Gaza Conflict Sparks Billboard Battle in Texas

[Ha'aretz] Cnaan Liphshiz - Ten pro-Palestinian billboards were put up in Houston after Israel's Gaza operation featuring crying Arab children under the banner "Pray for Gaza." On Monday, two pro-Israel groups put up two giant roadside billboards bearing the message: "Save Gaza from Hamas. Teach peace, not hate" - featuring an Arab and an Israeli boy sitting arm-in-arm and smiling. "People should pray for Gaza; pray for it to be free from Hamas' tyranny," said Michael Dickson of the international Israel-advocacy group StandWithUs, which launched the new billboards together with the local pro-Israel group Bridge Houston.


2009-07-14 06:00:00

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