NY MTA Bans All Political Advertising After ‘Killing Jews’ Ad

After a judge permitted an ad with the words “Hamas killing Jews” the MTA has decided to ban all political advertising.

“Advertisements expressing viewpoint messages, regardless of the viewpoint being expressed, would no longer be accepted,” the MTA’s general counsel, Jerome Page, told the committee on Monday…

The lawsuit was filed last year by the American Freedom Defense Initiative after the MTA notified the group in August that it would display three of four proposed advertisements but not an ad with the quote “Killing Jews is Worship that draws us close to Allah” because it could incite violence. In the ad, a covered face is shown next to the quote, which is attributed to “Hamas MTV.” It is followed by the words: “That’s his Jihad. What’s yours?”

Page said the decision to change MTA policy on advertising was prompted by safety concerns.

“We drew the line when we thought our customers, our employees and the public were in danger,” he said. “The judge gave short shrift to those concerns.”

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.