In 2016, #PalestineIsHere began trending after supporters of the Palestinian cause condemned Google for supposedly removing the word “Palestine” from Google Maps, according to the New York Times. But ...
In June 2024, a claim circulated online that Google had "removed" Palestine from Google Maps: This X post (archived) had gained 252,300 views as of this writing. "Google, #PutPalestineBack on the map!
The practice of mapping in Palestine-Israel has long been an exercise in power, imperialism, and dispossession. From the British Mandate to the present day, Zionist (later Israeli) cartographers have ...