Theoryisn'tfactuntilproven

January 2024

Hello, I'm Qzd. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Noura Erakat seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Qzd (talk) 21:52, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

You are absolutely incorrect. My corrections were unbiased and neutral and more accurate than AIPAC's (pro-Israel lobby) recommended euphemism "Israel/Palestinian Conflict" - to hide the FACT (from the American public) that Palestinians have been living under Israel's illegal occupation since 1967 (after Israel took land by force in 1948, forcing the removal of Palestinians who were living on that land at the time). Most Wikipedia pages related to Palestine misinform US readers by ignoring factual history to represent the State of Israel in the best light.

Most Wikipedia biographies list professional titles and experience first. For Noura Erakat, you diminish her professional credentials by listing "activist" first, as if that is what Wikipedia wants readers to remember most about this person.

I've tried to correct other Wikipedia pages when I come across similar misrepresentations of historical fact and biography. The last time, I was accused of "vandalism" by one of you "contributors?" "editors" - you who obviously decide which facts you want to present, which facts you want to ignore and which facts you want to misrepresent with obfuscating language. Before that experience, I naively trusted that Wikipedia was correct because corrections were universally allowed. Now I know that isn't true.

So....you people who actively hide the facts about the origins of the State of Israel, the illegal occupation and the horrifying situation of the Palestinian population - you are complicit in the genocide taking place at this moment. Lie to yourself and readers. But decades from now, when all Palestinians have been killed or forced off the land that the State of Israel has claimed since 1948 (all of it), your children will wonder why you allowed that genocide - why you helped to hide the truth from American readers. Hurrah for you. Theoryisn'tfactuntilproven (talk) 22:32, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

January 2024

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Please be careful to avoid editing anything related to the Arab-Israeli conflict until you have made 500 edits. Cullen328 (talk) 22:11, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

"Arab-Israeli conflict" should not be the term used in this article!!! That term is biased - it is NOT a neutral term - because it ignores THE FACT that Israel illegally occupies Palestinian land. It uses "Arab" to ignore the reality that the Palestinians are living under Israel's illegal occupation. Wikipedia decides "Arab-Israeli conflict" is neutral because the term doesn't offend Israeli's?!!! It's a huge offense to Palestinians - but obviously, Wikipedia editors don't care about them. Only Israel matters. Theoryisn'tfactuntilproven (talk) 22:36, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Your response is a violation of the editing restriction described above. That restriction applies equally to pro-Israel editors and pro-Palestinian editors, and is enforced without bias or favoritism. You must comply just like everyone else on all sides of this conflict, or you will be blocked like countless others who refused to follow the policies that have made Wikipedia a top ten website worldwide for many years. Cullen328 (talk) 08:47, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

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