Collins Bartholomew, the subsidiary of HarperCollins that specialises in maps, told The Tablet that including Israel would have been “unacceptable” to their customers in the Gulf and the amendment incorporated “local preferences”.
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/1579/0/publisher-harpercollins-omits-israel-from-school-atlas-to-meet-local-preferences-
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“The decision to omit Israel on the map has sparked anger on social media, with some Twitter users calling for the boycott of HarperCollins.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2892629/Israel-omitted-HarperCollins-atlas-including-country-unacceptable-customers.html
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Hmmm...In the world of publishing, HarperCollins is “unacceptable.” Boycotter’s “local preference”: It doesn’t exist.