Jerusalem – Israel’s military says it is investigating a recent incident at an air force base in which soldiers were ordered to stand in formation to spell out the Google logo for the company’s visiting executives.
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It said Tuesday it was “an idea conceived during a visit by Google representatives to an Israel Air Force Base. The matter will be looked into.”
Footage of about a hundred soldiers standing in the scorching summer heat next to aircraft in a formation that spelled out the logo sparked outrage in Israel, where military service is mandatory.
Opposition lawmaker Shelly Yachimovich said in a Facebook post: “Who will decide which private company to suck up to… and what has this got to do with defending Israel…?” She asked, “how much did this humiliation cost?”
Google is getting way too powerful. Time for some other companies to take away their monopolies
I think the formation is cute. What’s wrong with it? It sounds like a nice way to welcome the visiting executives from Google. Google is well-known for hosting annual logo design contests for its users, and frequently uses variants of the logo on special occasions throughout the year. Obviously, the formation is inspired by that.
The “scorching heat” sounds to me like an excuse by party-poopers who are projecting politics onto everything.
To learn more about Google’s plans, google (sorry) “Weyland industries”
Soldiers are trained to obey orders because the state must be sure that the soldiers will risk (or forfeit) their lives at a commander’s demand. Invoking this prerogative in order to spell out “Google” is an abuse.
Grow up all of you. It cost lest to set up 2 planes and 50 airmen then to fly over even with one jet. Look at the political landscape these days, even when terrorism is making headlines all over the world, Israel is never left out for their “unfair occupation”. We need friends like Google to shut down, or even make us aware of what kind of propaganda is being spewed on the Internet.