<story><title>Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/news/57102499</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>betterunix2</author><text>I have learned to demand a very high standard of evidence for conspiracy theories, so...let&amp;#x27;s see the evidence that there is some conspiracy between Google and Israel to hide what is happening there.  For that matter, I am not even sure what you think Israel is hiding -- Netanyahu is not at all shy about settlements, the IDF calls people up to tell them when a bomb is going to be dropped on their building, and there are reporters and international observers all over the Israel and the Palestinian territories.</text></item><item><author>jussij</author><text>Israel can get all the detailed imagery it needs by just launching a reconnaissance aircraft or drone.&lt;p&gt;So on that basis I would say it only stops the Palestinians from getting imagery of the area.&lt;p&gt;Now considering the fact Palestine only has rockets and not missiles, I doubt that imagery is of much value to them.&lt;p&gt;Call me cynical, but I suspect the more important reason to keep these images blurred might be to stop the rest of the world from seeing what is going on.</text></item><item><author>plaidfuji</author><text>This link title is extremely misleading to the point of being disingenuous and provocative. The title of the linked article is “Israel-Gaza: Why is the region blurry on Google Maps?”... because the entire Israel &amp;#x2F; Gaza &amp;#x2F; West Bank region is blurred in the exact same way. There is no preferential blurring of Palestinian areas. The clear answer is to prevent actors on &lt;i&gt;both sides&lt;/i&gt; from using Google’s satellite imagery to plan attacks against one another. But please continue the breathless hot takes.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>hellbannedguy</author><text>We don&amp;#x27;t have any evidence.&lt;p&gt;We do know that Israel has launched 1000 to 1500 missiles up until 10 pm pacific time.&lt;p&gt;Netanyahu has been blatant over taking back &amp;quot;theiir&amp;quot; land lately.&lt;p&gt;Netanyahu is in a very close political race.&lt;p&gt;I won&amp;#x27;t say what I thinking though out of respect for the rules.</text></comment>
<story><title>Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/news/57102499</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>betterunix2</author><text>I have learned to demand a very high standard of evidence for conspiracy theories, so...let&amp;#x27;s see the evidence that there is some conspiracy between Google and Israel to hide what is happening there.  For that matter, I am not even sure what you think Israel is hiding -- Netanyahu is not at all shy about settlements, the IDF calls people up to tell them when a bomb is going to be dropped on their building, and there are reporters and international observers all over the Israel and the Palestinian territories.</text></item><item><author>jussij</author><text>Israel can get all the detailed imagery it needs by just launching a reconnaissance aircraft or drone.&lt;p&gt;So on that basis I would say it only stops the Palestinians from getting imagery of the area.&lt;p&gt;Now considering the fact Palestine only has rockets and not missiles, I doubt that imagery is of much value to them.&lt;p&gt;Call me cynical, but I suspect the more important reason to keep these images blurred might be to stop the rest of the world from seeing what is going on.</text></item><item><author>plaidfuji</author><text>This link title is extremely misleading to the point of being disingenuous and provocative. The title of the linked article is “Israel-Gaza: Why is the region blurry on Google Maps?”... because the entire Israel &amp;#x2F; Gaza &amp;#x2F; West Bank region is blurred in the exact same way. There is no preferential blurring of Palestinian areas. The clear answer is to prevent actors on &lt;i&gt;both sides&lt;/i&gt; from using Google’s satellite imagery to plan attacks against one another. But please continue the breathless hot takes.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>lacksconfidence</author><text>The article makes this very clear. There is no google-israel conspiracy. The limits on satelite resolution were dictated by the US government.</text></comment>