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Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by supernova87a on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:17AM (#27192022)
>I learned a few interesting facts, blurry Israel being one of them.

Yes, Israel specifically has favor from the US government that satellite imagery of that country is allowed to be blurred:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyl%E2%80%93Bingaman_Amendment....

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Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by duckmysick on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:33AM (#27192099)
The BBC article in the submission mentions this restriction and the Kyl-Bingaman Amendment.
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