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Posted on 11/19/2011 03:04:00 PM

Benetton's Controversial Ads: World Leaders Are Shown Kissing

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World leaders are shown kissing in digitally manipulated images that are part of Benetton's new "unhate" ad campaign promoting tolerance. The retailer withdrew an advertisement using an image of Pope Benedict kissing an imam on the mouth after the Vatican protested at its inappropriate 'shock value.'

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


President Barack Obama kissing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez


U.S. President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao


Pope Benedict XVI and Dr. Ahmed al Tayyeb, the grand sheikh of Cairo's Al Azhar Mosque. This image was pulled from the campaign after a complaint by the Vatican.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.


North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak.


The Vatican says it is taking legal action to prevent the publication of a photo montage showing the pope kissing a leading imam as part of a Benetton advertising campaign.

A man strolls in front of the Benetton store in downtown Rome November 16, 2011.

news.yahoo.com

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