Google Earth and the Campaign to Wipe Israel Off the Virtual Map

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From the Institute for Contemporary Affairs/Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: Virtual Israel, as represented by Google Earth, is littered with orange dots, many of which claim to represent “Palestinian localities evacuated and destroyed after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.” Thus, Israel is depicted as a state born out of colonial conquest rather than the return of a people from exile. Each dot links to the “Palestine Remembered” site, where further information advancing this narrative can be obtained. Many of the claims staked out in Google Earth present misinformation, and sites known to be ruins in 1946 are claimed to be villages

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