Unauthorised Israeli Apartheid Week posters removed by TFL
Posters reading “For Palestinians, every day is Israel Apartheid Day” removed as councillors welcome swift action
Councillors in Barnet have thanked Transport for London for swiftly removing Israel Apartheid Week posters.
It follows the appearance around London of large unauthorised posters declaring: “For Palestinians, every day is Israel Apartheid Day.” The posters were not attributed to any organisation.
Conservative Councillor Dean Cohen praised TfL Commissioner Mike Brown “for acting so quickly to address this issue,” adding: “He has given his assurance that if there are others around then they will be removed.”
Cohen, who chairs Barnet Council’s Environment Committee, became aware of the posters when another councillor alerted him to one outside King’s Cross Station on Wednesday.
Israel Apartheid Week is a global initiative commencing around the end of February. It aims “to raise awareness of Israel’s apartheid system over the Palestinian people” and to build support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Not the most pleasant sight for town-bound Barnet residents to be greeted with as they leave St Pancras, particularly if they're Jewish. How on earth did @TfL sign off such a divisive, unsigned, poster? pic.twitter.com/UNP8iBSRzC
— Barnet Conservatives (@BarnetTories) March 6, 2018
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
