Posted on 09/04/24
| News Source: JPost
American airline JetBlue Airways has updated their in-flight map to show the words 'Palestinian Territory' in significantly larger text than the word ‘Israel,’ to the point where it is overlaid on the entire state of Israel, N12 reported Tuesday evening.
Hodaya Knafo, an Israeli woman studying in the United States, told N12 that she was on a domestic flight from Miami to San Diego when she tried to show another passenger where Israel was located on her seat’s personal screen. "The label was prominently displayed in a way that didn't seem innocent,” she said, and additionally, the borders were incorrect."
According to the map, Israel’s northern border does not include the Golan Heights.
“It happens often that the word Israel creates a dialogue,” Knafo said, “I wanted to show him where Israel is located on the map on the plane's screens. When I saw the map, I was shocked."
Knafo told N12 that she had intended to show the man next to her how small Israel is, especially compared to the interest it generates.