Doesn’t anyone have anything better to do that fight over the names on a game? Oh sure, the game is not really the issue, it’s the fact that people complained about whether Jerusalem is in Israel or not. Shut up.

Monopoly, the iconic game of capitalism, has been drawn into the dispute over Jerusalem.

Hasbro Inc. issued an apology Thursday after an employee, responding to complaints from pro-Palestinian groups, eliminated the word “Israel” after the city in an online contest to select names for a new Monopoly board game: Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition.

The company also pulled all country names from other cities on the site when even more people complained, including the Israeli government, because Jerusalem was listed as the only city without a country.

The Pawtucket-based company is asking people to vote at the Monopoly Web site on which cities will be included in the new edition. Until Tuesday, every city on the site listed a country, including Paris, France; Cairo, Egypt and Jerusalem, Israel.

No matter what you believe, or what you think you believe, when people around the world hear “Jerusalem” they think of Israel. So, where exactly is Jerusalem? I guess board games are more important now than many other things. The fact anyone is questioning this makes my head hurt, then again, when I think of Marvin Gardens or Baltic Avenue I get a headache too.

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