NDP Leader Avi Lewis Criticized Over Gaza Remarks
Avi Lewis faced backlash for a statement made online during Yom Kippur.
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What this story says
- NDP Leader Avi Lewis is being criticised for remarks he posted online.
- Lewis made the statement on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
- He suggested that he and fellow Jews had failed to act sufficiently to halt the conflict in Gaza.
- Lewis described the situation in Gaza as an 'ongoing genocide committed in our name'.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 35 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 37 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
20/100
37 sources · methodology
Missing from the right
None of the 35 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
A reader who follows the right would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
NDP Leader Avi Lewis has drawn criticism for a statement he published online. Lewis made the remarks on Sunday, the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, while reflecting on geopolitics. He wrote that he believed he and other Jewish people had 'failed to do our part to stop an ongoing genocide committed in our name' in Gaza.
Coverage
Omissions
No right-rated outlet reported on Avi Lewis's comments or the subsequent criticism. The digests from left and centre-rated outlets did not include details about who was criticising Lewis or the specific nature of the criticism beyond the fact that it occurred.
Coverage settled. We checked this 72 times and stopped on 26 Sept 2026, 20:15. The figures above are what it finished at.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
24 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports focused on NDP Leader Avi Lewis's statement that he and fellow Jews had 'failed to do our part to stop an ongoing genocide committed in our name' in Gaza. These reports noted that Lewis made the comment online while observing Yom Kippur and reflecting on geopolitics. The digests stated that Lewis was facing criticism for these remarks.
Centre
11 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports highlighted the criticism directed at NDP Leader Avi Lewis. The digests stated that Lewis suggested he and other Jewish people had not done enough to stop the conflict in Gaza. These reports also noted that Lewis posted his comments online on Yom Kippur, describing the situation as a 'genocide committed in our name'.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right ran this story. We watched the coverage until it stopped changing, and none appeared.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover NDP Leader Avi Lewis Criticized Over Gaza Remarks?
- Of the 35 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 69% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 37. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is NDP Leader Avi Lewis Criticized Over Gaza Remarks left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 35 rated outlets on this story, 69% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 0% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of NDP Leader Avi Lewis Criticized Over Gaza Remarks biased?
- NDP Leader Avi Lewis Criticized Over Gaza Remarks is one event reported by 37 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting NDP Leader Avi Lewis Criticized Over Gaza Remarks?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered NDP Leader Avi Lewis Criticized Over Gaza Remarks?
- 37 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did NDP Leader Avi Lewis say that caused criticism?
- Avi Lewis posted online that he believed he and fellow Jews had 'failed to do our part to stop an ongoing genocide committed in our name' in Gaza. He made this statement while observing Yom Kippur.
- When did Avi Lewis make these remarks?
- Avi Lewis made the remarks online on Sunday, while observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. He stated he was reflecting on geopolitics at the time.
- Which news outlets reported on this story?
- Eighteen outlets reported on the story, including Ckpg Today, meadowlakeNOW, CFJC Today Kamloops, Narcity, Winnipeg Free Press, The Toronto Star, Rocky Mountain Outlook, SooToday.com, Collingwood Today, Thorold Today, Elora Fergus Today, Sudbury, Bay Today, Medicine Hat News, Timmins Today, flamboroughtoday.com, The Lethbridge Herald, and Battlefords NOW.
Read it at the source
37 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
24- NDP leader says he was 'absolutely not' holding all Jews responsible for Israel's actions in Yom Kippur post (opens CBC News in a new tab)
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Oakville News in a new tab)
Oakville News — is Oakville News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Newmarket Today in a new tab)
Newmarket Today — is Newmarket Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens InnisfilToday.ca in a new tab)
InnisfilToday.ca — is InnisfilToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Barrie Today in a new tab)
Barrie Today — is Barrie Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens burlingtontoday.com in a new tab)
burlingtontoday.com — is burlingtontoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Bradford Today in a new tab)
Bradford Today — is Bradford Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens haltonhillstoday.ca in a new tab)
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- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens The NOTL Local in a new tab)
The NOTL Local — is The NOTL Local biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens CambridgeToday.ca in a new tab)
CambridgeToday.ca — is CambridgeToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens StratfordToday.ca in a new tab)
StratfordToday.ca — is StratfordToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP Leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Midland Today in a new tab)
Midland Today — is Midland Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens The Lethbridge Herald in a new tab)
The Lethbridge Herald — is The Lethbridge Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens flamboroughtoday.com in a new tab)
flamboroughtoday.com — is flamboroughtoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today — is Timmins Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Elora Fergus Today in a new tab)
Elora Fergus Today — is Elora Fergus Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
Collingwood Today — is Collingwood Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews ‘failed to do our part’ to stop Gaza war (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
11- The Leader of the NDP Is Criticized for a Statement on "a Genocide in... (opens Le Devoir in a new tab)
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Castanet in a new tab)
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews ‘failed to do our part’ to stop Gaza war (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews ‘failed to do our part’ to stop Gaza war (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews ‘failed to do our part’ to stop Gaza war (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
CFJC Today Kamloops — is CFJC Today Kamloops biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Narcity in a new tab)
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens City News in a new tab)
Show 3 more
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News — is Medicine Hat News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews ‘failed to do our part’ to stop Gaza war (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
2- Lewis’ call for Jewish atonement elicits pro-Israel anger (opens Yves Engler in a new tab)
Yves Engler — is Yves Engler biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews ‘failed to do our part’ to stop Gaza war (opens Loonie Politics in a new tab)
Loonie Politics — is Loonie Politics biased? Our profile of this outlet
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