DANGEROUS BUSES * USA - Refusal of bus ads came on fear of attacks
A bus ad alleging Israeli war crimes — and two ads in response accusing Palestinians of the same — could lead to attacks on buses and passengers
Seattle,ORE,USA -The Seattle Times, by Keith Ervin -7 Feb 2011: -- Law-enforcement officials warned King County Executive Dow Constantine that a bus ad alleging Israeli war crimes — and two ads in response accusing Palestinians of the same — could lead to attacks on buses and passengers, according to documents filed Monday in federal court... After being advised that news about the ad controversy had been posted on a website associated with the Palestinian Hamas movement, Constantine said, he was concerned the ad would increase the risk of a terrorist attack... The news story was posted on the website of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, which describes itself as "the armed branch" of Hamas. Al-Qassam made no threat against Metro... The county's legal filings were in response to a lawsuit on behalf of the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign, which claims its First Amendment free-speech rights were violated when Constantine canceled its ad after a flood of telephone and e-mail complaints. The ad never appeared... Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union have asked the court to direct the county to run the ad, which the county accepted but then canceled...
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