User talk:Ramallite

[edit] Things to do on Wikipedia

Editing tutorial, learn to have fun with Wikipedia. Picture tutorial, instructions on uploading images. How to write a great article, to make it an featured article status. Manual of Style, how articles should be written.

Here are some open tasks that you may want to help out :

RC Patrol - Keeping a lookout for vandalism. Cleanup - Help make unreadable articles readable. Requests - Wanted on WP, but hasn't been created. Merge - Combining duplicate articles into one. Wikiprojects - So many to join, so many to choose from...Take your pick!

If you have any questions or doubts, don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Once again, welcome! =)

- Mailer Diablo 14:50, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Help in Dome of the Rock article and al-Aqsa Mosque article

Dear Ramallite, I need someone who understands Arabic and English. Please have a look at Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque disputes. Almaqdisi 06:40, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Navigation box for Palestine related things

• Have created a template for Palestinian related stuff Template:Palestine. Hopefully it will connect a lot of the articles out there and make it easier to navigate. Please help! See talk page Template_talk:Palestine Pockets23 15:35, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lynching in Ramalla

Regarding the lynching and the article by Gideon Levy... Btw, next time your people decide to butcher someone, can you consider him instead ? I'll appreciate if you pass the message to your local hamas representative, I can make a list. Cheers. Amoruso 09:41, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dome of the Rock

Amuroso and others like to use uncredible citations to spam the Dome of the Rock article. First they insisted that the Dome is not "Masjid Qubbat As-sakhra". That is it is not a masjid. Sencond that it is a shrine built most likely by Jews and for Jews and that Jews were praying their along with muslims etc blah blah..... Of course, I improved the article by bringing the relevant story of the construction from the preserved historical sources by muslim scholars and others. See for example this article which is commonly used and information from is commonly utilized to spam both al-Masjid al-Aqsa and Masjid Qubbat As-sakhra articles [1]. The discussions are long as you may see at the corresponding talk pages. Citing uncredible and unusual claims does not nmake sense and should not be given equal wait. Plus the Dome is a masjid as it is known and not a Shrine, or Maqam or Mashhad as they like to call it! Thanks. Almaqdisi 15:54, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

These are personal attacks ("spamming articles...") Almaqdisi that aren't allowed on wikipedia. Refrain please from making BS claims. Amoruso 01:18, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

I have to agree with Almaqdisi, a lot of credible evidence show that the Dome of Rock is intact the place where a masjid not a shrine was built.Palestine48 02:36, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unspecified source for Image:ManarahSmall.jpg

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[edit] Muchas gracias

Hey Ramallite, thanks a lot for supporting me in my recent RfA. It succeeded, and I am very grateful to all of you. If you ever need help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask. Also, feel free point out any mistakes I make! Thanks again, —Khoikhoi 05:06, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Har Homa

I find the idea that "'widely considered' alone should merit this category" to be very interesting since similar logic isn't employed with regards to other categorisations like Category:Terrorists or Category:Terrorism. It seems that if anything short of acknowledgement (which exists regarding Israeli areas in the West Bank outside unilaterally expanded Jerusalem) isn't enough to categorise a group like Hamas as "terrorist," then it is only fair that an area whose status as a "settlement" is disputed not be categorised as such. Let me know what you think, Tewfik^Talk 06:49, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm glad to help you fullfil your mission, and I trust that I'll be able to be of assistance more often.

The "fringe minority" that you've discounted includes at minimum the Israeli government, the municipality of Jerusalem, and in my experience, most residents of such places, who have little or no cognisance of the political controversy, especially since it is treated the same as every other part of Jerusalem. Thus, the status of newly constructed neighbourhoods in the parts of Jerusalem annexed since 1967 are not universally recognised as "settlements," and as such should not be categorised as such. This is actually very similar to the practice regarding Category:Terrorists. Hamas is categorised as Category:Designated terrorist organizations because it is, and despite that it still isn't included in any of the categories that I mentioned above, because they are disputed (notably by Hamas). As an aside, I'm surprised that you think you cannot approach or live in areas like Har Homa due to your religion or ethnicity, as I recall you making a post on Talk:Har Homa discussing the trend of Palestinians with Jerusalem residency actually moving into places like this. I'm going to remove the categorisation for the reasons above, but I'm still open to any feedback you may have. Cheers, Tewfik^Talk 19:43, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I just saw your reply on my Talk, and I've responded to you and Palmiro on Talk:Har Homa. On a personal note, this has absolutely nothing to do with minimising the difficulties faced by many Palestinians or denying their humanity. Whatever you may think, I am absolutely committed to NPOV, as I recognise now more than ever the subjectivity inherent in all of us. Ultimately we will end up with a fair and just representation if and only if we are faithful to the WP policies. And despite what you may think, I assure you that I am very much able to relate to the "Palestinian experience." All the best, Tewfik^Talk 05:35, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Temple

Hey Ramallite. I was talking about Temple in Jerusalem. The Solomon's Temple... functioned as a religious focal point for worship and the sacrifices known as the korbanot in ancient Judaism. Completed in the 10th century BCE... etc. ←Humus sapiens ^ну? 03:54, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Take it easy, friend. ←Humus sapiens ^ну? 04:21, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Third holiest site in Islam AfD debate

I've nominated this article for deletion Third_holiest_site_in_Islam, and would appreciate your comments on the matter.--Amerique 04:45, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

==Talk:Third holiest site in Islam==

Could you put your comments on the new lead on this page? I wrote it to respond to some of the more major complaints about the page. Elizmr 13:57, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Allegations of Israeli apartheid

Hello, please keep an eye on this talk as User:SlimVirgin is attempting to skew the article. Thanks Arniep 14:10, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Upcoming template changes

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[edit] Portal Palestine on wp:fr

Hello Ramallite.
We have already crossed each other some times when I contributed here on the wp:en. Now I only contribute on the wp:fr because I feel there are less controverses around the palestinian israeli conflit. fr:guerre civile en Palestine de 1947-1948 will soon become featured article with positive comments from both israelis, jewish, arabs and external editors. fr:protagonistes de la guerre de Palestine de 1948 is already one.
We are going to deal with fr:exode palestinien and we parellely develop the {{fr:portail Palestine}}... We would be very grateful to you if you could find some palestinian citizen fluent in French who could come and try with us to bring the Palestinian point of view in some/all of there articles and to develop the portal. I think this lacks very very much to the project on the French side.
Thank you for your help. Best Regards fr:user:ceedjee

[edit] police/universities

A long time ago, you dismissed the notion of the universities built for Palestinians as well as the training of police. After some later research, here is what I found slightly more in depth: After Oslo, only the Israeli military and new PA police police are the only armed forces allowed to operate in the west bank and gaza. And yes then after oslo, Israel for a time did help train police. Another source says it was 7 universities that had been three-teacher training institutions before were sponsored in part by the Israeli government and Jewish donors. If you choose not to believe it, its fine, you are within your rights. --Shamir1 19:30, 11 November 2006 (UTC) PS, have you seen the documentary Promises?

[edit] What?

I don't know why you always think im attacking you. Why do u accuse me of "painting you as an intolerant revisionist"? I wasnt. After I read that info, i thought i might share it with you, nothing i said was offensive. When I said, you dismissed it, it was because (at least i thought) you did, which again, is okay. And there is no need for the sarcasm when I say you are within your rights to such thoughts (When working towards a peace settlement, planning a massive wave of violence would probably not be in someone's favor in terms of the consequences on rights). Unfortunately, it is not so much that your rights may be limited as a Palestinian, but moreover as an Arab. Such restrictions exist in absolutely every single Arab country; and i dont even have to tell you which arabs in the middle east and n. africa have by far the most rights.

To remind you again, i wasnt intending to engage in much of a political discussion when i contacted you last. It was surprising for me when i saw your answer criticizing me. If you wish, i am willing to at least be on good terms with you. I dont want to be painted as an intolerant revisionist either. We don't know each other, and at least on my part i can say i dont hate you. If you want to know anything about me (political, individual, whatever), i dont mind and i hope you dont either. Peace. --Shamir1 21:29, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Informal RfC on Talk:Palestinian refugee

Hi, Ramallite. Jayjg suggested you might be someone to approach to try to achieve some reason and balance in this thread at Talk:Palestinian refugee. If you had the time to review my comments and respond -- or just offer your opinion on any other aspect of the issue -- I'm sure the addition of reasoned commentary would be valuable both for its content and for it encouragement of other editors to follow suit. Parallel reversion wars are also taking place at Palestinian exodus and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. I hope patient argument will defuse them, and I hope you will find it possible to participate. --Rrburke 14:26, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Here's an easy one

Do you have any opinion on this: Talk:Yaser_Arafat#Yasser.2C_Yaser.2C_Yassir.2C_Yasir.3F? Someone recently moved Yasser Arafat to Yaser Arafat, it would be helpful to get your multilingual perspective. --MPerel ^{( talk | contrib)} 01:11, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Request

Would you mind checking out the discussion here? Thanks, Khoikhoi 04:33, 9 December 2006 (UTC)