Is Google Maps Blocking Judea and Samaria?And if so why?

Is Google Maps Blocking Judea and Samaria?And if so why?(INN).Arutz Sheva has received several complaints over the past few weeks from residents of Judea and Samaria (Shomron) who use Google Maps to receive driving directions before setting out on the roads. The residents complained that in recent weeks, when they looked for directions between two points in Judea and Samaria, they received an error message which said that no information is available on the points in question.
One of the complainants, Joe from Havat Gilad (Gilad Farm) in the Shomron, told Arutz Sheva on Monday that the problem goes beyond trips from one point to another within Judea and Samaria, and also extends to trips from within Judea and Samaria to points outside of the area.
It should be noted that those who wish to see driving directions from a point outside of Judea and Samaria to a point within the area have no problems accessing the site and receive no error messages. However, they must be sure to use discretion and not attempt to go through Arab villages and towns, even if that is the shortest route.
(Ed. note: Those using a GPS in Israel must be sure it is programmed especially for Israel, as GPS gives the shortest route between two places - and that may easily be a very dangerous one. IDF soldiers stopped unwary tourists with GPS as they were about to make a turn into an Arab city, leading to reprogramming for Israeli GPS.)
Joe, who has used Google Maps himself for a long time, said he tried to turn to Google and ask for clarifications on this issue but was unsuccessful. He noted, however, that perhaps the company decided not to include Judea and Samaria due to its fear that of lawsuits from users who might use the service and mistakenly end up in danger by entering areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority.
Arutz Sheva asked Google Israel to comment on the matter but did not hear back from the company. When the company responds, its statement will be published in full.Read the full story here.

White House: No rush on Iran - All options are on the table.

White House: No rush on Iran.(TheHill).By Jeremy Herb and Amie Parnes.The White House won't be rushing to make a decision on Iran's nuclear program, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday.While Carney would not respond directly to questions about whether President Obama would have to decide within a year whether to use military force against Iran to stop it from obtaining nuclear weapons, he did say Obama's policy is "clear.""The president has made clear two things,” Carney said at Monday's White House press briefing. “One, that he is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. He has also said that he takes no options off the table.”Defense Secretary Panetta said over the weekend in a "60 Minutes" interview that Iran could develop a nuclear weapon within a year and have a delivery system for the weapons in two to three years, if it attempted to pursue them. Iran has claimed its nuclear program is for producing energy, while the United States and its allies say Iran is trying to make a weapon.Obama said at the State of the Union that no option was off the table to stop Iran from obtaining nukes, echoing a statement from Panetta that Iran would not be allowed to cross a “red line" and obtain nuclear weapons.Asked whether Panetta’s view puts a timetable on Obama, Carney said: "It doesn't change our strategy, which is to continue to put pressure, continue to isolate, continue to make clear to Iran what its options are."Hmmmm.......Postponed for election reasons.If i win a second term i might act against Iran if you return to the 1967 borders.Read the full story here.