By Philip Weiss (Mondoweiss)
The graphic above, long distributed on postcards at Palestinian solidarity events, is a work of genius; it explains the history of Israel and Palestine better than any other quick summary. Andrew Sullivan published it last year. My wife saw the postcard once and was soon citing it at dinner parties. "Have you seen the maps? Well I have!"
Now this graphic has made the bigtime. It's part of an ad on train platforms aimed at the elite in the New York suburbs. Here's reporting by Bob Ryser in the Journal News in the Hudson Valley. (A photo at the link shows how the graphic is used in a larger ad). Note the conflation of the "Jewish community" with Zionism, and the claim that ad-buyer Henry Clifford has "little following."
The graphic above, long distributed on postcards at Palestinian solidarity events, is a work of genius; it explains the history of Israel and Palestine better than any other quick summary. Andrew Sullivan published it last year. My wife saw the postcard once and was soon citing it at dinner parties. "Have you seen the maps? Well I have!"
Now this graphic has made the bigtime. It's part of an ad on train platforms aimed at the elite in the New York suburbs. Here's reporting by Bob Ryser in the Journal News in the Hudson Valley. (A photo at the link shows how the graphic is used in a larger ad). Note the conflation of the "Jewish community" with Zionism, and the claim that ad-buyer Henry Clifford has "little following."
“This is anti-Semitic because when people think of Jews they think of the Jewish state,” said Dovid Efune, editor of the Manhattan-based Jewish newspaper, The Algemeiner. “Jews have seen this happen so many times. It always starts with messaging that says Jews are committing a crime.”more
The ads, which show a succession of shrinking Palestinian territory in four maps and contain a headline stating that 4.7 million Palestinians are classified as refugees by the United Nations, were paid for by an 84-year-old ex-Wall Street financier who lives in Connecticut.
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