The Metropolitan Transportation Authority violated the First Amendment rights of a pro-Israel group when it refused to run an advertisement branding enemies of Israel as “savage,” a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on July 20, although he left open the possibility that the MTA could make a new rule that would exclude the ad without running afoul of the Constitution.
The ad, created by American Freedom Defense Initiative, says, “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.” Below that, it urges, “Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.” The ad also includes the website of the group’s executive director, activist Pamela Geller, at AtlasShrugs.com.
