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Google's Palestine polarises opinion on statehood impact - euronews Mon, 06 May 2013 19:04:31 GMT

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Google's Palestine polarises opinion on statehood impact euronews “I expect people who're interested in tourism in Palestine or who want to to come to Palestine, when they search for Palestine on Google they can't find it, they cannot find any information on Palestine. So this helps us for sure,” said Khaled Jarar, a ... Israel says Google 'Palestine' page damages prospects for peaceThe Guardian Google's put Palestine on the map. So has Israel's acting foreign ministerHaaretz (blog) Google Palestine: Is Google Taking Sides?Search Engine Watch Mashable -Huffington Post all 87 news articles »

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Israel asks Google to U-turn on 'Palestine' recognition - Al-Arabiya Tue, 07 May 2013 11:45:49 GMT

Israel asks Google to U-turn on 'Palestine' recognition Al-Arabiya On Friday, Google changed the term “Palestinian Territories” to “Palestine” across all its products. By doing this, the search giant is “recognizing the existence of a Palestinian state,” Elkin wrote in a letter to Google CEO Larry Page, reported The ...

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Google's Palestine decision praised - The National Tue, 07 May 2013 12:42:54 GMT

Google's Palestine decision praised The National RAMALLAH // The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday praised Google's decision to use "Palestine" on its home page for the Palestinian territories, and accused Israel of "paranoia" for rejecting the move. "What Google did was the right thing, the ...

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Amid Israeli protest Google stands its ground; it's Palestine! - Washington Times Tue, 07 May 2013 11:13:35 GMT

Amid Israeli protest Google stands its ground; it's Palestine! Washington Times TEXAS, May 7, 2013—On May 1st, Google changed the tagline on the homepage of its Palestinian edition from “Palestinian Territories” to “Palestine”. However, whether or not the search giant intended the change to be a political statement is unclear.

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Syria tells Palestine militants to attack Israel to avenge air strikes - Mirror.co.uk Tue, 07 May 2013 21:14:21 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria tells Palestine militants to attack Israel to avenge air strikes Mirror.co.uk Syria has told a Palestinian militant group it can launch missile attacks on Israel to avenge Israeli air-strikes on Damascus. But it is believed the move by President Assad is merely face-saving gesture because he has not responded to the Israeli ... Syrian regime OKs Palestinian extremist attacks on Israel – mediaThe Voice of Russia Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher: May 6, 2013Americans for Peace Now US Weighs Syrian Intervention, Despite the ConsequencesTruthdig Huffington Post -Telegraph.co.uk -The Independent all 2,371 news articles »

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Google's decision to recognize Palestine could undermine peace efforts, Israel ... - The Verge Mon, 06 May 2013 19:28:46 GMT

Google's decision to recognize Palestine could undermine peace efforts, Israel ... The Verge Israel has asked Google to reconsider its decision to list Palestine among its selection of localized search pages, accusing the company of implicitly recognizing a Palestinian state. In a letter to Google CEO Larry Page, deputy foreign minister Ze'ev ...

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'Google jeopardising Middle East peace': Israel not happy about 'Palestine ... - Irish Independent Tue, 07 May 2013 09:50:47 GMT

'Google jeopardising Middle East peace': Israel not happy about 'Palestine ... Irish Independent Israel's deputy foreign minister launched an angry broadside against the search engine giant Google earlier today accusing the company of jeopardising progress in the moribund peace process after it designated a 'Palestine' homepage last week.

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A Thought Experiment On How Google's New Palestine Page Could Undermine ... - TechCrunch Mon, 06 May 2013 18:14:59 GMT

A Thought Experiment On How Google's New Palestine Page Could Undermine ... TechCrunch The Israeli Foreign Minister has sent a strongly worded letter to Google CEO, Larry Page, warning him that their new Palestine search page could undermine Middle-East peace negotiations. “Such a decision is in my opinion not only mistaken but could ...

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Google gives a virtual nod to 'Palestine' - Los Angeles Times Sun, 05 May 2013 16:00:15 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Google gives a virtual nod to 'Palestine' Los Angeles Times In November, the United Nations voted to upgrade the Palestinian Authority from “nonmember observer entity" to “nonmember observer state," in a step widely seen as a boon to Palestinian hopes for statehood. Palestinian officials started issuing stamps ... Google edition adopts 'Palestine'BBC News 'Google Palestine' label stirs both sides of Israeli-Palestinian conflictCNET Search engine Google recognises PalestineAljazeera.com New York Times -The Guardian all 101 news articles »

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Israeli Diplomat Rejects Google "Palestine" Recognition - Daily Beast Mon, 06 May 2013 13:36:33 GMT

Israeli Diplomat Rejects Google "Palestine" Recognition Daily Beast Hamas rejects Arab League initiative for Israeli-Palestinian peace - Ismail Haniyeh says outsiders cannot decide the fate of the Palestinians, stressing: 'Palestine is not a property, it is not for sale, not for a swap and cannot be traded.' (Agencies ...