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UK bans misleading Israeli advert

Posted on 2015/03/05 - 2015/03/05 by jd

‘Britain’s advertising watchdog banned an Israeli government tourism advert for suggesting that the Old City of Jerusalem was part of Israel [….] The newspaper brochure showed a panorama of the walled Old City with the text “Israel has it all,” and was ruled misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority, which said it implied the UNESCO World Heritage Site was part of Israel.

The international community regards the Old City as occupied Palestinian territory, while Israel has claimed it as part of its capital…’

via UK bans ad for implying Jerusalem Old City part of Israel | Maan News Agency.

Posted in news dumpTagged Palestine, Propaganda

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