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Article: Global 'Monopoly' board game drops Israel
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- February 22, 2008
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Monopoly, the iconic game of capitalism, has
been drawn into the dispute over Jerusalem.
Hasbro Inc. issued an apology Thursday after an employee,
responding to complaints from pro-Palestinian groups, eliminated the
word "Israel" after the city in an online contest to select names
for a new Monopoly board game: Monopoly Here and Now: The World
Edition.
The company also pulled all country names from other cities on
the site when even more people complained, including the Israeli
government, because Jerusalem was listed as the only city without a
country.
The Pawtucket-based company is asking people to vote at the
Monopoly Web site on which cities will be included in the ...