Apple has acquiesced to the Palestinian Authority and has been displaying the time on the company's devices located in Judea and Samaria according to the time in the Palestinian Authority, which has not been switched to daylight savings time yet to end the days earlier due to the Ramadan fast.

As a reminder, although the State of Israel’s clock has already been changed to summertime, the Palestinian Authority announced about two weeks ago that it will continue with wintertime until the end of Ramadan. Not moving the clock makes it easier for the Muslims who fast during Ramadan and also serves as a political act of separation from the State of Israel.

It was very interesting to see that the Palestinian and Egyptian Authority decided to bring back daylight saving only for the end of April once Ramadan is over, after banning daylight savings for years #cherribi https://t.co/7vVyMX0K5j

— Tony Kim (@tonykim0616) March 31, 2023

With the transition to summertime, the time on Apple devices located in the State of Israel also moved forward one hour. However, in recent days Israelis living in Judea and Samaria who use Apple devices have been complaining that while they are in their homes within their communities, the time shown to them is the time of the Palestinian Authority - even in the internationally recognized Israeli controlled Area C.

"Like every evening, I set the clock to 7:00 in the morning to get up and get to work on time," a resident of Gush Etzion told reporters from Israel’s Channel 7. “And actually if I hadn't checked by chance in the dead of night, I wouldn't have known."

Meanwhile, Apple said that in order to determine the time and date on the company's devices around the world, it relies on the information associated with each time zone according to the Global Standards Organization, in addition to relying on IANA. If a user wants to change the date, time, or time zone on the device, this can be done manually through the settings.

Israel is not the only country in confusion over the exact time due to Ramadan. The Lebanese government, for instance, decided last minute to delay the start of daylight savings time also until Ramadan is officially over. The problem is that many Lebanese are not Muslims, and instead practice Christianity, or are part of the Druze Sect. The decision has caused a massive rift in Lebanon, where protests have sparked around the nation. 

Government of #Lebanon decided not to switch to daylight savings time, presumably to make it easier fast for Muslims. Country's Christians revolted and switched. Tiny country now has two timezones. And Nasrallah thinks this failing nation will "liberate Palestine," beat America.

— Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) March 25, 2023

With some institutions implementing the change while others refused, many Lebanese have found themselves in the position of having one time while at work, and another while at home. In some cases, the debate against the move to not move the clocks ahead became a clear argument on behalf of the Christian politicians and institutions, including the largest church, the Maronite church that rejected the move.

The schism has led to internal jokes in the country as well, with the common question being “are you Muslim time or Christian time?”