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As of May 3, 2013, Google Maps recognizes Palestine as a country, instead of redirecting to the Palestinian territories. [31] In August 2013, Google Maps removed the Wikipedia Layer, which provided links to Wikipedia content about locations shown in Google Maps using Wikipedia geocodes. [32]
There are situations where the censorship of certain sites was subsequently removed. For example, when Google Maps and Google Earth were launched, images of the White House and United States Capitol were blurred out; however, these sites are now uncensored. [3]
Israel occupied the Gaza Strip during the Six Day War, capturing it from Egypt along with the Sinai peninsula.In 1970, the first Israeli settlement was built. In 1993, as part of the Oslo Accords, the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel agreed to an outline for Palestinians to self-govern in the Palestinian territories.
This mirrors the #civilwar part in the link parameter in the map's code and allows the click on the dot to take the viewer to the beginning of the war section in the town's Wikipedia article. In summary, when the status of a map object changes, the color of the icon has to be updated and the write-up (along with the source) has to be added as well.
A Google Maps feature for directions that shows you how many calories you'd burn when in walking mode caused quite a backlash online.
Palestinian place names and the name "Palestine" itself were removed from maps and books. [104] Sixty-nine Palestinians were killed in the 1953 Qibya massacre. [105] A few years later, 49 Palestinians were killed in the Kafr Qasim massacre, on the first day of the 1956 Suez Crisis. [106] Palestinians in Israel remained under strict martial law ...
The Portland Association of Teachers said the now-removed materials were compiled by volunteer members Teacher’s union removes resources calling Zionists ‘bullies’ and urging students to ...
Hozier has issued an apology to a concert attendee who was told to remove her “Free Palestine” scarf at one of the Irish singer-songwriter’s 2023 Wembley Arena concerts.. Hiba Ahmad was in ...