Palestine? Never heard of it.

(Jerusalem Post) — Organizers of the 2012 London Olympic Games have apologized after its official website left Israel without a capital while naming Jerusalem as the capital city of a country that does not yet exist, blaming “incorrect data input.”

Profiling the countries taking part in July’s Games, the newly launched website left a blank space as Israel’s capital while in a profile for “Palestine” it listed Jerusalem as its capital.

The site also listed the US dollar as Palestine’s currency, even though the shekel is the accepted currency in the Palestinian Authority.

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