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Why are British upset with Israeli Tourism Ministry?
Danny Sadeh
Published: 14.04.08, 11:17
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1. they should spend their time worrying more about CHINA....
annoyed ,   jm, israel   (04.14.08)
and less on israel. china is systematically murdering tibetans, forcing chinese woman to have abortions, and exploiting their natural environment beyond any other nation in the world... its disgusting and bizarre that the world is focusing so closely on israel and ignoring the true atrocities that are happening all over the the world... the world needs to get its PRIORITIES in order....
2. Ah, the British
israeli ,   israel   (04.14.08)
Can someone tell them to just get the hell off our backs?
3. they better take down pictures of the western wall then...
tony blair ,   london, uk   (04.14.08)
4. We are so stupid sometimes
Talula ,   Israel   (04.14.08)
We have the most stunning caves in Israel, why weren't they used instead? Why do we insist on building ourselves up to be knocked down in front of everyone? We are dealing with the Jew hating Brits here. One would think that anything released over there would be absolutely politically correct. But no…
5. Newsflash: Masada is part of Jerico
Akiva ,   Jerusalem, ISRAEL   (04.14.08)
Newsflash dear Israelis, MOST holy sites and historical sites are in what you would give to the Palestinians. (And still not receive anything but attacks back.) Masada is within the borders of Jerico, PA territory. Qumran is as well, the burial place of Yosef ben Yaakov, the burial place of Shimon ben Yaakov, the burial place of Shmuel HaNavi, the burial place of Yehoshua, the biblical location of the Kingdom of Israel, and on and on. If you give away your soul, how do you expect to have something worth caring about afterwards? More at http://mpaths.com
6. unbelievibleLondonistan rule #1:
Matthias ,   Berlin, Germany   (04.14.08)
Londonistan rule #1: Never mind the jewish claim on Israel could be a bit more substantial than the Palestinians'. That's unthinkable!
7. Yes, they show a map of Israel but..
Londonstinian ,   UK   (04.14.08)
the Palestinian tourism ministry reps don't show it in ads on the London Underground or in Oxford st. The article talks about advertisement in the UK where the Advertisements Standards Authority has jurisdiction. This is not bias - the ASA removes dozens of ads every year from all sorts of organizations (commercial, charities, national) if they violate the law. Go and spread your lies elsewhere, ha!
8. to Akiva
I.N.Cognito ,   Brooklyn, USA   (04.14.08)
Newsflash: even UN admits Masada is in the Southern District of Israel. Check your sources.
9. British political pressure
umm Danny ,   Israel   (04.14.08)
The instigators of the complaint about Qumran featuring in Israeli tourist ads, either do not know, or prefer to ignore the fact that the Qumran caves are famous for the ancient Jewish & Hebrew documents and artifacts found there. A minor point, Palestine does not currently exist, and probably will be a long time in the making.
10. UK
t ,   UK   (04.14.08)
A lot of people in the UK support Israel, or they would if they had the facts. There is no effort to tell Israel's side of events so we only hear one side. When a country doesn't defend itself it looks guilty. As a person of Jewish descent, I've heard some terrible things said in London, which has a strong Islamic community, but London is just one city - albeit with the mainstream media based there. Brits don't hate Israel, they helped create it!
11. #7 Do they stop adds showing Scotland as English?
Eric ,   Tel Aviv   (04.14.08)
By all internationally accepted practices and the original British mandate there is no such thing as Palestinian land. When land is captured in a war of defense it belongs to the victor unless it is returned as part of a peace treaty. When Israel signed such a treaty with Jordan, it was not requested back by Jordan - thus acknowledging Israel's rights. If the ASA is going to push for truth then let's start at the beginning.
12. Picture of PA tourism....
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (04.14.08)
Glorious stretch of Gaza mediterranean coastline WASTED, bomb making factories, weapons smugling caves....One would think the British would have real issues to worry about.
13. This reminds me of a New Zealand airlines brochure with a
Rivkah   (04.14.08)
photo of my niece Andrea laughing in a swimming pool in Figi where she taught scuba diving. It was passed off for New Zealand and Andrea got a $3500. settlement for the unauthorized use of a picture of her. I think the practice is quite common. At least it was a photo of the general area of the South Pacific, as this one is of the Middle East, if not of Israel.
14. CHUTZPAH :FIND ANOTHER SOURCE!
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (04.14.08)
REVENUE FROM ADVERTISING COUNTS.SNUB THIS AUTHORITY ,AND LOOK FOR A MORE ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE AND THEIR DECISSIONS ARE NOT NECESSARILLY SUPPORTED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.AND TELL THEM ..."TO...GET...LOST"!
15. D.S. and P.C.
Raoul ,   Israel   (04.14.08)
Double Standards and Political Correctness is the curse of our times.
16. there is no country for the FAKEISTINIANs, it is all Israel
get over it usurpers ,   Judea/Samaria=Israel   (04.14.08)
17. But doctored BBC photos of the war and "genocide" are okay
yehuda ,   J-lem, IL   (04.14.08)
18. To the UK Tourism Council: Stop showing N. Ireland
Millie ,   Israel   (04.14.08)
To many it is still occupied territory. Oh - and don't dare show the Falklands or the Argentinians will get angry again about your stealing the Malvinas from them. What hypocrites!
19. #5 - your geography is way off
Millie ,   Israel   (04.14.08)
Masada is nowhere near Jericho.
20. They havent Forgiven Israel
ambrosine shitrit ,   london   (04.14.08)
And never will. The british government are "arabists" and always will be, and the negativity in Britain about Israel is off the scale. What do you expect when the media here are constantly more interested in Israel than the sudan, tibet, zimbabwae ect.... A strong Israel is a thorn in the Foreign office side, and a Strong Israel in advertising is not a suitable prospect when it comes to the left wing media, when they show pictures of Faked doctored propoganda coming out from reuters news agency... Hang you heads in Shame uk
21. Cave
Give M A Break ,   Canada   (04.14.08)
Its our cave on our land that G-d gave us, not anyone else.G-d gave one piece of land to His One Nation,.The British should worry about their own problems and misrepresentations of the truth. Leave the only real truth alone that the Land of Israel belong to the nation of Israel
22. The British need to stop advertizing Wales then
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (04.14.08)
Just because they occupy Wales it's not part of Britian
23. And the Mediterranean is part of Israel?
Ilan ,   Ariel   (04.14.08)
And what about Jerusalem? Mad cow disease is very British.
24. #13
mark ,   ca   (04.14.08)
$3500 for unauthorized picture used to promote New Zealand airlines? Your niece had a bad lawyer:-))
25. Not Israel...Yet!
ed ,   holland   (04.14.08)
26. Now I know why . . .
Michelle   (04.14.08)
. . . "mad dogs" and "Englishmen" are always in joined in conversation.
27. Frankly,I don't know where we are going to go
Keren ,   Israel-SP   (04.14.08)
if Israel keeps listening to its nasty enemies. Israel must do what is correct and stop listening to putzs.PLEASE!
28. QUMRAN IS JEWISH, IN ISRAEL FOREVER!
(04.14.08)
Now, ASA may say what they want, but the Palestinians have a real problem because: 1. Qumran and surroundings had been bustling with Jewish community life long,long before the Romans arrived on the spot and invented the term PALESTINA. 2. The Palestinians came about 800 years after the Romans had tempered with Israel and Israeli life. 3. Now, the Palestinians cannot and should not claim anything, least of all ancient Jewish history and culture. 4. Since Qumran and Messada are litteraly overflowing with Jewish cultural documents (in Hebrew !) and historical artifacts, the Palestinians have a huge problem proving squat. Finally, ASA, I have a news flash for you: Qumran IS and WILL STAY Jewish and Israeli even if you remove all the posters of London from now on to eternity.
29. #5 Jewish tourists will be granted low-priced tickets
observer   (04.14.08)
the more Jews there are, the more ticket price cut will be.
30. Pity the Brits. They know they're not Great any more.
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (04.15.08)
The Sun has set on the British Empire, and the sound of the muezzin is heard in Oxford. There are hundreds of active Islamist terror cells operating in Britain. They need to stop obsessing about Israel and focus on the problems at home.
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