New Muni Ads Claim Israeli ‘Apartheid’ Against Palestinians
By: Chris Roberts | 05/14/13 8:37 PM
S.F. Examiner Staff Write
Yet another salvo has been launched in the ongoing, polarizing and divisive Israel-Palestine debate — and it’s on Muni.
Several San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency buses bearing a pro-Palestine, anti-Israel advertisement are currently ferrying The City’s commuters.
The ads, paid for by American Muslims for Palestine, feature a quote from Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu comparing the situation in the Holy Land to apartheid in South Africa, along with a reminder that Israel receives about $3 billion in foreign aid from the U.S.
“End Apartheid Now!” the ads proclaim. “Stop U.S. Aid to Israel.”
The “apartheid” campaign is the latest in a series of messages on Muni vehicles related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/transportation/2013/05/new-muni-ads-claim-israeli-apartheid-against-palestinians#ixzz2TKfTQ5ZB