Israeli city demands that Google Earth erase Palestinian claim -- Google says no

Officials in the small city of Kiryat Yam have filed an official police complaint to force Google to settle in its favor an Arab-Israeli land dispute.

(Update: Google tells me it's not their job. See below.)

At issue is this user-generated notation placed on the image of Kiryat Yam that is visible via Google Earth:

This is one of the Palestinian localities evacuated and destroyed after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. For basic information about this locality, including brief history, the 1948 events, its current status, pictures and statistics, visit: www.palestineremembered.com.

The notation is labeled Arab Ghawarina.

Kiryat Yam officials contend that the passage is patently false, according to this Arutz Shiva report:

Those who see Kiryat Yam on Google Earth are told that the city was built on the ruins of an Arab town from which innocent civilians were expelled. In fact, officials said, the city was built by Holocaust survivors on land that was completely barren and had not been settled in the past. The false information was placed as part of a deliberate attempt to hurt the city's interests, they said.

I've been unable to ascertain whether the city approached Google directly for relief - one would presume it did - or how Google replied. I have a request in to the Google press office.

(Update, Google's reply:) More