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Anti-Balfour taxi campaign ‘breaches rules’, says Transport for London

TfL says black cabs sporting "Make It Right" ads are unfit to hire passengers until wording is removed

October 30, 2017 14:08
Three of the adverts banned by Transport for London. Photograph: Palestinian Mission to the UK
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London taxis displaying adverts which highlight Palestinian objections to Balfour Declaration and celebrations around its centenary breach official policy and are “deeply offensive” to the Jewish community, Transport for London has confirmed.

Activists had launched a “make it right” campaign in which 52 black cabs displayed a logo to “raise awareness about the consequences of the Balfour Declaration which subsequently led to the forced expulsion of the Palestinians in 1948”.

The campaign, commissioned by the Palestinian Mission to the UK, earlier saw adverts displayed at underground stations and on buses in the run-up to the anniversary.

In a letter seen by the JC, Claire Alabdalla, TfL’s customer services adviser, confirmed that black cabs carrying the adverts were deemed to be “unfit” to hire passengers.