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Google gives a virtual nod to 'Palestine' - Los Angeles Times Sat, 04 May 2013 01:25:54 GMT

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Google gives a virtual nod to 'Palestine' Los Angeles Times "We're changing the name 'Palestinian Territories' to 'Palestine' across our products,” Tyler said in a statement emailed to the Los Angeles Times. The company began making the changes Wednesday. In addition to the tagline on the Palestinian page, the ... Google changes Palestinian location from 'Territories' to 'Palestine'Fox News Google edition adopts 'Palestine'BBC News Search engine Google recognises PalestineAljazeera.com The Guardian -ABC Online -Jerusalem Post all 72 news articles »

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Why it's great news that China wants to mediate Israel-Palestine talks - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 03 May 2013 18:49:09 GMT

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Why it's great news that China wants to mediate Israel-Palestine talks Washington Post (blog) Probably not for the Israel-Palestine peace process, which has demonstrated a remarkable ability to resist mediating efforts by more experienced and invested powers, but for China's foreign policy. The offer, whatever comes of it, could indicate that ... Benjamin Netanyahu Supports Peace Referendum, Raising Possibility Of Direct ...Huffington Post Arab states back Israel-Palestine land swapsAljazeera.com China willing to assist Palestine-Israeli leaders' meeting: FM spokeswomanPeople's Daily Online U.S. News & World Report -Ynetnews -Consortium News all 334 news articles »

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' Google Palestine ' Move Surprises Israel - Sky News Fri, 03 May 2013 16:28:43 GMT

' Google Palestine ' Move Surprises Israel Sky News "Palestine" has replaced the words "Palestinian Terrorities" beneath the company's logo on Google.ps, six months after the UN General Assembly made it a non-member observer state. The change went into effect on May 1. Nathan Tyler, a spokesman for ...

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Google 'recognizes' Palestine - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 02 May 2013 17:08:21 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Google 'recognizes' Palestine Foreign Policy (blog) First the United Nations, now Google. On Thursday, the Palestine News Network noticed that the Internet giant had changed the tagline for the Palestinian edition of its search engine, Google.ps, from the "Palestinian Territories" to "Palestine." The ...

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Search giant drops 'territories' with switch to 'Palestine' on Google.ps site - National Post Fri, 03 May 2013 20:05:42 GMT

Search giant drops 'territories' with switch to 'Palestine' on Google.ps site National Post Although the United Nations recognized Palestine as a ”non-member observer state,” last fall, the move was strongly opposed by both Israel and the United States. Additionally, the actual territories in question are still hotly contested as part of the ...

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Google searches for Middle East peace with Palestine engine - Irish Independent Fri, 03 May 2013 14:28:38 GMT

Irish Independent

Google searches for Middle East peace with Palestine engine Irish Independent Dr Saidam said that since the UN vote on 29 November, the Palestinian Authority had written to international companies, including Google, asking them to replace their use of "Palestinian Territories" with "Palestine". Download our Free iPhone App Now ...

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Google replaces 'Palestinian Territories' with 'Palestine' - Telegraph.co.uk Fri, 03 May 2013 14:11:43 GMT

Google replaces 'Palestinian Territories' with 'Palestine' Telegraph.co.uk “This is a virtual victory for Palestine - a step in the right direction that has to be followed by others, including Google Maps and Google Earth,” said Sabri Saidam, IT consultant to Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. Mr Saidam points out ...

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Who needs the UN? Google turns 'Palestine' into state by changing its name on ... - Daily Mail Fri, 03 May 2013 19:21:29 GMT

Daily Mail

Who needs the UN? Google turns 'Palestine' into state by changing its name on ... Daily Mail Google has changed the tagline on its Palestinian home page from 'Palestinian territories' to 'Palestine', suggesting its now recognises the disputed region as an independent state. The move follows the UN decision in November 2012 to upgrade Palestine ...

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Google recognizes Palestine ... and Israel gets into a state - Arab News Fri, 03 May 2013 22:47:15 GMT

Google recognizes Palestine ... and Israel gets into a state Arab News “We're changing the name 'Palestinian Territories' to 'Palestine' across our products. We consult a number of sources and authorities when naming countries. In this case, we are following the lead of the UN... and other international organizations,” he ...

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Google formally recognises Palestine: Puts it on the virtual map - Register Fri, 03 May 2013 16:04:55 GMT

Google formally recognises Palestine: Puts it on the virtual map Register In a statement, Google spokesman Nathan Tyler said: "We're changing the name 'Palestinian Territories' to 'Palestine' across our products. We consult a number of sources and authorities when naming countries. In this case, we are following the lead of ...