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== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 April 2025 ==

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In the first sentence about what Israel shares borders with, i'd like to make a minor clarification that Syria is more in north-east than true north.
{{TextDiff|1=it shares borders with Lebanon and Syria to the north|2=it shares borders with Lebanon to the north and Syria to the north-east}} [[User:Yelps|<b style="font-family:helvetica;color:green">Yelps :/ </b>]]<b style="font-family:helvetica;border:transparent;padding:0 9px;background:linear-gradient(#810011,black);color:#19443C;border-radius:6px">[[User talk:Yelps|critique me]]</b> 16:28, 18 April 2025 (UTC)
:{{done}}<!-- Template:EEp --> - I've made the edit request. Thank you for helping out. [[User:Ivebeenhacked|Hacked]] ([[User talk:Ivebeenhacked|Talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Ivebeenhacked|Contribs]]) 17:21, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

== Edit request ==

In the architecture section, the article discusses an interesting place named Nahalal, which has a circular design. However, the article incorrectly states that Nahalal is a kibbutz. In fact, it is another form of settlement called a "moshav." [[User:Zenith87|Zenith87]] ([[User talk:Zenith87|talk]]) 17:16, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

:Sources can be found in [[Nahalal]]. [[User:Zenith87|Zenith87]] ([[User talk:Zenith87|talk]]) 17:23, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

== Israel has won 20 Olympic medals since 1992 ==

comment about the number of medals Isreal has won. [[Special:Contributions/2A01:73C0:84C:427:0:0:A22C:1901|2A01:73C0:84C:427:0:0:A22C:1901]] ([[User talk:2A01:73C0:84C:427:0:0:A22C:1901|talk]]) 17:07, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

:Indeed, the number that was there (9) hadn't been updated to reflect the last two summer Olympics. I've updated the sentence. [[User:Largoplazo|Largoplazo]] ([[User talk:Largoplazo|talk]]) 17:45, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you :-). [[Special:Contributions/2A01:73C0:84C:427:0:0:A22C:1901|2A01:73C0:84C:427:0:0:A22C:1901]] ([[User talk:2A01:73C0:84C:427:0:0:A22C:1901|talk]]) 19:34, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

== Edit request 1 May 2025 ==

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{{TextDiff|1=[[Syria]] to the north-east|2=[[Syria]] to the northeast}} [[User:Seungri400|Seungri400]] ([[User talk:Seungri400|talk]]) 06:20, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
:{{not done}}:<!-- Template:EEp --> Looks to be an [[WP:ENGVAR]] thing. The hyphenated form appears to be more common in British english and this article uses that  [[User:Cannolis|Cannolis]] ([[User talk:Cannolis|talk]]) 09:42, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
::{{ping|Cannolis}} This was a very recent addition, and note that "southwest" is spelled without a hyphen later in the paragraph. [[User:Seungri400|Seungri400]] ([[User talk:Seungri400|talk]]) 18:09, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
:::What was a recent addition? Also, good catch. Have changed all instances of northeast/west and southeast/west with text search to include the hyphen. If this is not actual preferred British English someone feel free to revert.  [[User:Cannolis|Cannolis]] ([[User talk:Cannolis|talk]]) 18:16, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
::::i added it via an edit request. [[User:Yelps|<b style="font-family:helvetica;color:green">Yelps :/ </b>]]<b style="font-family:helvetica;border:transparent;padding:0 9px;background:linear-gradient(#810011,black);color:#19443C;border-radius:6px">[[User talk:Yelps|critique me]]</b> 05:50, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

== Lead section revision ==

Hi all, I restored a rewritten version of the lead because I believe it better follows Wikipedia’s policies on neutrality and balance, especially [[WP:NPOV]], [[WP:LEAD]], and [[WP:UNDUE]]. I understand the previous wording had long-standing consensus, but I think it’s worth discussing some improvements.

The older version included some phrases that were too vague or seemed to take a side; for example, terms like ''“military occupation”'' or ''“continued blockade”'' were stated as facts without showing that they are debated. Also, some parts of the history jumped around or didn’t explain things clearly.

In my version, I tried to:

* Show both sides of disputes (like over territory) without saying who is right.
* Make the history flow better from ancient times to today.
* Use more neutral language that sticks to the facts and avoids emotional or unclear words.

I’m happy to work with others on this. I’m not trying to push a view, just improve the tone, clarity, and fairness of the lead. Let’s talk about it and see what we can agree on. [[User:EditBagel|EditBagel]] ([[User talk:EditBagel|talk]]) 23:56, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

:To recap the situation to date: You understood that the previous wording had long-standing consensus, but had some ideas to share about revising it. Rather than presenting your ideas to see if you could get a fresh consensus for some changes, you took it upon yourself to make the changes unilaterally. Then, after Remsense reverted your changes, you brought what you had already intended to be a ''fait accompli'' to us here to explain why your changes should be accepted. What should then have taken place is a discussion where you try to persuade others to accept your changes, but instead you restored the article to your version immediately thereafter, ahead of receiving even a single response, let alone a consensus, putting the burden on others to justify putting it back the way it was. And that's in a [[WP:contentious topics|contentious topics]] article. [[User:Largoplazo|Largoplazo]] ([[User talk:Largoplazo|talk]]) 00:05, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks, Largoplazo. I understand your concerns about process and appreciate the reminder about how important consensus is in contentious topics. That said, my intent wasn’t to bypass discussion or force a version through, I genuinely thought the changes improved clarity and neutrality, and I was hoping to start a collaborative conversation around that.
::I accept that restoring my version without waiting longer for replies might have been premature. I’ve since self-reverted to the stable version to respect the process, and I’m happy to workshop revisions with others going forward. My only goal here is to improve the balance, flow, and attribution of the lead, not to push a POV. Let’s shift focus to the content and see if we can move forward constructively. [[User:EditBagel|EditBagel]] ([[User talk:EditBagel|talk]]) 00:46, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Another problem is five misbalanced paragraphs instead of four. Really, most of the changes just aren't improvements, and I don't see how any passage would flow better.
:::(Really, the only incisive editorial decision I can clearly detect is, uh, the removal of the g-word—likely the single most deliberated upon phraseology I've witnessed in any RfC or content discussion in my time here so far. I was glad to see you self-revert when you did.) <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;‥&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 01:18, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::Thanks, Remsense. I understand why the change to five paragraphs raised concerns, but that structure wasn't an attempt to force imbalance, it was about improving flow and breaking up dense content. If consensus prefers four, I’m open to condensing or merging, but I hope we can discuss that editorially, not just revert on structure alone.
::::As for the removal of the “genocide” accusation: I want to be very clear, I didn’t take that step lightly or to protect Israel from criticism. I removed it because WP:LEAD says the intro should summarize the most important, broadly accepted content, not every serious accusation. Including a genocide claim, which is not treated as settled fact even in the body, gives disproportionate weight in an already sensitive topic. That’s not neutrality. That’s WP:UNDUE.
::::I’m not framing anything in pro-Israel terms; I’m trying to make sure we’re sticking to core policies and applying them fairly. If the accusation belongs, then let’s attribute it precisely and place it proportionally, but let’s not pretend its inclusion is a neutral default. I welcome more eyes on this, and more collaborative discussion. [[User:EditBagel|EditBagel]] ([[User talk:EditBagel|talk]]) 02:48, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::::Dunno what to tell you, other than to peruse the RfC discussion (which I didn't participate in myself save accidentally at the beginning) where many experienced editors made cases disagreeing with you about that. If you wanted to establish consensus for your revision, I wouldn't think it plausible for that part. <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;‥&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 02:54, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== RfC: Proposed revision to lead section for neutrality and clarity ==
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'''Request for comment on revising the lead section'''

I'm proposing changes to the <u>lead section only</u> of the Israel article to improve its neutrality, attribution, and clarity, particularly in how it presents disputed topics. This proposal does not alter the body of the article, which already reflects consensus language and attribution in more detail. I believe the current lead includes language that presents certain disputed characterizations as fact (e.g., “illegally occupied territories,” “genocide”), which may run afoul of [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|WP:NPOV]] and [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|WP:UNDUE]], especially for an introduction section. My revision aims to retain the same facts while better reflecting the disputed nature of some of the claims and improving the overall flow and neutrality.

Please see the proposed draft below.

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'''Israel''',{{efn|group=fn|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|z|r|i|.|ə|l|,_|-|r|eɪ|-|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Israel.wav}}; {{langx|he|יִשְׂרָאֵל}}, {{small|romanized:}} {{Transliteration|he|Yīsrāʾēl}} {{IPA|he|jisʁaˈʔel|}}; {{langx|ar|إِسْرَائِيل}}, {{small|romanized:}} {{Transliteration|ar|ʾIsrāʾīl}}}} officially the '''State of Israel''',{{efn|group=fn|{{langx|he|מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל}}, {{small|romanised:}} {{transliteration|he|Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl}} {{IPA|he|mediˈnat jisʁaˈʔel|}}; {{langx|ar|دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل}}, {{small|romanised:}} {{transliteration|ar|Dawlat Isrāʾīl}}}} is a country in [[West Asia]], situated in the [[Southern Levant]] region of the [[Middle East]]. It shares borders with [[Lebanon]] to the north, [[Syria]] to the northeast, [[Jordan]] to the east, [[Egypt]] to the southwest, and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the west. A small coastline along the [[Red Sea]] lies at its southernmost point, and part of the [[Dead Sea]] forms a section of the eastern boundary. The proclaimed capital is [[Jerusalem]],<ref>Akram, Susan M., Michael Dumper, Michael Lynk, and Iain Scobbie, eds. 2010. ''International Law and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Rights-Based Approach to Middle East Peace''. Routledge. p. 119: "UN General Assembly Resolution 181 recommended the creation of an international zone, or corpus separatum, in Jerusalem to be administered by the UN for a 10-year period, after which there would be a referendum to determine its future. This approach applies equally to West and East Jerusalem and is not affected by the occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967. To a large extent it is this approach that still guides the diplomatic behaviour of states and thus has greater force in international law."</ref> while [[Tel Aviv]] is the [[Gush Dan|largest urban area]] and functions as the [[Economy of Israel|economic centre]]. [[Culture of Israel|Its culture]] draws from [[Jewish culture|Jewish]] and [[Jewish diaspora]] traditions, as well as [[Arab culture|Arab]] and broader regional influences.

Israel maintains varying degrees of control over the [[West Bank]] and the [[Gaza Strip]] under arrangements established by the [[Oslo Accords]]. Although Israel withdrew its military forces and settlers from the Gaza Strip in 2005, it continues to control Gaza’s airspace, maritime access, and most of its land crossings; Egypt controls the [[Rafah Border Crossing|Rafah border crossing]] in the southwest. These areas are widely described by the [[international community]] as [[Israeli-occupied territories|occupied territories]], a characterisation disputed by Israel, which cites [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict#Israeli security concerns|security threats and militant activity]] as factors in its policies.

Israel is located in a region historically referred to as the [[Land of Israel]], associated with ancient [[Canaan]] and the [[Holy Land]]. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilisation followed by the [[History of ancient Israel and Judah|kingdoms of Israel and Judah]]. Situated at a [[Levantine corridor|continental crossroads]], the region experienced [[Demographic history of Palestine (region)|demographic changes]] under the rule of various empires, including the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book |last=Gil |first=Moshe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M0wUKoMJeccC&dq=history+of+palestine+two+people&pg=PR13 |title=A History of Palestine, 634–1099 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-521-59984-9 |pages=14 |access-date=17 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517102802/https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=M0wUKoMJeccC&oi=fnd&pg=PR13&dq=history+of+palestine+two+people&ots=CMV1-8kJav&sig=C1Eh2oIUdicDWgg_Clo6yJgumUQ#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20palestine%20two%20people&f=false |archive-date=17 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Antisemitism in Europe#19th and early 20th century|European antisemitism]] in the late 19th century galvanised [[Zionism]], which sought a [[Homeland for the Jewish people|Jewish homeland]] in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and gained [[Balfour Declaration|British support]]. After [[World War I]], Britain occupied the region and established [[Mandatory Palestine]] in 1920. Increased [[Aliyah|Jewish immigration]] during the interwar period and [[British foreign policy in the Middle East]] led to [[Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine|intercommunal conflict]] between Jews and Arabs,<ref>{{cite book |last = Morris | first = Benny |author-link = Benny Morris|title= Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881–2001 |publisher= Knopf |year= 1999 |edition= reprint |isbn= 9780679744757 |pages=  |quote= The fear of territorial displacement and dispossession was to be the chief motor of Arab antagonism to Zionism down to 1948 (and indeed after 1967 as well). |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=746mQgAACAAJ |access-date= 22 March 2024 |archive-date= 22 March 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240322131219/https://books.google.com/books?id=746mQgAACAAJ |url-status= live }} Also quoted, among many, by Mark M. Ayyash (2019). ''Hermeneutics of Violence: A Four-Dimensional Conception''. University of Toronto Press, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=W1G_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA195 195] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322131220/https://books.google.com/books?id=W1G_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA195 |date=22 March 2024 }}, {{ISBN| 1487505868}}. Accessed 22 March 2024.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fildis |first1=Ayse |last2=Nisanci |first2=Ensar |title=British Colonial Policy "Divide and Rule": Fanning Arab Rivalry in Palestine |year=2019 |journal=International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies |volume=6 |issue=1 |publisher=UTM Press |url=https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/78420814/ea601a07a2310f41e37ea266a47b38107202-libre.pdf?1641751843=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DBritish_Colonial_Policy_Divide_and_Rule.pdf&Expires=1715344527&Signature=UEfPzsmbLIHNW7Sd0jLxe4OpYUu4sPt5cIaU2beASuCt0BXqpfOQmcXAcR9EAPzkenh~ohMRrZlUREfMTTfqEosnMw8oqlVa2Ap6HVteACMhsC0VpH~MUmjcYs8f8rQUrWjZTnMuKwhEtiRQ92Md~PThKvq6IbAds05mX-cJzPamGLZ7fpx8xA3ejpYDXiG1uYE7Ks550xBeDWLCCPkfuOUJXMTbmJAucKnXRZnDL78EuDeQx0CNpSWdujVlcd82klFyLverjL5AAJs5AH2eHNVpXzym0fPdbY2YJWz5sgMYZOC9oN09cDXB007r7qRj2nFSL3Zs13Un0i~~1~pwbg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA |access-date=10 May 2024 |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510121206/https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/78420814/ea601a07a2310f41e37ea266a47b38107202-libre.pdf?1641751843=&response-content-disposition=inline&%20filename=British_Colonial_Policy_Divide_and_Rule.pdf&Expires=1715344527&Signature=UEfPzsmbLIHNW7Sd0jLxe4OpYUu4sPt5cIaU2beASuCt0BXqpfOQmcXAcR9EAPzkenh~ohMRrZlUREfMTTfqEosnMw8oqlVa2Ap6HVteACMhsC0VpH~MUmjcYs8f8rQUrWjZTnMuKwhEtiRQ92Md~PThKvq6IbAds05mX-cJzPamGLZ7fpx8xA3ejpYDXiG1uYE7Ks550xBeDWLCCPkfuOUJXMTbmJAucKnXRZnDL78EuDeQx0CNpSWdujVlcd82klFyLverjL5AAJs5AH2eHNVpXzym0fPdbY2YJWz5sgMYZOC9oN09cDXB007r7qRj2nFSL3Zs13Un0i~~1~pwbg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA |url-status=live }}</ref> which escalated into [[1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine|a civil war]] in 1947 after a [[United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine|proposed partition by the United Nations]] was rejected by the Arabs.

After the [[end of the British Mandate for Palestine]], Israel [[Israeli Declaration of Independence|declared independence]] on 14 May 1948. The following day, several neighboring Arab states invaded, triggering the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War|First Arab–Israeli War]]. By the time [[1949 Armistice Agreements|armistice agreements]] were signed in 1949, Israel controlled approximately [[Green Line (Israel)|77 per cent]] of the former Mandate territory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=Zionism {{!}} Definition, History, Examples, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zionism |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225204632/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zionism |archive-date=25 December 2018 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Meir-Glitzenstein |first1=Esther |date=Fall 2018 |title=Turning Points in the Historiography of Jewish Immigration from Arab Countries to Israel |journal=Israel Studies |publisher=Indiana University Press |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=114–122 |doi=10.2979/israelstudies.23.3.15 |jstor=10.2979/israelstudies.23.3.15 |s2cid=150208821 |quote=The mass immigration from Arab countries began in mid-1949 and included three communities that relocated to Israel almost in their entirety: 31,000 Jews from Libya, 50,000 from Yemen, and 125,000 from Iraq. Additional immigrants arrived from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Iran, India, and elsewhere. Within three years, the Jewish population of Israel doubled. The ethnic composition of the population shifted as well, as immigrants from Muslim counties and their offspring now comprised one third of the Jewish population—an unprecedented phenomenon in global immigration history. From 1952–60, Israel regulated and restricted immigration from Muslim countries with a selective immigration policy based on economic criteria, and sent these immigrants, most of whom were North African, to peripheral Israeli settlements. The selective immigration policy ended in 1961 when, following an agreement between Israel and Morocco, about 100,000 Jews immigrated to the State. From 1952–68 about 600,000 Jews arrived in Israel, three quarters of whom were from Arab countries and the remaining immigrants were largely from Eastern Europe. Today fewer than 30,000 remain in Muslim countries, mostly concentrated in Iran and Turkey.}}</ref>{{sfn|Fischbach|2008|p=26–27}} During the conflict, many [[Palestinians|Palestinian Arabs]] fled or were expelled from their homes, in an event Palestinians refer to as the [[Nakba]]. Those [[Arab citizens of Israel|who remained]] became the largest non-Jewish minority in the new state.{{sfn|Slater|2020|pp=81–92, 350|ps=, "[p. 350] It is no longer a matter of serious dispute that in the 1947–48 period—beginning well before the Arab invasion in May 1948—some 700,000 to 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from or fled their villages and homes in Israel in fear of their lives—an entirely justifiable fear, in light of massacres carried out by Zionist forces."}}<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ghanim |first1=Honaida |date=March 2009 |title=Poetics of Disaster: Nationalism, Gender, and Social Change Among Palestinian Poets in Israel After Nakba |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40608203 |journal=[[International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society]] |volume=22 |pages=23–39 [25–26] |doi=10.1007/s10767-009-9049-9 |jstor=40608203 |s2cid=144148068 |number=1 |issn=0891-4486 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106040944/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40608203 |archive-date=6 November 2021 |url-status=live |quote=Around 750,000–900,000 Palestinians were systematically expelled from their homes and lands and about 531 villages were deliberately destroyed.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Cleveland |first1=William L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CUhaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT290 |title=A History of the Modern Middle East |last2=Bunton |first2=Martin |date=2016 |publisher=[[Westview Press]] |isbn=978-0-429-97513-4 |language=en |page=270 |quote=Not only was there no Palestinian Arab state, but the vast majority of the Arab population in the territory that became Israel-over 700,000 people-had become refugees. The Arab flight from Palestine began during the intercommunal war and was at first the normal reaction of a civilian population to nearby fighting-a temporary evacuation from the zone of combat with plans to return once hostilities ceased. However, during spring and early summer 1948, the flight of the Palestinian Arabs was transformed into a permanent mass exodus... .}}</ref> In the following decades, Israel’s population expanded significantly due to immigration, including Holocaust survivors and [[Jewish exodus from the Muslim world#1948 Arab–Israeli War|Jews fleeing or expelled from Arab and Muslim-majority countries]].<ref name=":05">{{Cite journal |last=Beker |first=Avi |date=2005 |title=The Forgotten Narrative: Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25834637 |journal=Jewish Political Studies Review |volume=17 |issue=3/4 |pages=3–19 |jstor=25834637 |issn=0792-335X |access-date=23 May 2024 |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109013108/https://www.jstor.org/stable/25834637 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last=Dinstein |first=Yoram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-cpKEAAAQBAJ&dq=650000+%2872%25%29+of+these+Jews+resettled+in+Israel.&pg=PA282 |title=Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Volume 6 (1976) |date=2021-10-11 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-42287-2 |pages=282 |language=en |access-date=23 May 2024 |archive-date=21 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521171644/https://books.google.com/books?id=-cpKEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA282&lpg=PA282&dq=650000+(72%25)+of+these+Jews+resettled+in+Israel.&source=bl&ots=F8PgTaUhaN&sig=ACfU3U0WsiDOJxluxSyPsNK60ypjp28O-A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjnzt69mZ-GAxUiweYEHeYlBh04ChDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=650000%20(72%25)%20of%20these%20Jews%20resettled%20in%20Israel.&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the 1967 [[Six-Day War]], Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip, [[East Jerusalem]], the [[Sinai Peninsula]], and the [[Golan Heights]]. It later returned the Sinai to Egypt under a [[Egypt–Israel peace treaty|1979 peace treaty]] and formally applied Israeli law to East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, steps widely regarded as annexations and not recognised under international law. Israel continues expanding settlements in the West Bank, which most countries and international organisations consider illegal under international law, a position Israel disputes. In 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israeli-held territory during the [[Yom Kippur War]]; although Israel repelled the assault, the war marked a turning point in [[Arab–Israeli relations]]. Israel subsequently signed peace treaties with Egypt, returning the Sinai in 1982, and [[Israel–Jordan peace treaty|later with Jordan]]. In 1993, Israel and the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] signed the Oslo Accords, a series of agreements beginning in 1993 that established mutual recognition and created the [[Palestinian Authority]] as an interim governing body for parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. A final status agreement has yet to be reached. In the 2020s, Israel [[Arab–Israeli normalization|normalised diplomatic relations]] with several Arab states through the [[Abraham Accords]], though [[Israeli–Palestinian peace process|efforts to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict]] have stalled, and Israel has experienced recurring conflict with [[Palestinian political violence|Palestinian armed groups]].

The country's [[Basic Laws of Israel|Basic Laws]] establish a [[parliamentary system|parliament]] elected by [[proportional representation]], the [[Knesset]], which determines the makeup of the [[Cabinet of Israel|government]] headed by the [[Prime Minister of Israel|prime minister]] and elects the largely ceremonial [[President of Israel|president]].<ref name="cnn" /> Israel is the only country to have a [[revived language|revived]] official language, [[Modern Hebrew|Hebrew]]. It is the [[Jewish population by country|only country]] where Jews constitute more than 2 per cent of the population, and in which they are the largest demographic. Israel has [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|the 25th-largest nominal GDP]] in the world,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel datasets|url=https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/profile/ISR |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.imf.org}}</ref> among the highest nominal GDPs per capita in [[Asia]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-19 |title=Asia's Top 10 Most Wealthy Countries by GDP per Capita |url=https://bestdiplomats.org/richest-countries-in-asia/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> and one of the highest [[List of countries in Asia and Oceania by Human Development Index|standards of living in the region]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-09 |title=30 Wealthiest Countries by Per Capita Net Worth |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/30-wealthiest-countries-per-capita-111348314.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}</ref> One of the most [[Science and technology in Israel|technologically advanced]] countries in the world, it [[List of sovereign states by research and development spending|allocates a larger share]] of its GDP to research and development than any other country, and is widely believed to [[Nuclear weapons and Israel|possess nuclear weapons]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Global Innovation Index 2023, 15th Edition |url=https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2023/index.html |access-date=2024-08-10 |date=2022 |publisher=World Intellectual Property Organization |doi=10.34667/tind.46596 |isbn=978-92-805-3432-0 |language=en |last1=Dutta |first1=Soumitra |last2=Lanvin |first2=Bruno |last3=Wunsch-Vincent |first3=Sacha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Getzoff |first=Marc |date=2023-08-09 |title=Most Technologically Advanced Countries In The World 2023 |url=https://gfmag.com/data/non-economic-data/most-advanced-countries-in-the-world/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108044803/https://gfmag.com/data/non-economic-data/most-advanced-countries-in-the-world/ |archive-date=8 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Global Finance Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-04 |title=Top 15 Most Advanced Countries in the World |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-15-most-advanced-countries-041038286.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110012152/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-15-most-advanced-countries-041038286.html |archive-date=10 January 2023 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}</ref>
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{{collapse bottom}} [[User:EditBagel|EditBagel]] ([[User talk:EditBagel|talk]]) 03:39, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

:I suggest you close this for now, given there's no reason to expect consensus has shifted significantly from past discussions. (cf. [[WP:RFCBEFORE]])<span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;‥&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 04:10, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks for the comment, Remsense. I hear your concern about RFCBEFORE, but I do believe there’s room for a fresh look. The landscape of reliable sourcing and editorial scrutiny has shifted somewhat, and there are increasing concerns from editors about how the current lead balances tone, attribution, and WP:DUE weight. My intent with this RfC is not to rehash old debates, but to examine whether a more neutral and policy-aligned framing is possible, particularly in light of how much has evolved both in real-world context and in the article itself since prior consensus was reached.
::I’m happy to engage constructively and open to revising the proposal if it helps foster consensus, but I don’t think it hurts to allow community input and see where consensus stands now. [[User:EditBagel|EditBagel]] ([[User talk:EditBagel|talk]]) 04:19, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::If I can be blunt, it's significantly more difficult to discern whether you're actually getting what I'm saying to you, given there's an obviously LLM layer in between. It seems ill-advised to run an RfC that way as well.
:::{{tbq|I don’t think it hurts to allow community input and see where consensus stands now}}Well, [[WP:RFCBEFORE]] tells you quite plainly how it can hurt more than help:{{tbq|RfCs are time consuming, and Wikipedia being a volunteer project, editor time is valuable. Editors should try to resolve their issues before starting an RfC ... }} and, I'll add, at least taking a look at the previous RfC to get a sense of what the consensus was, which it doesn't seem you did. <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;‥&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 04:24, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::I get where you’re coming from, but I promise this is all me. I’ve spent real time reading past discussions and working through how to raise this in a way that fits with policy. I care a lot about how the lead represents the topic, and I’m trying to do this the right way.
::::At the end of the day, this is about the proposal itself. If there are issues with it, let’s talk about it. [[User:EditBagel|EditBagel]] ([[User talk:EditBagel|talk]]) 04:38, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::::Please close the RfC if you can't even own up to writing replies with an LLM. You're gearing up to potentially waste dozens of other editors' time, and it's so clearly unnecessary and beyond redundant. <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;‥&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 04:39, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::::Remsense, if you think the proposal isn’t worth discussing, that’s fair, but challenge the content, not me. Let's keep this focused on the topic. [[User:EditBagel|EditBagel]] ([[User talk:EditBagel|talk]]) 04:44, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::::::No, because the topic was already discussed in excruciating detail only a few months ago, by dozens of editors. The issue is quite clearly that you're trying to re-roll the dice for no good reason other than you might get something in edgewise. Go read [[Talk:Israel/Archive 110#RfC|the RfC where this was discussed]], and close this one until you at least understand what existing consensus is and why, please. <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;‥&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 04:51, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::::::It seems to me that the relevant test is whether something is a better summary of the article body. The policy compliance of the lead should be a function of the policy compliance of the article body. A focus on a lead as if it is an independent thing rather than a summary of the article body in the PIA topic area is usually not a good sign. [[User:Sean.hoyland|Sean.hoyland]] ([[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]) 04:56, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:Tend to agree with Remsense; rehashing this immediately after it was already rehashed is unlikely to be constructive. And an RfC on such a matter needs to present both the proposed version and the [then-]current one, with a summary of the differences (or better yet the differences being highlighted directly (cf. {{tlx|xt}} and {{tlx|!xt}} for green and red highlighting templates, or the more complex {{tlx|highlight}} with custom colors), so editors who are not already steeped in the day-to-day debate on this talk page can assess the matter without having to expend a great deal of time on it. The entire point of RfC is brining in heretofore uninvolved editors, so making it such a slog that they're likely to give up is entirely counter-productive. That said, the general goal (if it's accurate) of couching things like "genocide" and "illegally occupied" in terms that reflect substantial expert analysis and also account for the opposing view, rather than stating "genocidal" and "illegal" as incontrovertible facts, seems reasonable. But the devils are always in the details and few RfCs in a heated topic propose text that actually does (and only does) what is claimed to be the goal of the revision proposal. Sean.hoyland's point that the way to write a lead is to properly summarize the body is also a good one. <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family:'Trebuchet MS'"> — [[User:SMcCandlish|'''SMcCandlish''']] [[User talk:SMcCandlish|☏]] [[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|¢]] 😼 </span> 05:34, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
{{closed rfc bottom}}
'''Closing comment:''' As the proposer of this RFC, I am withdrawing it due to feedback indicating that the issue had already been addressed in a previous discussion. Thanks to those who provided feedback. No further discussion is needed at this time. [[User:EditBagel|EditBagel]] ([[User talk:EditBagel|talk]]) 05:53, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:{{replyto|EditBagel}} If you ever start another RfC - whether on this matter or something else - please make sure that your [[WP:RFCBRIEF|statement is neutral and brief]]. The statement above (from the {{tlx|rfc}} tag to the next timestamp) was far too long for {{user|Legobot}} to handle, and so it was not shown correctly at either [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikipedia style and naming]] or at [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikipedia policies and guidelines]]. This one was over ''19,000'' bytes, possibly the biggest RfC statement that I've ever seen. It was also neither a style and naming matter, nor a policies and guidelines matter - it would have been better as two or three of: History and geography; Politics, government, and law; Society, sports, and culture. See [[WP:RFCCAT]]. --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] &#x1f339; ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 09:43, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Apartheid in the lead ==

I have just added a single word, "apartheid", into the lead. There is an entire subsection in the body: [[Israel#Accusations_of_Apartheid]]. Given the earlier part of the sentence of where I added it, {{tq|... along with accusations that it ...}}, the placement in the lead is in line with [[WP:NPOV]], as it is not in wikivoice.

I believe the only RfC about that part of the lead was about adding the word "genocide"? Was there any previous consensus about adding or removing "apartheid" into the lead? [[User:Bogazicili|Bogazicili]] ([[User talk:Bogazicili|talk]]) 19:26, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{u|Bogazicili}}, just recently:
:*[[Talk:Israel/Archive 97#RfC: Should the lead paragraphs include the sentence "Israel's treatment of the Palestinians within the occupied territories has drawn accusations that it is guilty of the crime of apartheid"?]]
:*[[Talk:Israel/Archive 100#Request for Comment on apartheid charges]]
:*[[Talk:Israel/Archive 103#Mention of Apartheid in Lead]]
:*[[Talk:Israel/Archive 105#RfC: mention apartheid in the lead?]]
:You should probably revert that and get consensus to include. [[User:ScottishFinnishRadish|ScottishFinnishRadish]] ([[User talk:ScottishFinnishRadish|talk]]) 14:33, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

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== COUSIN EDIT ==

the cousin is actually syrian hope u put the actual cousin 
i dont know what it is but i know that hummus and falafel is totally syrian and the salad is a syrian salad called "tabooleh" , "تبولة" i hope u change that because i think u have mistakenly put the wrong cousin .
 ''this research took me a whole day through syrian and israeli media on different platforms ( facebook/ x "twitter" / reddit / and even wiki ) '' [[Special:Contributions/185.110.107.253|185.110.107.253]] ([[User talk:185.110.107.253|talk]]) 15:57, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

:I don't normally correct people's spelling but in this case I read your entire contribution without understanding it before I realized that by "cousin" you meant "cuisine". Sorry!
:For the changes you're asking for to be made, you need to ''provide'' sources that justify them so they can be given here, not just have looked at them yourself. And they have to be [[WP:RS|reliable sources]], not writings by unknown people sharing whatever ''they'' think is true on social media and wikis. [[User:Largoplazo|Largoplazo]] ([[User talk:Largoplazo|talk]]) 18:05, 31 May 2025 (UTC)
::Look at the wiki of Aleppo and check the cuisine... i am not official woki writer i am just want to give people the real truth. i hope some one change . is there actually a cuisine for israel ? [[Special:Contributions/31.9.133.135|31.9.133.135]] ([[User talk:31.9.133.135|talk]]) 08:21, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
:::The article makes it clear that falafel and others belong to the Levantine cuisine and are not exclusively Israeli. Note that this is [[WP:NOTAFORUM]]. [[User:Alaexis|Alaexis]]<sub>[[User_talk:Alaexis|¿question?]]</sub> 14:22, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

== Edit request 31 May 2025 ==

{{Edit extended-protected|Israel|answered=yes}}

'''Description of suggested change:''' 
Remove the "See also: Criticism of Israel" link directly under the "Government and politics" heading. This placement is inconsistent with standard formatting observed in similar country articles (e.g., China<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#Government_and_politics</ref>, Russia<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia#Government_and_politics</ref>), where criticism is addressed explicitly within dedicated subsections, rather than as a direct "See also" reference under the primary heading. Since the "Israel" article already multiple a subsections covering criticism within "Government and politics," the link, if retained, should be appropriately placed there.

'''Diff:'''
<nowiki>
==Government and politics==
{{Main|Israeli system of government|Politics of Israel}}
{{See also|Criticism of Israel}}
</nowiki>

<nowiki>
==Government and politics==
{{Main|Israeli system of government|Politics of Israel}}
</nowiki>
:{{done}}<!-- Template:EEp --> [[User:Chipmunkdavis|CMD]] ([[User talk:Chipmunkdavis|talk]]) 03:01, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
{{talk ref}}

== Edit request 2 June 2025 ==

{{Edit extended-protected|answered=yes}}

'''Description of suggested change:'''
As it stands, the section on Israel's occupied territories is phrased as if the Gaza Strip and Golan Heights are in the West Bank.  
'''Diff:'''
{{TextDiff|1=In 1967, as a result of the Six-Day War, Israel captured and occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. Israel also captured the Sinai Peninsula but returned it to Egypt as part of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty.|2=In 1967, as a result of the Six-Day War, Israel captured and occupied several parts of Palestine, including the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. Israel also captured the Sinai Peninsula but returned it to Egypt as part of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty.}} [[User:Bigskii|Bigskii]] ([[User talk:Bigskii|talk]]) 02:50, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

:The aim of the original phrasing is likely to note that the portion of the West Bank captured included East Jerusalem, so a parenthetical may be better than the suggested text saying East Jerusalem is not part of the West Bank. [[User:Chipmunkdavis|CMD]] ([[User talk:Chipmunkdavis|talk]]) 03:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
::{{done}}<!-- Template:EEp --> I opted to insert parentheses around "including East Jerusalem" per your comment. [[User:Day Creature|Day Creature]] ([[User talk:Day Creature|talk]]) 19:54, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

== Spelling mistake ==

Where it should say “one of the largest economies in the Middle East” it says “on of the largest” [[Special:Contributions/2001:56A:FA1D:700:9C12:9C7F:842A:686D|2001:56A:FA1D:700:9C12:9C7F:842A:686D]] ([[User talk:2001:56A:FA1D:700:9C12:9C7F:842A:686D|talk]]) 04:01, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
:{{done}} [[User:Sean.hoyland|Sean.hoyland]] ([[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]) 07:25, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

== Move request and RfC ==

There is a [[Talk:Besor_Stream#Requested_move_1_June_2025|move request]] and a related [[Talk:Besor_Stream#RFC:_Main_source_of_the_Besor_stream|related RfC]] at the [[Besor Stream]] article that could do with more input. Thanks. [[User:M.Bitton|M.Bitton]] ([[User talk:M.Bitton|talk]]) 15:50, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

== Edit requested: pronunciation of מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל ==

The audio file for the pronunciation of "Medinat Yisrael" (מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל), while technically accurate, is not spoken with an Israeli accent. Could someone please fix this?  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/128.139.225.244|128.139.225.244]] ([[User talk:128.139.225.244#top|talk]]) 10:24, 6 June 2025 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:{{Done}}. There happens to be another version of the pronunciation which sounds much better, I've changed it. [[User:Alaexis|Alaexis]]<sub>[[User_talk:Alaexis|¿question?]]</sub> 14:27, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

== Infobox  ==

@[[User:Remsense|Remsense]] how exactly was my recent edit an "''somewhat egregious POV push''"? [[User:Plantbaseddiet|Plantbaseddiet]] ([[User talk:Plantbaseddiet|talk]]) 23:48, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

:I'll assume this is not a rhetorical question, and answer "straightforward continuity between the chiefdom of Omri and the modern nation-state" is not an uncontroversial assertion. There's a reason the infobox is the way it is. <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;🌈&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 23:51, 12 June 2025 (UTC)
::It's not. Articles like [[China]], [[Iran]], [[Korea]], and [[Egypt]] include similar historical references. By that same logic, the [[Xia dynasty]]—despite its weak connection to modern China—should not be mentioned at all. [[User:Plantbaseddiet|Plantbaseddiet]] ([[User talk:Plantbaseddiet|talk]]) 00:01, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
:::That's a [[WP:OCON|trivially fallacious argument]]. I actually agree re: the Xia (was this attempted just because I edit China-related articles?), but I didn't put the mention of it in that article; moreover, that is a different article. We're talking about the sourcing situation as concerns this article, not any other one. I reiterate, it's well-borne out that the infobox for this article is the way it is for very good reasons (i.e. the consensus of dozens of highly attentive editors lately). <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;🌈&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 00:04, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
::::The China example was actually unintentional, but I get from what perspective your answer is coming from. My point is: If articles of some countries include ancient predecessor states in their infoboxes, why is it considered POV pushing to do the same here? [[User:Plantbaseddiet|Plantbaseddiet]] ([[User talk:Plantbaseddiet|talk]]) 00:11, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
:::::Again, we're not going to argue based on what other articles say or don't say. Instead, arguments are required that engage with the viewpoints that exist across reliable sources for this article—per [[WP:INFOBOXPURPOSE]], if we're acknowledging site policy, we don't include controversial material in the infobox because we have no ability to provide appropriate context or express differing views in a balanced manner. <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;🌈&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 00:14, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
::::::Right. So what would actually count as a reliable source in this case? [[User:Plantbaseddiet|Plantbaseddiet]] ([[User talk:Plantbaseddiet|talk]]) 00:18, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Sources that treat the modern nation-state as somehow contiguous with previous states, naturally. Those would then be weighed against sources that don't. I'll stop beating around the bush—there is a 2000-year gap they would need to explain away. If the former group don't demonstrate something like clear consensus, or if the notion that there is such continuity is disputed with enough frequency, then the correct conclusion is to omit such a statement—it's far better to say nothing, as arguments that omission is equivalent to negation are generally tendentious in their reasoning. <span style="border-radius:2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F">[[User:Remsense|<span style="color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]]<span style="color:#fff">&nbsp;🌈&nbsp;</span>[[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="color:#fff">'''论'''</span>]]</span> 00:25, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
::::::::Alright. [[User:Plantbaseddiet|Plantbaseddiet]] ([[User talk:Plantbaseddiet|talk]]) 00:30, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::And a lot of articles do this poorly. The current establishment section of the Israel infobox is frankly quite good practice. [[User:Chipmunkdavis|CMD]] ([[User talk:Chipmunkdavis|talk]]) 02:14, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

== Edit request 14 June 2025 ==

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'''Description of suggested change:'''
Change the religion percentages in the info box. They're obviously incorrect. Judaism is listed as 73.7% however the Israel religion page lists "65% of Israelis say they are either "not religious" or "convinced atheists"". The statistics are conflating ethnicity and religion. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Israel

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{{TextDiff|1=ORIGINAL_TEXT|2=CHANGED_TEXT}} [[Special:Contributions/218.212.175.204|218.212.175.204]] ([[User talk:218.212.175.204|talk]]) 14:33, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{not done}}:<!-- Template:EEp --> no consensus to change [[User:Mikewem|Mikewem]] ([[User talk:Mikewem|talk]]) 18:59, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

== New Israel-Iran war 6-13-2025 ==

Got another war going on. Anything on this? This war is still all over the news. [[Special:Contributions/216.247.72.142|216.247.72.142]] ([[User talk:216.247.72.142|talk]]) 03:06, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 June 2025 ==

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Fails to mention that there was an ongoing civil war in mandatory palestine that the arab states intervened in when israel declared independence. Claims there was no new independent arab state but the all palestine protectorate had some control [[Special:Contributions/2001:1A10:184A:6D01:2D42:1A30:5A68:88A2|2001:1A10:184A:6D01:2D42:1A30:5A68:88A2]] ([[User talk:2001:1A10:184A:6D01:2D42:1A30:5A68:88A2|talk]]) 22:46, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
:[[File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done''': it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a [[WP:EDITXY|"change X to Y" format]] and provide a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]] if appropriate.<!-- Template:EEp -->[[User:RegentsPark|RegentsPark]] <small>([[User talk:RegentsPark|comment]])</small> 23:02, 17 June 2025 (UTC)