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To create and maintain fair and unbiased information on Israel, including history, culture, and geography.
To create guidelines and maintain standards for pages involving Israel.
To work to bring Israel articles to the highest quality possible. (You can help!)

Scope[edit]

Articles relating to the History of Israel
Articles relating to the Culture of Israel
Articles relating to the Geography of Israel
Articles relating to the Economy of Israel
Articles relating to the Israelis
Articles relating to the Politics of Israel, Government of Israel, and Law of Israel
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Articles relating to the Hebrew language
Other articles clearly related to Israel in another way

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Alerts[edit]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel/Article alerts: Did you know

22 Feb 2024 – Bombing of Gaza (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by CarmenEsparzaAmoux (t · c); see discussion
06 Jan 2024 – South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Onceinawhile (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

23 Feb 2024 – Yeshivat Torat Shraga (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JMWt (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
22 Feb 2024 – John Kiss (artist) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Fastily (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
22 Feb 2024 – Open Surgery (album) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Gidonb (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
22 Feb 2024 – Man Alive (band) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Gidonb (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
14 Feb 2024 – Hamas most wanted playing cards (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Selfstudier (t · c); see discussion (12 participants; relisted)
10 Feb 2024 – Israel Gay Youth (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Boleyn (t · c); see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
14 Feb 2024 – Jon Allen (diplomat) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LibStar (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 21 Feb 2024; see discussion (2 participants)

Proposed deletions

23 Feb 2024 – Tamar Lalo (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by InDimensional (t · c): Not notable as per WP:NMG - no published works, recordings or coverage
20 Feb 2024 – Suhell Nafar (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by ExclusiveEditor (t · c): Not notable, feels like advertisement.
20 Feb 2024 – Association for Israel Studies (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): Lacking secondary sources to demonstrate sufficient notability

Categories for discussion

23 Feb 2024 – Category:Oriental Orthodox cathedrals in Israel (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
23 Feb 2024 – Category:Armenian Apostolic cathedrals in Israel (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

23 Feb 2024 – Marcus Klingberg (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Goldsztajn (t · c); start discussion
09 Nov 2023 – Killing of Shani Louk (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Alalch E. (t · c); start discussion

Requests for comments

22 Feb 2024 – Red Sea crisis (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Abo Yemen (t · c); see discussion
14 Feb 2024 – Israel–Hamas war (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Coretheapple (t · c); see discussion
12 Feb 2024 – Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by 웬디러비 (t · c); see discussion
11 Feb 2024 – Algeria–Israel relations (talk · edit · hist) RfC by Nrosenblum (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Requested moves

19 Feb 2024 – Sexual and gender-based violence in the 7 October attack on Israel (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Allegations of sexual and gender-based violence during the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel by Selfstudier (t · c); see discussion
19 Feb 2024 – How to Cook in Palestine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to How to Cook in the Land of Israel by GvTara (t · c); see discussion
12 Feb 2024 – USS Liberty incident (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Attack on the USS Liberty by MountainDew20 (t · c); see discussion
31 Jan 2024 – Weaponization of antisemitism (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion
23 Jan 2024 – Israel–Hamas war (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Israel–Gaza war by NasssaNser (t · c); see discussion
12 Jan 2024 – South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to South Africa's genocide case against Israel by Makeandtoss (t · c); see discussion
18 Feb 2024 – 2024 Jerusalem mayoral election (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2024 Jerusalem Municipal Election by TimeEngineer (t · c) was moved; see discussion
17 Feb 2024 – Gaga (talk · edit · hist) (initially Gaga (disambiguation)) move request to Gaga (sport) by BD2412 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
13 Feb 2024 – Rafah offensive (talk · edit · hist) move request to Proposed Rafah offensive by Presidentofyes12 (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
10 Jan 2024 – Holit massacre (talk · edit · hist) move request to Holit attack by Vice regent (t · c) was moved to Holit attack (talk · edit · hist) by Theleekycauldron (t · c) on 22 Feb 2024; see discussion

Articles to be merged

04 Feb 2024 – Transatlantic Civil Servants' Statement on Gaza (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war by Kashmiri (t · c); see discussion
30 Jan 2024 – Modern Palestinian Judeo-Arabic (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Palestinian Arabic by Gjs238 (t · c); see discussion
16 Jan 2024 – Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to July 2022 Damascus airstrikes by Sakiv (t · c); see discussion
16 Jan 2024 – July 2022 Damascus airstrikes (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war by Sakiv (t · c); see discussion
11 Jan 2024 – Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Saleh al-Arouri by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion
21 Dec 2023 – Jewish fascism (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Revisionist Maximalism by Asher Rosenberg (t · c); see discussion
21 Oct 2023 – Antisemitism in the United States in the 21st century (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Antisemitism in the United States by GnocchiFan (t · c); see discussion
17 Feb 2024 – 2024 Kiryat Malakhi attack (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to 2024 Re'em Junction shooting by ForsythiaJo (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles for creation

22 Feb 2024 – Draft:Danny Wolf (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jgumina (t · c)
18 Feb 2024 – Draft:Joshua Laurent Zarka (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Suyperman (t · c)
30 Jan 2024 – Draft:Entrée Capital (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by CharlieBrie (t · c)
29 Jan 2024 – Draft:Yeshayahu Folman (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Shahar Navon new (t · c)
27 Jan 2024 – Draft:Killing of Tawfic Abdel Jabbar (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by मल्ल (t · c)
24 Jan 2024 – Draft:Palestine studies (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mahdifahimi 135 (t · c)
23 Jan 2024 – Draft:Bmaryamin Ambush (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Humbler21 (t · c)
23 Jan 2024 – Draft:Kahn Sagol Maccabi (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ovedc (t · c)
16 Jan 2024 – Draft:Chipembele emerald (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Michaelesh (t · c)
09 Jan 2024 – Draft:Igal Stulbach (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by עומר תשבי (t · c)

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Assessment[edit]

Further information: Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel/Assessment

Israel-related article rating and assessment scheme
(NB: Listing, Log & Stats are updated on a daily basis by a bot)

Daily log of status changes

Current Statistics

Israel-related articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	3		4	6			13
FL	1		4	1			6
FM					33		33
A			2	2			4
GA	1	13	40	46		2	102
B	61	195	368	368		41	1,033
C	33	272	877	1,641		272	3,095
Start	10	227	1,693	5,726		1,927	9,583
Stub		12	241	2,944		1,566	4,763
List	5	26	167	196	3	312	709
Category				1	7,761		7,762
Disambig					53		53
File	1				84		85
Portal					40		40
Project					35		35
Redirect		9	34	113	435		591
Template		1	1		692		694
Other			6		80		86
Assessed	115	755	3,437	11,044	9,216	4,120	28,687
Unassessed				5		404	409
Total	115	755	3,437	11,049	9,216	4,524	29,096
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 92,175			Ω = 4.96

Recognized content[edit]

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. ((WikiProject Israel))) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Former featured articles

Featured lists

A-Class articles

Good articles

Former good articles

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Featured pictures

1961-04-13 Tale Of Century - Eichmann Tried For War Crimes
2009 Anti Israel Protest Tanzania
44444 חדרו של דוד בן גוריון בצריף בשדה בוקר
Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour
Crew of STS-107, official photo
David Ben-Gurion (D597-087)
Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES FOR 1994 IN OSLO.
ISR-2015-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Fountain of Qayt Bay
ISR-EGY border 6521a
Ilan Ramon, NASA photo portrait in orange suit
Israel-2013-Aerial 00-Negev-Makhtesh Ramon
Israel-2013-Aerial 21-Masada
Israel-2013-Jaffa 01
Israel-2013-Tel Aviv 01-Reading Power Station
Jerusalem Railway Station2
Jerusalem panorama early twentieth century2
Jerusalem-2013(2)-Aerial-Temple Mount-(south exposure)
Jerusalem-2013-Temple Mount-Al-Aqsa Mosque (NE exposure)
Kirinia roxelana male 1
Ma'aleh Akrabim
Maurycy Gottlieb - Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur
Mizrah - Israel Dov Rosenbaum
Moshe Ya'alon
PikiWiki Israel 13773 AIDA AT MASADA 2011
Robert Bateman - The Pool of Bethesda - Google Art Project
Scribe- Menahem - The Birds' Head Haggadah - Google Art Project
Survey of Palestine 1942-1958 1-100,000 sheet index georef
The Great Isaiah Scroll MS A (1QIsa) - Google Art Project
Vespa orientalis 2
מכתש רמון - גלישת עננים (cropped)
מתחם אַוּגוּסְטֶה ויקטוֹריה
עינת קליש-רותם
צנחנים בכותל המערבי

Former featured pictures

Ottoman surrender of Jerusalem restored

Picture of the day pictures

Maurycy Gottlieb - Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur (2007-09-21)
1961-04-13 Tale Of Century - Eichmann Tried For War Crimes (2009-01-21)
2009 Anti Israel Protest Tanzania (2009-08-22)
Ottoman surrender of Jerusalem restored (2009-12-09)
Jerusalem panorama early twentieth century2 (2010-05-12)
Jerusalem Railway Station2 (2010-06-02)
ISR-EGY border 6521a (2013-12-11)
Crew of STS-107, official photo (2014-02-01)
Jerusalem-2013-Temple Mount-Al-Aqsa Mosque (NE exposure) (2014-07-28)
Ma'aleh Akrabim (2014-10-01)
Israel-2013-Aerial 21-Masada (2014-12-14)
Israel-2013-Aerial 00-Negev-Makhtesh Ramon (2014-12-29)
Israel-2013-Tel Aviv 01-Reading Power Station (2015-02-15)
Israel-2013-Jaffa 01 (2015-04-08)
Moshe Ya'alon (2015-06-24)
Jerusalem-2013(2)-Aerial-Temple Mount-(south exposure) (2015-07-17)
ISR-2015-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Fountain of Qayt Bay (2018-12-16)
PikiWiki Israel 13773 AIDA AT MASADA 2011 (2018-12-24)
Robert Bateman - The Pool of Bethesda - Google Art Project (2019-11-07)
מתחם אַוּגוּסְטֶה ויקטוֹריה (2020-08-05)
Kirinia roxelana male 1 (2020-08-11)
Scribe- Menahem - The Birds' Head Haggadah - Google Art Project (2021-03-28)
44444 חדרו של דוד בן גוריון בצריף בשדה בוקר (2021-06-05)
Vespa orientalis 2 (2021-08-11)
עינת קליש-רותם (2022-05-06)
צנחנים בכותל המערבי (2022-06-07)
David Ben-Gurion (D597-087) (2022-10-16)
The Great Isaiah Scroll MS A (1QIsa) - Google Art Project (2022-11-08)
Mizrah - Israel Dov Rosenbaum (2022-11-12)
Survey of Palestine 1942-1958 1-100,000 sheet index georef (2022-12-31)
מכתש רמון - גלישת עננים (cropped) (2023-06-17)
Ilan Ramon, NASA photo portrait in orange suit (2023-06-20)
Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour (2023-08-30)
Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES FOR 1994 IN OSLO. (2023-09-13)

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