On Saturday, I noticed the banner ads on My Yahoo page for Israel's "Who Knew" tourism campaign. The ads downplayed the idea that Israel was a controversial destination. I guess the "Iraq: Why Not Visit?" ads are not far behind.
What was even more pathetic were the ads' blantant pandering to Evangelical Christians:
I don't know how I would feel is someone gave me the "gift" of visiting a disputed and possibly dangerous region of the world. However, there are probably some Christian fundamentalists who believe Israel/Palestine lands have been promised to Israeli Jews. In fact, some Christians probably hope to
just happen to be in the neighborhood when Jesus returns. Of course, I can't imagine too many Israeli Jews would really be that thrilled to see Jesus return.
On Saturday, I noticed the banner ads on My Yahoo page for Israel's "Who Knew" tourism campaign. The ads downplayed the idea that Israel was a controversial destination. I guess the "Iraq: Why Not Visit?" ads are not far behind.
What was even more pathetic were the ads' blantant pandering to Evangelical Christians:
2 comments:
Ha, Norm, I noted that one too in the yahoo group. What I loved though was the line: "Israel...No one belongs here more than you." (Oh, except maybe, I dunno, people who might have actually been born/lived there?)
It's amazing the sense of entitlement some people (Christians, especially, in my experience) seem to have.
Hi Christine!
Maybe the ad should be:
"Israel...No one belongs here more than you*
*excluding Palestinians, Muslims, Arabs, gays, lesbians, peace activists, humanitarian monitors, and liberals who believe in social justice.
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