For France24 (French CNN) i live in "Palestine Time"

I am publishing this post after having sent an official complaint to France24, the French equivalent of CNN available on cables in Israel and other countries.

I was surprised and shocked yesterday to discover that they are announcing their programs by a time zone i did not know until they created it. According to France24 Israeli citizens live in "Palestine Time".

Now let me be clear. I want a Palestine state near by Israel - i pray for it - really. But i have no bloody idea what "Palestine Time" means today. Where does it start? Where does it end? GMT+X ? Who is deciding what the X is? [i could not find any reference to is here]

I live in Israel, i pay for this channel in Israeli shekels, i don't want to hear about Palestine Time, as if it was an official standard everybody already know and agreed on. It is simple a pure one-sided convention by the owner of France24. Actually, you know what? I don t mind being referred to a time zone that is not "Israeli" but if they want to really give a Palestinian color to their announcement (why not after all?) Say "Gaza Time" or "West Bank Time" or better "Palestinian Territory local time". Palestine, unless someone points to another direction, is not yet a state and not even a clear geographic zone (they are also palestinians in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt).

So, dear France24, just change it. Make your spectators a favour and show us you have a little idea of what you are talking about - since this is what you are supposed to do.

Palestine Time - is something we all wish - but it does not exist, yet. Period

ps: if you agree with me, please leave a comment here, since i pointed the Direction of France24 to this blog post. You can also send them a sweet note on Twitter on @France24 or by email webdesk@france24.com


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