NSHA HS student takes aim at Apple

Sammy Tavakoli, 16, of Great Neck, is like most other tech savvy teenagers who enjoy the latest ‘toy’ on the market. But the 11th grader at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School wasn’t smiling when he noticed that the new Apple map system doesn’t list Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

“I zoomed in on Israel and noticed Jerusalem wasn’t marked as the capital, no capital at all, but all the Arab countries had their capitals clearly marked and delineated,” he said. “I thought about it for a day and decided why not do something about it. I started a petition. I emailed Dr. Vitow to distribute it to the school and he did. My classmates are glad that someone is doing something about it. There’s a Zionist group at NSHA, Chovovei Tzion, and we are collaborating to get the word out,” noted Tavakoli.

Thus far he sent it to his brother Ariel at Syracuse University and to Jewish communities in Washington, DC and Persian Communities in Los Angeles, but he’s hoping that his petition gains momentum and encourages all to participate. http://www.change.org/petitions/apple-identify-jerusalem-as-the-capital-of-israel-on-their-program-apple-maps-3.