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It's a tricky thing ... But 'Palestine' is not an internationally recognized place, it should be 'West Bank' and 'Gaza'. That said Google Maps does show 'Isra

It's a tricky thing ... But 'Palestine' is not an internationally recognized place, it should be 'West Bank' and 'Gaza'. That said Google Maps does show 'Israel' as encompassing both those areas, which is also wrong.

Kalium 10y ago
As I understand it, Google Maps sometimes changes what borders it shows depending on where you are and the opinions of the relevant national government.
dragonwriter 10y ago
> But 'Palestine' is not an internationally recognized place Yes, it is. The State of Palestine is recognized by most countries in the world (136), and is a non-member observer state in the UN, as well as participating in various other international organizations.
- jomamaxx 10y ago
  Not to sound to Imperalist, but Palestine is not recognized by the powers that matter - namely North America, West Europe, Japan, Aussie etc. - i.e. the free and democratic world with power. I want Arabs in Palestine to have a state - but not until Hamas is gone. They democratically elected a terrorist group who's #1 objective is to destroy Israel, and bring everyone in the region under Islamic theocracy. Having a 'state' is merely a political tool to promote their terrorist agenda. Moreover, West Bank / Gaza are two totally different things today. Arabs in Palestine had their opportunity for statehood with Oslo accord - but they said no. Why? Because they would not recognize the existence of Israel. They would not recognize their neighbouring people's right to self determination. When Gaza was given freedom in 2004 - did they build schools? Universities? Housing? What did they do with their new freedom? They went 'full terrorist' and used the opportunity to import weapons and try to kill Jews. It's an abomination. When Hamas is gone, and the Arabs in Palestine want to live in peace and prosperity with their neighbours, which the surely can, then they can have a state. Ironically - the existence of Hamas gives Israel cover to build settlements in the West Bank. If Gaza were run by reasonable people, not firing missiles, there would be a shit-ton of pressure on Israel to stop building settlements. As proof again - Oslo accords. Deep seated Arab intransigence and egoism by their elite - their unwillingness to accept anything other than total Muslim Theocracy is the root of the problem. No state until the terrorists have little or no influence. Until then, it's a managed territory. That said - I think regular Palestinians should have passports of some kind.

Kalium 10y ago

As I understand it, Google Maps sometimes changes what borders it shows depending on where you are and the opinions of the relevant national government.

dragonwriter 10y ago

> But 'Palestine' is not an internationally recognized place Yes, it is. The State of Palestine is recognized by most countries in the world (136), and is a non-member observer state in the UN, as well as participating in various other international organizations.

jomamaxx 10y ago
Not to sound to Imperalist, but Palestine is not recognized by the powers that matter - namely North America, West Europe, Japan, Aussie etc. - i.e. the free and democratic world with power. I want Arabs in Palestine to have a state - but not until Hamas is gone. They democratically elected a terrorist group who's #1 objective is to destroy Israel, and bring everyone in the region under Islamic theocracy. Having a 'state' is merely a political tool to promote their terrorist agenda. Moreover, West Bank / Gaza are two totally different things today. Arabs in Palestine had their opportunity for statehood with Oslo accord - but they said no. Why? Because they would not recognize the existence of Israel. They would not recognize their neighbouring people's right to self determination. When Gaza was given freedom in 2004 - did they build schools? Universities? Housing? What did they do with their new freedom? They went 'full terrorist' and used the opportunity to import weapons and try to kill Jews. It's an abomination. When Hamas is gone, and the Arabs in Palestine want to live in peace and prosperity with their neighbours, which the surely can, then they can have a state. Ironically - the existence of Hamas gives Israel cover to build settlements in the West Bank. If Gaza were run by reasonable people, not firing missiles, there would be a shit-ton of pressure on Israel to stop building settlements. As proof again - Oslo accords. Deep seated Arab intransigence and egoism by their elite - their unwillingness to accept anything other than total Muslim Theocracy is the root of the problem. No state until the terrorists have little or no influence. Until then, it's a managed territory. That said - I think regular Palestinians should have passports of some kind.