CTV Fails To Tell Readers That Palestinian Teen Killed By IDF Was Alleged Gunman
On February 7, CTV News published a news report from the Associated Press with the following misleading headline: “Palestinians: Teen killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank”. Untold to CTV’s readers, Israel alleges that 17-year-old Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar shot at Israeli soldiers during a raid in the west bank city of Nablus and the Israel […]
CBC Fails To Mention That Palestinian Killed By IDF Allegedly Committed Car Ramming Terror Attack
It’s been said that bias by omission is perhaps the most egregious form of bias. With this in mind, we were alarmed to hear and see several reports produced by CBC News about the killing of a Palestinian man, which failed to mention that the Israel Defense Forces allege that the individual committed a car […]
Globe and Mail Depicts Slain Palestinian Terrorist As Innocent Civilian
On Sunday, January 29, a Palestinian terrorist armed with a handgun, infiltrated Kedumim and in an attempted terror attack was shot dead by an Israeli security team who prevented a massacre of innocent Israelis. In covering this attack on January 30, the Globe featured the following morally obtuse headline that wrongly depicted Israelis as killing […]
In CBC Interview, Former PLO Spokesperson Diana Buttu Claims That “Every Single Day, Israel Is Going To… Kill A Palestinian.”
In recent weeks, Israel’s new government has proposed sweeping new judicial reforms. Since then, large-scale protests have erupted, with critics voicing opposition to the Netanyahu government’s plans, as is their right in a liberal democratic state such as Israel. On the January 19 edition of The Current, a CBC Radio program hosted by Matt Galloway, […]
Hamas Showcases Video Of Kidnapped Israeli With Mental Illness; Where’s The Media Coverage?
On September 7, 2014, Avera Mengistu, a 28-year-old Israeli man suffering from mental illness, wandered into the Gaza Strip. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested and interrogated by Hamas, becoming a prisoner of the Islamist terrorist group. More than eight years later, Mengistu remains a captive of Hamas, despite years of repeated Israeli attempts to secure […]
CTV News Director Compares Criticism Of News Media Coverage To Antisemitic Attack His Father Endured As A Child
On January 1, Ethan Faber, the News Director for CTV News Vancouver, penned an opinion column on CTVNews.ca entitled: “We will not be intimidated: A New Year’s message from our newsroom,” where he vigorously defends his colleagues and the journalism profession in general against what he perceives as unfair attacks on reporters. Citing a protest […]