Success! CityNews Toronto Amends Article Which Incorrectly Stated Syria Officially Recognizes Statehood Of Israel
On August 24, 2023, CityNews Toronto published a review of the new film “Golda”, based on the true story of former Prime Minister, Golda Meir, as she navigated the State of Israel through the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Within the review of the film, journalist and film critic, James Mackin, stated incorrectly that the […]
Nakba Day: A Festival of Hate in Downtown Toronto: Where’s The Media Coverage?
On Saturday, May 13, Nakba Day was held at Dundas Square, in downtown Toronto. The demonstration, organized by a litany of local anti-Israel organizations, was marketed as commemorating 75 years since the “nakba,” or Arabic for catastrophe, referring to Israel’s rebirth in 1948 and an effort to “resist against the ongoing settler colonial and imperial […]
CP24 Fails To Mention Two Palestinians Killed By IDF Were Terrorists
On May 13 at 11:18 AM, CP24 broadcasted a report that failed to mention that two Palestinians who were killed by IDF forces were actually terrorists. CP24’s anchor stated the following: “Meanwhile, the Israeli military has raided a refugee camp in the west bank killing two Palestinians, at least three other Palestinians were wounded…” The […]
Al Quds Day Rally In Toronto Replete With Antisemitism, Glorification Of Terrorism & Incitement To Violence
Al Quds Day (Jerusalem Day in Arabic) is an annual event, held on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, started by the late Ayatollah Khomeini, officially aimed at showing support for the Palestinian cause, but in reality, features demonstrations calling for the destruction of Israel and which is replete with antisemitism. […]
HRC Campus Media Fellow Published In The Excalibur: Anonymous Confessions Distort History and Hurt Jewish Students
On March 23, 2023, one of our media fellows, Yair Shpiler, was published in York University’s Student Newspaper, The Excalibur, on being both frustrated and upset to have come across a recent post on the York University Fessions Instagram account that included three different confessions from apparent York University students, which not only were deeply […]
HRC-Hasbara Campus Media Fellows Published In The Varsity, Calling On U Of T To Adopt IHRA
As Canada’s leading organizations empowering student leaders to advocate for Israel and galvanizing grassroots Canadians to fight media bias against Israel, this past year, HonestReporting Canada and Hasbara Canada formed a united front to counter these threats head-on by launching our Canadian Campus Media Program, empowering student leaders to combat anti-Israel media bias on university […]