Google wiped Palestine off the map, initiated action to restore name

Thousands of people signed an online petition addressed to Google on your map of the Middle East returns the name of Palestine, which was recently removed and on whose site now stands only Israel.

Local journalists move once seen as a poor attempt to falsify history and geography. More than 150,000 signatories of US companies require that does not comply with "the policy of the Israeli government," a driver of action Jacques Martin said that the removal of the title of "Palestine" extreme insult to the Palestinians."This is part of Israel's campaign to establish his own name at the expense of Palestine, which wants to erase once and for all," it said in a statement that conveys Middle East Monitor.

Google has removed the name of Palestine on July 25, and in its place stands the name State of Israel, including the occupied territories of Palestine. Although Palestine only partially recognized state, it is certainly an observer state at the UN General Assembly.

In addition to the petition, the Palestinians and other people around the world are urging a boycott of Google and its services.

• 9 Aug, 2016
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