Daniel Edelson
Ynet News, Aug. 5, 2024
“A significant portion is dedicated to American cooperation, particularly President Joe Biden’s, with the “genocide.” It also highlights Republican lawmakers, like Max Miller, a former aide to Donald Trump, who said Gaza would become a “parking lot.”
After heated debate, Wikipedia editors renamed ‘Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza’ to ‘Gaza genocide’; the discussion’s bias against Israel and disregard for opposing views highlight issues of political agendas on the platform. The global editors of Wikipedia have officially renamed the entry”Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza” to “Gaza genocide.” This change followed a vote after months of debate, and the editors now consider this a settled fact. Supporters of the new title argue that there is a broad consensus in academia on the matter, citing academic articles by Holocaust historians, genocide scholars, human rights professors and legal and political experts.
Prominent among these experts is Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Territories, a figure both the U.S. and Israel have requested be removed from her position. Her statements are frequently cited in the entry. International organizations and news sites used as sources, such as Turkey’s Anadolu Agency, are known for their anti-Zionist bent. The entry also references texts by journalist Gideon Levy, philosopher Ilan Pappé and Ynet. The casualty figures are sourced from Gaza’s Health Ministry. … [To read the full article, click here]
