stand clear of the offensive ads

New Anti-Muslim Subway Ads Aim to Win Over New Yorkers With 9/11 Images

Photo: This photograph is protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Licensing requests should be sent to photosales@nytimes.com.

Anti-Islam activist Pamella Geller’s “Support Israel, Defeat Jihad” ads didn’t go over very well with subway riders, so she’s is trying a different tactic. Her new ads, which go up next week, feature the Twin Towers engulfed in flames, along with this out of context quote from the Koran: “Soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers.” The New York Times reports that she’s also made a much bigger ad buy, placing a sign beside each of the 220 clocks hanging in New York’s subway stations. Geller notes that this time would-be vandals “would have to get a ladder.” So when riders are accidentally covered in spray paint by activists aiming for the ads, we’ll have Geller to thank.

New Anti-Muslim Subway Ads Feature 9/11 Images