BBC has removed the capitol of Israel!
 
Will the day ever dawn when there is not something to complain about at the BBC?
We are grateful to Rosalind Preston and the chain of people, particularly those from Finland, who have spotted this latest outrage and alerted us.
 
This is as bad as it gets. The BBC has decided that Israel is the only country in the world that does not have a capital!! Instead it credits Israel with a "Seat of  Government" while it quotes the Palestinian Authority as having an "Intended capital"
 
In addition to that it says the following on the Country profiles page of the BBC Website when it talks about a "final status agreement" :
The main stumbling blocks include the status of Jerusalem, the return of Palestinian refugees and the removal of Jewish settlements.

Might we suggest to the BBC that THE MAIN STUMBLING BLOCK is Palestinian terrorism, homicide bombers as the aspirations of the Palestinians to destroy Israel and impose a one state resolution.
Please write to, email or phone the BBC to express the strongest possible objections to the  inaccuracy of this page, and to tell them it is not up to them to decide on the capital or lack of one of any country!!  

 
Joy Wolfe
 
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Country profile: Israel and Palestinian autonomous areas
 
 

The division of the former British mandate of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel in the years after the end of World War II have been at the heart of Middle Eastern conflicts for the past half century.

The creation of Israel was the culmination of the Zionist movement, whose aim was a homeland for Jews scattered all over the world following the Diaspora. After the Nazi Holocaust, pressure grew for the international recognition of a Jewish state, and in 1948 Israel came into being.

OVERVIEW


 
OVERVIEW | FACTS | LEADERS | MEDIA

Much of the history of the region since that time has been one of conflict between Israel on one side and Palestinians, represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization, and Israel's Arab neighbours, on the other. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced, and several wars were fought involving Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.

In 1979 Egypt and Israel signed a peace agreement, but it wasn't until the early 1990s, after years of an uprising known as the intifada, that a peace process began with the Palestinians. Despite the hand-over of parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Palestinian control, a "final status" agreement has yet to be reached.

The main stumbling blocks include the status of Jerusalem, the return of Palestinian refugees and the removal of Jewish settlements.

FACTS


 

ISRAEL FACTS
Population: 5.8 million
Seat of government: Jerusalem, though most foreign embassies are in Tel Aviv
Major languages: Hebrew, Arabic
Major religions: Judaism, Islam
Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 80 years (women)
Monetary unit: 1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) = 100 new agorot
Main exports: Computer software, military equipment, chemicals, agricultural products
Average annual income: US $17,600
Internet domain: .il
International dialling code: +972
 

 
 
 

 
 

 
PALESTINIAN FACTS
Population: 2.8 million
Intended capital: East Jerusalem
Major language: Arabic
Major religion: Islam
Life expectancy: 70 years (men), 74 years (women)
Monetary unit: 1 Jordan dinar = 1,000 fils, 1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) = 100 new agorot
Main exports: citrus
Average annual income: Not available
Internet domain: .ps
International dialling code: +970
 
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