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In June 2024, an edit war involving the articles for the [[2024 Nuseirat rescue operation]] and the [[Nuseirat refugee camp massacre]] occurred, resulting in editing access to the articles being restricted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shamim |first=Sarah |last2=Oxford |first2=Dwayne |date=14 June 2024 |title=Wikipedia war: Fierce row erupts over Israel's deadly Nuseirat assault |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/14/wikipedia-war-fierce-row-erupts-over-israels-deadly-nuseirat-assault |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=[[Al Jazeera English]] |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617230750/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/14/wikipedia-war-fierce-row-erupts-over-israels-deadly-nuseirat-assault |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2024 |title=Wikipedia article on Israeli army's Nuseirat massacre in Gaza sparks edit war, restrictions |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/wikipedia-article-nuseirat-massacre-sparks-edit-war |access-date=June 20, 2024 |website=[[The New Arab]] |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616033210/https://www.newarab.com/news/wikipedia-article-nuseirat-massacre-sparks-edit-war |url-status=live }}</ref>
The [[Wikipedia community]] has assessed the reliability of several Jewish sources. For instance, [[The Jewish Chronicle|''The Jewish Chronicle'']], a British newspaper, was declared a generally reliable source in 2021 despite concerns of bias. Editors debated the newspaper's coverage of [[left-wing]] and Muslim groups.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Elia-Shalev |first=Asaf |date=2024-06-18 |title=ADL faces Wikipedia ban over reliability concerns on Israel, antisemitism |url=https://www.jta.org/2024/06/18/united-states/adl-faces-wikipedia-ban-over-reliability-concerns-on-israel-antisemitism |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625033631/https://www.jta.org/2024/06/18/united-states/adl-faces-wikipedia-ban-over-reliability-concerns-on-israel-antisemitism |url-status=live }}</ref>
In June 2024, the English [[Wikipedia community]] declared the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL) a generally unreliable source about the conflict.<ref name="Independent ADL">{{cite web |last=Marcus |first=Josh |date=19 June 2024 |title=Why Wikipedia just labeled a top Jewish rights organization 'unreliable' on the Israel-Palestine crisis |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/wikipedia-adl-report-jewish-israel-palestine-b2565058.html?callback=in&code=NWIWY2UWYJMTMDDMOS0ZOWIWLWIYNTYTMWUWODU4YTJIZDEW&state=c0c4cd87289b4d09b1b1bd8ac1429217 |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=[[The Independent]] |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619231624/https://www.independent.co.uk/_build/init_register_wall.7a4ff50e71ffb5e9a1d9.js |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Elia-Shalev|first=Asaf|date=19 June 2024|title=Wikipedia moves to bar ADL, claiming reliability concerns on Israel and antisemitim[sic]|website=[[The Times of Israel]]|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-moves-to-bar-adl-claiming-reliability-concerns-on-israel-and-antisemitim/|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619045428/https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-moves-to-bar-adl-claiming-reliability-concerns-on-israel-and-antisemitim/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=David |date=2024-06-19 |title=Wikipedia now labels the top Jewish civil rights group as an unreliable source |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/19/media/wikipedia-adl/index.html |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=[[CNN Business]] |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619231736/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/19/media/wikipedia-adl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> An English Wikipedia administrator who evaluated the community's consensus for this discussion cited the existence of substantial evidence of the ADL acting as a "pro-Israeli advocacy group" that has published unretracted misinformation "to the point that it taints their reputation for accuracy and fact checking regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict", as well as a "habit on the ADL's part of conflating criticism of the Israeli government's actions with antisemitism".<ref name=Bandler>{{cite news |last1=Bandler |first1=Aaron |title=Wikipedia Editors Label ADL Only Reliable for Antisemitism When "Israel and Zionism Are Not Concerned" |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/united-states/372532/wikipedia-editors-label-adl-only-reliable-for-antisemitism-when-israel-and-zionism-are-not-concerned/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |work=[[Jewish Journal]] |date=21 June 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622020506/https://jewishjournal.com/news/united-states/372532/wikipedia-editors-label-adl-only-reliable-for-antisemitism-when-israel-and-zionism-are-not-concerned/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that month, the English Wikipedia community concluded the ADL's lack of reliability extended to "the intersection of antisemitism and the [Israeli-Palestinian] conflict, such as labeling pro-Palestinian activists as antisemitic", but "the ADL can roughly be taken as reliable on the topic of antisemitism when Israel and Zionism are not concerned".<ref name=Bandler/>▼
Also in 2021, a consensus was reached to prohibit the use of the [[Jewish Virtual Library]], an [[online encyclopedia]], as a source for most cases due to concern about its accuracy and bias towards Israel. In 2024, the pro-Israel advocacy group [[NGO Monitor]] was also prohibited as a source.<ref name=":8" />
=== Anti-Defamation League ===
▲In June 2024, the English
The ADL criticized the decision, saying that it was part of a "campaign to delegitimize the ADL."<ref name="Independent ADL" /><ref name=":6" /> [[James Loeffler]] of [[Johns Hopkins University]], a professor of modern Jewish history, commented that the Wikipedia editors were "heavily influenced by the ADL leadership's comments", which took "a much more aggressive stance than most academic researchers in blurring the distinction between anti-Zionism and antisemitism".<ref name=":6" />
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=== Euro-Med Monitor's WikiRights project ===
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" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-16 |title=الأورومتوسطي يختتم سلسلة لقاءات تدريبية لمشروع "ويكي رايتس" |url=https://routardnews.net/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%85%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a-%d9%8a%d8%ae%d8%aa%d8%aa%d9%85-%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%aa%d8%af%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b9-%d9%88%d9%8a%d9%83%d9%8a-%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%b3/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=رويترد عربي |language=ar |archive-date=2022-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123172718/https://routardnews.net/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3/ |url-status=live }}</ref> including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip,<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2021 |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 |archive-date=2024-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420181526/https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/4991/Euro-Med-Monitor-launches-second-round-of-the-WikiRights-project-in-the-West-Bank-and-Gaza |url-status=live }}</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 |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 |archive-date=2024-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305074728/https://euromedmonitor.org/en/projects/5/WIKI-Rights |url-status=live }}</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 |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 |archive-date=2022-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005021222/https://www.bnreport.com/en/wikirights-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Responses ==
''Haaretz'' journalist Omer Benjakob noted in 2021 that articles on the conflict are very different between the English, Hebrew and Arabic Wikipedias, and that the conflict is one of the three most regulated areas on English Wikipedia.<ref name="Haaretz 2021" /> In 2023, Stephen Harrison of ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' wrote, "It shouldn't come as a surprise that Wikipedia is a better place to learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than [[Twitter|X]], [[TikTok]], and other social media platforms are."<ref name=":1" />
The [[World Jewish Congress]] (WJC) stated in a March 2024 report that "the state of the articles dealing with the conflict is alarming in its lack of neutrality." The WJC also stated that Wikipedia's [[comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany]] article "normalizes the unacceptable comparison" due to terms such as "occupation" and "military actions". The WJC also reported that "deletion attacks" occurred on Wikipedia, which resulted in the simultaneous deletion nominations of the articles for the [[Netiv HaAsara massacre|Netiv HaAsara]], [[Nir Yitzhak massacre|Nir Yitzhak]] and [[Holit massacre|Holit]] massacres, as well as [[Inbal Rabin-Lieberman]].<ref name="World Jewish Congress 2024">{{cite web |last1=Aharoni Lir |first1=Shlomit |date=14 March 2024 |title=The Bias Against Israel on Wikipedia |url=https://wjc-org-website.s3.amazonaws.com/horizon/assets/4eQd1wRR/the_bias_against_israel_in_english_wikipedia_240314_5-1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320002429/https://wjc-org-website.s3.amazonaws.com/horizon/assets/4eQd1wRR/the_bias_against_israel_in_english_wikipedia_240314_5-1.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2024 |access-date=19 March 2024 |publisher=[[World Jewish Congress]]}}</ref> A columnist in ''[[The Forward]]'' called the WJC's cited examples of bias against Israel "less than convincing".<ref name="The Forward 19 June 2024">{{cite news |last1=Eshman |first1=Rob |title=Wikipedia called the ADL ‘unreliable.' It's a wake-up call the civil rights organization badly needs |url=https://forward.com/opinion/625117/wikipedia-adl-unreliable-jonathan-greenblatt/ |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=The Forward |date=19 June 2024 |language=en |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620003653/https://forward.com/opinion/625117/wikipedia-adl-unreliable-jonathan-greenblatt/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
A June 2024 ''[[The Jerusalem Post|Jerusalem Post]]'' opinion piece said that the English version of the Israel–Hamas war article was arguably more neutral than the Arabic and Hebrew versions.<ref name="The Jerusalem Post 2 June 2024">{{cite news |last1=Byron |first1=Avior |date=2 June 2024 |title=Truth held hostage: Language differences in Wikipedia's 'Israel-Hamas War' page - opinion |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-804636 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603073931/https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-804636 |archive-date=3 June 2024 |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |language=en}}</ref>
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