EE Welcomes Briton Landing in Israel to the “State of Palestine”
A co-conspirator flew from Britain to Israel recently and, as usual, received a text from their service provider letting them know about roaming charges and so on. EE sent a text saying: “Welcome to the State of Palestine”. Quite the political statement for a phone company to take…
The co-conspirator was in Tel-Aviv, a 2 hour drive away from the West Bank and 3 hours from Gaza. The UK, of course, does not recognise Palestine as a state. According to the UK Government “The Occupied Palestinian Territories” is the correct name. Guido has asked EE for comment. To blatantly call the area “The State of Palestine” at this time is an interesting position to take for a company with such a robust diversity and inclusion strategy…
