Israel Wiped Off the Map in Children’s Book, Scholastic Will Correct
Scholastic, a publisher of children’s books, will revise and reprint a book with a map of the Middle East that did not include Israel, the West Bank or Gaza Strip.
The Times of Israel, which broke the story, reported that “While Sudan, Libya and Saudi Arabia appear clearly on the map, the territory of Israel is completely covered by Jordan, painted red.”
The publisher today expressed regret for the omission and announced that it is “immediately stopping shipment on this title, revising the map, and going back to reprint.”
Although it is disturbing that a publisher focused on educating children would miss the glaring geographical error, it deserves credit for admitting and rectifying the mistake.
CNN and CBS should take note. Although their corrections to recent falsehoods would be much simpler — they don’t have to stop shipment or republish anything, but merely broadcast straightforward corrections online and on the air — editors at each of the networks have inexplicably chosen to stand by the errors.
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