The London Underground was plastered with anti-Israel adverts on Monday, marking the beginning of “Israel Apartheid Week.” The Brighton chapter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign announced on Twitter that posters had been put up on over 500 London tube trains.
One of the adverts targets the UK government for supplying Israel with arms which were used in the 2014 Operation Protective Edge, a conflict which saw over 2,200 Palestinians and over 70 Israelis killed.
The security firm G4S is featured in another advert for its role in operating prisons in Israel. The advert suggests that the company will do “whatever it takes” to secure profits.
Another advert targets the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of an reporting with a pro-Israel bias. The BBC is often accused by both sides in the conflict for unfair reporting, with many Palestinians suggesting that the broadcaster ignores them, while many Israelis consider that it is too pro-Palestine.
The adverts were removed following a complaint by Israeli MK Yair Lapid, who spoke with London Mayor Boris Johnson. It was determined that no authority had been given for the adverts to be posted, and therefore they should be taken down.
