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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Officials in a Florida county say a Muslim group's ads promoting Islam will remain on local buses until the contract ends.
Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter said the county commission might change its policy on religious ads. But she said Broward would almost certainly be sued if the ads were removed prematurely, The Miami Herald reported.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations paid $60,000 for exterior advertising on 50 Broward County buses. The ads have the message "ISLAM: The Way of Life of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad."
Some Jewish groups have protested the ads, describing them as anti-Semitic and as provocative given the conflict in Gaza. Joe Kaufman, chairman of Americans Against Hate, organized a protest Friday outside the county government center that attracted 100 people.
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