Anyone remember what we were all blogging about on May 22nd 2009? Well, if you can't remember then no worries, because today, May 10th 2010, almost one year later we are experiencing a "Deja-vu" moment once again with Israel. Here's why:
LINK MAY 22, 2009-
Israel's tourist ministry has admitted to a "mistake" over adverts on the London Underground after complaints that they "wipe Palestine off the map". The map shows Israel, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights in the same striking yellow colour
Oren Drori, Head of Marketing Administration for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, described the adverts as a "professional mistake" with no geopolitical intentions
Oh a "Professional Mistake" is the cause of the evilness. Not so fast:
MAY 10, 2010-LINK
Israel's tourism ministry is wiping Palestinians off the map
A look at Israel's latest tourism drivesupplies a strong answer.
Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov is an MK for the radical rightwing Yisrael Beiteinu party, led by Foreign Minister Avigdor Leiberman. Under his extremist leadership, the ministry has completely wiped the West Bank and any Palestinian areas from its materials. Mandatory Palestine is portrayed without any borders or demarcations. All maps used in the campaign (available online at www.goisrael.com) omit Palestinian areas and towns
Liars the lot of them....
