Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to start annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, prompting more than 1,000 parliamentarians from across Europe to sign a joint protest letter. Several people complained that Palestine has disappeared from both Google Maps and Apple Maps with no official statement from both companies. 24. The conspiracy has simply reappeared in 2020, but there actually hasn’t been a Palestine on the map for a really long time. Google has been accused of deleting Palestine from Google Maps – but the truth is, it was never labelled by Google in the first place.. A post shared by Astagfirollah (@astagfirolah) on Jul 15, 2020 at 12:43pm PDT When searching for Palestine on Google Maps… This is a revolutionary year, and we will fight for the needed change to bring Palestine on the maps. #FreePalestine A post shared by Astagfirollah (@astagfirolah) on Jul 15, 2020 at 12:43pm PDT When you have eliminated the JavaScript , whatever remains must be an empty page. A Change.Org petition was also started soon to put Palestine back on the map.. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. In an attempt to inject the lived reality of Palestinians into these hyper-influential global maps, on October 13, 2016, ten marathon runners from Right to Movement Palestine, including one of the authors of this op-ed, George Zeidan, participated in the "Race to Recognize Palestine Relay." But was Palestine ever on Google Maps? Because maps develop to our national consciousness. The “Google: put Palestine on your maps!” The petition remains active and has received more than 800,000 signatures to date. Back then, attention was brought to the issue after the forum of Palestinian journalists released a statement condemning Google.. A Google spokeswoman told the Guardian in 2016 that "There has … This is a revolutionary year, and we will fight for the needed change to bring Palestine on the maps. The move apparently came while Israel President Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to establish West Bank annexations that have already triggered global criticism with many countries calling it ‘human rights violation’. A Google spokeswoman said at the time: “There has never been a ‘Palestine’ label on Google Maps.” A spokeswoman said there was a bug that removed the label for “West Bank and “Gaza.” In 2016 too, Google Maps was accused of 'deleting Palestine off the Maps.' According to Trump’s conceptual map presented in January, 2020, Israel was to to annex a smaller part of the Jordan Valley, around 964km2. Use your voice. #FreePalestine. Blockade of the Gaza Strip We NEED our voices to be louder this time. Use your power. La fausse information remonte à 2016 Il y a quatre ans déjà, cette rumeur avait circulé sur Internet après la publication d’un communiqué de journalistes palestiniens dénonçant la représentation différenciée de la Palestine sur Google Maps, vis-à-vis des forces occupantes. Enable JavaScript to see Google Maps.