Anti-Israel Ads Won't Appear on Toronto Buses

Toronto Transit Commission rejects four ads that portray Israel as an "occupier", says they are "inaccurate and misleading".

By Elad Benari

First Publish: 10/24/2013, 5:16 AM

Toronto streetcar, Reuters

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has rejected four anti-Israel advertisements that portray Israel as an “occupier” of Palestinian land, Shalom Toronto reports.

The ads, which were proposed by the Montreal-based Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), are similar to the “Disappearing Palestine” ads that have been running on Vancouver’s transit system.

The ads claim that Palestinian “loss of land” has been “unfair” and “illegal under international law.” They would have run on the TTC’s buses, subways and bus shelters, according to Shalom Toronto.

TTC spokesman Brad Ross was quoted as having said that the ads were turned down because they were “inaccurate and misleading.”

“Our legal opinion is that there has never been a finding by any international court or tribunal with respect to the illegality of loss of land, and by making that statement, it potentially could cause discrimination or advocate hate towards a specified group, in this case Israelis and/or the Jewish people,” said Ross.

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