Wikipedia and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Difference between revisions

According to [[Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor|Euro-Med Monitor]], there was a “dominance of the official government-issued narrative” in Wikipedia articles and “an almost complete absence of the narrative of victims of violations in different regions”. Since 2015, Euro-Med Monitor has been training college students and recent graduates in conflict zones,<ref name=":7" /> including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monitor |first=Euro-Med Human Rights |title=Euro-Med Monitor launches second round of the WikiRights project in the West Bank and Gaza |url=https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/4991/Euro-Med-Monitor-launches-second-round-of-the-WikiRights-project-in-the-West-Bank-and-Gaza |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor |language=en-US}}</ref> to make improvements to Wikipedia articles with the victim narratives from different conflict areas. The training includes workshops on techniques and evidence to modify Wikipedia articles written in Arabic and English. Project beneficiaries are informed of Wikipedia's standards and policies to safeguard appropriate use of the encyclopedia.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Monitor |first=Euro-Med Human Rights |title=- WIKI Rights |url=https://euromedmonitor.org/en/projects/5/WIKI-Rights |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor |language=en-US}}</ref> Euro-Med Monitor had analyzed Wikipedia’s human rights content during armed conflicts in the MENA region and found the content to be weak. Director of WikiRights Anas Aljerjawi stated, “The WikiRights project believes in the value and urgency of promoting and documenting the narrative of the victims and keeping it present.”<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=staff |first=B. N. R. |date=2020-12-24 |title=WikiRights - project documenting human rights violations on Wikipedia |url=https://www.bnreport.com/en/wikirights-2/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Business News Report |language=en-US}}</ref>