Israel map raises questions about BBC impartiality
16 February 2017
Graphic used in food TV series incorporates West Bank into Jordan and erases Gaza completely. Read more about Israel map raises questions about BBC impartiality
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Hebrew but not Arabic version of official election website shows West Bank, Gaza as part of “Israel”
22 January 2013
Spot the difference between two versions of Israel’s official elections website. Read more about Hebrew but not Arabic version of official election website shows West Bank, Gaza as part of “Israel”
Popular Palestine activism outreach tool reappears: "Loss of Land" map cards available again
5 January 2012
I first saw these cards at a Palestine activism conference around 2002, when they were still quite new, being distributed by the Ann Arbor Friends Meeting’s Palestine Israel Action Group (PIAG). With the front side featuring a set of maps depicting Palestinian loss of land from pre-Nakba times to present, and the back featuring a contemporary map showing the fragmentation of the West Bank (alongside various statistics and quotes), these cards are simple, convenient, and effective tools which remain popular a decade after their introduction. Read more about Popular Palestine activism outreach tool reappears: "Loss of Land" map cards available again
Watch: Israeli professor describes "racist discourse" of official school books
8 December 2011
Alternate Focus recently conducted this interview with Israeli academic Nurit Peled-Elhanan. She is author of the forthcoming book “Palestine in Israeli School Books: Ideology and Propaganda in Education”, which I am hoping to review for EI. The interview is very much worth watching. It should give anyone deluded enough to think appropriate change can come within Israeli society serious pause for thought. Read more about Watch: Israeli professor describes "racist discourse" of official school books
Google Street View comes to Israel but won't reveal its plans for the occupied territories
25 August 2011
Last week, the Israeli Ministry of Justice’s Law, Information and Technology Authority (ILITA) announced that Google can operate Street View vehicles in Israel and add these images to Google Maps. Read more about Google Street View comes to Israel but won't reveal its plans for the occupied territories