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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Danish buses firebombed after anti-Israel ads removed




From JTA:
Four Danish buses that had recently removed pro-Palestinian ads were destroyed in a suspected arson attack.

The buses were found burning early Friday morning at a Copenhagen bus station, BBC News reported. Danish police say a fifth bus was found with anti-Israel graffiti.

Police are investigating a possible link to the city’s transit department decision last week to remove from the buses ads that called for a boycott of Israeli goods. The ads were paid for by the Danish Palestinian Friendship Association, which according to BBC News works “to influence the Danish public and the Danish authorities to do more for the Palestinians’ right to self-determination.”
Based on the graffiti, which said "Boycott Israel - Free Gaza," it sounds like the anti-Israel community in Denmark reacted a bit strongly to their messages being removed.