HRC functions by having its staff members and email subscribers scan Canadian media for things they deem to be biased against Israel. This takes tremendous pressure off the media, who abhor being flooded with email complaints and all the bad publicity. In a September 2021 interview, HRC executive director Mike Fegelman was asked when HonestReporting was founded, and why. The Maple attempted to reach Prince by email through Realstar several times, including at a designated email address for media inquiries. In 2015, Hasbara Fellowships announced that they’d hired Walker as the first Canadian director of the program as part of an effort to expand into Canada.

Source: The Guardian January 30, 2024 03:15 UTC