Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2017 Corruption cases involving prominent Israeli political figures


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The result was keep. But editing for improvement and renaming are suggested by many.  Sandstein  09:11, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

2017 Corruption cases involving prominent Israeli political figures

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Very sparsely referenced article for a subject with severe WP:BLP and WP:PUBLICFIGURE implications. I suggest either deletion or merge with Corruption in Israel. FallingGravity 20:07, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. FallingGravity 20:07, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Israel-related deletion discussions. FallingGravity 20:08, 13 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep. Rename to Corruption cases against Netanyahu or something similar (as 3000 and 4000 are possibly against people in his close orbit, not him). Bibi is a PUBLICFIGURE, hence BLPCRIME does not apply. These amply pass GNG and NCRIME (or political drama), and are covered as a group (hence the 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, ... case names).Icewhiz (talk) 20:18, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Wait, where in WP:BLPCRIME does it say this does not apply to public figures? Hmm.. this beside the point, I cited WP:BLP because the article is poorly referenced. Also, perhaps the article title could be Benjamin Netanyahu corruption allegations? FallingGravity 02:11, 14 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Merging it with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Israel, as a main piece of content would workFerrellus (talk) 03:26, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I improved sourcing for each of the cases (+added a new case (1270) from today).Icewhiz (talk) 14:00, 20 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep. I'm not entirely sure WP:BLPREMOVE applies, since I wouldn't think the existence of the investigations themselves are especially contentious. In any case, it's certainly a noteworthy development in Netanyahu's Prime-ministership that ought to have a place on Wikipedia; even if most of it has to be scrapped and the article turned into a stub, I would consider that preferable to an outright deletion. &mdash; Thanks, Bawb131 (talk &bull; contribs) 17:35, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * What do you think about merging with Corruption in Israel? FallingGravity 17:53, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * My first reaction is that it probably warrants its own separate article, but I'm not terribly familiar with Wikipedia's editorial guidelines so I can't really mount an argument for/against. Either way, I wouldn't be fussed. &mdash; Thanks, Bawb131 (talk &bull; contribs) 18:01, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I do not think it should be merged. For starters a merge would have BLP implications in suggesting these allegations are indeed actual corruption and not, per Bibi, merely friendly exchanges of cigars between friends. The interesting angle here is political - these would be similar to the various Russia probes around Trump.Icewhiz (talk) 18:34, 14 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep -And rename and refocus on Bibi as the central figure, would be my suggestion. C. W. Gilmore (talk) 13:00, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep -No ideas for a name change but we should definitely add "The announcement by police does not mean Netanyahu will be charged. Ultimately the attorney general decides whether an indictment will be filed, and that could take months." line from to help decline bias. Ferrellus (talk) 00:10, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Article needs heavy editing, though. It's an unorganized mess. cnte (talk) 21:07, 20 February 2018 (UTC)


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