National, International Coverage of AFDI anti-Hamas Ad

The good news is that the ad in question is getting published all over the world:

“‘Killing Jews’: Pro-Israeli activist sues MTA after anti-Hamas ads turned down,” Russia Today, October 02, 2014
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A pro-Israeli group has filed a lawsuit against New York’s transportation authority after it refused a bus advertisement campaign that includes the phrase “Hamas Killing Jews.” It was rejected because of fears it could incite violence.

The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the Federal Court in Manhattan by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, which was founded by activist Pamela Geller. They want the Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) to reconsider the ban on using the slogans such as “Killing Jews is worship that draws us close to Allah – Hamas MTV,”as it is in breach of the 1st and 14th amendments.

David Yerushalmi – the lawyer defending Geller, who paid for a six advertisement series, which would run on 100 buses across the city stated, “When our clients run ads exposing this Jew hatred, all of a sudden the transit authorities are worried about the ‘tone’ of the conversation, or conjure up some threat of violence,” Reuters reports.

A Spokeswoman for the MTA, Amanda Kwan said the agency would not comment on the issue. However the MTA made a statement on September 19, saying that they were rejecting the adverts that included the slogan “Killing Jews” because they believed it “would imminently incite or provoke violence,” according to AP.

“The MTA does not decide whether to allow or not allow a proposed advertisement based on the viewpoint that it expresses or because that viewpoint might be controversial,” the MTA statement added.

It continued by saying the MTA Director of Safety and Security Raymond Diaz concluded the proposed advertisement “would lead reasonable observers to interpret it as urging direct, violent attacks on Jews, given turmoil in Gaza, Syria and Iraq and New York City’s heightened security concerns.”

The American Freedom Defense Initiative’s objectives are to “go on the offensive when legal, academic, legislative, cultural, sociological, and political actions are taken to dismantle our basic freedoms and values,” the organization’s website states. They also state in the lawsuit that the advertisement that had been rejected had been run in other large cities in the US, such as Chicago and San Francisco.

They also believed that the advertisement was timely because of “ongoing terrorism conducted by Hamas operatives against Israeli civilians in the name of Islamic jihad.”
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Screenshot from freedomdefense.typepad.com

Geller did agree to remove a picture of American journalist James Foley from one of her ad campaigns. He was pictured in an orange jumpsuit, kneeling before a man clad in black, who is alleged to be Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a London-based Muslim who pursued a career as a rap artist until he turned to jihad and went to join the Islamic State. The organization’s website goes on to say that British intelligence has identified him as the murderer of Foley.

The ad bears the caption, “Yesterday’s moderate is today’s headline.”

The removal of the ad featuring Foley came after a plea from the late journalist’s mother and also from New York politicians who said, “No faith should be subject to attack ads and calling it an attempt to divide the city,” Reuters reported.

This is not the first time that Geller, who is also a popular blogger, has taken the MTA to court. She was behind a similar ad campaign in 2012, which was initially rejected by the transportation body. However a federal judge ruled in Geller’s favor.

One of the ads in question in 2012 featured a photo of the World Trade Center exploding in flames, with a quote from the Koran stating, “Soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers.”

Other coverage:

Pamela Geller Suing MTA Over Rejected ‘Hamas Killing Jews’ Ads

Jewish Business News – ‎7 hours ago‎

>The pro-Israel group American Freedom Defense Initiative, headed by activist blogger Pamela Geller, on Wednesday sued the NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority, asking Manhattan federal court to force the MTA to accept a bus advertisement including …

NYC transit authority sued for rejecting bus ad on Hamas terror JNS.org< ‎5 hours ago‎

(JNS.org) The American Freedom Defense Initiative, a pro-Israel organization run by conservative blogger Pamela Geller, has sued New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for refusing to place a bus advertisement that used the phrase “Hamas …

The Journal News | LoHud.com – ‎6 hours ago‎

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, an organization headed by blogger Pamela Geller that’s behind the advertisement. The lawsuit sought a ruling forcing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to …

CBS Local – ‎8 hours ago‎
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, an organization headed by blogger Pamela Geller that is behind the advertisement. The lawsuit sought a ruling forcing the MTA to lift its objections and an …
Yahoo News – ‎1 hour ago‎
The group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, launched in 2010 by blogger Pamela Geller, proposed an ad that displayed the quote, “Killing Jews is Worship that draws us close to Allah,” attributing it to “Hamas MTV.” The quote is displayed next to the …
WND.com – ‎19 hours ago‎
The action was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of the sponsors of the ad, the American Freedom Defense Initiative and co-founders Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer. The ad states: “Killing Jews is Worship that draws …
Business Insider – ‎Oct 1, 2014‎
David Yerushalmi, lawyer for Pamela Geller, whose group is sponsoring the ad, said in a statement the MTA banned the advertisements because they threatened to incite violence. The MTA denied comment on Wednesday, citing pending litigation.
Arutz Sheva – ‎18 hours ago‎
An anti-Islam group filed a civil rights lawsuit against New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Wednesday for refusing to run a “Hamas Killing Jews” advertisement on city busses, the group’s attorney said, according to Reuters. The American Freedom Defense … David Yerushalmi, lawyer for Pamela Geller, whose group is sponsoring the ad, said in a statement quoted by Reuters that the MTA banned the advertisements because they threatened to incite violence. The MTA denied comment on …
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