Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Palestine

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Just made the article Israeli POW and labor camps in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War if anyone wants to view it

Hey WikiProject Palestine, the Developing Countries WikiContest is back for a third year, and sign-ups are now open ! The contest will run from 1July to 30September, and the objective remains the same: improve as many articles relating to developing countries as you can to help fight systemic bias on Wikipedia.

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Can someone who is fluent in Arabic add a Bibliography/List of works to the article for Khalil Totah? I am not fluent in Arabic, I don't even know the alphabet and struggle to add Arabic text in the templates for native names, let alone put together a quality bibliography.--CitationAuditor (talk) 18:55, 4 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Noting here that the article History of Zionism has severe POV issues and appears to have been written as if Palestinians don't exist, in case there are editors who could contribute and help improve the article. إيان (talk) 07:38, 6 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

I don’t think it’s written as if Palestinian don’t exist – it mentions that 1948 expulsions and the emergence of Palestinian nationalism – but it definitely needed some shift of emphasis. I’ve added some content in the two sections where this was most dramatically missing and I think it’s not so skewed now. BobFromBrockley (talk) 22:08, 6 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Hello! I'd like to suggest an article about myself — with full transparency: I am the subject, so per WP:COI I am not publishing the article directly myself, and I'm asking independent editors to review or adopt the draft instead.

Majdal Nateel (b. 1987) is a Palestinian visual artist raised in Gaza, twice shortlisted for the A.M. Qattan Foundation Young Artist of the Year Award (2014, 2016), with a 16-month residency at the Zentrum Paul Klee Summer Academy (Bern) and exhibitions in Palestine, Canada, the US and Sweden (2026, with Salman Nawati).

Independent sources: This Week in Palestine (profile, issue 312, April 2024), Discorder Magazine (2022), Middle East Eye, Universes.art (YAYA 2016), Konstguiden (2026).

Draft (submitted to AfC): Draft:Majdal Nateel — Wikidata: d:Q140664165 — Website: https://majdalnateel.com

Thank you! MajdalNateel (talk) 12:07, 22 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Dear User:MajdalNateel: I have added an Al Jazeera and an The Independent source to the article. If that is not enough, there is also

• https://imemc.org/article/72631/, IMEMC
• https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/05/03/there-are-no-colours-left-gazas-artists-tell-their-stories, The Art Newspaper and another aljazeera article:
• https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2015/3/22/gaza-artists

These are all, AFAIK, WP:RS, and should be incorporated into the article, cheers, Huldra (talk) 22:22, 22 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Thank you so much Huldra for improving the draft and for these excellent sources! The Art Newspaper piece has now been added, along with Al Jazeera (2015), Middle East Eye (2015) and Göteborgs-Posten (2024), and the draft has been resubmitted. A freely licensed portrait is also now on Commons (File:Majdal Nateel.jpg). Much appreciated! MajdalNateel (talk) 10:02, 23 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

Update: the draft was declined a second time, a few hours after resubmission, with the generic creative-professionals template and no source-specific feedback — despite the added Al Jazeera (2015, dedicated feature), The Art Newspaper (2024, profile section), Göteborgs-Posten (2024, review with interview), The Independent (2015, dedicated article) and Middle East Eye (2015) coverage. I have politely asked the reviewer which sources they consider insufficient. Huldra, since you know this sourcing well — do you think the draft now meets WP:GNG? If so, I would be very grateful for your advice on next steps (or, if you think it appropriate, a move to mainspace by an experienced editor). As always, full COI disclosure: I am the subject. Thank you! MajdalNateel (talk) 10:38, 23 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

User:MajdalNateel I have frankly no idea as to why it was refused the second time: I have asked on the talk-page. And I have wiki linked some of those WP:RS that are used in the article. Let's wait a day or two, and see. If it isn't moved to article-space; I will go on one of the notice-boards and ask why. Cheers, Huldra (talk) 22:19, 23 July 2026 (UTC) PS: I would love to see you upload pictures of your work, (I have made a commons cat).Reply

The article has now been accepted. Thank you so much Huldra for stepping in, improving the sourcing and speaking up — I really appreciate it. ~2026-41375-52 (talk) 09:51, 24 July 2026 (UTC) Reply

I am pleased if I could be of some help; but not surprised that it was moved to article-space; it was overdue! Huldra (talk) 22:31, 24 July 2026 (UTC) Reply