http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/155275#.T55zidmDnUs London Olympics: Jerusalem Capital of 'Palestine,' not Israel
On official website, Israel had no capital; capital of "Palestine" was Jerusalem. Israelis protested, error was fixed.
By Gil Ronen
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First Publish: 4/30/2012, 10:51 AM
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Until Monday morning, the official website of the 2012 London Olympics portrayed Israel as a country without a capital, while Jerusalem was listed as the capital of "Palestine."
The website appears to have been fixed to show Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as well.
The fix may have been the result of a request by online advocacy group My Israel to its members, to demand that Jerusalem be listed as Israel's capital.
Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected a request from the families of the Israeli athletes who were murdered by Arab terrorists at the 1972 Munich Games to organize an official commemoration on their behalf.
Ankie Spitzer, whose husband, Andre, was one of the 11 Israelis killed, said the IOC did not want to enrage Arab countries by mentioning the tragedy at high profile events.
“They tell us that the Arab delegations will get up and leave, to which I said: ‘It’s okay; if they don’t understand what the Olympics are all about, let them leave,’” Spitzer said.
Screenshots of the website before the change (above)... and after it:
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