Change palestine to israel

israel is the real country in the location where 'palestine' is on the medatareanian map. its about time someone changes it. palestine is two small enclaves that arent recognized internationally as a country, where as israel is a real country it should be changed thnx for reading, urgul

That is a difficult situation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine The name palestine on the map refers to the above region, not the small enclaves. Whether that name is correct, or should be called Israel depends on who you ask it to. I personally would call it Israel, but I am not the author of the map, Pntbttr is, and he called it Palestine. Just know that even though the map uses the name Palestine, that refers to roman/greek naming of the region, and does not acknowledge or deny palestine as a state or country. I think the author, Pntbttr, is from the USA, so quite a chance he doesnt acknowledge it as a country, but named the region Palestine anyway.

i thought so i guess i will just have to ask pntbttr, then israel has a rich history that can confuse many. modern day israel used to be part of the jordan empire. when palestine was established, jordan invaded it again, and then the UN created Israel. i know calling it palestine was a mistake. however, some still like to call it that because some just believe israel just declared war on palestine and took over their land. i have nothing against people who believe that. however, the internationally recognized counrty in that area is not palestine, but israel all in all, israel is confusing to put a name down. it can be mistaken for jordan or palestine. but i will go back to internationally recognition again. today, it is not palestine, but israel that controls the majority of the land there. anywho, i hope to see it changed urgul out

We talked about this before the map came out and he decided to go with palesine...but I for one wanted it Israel...and Matty is right why he called it Palasine

In my opinion this is a Mediterranean (historic ) map. Let's go 2000 years ago and start analyzing how this area it's callerd in history books. If it's tied (or even 66/33) I would thnk you can chose the name.you want. If there is a difference higher 25/75, in my opinion that that the most used named it's the one it should appear in the map.

And that is why it is called Palastine

You're all wrong. It should be called Canaan.

You are referring to the State of Palestine. This map is referring to the Region of Palestine. [quote=From wikipedia:]Palestine is a geographic region in Western Asia between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is sometimes considered to include adjoining territories. Boundaries of the region have changed throughout history, and were last defined in modern times by the Franco-British boundary agreement (1920) and the Transjordan memorandum of 16 September 1922, during the mandate period. Today, the region comprises the State of Israel [i][b]and[/b][/i] the Palestinian territories.[/quote] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine This article is about the historical geographic region. For the sovereign state (country), see [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine]State of Palestine[/url]. For the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, see [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territories]Palestinian territories[/url]. Pntbttr did not name it Palestine. He originally called it Israel. I made the change. Israel is not a good name because Israel refers to a specific country that only makes up a part of the region. Palestine is an ancient name that refers to the whole region. The state of Palestine is a new development. The region has been called Palestine for ages. There is precedent for using old region names. Look at the names on the world map especially in Asia. Those are not modern names. Canaan is also an ancient name and refers to the same area but also parts of Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. So it also is not a good name because there already is a Lebanon territory.

Sorry Vexer - should have indicated - I was being facetious :)

if you guys call it palestine than shouldnt the other countries be called what it was 2000 years ago? palestine seems to be one of the only historical names on there. i messaged pntbttr about the change, i didnt get a reply yet. i gotta go urgul

Palestine also happens to be the only territory that includes more than one country. It's the only one that needs a special name that refers to the entire regional area. Why message Pntbttr about the change. He did not make it. I did and I mentioned that in my post. Read my whole post before responding.

i did read your whole post. i thought the only one who could change a ceratain map was the creator. sorry, i did not know.