The United Kingdon and France are among the nations that could soon recognize an independent Palestinian state.

We typed “Palestine” into Google Maps and were taken to the area in question. But, since Palestine is not a universally accepted name for the territories in Gaza and the West Bank, that label ...

Around 1,000 activists took to the streets of Columbus Circle to rally for a “free Palestine” and the end to U.S. support of Israel.

Far from being merely descriptive, they can shape our understanding of the world. In 2021, we debunked a rumor that claimed Google Maps was holding a vote on whether to identify Israel or Palestine.

But Google Maps' decision to never include Palestine in the first place suggests the maps will stay as they are. Aug. 9, 2016, 2:14 p.m. Eastern: This story has been updated.

Services like Google Maps have not just functional but symbolic importance, as a bug on a map of Israel has proved. A Gaza City journalism group spotted a change in the way Google represented ...

A pro-Palestine group has called for 'direct action' to 'globalize intifada' as they shared a map of well-known New York City landmarks on Instagram.