(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Computer giant Apple has removed an application serving the Third Intifada from its App Store for iPhones and iPads at the request of the Israeli government, sources report. The Dubai company that developed the program for Apple confirmed that it was taken off the shelves on Wednesday evening. They said they have been communicating with Apple to enquire about the move. “We are currently in contact with Apple to find out why the program was removed and to try to get it back to the App Store.” Israeli minister Yuli Edelstein requested that Apple remove the Arabic program that updated users on upcoming protest and featured articles criticizing Israel. The same ministry was behind the removal of a Facebook page that called for a third intifada a few months back. The page had a fan-base of over 300,000. Edelstein said in a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs that the Third Intifada application provides information on protests planned against Israel, some of which could be violent. Israel’s deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon told Reuters that Apple application and Third Intifada Facebook page marked the beginning of a new trend of attempts to incite violent attacks against Israel.
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