The Israeli government has appealed to Apple Inc. to remove an application called �ThirdIntifada� from its App Store.

Israel�s information minister, Yuli Edelstein, sent the request in a letter to the American computer giant on Tuesday.

�Intifadah� is the Arabic term for uprising against Israel. The application allows its followers to share opinions and organize protests against Israel.

Edelstein says �one can easily see that this is in fact anti-Israel and anti-Zionist.� A similar campaign several months back prompted Facebook to remove a related page.

There was no immediate comment by Apple.

(Source: AP News)