A British decision to ban an Israeli tourism ad because it includes holy sites in disputed territory has angered Israel’s supporters.
Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority nixed an ad sponsored by Israel’s tourist agency after it received a complaint that the photograph featured the Western Wall in East Jerusalem, according to ASA’s Web site.
The complainant “challenged whether the ad misleadingly implied that East Jerusalem was part of the State of Israel,” the ASA said.
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Israeli Angered at British Ad Ban
A British decision to ban an Israeli tourism ad because it includes holy sites in disputed territory has angered Israel’s supporters.
Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority nixed an ad sponsored by Israel’s tourist agency after it received a complaint that the photograph featured the Western Wall in East Jerusalem, according to ASA’s Web site.
The complainant “challenged whether the ad misleadingly implied that East Jerusalem was part of the State of Israel,” the ASA said.
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