Pressure Israel: Third Intifada application was removed

The request of the Minister of Information and Diaspora Yuli Edelstein Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been removed provoked anger in Israel app store company's online application. Apple: "She hit the users' 

 third intifada Apple decided to remove the downloads page of the App Store (app store of liking) to encourage participation application a third Intifada. " A company spokesman said this morning (Thursday) that the application has been removed from violating usage rules set by Apple, and was the hurt feelings that use its services. On June 15, added store an application called Third Palestinian Intifada. The application included Arabic content website that promotes the third intifada against Israel, as well as a page on Facebook opened and closed after the requests sent to the social network. Information Minister, Yuli Edelstein, contact e-mail two days ago Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and demanded to remove the application, contending that he "is a stage for incitement against Israel." Today, as noted, Apple decided to grant the request.
A company spokesman said the application was removed from violating usage rules set by Apple. The application was removed Third Intifada application was developed by a company from Dubai named Web at me and she was offered free to users of Apple's app store. Apparently its contents are reflective of those appearing on the organization, and is actually "mobile copy" of his. So far her down, mainly in Uganda, Qatar, Israel (apparently Palestinian Territories), Jordan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Application made, as stated, anger on the Israeli side. Letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrote Information Minister Yuli Edelstein: "One goal of the application is to allow the device to be updated for protest activities, some of them violent, planned against Israel. I believe that Apple, as a pioneering and progressive, what the values ​​of liberty, freedom of expression and creativity in mind. Also, as a leader and I am sure you are aware of the ability of such application make many unite for the same cause that could be devastating.Therefore, I appeal to you to order immediately remove the application in question and thus continue the tradition of its applications to Apple's purely entertainment, information, etc. and not allow it, giving a platform to incite ". Edelstein welcomed the announcement by Apple that took the application. "I congratulate Apple on the action quick removal application, the third intifada. This is another step in preventing factors agitators, who are infected with anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli incitement through means of the New Media. At work proves that Apple, as evidenced by Facebook in the past, she shares the values ​​opposed to violence , incitement and terrorism ".

After Facebook closed the organization page, Apple also agreed to the Israeli request to download the application

Apple is not alone. Last March, after requests, stress and rejections, she finally gave up and took the Facebook group "third intifada" from the site. Page, he read and encouraged a new outbreak on May 15, amassed more than 300,000 fans. Page is opened by the drop in Palestinian group against Israel and for the armed resistance to it. She set a goal to accumulate a million clicks "Lake" will encourage breaking waves. Due to the encouragement of violence, Israel asked Facebook to remove the page. Information Minister Yuli Edelstein even addressed a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and asked him for his removal.