Tim Parenti <tim@timtimeonline.com> wrote on Mon, 5 Sep 2011 at 15:07:03 -0400 in <CAFpi07x-4W=SZ+2Etx-n+7R=CcQaX62AZ+j=M4dWV6tPFJvARQ@mail.gmail.com>:
While this may perhaps be the case, the goal has been only to pick a reasonable location that is representative of each set of time zone rules. As the time in East Jerusalem, being split amongst official and nonofficial uses, is somewhat ill-defined, it is not a good candidate to fulfill this role. Rather, residents of East Jerusalem could decide to use Asia/Jerusalem or Asia/Hebron (or even Asia/Gaza) for their own purposes, depending on how their particular allegiances may lie.
Indeed. My point was intended to suggest that names like Asia/Gaza and Asia/West_Bank are more desirable from a user standpoint, as well as avoiding some serious political problems. --jhawk@mit.edu John Hawkinson