Talk:Ameer Makhoul

Amnesty's Reaction
It says that Amnesty "called on the Israeli authorities to end what they described as harassment of Palestinian human rights activists". This comment by Amnesty is unsourced in their own report, as referenced in the article (and elsewhere - I looked around but couldn't find anything). There is no proof of it by Amnesty. In addition, the comment is not relevant to Ameer Makhoul, since Israel was not harrassing him - rather he was arrested and convicted of spying. Of course, if there are documented sources for either, then we can leave it. Soosim (talk) 15:04, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Huh? There is no proof that amnesty wrote it? It says it in the citation. "Amnesty International has urged the Israeli authorities to end their harassment of Palestinian human rights activists after a well-known campaigner in Haifa was jailed for nine years and given an additional one-year suspended sentence earlier today." It is relevant to Makhoul because it indicates how important human rights groups view his arrest and trial. As much as Israel may believe it is about espionage, not everyone agrees.--TM 15:09, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I would also urge you not to do what you just did and remove content twice in a 24 hour period. This article like all others on the topic is subject to a 1 RV rule and what you did just violated it.--TM 15:12, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * sorry - i thought it was the 3rv rule.Soosim (talk) 15:24, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

also, what i meant was that while amnesty said it, they didn't show any proof of their statements. usually, amnesty tries to document and source everything they do (via interviews, reports, etc.). but this time, it was just a statement without sourced documentation. sort of like 'original research' or something. Soosim (talk) 15:24, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * AI does not need to demonstrate proof of what they call his harassment. The point of the sentence is showing what AI, a respected human rights org, called the situation. As for the Palestine Monitor quote, I think it needs to be included. What Makhoul and his family called the situation is also quite important. We cannot just include the Israeli government's POV. I'd ask that you revert yourself pending this discussion.--TM 15:40, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * happy to self-revert it. as for AI being 'respected', there are long lists of controversies and criticisms. so, maybe they are respected by some/many and criticized by some/many. and the pal monitor quote sounds like something someone would write on a blog. it wasn't even reported as a news item, etc. sounds very POV.... Soosim (talk) 15:45, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I appreciate your willingness to revert your edit. I know that we can find a reasonable solution to the issue.--TM 16:33, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Soosim, I added the material with AFP and AI sourcing. AFP is an RS here. AI is an RS in here with attribution. They have been discussed at the reliable sources noticeboard several times. I don't know about Palestine Monitor though. I'll check but a better source is probably available. I added an ext link to a piece by Makhoul's wife in The Guardian that I would imagine could be suitable as a source for the family's views. This is all getting quite a lot of press coverage so decent sources will probably turn up eventually if they aren't already out there. There's a lot of apparently unsourced material in the article right now.  Sean.hoyland  - talk 16:28, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Fulder /Dr. Sayid,
This article is about Ameer Makhoul, not Sayid. An passionate defense of Said, by a non-notable person, which appeared on a blog  would probably be undue weight even in an article about Sayid, but there's no question that it is irrelevant here. Jeff Song (talk) 20:36, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

COI
This article was created by Richard Silverstien, the blogger who was among those posting the details of Makhoul's arrest that were subject to a gag order in Israel. It continues to rely heavily on blog posts from the Silverstein blog. Not only is this a pretty poor source for a biographical article, it is a serious conflict of interest. I suggest better dources be found for the statements currently sourced to the blog, and failing that, that those statement be removed. Jeff Song (talk) 21:06, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * nice catch, jeff. Soosim (talk) 08:08, 4 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Recent edits by Shrike seem to have removed the reliance on blog posts. I have no objections to the removal of the COI tag at this point. Jeff Song (talk) 20:27, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

ALghad
I don't speak Arabic, but using Google translate, it did not seem that some of the claims attributed to the letter in Alghad are actually in that source. I could be mistaken about that, so if an Arabic speaker re-adds it, it would be good if a translation could be provided in the footnote. Jeff Song (talk) 20:35, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

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Source is obfuscated
The source for the alleged torture confession is linked to middle east monitor but it in turn links to electronic intifada Which the only source is what Ameer himself says that his confessions was from torture. This isn't an accurate source or should be presented differently. instead of presenting this like there's a plausability and outside sources have confirmed or tacitly confirmed the confession was obtained under torture, which it's not, it should say he was arrested after he provided a written confession which he claims was made under duress or while being tortured. Don't link some news article that links to a second news article with the name intifada in the name like it's some neutral news source and that article says oh this guy claims he's innocent. what do they say in prison? everybody's innocent right??? NickNerd (talk) 23:30, 22 November 2023 (UTC)