Cartography of Israel
The cartography of Israel is the history of surveying and methods of creation of maps that have modern Israel, and the ancient Kingdom of Israel (Samaria).
Defining borders of present day Israel[edit]
Prior to the declaration of Israel in 1948, the UN proposed a United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine based on the location of land legally purchased[1] and used to create Jewish Settlements in the area.
China's attempt to erase mapping of Israel[edit]
In October 2023, internet users noticed "the name Israel no longer appears on leading local digital maps services such as Baidu or Alibaba".[2] Sources report that major cities are still defined as well as the borders that define present-day Israel and Palestinian territories, but not the name itself. [3] WION (World Is One News) reported that it is because 'Chinese internet is getting inundated with antisemitism following the Israel-Hamas war'. [4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Dershowitz, Alan (2003). The Case for Israel. Wiley. p. 8. ISBN 0415281172.
- ^ Spiro, James (October 31, 2023). "Provocation or diplomacy? China removes Israel from its digital maps".
- ^ Areddy, James T. (November 1, 2023). "Israel Goes Unnamed on China Online Maps". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Why did China remove Israel from its online maps?". WION. WION. November 2, 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Israel at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) at Wikimedia Commons
