<div dir="ltr">Please consider writing a letter of support for the Toronto Stars editorial by Shree Paradkar!<div><br></div><div>In Peace and Nonviolence</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><font size="2">Greg</font></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">CJPME Media Accountability Project</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mc@cjpme.org">mc@cjpme.org</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 5:04 PM<br>Subject: MAP Alert: Please thank Toronto Star for excellent op-ed<br>To: Gregory Gillis <<a href="mailto:greg.j.gillis@gmail.com">greg.j.gillis@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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<p style="color:green;font-size:18px;margin-left:4px;margin-right:12px;margin-top:6px;text-align:left"><strong> Good
coverage - Media outlet to be thanked </strong></p>
<p style="margin-left:4px;margin-right:12px;margin-top:6px;text-align:left">Dear Gregory,</p>
<p style="margin-left:4px;margin-right:12px;margin-top:6px;text-align:left">A CJPME Media Researcher has launched a media alert
for the following article. Please submit a quick response to the
media, even if it’s just a sentence or two:</p>
<p style="margin-left:4px;margin-right:12px;margin-top:6px;text-align:left"><strong>Title of Piece:</strong> Shree Paradkar:
"To spare innocents in Gaza, you have to see them as innocent
first"</p>
<p style="margin-left:4px;margin-right:12px;margin-top:6px;text-align:left"><strong>Media Outlet:</strong> Toronto Star <br><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=oXUvZpSRbX0fPVPxRvBOt11WyzMn5_kkvxlDHOsX4wlW9krNJJ_3rWcvuDnVVCb9kFyYaWrzPm1gynLgxdoyo-SgNa2wEduwhe6rflNnKKhF3WfYdKd5XiQeCTDJ8cKniqYli4DKBi_q-l46Av1x8-szGzLcFATF4SiK_AjZUSjND-USZf7j9C8sO7Igavd62j0g5J7M1SniS-ExP7OZx43DcKh-ddGyAJmGbXta0_U&e=721992064871681cc4acf032541d9916&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2023_10_14_toronto_star&n=2" target="_blank"> <strong>Click here to access the piece
on-line</strong></a> or view a .<a href="https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=fk3qs1mHicx9-w03tafB2G8vNGMp4KGcuuJPtVN2Yha0KPE4JoqQcFHo41K1m9s55IiHvcbicfBQAwCQu8RcOIU1HRCDIk2uczb02rBbvbI2r1sVAb2uP73y2d2Y4QzEmPt_rEekBX_SRS7G5V5-OKPUNjU2xaJTKwnx67r-E1kAyHIVUXyN8yQ4PInOqJit4oGBOwS8xu5ZmkA2lVcLdXFTC7emxgkEtJlwaVw5eaI&e=721992064871681cc4acf032541d9916&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2023_10_14_toronto_star&n=3" target="_blank">pdf
version here</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-left:4px;margin-right:12px;margin-top:6px;text-align:left"><strong>Comments of the CJPME Media
Researcher:</strong><br><span style="color:red">(Note: Please do not
copy and paste the material below as the content to your message to
the media - put all comments in your own words):</span><br>Please
thank the Toronto Star for the excellent op-ed they published
yesterday (Friday) by Shree Paradkar. In an eloquent piece, she
highlights the many deep ethical problems with the response of the
media-political elite to the Israel-Gaza situation. When the media -
like the Toronto Star - actually do print something articulating our
concerns, it's important to thank them.</p>
<p style="margin-left:4px;margin-right:12px;margin-top:6px;text-align:left">Keep in mind that one of the target emails on this
alert is the "letters" editor at the Toronto Star. That means your
letter could potentially be considered for print if they like it. For
letters to the editor, the Star says to write <span>about 150 words or
less, and to include your name and telephone number (so they can reach
you if need be.) Paradkar's piece is strong in many different ways,
but here are some positive points you can emphasize:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style="text-align:left"><span>As opposed to many other op-eds
coming out, this one expresses concern for ALL lives, not just Israeli
lives</span></li>
<li style="text-align:left"><span>It highlights what Paradkar calls
the "fake litmus test," where supporters of Palestinian life are
forced to condemn themselves</span></li>
<li style="text-align:left"><span>It highlights the double-standard
of most politicians, who seem only to be able to make statements of
support for Israel</span></li>
<li style="text-align:left"><span>It highlights the international
community's indifference to the killing of Palestinians</span></li>
<li style="text-align:left"><span>It rightly points out that people
supporting humanity in Gaza are on the right side of
history</span></li>
</ul>
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