Once again Google is assisting the enemies of the Jewish People.

Dr. Andre Obler has written an enlightening summary of how Google is helping Israel's adversaries  distort the historical narrative of the Jewish State. 

The findings of Dr. Obler's paper for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs follows:

Google Earth: A New Platform for Anti-Israel Propaganda

and Replacement Geography

Andre Oboler

• Virtual Israel, as represented by Google Earth, is littered with orange dots, many of which claim to represent "Palestinian localities evacuated and destroyed after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war." Thus, Israel is depicted as a state born out of colonial conquest rather than the return of a people from exile. Each dot links to the "Palestine Remembered" site, where further information advancing this narrative can be obtained.

• Many of the claims staked out in Google Earth present misinformation, and sites known to be ruins in 1946 are claimed to be villages destroyed in 1948. Arab villages which still exist today are listed as sites of destruction. The Google Earth initiative is not only creating a virtual Palestine, it is creating a falsification of history.

• The concept of "replacement geography" replaces the historical connection of one people to the land with a connection between another people and the land. The inclusion of virtual Palestine, superimposed on Israel in the core layer of Google Earth is an example of replacement geography advanced by technology.

• Those wishing to explore Israel in Google Earth are immediately taken to a politically motivated narrative unrelated to their quest. The promotion of a replacement narrative works against a compromise solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, inspiring absolutist positions rather than a negotiated settlement.

Tell Google to stop distorting Israel's history.

UPDATE: American Conservative Daily has another story about Google playing politics. 

Hat Tip to the invaluable Pamela.