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dismantling of the State of Israel

Why was the statement Some perpetrators of these acts support the dismantling of the State of Israel and its replacement with a Palestinian Arab state removed? This was the explicit goal of the PLO and Hamas in the past, and in case of Hamas many scholars believe this is still the case. It was indeed an example of WP:OVERCITE and not all references were relevant but the statement itself is hardly controversial. Alaexis_¿question? 08:37, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like a casualty of the sock editing. Anyway,in the past and Hamas currently says (and have indicated similarly in the past, could be true, who knows) that they will settle for a two state solution on 67 borders. So presenting it as a current true statement without any qualification seems POV.

Perhaps focus on the body first instead of fixating on the lead. Selfstudier (talk) 10:51, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Khaled Mashal said a few months ago that Hamas would not accept a permanent two-state solution [1]. But that doesn't really matter. The sentence only says that *some* of the perpetrators want to destroy the state of Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have always rejected the two-state solution and called for the destruction of Israel. Alaexis_¿question? 12:51, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The claim that "some" want to "destroy" Israel is not necessarily leadworthy (some means >= 1). Rejecting a two-state solution is not calling for "destruction" of Israel. The word choice "perpetrators" is pov. DMH223344 (talk) 22:36, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The goals are mentioned in the Groups section already. Obviously the article needs some work, but this is an important aspect of the Palestinian violence that should be mentioned in the lede. Alaexis_¿question? 12:52, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"This was the explicit goal of the PLO"

Please don't just throw out claims that have no basis in facts. From Slater:

Even before Arafat came to power, the PLO was primarily secular, had sought to separate religion from politics, and had called for the creation in Palestine of a democratic and secular state. Indeed, many PLO leaders specifically denounced anti-Semitism and emphasized their intention to accept Jews as equal citizens in a new Palestine.

DMH223344 (talk) 22:44, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How does it contradict the statement in question? Even taking Slater at face value (the word "some" does a lot of work there), the "creation in Palestine of a democratic and secular state" necessarily implies the dismantling of the state of Israel.

Anyway, we need RS that explicitly state that this was one of the goals of the political violence to include it, I'm going to look for such sources. Alaexis_¿question? 19:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It was very much a casualty of sock editing. Keeping that in mind I think the wise course of action is to discuss these edits here, determine appropriate inclusion, and then put up something that is acceptable to consensus after. Simonm223 (talk) 20:01, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Galamore please engage here to discuss this edit. Simonm223 (talk) 14:41, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This text has been long-standing on this article, so WP:BRD stands here with the former version, not the removal of the content...
The calls for destroying Israel has been prominent in the ideologies of Palestinian militant groups, including the two most prominent nowadays, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Removing this text is ignoring a major aspect of Palestinian violence

Galamore (talk) 06:54, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

QUO only lasts until material is challenged. How long was the material present and what consensus did it have when it was added? Selfstudier (talk) 10:44, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The text has been in the entry at least from September 3, 2022 to February 19, 2024. SigTif (talk) 16:49, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm confused now, I cannot find the text "Some perpetrators of these acts..." in that Sep 3 2022 revision.

Can we be specific about which text is claimed as having been in the article since then (or some other date). Selfstudier (talk) 17:37, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You said the explicit goal of the PLO was at some point "to destroy the state of Israel". In what world is the establishment of a secular democratic state equivalent to "destroying" a state? With word choice like "destroy", you better have strong evidence to back it up. Do not just throw out claims. DMH223344 (talk) 15:47, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry but it's unclear who "you" is in this case. Regardless we should try to avoid personalizing this discussion and, instead, focus on neutral reliable sources. Simonm223 (talk) 16:02, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Even if it were true, isn't it also true that the other side has not only said it (if not in so many words) but also demonstrated a clear intent to destroy Palestine? This sort of rhetoric is I think not unusual in the given circumstances. In between times, the sides have negotiations about two states ie not destroying either. Selfstudier (talk) 16:06, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about Palestinian political violence, not Israeli, so this comment is irrelevant. WP:NOTAFORUM. Galamore (talk) 06:49, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How does recognizing Israel and entering into negotiations for a 2 state solution based on 67 borders count as a call for the destruction of Israel? Selfstudier (talk) 10:48, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've tried to come up with a compromise. If we consider the 3 most powerful Palestinian factions (Fatah/PLO/PNA, Hamas and the Islamic Jihad), one of them had the destruction of Israel as its goal prior to the Oslo agreements and one (PIJ) clearly still has it as the goal. Regarding Hamas, different observers have different opinions, but many of them think that the whole of the Mandate Palestine remains the long-term goal (see the Atlantic article linked here and more scholarly sources in the Hamas article). Considering that this discussion is about the lede, I think that "Some factions have called for the destruction of Israel" is a fair summary of the situation. Alaexis_¿question? 11:22, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unless you can define what "destruction of Israel" actually means, its not wise to have ambiguous phrases. Does it mean a state with equal rights for Arabs and Jews? VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 04:56, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

+1, this is the usual scaremongering a la River to the sea debate where POV assigns a particular meaning to a phrase that simply suits a narrative. Afaics atm, this supposed destruction is not of Israel but of Palestine and the phrase simply a reaction to that. Selfstudier (talk) 09:37, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yezid Sayight's book

What's wrong with it? Why was it [2]? Alaexis_¿question? 11:16, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

change government involvement to Palestinian Authority involvement

Reasons for this change:

1. Palestine doesn't have a central government, Fatah is charge of the West Bank and Hamas is in charge of Gaza
2. Most of the content is directed towards Fatah/PLO/Palestinian Authority figures
3. This selection is a bit problematic, as seems like accusation of incitement or glorifying people means that they are involved in political violence. Also the timeframe, as whole article mentions events since 1948, while this selection talks about incidents since 2000. Also which government? (there is a mention of Iraq) During the conflict, many countries governments or military groups were involved in Palestinian Political violence at various points in time

Phone calls are not violence

I'm going to remove the entire section on Palestinians making prank phone call to Israeli emergency services.VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 04:57, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chemical weapons

The entire section on chemical weapons is UNDUE. There has never actually been chemical or biological attacks. I'm removing that section.VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 05:01, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]