Talk:Western European and Others Group

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This is my first article, starting from scratch, in the Wikipedia. I wanted to add something about the United Nations' regional voting blocs, as little has been written on the subject, yet they play such a major role in the world organization. Any assistance would be appreciated. There is little information on the blocs, not even an official website at the UN or otherwise, so other information such as member officials is hard to come by.

Also, an image I added has not yet shown up, dunno why. But it is under the Wikipedia free license maps if you're wondering about copyright issues.--Larry G 06:51, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Not quite sure how to add things here, so I'll just say it now. Should French Guiana be shaded on this map?

Yes, it should; so should Réunion, Martinique, and Guadeloupe. QuartierLatin1968 20:48, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Right, those four French territories should be shaded, just like Alaska and Hawaii, however only Alaska and French Guiana are visible enough to be shaded on the map. I am just not sure about Greenland. I removed the Holy See from the list, since it is not a UN member state. Dave 22:08, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Ok well, in your favor, it's your first wikipedia article. But against that, you listed Turkey and Greece under Western Europe. Er.... You could have been more sensitive of a subject that is already very touchy. Given that, for once, there is the luxury of an 'Other' category, you could easily remedy this mistake by putting them there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.254.81.209 (talk) 08:29, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Maybe he was sensitive about the subject by including Turkey and Greece in Europe. And you are the unsensitive one by leaving them out. The text reads Southern Europe too which clearly includes Turkey and Greece. Unbelivable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.41.1.20 (talk) 13:58, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Southern Europe doesn't include Turkey any more than Western Europe does. A small part of Turkey, formally part of Greece, is in Europe: but Turkey on the whole is Asian. 92.16.89.33 (talk) 01:28, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Cyprus: Are they members or what, they don't seem to be listed under any group80.176.144.237 (talk) 20:34, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Turkey

All other wikipedias says that turkey only belongs to WEOG. so why ppl try to put turkey to asia group ??? 88.64.182.125 (talk) 23:19, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Israel has "strong cultural and historical links with Western Europe"?

The lead states that Israel is a member of this group "due to its strong cultural and historical links with Western Europe," but doesn't cite a reference. While it may be true that Israel has cultural links with Europe as a continent, the country's links are much more with Eastern Europe than with Western Europe, since most emigrants to Israel from Europe had their roots in Eastern Europe and not in Western Europe. This is still true today, as the majority who emigrate to Israel today come from the Former Soviet Union. Israel is mainly a country with cultural links to Eastern Europe and other countries in the Middle East, and less so with Western Europe. --Tataral (talk) 16:10, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

That whole passage is basically vague euphemistic puffery to cover over the indisputable fact that Israel has been treated far worse with respect to the United Nations Regional Groups system than any other country in the world has been (not a unique experience for Israel at the United Nations), not becoming a 100% full-purpose member of WEOG until 2013. AnonMoos (talk) 19:42, 15 January 2017 (UTC)