Palestinians

Over 150,000 signatories have backed a Change.org petition entitled “Google: Put Palestine on your maps” as of Monday, accusing Google Maps of “making itself complicit in the Israeli government’s ethnic cleansing of Palestine” either on purpose or inadvertently. The petition, drafted by Zak Martin, slams the omission of the UN non-member observer state’s name on the map as a “grievous insult” to Palestinians.

Alain Gresh, of Monde Diplomatique explains the reasons behind the French eclipse in the Middle East. Read the article in L' Orient-Le Jour http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/958545/alain-gresh-diagnostique-la-fin-du-role-historique-de-la-france-au-moyen-orient.html and also http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/975041/palestine-quel-malaise-francais-.html