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This Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, file photo shows Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
From the WebMarch 29, 2018, 3:41 pm
Google Maps launches Hebrew version
Globes: Google is launching its mapping service in 39 additional languages, including Hebrew; the service is now available on mobile apps and web browsers
Google Maps does label Palestine or the West Bank. (Screen capture: Google Maps)
August 10, 2016, 9:06 pm
Contrary to claim, Google didn’t wipe Palestine off Maps
Internet giant never listed the area as a country, claims a glitch led to the removal of the West Bank
By TOI staff
Google Street View car driving through the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim, November 13, 2011. (photo credit: Uri Lenz/FLASH90)
January 8, 2015, 10:35 pm
Google Street View returns to map out Israel
Justice Ministry sets conditions for Google's 3-D mapping, amid concerns over terrorist use of service to plan attacks
By JTA
Screenshot of a Waze user map with both terms listed. (Courtesy)
June 10, 2014, 7:32 pm
Waze traffic app becomes Israeli-Palestinian battleground
Advocates of the terms 'security fence' and 'separation wall' are fighting it out on the virtual roads
By David Shamah
Yoav Kenan, dircector of the project's geographic information system, at Matash's Rishon Lezion center (Photo credit: Courtesy)
May 15, 2014, 7:05 pm
High-tech system predicts — and prevents — fires
Big data and communication advances help Israeli firefighters prevent a repeat of the 2010 Carmel tragedy
By David Shamah
Waze co-founder Uri Levine at a Jerusalem conference in May 2013 (photo credit: Flash90)
February 9, 2014, 6:42 pm
How ‘disruption’ won Waze its $1 billion exit
The inside story of the Israeli traffic and navigation start-up's unprecedented success, and the lessons for those bidding to follow suit
By David Shamah
Adolf Hitler (German Federal Archive/Wikimedia Commons)
January 10, 2014, 6:14 pm
Google sorry for ‘Hitler’ on maps
Internet giant unsure how a Berlin intersection regained its Nazi-era name, Adolf-Hitler-Platz, for a few hours
By AP
The Sea of Galilee, as seen from Google Maps. (screen capture:Google Maps)
January 17, 2013, 9:33 pm
Google Street View takes a wider look
Expanded service now includes dozens of towns and tourist sites such as the Dead Sea, Eilat, and the Sea of Galilee
By Stuart Winer
December 20, 2012, 6:49 pm
Google puts Spanish-Jewish heritage on the map
Feature allows users to visit sites of historic and religious significance online
September 5, 2012, 2:10 pm
Free coffee and QR codes make for an innovative ad campaign
Cafe Joe's unique method of pulling in customers wins accolades from advertising pros
By David Shamah
The Persian Gulf (Google Maps screen capture)
May 17, 2012, 4:52 pm
Iran to sue Google over map omission
Google Maps leaves Persian Gulf nameless
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