Talk:Reactions to the Gaza flotilla raid

Is this cartoon suitable for inclusion?
And edit war is currently ongoing, regarding the inclusion of this cartoon, depicting Israel as a Nazi sea-monster. Per WP:IMAGES images that can be considered offensive should not be included unless they are treated in an encyclopedic manner. I see no reason why this cartoon is notable, it is not covered in the article itself, nor by independent reliable sources. It appears to be used as a backdoor to push a certain POV into the article foregoing the requirement for reliable sourcing. POV tag added until this dispute is resolved. Marokwitz (talk) 08:56, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * now that the offensive coatrack text under the cartoon has been changed? :)--Severino (talk) 09:03, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * a very likely motivation for the request. Nonetheless, the cartoon does not appear to be representative of the reactions as reported by reliable sources, so I concur with the substance of the request, i.e. to remove the image. Cs32en   Talk to me  17:32, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * My position hasn't changed. Unless a bunch of reliable secondary sources care about a cartoon and talk about it being a notable reaction to the event there's no policy based reason for us to care about it and include it. I don't think the nature of the cartoon itself is relevant.  Sean.hoyland  - talk 09:08, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I also think it should be removed since it doesn't provide any useful information to the reader, and is not notable. Pictures, especially offensive ones, shouldn't be used purely for decoration (let alone for POV-pushing). Laurent (talk) 17:38, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep; the cartoon was publuished in Arab News. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 18:43, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Opinion pieces, as well as cartoons, are primary sources. Unless there are independent secondary sources reporting on the cartoon, we should not use it unless there is a specific reason to do so. Cs32en   Talk to me  19:25, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I removed the cartoon per above. Now that I see that this thread has to do with the very same cartoon, I suggest the same workaround we tried to reach before: Providing the reader with links to notable works this cartoon mimics . Merely posting this cartoon with no reference to its dehumanizing context fails to match existing Wikipedia policy, as the article will be just as informative with and without this offensive cartoon. ליאור • Lior (talk) 00:26, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Cartoons often use allegorical images. This is an allusion to drawings of Kraken. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 10:54, 20 June 2010 (UTC)


 * One this is not permanent because WP:Consensus can change and the NUMBER of editors doesnt mean squat. Per WP:consensus it is the QUALITY of arguement.Lihaas (talk) 20:42, 26 June 2010 (UTC)


 * This has already been discussed extensively in Talk:Reactions_to_the_Gaza_flotilla_raid/Archive_1 and a consensus was not reached. I am thinking about requesting a third opinion or taking the matter to mediation or arbitration. --386-DX (talk) 15:29, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * That is best, i think. Post a link here when you've done that. (lets make this infinite debate finite)Lihaas (talk) 19:00, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

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Media section.
I mentioned this earlier, US news covarage is too long, wall-of-texts compared to others. And Turkish media covarage is almost none. I know that I need to be WP:BOLD but, I'm too lazy to do it now. If someone starts, I guess I can continue.--Cerian (talk) 03:34, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

I've trimmed down the section, including removing the following (which repeats the US political section):

The Washington Post and CBS News reported that American lawmakers in both parties expressed support for Israel in the wake of growing international condemnation following the raid. Fox News reported United States Senator John McCain comments that pro-Palestinian activists wanted to provoke an international crisis, and that the incident was a test of President Obama's commitment to Israeli security.

USA Today said "In practical terms, the argument hardly matters. By opting for an assault on the six-ship convoy trying to break a 3-year-old blockade of Gaza, Israel handed its opponents a victory they could not have achieved by other means and simultaneously left itself, the United States and the struggling Mideast peace process with a huge problem....Israel, however, remained adamant, implausibly casting the flotilla organizers as a mortal threat." They drew parallels saying "The pity is that the Israelis so lacked the same prescience, remarkable in light of their own history. No event was more important to the formation of Israel than the confrontation 63 years ago between the ship Exodus..." They believed that as a "smart solution to the current impasse...Israel should allow humanitarian aid into Gaza on the condition that cargo first be inspected for weapons. Palestinians should accept that restriction. The United States and United Nations should try to ensure its enforcement." Jdkag (talk) 07:56, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Bad reference
Reference 208 spells the word "Israeli" as "Isreali". Seeing as this is the incorrect way of spelling the word, this reference may not be the best for this article, as it makes it seem as though the references aren't correct. Gaandolf (talk) 03:14, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Now #209. A single typo is certainly not a valid argument for disregarding any reference. 212.10.88.41 (talk) 21:41, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

"It is no longer possible to cover up or ignore Israel's lawlessness. It is time for the international community to say 'enough is enough'."
According to the article, Erdogan and Davutoglu BOTH used these EXACT words. Seems like quite the coincidence!--Brian Dell (talk) 18:47, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

removing POV tag with no active discussion per Template:POV
I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
 * This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. Remove this template whenever:
 * There is consensus on the talkpage or the NPOV Noticeboard that the issue has been resolved
 * It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given
 * In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.

Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 12:40, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

Links
>> Turkey and Israel 'close to reviving ties'[(Lihaas (talk) 19:46, 10 February 2014 (UTC)).]

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