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December 24, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013754681_apwabusad2ndldwritethru.html

Seattle Rejects Bus Ads Alleging "Israeli War Crimes"

(AP-Seattle Times) George Tibbits - The outcry over a proposed bus ad to protest Israeli actions in Gaza prompted King County Executive Dow Constantine on Friday to order the county's transit system not to accept it or any other new noncommercial advertising. Metro Transit officials received hundreds of e-mails and other messages objecting to the ad. Two organizations also sought to buy bus ads to counter it. "Given the dramatic escalation of debate in the past few days over these proposed ads, and the submission of inflammatory response ads, there is now an unacceptable risk of harm to or disruption of service to our customers should these ads run," Constantine said.

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