Wikipedia:Notice board for Palestine-related topics/Archive 2

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[edit] Notices

  • There is an ongoing effort by certain stubborn editors to portray Palestinian indigeneity, as a POV, rather than established fact. A summary of the set of arguments for why Palestinians undoubtedly qualify for listing in the Indigenous peoples and other related articles and categories is articulated here: [1]. Those who agree that the criteria for such a designation has been met are encouraged to work on making sure this important fact is represented wherever appropriate. Tiamut 19:27, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Another round of attempts are being made to remove the picture of Palestinian chidlren from the Template:Palestinian ethnicity. Those interested in putting forward their opinions on the matter should go there to discuss.Tiamut 15:03, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
  • 2000 Camp David Summit. An editor is deleting relevant sourced material from reliable sources. 19:57, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Raed Salah : new article that is just a stub right now and could use some expansion and organization. 17:36, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Israel-United States military relations. An editor is trying to delete part of the list of U.S.-made weapons. 19:57, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
  • We should start to focus on creating and/or expanding articles on Palestinian cities, towns and governates. I have done some work on Arab localities that still exist inside of Israel but with the help of fellow Palestinian wikipedians we can begin to build on aricles about localities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. User: Al Ameer son
  • Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2007_May_11#Palestine-related_CFRs There is a proposal bu User:Humus Sapiens to move many categories from "Palestine ...." to "Palestinian territories ...." or "Palestinian National Authority ....". Your input would be appreciated. 11:15, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Seam Zone is a new article on the area between the separation barrier and the green line that requires expansion, categorization, and wikification. It also needs to be linked to relevant pages. 10:49, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
  • There is a discussion of a Palestine-related editor here Wikipedia:Community_sanction_noticeboard#PalestineRemembered_again. As I have no experience with the editor in question, I won't be commenting. --Abnn 00:08, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
The issue is drawing a lot of attention there and at WP:AN/I. It has now been referred to the arbitration committee at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration. nadav 02:07, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Evidence collecting has begun at [2]. Please click on this link and visit as a matter of urgency. Having done so, please post any evidence relevant to the case at my advocates page Mark Chovain or at my page.[3]. I have been urged and obligated not to take any part in the business of writing the encyclopaedia until the ArbCom has fully and properly deliberated and arbitrated on this case. PalestineRemembered 23:30, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • A new category was created Category:Jewish_communities_destroyed_in_1948 and unfortunately it appears to be badly applied and many of the cities currently included do not seem to be destroyed (and one of them appears to be a biblical town that hasn't existed in centuries? see Atarot.) I think the category was created to prove a point or something. Anyways, it is up for CfD here Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2007_May_14#Category:Jewish_communities_destroyed_in_1948, the nominator is Tarc. Somehow during the deletion process another category was created Category:Palestinian_communities_destroyed_in_1948 in order to make an argument for keeping both via equivalence or something. I think they are both symptoms of POV warring and have not been thought out properly (I won't list the many issues with both categories, because well, I'm not sure its worth my time, but I think they are likely to remain problematic.) Keep in mind there is already a number of related categories Category:Historic Jewish communities, Category:Arab localities in Palestine 1948 and pages List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. --Abnn 03:33, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  • I have just started Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions and nominated it for Palestine COTW. --DieWeibeRose 21:07, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Please add the {{Wikisourcepar|Palestinian civil society calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel}} template to articles, as appropriate. --DieWeibeRose 21:13, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Palestine police is a copyvio, see Talk:Palestine_police#Very_likely_a_copyvio. --Abnn 03:15, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Unfortunately correct. The article has been tagged as a {{copyvio}}, and if an acceptable replacement cannot be substituted shortly, I'm sorry but per wiki policy it has to go. -- Avi 03:50, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Zionism -- woefully out of balance; in places reads like a recruiting pamphlet for Israeli nationalism. Racism of early Zionists cheerfully and routinely airbrushed out, despite ample, cited, and extensively archived evidence of (for instance) Weizmann's use of terms like "kushim." Check the talk page. BYT 12:42, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Jib (village) is a new article about a Palestinian village in the East Jerusalem area.Tiamut 12:06, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Palestinian Right of Return, there is some work being done on this article. Initially the article was written with a very blatant anti-Palestinian point of view additionally, and still the major sources used are quite poor (Honest Reporting appears to be a watchdog group, not a reliable source). --Abnn 00:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Jerusalemite, a new article that would benefit your contributions. Tiamut 13:18, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] May 2007

  • First Aliyah - repeated deletion of all references to the real aims of the participants. See alternative diffs brief or detailed. 12:04, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Taba summit. See talk page. Sourced info from PBS, Shlomo Ben-Ami, Saeb Erekat, etc. blocked for months. 22:49, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Barta'a is a new article on a town in the Seam Zone. 12:44, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Flying checkpoint is a new article that needs to be categorized and expanded.14:12, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Unreferenced and POV material in Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism has been tagged. Deleted boycott section in Estee Lauder Companies has been restored.--DieWeibeRose 23:59, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Please consider joining the Wikipedians for Palestine Yahoo Group. The group is described as "for Wikipedians working to combat anti-Palestinian and pro-Zionist bias in the English language version of Wikipedia."--DieWeibeRose 00:07, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
This sounds like a good idea, but I am not sure if it is a good idea to become cabalish, even though it is clear others do it. It reflects poorly on their character IMHO and I'd rather just do any coordination out in the open. --Abnn 00:38, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Your word choice seems kind of ironic as Wikipedia says, "The term cabal derives from Kabbalah (a word that has numerous spelling variations), the mystical interpretation of the Hebrew scripture, and originally meant either an occult doctrine or a secret." --DieWeibeRose 07:56, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Two articles under attack: Nahalin and Talk:Deir el-Balah camp. In each case please read the talk pages before editing. --Zerotalk 11:12, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
  • A paragraph discussing Palestinian history in relation to the Canaanites and other Semitic tribes at Palestinian people is being repeatedly deleted. Please read the talk [4], review the history, and contribute as you see fit. Tiamut 14:58, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Rafah, this article lacks sections on demographics, economy, education, recent events(to a fuller extension), and grammar improvement throughout the entire article. User:Al Ameer son
  • Palestinian cuisine, This article is developed to the point where it has passed the stub-class but can use some more meat and references. (When I made it I based almost everything on common knowledge and articles on wikipedia that relate to Palestinian cuisine. I also replaced Arab cuisine in the Palestinians template with this article.) -User:Al Ameer son
  • Hizma, a stub-class article on a Palestinian village near Jerusalem. -- User:Al Ameer son
  • Bethany (Israel), request to changing name into Bethany (Palestine) or Bethany (West Bank) or of course al-Azariya because it is an Arab populated town in the West Bank not Israel. The article is also mixed in with another article that does not really describe the town but its biblical history. -User:Al Ameer son
  • It's not only Bethany; I have noticed that several articles relating to East Jerusalem have an Israel category or stub tag. For instance, I have just edited the tags on Augusta Victoria and Church of the Holy Sepulchre. There is a problem here, since there seem to be tags for Israel and for the PNA, but not for East Jerusalem. Has anybody devised a way to deal with this? RolandR 12:24, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Maybe a solution would be to create a Category:East Jerusalem category as a subcategory of Category:Jerusalem. This is similar to the subcategories Category:West Bank and Category:Gaza Strip. It is a highly contested region, and thus I would be careful to make it clear. --Abnn 16:37, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
So be it, it is claimed by Israel, one can't dispute that that Israeli does claim it, even if you dispute the validity of that claim. Even if you don't put a Palestinian related subcategory on East Jerusalem, it would be useful to separate its articles out from the greater Jerusalem category. You can put on the East Jerusalem category at least Category:Israeli Arabs as well as Category:Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and probably also Category:Disputed territories or something similar which is probably good enough. It is even more disputed that the West Bank and Gaza Strip, thus trying to get a sensible category hierarchy is going to be tough, but start with an uncontentious one so at least you pull together all the related the information into the category. That's always the first step. --Abnn 16:58, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't understand why you think this is less contentious; surely the status of East Jerusalem is one of the most contentious issues? I certainly wouldn't put a Category:Israeli Arabs tag on East Jerusalem articles. Israel may have annexed the city, but this is not accepted by its residents, who would utterly reject being described as "Israeli Arabs". I see that many of the Golan Heights articles have both Category:Israel and Category:Syria tags, and we may be able to work somnething similar out here. But it seems to me that the problem is there there is no accepted Palestine category, unly one for the PNA. RolandR 17:43, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
I think we misunderstood each other. I think East Jerusalem is more contentious than the West Bank and Gaza Strip too. I recommend you create the category and group things together first and then worry about the fight over which tags to put on. That is all. Also remember that Category:Israeli Arabs is a subcategory of Category:Palestinians. --Abnn 17:47, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
OK, I've done that,and started to add the category to relevant articles. Please help in adding this where appropriate. RolandR 18:55, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
  • After my edits, User:Jayjg is reverting them all, including re-inserting the ludicrous claim that the American Colony is a hotel in Israel, as well as claiming rthat all of the gates of Jerusalem are also in Israel. RolandR 21:10, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
I think it would be proper to include them in both the Israel categories and the East Jerusalem/West Bank category. nadav (talk) 21:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
I agree with Nadav1, we can't solve the "ownership" of these disputes on Wikipedia, we can just try to appropriate the specific claims and what not. With regards to the Jayjg disputes, I would recommend that you find sources and add text to the article content about whether or not they are in East Jerusalem. Then, after you have documented what experts think, adding the category should be a no brainer if the expert consensus is that the location/building is in East Jerusalem. I think the current categories on Category:East Jerusalem are roughly appropriate. Categories on categories don't make much different really, thus don't spend too much energy arguing over it. --Abnn 21:56, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
It appears that this category has inherited the controversy surrounding its namesake. nadav (talk) 18:50, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
I've commented on it here. There is no rush to putting this category on any contentious articles. --Abnn 22:10, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Urgent: Jayjg (talk · contribs) is deleting vast amounts of material from the Palestinian people page even though it is sourced that established linkages to ancient Semitic populations. He has also restored an introduction that is not representative of the sources cited, and rearranged the article sections without input from anyone. He claims what he is deleting WP:OR, however, he has also deleted material sourced to Rashid Khalidi's book on Palestinian identity that I inserted to replace incorrect, unsourced claims in another unrelated section. Please review the history for that page and the talk. Note too, that even after removing more than 4,000 bytes of material, claiming they were original research, Avraham (talk · contribs) came by and slapped the article with an original research tag. What is required are editors with a sense of balance, fairness and good understanding of Wiki policies to intervene. Tiamut 14:51, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Tiamut complained here about the removal of sourced information from the article Palestinian people. Jayjg reverted that complaint. Just suggestion is to be calm and slow. Add the relevant material to other related pages, such as Rashid Khalidi's page since some of it is his research. Also the relation to the Canannite people can be split into an article talking specifically about that subject, because it is contentious. A good solution may be to move toward mediation. It does appear that it has degenerated into a revert war which are to be avoided. Palestinian people is going to be a problematic article, and you need to have inhuman patience to be able to work on it. When you ran into a revert war, take a deep breath and a break and then think about the best way to come back to the article. Revert warring only makes everyone bitter and less likely to see the point of views of others (in essence, revert warring is like digging trenches, it makes people less likely to compromise.) --Abnn 15:03, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Actually, I deleted a bunch of a-historical original research mostly based on works written by amateurs in the 1920s and 1930s. I've challenged Tiamut to use sources by academic experts, historians and archeologists, written in the past twenty years, but the closest he has come is a slim propaganda tract written by an unknown in the 1970s, and a travel guide. It's a disgrace, really. Jayjg (talk) 15:08, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
It is your editing that is a disgrace Jayjg, as is your harassment of me. Tiamut 15:12, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
How is disagreeing with your edits "harassing" you? Please don't mischaracterize content disagreements. By the way, I first edited the Palestinian people article in August 2004, years before you joined Wikipedia. Jayjg (talk) 15:15, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Here are some paragraphs that don't seem that bad:
"In his book, Palestinian Identity:The Construction of Modern National Consciousness, Rashid Khalidi noted how the archaeological strata that denote the history of Palestine - encompassing the biblical, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, Fatimid, Crusader, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods - form part of the identity of the modern-day Palestinian people, as they have come to understand it over the last century.[1]"
"The modern national identity of Palestinians has its roots in nationalist discourses that emerged among peoples of the Ottoman empire in the late 19th and early 20th century, and the demarcation of modern nation-state boundaries that followed WWI, but this identity has never been an exclusive one, with "Arabism, religion, and local loyalties" continuing to play an important role.[2] Although the challenge posed by Zionism played a role in shaping this identity, Rashid Khalidi submits that "it is a serious mistake to suggest that Palestinian identity emerged mainly as a response to Zionism."[2]"
This is the 1997 work by Rashid Khalid entitled "Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness." published by Columbia University Press I was speaking about. --Abnn 15:16, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
Social construction of identity is not the same as the historical origins of a particular group of people; in fact, there is often little relationship between the two. Jayjg (talk) 15:21, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
This is part of what I added that was deleted by Jayjg. Can you see why I am so angry? He throws the baby out with the bathwater, mischaracterizes my edits as being based solely on dubious sources, and then wonders why I can claim he is vandlizing the article. It's insiduous and it has to stop. Tiamut 15:19, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
In this case it was all bathwater, and quite dirty at that. Jayjg (talk) 15:21, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
I know that this is what Jayjg deleted, that is why I brought it up. I can "see" why you are so angry, but that doesn't excuse it. Anger works not in your favor, even if you genuinely feel it. Slow and steady and calm is the way to edit contentious Wikipedia articles. Jayjg does seem like he is provoking you. --Abnn 15:23, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] June 2007

Everyone knows about Wikipedia, a place to go to get the 'real' scoop. How often do you use Wikipedia to look up subjects you know little about? Now imagine how often other people use Wikipedia to look up subjects related to Israel.
Wikipedia is not an objective resource but rather an online encyclopedia that any one can edit. The result is a website that is in large part is controlled by 'intellectuals' who seek re-write the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. These authors have systematically yet subtly rewritten key passages of thousands of Wikipedia entries to portray Israel in a negative light.
You have the opportunity to stop this dangerous trend! If you are interested in joining a team of Wikipedians to make sure Israel is presented fairly and accurately, please contact director@israelactivism.com for details!

--DieWeibeRose 01:08, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Does this mean we're going to get invaded by editors who don't care about Wikipedia? hmmm... --Sm8900 01:16, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Not really. Wikipedians like us are clearly weird cuz we are basically volunteering for this project for free and stick around for a while. But most people are not weird, not consistant, and frankly, couldn't be bothered to learn how to edit and format WP properly. I've noticed that even if someone comes here with a 'POINT' and a one-sided agenda, they soon discover that it is not that easy given the fact that multiple editors are watching articles, and if someone is hopelessly one-sided, then people watch their every move making sure they keep in line. In the end, these people might either leave or stick around, mellow out. We should applaud any initiative to get more editors on WP, there are so many ISR/PAL articles to create and expand. Anyway, it usually improves the quality of our writing too. --Shuki 16:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
It's very evocative. --Ian Pitchford 20:04, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
It's clearly a COPYVIO. I suggest removing it before a messy 'you've uploaded a...' on your talk page appears. There is no reduction in quality when copying jpegs, and frankly, it is from a Canadian site so American law is not relevant there (my assumption). Couldn't someone replicate the picture and release it for free, or ask the photographer for permission? --Shuki 16:24, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
  • I recently created the Bureij (camp) article. I'm pretty sure its still a stub and its very important it be expanded, becuase of the camps high population. It could use a history section guys. -- Al Ameer son 16:47, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
  • The Significant population centers section of the West Bank article and the matter of East Jerusalem being a part of the West Bank has become a serious discussion, see Talk:West Bank. I believe we should make two tables of cities, one Palestinian and the other Israeli, not to make a political point as I was accused of doing so by one user but rather to better organize two very different types of cities in the aspects of administration, ethnicity, language, etc.

On another argument in the same discussion, many users including myself agree that East Jerusalem is indeed a part of the West Bank, however another user has reasons to not include EJ in the article. Since the West Bank is a major component in the geography section of this project I think the project should get involved to solve these two issues, Thanks -- Al Ameer son 17:06, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Since consensus seems to have been reached at Category talk:East Jerusalem, I have listed that category for CFD at [[5]]. nadav (talk) 05:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
  • The article Economic sanctions against the Palestinian National Authority could use some work. Much more detail is needed, particularly on the witholding of tax revenues and the U.S. banking restrictions. Also it should be updated to keep up with current developments, as it now appears the embargo will be simultaneously eased on the West Bank and tightened in Gaza. If someone has time to track down reports on the humanitarian impact by the World Bank and NGOs that would be useful too. Sanguinalis 02:12, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Category:East Jerusalem closing admin decision was to delete it. Incorrectly, I believe. Category:East Jerusalem (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs). See discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Palestine#Category:East Jerusalem closing admin decision to delete. I left a message at the user talk page of the closing admin. The deletion discussion took place at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 June 11#Category:East Jerusalem. The deletion was incorrect in my opinion due to this: From Wikipedia:Deletion process#Categories for Discussion page {emphasis added): "If the discussion failed to reach consensus, then the category is kept by default, but the decision should generally include a reference to the lack of consensus, in order to minimize ambiguity and future confusion." I count 8 keeps and 19 deletes from non-anonymous users. The "oppose" is a keep vote, and I counted it in the 8 keeps. Most of the deletes were from users who did not enter into discussion. I see no consensus, and not even rough consensus. Wikipedia:Deletion review#Purpose says to ask the closing admin politely to correct possible mistakes in closing: "Deletion Review is the process to be used to challenge the outcome of a deletion debate or a speedy deletion. 1. Deletion Review is to be used where someone is unable to resolve the issue in discussion with the administrator (or other editor) in question. This should be attempted first - courteously invite the admin to take a second look." --Timeshifter 01:33, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
I did not get the closing admin to change his mind. So I started a deletion review at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 June 22.--Timeshifter 08:33, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Deletion of the overall category was endorsed by the closing admin of the deletion review. I think there would be little rational objection to more specific categories based on the 2 subsections of this page: List of East Jerusalem locations. To see a list of the articles that were categorized in the deleted category please go here: Talk:List of East Jerusalem locations. --Timeshifter 11:26, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
  • June 22. The Palestinian Right of Return userbox I created was speedily deleted at the instigation of a self-declared "strong supporter of Zionism" because s/he considered it inflammatory and divisive. I have requested a deletion review here, if you care join in. --DieWeisseRose 20:15, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
The userbox deletion was overturned. See Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 June 22. --Timeshifter 11:39, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
  • June 28 - article Kiryat Gat had been stable for many months with a few paragraphs on the (very interesting) history of it's take-over by Israel, against an international treaty. There are now editors saying a) it is not well referenced enough, b) it is over-detailed and c) wishing to split the article and put this very important recent history somewhere else. See talk here.
  • June 29 User:Itzse keeps adding a discussion of Jordanians defiling Jewish gravesites (including using gravestones to build latrines) on the Mount of Olives to Mount of Olives, but steadfastly refuses to provide a reliable, verifiable source. His only references are to "common knowledge" and several websites that themselves provide no supporting evidence. See Talk:Mount of Olives. I delete it every time I see it, and will keep doing so several times a day until Itzse provides a source that conforms to Wikipedia standards, but I thought perhaps some of you might help me police this.

[edit] July 2007

The closing admin wrote: "The result was keep. Redirect or merge are possibilities but should be discussed on the talk page and consensus achieved if this is to happen." --Timeshifter 21:05, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 1. Major edits and deletions have been made to 1948 Palestinian exodus today. --DieWeisseRose 21:21, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
    • These edits/deletes followed a long discussion between User:Screen stalker and myself. The idea was to remove unnecessary wishy-washy quotes (Al-Azm, Atiyah) to "prove" Arab orders to flee Palestine and to move/shorten the "flight from Haifa" part. Screen stalker's reduction of the flight from Haifa is a bit contentious, I will work on it as soon as I have some time, but the reduction in itself is very welcome and was done only following a long discussion! Of course, any input/help/contribution is more than welcome :) Cheers, Pedro Gonnet 10:50, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 3 Continued refusal to allow Category:Israeli settlements to appear on the page dealing with perhaps the most controversial one of all, or indeed any of the other East Jerusalem settlements. See also discussion on Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Israel, ner the end. This went on and on a good while ago and myself and others vigorously argued against this but hadn't the time or patience for a long-term edit war about it, since discussions were leading nowhere. But it would perhaps be worthwhile reengaging with the issue on the category talk page or somewhere like that. Palmiro | Talk 21:33, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 4 Following the comment above about Kiryat Gat, some editors are now questioning whether it was built on the site of al-Faluja. There has been a suggestion that Palestine Remembered is not a reliable source. I have quoted Jerusalem I Love You's citation of Walid Khalidi on this. But I do not have access to Khalidi's All That Remains. If anyone has a copy, could they please check what he has to say and whether the quote on Jerusalem I Love you is accurate. If so, please note this at the talk page. Thanks RolandR 09:36, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 5 I have created the articles of Husan a Palestinian town near Nahalin and Bethlehem and Halhul a city in the southern West Bank north of Hebron. I have also made an article its mayor Mohammed Milhim. They are all stubs and can use expanding. On another not, I have noticed no one is adding new article to the new articles section on the project page. C'mon guys! -- User: Al Ameer son 19:49, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 6 Please help out at commons:Atlas of Palestine. I pointed out that there should be more than just one flag there (the Palestinian National Authority flag). The Hamas flag should be shown also. Or better yet no flags since it is disputed territory. There is also some deletion there concerning info and a link to Hamas, See this diff. I am trying to bring the first paragraph up to date. Please discuss things at commons:Talk:Atlas of Palestine. --Timeshifter 18:31, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
The PNA flag is the standard symbol in regards to Palestine, used worldwide. It would be very easy to show this in Google Scholar or any other searches and regular usage. Being that this is an Atlas, it is not necessary to denote control of Gaza - the notation about the PNA is merely to point out that PNA maps can (and are) included in the Atlas. It is not a political denotation, as you are attempting. With the flags - the Hamas is an entity of Palestine, but the flag is not standard. Rarelibra 18:33, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
I replied at commons:Talk:Atlas of Palestine.--Timeshifter 18:54, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
Discussion will continue at the talk page. Rarelibra 18:57, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 10 Please see Talk:Palestinian people#Request_for_Comment. A group of editors are deleting material in the Ancestry section of the article, claiming it is either irrelevant or poorly sourced. Another group of editors has been working to retain the material, adding new sources, but most of these continue to be summarily reverted and rejected. Tiamat 12:05, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 20 FYI, I have just added a quote by Folke Bernadotte concerning the Palestinian refugees of 1947-48. You can read it at Wikiquote here and here. --DieWeisseRose 04:01, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 20 I've suggested changing the heading of "Six-Day War" to the NPOV heading "1967 Arab-Israeli War" and am looking for support for the change. Please leave comments at that talk page. Menaus 16:20, 20 July 2007 (UTC)Menaus
  • July 23 The section "Causes of the Palestinian exodus" in the artcle 1948 Palestinian exodus has been moved to a separate page Causes of the 1948 Palestinian exodus. After extensive (and well-sourced, may I add) editing by User:Jorditxei the article was marked as NPOV. Any work on balancing that out is welcome! Cheers, Pedro Gonnet 10:09, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 23 Editors have moved Al-Aqsa Intifada to Second Intifada, though no consensus for such a move was achieved in mediation on the subject. Please share your thoughts on the subject at the talk page there. Tiamat 17:13, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 24 I have proposed a restructuring of Causes of the 1948 Palestinian exodus here here. Any feedback is welcome! Cheers, Pedro Gonnet 11:51, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 26 After threatening Disruptive editing on the the talk page for Causes of the 1948 Palestinian exodus (here), User:GHcool is going wild inserting biased, irrelevant or academically insignificant sources. He is even going so far as to modify section headings to push his point. Are there any admins on this list that wish to take care of this? I've already warned him on his talk page (here). Cheers and thanks, Pedro Gonnet 07:19, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 26 There is a discussion/vote proposing the changing of the name of the Palestinian people article to Palestinians. Palestinians already redirects to Palestinian people, but some editors feel the name sans "people" is more concise and should be the formal name for the article. Please share your thoughts here: [6]. Tiamat 12:47, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
  • July 31 I'm not a member, but I made some edits to a page that is listed as being of "High" importance on your project page, "House demolition in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict". The previous version is here; my revised version is here. Please also see the Talk pages for a discussion of the changes I made. Thanks, Jgui 07:24, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] August 2007

Discussion is now archived here: [7]. It lists many examples of this still-ongoing POV campaign. --Timeshifter 17:48, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] September 2007

..and also any other templates/userboxes that are in danger of being vandalized --Regards, Huldra 23:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
    • Good job catching this, Huldra. --DieWeisseRose 01:52, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
  • September 9. Please have a look at "Islamic Zionism." This article was added on 25 August 2007. --DieWeisseRose 01:52, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
    • ...and good job catching that, DieWeisseRose! First: it looks as if the creator of this "masterpiece" has a record of creating articles which have been deleted; see his/her talk page: User talk:Dendoi. The article is based on an interview in Frontpagemag.com....and the term "Islamic Zionism" refers to exactly one person, who Dendoi does not even manage to refer to by the right name (...Dendoi calls him "T. Hamid") ...The Frontpagemag.com article rightly calls him Sheikh Prof. Abdul Hadi Palazzi,.....who already has an article on here: Abdul Hadi Palazzi. I will therefor make a redir, (and notify Dendoi). Regards, Huldra 06:50, 10 September 2007 (UTC) (PS: ..and just as there is an article on Self-hating Jew, perhaps we should have an article on Self-hating Muslim ;-D )
Self-hating Muslims such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Wafa Sultan get glowing articles to themselves. The articles and individuals we should be concerned about are Israelis and Jews such as Israel Shahak, a Holocaust survivor and professor of Chemistry at Hebrew University, whose article contains such gems as ""was a disturbed mind who made a career out of recycling Nazi propaganda about Jews and Judaism." PRtalk(New Sig for PalstinRembred)
  • September 11. Tewfik has quietly placed a "deletion"-template on the Leila Farsakh-article....it is not listet on AfD list ..and the article may be deleted if nothing is done within "five days from then is 2007-09-14 08:52."--Regards, Huldra 13:44, 11 September 2007 (UTC) Some expert editing from Tiamut (thanks!) -and the article looks immensly better Regards, Huldra 17:50, 11 September 2007 (UTC) (PS: Farsahk has written an article which is referred to in the "slightly controversial" Israeli Apartheid article...., )
  • September 11. Please note the continuous editing made to the article on Sabra and Shatila massacre by Tewfik. I have continuously added the fact that the attempted assassination of the Israeli ambassador in London followed that of his counterpart (PLO ambassador to London). Please help in making sure the fact remains part of the article as it is crucial to showing the false excuse Israel used to invade Lebanon in 1982.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.95.207.66 (talk • contribs) 20:38, 11 September 2007
If Tewfik has removed this fact, he is right. It is not directly related at all to the Sabra Shatila massacre or even the 1982 war, having happened 4 years earlier. The section on the runup to the war in the S&S massacre article where this addition is proposed is confused and confusing, as is the one in the 1982 war article, last I checked.John Z 00:03, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
  • September 17. I uploaded a complete rewrite of the current article on Israel and the United Nations for evaluation and criticism : Israel, Palestine and the United Nations. My intention is to replace the current article with this one, if I get enough support. Emmanuelm 17:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
I deleted this page for now to recreate it later and redirect the current Israel and the United Nations page. Emmanuelm 12:42, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
  • September 26: Can someone help me with From the River to the Sea?--Mostargue 15:22, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
  • September 30: I added a quick reference to the article on Aaron Aaronshon to the new book Ronald Florence, Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T. E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 2007, Viking Adult, ISBN: 978-0670063512. Although Aaronshon is probably correctly noted to be a low priority, there is much from that book that could be added to his profile. Mike M 03:27, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] October 2007

  • October 12: There is -- as always, actually -- a big dispute going on at Talk:Causes of the 1948 Palestinian exodus regarding sources which is being reduced to fights along the lines of "I'll leave your sources in if you leave mine". This is all wrong. The article was split off from 1948 Palestinian exodus to elaborate on the causes of the exodus. Unfortunately, it has rapidly mutated into a collection of wild, unsupported theories from both sides of the spectrum. When I suggested adding factual sources such as the number of people thought to have left due to each specific cause ([8], [9] and [10]), I was informed that this article was about narrative, not about facts [11]. I am not calling for backup in a content dispute, but I thought the project should take a minute to think about what they want the Causes of the 1948 Palestinian exodus article to be about -- before it is turned into a complete circus. Cheers, pedrito - talk - 12.10.2007 14:11

[edit] November 2007

  • November 5. I recently made an article, the General Union of Palestinian Students, that needs a whole lot of expansion. It is a very important subject and needs a lot of our attention. Also SJP has created several articles on various ministries of the Palestinian Authority that should also be expanded. You can find these articles on the New articles page. --Al Ameer son 22:34, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
  • November 24 I am very proud to announce that a frustrating year of hard work has elevated the article on the highly controversial leader and long lasting leader of the Palestinians Yasser Arafat to Featured Article Status. This is a major accomplishment for the Project since it is of Top-Importance on our ratings. Cheers! --Al Ameer son (talk) 22:23, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
I have started an WP:RfC on the subject here. pedrito - talk - 29.11.2007 08:24
  • November 28. POV-warring also at Second Intifada, and with some of the same editors as in the article mentioned in the notice just above. Concerning civilian/combatant numbers in the infobox. Other casualty info disputes too. Participate at Talk:Second Intifada. --Timeshifter (talk) 14:22, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] December 2007

  • December 2. I am afraid that I simply do not have the time to fix this, but user:Gilabrand has partly removed, partly changed(!) quotes from Morris so that the meaning appear completely opposite of what Morris actually writes! See: Abu Ghosh and Ein Kerem. (E.g.: No, Morris does not write that "Some of the villagers of Abu Ghosh were forced out in 1948"; they all were.) And in American Colony Hotel he has turned Rageeb Husayni, father of Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, into "a Turkish pasha, Rabbah Effendi". Aaargh. I am mentioning it here, as I simply do not have the time to fix it myself; sorry. Regards, Huldra 09:56, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 3 Several new depopulated village articles have been created today; Jimzu, Islin, Qadas, Qumya, Fajja, Simsim, and Al-Tantura and perhaps more to come in the next few hours. It is very encouraging to see the users on this project working so rigorously to start and improve articles on such an important subject matter of Palestine and the Palestinians. Keep up the work friends! --Al Ameer son 23:47, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 5 As some of you are already aware, at Palestinian people, there has been repetitive blanking of sourced material raising various objections regarding its suitability. Your feedback would be appreciated. Please check the article history and the discussion at the talk page. Tiamut 22:46, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 8 There is an article for deletion discussion on Child suicide bombers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Please share your thoughts here. Tiamut 03:14, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 9 The infobox for former Palestinian villages has been finished by Tiamut and is ready for distribution. Theres a lot of village article so we need a lot of hands (for your keyboards) to add them to their articles. Heres a sample article. --Al Ameer son (talk) 00:45, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 10 -great work with all the new articles about the depopulated villages, but perhaps what is really needed now is articles about the admin. districts (pre-1948)? I find articles like District of Gaza very helpful, perhaps with some more historical information (like District of Acre)? Huldra (talk) 08:10, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 11 There are a number of RfCs going on regarding marginal issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. One on the use of the term "occupied" vs. "disputed" and another on Talk:Gilad Shalit over referring to him as "captured"/"abducted" vs. "hostage". Input from seasoned editors would be welcome! pedrito - talk - 11.12.2007 08:46
  • December 11 The article International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict is a mess. Please stop by and have a look and see if you can fix any part of it. pedrito - talk - 11.12.2007 09:17
  • December 12 Yasser Arafat is today's featured article on the wikipedia main page! --Al Ameer son (talk) 00:30, 12 December 2007 (UTC) Vandalism is harsh but the Wiki community is doing a great job in revering malicious edits. Thanks! --Al Ameer son (talk) 19:17, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 14 The discussion/RfC regarding "occupied" vs. "disputed" on Talk:Israeli-Palestinian conflict (specifically here) has lost momentum. The pro-Israeli side left the debate for a week, letting it fall asleep, and are now back to fake some kind of consensus, in the hopes that nobody is looking. I've been fighting this one for weeks and it would be a shame to see it go like this. Please, if you have a few minutes, go an add your opinion. Cheers and thanks, pedrito - talk - 14.12.2007 08:17
  • December 23 I've been adding some stuff from Khalidi's The Iron Cage to British Mandate of Palestine. Primarily stuff on (denial of) political rights, development and the Palestinian leadership. I feel it is also relevant for other articles like Palestinian people, which is right now edit protected, or e.g. History of the Palestinian people, which would have to be created. Please share any thoughts you have on this here. thx. --JaapBoBo (talk) 10:15, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 24 I've revived the Collaboration of the Week segment of the Project. I've nominated Bethlehem. In order to achieve success in turning the article into a good article we need participation by all effective users. So Come On Everyone, Participate! --Al Ameer son (talk) 17:10, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 29 Over at Palestinian right of return, some folks (or just one who's hopping around proxy servers) are insisting that the language "Palestinian refugees" be changed to "Palestinian refugees and their descendants," setting up a distinction between "real" refugees and those born outside of what's now Israel. As the sources show, and I'm sure you folks know, this POV is an extreme minority view. <eleland/talkedits> 00:45, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
  • December 30 Violinist Nigel Kennedy is boycotting Israel and I've added info to that effect here. I would appreciate it if others would also watch this article. --DieWeisseRose (talk) 05:11, 30 December 2007 (UTC)