On: Google changes Palestinian location from 'Territor...

[ars]

The point is that these days having Google recognize your claims to being a country is more important than having the UN recognize it (which it doesn't, yet Google does).

[dragonwriter → ars]

> The point is that these days having Google recognize your claims to being a country is more important than having the UN recognize it (which it doesn't, yet Google does).

Actually, Google is (and this is covered in their announcement) following the UN and other international organizations in the wording change (which is not, on Google's part, recognition of Palestine as a State so much as recognition that it is an entity with the name "Palestine" rather than "Palestinian Territories".)

Also, the UN, as of last year, actually does recognize Palestine as a State, having accorded it the status of a "Non-member observer State". http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/ga11317.doc.htm

[walid → dragonwriter]

Thanks for the link.

[raimondious → ars]

When the UN recognizes Palestine, it will be much more significant than Google's copy change.

[dragonwriter → raimondious]

> When the UN recognizes Palestine, it will be much more significant than Google's copy change.

The UN granted Palestine the status of "Non-member observer State" last year. This status change is one of the many by international organizations with regard to Palestine that led to Google making the "copy change" at issue here.

[MacsHeadroom → raimondious]

Notice Google said "In this case, we are following the lead of the UN, Icann, ISO and other international organisations."

Not only does the UN recognize Palestine as a state. But ICANN, ISO, and other international standards organizations do too.