The controversy erupted during Friday evening’s episode, which included the category “Where’s that Church?”

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A $200 clue stated: “Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity.”

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Contestant Katie Needle quickly buzzed in, answering “What is Palestine?”

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Host Alex Trebek responded, “no.”

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Competitor Jack McGuire then buzzed in, answering: “What is Israel?”

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His answer was deemed correct.

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The exchange didn’t slow the show’s pace, but did hit a sore spot with viewers familiar with the Middle East’s geography and political turmoil.

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The church, built over the grotto where Christians believe Jesus was born, is in Bethlehem, a city in the Palestinian territories. Israel controls the territories through a network of military checkpoints and Jewish settlements, which are considered illegal under international law.

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Palestinians and their supporters quickly took to social media to ask for an apology.

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James Zogby, founder of the Arab American Institute, expressed disdain on Twitter, calling the exchange “an outrage & an insult to history, reality, the thousands of oppressed Palestinians of Bethlehem.”

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Grassroots human rights group Code Pink even launched an online petition, asking “Jeopardy!” to “immediately apologize for the politically dangerous inaccuracy that took place on your show.”

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“Jeopardy!” has not responded to CNN’s request for comment.

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