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ADC demands immediate removal of offensive Anti-Arab apps [Arab American News, The](Arab American News, The Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) DEARBORN - The AmericanArab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) sent a letter to Google CEO Larry Page on Monday strongly condemning and demanding the immediate removal of Google Play's offensive anti-Arab applications "Bomb Gaza", "Gaza Assault: Code Red" and "Whack the Hamas", among others. The applications turns the massacre of occupied and blockaded Gaza into a game, where users can shoot and kill Arab caricatures that represent the innocent civilians killed by Israeli forces. ADC said the applications are not >nly insensitive to the more than 1,800 ivilian casualties that have been ilied in Israel's current siege, but also glorify Israel's internationally-condemned military actions and vilify Arabs in the most racist way. The group also says it is shocked that these applications encourage Google Play users to partake in the virtual aggression towards and dehumanization of Palestinians, and even more so that Google allows the applications to exist on its interface. HI (c) 2014 Arab American News |