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In 2024, the Jerusalem Post reported that an anti-Zionist wikipedia editor had edited the page entitled [[Zionism]], and was suspended for violating wikipedia's rule against reversions on that page. The user's edits were criticised on instagram by an Israeli actor and activist called Roi Dolev, for language related to the framing of Zionism as colonization, as well as the statement that Zionists wanted "as much land, as many Jews, and as few Palestinians as possible".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wikipedia's page on Zionism is partly edited by an anti-Zionist - investigation |last=Heller |first=Mathilda |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-825520}}</ref> Israeli writer [[Hen Mazzig]] called the entry "downright antisemitic", saying that it promoted the [[Khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi ancestry]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wikipedia blasted for 'wildly inaccurate' change to entry on Zionism: 'Downright antisemitic' |last=Cordi |first=Peter |work=[[Washington Examiner]] |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/3160214/wikipedia-blasted-inaccurate-change-entry-zionism/ |access-date=1 November 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007191850/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/3160214/wikipedia-blasted-inaccurate-change-entry-zionism/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
A 2024 article in the Jewish Journal authored by Aaaron Bander, raised concerns regarding editors removing antisemitism as one of the ideologies of Hamas, supporting this viewpoint through interviews with Israeli academics and wikipedia editors who had participated in the debate.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://jewishjournal.com/cover_story/371545/7-tactics-wikipedia-editors-used-to-spread-anti-israel-bias-since-oct-7/ | title=Seven Tactics Wikipedia Editors Used to Spread Anti-Israel Bias Since Oct. 7 | last=Bandler | first=Aaron | work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]] | date=23 May 2024 | access-date=27 October 2024 | archive-date=19 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919150043/https://jewishjournal.com/cover_story/371545/7-tactics-wikipedia-editors-used-to-spread-anti-israel-bias-since-oct-7/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, the Jerusalem Post reported criticism of wikipedia by right-wing British pro-Israel blogger David Collier, who argued that “Wikipedia today is a central conduit in the spread of antisemitism. The lies, propaganda and distortion are visible on every relevant page.” He gave the example of the page on the [[Campaign Against Antisemitism]], which he argued should not have included criticisms levelled against the organization
Genocide accusations against Israel on Wikipedia have been criticized by an anonymous wikipedia editor speaking to the [[The Jewish Journal|Jewish Journal]] for a lack of NPOV tagging, in contrast to genocide accusations against Hamas.<ref name="e100">{{cite web |last=Bandler |first=Aaron |date=2024-11-20 |title=Wikipedia Editors Include "Palestine" in "Genocide of Indigenous Peoples" Article |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/worldwide/376977/wikipedia-editors-include-palestine-in-genocide-of-indigenous-peoples-article/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Jewish Journal}}</ref> The same editor criticized “Gaza genocide” for including citations from sources considered generally unreliable on Wikipedia, including the Anadolu Agency, the Canary, and the Middle East Monitor (MEMO), the latter of which The Community Security Trust, a UK-based organization dedicated to opposing antisemitism, stated was responsible for printing “conspiracy theories and myths about Jews, Zionists, money and power”.<ref name="r898">{{cite web |last=Bandler |first=Aaron |date=2024-07-25 |title=Wikipedia Editors Title Article “Gaza Genocide” |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/united-states/373440/wikipedia-editors-title-article-gaza-genocide/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Jewish Journal}}</ref> A double standard was noted in the titling of the “Gaza genocide” article without the word “allegations”, in contrast to the article on [[Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|“Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel”]].<ref name="r898" />
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