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Google Formally Puts Palestine On Virtual Map
hypnosec writes "Google has indirectly walked right into one of the Middle East's most obstinate conflicts by labeling Palestine as an independent nation — wiping off the term 'Palestinian Territories' and replacing it with 'Palestine' in its localized search page. Google's move is more or less in line with the UN's October decision to name Palestine as a non-member observer state. The status given to Palestine will allow the state to join UN debates as well as global bodies such as the International Criminal Court, in theory at least. Up until May 1, anyone visiting http://www.google.ps were shown the phrase Palestinian Territories. This change is definitely not a huge one but, it has attracted criticism from politicians in Israel."
There's quite a lot of human rights abuses inside Israel's borders, yes. Hamas considers everyone else, including muslims who don't agree with it, to be sub-humans.
An organization that wants any other group wiped from the face of Earth deserves just that.
The creatures outside looked from Alt-Right to Antifa; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
Rule of thumb on anti-Semites - If they don't like what you've done, you've probably done the right thing.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
Without getting into the fact that there's no such thing as a Palestinian, and multiple prominent palestinian leaders have said as much, they're not interested in land. What they really want is clearly spelled out in the chants they repeat at demonstrations and Article 17 of the Hamas government charter, both of which call for the utter annihilation of the jewish people.
A bullet may have your name on it but splash damage is addressed "To whom it may concern."
Article 17 of the Hamas charter: "The prophet, prayer and peace be upon him, said: The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews (and kill them); until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, which will cry: O Muslim! there is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him! This will not apply to the Gharqad, which is a Jewish tree (cited by Bukhari and Muslim)."
PLO leader "Yasser Arafat's" uncle sitting with their closest political ally, discussing a mutual goal: http://i.imgur.com/NZ5DGwk.jpg?1
This is without even getting into the non-existance of the "palestinian" people, a fact admitted by multiple prominent palestinian leaders. Try a little google yourself, read about Mark Twain's account of his trip to the region, the british saying the land was so uninhabited it needed people to survive, even the ottoman census.
A bullet may have your name on it but splash damage is addressed "To whom it may concern."
And why would the Palestinians need Israel approval when Israel didn't need to ask permission to the Palestinians to exist?
Israel has existed as a nation in that region for at least 1,200 years, first as a kingdom, and now as a democracy. There was a bit of a gap between the prior kingdom and the current democracy while the Jewish population made its way back after captivity in Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar, and in Europe and Africa courtesy of the Romans. (Disappearing and reappearing nations aren't that unusual, ask Poland.) In a way it worked out better for them while they were spread out as it was harder to oppress and kill them all.
Their continued existence has even been pointed to as evidence of miracles.
Now, some find it convenient that they are back in Israel -
UAE Professor Says Jews in One Place for Easy Killing
The whole "negotiated solution" is propaganda for Israel to keep the Palestinians stateless forever, and continue the colonization. The longer they wait, the larger their state will be.
The Palestinians would have a state now if they could accept the existence of Israel, but they prefer to live with the fantasy that they will destroy Israel.
The Palestinians Want Peace -- Just Not With a Jewish State
I wouldn't get too comfy though even if you are tempted to throw the Jewish people under the bus, the Palestinians also teach their children that they must reclaim Spain after the Muslims were driven out 521 years ago.
Dreaming of Al-Andalus
If they are successful in that, they will eventually try to redress that whole nasty business at the Gates of Vienna.
They will have help.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
However, the Arabs side chooses to start all the wars.
I know, right? Like Syria - they were bombing the shit out of Israel before they launched yesterday's strike. Oh, wait....
Israel is at the root of all the shit in the ME. You know it, you're just a fucking propagandist for a racist, pariah state with no remaining redeeming qualities. They get bottle rockets tossed at them (very likely aided by Israel themselves to justify their massive military machine) and go on a fucking rampage.
Face it, Israel, the world fucking hates you. It isn't just the arabs. The only friend you have left is the US - and that's only because your lobbyists are sucking cock at the highest levels. But even that will end soon, and you will be wiped from the map. And it won't be just the arabs that rejoice.