Multiple news outlets are covering the story of how Harper Collins was caught omitting Israel from atlases they sell to schools in the Middle East. The publisher faced a strong backlash on Twitter.
HarperCollins omits Israel from atlases sold to English-speaking Mideast schools -Haaretz http://t.co/5znTL2TyFL
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/AshPnX/status/550388220463030273
https://twitter.com/LiterateCynic/status/550330426456567810
Harper Collins knows how crucial it is to defend cancer from the Jews. http://t.co/owzmZ4lppK #Israel #BDS
— Andrew Klavan (@andrewklavan) December 31, 2014
HarperCollins beats Iran in the race to wipe Israel off the map.http://t.co/B7vj77YuGw
— Arthur Kimes (@ComradeArthur) December 31, 2014
Report: HarperCollins Leaves Israel Off The Map To Avoid Offending Arab Customers http://t.co/4UHeUMH09s via @dailycaller
— Lois Levine Fishman (@FishmanLevine) December 31, 2014
@FishmanLevine @DailyCaller How about we leave Harper Collins off the list of places we shop to keep from offending Americans? Boycott!
— Flag Flying Patriot (@IndeCardio) December 31, 2014
A lot of other people were calling for a boycott as well.
https://twitter.com/MathewSHarrison/status/550387277218594816
@HarperCollins says denying #Israel existence is a response to “local preferences”. A US boycott would be too! http://t.co/aJlubyLiA5
— Harry Beagle (@HarrytheBeagle) December 31, 2014
Boycott Harper Collins for removing Israel from map. George Orwell endorses this Tweet. #cdnpoli #canada
— Ray Heard (@RayHeard) December 31, 2014
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https://twitter.com/annispice/status/550298020328513536
@Israel DOES exist @HarperCollins but soon you will not. #BOYCOTT for deleting @Israel from your maps. http://t.co/nb8kk7BvxM #NeverAgain
— Richard Stellar (@RichardStellar) December 31, 2014
Apparently Harper Collins felt the heat because they issued an apology and pulled the atlases.
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/550414655009484801
Some people thought the apology was less than sincere.
@Yair_Rosenberg @HarperCollins that is your general get lost apology. They should explain what happened and fire the person responsible.
— vitaly (@vburshteyn) December 31, 2014
@Yair_Rosenberg @HarperCollins "for any offense caused" why is this about offense? what about integrity and truth??
— Mendel Rubin (@shabboshouse) December 31, 2014
@Yair_Rosenberg @HarperCollins regret the omission? More like regret being caught!
— Stuart Schnee (@StuartSchnee) December 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/paulhirschson/status/550419312104579073
@Yair_Rosenberg @ZalmiU @HarperCollins The damage is done. Their Doublespeak and Capitulation speaks volumes. They will feel the burn
— Liz Bolloten (@LizBolloten) December 31, 2014
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