Concordia University Student Newspaper Gives A Platform To A Palestinian Group Which Has Advocated For A Convicted Murderer
[columns size=”1/2″ last=”false”] [/columns]Abba Eban, Israel’s long-time ambassador to the United Nations, once famously said that “the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” One could paraphrase Eban and say that The Link, Concordia University’s student newspaper, never misses an opportunity to malign Israel. In a recent article published on May 13 entitled: […]
HRC Campus Media Fellow Published In The Suburban: Concordia Student Paper Dishonestly Condemns President’s Trip To Israel
On April 16, 2023, one of our Campus Media Fellows, Shirel Amzallag, was published in The Suburban about The Link, Concordia University’s student newspaper, which recently published an article that condemned Concordia President Graham Carr’s visit to Israel. The Link’s article was filled with false claims about Israel and its coverage sought to contribute to the growing […]
Concordia Press Release Boasts University’s Welcoming Palestinian Artist For Fellowship; Ignores That Artist Has Been Accused of Glorifying Palestinian Terrorism
In 2014, a multimedia art exhibit was held at Ottawa’s city call, entitled Target. The exhibit, created by Rehab Nazzal, a Palestinian-Canadian photographer, became a source of controversy after the exhibit was accused of glorifying Palestinian terrorism. Target featured photographic portraits of what it described as “assassinated Palestinian figures… lost artists, writers and leaders,” but […]
Concordia University Student Newspaper Lauds Islamic Jihad Terrorists As “Resistance Fighters”
In early August, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an extremist Islamist terrorist group based in the Gaza Strip, engaged in a brief, but intense three-day conflict. It began when PIJ, also known as Islamic Jihad, mobilized their forces in response to Israel’s arresting one of their leaders and commenced preparations for attacks on an Israeli civilian […]
Concordia Student Newspaper Covers Fringe Anti-Israel Protest & Gives Uncritical Coverage to Baseless Claims
The Link, an independent student newspaper at Concordia University in Montreal, has published a string of anti-Israel articles in recent weeks, including accusing Israel of murdering a Palestinian journalist, whitewashing an anti-Israel rally, and giving a full-throated endorsement of Amnesty International’s deeply problematic report erroneously accusing Israel of “apartheid”. And now, The Link is at […]
Concordia Student Newspaper Column Accuses Israel of Murdering Palestinian Journalist
On May 11, Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian journalist with the Al Jazeera news service, was shot in the head as she covered clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank city of Jenin. While the circumstances of her death remain unclear, including whose bullet killed Abu Akleh, this has not stopped […]