NBA apologises over reference to 'occupied' Palestine
MEE staff
NBA removes 'occupied' from description of Palestinian territories after Israeli minister calls Palestine 'imaginary state'
Saturday 30 December 2017 03:08 UTC
Last update: Saturday 30 December 2017 9:32 UTC
North America's National Basketball Association (NBA) apologised on Friday for describing the Palestinian territories as "occupied" on its website, bowing to pressure from Israeli right wing politicians who objected to the description.
Although Israel's sports minister, Miri Regev, claimed victory for removing the description after she had called Palestine an "imaginary 'state'," contrary to various media reports, "Palestinian territories" is still an option for the location of voters on a poll for picking NBA All Stars.
"Israeli minister gets 'Palestine' removed from NBA site," a Fox News headline erroneously reads.
Read more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nba-apologises-over-reference-occupied-palestine-2001416948
This was just on a poll for all-star voting it sounds to me like. One would never notice this, generally, unless it was pointed out. Something to take note of, all the same.
