Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Israelis and anti-Palestinian racism


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The result of the debate was - merged

Israelis and anti-Palestinian racism

 * Article has been merged with Zionism and racism. The debate below applies to an older version.

Not an encyclopedic article, just a bunch of quotes that supposedly represent the nation of "Israelis". We already have Zionism and racism, but by some twisted logic, if there is an article Arabs and anti-Semitism and Islam and anti-Semitism, then an article under this title also must exist. If you're in the area, check out neigborhoods of Umm al-Fahm or Nazareth, or see Beduins or Druze who proudly serve in the IDF. Israelis are not angels and 56 years of wars take their toll. There is some racism in any human society, but this preoccupation with demonizing Israel, of all states, is disturbing. Why don't we create Jews and anti-German racism or Jews and anti-Russian racism, that would explain a lot. &larr;Humus sapiens&larr;Talk 10:02, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)


 * Keep, maybe retitle to Racism in Israel or somesuch. I agree that the current article is gawdawful (a collection of quotations does not an encyclopedia article make), but I'll see what I can do to improve it. &#8212;No-One Jones (m) 12:34, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Further comment: this article is partially redundant with Zionism and racism. I'm not sure if they should be merged or not. &#8212;No-One Jones (m) 12:44, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC) Merge the references, the external links, and the ==Discrimination in the facts== section into Zionism and racism and redirect; ditch the quotations. &#8212;No-One Jones (m) 12:56, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, redirect to Zionism and racism. I suspect that the relationship of Zionist racism and the type of Israeli racism we're talking about are close enough that they should share an article, although concievably Zionist racism is more broad, covering said racism in the diaspora. However, I am willing to be convinced otherwise. --Improv 16:38, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete and re-direct. A series of quotes mined from various random Israelis in order to put Israel in a bad light is not an encyclopedia article.  Every country has racists. Jayjg 17:14, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Incurably POV.   &mdash; Gwalla | Talk 02:12, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * "Incurably POV" says it best. Cannibalize, however, for any worthwhile quotes with which Zionism and racism might be adorned; then not redirect, but Delete. &#8212; Bill 12:25, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect – What Jayjg said. – Smyth 12:36, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * I've merged and redirected it. &#8212;No-One Jones (m) 13:03, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete redirect. Ambi 03:37, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * A: Why? B: The article has been merged and we therefore need to keep the history around. &#8212;No-One Jones (m) 14:29, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.