SEATTLE, Washington (Press Release)–The anti-Israel “Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign” group’s bus billboard ad campaign on Seattle buses, that was supposed to begin next Monday, December 27, was rejected on Thursday, Dec. 23.
Citing the potential for disruption to transit service, King County Executive Dow Constantine on Thursday approved an interim policy from Metro Transit that calls for a halt to the acceptance of any new non-commercial advertising on King County buses.
Also, under provisions of a previous policy, Metro officials rejected the proposed ad from the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign.
This decision came following Wednesday’s meeting of Jewish community leaders with senior members of the King County Executive’s office and Metro Transit management about the potential threat to the Seattle-area Jewish community, after over 2,000 emails, and after numerous organizations, including StandWithUs, announced plans to run ads either countering this ad and/or promoting the positives of Israel.
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Preceding provided by StandWithUs