Internet giant Google took a symbolic step this week, changing the tagline on the homepage of its Palestinian edition from "Palestinian territories" to "Palestine."The move marks another victory for the Palestinian Authority, after it won a historic upgrade at the United Nations General Assembly in November, gaining the status of non-member observe state. "We're changing the name 'Palestinian Territories' to 'Palestine' across our products," Google spokesman Nathan Tyler told the BBC on Friday. "We consult a number of sources and authorities when naming countries," he added. "In this case, we are following the lead of the UN, Icann [the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers], ISO [International Organisation for Standardisation] and other international organizations."
(photo credit: The Jerusalem Post)