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How is This NOT Hate Speech?! Judge Okays Bus Ads Quoting Hamas Saying 'Killing Jews is Worship'

News Staff : Apr 22, 2015  United With Israel

The lawsuit was filed after the MTA notified the group in August that it would display three of four proposed advertisements but not an ad with the quote "Killing Jews is Worship that draws us close to Allah" because it could incite violence.

A New York judge ruled against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's claim that a pro-Israel ad placed on its buses could incite violence.

A pro-Israel advocacy group can display its political advertisement that quotes Hamas TV as saying, "Killing Jews is worship that draws us close to Allah," on New York City's buses, a judge said.

Judge John Koeltl said in a decision made public Tuesday that the advertisement is protected speech.

He said he was sensitive to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's claim that the ad could incite violence and appreciates the efforts necessary to prevent violent attacks.

But he noted that substantially the same advertisement ran in San Francisco and Chicago in 2013 without incident. He added that examples of violent attacks cited by the MTA show that individuals may commit heinous acts without warning.

Koeltl stayed the effect of the ruling, dated Monday, for a month so it can be appealed.

MTA spokesman Adam Lisberg said the agency is disappointed in the ruling and is reviewing its options.

It came in a lawsuit filed last year by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, an organization headed by blogger Pamela Geller that's behind the advertisement.

David Yerushalmi, a lawyer for the organization, said the decision "sends a strong message both to government bureaucrats who would restrict our freedom of speech based upon what they perceive to be a global jihadist threat."

The lawsuit said Geller's group buys the advertisements to express its message on current events and public issues "including issues such as Islam's hatred of Jews."

The lawsuit was filed after the MTA notified the group in August that it would display three of four proposed advertisements but not an ad with the quote "Killing Jews is Worship that draws us close to Allah" because it could incite violence. In the ad, a covered face is shown next to the quote, which is attributed to "Hamas MTV." It is followed by the words: "That's his Jihad. What's yours?"

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