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War of Maps: Israel vs Arab-Palestinians

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War of Maps: Israel vs Palestine Maps can be a powerful tool in geopolitics and information war for example by de-legitimising some country or even wiping its existence from schoolbooks; at least conflicting maps can lead to confusion about situation on the ground, mistaken map can even create a security risk. Few opposite examples related to Israeli-Palestinian conflict may clarify this “map-war”. School-atlas HarperCollins, the world’s leading book publisher produced and sold maps of the Middle east intentionally omitting Israel.  The Tablet’s  story about the the Middle East Atlas, which shows Jordan and Syria extending all the way to the Mediterranean Sea, was widely reported and caused an international outcry. Collins Middle East Atlases were sold to English-speaking schools in the Muslim-majority Gulf, and publicity about their existence has embarrassed the publishing giant. After the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales said it was harmful to peace efforts in th
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British atrocities against Arab-Palestinians 1936-1939 - Posted by YJ Draiman

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British atrocities against Arab-Palestinians 1936-1939 Here are excerpts from " The Banality of Brutality: British Armed Forces and the Repression of the Arab Revolt in Palestine, 1936 – 1939 ", by Matthew Hughes: Punishment in the form of the destruction of Arab property across urban and rural areas of Palestine was central to British military repression after 1936, the countryside being badly hit although there were some egregious house demolitions in urban areas. Destruction and vandalism became a systematic, systemic part of British counter-insurgency operations during the revolt, and justified by the legal measures in force at the time. Alongside the destruction, soldiers’ looted properties, something not officially sanctioned; indeed officers often tried to stop the men pilfering. Alongside the blowing up of houses—often the most impressive ones in the village—and the smashing up of Arab villagers’ homes, there were ‘reprisals’ in the form of heavy coll
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