File talk:Israel and occupied territories map.png

Classification rationale and declaration of intent

I am the creator of this map, which is an adaptation of an existing United Nations map (used with permission as set out at Template talk:UN map, which I negotiated with the UN Cartographic Section). I created it to provide a high-resolution alternative to existing maps such as the CIA World Factbook map of the region (Image:Is-map.PNG).

In summary, it provides much more information (roads, railways, watercourses, internal administrative boundaries, airport locations and UN deployment zones) than the basic World Factbook map. Crucially, the map shows both Israel and the Palestinian territories in equivalent geographical detail. I created the map specifically to provide an overview of both Israel and the territories at an equivalent resolution and scale, showing the geographical features of the entire region.

For this reason, I have categorised the map in both Category:Maps of Israel and Category:Maps of the Palestinian territories. Because the map treats both polities identically, it is appropriately to list it in both categories. By contrast, outline political maps such as Image:Is-map.PNG and Image:Gz-map2.png focus only on one polity, and therefore are relevant to only that polity's category. -- ChrisO 21:48, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

The Map depicts Armistice Demarcation Lines. NOT borders.

Armistice Demarcation Lines are NOT borders. Armistice Demarcation Lines did not change any borders. It is inadmissible to acquire territory by war and; Israel has never legally annexed ANY territory ... Talknic (talk) 11:50, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

golan

Im sorry Eric's Son, but you cant go around discussion on the various Wikipedia's to push a map on them. This map shows the occupied territories as shaded, not as the same as Israel. Your changes make that distinction vanish. You are free to upload your map to any other name youd like, but this map should be retained as it has a specific purpose. Nableezy (talk) 03:51, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

The map very clearly gives its source, please stop disrupting the purpose of this project to push a political point on the various Wikipedias. Nableezy (talk) 03:52, 14 May 2018 (UTC)