Israel Gone!
This is unbelievable.
One of the major publishing houses (HarperCollins) released a new version of an atlas, purposely omitting the printing of the word "Israel".
Israel. Gone.
Why?
Get a load of this:
Collins Bartholomew, a subsidiary of HarperCollins that specializes in maps, told the Tablet that it would have been “unacceptable” to include Israel in atlases intended for the Middle East. They had deleted Israel to satisfy “local preferences.”
Good heavens. What an incredibly stupid decision.
Now, HarperCollins has realized the utter insanity of their action and are destroying all remaining copies:
The apology:
"HarperCollins regrets the omission of the name Israel from their Collins Middle East Atlas. This product has now been removed from sale in all territories and all remaining stock will be pulped. HarperCollins sincerely apologises for this omission and for any offense caused."
Too little, too late you morons.
Out for now......
Matt
