Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hussein al-Araj


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The result was   keep. Strong consensus to keep (non-admin closure) ( talk→  BWilkins   ←track ) 09:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Hussein al-Araj

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Fails WP:POLITICIAN. Ironholds (talk) 20:28, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems to have have reliable sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dss2mtm (talk • contribs) 23:18, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Mayor of a country's second largest city (and the largest -- I believe -- under full Palestinian control) is notable. Bigdaddy1981 (talk) 20:46, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Goodness - he is much more notable than I thought. This is the al-Araj who served as ﻿Deputy Minister of Local Government in the PA government -- see the programme for the Tel Aviv University conference "REGIONAL COOPERATION THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNMENT: LESSONS FROM EUROPE, PROSPECTS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST" (spirit.tau.ac.il/government/downloads/RigiCooperBooklet.pdf ) Bigdaddy1981 (talk) 01:06, 15 July 2009 (UTC
 * I actually just used that source in the article. --Al Ameer son (talk) 03:18, 15 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep. Nom's assertation that WP:POLITICIAN is not met is demonstrably incorrect as mayors are notable according to that policy. I42 (talk)
 * Nope. See the footnote to that bit of policy "A politician who has received "significant press coverage" has been written about, in depth, independently in multiple news feature articles, by journalists". A one-line quote taken by a journalist so he can have something official to put in is not in depth, or even written about since the article is about another matter and he's just brought in for a quote. Ironholds (talk) 23:28, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. Is this the same Hussein al-Araj who is governor of Hebron?  Fences  &amp;  Windows  23:26, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * No, they're two different people with the same exact name, although this guy's middle name is apparently "Abdallah" according to one of the sources. --Al Ameer son (talk) 03:17, 15 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Per the above. As of right now the article is not sourced and is tiny even for a stub. I don't how much expansion I could offer, but I will try to find some sources to back what is already stated in the article. --Al Ameer son (talk) 02:40, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, I added some sources, clarified the info, and added a little more info. --Al Ameer son (talk) 03:17, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Good job! Bigdaddy1981 (talk) 17:11, 15 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 12:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:POLITICIAN as a former government minister. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:10, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
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