Google Block On Reviews Draws Israeli, Palestinian Business Ire
Business Standard|June 04, 2024
Ashraf Creish, the owner of the West Bank restaurant Zest, knew the Israel-Hamas war was going to be hard on business.
- MARISSA NEWMAN & FADWA HODALI
Google Block On Reviews Draws Israeli, Palestinian Business Ire

The steady flow of diners from international organisations and consulates in Jerusalem stopped after October 7 and never came back.

But he ran into an unexpected hurdle in seeking new customers for his Ramallah cafe, which enjoys a 4.7-star rating on Google: Alphabet blocked new reviews for businesses in Israel and Palestinian territories since Hamas invaded Israel nearly eight months ago.

"People look up the reviews if they want to go to a restaurant and they don't see it now," Creish said. Zest averaged four or five reviews a week on Google before the war, he said. The steady flow of reviews was "part of our success."

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