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posted by martyb on Thursday August 11 2016, @04:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the "Here-be-dragons" dept.

Google has been accused of deleting Palestine from Google Maps – but the truth is, it was never labelled by Google in the first place.

When searching for Palestine on Google Maps, it shows an outline, but with no label for Palestine and Israel labelled alongside it. While 136 members of the United Nations recognise Palestine as an independent state, the US and much of the west does not.

[...] A Google spokeswoman said: "There has never been a 'Palestine' label on Google Maps, however we discovered a bug that removed the labels for 'West Bank' and 'Gaza Strip'. We're working quickly to bring these labels back to the area."

[...] A 2014 project called Disputed Territories documented how Google Maps attempts to stay out of geographical disputes and issues of national identity.

For example: users in Russia see a solid boundary line around Russia and Crimea. Outside of Russia, Crimea is surrounded by dashed lines, indicating it as occupied territory.

Source: The Guardian


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  • (Score: 2) by fritsd on Friday August 12 2016, @10:00AM

    by fritsd (4586) on Friday August 12 2016, @10:00AM (#386954) Journal

    What are those 'people' (if one could call jews 'people') doing about their 'disapproval' of their hardline government?

    I've heard some mention about B'Tselem [wikipedia.org], but I have no idea how influential they are as a force in Israeli politics. My unfounded opinion is, about as much force as the Green Party in the USA, unfortunately.
    I must say they sound like brave people, to go against a government that is hardening its stance by the year. And what they do is probably seriously impopular.

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