CTV News Atlantic writer and production assistant Yara Jamal organized a pro-Hamas protest. “She tells Saltwire News ‘Jews can continue to exist, the Zionist ideology cannot,’” tweeted Documenting Antisemitism on Tuesday.“The Jewish community thank Ms. Jamal for her ‘benevolence.’”.Documenting Antisemitism asked people to imagine if a journalist were to say Muslims can continue to exist, but Palestinian nationalism cannot. It said who does she think she is to decide if Jews can exist. When she was asked about Zionist ideology, she said she meant Israel. “The state, no, cannot exist,” she said. Documenting Antisemitism called these “public comments made by a public figure who is in the business of public journalism.” “Antisemitism has been normalized and is now entrenched in many media organizations,” it said.Canadian photojournalist Tom Braid said CTV has a serious problem. “@CTV @ctvnewschannel @CTVNews News writers have a very important job!” said Braid.“The people you have behind the desks broadcasting to tens of millions of Canadians read what is on the teleprompters!”.Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley predicted Jamal would be fired. “I don't expect this woman will be working at CTV much longer,” said Lilley..This ordeal comes after CBC executive George Achi directed the organization’s journalists to not refer to Hamas as terrorists and cautioned them to not say Israel ended its occupation of Gaza in 2005 after it pulled out on October 8. READ MORE: CBC urges journalists to not call Hamas terrorists“That CBC prefers to sanitize and whitewash Palestinian terrorism into broad and utterly meaningless terms like ‘militants’ and ‘fighters’ is not surprising, but appalling to see, nonetheless,” said HonestReporting Canada. “As a result, CBC readers, listeners and viewers will continue to be misled as a result of this CBC directive.”Jamal could not be reached for comment in time for publication.
