Mr. Marwan Radwan, the General Director of the Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority (PNINA) which is the organization registered google.ps said that “Google.ps was one of the earliest international domains registered under the .ps ccTLD, according to PNINA registration database, the domain was registered in 19/5/2004, and only 4 months after PNINA officially opened the .ps for registration”. He also added that “By this registration and the inclusion of Palestine in the strategic plan for Google, this emphasizes the importance of the Palestinian Internet market and the global recognition of the Palestinian presence on the Internet”. He also expressed his hopes that the more than 1000 international companies that have already registered domain names under the .ps and have active sites pointing to their .ps domains will strengthen the international ties and trust on the Palestinian ICT sector and contribute effectively to alleviate the current obstacles and hardships imposed by the Israeli occupation.

Google explained that ” Up until today, Arabic-speaking users in the Palestinian Territories have had to visit foreign domains (e.g.google.eg in Egypt) in order to search in Arabic.  Starting today, Arabic-speaking users in the Palestinian Territories who use Palestinian ISPs will be given direct access to Google in Arabic via google.ps

With AdWords, you can target your ads to countries or territories, or to specific regions and cities. The Adwords system uses several factors to determine whether to show your ad including the Google domain being used (.fr, .de, .kr, etc.), the actual search terms the user submits and when possible, we determine the user’s general physical location based upon their computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.”

According to internet users in Palestine, Google.ps works fine in Gaza Strip and the Bank.