Billboards calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel were erected at 25 train stations in suburban New York and Connecticut.
The billboards went up March 26, the first day of Passover, in Metro North stations and are sponsored by a group called American Muslims for Palestine.
The ad also calls Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza a form of apartheid, and features a quote by South African social rights activist Desmond Tutu. They are scheduled to run for one month.
“The campaign against U.S. aid for Israel targets neither Jews nor Passover but rather Israeli apartheid and injustice,” said Michael Letwin of Jews for Palestinian Right of Return, who spoke at a launch for the billboards. “And the best way to honor Passover, which celebrates Jewish liberation from ancient oppression, is to champion Palestinian human rights today.” — jta