Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel

Welcome to WikiProject Israel

This is a WikiProject that aims to improve and better organize articles related to Israel.

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To create and maintain fair and unbiased information on Israel, including history, culture, and geography.
To create guidelines and maintain standards for pages involving Israel.
To work to bring Israel articles to the highest quality possible. (You can help!)

Scope edit

Articles relating to the History of Israel
Articles relating to the Culture of Israel
Articles relating to the Geography of Israel
Articles relating to the Economy of Israel
Articles relating to the Israelis
Articles relating to the Politics of Israel, Government of Israel, and Law of Israel
Articles relating to Sport in Israel
Articles relating to Zionism and the Yishuv
Articles relating to the Hebrew language
Other articles clearly related to Israel in another way

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel/Article alerts: Did you know

17 Apr 2024 – Roman roads in Judaea (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Owenglyndur (t · c); see discussion
10 Apr 2024 – Walid Daqqa (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Makeandtoss (t · c); see discussion
07 Apr 2024 – March of Return (Israel) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Onceinawhile (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

25 Apr 2024 – Tal Slutzker (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by The Gnome (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
23 Apr 2024 – Gharqad (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sajidmahamud835 (t · c); see discussion (11 participants)
22 Apr 2024 – Zivit Inbar (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Gidonb (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
21 Apr 2024 – Three Phase Operation (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zero0000 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
18 Apr 2024 – Al-Maghazi UNRWA school airstrike (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by BilledMammal (t · c); see discussion (14 participants)
17 Apr 2024 – Shefi Yishai (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Acartonadooopo (t · c) was closed as keep by Desertarun (t · c) on 24 Apr 2024; see discussion (6 participants)
16 Apr 2024 – Suheir Abu Oksa Daoud (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by FortunateSons (t · c) was closed as keep by Cavarrone (t · c) on 23 Apr 2024; see discussion (7 participants)
15 Apr 2024 – Rafael Eitan Mekif Ramat Gan High School (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Newhaven lad (t · c) was closed as delete by Northamerica1000 (t · c) on 22 Apr 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
14 Apr 2024 – Operation True Promise (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by CycloneYoris (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 21 Apr 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
13 Apr 2024 – 2024 Jerusalem unrest (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by AusLondonder (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 20 Apr 2024; see discussion (5 participants)

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Categories for discussion

21 Apr 2024 – Category:Paintings depicting Moses (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Ham II (t · c); see discussion
21 Apr 2024 – Category:Paintings depicting Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Ham II (t · c); see discussion
26 Mar 2024 – Category:Anti-Zionism by former country (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

05 Mar 2024 – Waste Siege (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ezlev (t · c); start discussion
13 Apr 2024 – Far-right politics in Israel (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Alon Alush (t · c) was not promoted by Generalissima (t · c), see discussion

Requests for comments

20 Apr 2024 – Arab citizens of Israel (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Selfstudier (t · c); see discussion
19 Apr 2024 – Israel (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by JDiala (t · c); see discussion
17 Apr 2024 – 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by JDiala (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Ecrusized (t · c); see discussion
12 Apr 2024 – Israel–Hamas war (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by BilledMammal (t · c); see discussion
07 Apr 2024 – Siege of Khan Yunis (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by WeatherWriter (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

04 Apr 2024 – Far-right politics in Israel (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Alon Alush (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

25 Apr 2024 – Cabinet of Israel (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Government of Israel by GeopoliticalSphygmomanometry (t · c); see discussion
24 Apr 2024 – Gaza Strip famine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Food insecurity in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war by Mistamystery (t · c); see discussion
22 Apr 2024 – 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Gaza Solidarity Encampment by MountainDew20 (t · c); see discussion
22 Apr 2024 – South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to South Africa v. Israel by SomethingForDeletion (t · c); see discussion
21 Apr 2024 – Weaponization of antisemitism (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Weaponization of antisemitism accusations by Selfstudier (t · c); see discussion
19 Apr 2024 – 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2024 Israeli strikes in Isfahan by Bigfatman8766 (t · c); see discussion
16 Apr 2024 – Arab citizens of Israel (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Palestinian and Arab citizens of Israel by Onceinawhile (t · c); see discussion
15 Apr 2024 – Iran–Israel proxy conflict (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Iran–Israel conflict by Parham wiki (t · c); see discussion
15 Apr 2024 – Russia and the Iran–Israel proxy conflict (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Russia and the Iran–Israel conflict by Parham wiki (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – 2024 Iran–Israel conflict (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Christophervincent01 (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be merged

24 Apr 2024 – April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses (talk · edit · hist) (initially April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on United States university campuses) is proposed for merging to Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the United States by CommunityNotesContributor (t · c); see discussion
04 Feb 2024 – Transatlantic Civil Servants' Statement on Gaza (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war by Kashmiri (t · c); see discussion
30 Jan 2024 – Modern Palestinian Judeo-Arabic (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Palestinian Arabic by Gjs238 (t · c); see discussion
16 Jan 2024 – Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to July 2022 Damascus airstrikes by Sakiv (t · c); see discussion
16 Jan 2024 – July 2022 Damascus airstrikes (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war by Sakiv (t · c); see discussion
11 Jan 2024 – Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Saleh al-Arouri by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion
21 Dec 2023 – Jewish fascism (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Revisionist Maximalism by Asher Rosenberg (t · c); see discussion
21 Oct 2023 – Antisemitism in the United States in the 21st century (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Antisemitism in the United States by GnocchiFan (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – 2024 Iran–Israel conflict (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel by Ecrusized (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be split

12 Apr 2024 – Al-Shifa Hospital siege (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Dylanvt (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

20 Apr 2024 – Draft:Assassination of Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2001:4645:B0B3:0:718C:8A0E:8C73:A332 (t · c)
14 Apr 2024 – Draft:Rivka Bayech (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MaskedSinger (t · c)
12 Apr 2024 – Draft:European Union response to the Israel–Hamas war (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Diannaa (t · c)
09 Apr 2024 – Draft:Entrée Capital (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by CharlieBrie (t · c)
08 Apr 2024 – Draft:Igal Stulbach (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by IgalSX (t · c)
24 Mar 2024 – Draft:Swell Ariel Or (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 173.235.136.219 (t · c)
19 Mar 2024 – Draft:Johann Soufi (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jsoufi (t · c)
19 Mar 2024 – Draft:Meier Teich (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SlateMouse (t · c)
17 Mar 2024 – Draft:The Ambassador (Israeli TV series) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Boleyn (t · c)
07 Mar 2024 – Draft:Daniel Meron (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Matanmeron (t · c)

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Assessment edit

Israel-related article rating and assessment scheme
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Current Statistics

Israel-related articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	3		4	6			13
FL	1		4	1			6
FM					33		33
A			2	3			5
GA	1	13	40	46		2	102
B	60	197	368	379		47	1,051
C	35	272	884	1,666		284	3,141
Start	9	225	1,701	5,773		1,974	9,682
Stub		12	241	2,945		1,587	4,785
List	5	27	167	200	3	312	714
Category					8,384		8,384
Disambig					55		55
File	1				84		85
Portal					40		40
Project					35		35
Redirect		8	34	113	441		596
Template		1	1		695		697
Other			5		89		94
Assessed	115	755	3,451	11,132	9,859	4,206	29,518
Unassessed	1			10		408	419
Total	116	755	3,451	11,142	9,859	4,614	29,937
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 93,046			Ω = 4.96

Recognized content edit

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{WikiProject Israel}}) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

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1961-04-13 Tale Of Century - Eichmann Tried For War Crimes
2009 Anti Israel Protest Tanzania
44444 חדרו של דוד בן גוריון בצריף בשדה בוקר
Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour
Crew of STS-107, official photo
David Ben-Gurion (D597-087)
Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES FOR 1994 IN OSLO.
ISR-2015-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Fountain of Qayt Bay
ISR-EGY border 6521a
Ilan Ramon, NASA photo portrait in orange suit
Israel-2013-Aerial 00-Negev-Makhtesh Ramon
Israel-2013-Aerial 21-Masada
Israel-2013-Jaffa 01
Israel-2013-Tel Aviv 01-Reading Power Station
Jerusalem Railway Station2
Jerusalem panorama early twentieth century2
Jerusalem-2013(2)-Aerial-Temple Mount-(south exposure)
Jerusalem-2013-Temple Mount-Al-Aqsa Mosque (NE exposure)
Kirinia roxelana male 1
Ma'aleh Akrabim
Maurycy Gottlieb - Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur
Mizrah - Israel Dov Rosenbaum
Moshe Ya'alon
PikiWiki Israel 13773 AIDA AT MASADA 2011
Robert Bateman - The Pool of Bethesda - Google Art Project
Scribe- Menahem - The Birds' Head Haggadah - Google Art Project
Survey of Palestine 1942-1958 1-100,000 sheet index georef
The Great Isaiah Scroll MS A (1QIsa) - Google Art Project
Vespa orientalis 2
מכתש רמון - גלישת עננים (cropped)
מתחם אַוּגוּסְטֶה ויקטוֹריה
עינת קליש-רותם
צנחנים בכותל המערבי

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Ottoman surrender of Jerusalem restored

Picture of the day pictures edit

Maurycy Gottlieb - Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur (2007-09-21)
1961-04-13 Tale Of Century - Eichmann Tried For War Crimes (2009-01-21)
2009 Anti Israel Protest Tanzania (2009-08-22)
Ottoman surrender of Jerusalem restored (2009-12-09)
Jerusalem panorama early twentieth century2 (2010-05-12)
Jerusalem Railway Station2 (2010-06-02)
ISR-EGY border 6521a (2013-12-11)
Crew of STS-107, official photo (2014-02-01)
Jerusalem-2013-Temple Mount-Al-Aqsa Mosque (NE exposure) (2014-07-28)
Ma'aleh Akrabim (2014-10-01)
Israel-2013-Aerial 21-Masada (2014-12-14)
Israel-2013-Aerial 00-Negev-Makhtesh Ramon (2014-12-29)
Israel-2013-Tel Aviv 01-Reading Power Station (2015-02-15)
Israel-2013-Jaffa 01 (2015-04-08)
Moshe Ya'alon (2015-06-24)
Jerusalem-2013(2)-Aerial-Temple Mount-(south exposure) (2015-07-17)
ISR-2015-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Fountain of Qayt Bay (2018-12-16)
PikiWiki Israel 13773 AIDA AT MASADA 2011 (2018-12-24)
Robert Bateman - The Pool of Bethesda - Google Art Project (2019-11-07)
מתחם אַוּגוּסְטֶה ויקטוֹריה (2020-08-05)
Kirinia roxelana male 1 (2020-08-11)
Scribe- Menahem - The Birds' Head Haggadah - Google Art Project (2021-03-28)
44444 חדרו של דוד בן גוריון בצריף בשדה בוקר (2021-06-05)
Vespa orientalis 2 (2021-08-11)
עינת קליש-רותם (2022-05-06)
צנחנים בכותל המערבי (2022-06-07)
David Ben-Gurion (D597-087) (2022-10-16)
The Great Isaiah Scroll MS A (1QIsa) - Google Art Project (2022-11-08)
Mizrah - Israel Dov Rosenbaum (2022-11-12)
Survey of Palestine 1942-1958 1-100,000 sheet index georef (2022-12-31)
מכתש רמון - גלישת עננים (cropped) (2023-06-17)
Ilan Ramon, NASA photo portrait in orange suit (2023-06-20)
Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour (2023-08-30)
Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES FOR 1994 IN OSLO. (2023-09-13)

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