Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Palestine

"A map distributed in a language class at San Diego State University labeled Israel as Palestine, leading to an outcry from the local Jewish community.  Sources told Team 10 the map was handed out by a professor on the second day of class in an Arabic language course. Sources said students were upset and unsure how to protest the erroneous map because they feared speaking out publicly could have a negative impact on their grades.  One student talked with Team 10, on the condition of anonymity.  "I don't really believe it was the right place for dialogue," the student said. "It is a language class, it's not a class about conflict."" (thanks Michele)

PS Since the age of 10 and 11, I used to go to the library at my school, IC in Lebanon, and look at every map in the English language books and tear up any reference to "Israel".