Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel

Welcome to WikiProject Israel

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

Goals:

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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Categories[edit]

Refine and maintain Category:Israel and its subcategories:

Alerts[edit]

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

Articles for deletion

30 Apr 2024 – Mako Hit List (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by North8000 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
26 Apr 2024 – Ami Dror (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Scope creep (t · c); see discussion (13 participants; relisted)
23 Apr 2024 – Gharqad (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Sajidmahamud835 (t · c) was closed as keep by Liz (t · c) on 30 Apr 2024; see discussion (15 participants)
22 Apr 2024 – Zivit Inbar (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Gidonb (t · c) was closed as delete by Doczilla (t · c) on 29 Apr 2024; see discussion (13 participants)
21 Apr 2024 – Three Phase Operation (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Zero0000 (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 28 Apr 2024; see discussion (7 participants)

Categories for discussion

03 May 2024 – Category:Film controversies in Israel (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion
27 Apr 2024 – Category:Israeli Arab Jews (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aldij (t · c); see discussion
26 Apr 2024 – Category:Natural history of Israel (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
26 Mar 2024 – Category:Anti-Zionism by former country (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
28 Apr 2024 – Category:North African-Jewish culture in Israel (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Aldij (t · c) was closed; see discussion
26 Apr 2024 – Category:Anti-Zionist Christians (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Queen of Hearts (t · c) was closed; see discussion
26 Apr 2024 – Category:Christian anti-Zionism (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Queen of Hearts (t · c) was closed; see discussion
21 Apr 2024 – Category:Paintings depicting Moses (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Ham II (t · c) was closed; see discussion
21 Apr 2024 – Category:Paintings depicting Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Ham II (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Good article nominees

05 Mar 2024 – Waste Siege (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ezlev (t · c); start discussion

Requests for comments

26 Apr 2024 – Israel and apartheid (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Firefangledfeathers (t · c); see discussion
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

03 May 2024 – Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Paul Vaurie (t · c); see discussion
03 May 2024 – Allegations of war crimes in the 2006 Lebanon War (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to War crimes in the 2006 Lebanon War by Kashmiri (t · c); see discussion
01 May 2024 – Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israel–Hamas war (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Israeli destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of Gaza by Makeandtoss (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
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 – 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
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
14 Apr 2024 – 2024 Iran–Israel conflict (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Christophervincent01 (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Robertsky (t · c); see discussion
12 Apr 2024 – Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Cactinites (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be merged

01 May 2024 – 2024 Israeli protests (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel by Broc (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
24 Apr 2024 – April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the United States by CommunityNotesContributor (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
27 Apr 2024 – April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses in the United States (talk · edit · hist) proposed for splitting by ElijahPepe (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles for creation

01 May 2024 – Draft:Yeshayahu Folman (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Shahar Navon new (t · c)
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)
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: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)
03 Mar 2024 – Draft:Ran Tal (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2A0D:6FC2:61BB:2800:2F7D:8238:3D7:2280 (t · c)

(10 more...)

Assessment[edit]

Israel-related article rating and assessment scheme
(NB: Listing, Log & Stats are updated on a daily basis by a bot)

Daily log of status changes

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			3	3			6
GA	1	13	40	47		2	103
B	61	197	367	394		47	1,066
C	34	272	886	1,712		290	3,194
Start	9	225	1,702	5,876		1,986	9,798
Stub		12	241	2,973		1,588	4,814
List	5	27	167	206	3	314	722
Category					8,413		8,413
Disambig					55		55
File	1				84		85
Portal					40		40
Project					35		35
Redirect		8	34	112	446		600
Template		1	1		695		697
Other			5		84		89
Assessed	115	755	3,454	11,330	9,888	4,227	29,769
Unassessed	1			7		231	239
Total	116	755	3,454	11,337	9,888	4,458	30,008
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 94,060			Ω = 4.95

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.

Featured articles[edit]

Former featured articles[edit]

Featured lists[edit]

A-Class articles[edit]

Good articles[edit]

Former good articles[edit]

Good article nominees[edit]

Waste Siege

Featured pictures[edit]

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

Former featured pictures[edit]

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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