Using smartphone technology to spread the propaganda message, the Zochrot organization is announcing the launch of its new iPhone app called I Nakba. Nakba is the term used by Arabs to mark the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, hence the app details the areas destroyed by Israel as a result of the creation of the state. The app, which will be free of charge, operates in three languages, Hebrew, English and Arabic.

The trilingual mobile app is based on Google Maps. The social app allows users to locate the “Palestinian localities destroyed in the Nakba since 1948 and to learn about them.

“The application provides coordinates and maps of Palestinian localities that were completely demolished and obliterated after their capture, partially demolished, or remained standing although their residents were expelled. The maps also show buildings that were left in these localities, provide historical information and include video clips and photographs. The app is interactive; it allows users to add pictures of the destroyed localities, as well as to share comments and follow updates about selected localities”.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)