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::::::::Again, I will not take WP:NPA NPA dictation from you who has so frequently found himself afoul of Wikipedia policy. Whenever you feel like dropping this tangent is fine by me, but I will provide rebuttals until you drop it. [[User:Zaathras|Zaathras]] ([[User talk:Zaathras|talk]]) 17:21, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
::::::::Again, I will not take WP:NPA NPA dictation from you who has so frequently found himself afoul of Wikipedia policy. Whenever you feel like dropping this tangent is fine by me, but I will provide rebuttals until you drop it. [[User:Zaathras|Zaathras]] ([[User talk:Zaathras|talk]]) 17:21, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
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:::::::::Lol, I havent been blocked or sanctioned in the entire time youve had this account. You dont have to take any dictation from me, but youve been notified, and now warned, and if you continue to violate the expected standards of conduct you will then be reported. Toodles, <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User talk:Nableezy|<span style="color:#C11B17">nableezy</span>]]''' - 17:24, 27 September 2022 (UTC)</small> |
:::::::::Lol, I havent been blocked or sanctioned in the entire time youve had this account. You dont have to take any dictation from me, but youve been notified, and now warned, and if you continue to violate the expected standards of conduct you will then be reported. Toodles, <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User talk:Nableezy|<span style="color:#C11B17">nableezy</span>]]''' - 17:24, 27 September 2022 (UTC)</small> |
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::{{u|Selfstudier}}, you're a pov-pushing liar who is not acting in good faith. "No reason was given in edit summary", you said. I actually pointed you out to this policy-based discussion. 3 links supporting the apartheid narrative is a valid reason for concern, discussion and consensus-seeking. –<code>[[User:Daveout|'''Daveout''']]</code><small>[[User talk:Daveout|(talk)]]</small> 17:07, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
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:::Here is the edit summary "rv, i think this should be discussed first. along with the other links" pointing nowhere. Also, see your talk page. [[User:Selfstudier|Selfstudier]] ([[User talk:Selfstudier|talk]]) 17:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
:::Here is the edit summary "rv, i think this should be discussed first. along with the other links" pointing nowhere. Also, see your talk page. [[User:Selfstudier|Selfstudier]] ([[User talk:Selfstudier|talk]]) 17:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
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That the parts of this page which deal with accusations of
- Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Israel Palestine Collaboration notified.Selfstudier (talk) 21:36, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- Talk:Israel and the apartheid analogy/Archive 42#Requested move 4 December 2021Most recent RM.
- Support Over time, the analogy with South African apartheid, while still in some degree relevant, has been displaced in sources by accusations of the crime of apartheid. The relevant sourcing and arguments are distinct and better dealt with in separate articles. Readers may consult the previous section for background to the proposal, as well as the articles Apartheid (crime) for background on the distinction.Selfstudier (talk) 15:57, 11 June 2022 (UTC)]
- Support: Agree in principle, although does the renaming for this article need to be discussed separately, and would Iskandar323 (talk) 15:54, 11 June 2022 (UTC)]
- No objection personally as to the title for this page, it could stay as is, if there was consensus for that. I thought it better to clarify that the analogy is with South African apartheid. Selfstudier (talk) 16:03, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose. Same subject. "Analogy" and "accusations" mean basically the same: opinions.
Not to say that all three titles are obfuscating: a simple and clear title would be: Accusations of apartheid in Israel. This "and" clause is weird.Loew Galitz (talk) 19:19, 11 June 2022 (UTC)- Pointless rhetoric aside, this isn't a renaming discussion, but "in Israel" would be fundamentally incorrect, because that would exclude accusations related to the West Bank. Iskandar323 (talk) 19:47, 11 June 2022 (UTC)]
- Pointless rhetoric aside, this isn't a renaming discussion, but "in Israel" would be fundamentally incorrect, because that would exclude accusations related to the West Bank.
- Opppose: The current article deals essentially with "Israeli Apartheid", though with a cleverly crafted neutral title. This article which is really written like an essay and not like an article does not really need to be split into two essays. I really struggle to see a reason for an article about a "comparison between the situation in one state to another" and an article about "a country and accusation of a certain crime". Best keep it this way. I don't think the readers really distinguish between the analogy with South Africa and the accusations and I don't think this distinction really justifies the creation of another article about essentially the same subject.--Bolter21 (talk to me) 22:11, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- There are already two articles covering this distinction, Apartheid (crime) so that argument doesn't hold water. Selfstudier (talk) 22:15, 11 June 2022 (UTC)]
- I'm not sure I totally follow the logic here. An encyclopedia is supposed to be a source of knowledge and enlightenment. If readers do not understand the different between two things, what, if not an encyclopedia, is the right resource for clarifying that lack of understanding? Is that not its principle job? The crime per the Rome Statute and the South African archetype are very separate concepts. Iskandar323 (talk) 06:21, 12 June 2022 (UTC)]
- There are already two articles covering this distinction,
- I guess that's part of a deeper discussion. I have a say, but I don't see it leading anywhere productive. Dropping out of the discussion. Good luck.--Bolter21 (talk to me) 08:54, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose Creating another article on same subject with different name is fully meaningless. This article needs urgent repair (as it falls shorth of all Wikipedia standards) and not further multiplication.Tritomex (talk) 09:09, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose. Yes, Wikipedia distinguishes between the South African Apartheid and the Apartheid as a crime. However, as I mentioned above, in the case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Apartheid allegations are so controversial and disputed that they have been rejected by most liberal democracies. However, the allegations are promoted by organizations such as the Arab League, the OIC, which are not exactly known for their commitment to human rights, and by NGOs and newspapers that regularly attack Israel and are generally seen as being far-left and anti-Zionist.
- The paradox is that on the one hand, all of the West Bank's locations are listed here as being in the "State of Palestine", while on the other, the apartheid allegations are pushed so hard (and even made their way into the lede of the One-State Solution article). I bet our readers are pretty confused by now. Is there a Palestinian state? Was the two-state solution finally implemented? Or it is really a one-state? or is it maybe apartheid? What's going on in here? Are we sure this is a neutral and balanced encyclopedia? Sometime it feels like we have already endorsed the narrative of one side, and ignored the other.
- To sum up, Wikipedia should stay out of this narrative war, and do not adopt the terminology used only by one of the sides. For that purpose, a single article called summarizing the main points from a neutral point-of-view is more than enough. Tombah (talk) 14:19, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- Dont care, dont think we need an article on analogies anyway. But the idea that it is "Wikipedia distinguishes between the South African Apartheid and the Apartheid as a crime" is nonsense, apartheid is a crime according to international law, and that has nothing to do with Apartheid. People are trying to bluster their way into making this a thing about western democracies versus the Arab league. Israel has been accused of a crime under international law by numerous sources. Some of them we have had RFCs to designate as reliable sources. Regardless of what happens in this article, I fully intend to create one on the actual crime and Israel, and so long as this one is titled about an analogy I will remove material not related to an analogy at that point. And that doesnt need a vote or an RFC. Nonsense such as "narratives" and "terminology of one side" is just that, and will be disregarded as non-arguments on Wikipedia. nableezy - 14:23, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- I did give some thought to the idea of just splitting it and be done with it but finally settled on an attempt at a consensus process. The oppose arguments at this point do not impress and the obvious problem with the current article is not going to go away regardless. Selfstudier (talk) 14:31, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- I have to say @Iskandar323 (talk) 13:03, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- I have to say @
- I did give some thought to the idea of just splitting it and be done with it but finally settled on an attempt at a consensus process. The oppose arguments at this point do not impress and the obvious problem with the current article is not going to go away regardless. Selfstudier (talk) 14:31, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- I didn't say that, see the above comments. There are two articles today, one about Apartheid in South Africa, and the other about Apartheid (the crime). Personally I agree, Apartheid is Apartheid. Even so, the assertion that the West Bank situation represents an example of Apartheid is disputed, to say the least. While acknowledging the complexity of the situation in the West Bank - the Apartheid claims are entirely rejected by other liberal democracies. Sorry, but these are the facts. And that's what we should do here, on Wikipedia. Tombah (talk) 14:32, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- Your "above comments" are a nice speech, nothing more. This is a discussion about a split, do try and stay on point. Selfstudier (talk) 14:36, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- That's was an answer for Nableezy. As my opinion appears in my nice speech, it must be clear by now. I oppose this split. I don't think we need more articles about apartheid in the West Bank. Tombah (talk) 14:42, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
Yes, Wikipedia distinguishes between the South African Apartheid and the Apartheid as a crime.
This bit, you mean? So why then are you opposing the same split here? Selfstudier (talk) 14:44, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- That's was an answer for Nableezy. As my opinion appears in my nice speech, it must be clear by now. I oppose this split. I don't think we need more articles about apartheid in the West Bank. Tombah (talk) 14:42, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- Of course it is disputed, and we would of course cover that dispute. But the topics are manifestly different. One is covering comparisons between Israel and South Africa under Apartheid. One is accusations that Israel is committing the formal crime of apartheid. And of course we would cover who rejects that accusation. That has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not the topics are disparate, only on whether or not the accusations are accurate. And whether or not they are accurate is simply not something that we should be discussing on a talk page. Again, this is not a forum to discuss the actual topic. It is a talk page to discuss content, not argue over whether or not such and such is justified. Finally, please understand the difference between Apartheid and apartheid. Big A, Africa. Little a, international law. I am talking about little a. Yes, several governments dispute that Israel is guilty of apartheid. Several western sources, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, say that they are in fact guilty of that crime. Our article will cover all aspects of that. nableezy - 15:00, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- Your "above comments" are a nice speech, nothing more. This is a discussion about a split, do try and stay on point. Selfstudier (talk) 14:36, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- Comment. The way I see it, and the way I explained in the section of this talk page I started, is that multiple human rights (HR) organizations have accused Israel of committing systemic human rights abuses, and say that these abuses amount to apartheid. So there are two questions at play here. One is, are these human rights violations true? According the HR organizations, they are. This is simply a statement of fact from multiple reliable sources and isn't in contention. But the second question is this: Do these HR abuses constitute apartheid? That is where people disagree. I've never seen the people who deny the apartheid comparison also say that there are no HR violations in Israel. So there needs to be an article that goes into detail specifically on these HR violations that Israel and the crime of apartheid, or something else along those lines would have a better scope than this "Israel and the apartheid analogy" article. Amnesty International is not making an "apartheid analogy", and shouldn't be in this article. They are directly stating that Israel is guilty of HR abuses that constitute a crime of apartheid. So a better scope for an article would be something that takes that into consideration. --JasonMacker (talk) 00:44, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- HRW is WP:RS for its own properly attributed claims, not an international court that establishes someone guilt, nor are claims of any NGOS necessary correct and without many specific bias. NGOs are not more reliable sources than government official's or elected representatives and if we look on that matter the position of vast majority of world is that Israel is not involved in apartheid policy (This certainly includes whole Europe, US and I would say most if not all countries that maintains diplomatic relationship with Israel). So giving UNDUE weight to one or another NGO and placing it in position of legal judge is a POV driven argument. I would remained you that more countries equalize the apartheid analogy (by accepting IHRA definition) with Antisemitism, than claiming that Israel is apartheid state. Tritomex (talk) 01:30, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- For one, "the vast majority of the world" has not spoken on whether Israel has apartheid or not. And even if they did, ok? Wikipedia is not simply based on majority rule, but rather what people/organizations who have informed opinions have to say. The "vast majority of the world" also does not support the designation of Uyghur_genocide#Denial). --JasonMacker (talk) 02:14, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- I did not say that NGOs shouldn't be included in accordance of their weight in relevant articles. I said the question of Israels involvement in apartheied is primarily a legal question, based on international laws and international legal court rulings (and not an opinion of cherry picked NGOs). In every article regarding legal statuses, for example regarding Israel occupation of West Bank, the position of international community, as reflected by their officially declared positions on this legal matter is given the main weight. So my question is which states officially designed Israel as apartheid country and which judicial entity had such ruling? ? As for IHRA definition of Antisemitism, it specifically mentions this issue, and equalize the apartheid analogy with Antisemitism by saying that claims such as "The State of Israel is a racist (apartheid) endeavor" is a form of Antisemitism. This definition of Antisemitism was officially adopted by 45 UN member states and many other political and non political institutions around the globe. My question was, once again, which countries, legal entities and international institution's designed Israel as "apartheied state"? Tritomex (talk) 07:42, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- The NGO's are not cherry picked, there is an international consensus of NGO's on this question in relation to the occupied territories, less so in respect of Israel proper. Apartheid has nothing whatever to do with antisemitism, that is a distraction (and your comments in that respect demonstrably incorrect in any case). Nor has anyone suggested that the apartheid case has been "proven" (as in a court of law) so that is yet another distraction. Please confine your comments to the question at hand, the proposed split. Note that the material is for all practical purposes already split in the article right now. Selfstudier (talk) 09:45, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- I did not say that NGOs shouldn't be included in accordance of their weight in relevant articles. I said the question of Israels involvement in apartheied is primarily a legal question, based on international laws and international legal court rulings (and not an opinion of cherry picked NGOs). In every article regarding legal statuses, for example regarding Israel occupation of West Bank, the position of international community, as reflected by their officially declared positions on this legal matter is given the main weight. So my question is which states officially designed Israel as apartheid country and which judicial entity had such ruling? ? As for IHRA definition of Antisemitism, it specifically mentions this issue, and equalize the apartheid analogy with Antisemitism by saying that claims such as "The State of Israel is a racist (apartheid) endeavor" is a form of Antisemitism. This definition of Antisemitism was officially adopted by 45 UN member states and many other political and non political institutions around the globe. My question was, once again, which countries, legal entities and international institution's designed Israel as "apartheied state"? Tritomex (talk) 07:42, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hahahaha, oh @Iskandar323 (talk) 04:39, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- On the subject of 'guilt' in a court of law, no one is proposing an article asserting guilt in a court of law. That would be only possible in a news headline-style format such as "Israel guilty of apartheid". Wikipedia simply sets the subjects alongside each other, with the facts as presented by subject-matter experts, and then lets any interested readers go figure. Iskandar323 (talk) 04:45, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- We have to establish the weight of such claims, that is why I see the question I asked as important. In the questions regarding international law, as it is extensively done on Wikipedia regarding the status of West Bank, the official position of states and international institution's (as UN and others) has the most important merit. That is why with every mentioning of anything related with West Bank, Palestine, or Gaza, we add that the "international community" sees those territories as "occupied by international law" 45 countries designed the Israel-Apartheid accusation as anti-Semitic rhetoric. They did it officially by accepting the IHRA definition [1], and I do not see any relevant international body or state claiming that Israel is in fact an "apartheid state" That is among other issues (like the poorly written article) the most important reason why this splitting is not justified. Tritomex (talk) 12:06, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- See above, AS/IHRA connection is garbage. Pushing such obvious and irrelevant nonsense verges on tendentious editing. And if you really want to improve the article, splitting it is the way to go.Selfstudier (talk) 12:10, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- We have to establish the weight of such claims, that is why I see the question I asked as important. In the questions regarding international law, as it is extensively done on Wikipedia regarding the status of West Bank, the official position of states and international institution's (as UN and others) has the most important merit. That is why with every mentioning of anything related with West Bank, Palestine, or Gaza, we add that the "international community" sees those territories as "occupied by international law" 45 countries designed the Israel-Apartheid accusation as anti-Semitic rhetoric. They did it officially by accepting the IHRA definition [1], and I do not see any relevant international body or state claiming that Israel is in fact an "apartheid state" That is among other issues (like the poorly written article) the most important reason why this splitting is not justified. Tritomex (talk) 12:06, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- For one, "the vast majority of the world" has not spoken on whether Israel has apartheid or not. And even if they did, ok? Wikipedia is not simply based on majority rule, but rather what people/organizations who have informed opinions have to say. The "vast majority of the world" also does not support the designation of
- Jason, your contributions are welcome but strictly speaking you should not be participating in this discussion, which counts as a formal discussion. You can comment constructively on the talk page but if you would do it in a section outside of this discussion that would be best. Thanks. Selfstudier (talk) 09:33, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- HRW is WP:RS for its own properly attributed claims, not an international court that establishes someone guilt, nor are claims of any NGOS necessary correct and without many specific bias. NGOs are not more reliable sources than government official's or elected representatives and if we look on that matter the position of vast majority of world is that Israel is not involved in apartheid policy (This certainly includes whole Europe, US and I would say most if not all countries that maintains diplomatic relationship with Israel). So giving UNDUE weight to one or another NGO and placing it in position of legal judge is a POV driven argument. I would remained you that more countries equalize the apartheid analogy (by accepting IHRA definition) with Antisemitism, than claiming that Israel is apartheid state. Tritomex (talk) 01:30, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Disagree. Jason, if you have something to say just go ahead and say it. -(talk) 12:11, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- This is not a "formal" discussion, this is not a noticeboard, an RM, or an RFC. nableezy - 13:22, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- We already had an ARCA amendment to clarify that page moves are included, the split proposal includes a possible page move. If you think we need another ARCA to formally clarify that WP:SPLIT discussions are also included in "etc" we can do that but previous discussions on the point are to my mind clear enough about the intention. Selfstudier (talk) 13:28, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- Yes, page moves are formal discussions. This is not. We dont need a formal discussion to split anything, and I honestly am not really sure what the point of this is. It legit does not matter if editors are opposed to splitting this topic, they can argue that AFD if they want to. I am 100% going to create the article on the crime of apartheid and Israel, and this section has no bearing on that. The thing worth discussing is how to remove much of the crime material from here as off-topic. nableezy - 13:51, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- I was wondering about closing it, it has been a useful clarification and preparatory step imo. Removal of material as out of scope is justified at this stage by way of simple transfer to the existing article Apartheid (crime)#Israel. Subsequent discussion on a spin out can then take place there. Of course, I support directly creating an article as well, that was a main point in this discussion but it might be easier to go in steps.Selfstudier (talk) 14:03, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- I was wondering about closing it, it has been a useful clarification and preparatory step imo. Removal of material as out of scope is justified at this stage by way of simple transfer to the existing article
- Yes, page moves are formal discussions. This is not. We dont need a formal discussion to split anything, and I honestly am not really sure what the point of this is. It legit does not matter if editors are opposed to splitting this topic, they can argue that AFD if they want to. I am 100% going to create the article on the crime of apartheid and Israel, and this section has no bearing on that. The thing worth discussing is how to remove much of the crime material from here as off-topic. nableezy - 13:51, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- I shouldn't be using the expression "formal discussion", that's been replaced with "Internal project discussions" that "include, but are not limited to, AfDs, WikiProjects, RfCs, RMs, and noticeboard discussions." Selfstudier (talk) 13:48, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- We already had an ARCA amendment to clarify that page moves are included, the split proposal includes a possible page move. If you think we need another ARCA to formally clarify that
- This is not a "formal" discussion, this is not a noticeboard, an RM, or an RFC. nableezy - 13:22, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- First this is talk page, not an "editing" Second If you see IHRA definition of Antisemitism as garbage, it is your point of view and I have taken notice of it. Relevant secondary sources and relevant international bodies do not see it in such way and that is what meters to me. Tritomex (talk) 12:17, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Please read and internalize WP:FORUM forbids such misuse of a talk page. If you have a source that supports that incredibly silly idea then bring it, if not keep it to yourself. Thank you. nableezy - 13:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- Please read and internalize
- Non ecp editors may not participate in formal discussions, this is such a discussion. Tritomex, this discussion is about splitting the article, not your views on IHRA and other irrelevancies.Selfstudier (talk) Selfstudier (talk) 12:27, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- For the avoidance of doubt "Editors who are not eligible to be extended-confirmed may use the Talk: namespace to post constructive comments and make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided they are not disruptive. Talk pages where disruption occurs may be managed by any of the methods noted in paragraph b). This exception does not apply to other internal project discussions such as AfDs, WikiProjects, RfCs, noticeboard discussions, etc." Selfstudier (talk) 12:34, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- All his comments have been constructive and the 500 edits requirement is obviously meant to bar accounts created recently by bad faith actors, not editors who have been around for over a decade. It's an special case. Putting his comments in another section would only make things needlessly complicated. -(talk) 13:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- That's your opinion, get it ratified in an ARCA and I'll pay attention. Selfstudier (talk) 13:23, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- I think (talk) 13:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- I tend to agree. Your
obviously meant to bar accounts created recently by bad faith actors
exception doesn't appear in it. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#Extended_confirmed_restriction Selfstudier (talk) 13:42, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- I tend to agree. Your
- I think
- That's your opinion, get it ratified in an ARCA and I'll pay attention. Selfstudier (talk) 13:23, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- All his comments have been constructive and the 500 edits requirement is obviously meant to bar accounts created recently by bad faith actors, not editors who have been around for over a decade. It's an special case. Putting his comments in another section would only make things needlessly complicated. -
- I already explained that due to WP:WEIGHT issues with such accusations, splitting is not justified. Again I ask which international bodies, institution's (like UN; EU, international criminal court in Hague etc), or states have designed Israel as apartheid state and I ask for relevant secondary sources to back such parallels. Tritomex (talk) 12:32, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- What has designating Israel as an apartheid state got to do with the splitting proposal? It doesn't mention the phrase "apartheid state" anywhere? Nor does the article, if memory serves. I don't understand your argument about weight, how is splitting the article a weight issue? The proposed new article speaks of accusations, there are in fact accusations so again, I don't really understand your objection.Selfstudier (talk) 12:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- In order to create a page titled "Israel and the apartheid analogy with South Africa" by splitting this page, you need WEIGHT for such claim. If Israel is designed as apartheid country, as South Africa was, by itself or by relevant international bodies, states and institution's, such weight do exist, otherwise not. Tritomex (talk) 12:56, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Iskandar323 (talk) 13:01, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- If you want to keep the existing page title, I already said that for myself, I have no objection to that. It's obvious from the content that a comparison with South Africa is being made. If you are claiming that the title of the new article has no basis, it is the same material already present in the existing article and since it is present, it must have weight, no? Selfstudier (talk) 13:02, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, that's exactly what I also think is right to do. Those accusation per WP:NPOV have right place here, but their weight do not justify a separate article under such name. Tritomex (talk) 13:05, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- In the present, the accusations of the crime are far more relevant and important (carrying far more "weight" to use your terminology) than the older analogy with South African apartheid. The majority of current sources and conversations are given over to the crime rather than the analogy.Selfstudier (talk) 13:13, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, that's exactly what I also think is right to do. Those accusation per WP:NPOV have right place here, but their weight do not justify a separate article under such name. Tritomex (talk) 13:05, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- In order to create a page titled "Israel and the apartheid analogy with South Africa" by splitting this page, you need WEIGHT for such claim. If Israel is designed as apartheid country, as South Africa was, by itself or by relevant international bodies, states and institution's, such weight do exist, otherwise not. Tritomex (talk) 12:56, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- What has designating Israel as an apartheid state got to do with the splitting proposal? It doesn't mention the phrase "apartheid state" anywhere? Nor does the article, if memory serves. I don't understand your argument about weight, how is splitting the article a weight issue? The proposed new article speaks of accusations, there are in fact accusations so again, I don't really understand your objection.Selfstudier (talk) 12:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Disagree. Jason, if you have something to say just go ahead and say it. -
- Comment Those who compare Israel and apartheid in South Africa are doing this not out of abstract fun, but to argue that Israel is committing a crime, therefore spitting the subject in two is splitting hairs. Second, Apartheid (crime) (and the crime definition wass based on what was observed in S.A., not as some abstract legal scholarhip ), and they are not really different subjects, but one is a subtopic of another and they are split per WP:Summary style, rather that a matter of disambiguation. Loew Galitz (talk) 01:54, 13 June 2022 (UTC)]
- That is not anywhere close to being true, people can compare Israel to South Africa without making any reference to what was criminalized in the Rome Statute in 2002. In fact people were making that comparison well before apartheid was ever a crime. And the people and organizations making the claim that Israel is guilty of the crime do so without referencing South Africa or Apartheid at all. nableezy - 03:15, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yes it is true. The comparison was made for the purpose of accusation. When the term become a legal term, the accusers simply got a new tool. Loew Galitz (talk) 18:06, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- I have no idea what The comparison was made for the purpose of accusation means, and the people saying Israel is guilty of the crime are not the same people who made the analogy to South African Apartheid, and the two things are not at all related except that South African Apartheid was so odious that the world agreed to criminalize such race-based systemic oppression. And now several human rights organizations and a UN Special Rapporteur have said that Israel is guilt of that crime of race-based oppression. That has nothing to do with an analogy to South Africa, which is what this article is about. nableezy - 18:25, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Comparing A and B and saying that both A and B have the same bad feature means accusation that A is bad. Anyway, I think I am starting to see your point: the current article title does not match is actual scope, the latter being both analogy and crime. And I agree it is a mismatch. But my vote remains valid, because as I said earlier, the proper solution would be to rename the article (but my suggested title was not good; may be something like Accusations of Israel of apartheid). Loew Galitz (talk) 00:03, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- But the accusation of the crime is not a comparison between A and B. Thats my point, that there are people who compare South Africa under Apartheid with Israel, and that is the analogy, and there are people that accuse Israel of committing a specific violation of international law, and that is not a comparison or an analogy. It is like saying the difference between China's treatment of the Uyghurs has been analogized to the Myanmar oppression of the Rohingya, and the accusation that China is guilty of the crime of genocide in international law. They are two separate topics, popular comparisons, and specific violations of international law. nableezy - 01:49, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- Comparing A and B and saying that both A and B have the same bad feature means accusation that A is bad. Anyway, I think I am starting to see your point: the current article title does not match is actual scope, the latter being both analogy and crime. And I agree it is a mismatch. But my vote remains valid, because as I said earlier, the proper solution would be to rename the article (but my suggested title was not good; may be something like Accusations of Israel of apartheid). Loew Galitz (talk) 00:03, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- I have no idea what The comparison was made for the purpose of accusation means, and the people saying Israel is guilty of the crime are not the same people who made the analogy to South African Apartheid, and the two things are not at all related except that South African Apartheid was so odious that the world agreed to criminalize such race-based systemic oppression. And now several human rights organizations and a UN Special Rapporteur have said that Israel is guilt of that crime of race-based oppression. That has nothing to do with an analogy to South Africa, which is what this article is about. nableezy - 18:25, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yes it is true. The comparison was made for the purpose of accusation. When the term become a legal term, the accusers simply got a new tool. Loew Galitz (talk) 18:06, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Most groups have stated that they are not drawing a direct comparison with South Africa, but rather referring to apartheid as it is described in international law. Selfstudier (talk) 10:31, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Of course they do not need to draw paralells now, after the term was made into legal framework. Loew Galitz (talk) 18:06, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Water is also wet.Selfstudier (talk) 18:20, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you, I am done here. I am not willing to talk with people who are demonstrating smartassness. Loew Galitz (talk) 00:03, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- Water is also wet.Selfstudier (talk) 18:20, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Of course they do not need to draw paralells now, after the term was made into legal framework. Loew Galitz (talk) 18:06, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- That is not anywhere close to being true, people can compare Israel to South Africa without making any reference to what was criminalized in the Rome Statute in 2002. In fact people were making that comparison well before apartheid was ever a crime. And the people and organizations making the claim that Israel is guilty of the crime do so without referencing South Africa or Apartheid at all. nableezy - 03:15, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
- Support split will allow disentanglement of the comparison with South Africa vs the direct accusation that Israel practices apartheid, which makes up the bulk of the article. If not split it should be moved to ]
- Comment With the proposed split, care should be taken to sort assertions and responses between those that are pre-Rome Statute (1998–2002) and post-Rome Statue. Sources that exist prior to the definition of apartheid as a crime are likely overwhelmingly about the South Africa Apartheid analogy, though I imagine there is some theoretical legal discussion about the possibility of it being defined as a crime during this period. On the other hand, post-Rome Statute sources are more much and increasingly likely with time to be about the crime. I'm sure this is obvious to some, but it will be a very important distinction to make. Iskandar323 (talk) 08:23, 18 June 2022 (UTC)]
- Oppose Per the previous section, there aren't two topics, there is only the comparison of current Israeli practices to that of apartheid-era South Africa. What it seems like is that proponents of one side just want their own ]
- I wonder whether we need a Statute formalising Wikicrimes against productivity, such a blithely ignoring and then miscontruing the issues at hand in a talk page discussion. Iskandar323 (talk) 08:20, 25 June 2022 (UTC)]
- Seems we should first have an RFC to determine whether this article contains two topics :) Selfstudier (talk) 08:25, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- I wonder whether we need a Statute formalising Wikicrimes against productivity, such a blithely ignoring and then miscontruing the issues at hand in a talk page discussion.
- support. This should solve the long lasting discontentment with the scope of this article. The new article won't necessarily be biased, 'accused of' doesn't mean 'guilty of', and it'll obviously have a criticism section with counter-arguments to balance thing up. I have a feeling that a number of readers could be looking specifically for the latest developments of this matter... so a separate article would make things easier for them. -(talk) 18:29, 25 June 2022 (UTC)]
- Suggestion. Content for the proposed two articles cannot be easily distinguished because Apartheid crime accusations, right or wrong, are still logically related to claims for the analogy to apartheid. So, consensus on a more detailed proposal is needed before a responsible split. I suggest keeping the current article name. The section “Crime of Apartheid and Israel” could be renamed “Israel and the Crime of Apartheid” — which would then be the name of the spin-off article. (“accusation” is not a good word for titles, though of course the article would discuss accusations and defenses) Perhaps what some said above re: Option B.
- But what about all the substantive sections, eg land, education, water? How will these be covered without a POVfork outcome? Will the new article include a background section that summarizes earlier discourse about the apartheid analogy (and links back here)? (Cf. above Iskandar323 re pre-Rome)
- Years back, I spent a long time working on the conflict over this article and related editing disputes. I founded Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel Palestine Collaboration and from that experience, I can say I appreciate the effort with the proposal and encourage you to keep at it. Maybe create a draft to show proposed changes? HG | Talk 05:30, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose. While conceptually there are two issues and thus two articles here, neither of the issues can be sensibly presented without mentioning the other. My prediction is that the two separate articles would eventually grow to cover both topics and the point of separating them will be defeated. Zerotalk 06:22, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Iskandar323 (talk) 08:31, 24 July 2022 (UTC)]
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Requested move 24 July 2022
- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: move to Israel and apartheid. A majority of editors support the move, but the deciding argument is that so much of the reliable source coverage of Israel and apartheid has nothing to do with any analogy
(—Firefangledfeathers). Supporting factors for this close are as follows: (1) there is a clear consensus that the title "[:Israel and the apartheid analogy]]" is inadequate; (2) the opposing arguments on neutrality seem reversible (one can argue that the new title is biased with the same force that the old title is biased; or so it seems to an outsider like myself); (3) there is a precedent for articles entitled "X and Y"; (4) some of the opposition was based on a confusion between the the crime of apartheid and the Apartheid. Thank you for your patience with both closers, Arbitrarily0 (talk) 21:53, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
Previous close, revoked following challenge
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The result of the move request was: No consensus. There is a lot of support indicating that the current title could be made clearer, but also a lot of opposition on the grounds that the proposed title would risk making the article's scope less obvious. Some neutrality concerns as well, adding to the opposition. Overall there isn't a consensus for the particular title proposed, although some other title might find consensus down the line. — Amakuru (talk) 17:01, 25 August 2022 (UTC) |
- Support The majority of current material in the article relates to the crime of apartheid. In the absence of any consensus to split the article, then the article title should reflect the content. Would also support any other title that achieves this purpose. Selfstudier (talk) 12:49, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi. I think the current subtopics vary. Some fit with the in-depth crime accusations, but some do not, and their content is often earlier material that does not refer clearly to the crime. HG | Talk 16:20, 24 July 2022 (UTC) HG | Talk 16:20, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Agreed, I referred specifically to "current" material, there is a lot of "old" material in the article. Selfstudier (talk) 16:35, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi. I think the current subtopics vary. Some fit with the in-depth crime accusations, but some do not, and their content is often earlier material that does not refer clearly to the crime. HG | Talk 16:20, 24 July 2022 (UTC) HG | Talk 16:20, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support in principle, as more accurately reflecting the current mixed body of material, though a split of this material still seems like the optimal long-term solution. Renaming is a little like applying a band aid to the problem, but still makes marginal progress on calling formal accusations compiled by human rights lawyers based on an internationally ratified statute "analogy", which is actively misleading. Iskandar323 (talk) 13:16, 24 July 2022 (UTC)]
- Oppose The legal assessment its accusation nothing more so the analogy is the best WP:NPOV descriptor but I will agree to move Israel apartheid accusations so it will cover both accusation of the crime by various anti-Israeli organization and comparison to SA by the same organizations. Most of the liberal democracies reject such accusation--Shrike (talk) 13:44, 24 July 2022 (UTC)]
- Support, since I don't have a better proposal. "Analogy" is bad in the title since it clearly refers to an analogy with South Africa and I don't think that should be the primary focus. Actually I would remove the bulk of the South African references, since apartheid as an offence in international law has long since moved past the South African experience. Zerotalk 14:34, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support - or failing that refocus this article on the analogy. And then make one on the crime. Thats still my plan for the record. nableezy - 14:52, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support per Zero. Historically, this analogy arose with South Africa as the prime example of comparison. That time has long since passed to use SA as the benchmark, as, before it, the US, which was the main enforcer of apartheid anti-litteram policies. As apartheid is inscribed and defined in international law, that must form the benchmark.Nishidani (talk) 15:06, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support The "and" in the title does not imply a finding, unlike earlier efforts to name it Israeli apartheid. Per Zero: accusations and proceedings about the crime should be the focus. Cut down the bulk of earlier discourse, the countless POV quotes and speakers. The many substantive subtopics? Often weighted down by old views. Can these be updated with the recent crime accusations and refer to main articles for more info? HG1 | Talk 16:15, 24 July 2022 (UTC)]
- Support; to my ears, having the word "analogy" in the title has always sounded extremely contrived; the subject covers so much more than comparisons with the old SA apartheid. Huldra (talk) 21:08, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose - per NPOV, as the suggested title might imply that the allegations are true.Eladkarmel (talk) 12:05, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- As per HG1, the purpose of the "and" is a standard method in WP for the avoidance of any such implication. Selfstudier (talk) 12:23, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support The current title was always clumsy and misleading. The proposed new title is much clearer and less open to gaming. RolandR (talk) 12:25, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose - Not NPOV, in my opinion. Better to leave the word "analogy", which leaves it as a claim, which many western governments oppose. Atbannett (talk) 12:43, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Governments, i.e.: bodies of politicians, not human rights lawyers, the subject-matter experts. Western governments denied South African Apartheid. 'Analogy' is also a POV. Iskandar323 (talk) 14:23, 25 July 2022 (UTC)]
- Governments, i.e.: bodies of politicians, not human rights lawyers, the subject-matter experts. Western governments denied South African Apartheid. 'Analogy' is also a POV.
- Oppose - Not NPOV *and* I'd expect an article on Israel and Apartheid to be about Israel's relationship with South Africa between 1948 and 1990. Naraht (talk) 14:10, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Most of the material in this article is about Israel and the crime of apartheid, which has nothing to do with South Africa. And the proposed title has a lowercase a for apartheid. nableezy - 14:27, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Israel and the crime of apartheid? I'm not sure I'd support it, but it would be clearer. Naraht (talk) 18:04, 25 July 2022 (UTC)]
- If this gets shot down I intend to make exactly that article by separating the things not related to any analogy from this one. But yes, that would be my prefered title. I think an article on an analogy is close to completely pointless. nableezy - 18:10, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Most of the material in this article is about Israel and the crime of apartheid, which has nothing to do with South Africa. And the proposed title has a lowercase a for apartheid. nableezy - 14:27, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose There is no reason to support this misleading title, which to me is clearly a violation of ]
- Hi. You said: "here is no need to tell me that the word "and" serves as a disclaimer here, because it doesn't." I said it does not imply a finding. I did not say disclaimer, but okay. Let's call it a disclaimer that the WP and the article make no finding whether "Israel is an apartheid statement" (your phrase). Don't just assert "it doesn't" -- give some reasons or explanations of why "and" does not serve that purpose. Here are some examples of article titles with "and" --
- Now that I tried making this list (and there are countless more), I'm curious to see whether these articles do not imply a finding about their relationship. ProfGray (talk) 15:46, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Additionally, the proposed title is Israel and Apartheid. Little a apartheid refers to the crime of apartheid, which Israel has been accused of committing by a number of human rights organizations. Big A Apartheid refers to the system of racial dominance in South Africa. Kindly dont misrepresent the proposal, even if you are going to argue against it with irrelevancies and propaganda (eg entities identified with the other side). nableezy - 15:52, 25 July 2022 (UTC)]
- I'm personally more titillated by the notion that "liberal democracies", many of which supported South African Apartheid up to the late 1980s, are arbiters on the subject. Iskandar323 (talk) 18:47, 25 July 2022 (UTC)]
- Yeah, I must have missed the part in WP:NPOV where The Truth™ is determined by a survey of "liberal democratic" states (however defined) rather than looking to "reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". Graham (talk) 05:44, 25 August 2022 (UTC)]
- Yeah, I must have missed the part in
- I'm personally more titillated by the notion that "liberal democracies", many of which supported South African Apartheid up to the late 1980s, are arbiters on the subject.
- Support This is not an article on an analogy, this is an article on accusations of Israel committing a crime. Of course, things would be much clearer if the Rome Statue called the crime "segregation" rather than "apartheid", but we can't change that. --Eldomtom2 (talk) 15:56, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- The crime is only a subsection, please look. Much of the article quotes people who are talking analogously, not referencing the crime (in the ordinary reading of their words). ProfGray (talk) 17:00, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- The newer material is the raft of reports in recent years that are not at all interested in analogies with South Africa, even going out of their way to emphasize that. While news reports these days may mention en passant the South African case as an instance of the crime, the world in general has moved on from analogy, that does not really fit the case anyway. Selfstudier (talk) 17:22, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- The crime is only a subsection, please look. Much of the article quotes people who are talking analogously, not referencing the crime (in the ordinary reading of their words). ProfGray (talk) 17:00, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Neutral. I'd wanted to say that using apartheid analogously in this case would be more appropriate since apartheid only specifically applies to the system of racial discrimination in South Africa, but since being ratified in 2002, the Rome Statute identifies the ]
- Is United States and state terrorism an NPOV violation? Selfstudier (talk) 09:27, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
- So what if I support? The current title is idiotic. But, as I have said before many times, substantive change to this article is impossible because consensus will never be reached. --Ravpapa (talk) 04:36, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
- Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 04:39, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
- Support. Keeping the word "analogy" downplays part of the content of this article. Thus it is inadequate. Swapping "analogy" for "accusation" creates a similar problem: that's not all this article is about. A broader title is needed to encompass both concepts. It doesn't necessarily imply that Israel is an apartheid state and that should be even clearer to the readers as soon as they start reading the article. Sometimes it's not possible to have a "misinterpretation-proof" title, a title that makes everything clear to the reader at first glance, but this renaming is the best and most elegant solution to the scope problem imo. The only real NPOV issue is keeping this whole article under the word "analogy".
- (alternatively, we could go with even clumsier titles, like "Israel and apartheid comparisons\accusations" or "Israel and apartheid analogies, as well as accusations of apartheid") –(talk) 03:21, 2 August 2022 (UTC)]
- Oppose. Our article at Apartheid (crime). Our titles must make sense to those who don't follow or care deeply about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. On this score, the current title is better. Also, the splitting proposal was closed as no consensus. Srnec (talk) 13:39, 2 August 2022 (UTC)]
- You dont need consensus to split, you dont even need a discussion. If this article retains a title on an analogy I will be removing the off-topic parts to a title about the crime. nableezy - 13:55, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- Even if consensus is not formally required, here there already was a discussion and ithe split was not agreed upon. How can it be perceived as collaborative, consensus-based editing to move forward regardless? You’ll likely get concerns about POVFORK and AfD etc. Why drag us thru that drama? ProfGray (talk) 14:15, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- If somebody wants to AfD an article they can. I dont really plan on engaging in this here, that isnt relevant to the move proposal, but material that is off-topic here will be removed if the title is retained. Accusations that Israel is guilty of a crime against humanity are not an "analogy", and they are off-topic here. This move proposal would make it so it is not off-topic (though I agree that including the word crime would be better so as to remove the analogy stuff entirely). But they are two topics, and if one is off-topic here it will be moved in to an article where it is on-topic. nableezy - 14:19, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- Also, Srnec, I think you're missing the distinction between Apartheid and apartheid. Apartheid under South Africa is always capitalized, it is a proper noun for a formal system of race-based segregation and discrimination. apartheid with a lowercase a refers to the crime. nableezy - 14:22, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- To which end, I would invite everyone here to participate in this move discussion aimed at making the distinction that little bit more explicit. Iskandar323 (talk) 14:39, 2 August 2022 (UTC)]
- Nableezy, there may be tendencies with respect to capitalization, but I doubt such a distinction will land for most readers. After all, the current title uses lower case and yet the analogy is clearly with capital-A Apartheid. Srnec (talk) 17:18, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- Which is why I support Israel and the crime of apartheid is an "acceptable alternative" and in fact is my preferred title. But it is not just a tendency, the crime is never capitalized except at the start of a sentence. nableezy - 18:10, 2 August 2022 (UTC)]
- Which is why I support
- I mean, yeah! Hence the name is incorrect, hence the confusion, and hence the fairly strong reasons for a clean split of the material. Iskandar323 (talk) 17:41, 2 August 2022 (UTC)]
- Nableezy, there may be tendencies with respect to capitalization, but I doubt such a distinction will land for most readers. After all, the current title uses lower case and yet the analogy is clearly with capital-A Apartheid. Srnec (talk) 17:18, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- To which end, I would invite everyone here to participate in this move discussion aimed at making the distinction that little bit more explicit.
- At the end, the present title does not reflect the content so something should be done. The only real question is how long it takes for that to happen. Selfstudier (talk) 14:24, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- Even if consensus is not formally required, here there already was a discussion and ithe split was not agreed upon. How can it be perceived as collaborative, consensus-based editing to move forward regardless? You’ll likely get concerns about POVFORK and AfD etc. Why drag us thru that drama? ProfGray (talk) 14:15, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- You dont need consensus to split, you dont even need a discussion. If this article retains a title on an analogy I will be removing the off-topic parts to a title about the crime. nableezy - 13:55, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose. NPOV. In common usage -- which is the Wikipedia guideline -- "apartheid" means the practice in South Africa. The word is applied to Israel to suggest that Israeli treatment of Palestinians is analogous to South Africa's treatment of non-whites. Similarly the word in used in two, not universally accepted international law treaties because the authors wanted to draw parallels -- or if you prefer, analogies -- between South Africa's practice and other practices elsewhere that they think are similar and that they do not like. English speakers hear the South African word "apartheid", they think "South Africa" not "international criminal law". Maybe "apartheid" will gain a lager meaning at some future point, like "spam" meaning junk mail did. That is not now. Now, the word's common meaning is "the practice in South Afica" and the meaning of a crime is mere jargon used by a limited group of lawyers and activists. I don't love the title. It's clunky. It sounds odd. However, "analogy" is a true, accurate description of why "apartheid" is used in international criminal law and more broadly in discussions about Israel. In fact, the intent of using the word is, in both cases (law and politics), to draw analogy between what the policies of South Africa and policies elsewhere. Analogy is accurate if clunky. (Maybe "accusation" would be better for the title than "analogy" but that is a separate conversation.)Iloilo Wanderer (talk) 16:08, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- The Oxford English Dictionary defines apartheid as "Name given in South Africa to the segregation of the inhabitants of European descent from the non-European (Coloured or mixed, Bantu, Indian, etc.); applied also to any similar movement elsewhere; also, to other forms of racial separation (social, educational, etc.)." So the use of the term in contexts other than South Africa is clearly widespread and recognised. RolandR (talk) 17:55, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose Current title is clearer. Proposal merely makes for confusion about the content of the article. Cost with no gain. Walrasiad (talk) 06:18, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
- Support – The proposed move is concise and follows the naming of other articles mentioned as examples. Talk · Contributions 19:59, 5 August 2022 (UTC)]
- Support - I wasn’t sure but after reading cons and pros I will support the move now. - GizzyCatBella🍁 20:28, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
- Neutral - I don't see how "Israel and apartheid" is any better of a title than "Israel and the apartheid analogy." They're both inferring Israel is somehow guilty of apartheid. I'm not personally convinced of that simply because Israeli Arabs have full citizenship and voting rights. Being that Apartheid South Africa and Jim Crow America were functionally similar, the very fact water fountains in Israel aren't segregated between Arabs and Jews by de jure law - nor are hotels, theaters, restaurants, public bathrooms - like "whites" and "coloreds" were in either South Africa or the United States should be enough to put to rest the idea that Israel is enforcing apartheid. Arabs aren't forced by law to live in certain parts of Israel, aren't denied the right to vote, and aren't barred from holding public office. The West Bank, by nature of the fact it is disputed territory in an ongoing conflict, simply doesn't fall under the umbrella of apartheid because it is not a part of Israel at present. The Bantustan territories of South Africa weren't in some legal gray area of international law where they were occupied territories but kind of their own state. They were legally a part of South Africa. They were segregated South African areas Black people were forced to live in. Israel isn't doing that to its Arab citizens, so I don't see what difference this minor change in the title makes. - EricSpokane (talk) 03:30, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose per the many NPOV concerns above. There is no such thing as "Israeli apartheid", it is just an accusation hurled. The archives on past moves and renames is quite interesting, as there are familiar names throughout. How sad is it to spend 10, 12, 15 years trying to chip away at an article title one does not like. Zaathras (talk) 15:35, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose I agree that current title is clearer.
Support neutral, clearer, and more accurate than current title as the term "analogy" does not apply for many of the uses eg the crime of apartheid, which is not an analogy. Horatio Bumblebee (talk) 23:47, 9 August 2022 (UTC)Blocked sock.- Support The current title was the result of a compromise made under less-than-ideal circumstances well over a decade ago. It was never a particularly great solution, but it was the least bad of the options that were available at the time. Wikipedia's standards have developed since then (mostly for the better), and it's really past time this page was given a less convoluted and more encyclopedic title. "Israel and apartheid" is an appropriate and neutral way of framing the debates that have taken place on this subject. (I've also suggested "Debates concerning Israel and apartheid" in the recent past, and while I still think this might have the potential to move things forward it hasn't developed any traction thus far. If the choice is between "Israel and the apartheid analogy" and "Israel and apartheid," then I'm fully in support of the latter.) CJCurrie (talk) 09:15, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
- Weak oppose – I agree the current "analogy" title is a poor reflection of the article's full scope, as well-regarded human rights organisations have accused Israel of potentially committing the crime of apartheid in international law and the article covers this. I agree the proposed title addresses this issue. However, while a change of some kind would be good, I think there are two problems with the proposed title:
- 1) While I don't agree with opposers above who say that "Israel and apartheid" implies Israel is an apartheid state, neither do I agree with supporters' view that it avoids "any such implication". "Israel and apartheid" implies a relationship between apartheid and Israel, whereas in fact this is a (disputed) accusation. I'm not convinced the proposed title is so problematic it breaches advocacy. I think this is illustrated by the list of articles with "and" in their titles that ProfGray collates above; all of those articles are about undisputed relationships between two things, this article is about an accusation there is such a relationship (that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, or that its crimes/policies are comparable to Apartheid).
- 2) Less importantly, I agree with those above who say that "Israel and apartheid" has a potentially confusing scope, as readers may presume the article is about Israel's views/stance on SA Apartheid. Although this criticism is somewhat nitpicky.
- Tombah's suggestion, Israel and the crime of apartheid is less ideal as it doesn't fully encompass those drawing an analogy with SA but not making an accusation of the intl. law crime, but I think that over the last few years discussion among rights groups and critics of Israeli policy has moved this way (towards an accusation that Israel is committing apartheid) anyway, and at least this title makes it clearer the subject is discussion/allegations of a crime. Both of these titles are, in my view, better than the current and proposed titles. Jr8825 • Talk 11:07, 12 August 2022 (UTC)]
- The option, Israel and accusations of apartheid was already discussed in the splitting proposal above (phrased as Israel and accusations of the crime of apartheid) and rejected.Selfstudier (talk) 11:12, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
- Support. The proposed title is more recognizable, natural, precise, concise, and consistent with other article titles. It's an improvement on all of the article title criteria. In particular, the improvement in precision is a large one, as so much of the reliable source coverage of Israel and apartheid has nothing to do with any analogy. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 12:43, 12 August 2022 (UTC)]
- Oppose. The proposed title is confusing, as one could easily be lead to believe that this article would then be about Isreal’s relationship with the Apartheid regime in South Africa. Even Wikipedia itself acknowledges that the South African Apartheid is the primary topic of “Apartheid”, rather the crime of Apartheid, which means people most often expect it to refer to the South African regime.TheFreeloader (talk) 23:41, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
- Support – The definition of the term apartheid has come to have a scope beyond that of South Africa. The use of the term for the crime is reflective of that fact; it doesn't mean that the term (when not characterized as a direct analogy) is limited to referring to what happened in South Africa and the more general crime. Similarly, stalking is a crime in many jurisdictions, but the relevant literature recognizes that the definition of stalking is not limited to the legal definition (and that stalking can take place in jurisdictions that don't directly criminalize it).
- Additionally, it isn't necessarily non-neutral to use the term apartheid in a title. It's no different than analogous cases such as United States and state terrorism. Graham (talk) 05:12, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
- Amakuru I really dont see how this is closed no consensus. The arguments against above range from objectively fallacious (eg the meaning of the word apartheid, the bogus arguments based on using a capital A in the title where this one did not), to bare assertions on POV. When did a bald assertion that something is POV count equally against actual policy based arguments? There is also approaching 60% super-majority support for the proposed title. nableezy - 17:06, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
- Reopened @Nableezy: thanks for the note above, and in light of your comments I'm reversing my close and will reopen the discussion, as I don't unfortunately have time to fully evaluate and reconsider every point in question at this precise moment in time. I had imagined (and some of the oppose comments above imply this too) that the article is specifically about comparisons between Israel now and the former apartheid regime of SA and its policies. The crime of apartheid is a separate concept, and I don't think including that was the intention when this article was first written (and hence my comment about scope). But given that, as you say, there is already considerable material about it, your point about the article covering everything is a valid one. So there could be a consensus to move. But that is offset by concerns about neutrality, and a desire not to even imply, in Wikipedia's voice, that the allegation is valid. So I'll recuse from this one for now and hopefully someone else with either more time or more knowledge of the situation, will determine shortly and with whether this is a "no consensus" or a "consensus to move" situation. Thanks — Amakuru (talk) 17:16, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
- Comment By way of background, the current title was reached without an RM in 2008 (see CJCurrie !vote above). Subsequently 2010, Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2010-04-14/Israel and the apartheid analogy#Mediation closed 8/19/2010, produced a consensus for the currently proposed title but it did not stick in formal discussion. The mediation discussions did cover the crime aspect and as can be seen from the article currently, much of the material in that regard was not present back in 2010. If there is no consensus on a title that adequately covers both the analogy and the crime, it is difficult to see an alternative other than an article split dealing with each aspect separately. Selfstudier (talk) 18:15, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
- Relisting one more time per request on my talk page. Perhaps one more week will focus discussion and a solution can be reached without acrimony... 🤔 — Amakuru (talk) 20:39, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: What can we learn from the decision to reopen this discussion? It should be clear to everyone that further discussion will not cause anyone to change his or her mind in the matter. It is equally clear that the article is stuck in the murk of fundamental disagreement, and nothing can be done to improve the article in any substantial way. So why continue the argument - sorry, discussion? Because everyone likes to argue?--Ravpapa (talk) 07:10, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
- The closer indicated that there may be a consensus to move offset by the risk to NPOV arising from even hinting via the proposed title that the accusation of apartheid might be true but that their view was based on the article being "specifically about comparisons between Israel now and the former apartheid regime of SA and its policies" which isn't the case. As for process, another week or so is neither here nor there. Selfstudier (talk) 10:16, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
- I dont think anybody is arguing or expecting anybody to change their mind. Ideally more time will bring more participation. I dont think the article is stuck in the murk of fundamental disagreement, and nothing can be done to improve the article in any substantial way, and I think that to be a self-defeating statement and fundamentally at odds with the entire idea of Wikipedia. No consensus means, and always means, more discussion until there is one. And consensus means, and always means, what is most faithful to our policies. Not how many show up and say yes or no. Ravpapa, you know I think very highly of you, but instead of focusing on all the ways this article is broken and detracting from a discussion focused on how it might be unbroken, do you have any view on what the scope and title of this article should be, or what should be done (short of deleting it because it and Wikipedia are hopelessly broken)? Because while I do hold you in very high esteem, just saying it's broken give up isnt all that helpful. nableezy - 13:15, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
- I indeed voiced my opinon in support of the title change - see above. And I don't think the article should be deleted (unlike other articles which I think should be deleted - Mein Kampf in Arabic is a good example). What I do think is that the Wikipedia method of collaborative editing and editing by consensus has its limits, and this article is a sterling example of those limits. Which is why I think there should be an alternative to editing by consensus, which could be turned to in cases of Zugzwang like this.I once proposed an alternative model to deal with cases like this ( User:Ravpapa/The Politicization of Wikipedia the section on "A Modest Proposal"). I don't know if what I propose there is a good idea, but I think there should be serious discussion of imaginative ways of dealing with editing stalemates on Wikipedia.
- Written without rancor or sarcasm, yours truly, Ravpapa (talk) 14:54, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
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Adding the recent response of South African foreign minister
recently, a bunch of sources have noted that the south african foreign minister considers israel an "Apartheid state". is this worth noting?
https://www.jpost.com/bds-threat/article-713140 ProgrammerinEZ (talk) 16:25, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- I'm always in two minds about "political" statements (alleging or denying) unless they are backed up by concrete actions or steps in support of what is said.
- For example in the Amnesty section, it says "The Times of Israel quoted an unnamed spokesperson for the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office as saying "We do not agree with the use of this terminology". And...?
- If that is thought to be important, then why wouldn't an actual named foreign minister view be just as important? See what others think. Selfstudier (talk) 16:54, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- A statement by an actual minister is certainly more relevant than an unnamed spokesperson. Aside from one being a named person and national representative and the other being an anonymous nobody not necessarily reflecting official policy, this is certainly a rule of thumb that has been applied elsewhere, such as recently on Iskandar323 (talk) 17:59, 28 July 2022 (UTC)]
- alright, where should I add it? ProgrammerinEZ (talk) 18:33, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- That's why I was humming and hawing, ordinarily my inclination would be to add such things as "Additional views" but then all such in the principal sections ought to go there as well. Perhaps go ahead and add it there for now and we will see what to do, maybe after the current RFC is closed, some comments are being made there as well. Selfstudier (talk) 18:42, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- alright, where should I add it? ProgrammerinEZ (talk) 18:33, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- A statement by an actual minister is certainly more relevant than an unnamed spokesperson. Aside from one being a named person and national representative and the other being an anonymous nobody not necessarily reflecting official policy, this is certainly a rule of thumb that has been applied elsewhere, such as recently on
- Quoting politicians can get controversial, so I would say no. ZetaFive (talk) 22:47, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
In a later development, the ToI quote (part of a larger quote) used by the spokesperson for the UK FCDO is repeated word for word in a parliamentary written answer in response to a question about the 21 march report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, by Amanda Milling, minister for Asia and the Middle East in the FCDO. Also see here. I added the full quote to the citation since the actual bit that is quoted gives a rather one sided view.Selfstudier (talk) 22:43, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- Spokesperson-level responses remain problematic in my opinion. These fall several levels short of a formal government position on a matter. If an issue was deemed worthy of comment, the foreign minister would make a statement. If deemed seriously important, the prime minister might. Department-level statements worded in vague formats such as "We do not agree ..." are a far cry from "The XXX government's position on the matter is ...". Even with the later, it is worth noting that a particular cabinet's position can also differ from a government's long-term position. Iskandar323 (talk) 05:23, 29 July 2022 (UTC)]
- Here's another politico objecting to the "word" apartheid. If they can come up with any other word to describe gross human rights abuse that meets the definition in the apartheid convention, I will be happy to use that instead. I suspect I will be waiting a while for that. Selfstudier (talk) 15:25, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
off-topic material
Given the move request result, I intend to move material not related to an analogy with South Africa out of this article. This article's scope is an analogy with Apartheid under South Africa, and accusations that Israel is committing a crime against humanity is not an analogy with South Africa. That is the entirety of the crime of apartheid section and the material related to it in the lead. nableezy - 17:11, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
- I can only quote CJCurrie above (the author of the current title back in 2008, without an RM) "The current title was the result of a compromise made under less-than-ideal circumstances well over a decade ago. It was never a particularly great solution, but it was the least bad of the options that were available at the time. Wikipedia's standards have developed since then (mostly for the better), and it's really past time this page was given a less convoluted and more encyclopedic title." That a poor solution has existed for this length of time is something that needs to be remedied. Selfstudier (talk) 17:21, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
- Nableezy, I think Amakuru should be allowed to reconsider first. Their comment “also a lot of opposition on the grounds that the proposed title would risk making the article's scope less obvious” suggests they did not review the earlier discussions on this talk page or the actual scope of the article, and perhaps are not aware of the difference between the crime of apartheid and an analogy with Apartheid. Overlooking a 60% majority requires a very strong rationale. Onceinawhile (talk) 19:56, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
"A" has to go
"A 2009, the Human Sciences ... is not English." 95.91.242.144 (talk) 16:31, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
- Done Selfstudier (talk) 17:11, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
Israel proper vs. West Bank
"In 1979, the Palestinian sociologist Elia Zureik argued that while not de jure an apartheid state, Israeli society was characterized by a latent form of apartheid." It is not clear that Zureik talks about Israel in the pre-67 borders not the West Bank, nor East Jerusalem, nor Gaza. BTW, nowhere is mentioned that most Israeli Arabs lived under military rule 1948-66, nor that the since 7.8.1985 (9th amendment to the Basic Law The Knesseth) many laws make non-Jews to second class citizen, something they used to be "structurally" de facto, but not de jure between 1966 and 1985. (cf. Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People 19 July 2018) 95.91.242.117 (talk) 17:41, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
- I fixed Zureik to clarify it is in Israel. Not sure what you want in addition, if you want something added to the article, it needs a source and should relate to apartheid analogy or crime. Selfstudier (talk) 22:46, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
- Fine. Two sources are given in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel#1949%E2%80%931966 In
- New outlook : Middle East monthly Givat Haviva, Jewish-Arab Institute, Tel Aviv, 1957-1993 one finds many more articles on the period prior to 1966, during which most Arabs were ruled according to the Emergency Defense Regulations of 1945. Most of the present day features that are true for the West Bank inhabitants NOW, were true for the Arabs in Israel THEN. Maybe a link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_(Emergency)_Regulations#Israeli_law is enough. Palestinian or Communist (Rakakh) sources can be ignored. Hebrew sources and left within the Labour movement sources (like the above mentioned New Outlook) are clear enough.
Please specify which references are referred to, the content you wish added to the article and the connection made with apartheid. Thanks. Selfstudier (talk) 14:02, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
scope
With the new title I think we need to refocus the lead on the crime, and then very briefly discuss historical analogies. But the primary topic for "Israel and apartheid" would be the accusations of violations of the crime and the responses to that IMO. nableezy - 22:16, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
- Clear that the comparison with SA has in recent years receded although the development from there to the current focus on the crime is worth tracing out for context/background.
- Apart from consequential changes to the lead due to the renaming, it might be better to first have a skeleton for the article content? Atm, we have as main headings:
- 1 History
- 2 Hafrada–Apartheid comparison
- 3 Crime of apartheid and Israel
- 4 Issues in Israel proper
- 5 Issues in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
- This seems not right, any thoughts on some better headings? Selfstudier (talk) 14:14, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
- The Hafrada section should be part of the West Bank section.
- EJ and Golan are not covered at the moment, and the issues with Gaza are different to those in the West Bank.
- I also think the “Issues in” language isn’t necessary.
- The sections could be geographical:
- Israel proper and the Golan
- East Jerusalem
- Rest of the West Bank
- Gaza Strip
- Onceinawhile (talk) 17:49, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
A humble admission
In the discussion on renaming this article, I wrote that the article was hopelessly stuck in limbo, and that no meaningful change was possible because of the limitations of the Wikipedia model of collaborative editing and consensus for change. I even made a few snide remarks, that irritated a few of the editors here.
I was wrong. The name change is, on the contrary, an affirmation of the editing model, and a proof that editors with diametrically opposing views can, in fact, be parties to improvements in disputed articles.
So next time, I will keep my mouth shut. Ravpapa (talk) 12:55, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
- No, please, do not keep your mouth shut. Open it widely and loudly, but to participate in the improvements instead of disclaiming any hope for them. nableezy - 14:03, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
- I am pleased to see Ravpapa back here – I hope you stick around. That we are able to make improvements to articles on sensitive subjects should hopefully provide some encouragement that your time here can be worthwhile. Onceinawhile (talk) 17:53, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Revert
Here an editor thinks that
"They also maintain that Palestinians in the
is not an improvement over
"They also maintain that non-Israeli Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are governed by the
even though the latter is tautological, long winded and seeks to assert that the PA/Hamas control the oPt without reference to occupation contol. Selfstudier (talk) 12:10, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, the tautology of "non-Israeli Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip" is pretty bloody daft. Also sourced to opinion. Iskandar323 (talk) 13:30, 18 September 2022 (UTC)]
- I've provisionally removed the statement and the supporting opinion piece, which was only used here and not in the body, making it doubly undue. I also removed the subsequent quote, which IS repeated in the body, but which hardly seems so important that it needs a repeat reading in the lead. Iskandar323 (talk) 13:40, 18 September 2022 (UTC)]
- I hadn't noticed that, the sentence /source was restored by someone else with comment "Well sourced statement..." ?! Bah. Selfstudier (talk) 13:41, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
- Editor @WP:WIKIVOICE has restored an opinion piece to the lead. I expect a self revert in short order. Selfstudier (talk) 17:20, 18 September 2022 (UTC)]
- Thank you. Selfstudier (talk) 17:37, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
- Editor @
- I've provisionally removed the statement and the supporting opinion piece, which was only used here and not in the body, making it doubly undue. I also removed the subsequent quote, which IS repeated in the body, but which hardly seems so important that it needs a repeat reading in the lead.
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With the new name of this article there should be some sort of disambiguation hatnote along the lines of: This article is about accusations around the Israeli government's policies towards Palestinians. For Israel's relations with apartheid-era South Africa see Israel–South Africa relations#Early relations: 1948–1994 199.119.233.198 (talk) 20:38, 18 September 2022 (UTC) Done Selfstudier (talk) 20:52, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
External links
What was so special about the totally one-sided links that were there before? –
If I remember correctly, Mondoweiss is not green at RSN either. –
- Not green, but also not a propaganda outfit like NGO Monitor. nableezy - 15:19, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
- I'd like to see a reason better than Iskandar323 (talk) 17:26, 22 September 2022 (UTC)]
- First of all, mondoweiss is considered biased (WP:Perennial_sources#Sources), but more importantly, after you removed a well-balanced external section several months ago, restoring links showing only one side is a clear NPOV violation. If someone is going to add links supporting the apartheid accusation, the section needs other links to counter it. It's not so difficult to understand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:73C0:600:BC7B:0:0:544:5481 (talk) 03:26, 23 September 2022 (UTC)]
- That's a remarkable degree of involved thinking for the first edit of a single edit IP address - implausible one might even say, but hey ho. I incidentally haven't restored anything - I'm just commenting here. But in the interest of dispelling misinformation, there is no consensus about Mondoweiss one way or another as to its reliability, so as it stands, it's just a news site like any other. All sources have bias, so that's a bit irrelevant. What Iskandar323 (talk) 08:00, 23 September 2022 (UTC)]
- That's a remarkable degree of involved thinking for the first edit of a single edit IP address - implausible one might even say, but hey ho. I incidentally haven't restored anything - I'm just commenting here. But in the interest of dispelling misinformation, there is no consensus about Mondoweiss one way or another as to its reliability, so as it stands, it's just a news site like any other. All sources have bias, so that's a bit irrelevant. What
- First of all, mondoweiss is considered biased (
I'll not comment on Mondoweiss reliability, but in my view it is a partisan source, despite the careful language. The problem with the External Links section as I found it was that it was completely one sided: (*"Inside Israeli Apartheid", 2022 documentary and *The apartheid reports). During the move discussion many users expressed pov concerns, things like these make their fears not only credible but real. Seems like a attempt to turn 'Israel and apartheid' into 'Israeli apartheid'. So let's try to be more balanced shall we? –
- Standard P.S. Message: I didn't mean to attack anyone with the comment above, even if I mentioned actual users or events, it's just my way of expressing myself. If by any chance I offended you, my sicere apologies 🕊️ –(talk) 13:17, 26 September 2022 (UTC)]
- Mondoweiss might be biased, but it has the editorial controls expected of a news outlet, and the documentary presents the information it presents with correct attribution. I don't see a reason to exclude this. This Amnesty International documentary probably goes further. The Christian website is certainly more vocal and presumably lacks any comparable editorial control, and I do think in this context it would probably be better to stick to more serious, editorially controlled sources. Iskandar323 (talk) 09:03, 27 September 2022 (UTC)]
Right, look... so what we do now?
I'm perfectly happy with no 'external links' section. Or it could have a balanced version, maybe even separated: links supporting the existence of apartheid, others denying it, and descriptive\more neutral ones. This could be the beginning of a RFC. Which links you'd like to see included (if any) and why? and how do you plan to make that section minimally
- No need for an RFC because the latest revert is free of any rationale, none was specified in the edit summary, just an unwarranted demand for discussion. Amnesty is green at RSP and on topic. Equally green on topic external links with a different POV are of course permissible as well. I don't really agree with the prior revert either but I let it go, not this time. Selfstudier (talk) 16:56, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- Too bad. External links in articles are to inform the reader on the subject, provide outside sources where they can read (note that important word) more about the topic. A 90-minute eCourse where they get to receive a "Certificate of Participation" at the end is not a useful resource for a Wikipedia reader. Zaathras (talk) 16:59, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- And now a not entirely unexpected rerevert, without anything approaching a rationale, just a personal attack by way of edit summary. Typical. Selfstudier (talk) 17:01, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- An explanation was provided. Hint, it was made at 16:59 UTC. Zaathras (talk) 17:04, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- Some website? Thats Amnesty International, which is by consensus a reliable source. And this topic is covered by discretionary sanctions, as Im sure youre aware, so kindly rein in the AMPOL level discourse please. nableezy - 17:06, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- That doesn't mean that everything AI publishes is automatically useful or warranted in a Wikipedia article. And hour-and-a-half online workshop is not useful or relevant to any article, much less this one. Also, someone with a block log that spans half a page is not someone who I will take cautions about discourse from seriously. So kindly, keep that part to yourself going forward. Zaathras (talk) 17:13, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- Read and internalize WP:ELNO as a "community college" level survey. nableezy - 17:16, 27 September 2022 (UTC)]
- Again, I will not take WP:NPA NPA dictation from you who has so frequently found himself afoul of Wikipedia policy. Whenever you feel like dropping this tangent is fine by me, but I will provide rebuttals until you drop it. Zaathras (talk) 17:21, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- Lol, I havent been blocked or sanctioned in the entire time youve had this account. You dont have to take any dictation from me, but youve been notified, and now warned, and if you continue to violate the expected standards of conduct you will then be reported. Toodles, nableezy - 17:24, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- Again, I will not take WP:NPA NPA dictation from you who has so frequently found himself afoul of Wikipedia policy. Whenever you feel like dropping this tangent is fine by me, but I will provide rebuttals until you drop it. Zaathras (talk) 17:21, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- Read and internalize
- That doesn't mean that everything AI publishes is automatically useful or warranted in a Wikipedia article. And hour-and-a-half online workshop is not useful or relevant to any article, much less this one. Also, someone with a block log that spans half a page is not someone who I will take cautions about discourse from seriously. So kindly, keep that part to yourself going forward. Zaathras (talk) 17:13, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- Some website? Thats Amnesty International, which is by consensus a reliable source. And this topic is covered by discretionary sanctions, as Im sure youre aware, so kindly rein in the AMPOL level discourse please. nableezy - 17:06, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- An explanation was provided. Hint, it was made at 16:59 UTC. Zaathras (talk) 17:04, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- And now a not entirely unexpected rerevert, without anything approaching a rationale, just a personal attack by way of edit summary. Typical. Selfstudier (talk) 17:01, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- (talk) 17:07, 27 September 2022 (UTC)]
- Here is the edit summary "rv, i think this should be discussed first. along with the other links" pointing nowhere. Also, see your talk page. Selfstudier (talk) 17:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
- Too bad. External links in articles are to inform the reader on the subject, provide outside sources where they can read (note that important word) more about the topic. A 90-minute eCourse where they get to receive a "Certificate of Participation" at the end is not a useful resource for a Wikipedia reader. Zaathras (talk) 16:59, 27 September 2022 (UTC)