Google faces Israeli lawsuit over controversial Prophet Muhammad video

19.09.2012
Arab-Israeli lawmakers and religious leaders Wednesday asked the Jerusalem District Court to force Google to take a controversial video off of YouTube.

The petition also asks that all access to the video be blocked in Israel, according to a report in .

The video in question, a movie trailer that mocks the Prophet Muhammad, has prompted and protests at U.S. embassies and consulates Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, among other countries.

The movie reportedly was filmed in the United States. It remains unclear who made it.

Taleb a-Sana, an Israeli politician and member of the parliament, joined with religious leader to file the petition with the court, according to reports. The petition is said to contend that the video offends Muslims and incites racism.

Google, which owns YouTube, did not respond to multiple requests for comment today.