Arab American and American Muslim groups called Tuesday for a boycott against the Walt Disney Co. The groups object to the way Jerusalem is portrayed in an Israeli exhibit planned at Disney’s EPCOT Center in Florida. Referring to plans for the Israeli pavilion as “propaganda disguised as entertainment,” American Muslims for Jerusalem is calling for the boycott because “Disney has failed to seriously address” concerns about the exhibit.
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