Broadcasting authority bans Geneva Accord commercials
Haaretz
Date: 02-02-05
By Anat Balint and Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondents
The Second Authority for Television and Radio on Wednesday disqualified commercials produced on behalf of the Geneva Accord campaign, which portray Palestinian public figures calling on the Israeli public to realize there is a Palestinian peace partner. The decision not to air the commercials on Channels 2 and 10 was reached because the commercials were controversial and meant to influence public opinion, the authority said.
The commercials in question show former PA ministers Yasser Abed Rabbo, Kadura Fares, Arafat's former security adviser Jibril Rajoub, Abd al-Kader Husseini, the son of former PA Minister Faisal Husseini, senior negotiator Saeb Erakat, and Minister of Women's Affairs, Zahira Kamal.
Geneva Accord initiative chairman Gadi Baltiansky said that the act of addressing the Israeli public with messages of dialogue, reconciliation and peace is not part of the political argument in Israel, and that it is puzzling that in the mean time Palestinian state television is airing similar ads portraying Israeli officials addressing the Palestinian public.
Yossi Beilin, the co-author of the Geneva Accord, along with several Labor MKs appear on the ads being screened on Palestinian television.
The Second Authority for Television and Radio said the advertisements present a certain viewpoint regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and strive to convince the Israeli public to adopt this viewpoint. The authority said a 2003 High Court ruling bars it from airing any commercials that include controversial subject matters.
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