The Media Accountability Project  

The article is correct in reporting that Iran is carrying out retaliatory strikes against U.S. bases and strategic assets across the Gulf region and against Israel. It is also correct in noting that Iranian strikes have hit civilian infrastructure in Gulf countries such as Qatar and Bahrain. However, the article fails to provide important context regarding the nature of Iran’s attacks on civilian infrastructure. Continue reading

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East believes Prime Minister Mark Carney should categorically rule out Canadian participation in this war. The U.S.–Israel conflict with Iran is deeply unpopular among Canadians, and even Carney stated it violates international law. Continue reading

"The article does not align with journalistic standards of balance of perspectives and views. Throughout the article, the overwhelming majority of quoted voices are Iranian-Canadians celebrating the attacks, explicitly pro–U.S. and pro–Israel voices, supporters of regime change, and admirers of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. There are no voices from Iranian-Canadians who oppose foreign military intervention, anti-war Iranian diaspora members, international law experts questioning the legality of the strikes, human rights advocates concerned about civilian harm, or scholars contextualizing the consequences of regime change wars." Continue reading

"The headline obscures the most essential fact of this developing story which is that Israel has invaded southern Lebanon, in clear violation of Lebanese sovereignty. A headline that centers Israeli military directives rather than the act of cross-border invasion misleads readers about the nature of the escalation." Continue reading

Including this information is essential to provide readers with critical context and to avoid reinforcing the longstanding U.S. narrative that Iran is perpetually on the brink of developing nuclear weapons, a claim that has been invoked for decades to manufacture consent for further military aggression. Continue reading

"The article reports that Canada was not involved in any operations and had no advance notification of the U.S. strikes. However, publicly available reporting from CBC News indicates that up to 18 Canadian Forces members were deployed on exchange with U.S. units in Bahrain and Qatar at the time of the strikes. Former senior Canadian general Denis Thompson stated that, absent explicit restrictions from Ottawa, it is highly likely that Canadian officers embedded with U.S. forces would have been involved at some level in planning or coordination." Continue reading

Cette histoire est profondément préoccupante, étant donné que des soldats de l’armée israélienne, complices du génocide et de la famine à Gaza, se sont rendus à plusieurs reprises dans ces écoles et ont parlé à ces enfants. Continue reading

All of this to say, thank you for reporting on Israel’s restrictions affecting Doctors Without Borders’ humanitarian operations in Gaza. Please continue to do so, particularly as mainstream media marginalizes Palestinian perspectives and relegates them to the end of articles. Continue reading

"Both the journalist and CBC deserve thanks for such a compelling human interest story, which leaves the listener informed and inspired." Continue reading