Much has been made of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s infamous quote: “Israel must be wiped off the map.” Maybe he knew of this Chinese-made globe?

Yes, this globe now found at Target stores, has literally 'wiped Israel of the map'. It is not there. Instead, "Palestine" is printed over the area.

“They’re teaching kids there is no Israel, only Palestine,” Rabbi Gary Moskowitz, who bought a globe for his daughter, told Andrea Peyser of the New York Post. “This foments hatred.”

Amy Reilly of Target customer relations initially said the omission of Israel was due to lack of space on the globe. To which Peyser responded: “Isn’t ‘Palestine’ a longer word?”

What a lame excuse. I am tired of stupid arguments a 3-year-old child could see through.

Anyway, only after getting complaints, Target began pulling the globe from its 1,744 stores.

A spokesman for New Jersey-based Devrian Global Industries, which imported tens of thousands of globes from China, said: “Obviously, it was a mistake. We obviously offended some people.”

Gee, ya think?