Israel/Palestine

azurnoir

(45,850 posts) Mon Jun 9, 2014, 06:22 PM Jun 2014

MBTA approves pro-Palestinian ads in Boston subway

Boston's transportation authority (MBTA) last week approved a subway ads campaign by the NGO Ads Against Apartheid that challenges Israel's commitment to peace.

"The ads simply state the facts and are backed up with citations from credible human rights and international organizations, including the United Nations," said Chadi Salamoun, the president of Ads Against Apartheid, who added that "if the ads are shocking, that’s because the reality on the ground is shocking."

Richard Colbath-Hess, a Jewish-American faculty member at the University of Massachusetts, and the co-founder of Ads Against Apartheid, noted that "American tax dollars help the Israeli government maintain an incredibly brutal military occupation, which has denied the Palestinian people their basic rights for decades. These ads show what Israel’s occupation and apartheid really look like, and it is important for Americans to see that."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4527668,00.html

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MBTA approves pro-Palestinian ads in Boston subway (Original Post) azurnoir Jun 2014 OP

If the pro-Israeli side runs ads the Pro-Palestinian side does too. nt Jake Stern Jun 2014 #1

It's very important to their credibility that they have a Jew in their side .... King_David Jun 2014 #2

Take it up with Ynet they published and wrote the article azurnoir Jun 2014 #3

It's like Gold for the organization King_David Jun 2014 #4

again Ynet chose to publish that information take it up with them azurnoir Jun 2014 #5

Just another inconvenient truth LOL King_David Jun 2014 #6

seeing that you have chosen to pursue this line can you please answer my query here azurnoir Jun 2014 #7

Nah , I moved on from that and said all I need say there nt King_David Jun 2014 #9

Good for them. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #8

This will not end well. Fozzledick Jun 2014 #10

Boston subway ads are shocking– ‘and so is the reality on the ground’ Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #11

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)

1. If the pro-Israeli side runs ads the Pro-Palestinian side does too. nt

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 06:36 PM

Jun 2014

King_David

(14,851 posts)

2. It's very important to their credibility that they have a Jew in their side ....

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:05 PM

Jun 2014

That's why they mention it...

"Richard Colbath-Hess, a Jewish-American faculty member at the University of Massachusetts, ""

I wonder if he has heard the PA has called him a Christ Killer.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

3. Take it up with Ynet they published and wrote the article

Reply to King_David (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:09 PM

Jun 2014

maybe it was important to them

King_David

(14,851 posts)

4. It's like Gold for the organization

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:11 PM

Jun 2014

To have a Jew. ( or Christ Killer as the Palestinian Authority refers to us ) as a spokesmen . They think it lends them cred.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

5. again Ynet chose to publish that information take it up with them

Reply to King_David (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:15 PM

Jun 2014

the rest is unsubstantiated hearsay as if memory serves the supposedly damning snippets were published in a format that prevented their verification via independent on line translators

http://israelbehindthenews.com/bin/content.cgi?ID=7233&q=1#.U5EjIMrMs3Y.twitter

King_David

(14,851 posts)

6. Just another inconvenient truth LOL

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:19 PM

Jun 2014

http://www.democraticunderground.com/113463731

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

7. seeing that you have chosen to pursue this line can you please answer my query here

Reply to King_David (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:22 PM

Jun 2014

http://www.democraticunderground.com/113463731#post36

you seemed to avoid it on the thread in question

if your confused I'll repost what I was inquiring about here to refresh your memory

King_David

(14,851 posts)

9. Nah , I moved on from that and said all I need say there nt

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 10:26 PM

Jun 2014

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

8. Good for them. n/t

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:53 PM

Jun 2014

Fozzledick

(3,860 posts)

10. This will not end well.

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 12:38 AM

Jun 2014

Openly promoting an Islamist terrorist movement will not go over well in Boston, no matter how brazenly they try to disguise it.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

11. Boston subway ads are shocking– ‘and so is the reality on the ground’

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:59 AM

Jun 2014

Bostonians have been checking out the “ONE WORD” campaign in their subway system, describing Israel’s crimes against Palestinians. The ad campaign was launched this week by Ads Against Apartheid (AAA), a local Boston-based nonprofit.

The ads are currently running in Boston’s downtown State Street Station where they can be seen by upwards of 13,000 riders per day. AAA’s website states they are “challenging Israel’s commitment to peace”.

The ads have already made headlines– in Palestine and Israel that is. Both WAFA Ads against Apartheid Launches Campaign Questioning Israeli’s Commitment to Peace and Ynet, MBTA approves pro-Palestinian ads in Boston subway quote Chadi Salamoun, the President of Ads Against Apartheid, and Richard Colbath-Hess, the NGO’s co-founder:

“The ads simply state the facts and are backed up with citations from credible human rights and international organizations, including the United Nations,” said Chadi Salamoun, the president of Ads Against Apartheid, who added that “if the ads are shocking, that’s because the reality on the ground is shocking.”

http://mondoweiss.net/2014/06/shocking-reality-ground.html

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