Fie ca va vine sa credeti sau nu, compania Apple a fost acuzata de antisemitism de catre un grup numit Conferinta Europeana a Rabinilor. Motivul acuzatiei este publicare in App Store a unei aplicatii numite The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, aplicatie care descrie un plan prin care evreii ar dori sa cucereasca lumea. Planul este unul fictiv, dezvoltatorul anuntandu-si cumparatorii prin descriere ca povestea nu este reala, insa membrii comunitatii evreiesti nu au ramas prea impresionati de acest avertisment.
The Conference of European Rabbis, representing Orthodox Jewish congregations, is petitioning Apple to remove a mobile app version of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The work is a a historical — but completely fictional — “exposé” on a secret Jewish conspiracy to take over the world. The Rabbinical group’s leader, Pinchas Goldschmidt, admits the text of the book should be available to academics to study in its proper context, but “to disseminate such hateful invective as a mobile app is dangerous and inexcusable.”
Israel’s Minister of Public Diplomacy Yuli Edelstein said Apple shouldn’t allow such material on the iTunes market. “They wouldn’t allow pedophilia and pornography on their networks,” he told The Associated Press. “They shouldn’t allow xenophobia, anti-Semitism or racism.” Apple has a policy preventing racist, intolerant, or discriminatory content on the App Store, at Apple’s sole discretion.
Liderul grupului, Pinchas Goldschmidt, si ministrul israelian al diplomatiei publice, Yuli Edelstein, au criticat decizia celor de la Apple de a publica aplicatia in App Store si totul se va terminal probabil cu retragerea rapida a aplicatiei. Aceasta este, cred, prima oara cand Apple este acuzata de antisemitism de catre comunitatea evreiasca, insa avand in vedere ca peste 600.000 de aplicatii sunt disponibile in App Store, exista oricand sanse ca acuzatii asemanatoare sa apara.