Israel: Israel or Palestine? Facebook Can’t Decide

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Can't quite figure out politics and geography in the Middle East? You're not the only one. Facebook seems confused as well. Israeli bloggers Dion Nissenbaum of Checkpoint Jerusalem and Carl of Israel Matzav noticed that Jewish settlements in the West Bank had been repatriated to Israel after Facebook previously labeled them part of Palestine. Facebook's changes came in the face of cyber-pressure from both sides of the divide.