Sam Cooper and Stephanie Ip, The Province Newspaper, July 27, 2013
SFSC Note: In print and later online editions the headline / subhead was changed – ‘Grave concern’ over transit ads / Jewish groups: Palestine poster campaign described as an attack on Israel, Jews
Jewish groups in Vancouver say they are considering suing TransLink for accepting controversial political advertisements showing the “disappearance of Palestine due to Israeli occupation over the past 66 years.”
On Tuesday, a group called the Palestine Awareness Coalition announced the launch of 15 bus posters and a large mural in a central Vancouver SkyTrain station, that depict the territory of Palestine steadily shrinking into the state of Israel in a succession of dated maps. Continue reading