemical Attack Victims Linked to Israeli Airstrike December 21, 2017: Global News Apologizes for Wrongly Claiming that “Palestine” is a “Sovereign State” Feb 13 2008: According to a senior producer for Global National: Apology – Thank you for your call. You are right, we misidentified Hezbollah and called it a Palestinian terrorist group, it is in fact a Lebanese terrorist group. We apologize for the error.” --- ## The Guardian URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/the-guardian/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 39 > Oct 22 2007: “A report headed ‘US presses Palestinians and Israel to find common ground’ said that Jerusalem had been annexed by Israel after the 1967 war; it should have said East Jerusalem.” Correction issued. --- ## Security Barrier URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/security-barrier/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 402 > Globe and Mail, April 1 2008: Apology – A March 31st report detailed how Israel was going to remove 50 roadblocks in the West Bank to facilitate better movement for Palestinians. The report failed to mention that Israel insists that these roadblocks and checkpoints are necessary to curb security threats. Globe editors agreed that it would be prudent to include this information in the future, while noting that “I take it that our readers will realize what the purpose is, that it is implicit in a story about an often violent conflict. Surely they will not imagine that Israel is acting out of some unaccountable caprice? Though your point is not unreasonable.” CBC Saturday Report, March 6 2008: “It would have been useful if reporter Armstrong had expanded on the “fear” factors relating why Christian tourists have stopped coming to Bethlehem and the various factors by referencing the Hamas/Fatah conflict. I will note that the “tour” of the barrier was somewhat distracting. It is a basic tenet of television journalism that when one sets up a conflict between the eye and the ear, the eye wins. I found myself watching the footage, but realized that I hadn’t heard everything that Mr. Armstrong said so I went back and listened again—a privilege that few viewers would have. The report may have been deficient in some production values, and could have briefly expanded the reasons for the underlying fear among potential tourists.” According to CBC’s Ombudsman. Toronto Star, June 15 2006: Op-ed erroneously claimed the separation barrier is ‘electric’. In fact, it is electronic. The Star has issued a new directive on describing the barrier by its staff. CBC Saturday Report, April 24 2006: Reporter took ‘poetic license to make a parallel construction in his statement that ‘the barrier is meant to keep Palestinians in, but the people of Bethlehem are afraid that it will simply keep tourists out.’” Admission of error and reporter was reprimanded. CBC The Passionate Eye, Nov 26 2005: “Documentary film “Checkpoint” broadcast on the “Passionate Eye” lacked information about Israel’s security concerns. After HRC complaint, CBC inserted two 30-second clips containing contextual information about Israel’s security apparatus into the re-broadcast of the documentary.” Correction issued. --- ## The Hamilton Spectator URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/the-hamilton-spectator/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2024-05-29 Words: 152 > May 29, 2024: Success! Hamilton Spectator Corrects Column Which Falsely Claimed 34,000 Dead Palestinians Made Up Of “Predominantly Women And Children” February 27, 2013: Hamilton Spectator published an unfair headline alleging Israel had “assassinated” a Palestinian prisoner, whereas Israel disputes these Palestinian allegations saying the detainee died of cardiac arrest. HRC called on the Spectator to amend the online headline and the paper agreed and made the edit. February 27, 2013: Hamilton Spectator unpublished an anti-Semitic comment in a message board appended to a news article about Mideast matters after HRC intervened. July 8 2008: “Story reported that Israel has exchanged convicted terrorist Samir Quntar for the remains of two soldiers captured by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in a raid in 2006. In fact, the exchange has not yet taken place.” Correction issued. Nov 6, 2006: Editorial cartoon misspells Israel. Admission of error and apology secured. --- ## Settlements URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/settlements/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 1391 > October 27, 2021: Globe and Mail Issues Correction After Falsely Claiming Israel Plans To Build 1300 New Settlements January 11, 2021: HRC Prompts Globe Correction: Israel Isn’t Building “New West Bank Settlements”. June 3, 2020: CBC Online: As Canada Condemns Israel, HRC Prompts CBC to Acknowledge Israel’s Claims to Judea and Samaria December 29, 2019: HRC Prompts Globe Correction: Israeli “Settlements” in West Bank Not Controlled By Palestinian Authority November 22, 2019: “Globe and Mail Issues Correction After Claiming Israeli Town Part of “Palestinian Territory”” August 2, 2019: Honest Reporting Canada prompts CBC/Radio-Canada / CBC News to issue an on-air correction. Contrary to what was reported, #Israel ???????? didn’t build a new settlement. The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu merely toured the existing settlement community of #Efrat after announcing plans to build homes there. January 24, 2017: HRC Prompts Globe Correction (Again!) Israel Isn’t Building “New Settlements” January 4, 2017: HRC Prompts 2 Globe & Mail Corrections on Settlements and U.S. Aid to Israel Toronto Star: January 3, 2016: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Clarifications: Israel Isn’t Building More Settlements, Supports 2-State Solution: “The headline on a Dec. 29 article about U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech criticizing Israeli settlement construction stated that Kerry “ripped into Israel’s one-state solution.” In fact, as the article states, Kerry said Israel officially supports a two-state solution, but that the policies of the Israeli government regarding settlements “are leading towards one state.” As well, a Dec. 28 headline on an article about Israeli plans to move ahead with thousands of new homes in disputed areas stated that Israel would defy the United Nations to build more settlements. As the article made clear, Jerusalem’s municipal government had signalled it in- tended to proceed with plans to expand existing settlements in disputed areas.” September 24, 2016: HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Correction: Israel Isn’t Building 1,000 New Settlements June 15, 2014: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: Kidnapped Israeli Teens Were Not Heading “Home to Their Settlements” June 8, 2014: CBC.ca: Clarifications: A previous version of this story said Israel approved new settlements in the West Bank. In fact, Israel is expanding an existing settlement. April 11, 2014: Globe and Mail: “A Friday Comment article on the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock incorrectly said at back the of number news section of settlers in the West Bank was just over 190,000 in 2010. In fact, that number, from the Israeli Statistical Year Book, refers to the number of settlers in 2000.” March 6, 2014: CBC.ca: Clarification: An earlier version of this article did not specify that it is the Israeli settlements in the West Bank that are considered a violation of international law. February 10, 2014: CBC conceeds its reporter’s tweet falsely assumed Canadian Minister Jason Kenney had purchased a SodaStream product from an Israeli settlement January 21, 2014: National Post/Ottawa Citizen/Calgary Herald/Montreal Gazette/PostMedia Correct incorrectly linkage between Israeli settlements and Palestinian refugees January 13, 2014: National Post: An earlier version of a blog post by Wayne K. Spear incorrectly indicated that Israel was building 1,400 new Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory. In fact, Israel is building 1,400 new homes.”” January 11, 2014: Huffington Post Canada: “”CORRECTION: An earlier version of this blog post incorrectly indicated that Israel was building 1,400 new Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory. In fact, Israel is building 1,400 new homes in Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory. This reference has been corrected.”” January 9, 2013: Metro Montréal Issues Correction: Israel To Build New Apartments, Not New Settlements. CBC Radio: January 3, 2014: After HRC Complaint, CBC Clarifies: Israel Isn’t Building “New Settlements” Globe and Mail: December 28, 2013: Globe Corrects False Claim that Israel is Building “1,400 New Settlements” Montreal Gazette and Radio-Canada.ca: November 3, 2013: Montreal Gazette & Radio-Canada Correct Headlines: Israel Not Building New Settlements Montreal Gazette: November 2, 2013: For the record: Due to an editing error, a headline in Friday’s Gazette incorrectly referred to Israel’s plan to build “1,500 new settlements.” It should have said “1,500 new homes.” The Gazette regrets the error.” CBC Online: August 14, 2013: After receiving an HRC complaint, CBC corrected its falsely claiming that Israeli settlements constitute the “foremost” obstacle in Mideast peace talks. CBC News Network: August 9, 2013: After receiving an HRC complaint, CBC News acknowledged it used “imprecise language” and failed to attribute a statement its anchor made which falsely claimed Israeli settlements constitute the “main sticking point” in Mideast peace talks. Saskatoon Star Phoenix: September 29, 2011: Correction: “... --- ## Kingston Whig Standard URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/kingston-whig-standard/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 218 > March 5, 2020: PostMedia paper deletes claim that all Arab League countries rejected Trump’s Mideast peace plan. July 31 2008: Report details the detention of a Kingston man in the West Bank, stating, “After two days of trying to get him to sign a statement written in Hebrew, police officers took him to a prison near the Tel Aviv airport where he was held with other foreigners until his flight home.” Report later revealed that the information came from the man himself and could not be verified. Correction issued. Apr 23 2008: “A sentence in an Associated Press article about the Gaza Strip that appeared in Friday’s Whig-Standard should have read: Israel, which controls Gaza’s border crossings, has greatly restricted the flow of goods into the area since Hamas seized control there last June. Incorrect information was supplied to the Whig.” Correction issued. Mar 6 2008: “In an Associated Press story that appeared in yesterday’s Whig-Standard, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was quoted as saying that Israel might be forced to send troops back into Gaza. However, officials in her office clarified that she was referring to a military operation, not reoccupation.” Correction issued. Nov 25 2005: Name of Ariel Sharon’s new party incorrectly identified. Correction issued. --- ## La Presse URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/la-presse/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-07-25 Words: 144 > February 13, 2025: Success! La Presse Amends Article After Drawing False Equivalence Between Israeli Hostages & Palestinian Prisoners La Presse, November 28 2009:“Le CRTC donne le feu vert à Al-Jazira”: Report incorrectly stated that HonestReporting Canada opposed Al-Jazeera English’s Canadian licence application. Correction issued: “Contrary to what was written in our article on the CRTC’s decision regarding Al-Jazeera’s English network, the Honest Reporting organization did not oppose the broadcasting of this network in Canada, even if it expressed concerns about it.” Sept 8 2008: Article stated Israel went to war in 2006 with Lebanon. Clarification issued, stated war was more “precisely between Israel and the Hezbollah movement.” July 31 2008: Article stated “Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU) denounce the Israeli occupation in Gaza. Clarification issued, stated the Israeli army withdrew from Gaza in August 2005. --- ## Le Devoir URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/le-devoir/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 29 > July 17 2008: A photo of Samir Kuntar and Hassan Nasrallah was accompanied by the incorrect caption “Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.” Editor apologized for the mistake. --- ## Terminology URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/terminology/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 1091 > September 2, 2022: A Toronto Star producer claimed that Israel has been occupying Ramallah for 75 years, since the Jewish State’s birth in 1948, which logically implies that Israel has no right to exist. At the same time, the Star’s report falsely claimed that a state of “Palestine” exists. After HRC filed a complaint, corrective action was taken by the Star. Globe and Mail Amends Headline Describing Mahmoud Abbas As “Palestine” President November 27, 2021: Toronto Star publishes clarification to retract its falsely publishing that there are “Israeli-slash-Jewish-only roads”: January 13, 2021: HRC prompted the Toronto Star to remove their reporter’s referring to “Palestine” as the Palestinians have not been granted statehood. May 21, 2019: In response to HRC’s complaint, CBC News has adjusted its digital copy around the segment with Mr. Murad, to correct the reference of “Palestine” to the “Palestinian Territories.” As well, CBC amended its interview to mention the following:Note: In the segment, Murad refers to “Palestine.” Our CBC Language policy, states there is no modern country of Palestine, although there’s a movement to establish one as part of a two-state peace agreement with Israel. Areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority are considered Palestinian territories: Fatah-run West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza Strip.” May 16, 2019: MTL Blog Deletes Article Which Portrayed Israel Independence Day Celebrations as “Protests” and “Demonstrations” May 19, 2015: CBC Issues Story Update re: Pope’s Disputed “Angel of Peace” Remark: After HRC contacted CBC News executives to voice our concerns about disputed comments attributed to Pope Francis claiming that he referred to PA President Mahmoud Abbas as an “angel of peace”, a story update was issued by the CBC. CBC The World at Six, Aug 20 2010: CBC apologizes for incorrectly referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “President” Netanyahu: “Although the introduction to the report said the negotiations would be “the first face-to-face negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in almost two years,” in the report that followed, Mr. Adhopia inadvertently referred to both men as presidents. We regret the error.” Vancouver Sun, Nov 6 2008: A Palestinian activist died in an Israeli raid, was a member of the armed wing of the radical Islamic Jihad movement. Editor stated the word ‘activist’ was not appropriate in this situation.” Correction issued. CBC Online, July 16 2008: Report used the word Palestine instead of Palestinian. Correction issued, placed quotation marks around the word Palestine. Waterloo Record, March 26 2008: According to a senior editor at the Waterloo Record: Apology – “Thanks for your note. We should have used the adjective “Palestinian” with the word “unity” to reflect the lead paragraph of the story. We take these issues seriously and are engaged in a series of discussions with copy editors on the need to improve our proof-reading.” Saskatoon Star Phoenix, March 11 2008: According to a senior editor at the Saskatoon Star Phoenix: “Thanks for your letter regarding the reference to the Hamas “activist” in the Reuters story carried in the Star Phoenix March 8. That is not our policy at The StarPhoenix but was an oversight on the part of a desker who should have known better. Our policy is to use “terrorist” when referring to “terrorist” groups like Hamas. I have sent a reminder to the party involved to watch for that in wire copy in the future.” Canadian Press, March 9 2008: Reporter described the Palestinian Authority or Palestinian Territories as ‘Palestine.’ New directive on the Middle East issued and new glossary of Mideast terms issued to all CP reporters. CBC Online, Feb 4 2008: CBC editors changed the text of an online Mideast forum to remove the word ‘Palestine’ in exchange for the word ‘Mideast. CBC News Around the World, Jan 31 2008: Apology – “Thanks for pointing it out. I will keep reminding my editors to be more vigilant with their prepositions,” according to a senior CBC editor after CBC TV’s Around the World program erroneously claimed that Israel went to war with Lebanon vs. Hezbollah in 2006. Windsor Star, February 9, 2007: “Article’s headline erroneously described ‘Palestine’ instead of Palestinian territories or Palestinian Authority.” Correction issued. City TV, Dec 12 2007: According to a City TV Producer: “Thank you for your email and for bringing this to my attention. Let me assure you that the information presented in our broadcast was in no way intended to mislead viewers. It was presented based on information put forward by the trusted news sources we use everyday. I accept your concern that our choice of wording could be interpreted as having a pro-Palestinian slant. This was not our intended purpose and I regret if it caused any distress. CityNews International always strives to provide a neutral perspective. As your emai... --- ## Terrorism URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/terrorism/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 3708 > October 14, 2022: CTV broadcasts on-air correction after falsely claiming Israeli air strikes killed 49 Palestinian civilians. September 15, 2022: Success! Radio-Canada Retracts Claim That Israel Killed 49 Palestinian Civilians CBC Radio: July 27, 2022: A clarification notice was added to an episode of the podcast Nothing is Foreign. The episode, which was published on May 20, 2022, mentions reports from Israeli media that the Israeli military was “not planning to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.” Those reports specifically pertained to a criminal investigation. August 4, 2022: Success! CBC Issues Statement Of Regret After Claiming Saudi Minister Said Israel “Murdered” Al Jazeera Journalist May 31, 2022: HRC Prompts CTV To Correct False Claim That Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire: “A clarification earlier this week. CTV News reported on a vigil here in Edmonton for a Palestinian journalist killed on the job. We reported that she was killed by Israeli forces, when in fact, it’s still in dispute as to who is responsible for her death. We sincerely regret this error.” May 19, 2022: An op-ed published in the Toronto Star claimed that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “killed by an Israeli soldier… a sniper shot her in the neck… silenced by an Israeli sniper’s bullet.” However, it hasn’t been confirmed that IDF fire or a Palestinian terrorist’s bullet, killed the Palestinian journalist. The op-ed also wrongly claimed that Israel has killed 45 journalists since 2000.Following an HonestReporting Canada complaint, the Star corrected the op-ed and acknowledged that it’s wrong to definitively claim that Israeli soldiers killed this Palestinian journalist. The Star also removed the op-ed’s assigning responsibility of the deaths of 45 journalists to Israel, who were killed in crossfire or while on dangerous assignment. May 16, 2022: HRC Prompts Hill Times Clarification After Reporter Falsely Claims Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire. May 13, 2022: PostMedia papers publish clarification after claiming Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist. Who killed Palestinian journalist unknown. April 22, 2022: Subsequent to HonestReporting Canada’s complaint to CBC News sent on April 21, our public broadcaster has corrected its previously falsely reporting that “Palestinians threw rocks in response” to Israeli Police action, by reversing the chronology of events. As well, per HRC’s request, CBC also covered recent Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli civilians. April 8, 2022: Subsequent to complaints sent to the CBC by HonestReporting Canada and our subscribers, we take note that CBC has amended its headline which now acknowledges that Israeli forces killed a “suspected attacker”. While the CBC chose to not identify the Palestinian terrorist as a terrorist, at the very least, this headline no longer misleads readers into thinking that Israeli forces killed a presumably innocent Palestinian civilian. February 23, 2022: Toronto Star Amends Headline Acknowledging That Dead Palestinian Teen Was Involved in Firebombing January 28, 2022: In a review dated January 28, 2022, CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler responded to a complaint about a May 11, 2021 broadcast on The National (watch by clicking below), where reporter Saša Petricic described the Hamas-Israel rocket exchange by suggesting that it was Israel who fired first, whereas in truth, it was the Islamist terrorist group. This misrepresentation was pointed out at the time by HonestReporting Canada who filed a complaint directly with CBC News and mobilized our subscribers and Canadians from coast to coast to take action. In his report, Nagler denied there was any bias on the part of Petricic, but acknowledged that viewers would have been given a false impression of the chronology of events.Nagler wrote (emphasis added) “It would have been wiser to choose between reporting explicitly on the chronology, or avoiding it altogether. Instead, there was only the passing reference, which left a sliver of ambiguity – just enough that its meaning could be misinterpreted. In that sense, the report failed to live up to the JSP (Journalistic Standards and Practices); the language used was not precise enough to ensure that the report was faithful and easy to understand… There was a violation of policy.” December 5, 2021: CBC Clarifies: Israel Abides by Intl. Standards to Safeguard Detained Palestinian Kids’ Rights: “Last Sunday at this time, we told you about a protest happening in Winnipeg. Protesters were accusing Israel of human rights violations against child prisoners. CBC has not been able to get comment from the Israeli government regarding these accusations, but in responding to similar criticisms in the past, a government spokesperson has denied these allegations, stating that Israel does not engage in torture, humiliation, or solitary confinement to achieve confessions.” November 22, 2021: Toronto Star Amends Headline to Identify Dead Pales... --- ## Le Journal de Montreal URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/le-journal-de-montreal/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 164 > April 29 2008: “The death of a Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip earlier this month, originally blamed on Israeli forces, was caused by mortar fire from Palestinian militants, a human rights group said Monday. On April 6, AFP cited medical sources as saying the child was killed by Israeli tank fire between the Gaza border with Israel and the Bureij refugee camp. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights subsequently conducted an investigation into the killing. “According to our inquiry, the child Abdullah Mohammed Bahar, four years old, was killed by a Palestinian mortar,” said Jaber Wichah, deputy director of the PCHR, based in Gaza. According to the PCHR, Palestinian militants fired a mortar round which struck near the child’s home, seriously wounding the boy in the head, as he was playing outdoors with his brother who was also injured but survived. The four-year-old died shortly after being taken to hospital, the PCHR said.” Correction issued. --- ## London Free Press URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/london-free-press/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 82 > Jan 23 2007: Reporter described the “Palestinian’s right of return” as if he believed that this ‘right’ was entrenched. Article corrected online October 24 2006: Reporter claimed that a Canada Israel Committee trip was still proceeding, however the trip had been cancelled long before. Correction issued. June 27 2006: Editorial described the Palestinian Territories or Palestinian Authority as “Palestine”. Editor agreed that this language should not be used in the future. --- ## Marketing Magazine URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/marketing-magazine/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 49 > Marketing Magazine, November 26 2009: "Al-Jazeera English gets Canadian license": Report incorrectly stated that HonestReporting Canada opposed Al-Jazeera English’s Canadian licence application. Correction issued: “This story has been updated. The original item incorrectly stated that Honest Reporting Canada opposed the licence” --- ## McGill Tribune URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/mcgill-tribune/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 185 > November 11, 2022: “The original version of the article below quoted Students for Palestinian Human Rights McGill (SPHR) about Charles Bronfman’s latest donation. A portion of the quote played into anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jewish people being “puppet masters” of institutional decisions—a trope that is both harmful and untrue. The Tribune apologizes for allowing this language to be published and deeply regrets any harm this caused to Jewish readers in the McGill community and beyond.” Jan 19 2010: “Far from home and close to danger in the Gaza Strip”: Report falsely claimed that Israel’s 2009 defensive military operation in Gaza resulted in 1200 Palestinian civilian casualties and destroyed Palestinian hospitals. Report revised and correction issued: “Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly spelled Rachel Corrie. The article incorrectly noted the number of civilian casualties in Operation Cast Lead. Originally, the article claimed that the Cast Lead resulted in 1200 civilian casualties; but in fact, according to B’tselem, there were 773 civilian casualties. The article also incorrectly noted that Israeli air strikes destroyed Palestinian hospitals. The Tribune regrets the error.” --- ## Macleans URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/macleans/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 72 > Jan 29 2010: “Changing a society, one step at a time”. Original report falsely described the 2009 conflict between Israel and Hamas as the “Israel-Gaza conflict”. Following report amended: “After the January 2009 conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Beauregard had authorized a so-called “Urgent Action” project from discretionary funds to document any human rights violations in Gaza.” --- ## War Crimes URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/war-crimes/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 696 > October 14, 2022: CTV broadcasts on-air correction after falsely claiming Israeli air strikes killed 49 Palestinian civilians. September 15, 2022: Success! Radio-Canada Retracts Claim That Israel Killed 49 Palestinian Civilians May 31, 2022: HRC Prompts CTV To Correct False Claim That Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire: “A clarification earlier this week. CTV News reported on a vigil here in Edmonton for a Palestinian journalist killed on the job. We reported that she was killed by Israeli forces, when in fact, it’s still in dispute as to who is responsible for her death. We sincerely regret this error.” May 19, 2022: An op-ed published in the Toronto Star claimed that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “killed by an Israeli soldier… a sniper shot her in the neck… silenced by an Israeli sniper’s bullet.” However, it hasn’t been confirmed that IDF fire or a Palestinian terrorist’s bullet, killed the Palestinian journalist. The op-ed also wrongly claimed that Israel has killed 45 journalists since 2000.Following an HonestReporting Canada complaint, the Star corrected the op-ed and acknowledged that it’s wrong to definitively claim that Israeli soldiers killed this Palestinian journalist. The Star also removed the op-ed’s assigning responsibility of the deaths of 45 journalists to Israel, who were killed in crossfire or while on dangerous assignment. May 13, 2022: PostMedia papers publish clarification after claiming Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist. Who killed Palestinian journalist unknown. January 28, 2022: In a review dated January 28, 2022, CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler responded to a complaint about a May 11, 2021 broadcast on The National (watch by clicking below), where reporter Saša Petricic described the Hamas-Israel rocket exchange by suggesting that it was Israel who fired first, whereas in truth, it was the Islamist terrorist group. This misrepresentation was pointed out at the time by HonestReporting Canada who filed a complaint directly with CBC News and mobilized our subscribers and Canadians from coast to coast to take action. In his report, Nagler denied there was any bias on the part of Petricic, but acknowledged that viewers would have been given a false impression of the chronology of events.Nagler wrote (emphasis added) “It would have been wiser to choose between reporting explicitly on the chronology, or avoiding it altogether. Instead, there was only the passing reference, which left a sliver of ambiguity – just enough that its meaning could be misinterpreted. In that sense, the report failed to live up to the JSP (Journalistic Standards and Practices); the language used was not precise enough to ensure that the report was faithful and easy to understand… There was a violation of policy.” July 29, 2021: Toronto Star Amends Headline Removing Reference of “Israeli War Crimes” Green Party Leader Annamie Paul Didn’t Claim Israel Used “Excessive Force” In Conflict With Hamas: HRC Prompts CBC Correction: CorrectionsThis story has been updated from an earlier version that said incorrectly that Green Party Leader Annamie Paul’s statement called for a ceasefire and condemned both Palestinian “rocket attacks” and “excessive Israeli military force.” In fact, her statement said the “dangerous situation that is unfolding is extremely disturbing” and that the Green Party called for “an immediate de-escalation in the violence and a return to dialogue as a means to seeking a peaceful solution.”Jul 19, 2021 4:00 PM ET March 8, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Correction: Headline Presumed Israel Guilty of War Crimes CBC Online, June 4 2009: “CBC reports that the Palestinian village of Bil’in had sent two representatives to Montreal to sue Quebec companies Green Park and Green Mount Int. for alleged ‘war crimes.’ No comment from either organization was presented nor were there comments from any pro-Israel organization. An updated report featured comments from the lawyers of these companies.” Correction issued. CBC, Feb 10 2005: Before: “If Palestinians have committed terror, the Israelis have certainly committed war crimes.” After: “ If Palestinians have committed terror, so the argument goes, the Israelis have certainly committed war crimes. --- ## Montreal Gazette URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/montreal-gazette/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-12-06 Words: 650 > December 6, 2023: HRC Prompts Montreal Gazette Correction: Pro-Israel Rally In Ottawa Attended By Close To 20,000, Not Hundreds January 21, 2014: Montreal Gazette/PostMedia correct incorrectly linkage between Israeli settlements and Palestinian refugees November 3, 2013: Montreal Gazette Corrects Headline: Israel Not Building New Settlements November 2, 2013: For the record: Due to an editing error, a headline in Friday’s Gazette incorrectly referred to Israel’s plan to build “1,500 new settlements.” It should have said “1,500 new homes.” The Gazette regrets the error.” October 24, 2012: “For the record: “A news-service article in Tuesday’s Gazette said incorrectly that a vessel boarded by Israeli commandoes in 2010 was carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip. In fact, the boarded vessel was a passenger ship that was part of a flotilla bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza.” June 19, 2011: After publishing a false AFP report claiming that an Israeli “Jewish court orders ‘reincarneated’ dog stoned to death,” HRC notified senior editors that this was a ficticious story and the Gazette then corrected the story by publishing a new report claiming that the “Jewish court denies dog stoned to death.” April 28, 2011: Correction: “Due to a reporting error, Mount Royal Liberal candidate Irwin Cotler was incorrectly quoted in the April 26 article “Cotler gets praise but Tory opponent may get votes,” as saying the Liberal government “delisted” Hamas and Hezbollah from Canada’s terrorist list. In fact, the Liberal government put the two organizations on the terrorist list. The Gazette regrets the error.” May 16 2009: Apology – “A report about a downtown rally for Israel’s independence day began with an anecdote about a Quebec flag left on the ground to be “trod upon.” The intention behind that was to go beyond a straight report of the event and reflect on flags and nationalism in a province where both are ever-present. Unfortunately, it really didn’t come across that way in the context of a story about a rally that went off with no significant disruptions. To many readers, it looked as if we had gone out looking for something negative – which certainly wasn’t our intention. Throughout our writing and editing process, we should have realized how it would look the next morning.” Mar 6 2009: Report stated “Israeli Arabs do not serve in the military and that can be used to deprive them of jobs where such service is a prerequisite.” Correction issued stating “members of the Druze and Bedouin communities serve in the Israeli Defense Forces.” Jan 13 2009: Report about pro-Palestinians demonstrations in Montreal described the Gaza strip as an “occupied territory.” Correction issued, confirming Israel withdrew its forces from Gaza in 2005. Jan 11 2009: “Jews, Christians, Muslims, Anglos, Francos, grandmothers and children walked together yesterday in the bitter cold to call for an immediate ceasefire in the occupied territory.” Correction stated “Israel withdrew its forces and settlers from Gaza in 2005.” Oct 12 2007: “A story in the Gazette of Oct. 6 from Reuters and Agence France-Presse news agencies, referred to Israel’s ‘war against Lebanon’ last year. In fact, Israel was at war with Hezbollah forces inside Lebanon at the time, not with the Lebanese government.” Correction issued. Sept 1 2007: Follow up story issued – “I think you make a fair point. We have a follow-up story on this issue in tomorrow’s paper, and we will include a line along the lines you suggest.” According to a Gazette editor after a Gazette report failed to mention that “Israel denies any mistreatment” regarding a Palestinian released from an Israeli prison who claimed he was tortured. --- ## Montreal Metro News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/montreal-metro-news/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 82 > January 9, 2013: Metro Montréal Issues Correction: Israel To Build New Apartments, Not New Settlements. May 7 2009: Clarification: “Under a photo entitled ‘Middle East: Historic Week’ published on page 12 of our April 27 edition, it should have read: A Palestinian woman walks in front of a poster protesting against the Israeli operation in December and January in the Gaza Strip during an event organized by Hamas to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the Nakba.” Correction issued. --- ## National Post URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/national-post/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-09-05 Words: 823 > September 5, 2023: Success! Associated Press, The Toronto Star, CTV News & National Post Amend Headlines After Failing To Identify Dead Palestinian As A Terrorist Gunman May 13, 2022: PostMedia papers publish clarification after claiming Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist. Who killed Palestinian journalist unknown. September 20, 2018: After filing complaints with CTV News and the National Post, both media outlets have published new articles which acknowledge that claims that Israeli troops shot and killed a 12-year-old Palestinian boy are in dispute and have not been verified. April 13, 2018: Canadian Media Correct Misleading Photos of Syrian Chemical Attack Victims Linked to Israeli Airstrike June 12, 2015: National Post Amends Headline: Gaza Beach Incident a “Tragic Accident” Israel Says January 21, 2014: National Post/PostMedia correct incorrectly linkage between Israeli settlements and Palestinian refugees January 13, 2014: An earlier version of a blog post by Wayne K. Spear incorrectly indicated that Israel was building 1,400 new Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory. In fact, Israel is building 1,400 new homes.”” January 13, 2014: A Jon Kay commentary incorrectly claimed Israel has “Jew-only roads” whereas there are only roads for Israelis, where religion is not a consideration. After HRC intervention, the commentary was corrected. July 5, 2011: Correction: “A Greek coast guard boat containing six armed and masked men on Friday intercepted the Audacity of Hope, an American vessel in the Gaza flotilla. Due to an editing error, a brief Saturday incorrectly stated the six men were found aboard the U.S. vessel.” Mar 20 2009: “The Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario states the Conservative Party is engaged in a “plan to undermine democratic decision-making on Canadian campuses.” The federal Canadian Federation of Students is a separately incorporated and directed union of student governments. A Page One story yesterday did not distinguish between the two. Also a characterization of the CFS as “staunchly anti-Zionist” was inaccurate. Neither organization takes an official position on the Mideast conflict.” Correction issued. Sept 10 2008: “The story originally incorrectly said Michael Ignatieff attended the pro-Lebanon rally in Montreal two years ago.” Correction issued. Aug 19 2008: “Hal Turner is the anti-Semitic author whose writing, republished in a newspaper sold by Toronto’s homeless, prompted the Canadian Jewish Congress to complain to police. An incorrect name appeared in an editorial yesterday in the National Post.” Correction issued. Apr 15 2008: “A Barbara Kay column on Nov. 21, 2007, misstated the wording of a placard hoisted during a march in Montreal of Hezbollah supporters attended by some Quebec political party leaders. The placard read, Juifs assassins (Jewish assassins).” Correction issued. June 17 2008: “Due to an editing error, the words “was destroyed by Israeli forces in Gaza city, killing 11 civilians” were incorrectly inserted in a letter to the editor by Stephen Tannenbaum in Thursday’s National Post. In fact, on Tuesday, either nine or 11 people, of whom two or three were Islamic Jihad terrorists, were killed after the Israeli Air Force attacked a van in Gaza under the control of an Islamic Jihad cell and containing Katyusha rockers for use against Israel. The Post regrets the error.” Correction issued. Mar 4 2008: “Incorrect information appeared in a review of Anna Porter’s book, Kasztner’s Train, in Saturday’s Books pages. It was the Mapai (Labour) government that launched a libel suit against Malkiel Gruenwald; and three assailants shot Rezso Kasztner dead.” Correction issued. Jan 18 2007: “Article said only 140 Israelis died in Israeli-Hezbollah war this past summer, in reality 159 Israelis died in the 34-day war. Follow-up article included revised numbers.” Correction issued. March 21 2006: “Adam Budzanowski is the Canadian aid worker who was kidnapped and later released in Gaza last week. An incorrect first name appeared in the Post of March 17.” Correction issued. Jan 19 2006: “A photograph showing a Palestinian youth throwing a stone was mistakenly used to accompany a brief news story in yesterday’s Post about Jewish youths in Hebron throwing rocks at Israeli police.” Correction issued. Sept 30 2005: “Sasson Nuriel, the Israeli manufacturer murdered last week by a cell of the terrorist group Hamas, lived in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev. He was incorrectly described as a settler in yesterday’s National Post. The Post regrets the error.” Correction issued. July 15 2005: “The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a raid on Wednesday in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, against Islamic Jihad, in order to disrupt and thwart future terrorist attacks, after a suicide bombing by an Islamic Jihad member in Netanya, Israel, on Tuesday. The IDF did not call this raid a retaliation for the suicide bombing, notwithstanding the wording of a Reuters story that was incl... --- ## Ottawa Citizen URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/ottawa-citizen/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 237 > March 30, 2022: Ottawa Citizen Publishes Corrective Noting Israeli Condemnation of Russia’s War on Ukraine April 8, 2019: CORRECTION: “The original version of this article said the Israeli prime minister had been indicted. In fact, Israel’s attorney general has recommended indicting him on bribery and breach of trust charges, but a determination of whether to do so may take months.” January 21, 2014: Ottawa Citizen/PostMedia correct incorrectly linkage between Israeli settlements and Palestinian refugees Mar 20 2008: According to a Citizen editor: Apology – “Thank you for your email. The error was a human one. The news brief immediately above the one you have noted was about a story in Somalia, but the geographic locator had been entered as “Mogadishu”. The copy editor intended to change that to “Somalia” but inadvertently changed the geographic locator on the subsequent story, which obviously dealt with a matter in the Palestinian territories. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention.” Jan 14 2008: “Due to an editing error, Matthew Fisher’s article on page A6 Thursday about U.S. President George W. Bush’s trip to Israel was incorrectly attributed to Michael Abramowitz.” Correction issued. Jan 10 2008: “U.S. President George W. Bush is making his first visit to Israel, not his first visit to the Middle East. Incorrect information appeared in a headline on page A6 on Tuesday.” Correction issued. --- ## Ottawa Metro News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/ottawa-metro-news/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 204 > Mar 6 2008: Apology: “I will be sending you a synopsis of what I learned early next week. Suffice to say for now, it does appear to be an honest error by an inexperienced page designer and editors in Toronto have instituted a new safeguard in the production stream to avoid a repeat. We are currently reviewing with our production team in Toronto what occurred in this instance. Although Metro’s smaller format requires shorter, tighter stories than most other publications, we obviously do not condone offering one side of an argument to the exclusion of the other. If the omission was not at source through the wire provider Reuters, then we will be taking steps within the production chain to ensure future reporting on this subject includes perspectives from both sides. I will be in touch once we’ve held our review with the production team. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.” According to a Metro News editor after two Reuters reports printed in the Metro failed to mention the reason why the Israeli Defense Forces entered the Gaza Strip. The Incursion was done to prevent and thwart continuous rocket attacks on Israeli cities by Hamas terrorists. --- ## Ottawa Sun URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/ottawa-sun/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 107 > Ottawa Sun ‘Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t make it to Ottawa as planned’ Jun 1 2010: “Israeli visit, flotilla attack fuels protest”. Report falsely claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t make it to Ottawa as planned during the Gaza flotilla incident. Correction issued: “A story in Tuesday’s Sun said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t make it to Ottawa during his official visit as planned. Netanyahu was in fact in the city but cut his two-day visit short to return to Israel Monday to handle the flotilla aid crisis.” --- ## Q107 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/q107/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 377 > Q107, Sep 21 2010: Q107 radio station removed a biased anti-Israel survey hosted on their website and publically apologized following 300+ HonestReporting Canada member complaints. On-air apology: “Got this last night, got a couple of emails and I just wanted to take a moment on this one because in this internet age in which we live in this stuff is very important and the last thing we’d like to do at Q107.com is give anyone the wrong idea, so I guess what had happened was there was a poll up on the Q107 website that contained some questions about some contentious issues including the Middle East and needless to say that’s not somewhere we traditionally want to go and I don’t mean literally, I mean figuratively, it’s a very complicated situation that involves all kinds of different religious and political beliefs and I guess something was posted on the website last night in the form of a question that offended a lot of people and Blair, the program director and our boss had sent this along and so I’m going to just quickly let you know what Blair had said because there are a lot of complaints and we would like to just clear it up. As he said, ‘on behalf of Q I must apologize for a survey that was recently posted on the website. This survey was located in a section of the site that is administered by a third party and it does not reflect or represent the opinions of Q107 what so ever. We are by no means passing the buck on this matter and we take it seriously. We’ll be discussing our future with this third party moving forward and this survey has been removed. So first of all thanks to everybody who sent in emails, you know voicing their complaints about this, it’s certainly understandable and our apologies, I mean, I didn’t know this thing was up there, but hey, this is our radio station and our names are on it so we’ve gotta take responsibility and we’ll do just that so, our apologies.” --- ## Radio Canada Online URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/radio-canada-online/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 383 > September 15, 2022: Success! Radio-Canada Retracts Claim That Israel Killed 49 Palestinian Civilians December 14, 2021: Radio-Canada Removes False Claim that Tel Aviv is Israel’s Capital October 15, 2021: Mossad Protects All Israelis, Not Just Jews: HRC Prompts Radio-Canada Correction August 17, 2020: UPDATE: RCI Corrects Report Which Falsely Claimed Tel Aviv is Israel’s Capital May 13, 2020: SUCCESS! Radio-Canada Deletes Article Blaming Israel for Gaza’s Plight in Fighting Coronavirus Dec. 17, 2013: Radio-Canada Modifies Report After HRC Complaint; AFP Misleads Viewership: A Radio-Canada (SRC) report alleged that “most (Israeli) Ethiopians are victims of discrimination”. After an HRC complaint, SRC removed the offensive line from its news report. Meanwhile, an AFP report published in La Presse misled its viewers by claiming that Israel refuses blood from Ethiopian Jews on the basis of discrimination. Contrary to this claim, Israel’s policies on blood donations follow accepted international guidelines and protocols. November 3, 2013: Radio-Canada Corrects Headline: Israel Not Building New Settlements August 13, 2013: Radio-Canada amends article after HRC complaint, Israel never annexed the west bank. January 22, 2013: Radio-Canada.ca corrects article which presented Israeli laws as being inherently racist, vs. attributing the claims directly to the Arab League. October 19, 2011: Retraction: Radio-Canada retracts a statement it made claiming that Gilad Shalit was abducted in Gaza while manning a tank unit, whereas in reality, he was captured in soverign Israeli territory while manning an army post. September 13, 2011: Correction: “In an earlier version of this article, we wrote that the UN report “condemned” the Israeli assault. Rather, the report qualifies the force used by Israeli forces as “excessive and unreasonable”. In addition, the report considers “unacceptable” the loss of life and injuries resulting from the use of force by the Israeli army during the boarding of the Mavi Marmara.” July 23 2009: Online report states “Town alleges firms broke law by building Israeli settlements.” Article revised so that the article does not imply these allegations are facts. June 15 2008: Online report stated “Nearly 20 000 Jews live in settlements in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.” Radio Canada removed this statement from the report. --- ## Radio Canada TV / Radio URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/radio-canada-tv/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-07-25 Words: 604 > May 19, 2025: Success! Radio-Canada Adds Balance To One-Sided Gaza Report After HRC Complaint Radio Canada Issues Corrective For Failing to Mention Syrian Rockets Fired at Israel (December 11, 2019) April 22, 2013: Radio-Canada correspondent Ginette Lamarche wrongly reported that the Mavi Marmara was “attacked” by Israel. Following an HRC complaint, Radio-Canada set the record straight with a correction. April 7, 2013: Following an HRC complaint, Radio-Canada issues an on-air clarification for a report on radio show “Medium-Large” which alleged the Israeli government deliberately forced Ethiopian immigrants to receive contraceptive injections in an effort to limit the Israeli- Ethiopian population. Dec 1, 2010: Radio-Canada Ombudsman upholds HRC complaint concerning host Simon Durivage’s inappropriate association between Israel, Iran and Sudan: “Radio-Canada acknowledged that it was inappropriate to use Iran and Sudan as examples to illustrate the dangers of Canada’s unconditional support for Israel.”, “… by erroneously associating Israel with Iran and Sudan, Simon Durivage did not adhere to one of the central principles of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices, that of accuracy.”, “Associating Israel with Iran and Sudan in this way constituted a journalistic error.” Nov 26, 2010: Radio-Canada host Simon Durivage issues an on-air apology for equating Israel with Iran and Sudan following 200+ HRC member complaints: “Before introducing my guests, however, I’d like to return to the Match des élus broadcast of one month ago, where we discussed with our Ottawa panel the reasons that might have led to Canada losing a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council. Among the reasons for this defeat, I raised the fact that Arab and Muslim countries surely had a hand in it, and had voted against it, because of the Harper government’s unconditional support for Israel since coming to power in Ottawa. And I asked our four MP’s whether it wasn’t dangerous for the Harper government to get too close to Israel, a country whose actions and policies are sometimes controversial, and I added that I would have asked the same question if Canada was too close to other countries, like Iran or Sudan. In this case, I acknowledge that the two examples were very poorly chosen. Israel clearly bears no resemblance to Iran and Sudan when it comes to controversial policies, not to mention that Israel is a democratic country, and that the other two are not, or at least not by our criteria. Incidentally, it was not my intention to compare Israel to those two countries, but it appears that some viewers took it that way and were offended by it. I would therefore like to sincerely apologize to anyone who may have taken offence. I promise to be more careful in my choice of examples next time.” Oct 31 2008: “Radio Canada airs pro-Palestinian advocacy film.” After HRC Communique, Radio-Canada agrees to air new documentary, Ombudsman confirms that the film should have never been aired in the first place. Aug 4 2005: Canadian immigrants to Israel were described as “settlers”. On-air correction issued after our complaint stating: “On the Telejournal of July 12, the words ‘new settlers’ appeared on the screen in reference to 400 people who were departing Canada to establish themselves in Israel. The term ‘settler’ denotes a person who will populate a settlement. However, as we do not precisely know the future places of residence of these people, we should not have displayed the words ‘new settlers’ on the screen.” --- ## West Bank URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/west-bank/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 1551 > September 2, 2022: A Toronto Star producer claimed that Israel has been occupying Ramallah for 75 years, since the Jewish State’s birth in 1948, which logically implies that Israel has no right to exist. At the same time, the Star’s report falsely claimed that a state of “Palestine” exists. After HRC filed a complaint, corrective action was taken by the Star. CBC Radio: July 27, 2022: A clarification notice was added to an episode of the podcast Nothing is Foreign. The episode, which was published on May 20, 2022, mentions reports from Israeli media that the Israeli military was “not planning to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.” Those reports specifically pertained to a criminal investigation. August 4, 2022: Success! CBC Issues Statement Of Regret After Claiming Saudi Minister Said Israel “Murdered” Al Jazeera Journalist May 31, 2022: HRC Prompts CTV To Correct False Claim That Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire: “A clarification earlier this week. CTV News reported on a vigil here in Edmonton for a Palestinian journalist killed on the job. We reported that she was killed by Israeli forces, when in fact, it’s still in dispute as to who is responsible for her death. We sincerely regret this error.” May 20, 2022: Success! Saltwire Deletes Letter Which Falsely Claimed Israel Withdrawing Jews From Hebron May 19, 2022: An op-ed published in the Toronto Star claimed that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “killed by an Israeli soldier… a sniper shot her in the neck… silenced by an Israeli sniper’s bullet.” However, it hasn’t been confirmed that IDF fire or a Palestinian terrorist’s bullet, killed the Palestinian journalist. The op-ed also wrongly claimed that Israel has killed 45 journalists since 2000.Following an HonestReporting Canada complaint, the Star corrected the op-ed and acknowledged that it’s wrong to definitively claim that Israeli soldiers killed this Palestinian journalist. The Star also removed the op-ed’s assigning responsibility of the deaths of 45 journalists to Israel, who were killed in crossfire or while on dangerous assignment. May 16, 2022: HRC Prompts Hill Times Clarification After Reporter Falsely Claims Palestinian Journalist Killed By Israeli Gunfire. May 13, 2022: PostMedia papers publish clarification after claiming Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist. Who killed Palestinian journalist unknown. October 27, 2021: Globe and Mail Issues Correction After Falsely Claiming Israel Plans To Build 1300 New Settlements October 1, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Clarification: IDF Killed 5 Palestinian Gunmen, Not Palestinians March 29, 2021: Subsequent to our complaint to CBC News about its intentionally deleting the #Israel location from its headline and reporting in coverage of the recent Dead Sea Scrolls discovery in Israel proper, CBC has reinstated the Israel location reference. January 11, 2021: HRC Prompts Globe Correction: Israel Isn’t Building “New West Bank Settlements”. June 3, 2020: CBC Online: As Canada Condemns Israel, HRC Prompts CBC to Acknowledge Israel’s Claims to Judea and Samaria February 1, 2020: HRC prompted the Globe and Mail to correct a map that erroneously claimed that the Palestinian Authority has full control of Area B of the west bank. December 29, 2019: HRC Prompts Globe and Mail Correction: Israeli “Settlements” in West Bank Not Controlled By Palestinian Authority November 22, 2019: “Globe and Mail Issues Correction After Claiming Israeli Town Part of “Palestinian Territory”” September 15, 2019: CBC issues correction after falsely claiming Israel is planning on annexing areas “from Palestine” July 7, 2016: SUCCESS: HRC Prompts Washington Post & Toronto Star To Correct False Report: “A June 9 article by the Washington Post reporting that Israeli Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel said he wants to annex more than half the West Bank stated incorrectly that Ariel also said he wants to remove the Palestinians living the West Bank’s Area C. The article had cited a Times of Israel interview with Ariel. The Times later issued a correction stating that Ariel did not call for the removal of Palestinians and said the mistake was a mistranslation.” Globe and Mail: September 3, 2014: Following HRC’s intervention with the Globe and Mail, an online column by Israel-critic Gerald Caplan was amended to counter claims that Israel “occupies” Gaza and that “no Israeli government has ever stopped allowing Palestinian land to be appropriated for Israeli settlements.” April 11, 2014: Globe and Mail: “A Friday Comment article on the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock incorrectly said at back the of number news section of settlers in the West Bank was just over 190,000 in 2010. In fact, that number, from the Israeli Statistical Year Book, refers to the number of settlers in 2000.” August 28, 2013: HRC Prompts CTV News On-Air Apology: “On Monday’s newscast at this time, we reported on a clash between Israeli security forces and Palestinians at a refugee camp in Ram... --- ## Regina Leader Post URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/regina-leader-post/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 75 > Dec 30 2008: “Israel begins ground offensive.” Correction stated “Israel has not begun a ground offensive.” Jan 30 2007: “A headline on Page A1 of Monday’s Leader-Post, ‘Israel on the brink of civil war,’ presented a misleading representation of the current situation in Israel. The potential for civil war is on Israel’s southern and northern borders, not in Israel itself.” Correction issued. --- ## United Nations URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/united-nations/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 724 > April 28, 2020: CBC Ombud: Reporter Should’ve Qualified Statement Linking Canada’s Support of Israel to Failed Bid For Security Council Seat August 5, 2014: Globe and Toronto Star Issues Correction After HRC Complaint: Israel Did Not Attack UN School Globe and Mail: September 21, 2011: Correction: “Israel and Italy were omitted from a chart of members of the General Assembly of the United Nations in Tuesday’s paper.” Embassy Magazine: Jan 12, 2011: Embassy Magazine erroneously stated that Peter Kent, Canada’s junior minister for foreign affairs, had defended an Israeli attack which had “hit” a UN-run school. Clarification issued after HRC complaint: “A Jan. 12 story stated that Peter Kent, Canada’s junior minister for foreign affairs had defended an Israeli attack that hit a UN-run school. The story should have said that the minister defended an Israeli attack that occurred near a UN-run school.” CBC.ca, November 19 2009: “Tory pamphlets courting Jewish voters anger Grits”: Report incorrectly stated the second UN conference on racism was held in Durban, South Africa. Report revised: “They point out, for instance, that Harper’s Conservatives “led the world” in boycotting the second UN-sponsored conference on racism in Geneva, Switzerland, which the pamphlets dubbed a “hate fest against Israel.”” Canadian Press, November 19 2009: Newswire correction: “The Canadian Press erroneously reported Nov. 18 that the second UN-sponsored conference on racism was held in Durban, South Africa. In fact, it was held in Geneva, Switzerland.” CBC Online, April 22 2009: Headline reads “Canada first nation to join Israel in boycotting UN anti-racism summit in Geneva” and article states “Canada was the first nation other than Israel to announce its boycott of the UN summit over concern it would be hijacked by antagonism toward the Jewish state.” Corrected headline reads “Canada and Israel boycotting UN anti-racism summit in Geneva” and story reads “Canada and Israel are both boycotting the UN summit.” CBC Online, Apr 9 2009: Correction Issued: “An earlier version of this story said a human rights probe headed by Richard Goldstone would investigate alleged Israeli war crimes during a three-week conflict with Hamas that ended Jan. 18, 2009. In fact, Goldstone said his team would investigate ‘all violations of international humanitarian law’ before, during and after the conflict, including allegations against Israelis in the Gaza Strip and allegations against Palestinians in southern Israel.” Toronto Star, March 1 2009: “A March 1 column stated that Peter Kent, Canada’s junior minister for foreign affairs had defended an Israeli attack on a UN-run school. The column should have said that the minister defended an Israeli attack that occurred near a UN-run school.” Correction issued. Toronto Star, Jan 9 2009: “UN officials said the driver and aid worker killed in Gaza yesterday were operating a clearly marked vehicle that was flying the UN flag.” Correction stated “One UN relief agency driver was killed and a second driver was injured in separate incidents in Gaza on Jan 8.” Correction issued. Globe and Mail, Apr 11 2006 “The Canadian delegation at the UN voted against a non-binding motion calling on Israel to allow all Palestinian refugee women and children to return to their homes. Incorrect information appeared Saturday.” Correction issued. CBC Online, March 12 2009: “Canada has already withdrawn from the UN racism conference.” Correction stated: “Canada and Italy have already withdrawn from the UN racism conference.” CBC Morning News, Jan 17 2008: Apology – According to a senior editor: “On November 28, you wrote concerning a report by CBC correspondent Nahlah Ayed on the November 27 edition of CBC NEWS: MORNING. Ms. Ayed said, “erroneously,” you wrote, “In a couple of days, it’s going to be the 60th anniversary of the UN vote to partition what is now Israel into two states for the Palestinians and the Israelis.” In fact, you wrote, the Partition plan called for two states: one for Arabs and one for Jews, not one for Palestinians and one for Israelis. Of course, you are right. The November 29, 1947, United Nations General Assembly vote on the Partition Plan for Palestine would have divided the British Mandate territory into Jewish and Arab states (plus an area under international control).” --- ## Saskatoon Star Phoenix URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/saskatoon-star-phoenix/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 312 > September 29, 2011: Correction: "A headline on page C5 in Wednesday’s StarPhoenix contained incorrect information. It should have read: Israel ok’s 1,100 more housing units. The StarPhoenix regrets the error." Apr 10 2008: Apology – "We really are sensitive to this issue but you do make a valid point about this photo vs. the Pope and the others. I’ve spoken to our news editor about being extra careful in this regard in the future to ensure that more context is included in photo captions.” According to a senior editor at the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, after we complained that a photograph depicting a Palestinian car destroyed after an Israeli air strike, failed to indicate that the attack was aimed at Islamic Jihad terrorists fleeing after conducting a brazen attack at an Israeli petrol station that killed two Israelis near Gaza. Instead, the photo was presented alongside other innocuous images of orange groves, tulips, Jaguars, and the Pope. Mar 11 2008: According to a senior editor at the Saskatoon Star Phoenix: “Thanks for your letter regarding the reference to the Hamas "activist" in the Reuters story carried in the Star Phoenix March 8. That is not our policy at The StarPhoenix but was an oversight on the part of a desker who should have known better. Our policy is to use "terrorist" when referring to "terrorist" groups like Hamas. I have sent a reminder to the party involved to watch for that in wire copy in the future." Dec 28 2007: “Gaza border: In a Reuters story, which ran in Saturday’s SP, it suggested Israel controls the borders between Gaza and Egypt. In fact, Israel has no control of this border. The SP apologizes for the error.” Correction issued. --- ## Toronto Metro News URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/toronto-metro-news/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 111 > Sept. 11, 2009: Apology and Correction: “In an article headlined “Rabbi slams TIFF protest” published in the Friday Sept. 11 edition of Metro, we erroneously reported that directors David Cronenberg, Norman Jewison, and Ivan Reitman were among those opposed to TIFF’s City to City spotlight on Tel Aviv. In fact, these three directors are in support of the Tel Aviv spotlight and have criticized those opposed to the program. Metro also incorrectly reported that Penelope Cruz, George Clooney, Julianne Moore, Oprah Winfrey and Chris Rock opposed the City to City spotlight on Tel Aviv. Metro regrets these errors and apologizes to each of these individuals.” --- ## The Varsity URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/the-varsity/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 94 > February 8 2010: “Are all disasters created equal?“ : Report incorrectly stated that Israel had killed 14,000 Palestinian civilians and injured 400,000 in the 2008-2009 Gaza war. Correction issued: “this article originally read that the "Israel Defense Force launched a series of air strikes on the Gaza Strip, killing over 14,000 Palestinian civilians and injuring over 400,000 more." The true numbers are roughly 1,300 killed and 5,500 injured, and the article has been updated to reflect this. The Varsity regrets the error.” --- ## Toronto Star URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/toronto-star/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2025-07-25 Words: 4380 > July 16, 2025: Success! HRC Subscriber Published In The Toronto Star: Linda McQuaig Must Stop Ignoring Iran’s Hostile Actions & Intentions Towards Israel March 18, 2025: Success! Toronto Star Corrects False Claim That Hamas’ October 7 Attacks Targeted Israeli Settlements, Not Sovereign Israeli Territory November 11, 2024: Success! HRC Prompts Toronto Star Correction: ICJ Did Not Call For Israel To End Gaza Military Offensive May 2, 2024: Success! After HRC Complaint, Toronto Star Corrects Article Which Falsely Stated 35,000 Palestinian Civilians Killed In Gaza December 5, 2023: After HRC Complaint, Toronto Star Amends Article Mentioning That Palestinian Teen Killed By IDF Was A Hamas Terrorist November 30, 2023: After HRC Complaint, Toronto Star Corrects Writer’s Falsely Claiming 12,000 Palestinian Civilians Killed By Israel November 29, 2023: After HRC Complaint, Toronto Star Amends Article Removing Hamas-Affiliated News Network Claims October 18, 2023: HRC Prompts Globe And Mail, Toronto Star & IPolitics Corrective Action Acknowledging Israeli Claims That Islamic Jihad Rocket Hit Gaza Hospital September 5, 2023: Success! Associated Press, The Toronto Star, CTV News & National Post Amend Headlines After Failing To Identify Dead Palestinian As A Terrorist Gunman September 2, 2022: A Toronto Star producer claimed that Israel has been occupying Ramallah for 75 years, since the Jewish State’s birth in 1948, which logically implies that Israel has no right to exist. At the same time, the Star’s report falsely claimed that a state of “Palestine” exists. After HRC filed a complaint, corrective action was taken by the Star. May 19, 2022: An op-ed published in the Toronto Star claimed that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “killed by an Israeli soldier… a sniper shot her in the neck… silenced by an Israeli sniper’s bullet.” However, it hasn’t been confirmed that IDF fire or a Palestinian terrorist’s bullet, killed the Palestinian journalist. The op-ed also wrongly claimed that Israel has killed 45 journalists since 2000.Following an HonestReporting Canada complaint, the Star corrected the op-ed and acknowledged that it’s wrong to definitively claim that Israeli soldiers killed this Palestinian journalist. The Star also removed the op-ed’s assigning responsibility of the deaths of 45 journalists to Israel, who were killed in crossfire or while on dangerous assignment. March 14, 2022: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Corrective: Israeli law doesn’t prohibit Arab citizens from purchasing homes February 23, 2022: Toronto Star Amends Headline Acknowledging That Dead Palestinian Teen Was Involved in Firebombing November 27, 2021: Toronto Star publishes clarification to retract its falsely publishing that there are “Israeli-slash-Jewish-only roads”: November 22, 2021: Toronto Star Amends Headline to Identify Dead Palestinian Terrorist as Having Stabbed Israeli Police October 1, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Clarification: IDF Killed 5 Palestinian Gunmen, Not Palestinians July 29, 2021: Toronto Star Amends Headline Removing Reference of “Israeli War Crimes” June 8, 2021: Israel has vaccinated roughly 80 per cent of adults. A June 7 article about vaccination rates among First Nations on reserves misstated the rate for adults in Israel. June 4, 2021: Toronto Star issues correction after publishing a letter which erroneously claimed that Israel had built 16,800 settlements from 1967-87. May 21, 2021: Subsequent to our complaint, the Toronto Star issued a story update to acknowledge that there was violence targeting Jews at anti-Israel protests in Toronto and a correction was published to set the record straight that Hamas hasn’t fired one rocket at Israel, its fired scores, though this article doesn’t disclose that close to 4,000 rockets were fired in the 11-day conflict. Here’s the correction: “Correction: This article was updated from a previous version that said Hamas fired a single rocket into Israel on Monday.” Here’s the story update memo: “Update: This article was updated from a previous version after charges against protesters were reported by Toronto police on Sunday.” March 8, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star Correction: Headline Presumed Israel Guilty of War Crimes January 14, 2021: HRC Prompts Toronto Star To Amend Headline Which Implicitly Cast Doubt About Palestinian Terror Attack January 13, 2021: HRC prompted the Toronto Star to remove their reporter’s referring to “Palestine” as the Palestinians have not been granted statehood. November 23, 2019: HRC prompts Toronto Star clarification acknowledging deaths of Islamic Jihad terrorists. May 10, 2019: “A May 6 Associated Press article about Israel and Hamas trading rocket fire state that according to Palestinian authorities, two Palestinian pregnant women and two babies died as a result of Israeli air strikes. As was stated in the version of that AP article published on the Star’s website, the Israeli army denied involvement in one of the deaths, the death of a ... --- ## Toronto Sun URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/toronto-sun/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 740 > Sept 23 2009: “A cutline on a photo in Monday’s Toronto Sun was incomplete. The photo showing a Palestinian mourning the death of his brother at a funeral in the Gaza strip failed to note the dead man was shot by Israeli troops while trying to plant a bomb along the Gaza border fence.” Clarification issued. July 19 2008: “A cutline in yesterday’s Toronto Sun identified Samir Kantar as a Palestinian. In fact, he is Lebanese. The Sun regrets the error.” Correction issued. Dec 29 2008: Article erroneously quoted a source stating “I was in Beirut in 2006 where 5000 people died…” Correction stated “More than 1,200 Lebanese died, as well as about 160 Israeli soldiers and civilians.” July 15 2008: “A brief in the Canada Sunflashes column last Friday incorrectly described the town of Bilin as a Palestinian West Bank town. It is a Palestinian town located on the West Bank, as the original wire story reported.” Correction issued. May 14 2008: “A caption under a photo of Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in the May 10 Sun was incorrect in saying Olmert “admitted wrong” in taking cash from a US financier. Olmert denied any wrongdoing.” Correction issued. Mar 4 2008: “A photo in yesterday’s Sun was misidentified as Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak with a quote attributed to him. The photo was of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. In the first paragraph of the wire story on Gaza peace talks, the word Palestinian was changed to Palestine. The Sun regrets the errors.” Correction issued. Feb 15 2008: According to a senior editor at the Toronto Sun: “Thank you for your letter. Your concern about the use of language in the caption is well founded. The words “Israeli apartheid” should have been in quote marks, as they were in the story, or otherwise attributed. I have alerted our copy desk to this fact and reminded them it is always our goal to be fair and accurate in such cases. Photographer Alex Yurosevic, of course, only took the picture but did not write the caption. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.” Nov 15 2007: “Due to an editing error, the wrong year for Yasser Arafat’s death was inserted in a story published Tuesday by The Associated Press. The wrong date was repeated under a photo of Arafat. He died in 2004, not 2003.” Correction issued. Sept 4 2007: Apology – “Thank you for your email regarding the news brief we ran headed “Gaza blast kills 3 Palestinian children.” I haven’t seen the original wire story but I expect the details of context concerning the use of children by terrorist organizations were not in that first story. If they were, I agree we should have given more space to the story. I expect that the context emerged only after subsequent investigation. However, your letter does underline the danger of short stories. I thank you for reminding us of that fact.” According to a senior editor at the Toronto Sun, after a short wire brief failed to mention that Palestinian terror organizations are making cynical use of children, by sending them to areas where rocket launchers are located to collect weapons, consciously endangering them in places where the Israeli Defense Force targets the rocket salvos and sites. June 26 2006: “An Eric Margolis column that appeared in Sunday’s Comment section referred to “Jewish-only road networks” in the West Bank. A more accurate representation would be “road networks restricted to Israeli vehicles.” Correction issued. Feb 26, 2006: Correction: “A wire services brief that appeared in Monday’s Sun incorrectly attributed comments regarding possible truce talks with Israel made by Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to President Mahmoud Abbas.” Oct 12 2005: Israeli Nobel Prize winner misidentified.The captions under photos of Nobel winners in economic sciences, Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C. Schelling were transposed in the Toronto Sun yesterday. Clarification issued. Sept 3 2005: Israeli man murdered by Hamas called a “settler.” Correction issued. July 25 2005: A Palestinian was to blame for the stabbing death of a 12-year-old, not a Jewish settler as reported. Correction issued. --- ## TQS URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/tqs/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 41 > July 18 2008: Article erroneously stated “Israel returned the remains of twelve combatants…” to Hezbollah and released five Lebanese prisoners including Samir Qantar. TQS Apologized stating that the “Israel returned 200 remains” to Hezbollah, not twelve. --- ## Vancouver Sun URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/vancouver-sun/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 184 > June 29, 2015: Thanks to HRC’s intervention, context was added to a Vancouver Sun article detailing how Israel’s blockade of Gaza is legal, is necessary because the Hamas terrorist organization rules the Strip, and how Israel provides and facilitates the transfer of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. October 24, 2012: “Setting it Straight: The Mavi Marmara was a passenger vessel bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to the Israeli foreign affairs ministry. Incorrect information appeared Oct. 23 on page B2.” Dec 27 2008: “Article stated Israeli militants fire rockets and mortars.” Correction: “The people described in the report were Palestinian terrorists.” Nov 6 2008: “A Palestinian activist died in an Israeli raid, was a member of the armed wing of the radical Islamic Jihad movement.” Editor stated “the word ‘activist’ was not appropriate in this situation.” Feb 8, 2007: Headline unfairly stated that Israel was thwarting peace talks without attribution. Apology secured. Oct 19, 2006: Letter to the editor erroneously claimed that Hamas fired rockets at Israel from Lebanon, in reality Hezbollah fired rockets. Correction issued. --- ## Vancouver Province URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/vancouver-province/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 51 > Sept 11 2007:” For the record: Israeli President Shimon Peres said last week that he was ‘more optimistic’ about the possibility for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. A headline in Friday’s paper attributed his comments to Israel’s prime minister.” Correction issued. --- ## Victoria Times Colonist URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/victoria-times-colonist/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 183 > Mar 12 2008: “The Six Day War in 1967 was fought between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Algeria sent aid to the three Arab states. Incomplete information appeared in a story yesterday.” Correction issued. Mar 12 2008: “Countries sent aid to Arab states in 1967: The Six Day War in 1967 was fought between Israel and the neighbouring states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Algeria sent aid to the three Arab states. Incomplete information appeared in a story on page C9 of yesterday’s Arts section.” Correction issued. Apr 1 2006: “Ottawa retains indirect aid to Palestinians: The federal government has cancelled $7.3 million in planned direct aid to the Palestinian Authority because the ruling party, Hamas, has not renounced violence. It will continue to give $17.7 million in indirect aid through non-governmental organizations working in Palestinian territories. An editorial in Thursday’s Times Colonist said the entire $25 million funding program had been cancelled.” Correction issued. --- ## Waterloo Record URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/waterloo-record/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 104 > Mar 26 2008: According to a senior editor at the Waterloo Record: Apology – “Thanks for your note. We should have used the adjective “Palestinian” with the word “unity” to reflect the lead paragraph of the story. We take these issues seriously and are engaged in a series of discussions with copy editors on the need to improve our proof-reading.” Mar 18 2008: A Record headline on an Associated Press story last Wednesday was inaccurate. The story reported that a Palestinian rocket fell near the Israeli city of Ashkelon, threatening a fragile period of calm. Correction issued. --- ## Windsor Star URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/windsor-star/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 90 > Sept 19 2008: Headline states “New Israeli PM feels heat” and incorrectly depicts Tzipi Livni as the new Israeli PM. Correction issued. Feb 9, 2007: Article’s headline erroneously described “Palestine” instead of Palestinian territories or Palestinian Authority. Correction issued. Feb 5 2007: Headline erroneously said that the Arab League was meeting in Palestine, they were actually meeting in Beirut. Correction issued. April 1 2006: Wire report incorrectly stated that there were no Israeli casualties from a suicide attack. New story dispatched the following day. --- ## Winnipeg Sun URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/winnipeg-sun/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2022-12-01 Words: 44 > Nov 15 2007: “An Associated Press story on page 10 of Tuesday’s Winnipeg Sun contained incorrect information. It stated Yasser Arafat died on Nov. 11, 2003, when he died on Nov. 11, 2004. The Sun regrets the error.” Correction issued. --- ## Winnipeg Free Press URL: https://honestreporting.ca/media-corrections/winnipeg-free-press/ Type: media-corrections Modified: 2023-06-26 Words: 39 > June 5 2009: “Report stated President Obama ‘warned Israel to stop the expansion of existing settlements in…Gaza.’” Free Press editor apologized, stating there is no expansion nor presence of Israeli settlements in Gaza. --- ## HRC in the News 2009 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2009/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 666 > Print Dec 30 2009: National Post, Mike Fegelman, Letter to the Editor: “Not A Settlement” Dec 29 2009: Kingston Whig Standard, Letter to the Editor: “Offensive Not Aimed At ‘Ghost Army’” Dec... Print Dec 30 2009: National Post, Mike Fegelman, Letter to the Editor: “Not A Settlement” Dec 29 2009: Kingston Whig Standard, Letter to the Editor: “Offensive Not Aimed At ‘Ghost Army’” Dec 24 2009: Calgary Herald, Mike Fegelman, Letter to the Editor: “No Comparison” Dec 7 2009: Hill Times, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Talk About Discussing Anti-Semitism” Dec 3 2009: Canadian Jewish News, Paul Lungen: “Al Jazeera Gets Go-Ahead To Broadcast“ Dec 2 2009: Jewish Tribune, Atara Beck: “CRTC Approves Al Jazeera News Network“ Nov 27 2009: Centretown News, Mike Fegelman, Letter to the Editor: “Berlin Wall-Israeli Barrier Comparison False Analogy” Nov 27 2009: Rabble, Walied Khogali and Anita Krajnc: “Al Jazeera English Comes To Canada” Nov 26 2009: Marketing Magazine, Jeromy Lloyd: “Al-Jazeera English Gets Canadian License” Nov 26 2009: Broadcaster Magazine: “CRTC Approves English Al Jazeera” Nov 26 2009: La Presse, Agnès Gruda: “Le CRTC Donne Le Feu Vert à Al-Jazira” Nov 26 2009: TV Guide, Melissa Hank: “Qatar-Based Station Gets Canuck OK“ Nov 21 2009: Calgary Herald, Mike Fegelman, Letter to the Editor: “Legal Land” Nov 19 2009: National Post, Mike Fegelman, Letter to the Editor: “Gilo Is Not A ‘Settlement’” Nov 17 2009: Chronicle Herald, Mike Fegelman, Letter to the Editor: “Tale Of Two Walls” Sept 26 2009: Le Droit, Paul Agoston, Op-Ed: “Tribune Libre Pour Attacquer Israel” Sept 24 2009: Calgary Herald, Mike Fegelman, Letter to Editor: “Sderot Was Under Siege” Sept 24 2009: Globe and Mail, Mike Fegelman, Letter to Editor: “Israel And TIFF” Aug 27 2009: The Toronto Star, Mike Fegelman, Letter to Editor: “More Views On Marmur Column” Aug 13 2009: Globe and Mail, Mike Fegelman, Letter to Editor: “Barghouti Is A Terrorist, Period” Aug 3 2009: Hill Times, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Prime Minister Harper Stands Up For Israel” July 29 2009: Guelph Mercury, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Israel Had Reason To Seize Ships” July 27 2009: London Free Press, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Re: Former U.S. Congresswoman Tried To Help Palestinians” July 23 2009: Daily Gleaner, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Israel Was Not At War With Gaza” July 18 2009: Waterloo Record, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Israel Defends Itself” July 16 2009: Jerusalem Post, Lea Kaplan “Toronto Jews Rally Around The Museum” July 9 2009: Northumberland Today, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Accusation ‘Unfounded’” July 6 2009: Daily Gleaner, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Words Were Shocking” July 2 2009: National Post, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Dead Sea Scrolls, Alive Anti-Semitism” July 1 2009: Embassy Magazine, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “Hamas Is Not A Legitimate Partner” June 30 2009: The Waterloo Record, Mike Fegelman, Letter to Editor: “Conference Of Hate” June 28 2009: Toronto Star, HRC letter writer Vicky Tobianah: “No Option But To Engage The Iranian Regime” June 17 2009: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman, Letter to the editor: “Breaking The Stalemate In Middle East“ May 14 2009: Canadian Jewish News, Paul Lungeon: “Doctors Group Fights Anti-Jewish Bias” May 1 2009: Waterloo Record, Mike Fegelman, Letter to Editor: “Israel Defended Itself” Apr 2 2009: Canadian Jewish News, Sheldon Kirshner: “Medical Journal Takes Flak Over Gaza Articles” Jan 26, 2009: Jerusalem Post, Tori Cheiftez: “Canadian Journalists Castigated By Media Watchdog” Jan 17 2009: Toronto Sun, Mike Fegelman, Letter to Editor: “No Settlements Left” Radio Nov 21 2009: CBC Radio: ‘Al Jazeera English Granted Canadian Broadcasting Licence’ Television Aug 11 2009: That Channel, “Mensch Life” Interview With Mike Fegelman Online Nov 26, 2009: CBC.ca: “Al Jazeera English Gets CRTC Approval” Nov 26, 2009: MSN: “Al-Jazeera English Gets CRTC Approval” Nov 2, 2009: InsideToronto.com: “It’s Happening In North York” August 27, 2009: Take-A-Pen: “Canadian Media Watchdog Fights Anti-Israel Bias” in English or French test --- ## HRC in the News 2008 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2008/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 292 > Print Dec 17 2008: Canadian Jewish News, Janice Arnold: “Radio-Canada Erred On Airing Doc: Ombudsman” Dec 12 2008: Toronto Star, Mike Fegelman, Letter To The Editor: “Use Of ‘Massacre’ Disputed” Dec 10... Print Dec 17 2008: Canadian Jewish News, Janice Arnold: “Radio-Canada Erred On Airing Doc: Ombudsman” Dec 12 2008: Toronto Star, Mike Fegelman, Letter To The Editor: “Use Of ‘Massacre’ Disputed” Dec 10 2008: National Post, Jonathan Kay, “A Victory For Honest Reporting (Not To Mention HonestReporting)” Nov 19 2008: National Post, Barbara Kay, Radio-Canada Admits Bias In The Presentation Of Allegedly Objective Propaganda Film Nov 19 2008: CJN, Janice Arnold, “Radio-Canada Documentary Under Fire” Nov 13 2008: CJN, ‘Watchdog Criticizes Radio-Canada” Oct 28 2008: Montreal Gazette, Mike Fegelman, Letter To The Editor:”Jewish Village Dates To 1948? Oct 10 2008: Canadian Jewish News, Dave Gordon, “Durban II Will Damage Israel, Prof Says” Sept 19 2008: Toronto Star, Jody Spiegel, HRC Letter Writer, Letter To Editor: “Caption Lacked Context” July 25 2008: Windsor Star, Mike Fegelman, Letter To Editor: “So-Called Victim Cited As A ‘Ruthless’ Terrorist” May 14 2008, Calgary Herald, Mike Fegelman, Letter To Editor“Amir Was Killer” Apr 27 2008: Maclean’s Magazine, Mike Fegelman, Letter To Editor: “Battling Hezbollah” Mar 27 2008: Snapped Shot, “University Newspaper Apologizes For Anti-Israel Diatribe” Feb 13 2008: Canadian Jewish News, Rachel Barksy: “Biased Israel Coverage Can Be Countered: Watchdog” Jan 16 2008: Montreal Gazette, Mike Fegelman, Letter To Editor: “Make Headlines Clearer” Radio Aug 24 2008: CHQR 770AM, Chorus Radio’s The Rutherford Show Interview With Mike Fegelman Aug 22 2008: Dave Gordon Radio Show: Interview With Mike Fegelman July 28 2008: Mike Fegelman interviewed on Howie Silbiger Show Television June 29 2008: CTS, Behind the Story interview with Mike Fegelman CTS: The Word: Mike Fegelman interviewed by Charles McVety --- ## HRC in the News 2007 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2007/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 246 > Print Dec 18 2007: Vancouver Sun: Mike Fegelman, Letter To The Editor: “’Settlement’ Lays False Claims” Dec 13 2007: Victoria Times Colonist, Mike Fegelman, “Word ‘Settlement’ Does Not Reflect Reality, Writer Says”... Print Dec 18 2007: Vancouver Sun: Mike Fegelman, Letter To The Editor: “’Settlement’ Lays False Claims” Dec 13 2007: Victoria Times Colonist, Mike Fegelman, “Word ‘Settlement’ Does Not Reflect Reality, Writer Says” Nov 20 2007: Union Des Patrons et des Professionnels Juifs de France: Mike Fegelman, “Debunking Al-Dura” Nov 10 2007: National Post, Mike Fegelman, Letter to editor: “There’s no such thing as Palestine” Nov 10 2007: Waterloo Record, Mike Fegelman, “Chronology Was Wrong” Nov 8 2007: Jewish Tribune: “CBC Report Biased: HonestReporting” Oct 30 2007: Western Standard Shotgun Blog “Al-Jazeera’s Back-Door: CBC Newsworld” Oct 29 2007: CIJR: Mike Fegelman: “CBC Whitewashes Palestinian Prisoners” Oct 12, 2007: Globe and Mail: Mike Fegelman, Letter to the editor “West Bank roads” Oct 11, 2007: CJN, Ezra Glinter, “Films At Concordia Cause Controversy” Aug 1, 2007: Toronto Star: Mike Fegelman, Letter to the editor: “`Fringe’ Movement Doesn’t Represent Jews” July 6, 2007: Dafka: “Bargoutti Is No Mandella” June 27, 2007: National Post: Mike Fegelman, Letter To The Editor: “Watch Your Language” June 21, 2007: Now Magazine, Mike Fegelman, Letter To Editor: “Gaza Gaffe” May 23, 2007: David Frum’s Diary: “A Reader Corrects” April 27, 2007: Guelph Tribune: “Youngman Lecturer Goes Sunday” April 18, 2007: Guelph Mercury: Staff: “Media Bias on Middle East focus of talk” Radio Mar 7, 2007: AM 940: Dov Smith Interviewed By Beryl Wajsman --- ## HRC in the News 2006 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2006/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 160 > Print Nov 8, 2006: CJN: Carla Lancit: “Media watchdog fights for fair coverage of Israel” Oct 26, 2006: Jewish Tribune: Mike Fegelman, “HRC With Stephen Harper“ Sept 28, 2006: IsraelNet... Print Nov 8, 2006: CJN: Carla Lancit: “Media watchdog fights for fair coverage of Israel” Oct 26, 2006: Jewish Tribune: Mike Fegelman, “HRC With Stephen Harper“ Sept 28, 2006: IsraelNet Daily “CBC Portrays Terrorist As Victim” Summer 2006: Afterword: Dave Gordon: “Media Watchdog Describes Dilemmas Faced By Reporters.” May 31, 2006: Globe and Mail: Dov Smith “The ‘Prisoners’ Document’” May 17, 2006: Embassy Magazine: Mike Fegelman “Democracy Goes Beyond Elections” Apr 26, 2006: Canadian Jewish News: “Filmmaker Trudeau Says “Stronger” Israel Should Make Peace” Apr 6, 2006: Canadian Jewish News: Sheri Shefa: “Better Media Coverage Can Help Israel, Watchdog Says” Apr 5, 2006: Jewish Post and News: “Organization Tries To Ensure Fair, Accurate Coverage Of Middle East In Canadian Media” Feb 20, 2006: Jewish Independent: Dave Gordon: “Media watchdog describes dilemmas faced by reporters.” Radio June 22, 2006: Rob Breckenridge Show, Dov Smith Interviewed By Rob Breckenridge About The Gaza Beach Explosion. --- ## HRC in the News 2005 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2005/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 332 > Print Dec 15, 2005: CJN: “Media Watchdog Commends CBC” Nov 22, 2005: Front Page Magazine: “Canada’s Terror Propaganda” July edition: The Jewish Standard, Cover page promo of HonestReporting Canada and Mike Fegelman.... Print Dec 15, 2005: CJN: “Media Watchdog Commends CBC” Nov 22, 2005: Front Page Magazine: “Canada’s Terror Propaganda” July edition: The Jewish Standard, Cover page promo of HonestReporting Canada and Mike Fegelman. July 5, 2005: CanadaFreePress/TorontoFreePress, Arthur Weinreb, “Mistakes Made In Good Faith – No Big Deal” Summer 2005, Ryerson Review of Journalism, Keren Ritchie, “Rough, Tough, And Ready To Rumble” Summer 2005, Ryerson Review of Journalism, Shlomit Kriger, “Under Pressure” June 24, 2005: Jerusalem Post, Uriel Heilman, “Paper Causes Canadian Readers To Cry Foul” June 21, 2005: Jewish Telegraphic Agency, DishonestReporting Awards For 2004 May 12, 2005: Front Page Magazine, Eugene Girin “Eric Margolis: Apologist For Terror” Mar 28, 2005: Little Green Footballs, “CBC Website One Year Later” Feb 17, 2005: Canadian Jewish News (Quebec Edition), Janice Arnold, “Watchdog To Scrutinize Quebec Media More Closely” Feb 16, 2005: The Suburban, Joel Goldenberg, “Trudeau Cited For Dishonest Reporting” Feb 16, 2005: The Suburban, Joel Goldenberg, “Results Count Most: Mideast Media Monitor” Feb 3, 2005: Canadian Jewish News, Sheldon Kirshner, “Gold Lambasts UN For Treating Israel Unfairly” Jan 2005: Exodus Magazine, Dov Smith, “Say Goodbye To Neil Macdonald” Jan 26, 2005: Isranet, Dov Smith “Neil Macdonald Must Go” Jan 25, 2005: Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, “HonestReporting Canada Presents Workshops On Media Bias” Radio Nov 24, 2005: Tovia Singer Show, Dov Smith Interviewed By Tovia Singer. Aug 4, 2005: Radio Shalom, Dov Smith Interviewed By Philippe Regnaux June 29 2005: Tovia Singer Show, Dov Smith Interviewed By Tovia Singer. June 21, 2005: Rob Breckenridge Show, Dov Smith With Rob Breckenridge Apr 4, 2005: Zelda Young Show, Dov Smith Interviewed By Zelda Young. Jan 13, 2005: Zelda Young Show, Dov Smith interviewed by Zelda Young. Television July 17, 2005: CTS (Behind the Scenes) Dov Smith interviewed by Richard Landau (re-aired) Mar 6, 2005: CTS (Behind the Scenes) Dov Smith interviewed by Richard Landau --- ## HRC in the News 2004 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2004/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 211 > Print Dec 22, 2004: Western Standard Blogs, Dov Smith, “Neil Macdonald Must Go” Dec 22, 2004: National Post, Dov Smith, “Neil Macdonald Must Go” Dec 16, 2004: The Jewish Tribune, Vivianne Spiegelman, “Drop”... Print Dec 22, 2004: Western Standard Blogs, Dov Smith, “Neil Macdonald Must Go” Dec 22, 2004: National Post, Dov Smith, “Neil Macdonald Must Go” Dec 16, 2004: The Jewish Tribune, Vivianne Spiegelman, “Drop” Tv Reporter For Anti-Israel Bias, CBC Urged” Dec 16, 2004: Canadian Jewish News, Paul Lungeon, “CBC Reporter Accused Of Bias Against Israel” Dec 15, 2004: The Suburban, Joel Goldenberg, “Probe CBC’s Macdonald: B’nai Brith Canada” Sept 2004: Israeli Magazine, Shi Davidi, “Fighting for a fair shake” Page 1, 2 Aug 19, 2004: Jewish Tribune, “CTV News Report Called Misleading” July 16, 2004: Canada Free Press, Arthur Weinreb, “CBC Slams Israel Again” June 2004: Isranet, “Calling Terror By It’s Name” May 13, 2004: Canadian Jewish News, Cara Edell, “Watchdog Fights Anti-Israel Bias In The Media” Mar 29, 2004: Canada Free Press, Arthur Weinreb, “Anti-Israel Bias In The Globe And Mail” Feb 26, 2004: B’nai Brith Online, Rick Kardonne, “’Relentless’ Examines Israeli Concessions” Feb 19, 2004: The Jewish Tribune, “Attn: Globe And Mail Subscribers” Radio Dec 23, 2004: Tovia Singer Show, Dov Smith Interviewed By Tovia Singer. Dec 22, 2004: Rob Breckenridge Show, Dov Smith with Rob Breckenridge --- ## HRC in the News 2003 URL: https://honestreporting.ca/hrc-in-the-news/hrc-in-the-news-2003/ Type: hrc-in-the-news Modified: 2023-08-29 Words: 15 > Print June 26, 2003: The Jewish Tribune, “HonestReporting weighs in on the war of words.” Print June 26, 2003: The Jewish Tribune, “HonestReporting weighs in on the war of words.” ---