International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Dec. 17, 2002

About 700 people in Denmark have signed a full-page ad criticizing the country's leading newspaper, Politiken, for portraying Israel as a rogue state responsible for ethnic cleansing, apartheid, nationalistic expansion policies and state terrorism.

The ad, sponsored by a group of Jews and non-Jews, was published on Saturday with the heading, "Enough is enough."

"Politiken has contributed to the sharpening of attitudes toward Israel and Jews in general," the ad said.

"By comparing the Israeli occupation with the Holocaust and with the crimes of the Nazis, the newspaper has consistently demonized Israel, and in a one-sided fashion portrayed the Palestinians as a unique symbol of suffering," the ad said. "Articles in the paper have claimed that threats against the Danish Jewish population are understandable, as not all Jews have distanced themselves from Israel's policies."

"Continued and unabated Israel bashing for so long has led to a situation that when people write anti-Semitism, others don't recognize it for what it is," said Alan Jordan, part of the committee. "We are not a Jewish group, but equal numbers of Jews and non-Jews. We are just sick and tired of this."

The newspaper replied to the charges with an editorial on Sunday and four op-eds. The editorial said the group is dishonest for labeling the paper as anti-Semitic.