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Wikipedia deletes pages written by brother of slain Israeli hostage

When Dan Sherman reached out to the editors at Wikipedia about the deletion, he was told, “We don’t write entries about soldiers."

Family and friends mourn at the funeral of Israeli soldier Ron Sherman who was abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and whose body was recovered during a military operation in the Gaza Strip, at the cemetery in Lehavim, December 15, 2023.
Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 24, 2025.

Wikipedia's 'Gaza Genocide' article an example of how neutrality needs to be improved, founder says

The New York Wikipedia conference was disrupted on Friday when an armed man, wearing a sign declaring himself to be an “anti-contact non-offending pedophile,’ got on stage and threatened to commit suicide.

Armed man wearing ‘non-offending pedophile’ sign disrupts Wikipedia conference

Ravan Jaafar al-Taie

Wikimedia Foundation trustee candidate denies use of rape on Oct. 7, posts Hamas symbol


Five points for the Nakba: PA involved in contest for creation of Palestinian-biased Wiki articles

Wiki Palestine, the organizing body, was launched by the Palestinian Authority, raising concerns of direct governmental involvement in the popular online encyclopedia.

 The Third Palestine Competition on Wikipedia Arabic.

US jurist accuses online encyclopedia of ‘disseminating propaganda’ and ‘rewriting history’

Acting attorney for Washington DC, Ed Martin, gave the Wikimedia Foundation until mid-May to comment on legal concerns that may risk their tax-exempt status.

 Wikipedia homepage on the computer screen under magnifying glass. Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia.

Wikipedia editor clique adding anti-Israel, antisemitic bias to pages, ADL study finds

The ADL claimed that editors appeared to coordinate changing relevant pages, downplaying Palestinian antisemitism, violence, calls to destroy Israel, and adding more criticism of Israel.

 Jonathan GReenblatt, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO and Wikipedia logo. (illustrative)

Wiki bans: Eight editors barred in Israeli-Palestinian edit wars

Of the editors banned from the topic area by the Arbitration Committee, six are from the pro-Palestinian camp and two from the pro-Israel camp.

 Wikipedia homepage on the computer screen under magnifying glass. Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia.

Anti-Israel Wikipedia editors face bans after spreading hate, misinformation

The users would be banned from editing any topics surrounding Israel, following an investigation by the the Wikipedia arbitration board.

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Wikipedia labels ADL as unreliable source, while Al Jazeera given green light

The ADL was seen to be unreliable on all matters relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and antisemitism.

 Jonathan GReenblatt, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO and Wikipedia logo. (illustrative)

Wikipedia in Arabic: A hotbed for bigotry, misinformation, and bias - investigative report

Disinformation, generalizations, and outright lies are allowed to go unchecked on the free encyclopedia's Arabic version.

 Wikipedia's logo in Arabic, the pieces of which have changed to the colors of the Palestinian flag due to the Israel-Hamas War.

Wikipedia's page on Zionism is partly edited by an anti-Zionist - investigation

The Post found that DMH223344 was suspended on 9 October 2024 from editing the Zionism page, "for violating the one-revert rule at Zionism."

Wikipedia webpage in use on a laptop computer is seen in this photo illustration taken in Washington, January 17, 2012.

It’s time to correct Wikipedia’s dangerous anti-Israel bias - opinion

A clear double standard exists, whereby for anti-Israel terrorists, Wikipedia frequently buries the devils in the details and places the burden on readers to find them.

 1,200 ISRAELI flags are planted amid the destruction in Kibbutz Kissufim, near the Gaza Strip, symbolizing the number of people murdered by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Wikipedia seeks to scapegoat Israel for its campaign against Hamas, the writer charges.

The last 12 months of the Jewish world – from a digital perspective

The Israel-Hamas War was one of the most searched topics on the internet as a whole, with some 93 million people reading related articles on Wikipedia.

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Wikipedia has an antisemitism problem - opinion

Wikipedia has decided that the allegation of genocide in Gaza is now a fact, once again igniting controversy as content is manipulated to target Israel.

 FRANCESCA ALBANESE, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories speaks in Cairo, earlier this year. Her antisemitic rhetoric has caused the US to call for her removal, the writer notes.