This was the largest antiwar or international solidarity mobilization in Montréal since the 2003 protests against the invasion of Iraq. The largest Palestine solidarity demonstration in Canadian history concluded in front of CBC’s office to highlight pro-Israel media bias. At the end of the march, I was asked to speak outside the CBC/Radio-Canada offices as part of protesting Canadian media coverage of the 10,000 Palestinians killed in recent weeks. CBC English has mandated its reporters not to use the word “Palestine.” In 2019, they even forced a radio host to apologize for using the word Palestine when interviewing an author who published a graphic novel titled Palestine! As thousands chanted in front of CBC “every time the media lies another family in Gaza dies.”Did you like this article?

Source: CBC News November 10, 2023 06:26 UTC