<s>
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
started	O
in	O
Israel	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Israel	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
to	O
see	O
non-museum	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
three	O
days	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
planned	O
formal	O
launch	O
,	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
and	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
two	O
largest	O
cities	O
,	O
Tel	O
Aviv	O
,	O
and	O
Haifa	B-Algorithm
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
landmarks	O
,	O
came	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
boost	O
to	O
tourism	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
the	O
feature	O
has	O
also	O
brought	O
up	O
concerns	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
aid	O
terrorists	B-Device
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
addressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	O
started	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
of	O
Israel	O
National	O
Trail	O
with	O
a	O
person	O
carrying	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
camera	O
called	O
"	O
Trekker	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
took	O
10	O
weeks	O
of	O
hiking	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
trail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trail	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
considered	O
for	O
Israel	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
multiple	O
concerns	O
arose	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
security	O
,	O
since	O
Israel	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
long	O
history	O
of	O
terrorist	B-Device
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Israeli	O
officials	O
authorized	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
after	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
negotiations	O
to	O
define	O
conditions	O
to	O
protect	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consideration	O
favoring	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
provide	O
a	O
boost	O
to	O
the	O
economy	O
by	O
boosting	O
tourism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Israeli	O
government	O
has	O
permitted	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
provided	O
the	O
following	O
conditions	O
have	O
been	O
met	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Filming	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
in	O
Israel	O
began	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
much	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
bringing	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
to	O
Israel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
one	O
was	O
the	O
fear	O
that	O
terrorists	B-Device
could	O
use	O
the	O
feature	O
to	O
plan	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palestinian	O
militants	O
have	O
previously	O
admitted	O
to	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
to	O
help	O
plan	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
public	O
poll	O
found	O
that	O
70%	O
of	O
Israelis	O
support	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tel	O
Aviv	O
mayor	O
Ron	O
Huldai	O
does	O
not	O
see	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
as	O
a	O
security	O
concern	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
numerous	O
terrorist	B-Device
attacks	O
have	O
already	O
occurred	O
without	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
is	O
not	O
needed	O
as	O
a	O
terrorist	B-Device
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
Israeli	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
has	O
faced	O
some	O
opposition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mordechai	O
Kedar	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
Israeli	O
intelligence	O
,	O
believes	O
militants	O
will	O
use	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
to	O
help	O
plan	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	O
intelligence	O
expert	O
Ron	O
Ben	O
Yishai	O
expressed	O
his	O
discomfort	O
in	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
CNN	B-Architecture
reporters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
allows	O
terrorists	B-Device
to	O
use	O
the	O
tool	O
to	O
study	O
their	O
intended	O
target	O
in	O
detail	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
include	O
his	O
own	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
right-wing	O
activist	O
Aryeh	O
King	O
,	O
who	O
supports	O
Israeli	O
development	O
in	O
East	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
,	O
was	O
filmed	O
standing	O
with	O
his	O
trademark	O
scooter	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
his	O
East	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
home	O
that	O
he	O
won	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
in	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Israelis	O
complained	O
that	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
revealed	O
a	O
secret	O
military	O
base	O
in	O
Tel	O
Aviv	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Israeli	O
Defense	O
Force	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
base	O
was	O
not	O
secret	O
and	O
that	O
everything	O
was	O
fine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
after	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
images	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
military	O
intelligence	O
monitored	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
concerns	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
brought	O
up	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
filming	O
of	O
streets	O
in	O
Israeli-occupied	O
territories	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-Application
Bank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
intends	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
service	O
in	O
as	O
many	O
countries	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
has	O
stated	O
its	O
intentions	O
to	O
film	O
many	O
Israeli	O
settlements	O
and	O
cities	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-Application
Bank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
