Talk:19 October 2024 Beit Lahia attacks
Latest comment: 11 days ago by 213.57.168.191 in topic massacre?
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massacre?
edithamas calls it a massacre and suddenly we take that as a source? seems silly. its also an allegation. CViB (talk) 00:23, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- "Attack" and "strike" appear to be more commonly used by reliable sources. Not sure what you mean by "allegation" though. Nythar (💬-🍀) 00:28, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- no credible source describes it as a "massacre". only "source" one doing so is Hamas CViB (talk) 02:44, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- Here are uses of the word 'massacre'- not just when quoting the government of Gaza (Hamas political wing)- in English-language news from countries, intl. orgs, and accepted major media outlets I could find. This is just concerning its usage- ignoring the factual basis for the application of the word
- this is a recent event, so more may come (and will try to update later)
- Governments and Intl. Organizations:
- Egypt (Egypt Today): [1]
- Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC): [2]
- Palestinian Authority (Palestinian News & Info Agency): [3]
- Kuwait (Kuwait News Agency): [4]
- Media:
- Mason7512 (talk) 21:39, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Mason7512 none of those are credible sources. none of them. those are pro-arab anti-israeli sources. 138.255.255.35 (talk) 21:54, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- First, Al Jeezera is considered credible on Wikipedia (see WP:ALJAZEERA).
- Second, the Governments and International Organization are not included because they are or are not credible, but to establish usage and international perception.
- Third, what do you mean 'pro-arab'? they are all arab countries and arab outlets, yes. No entity is void of bias, and bias does not automatically exclude their inclusion/consideration on Wikipedia (see WP:BIASED and WP:ALLOWEDBIAS which, again, apply to sources, which is not what I am recommending the governments/orgs be) Mason7512 (talk) 22:17, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Mason7512 glad the title was changed. those arab sources you posted are the same sources who celebrates oct 7 as a "victory for Palestinian people" 138.255.255.6 (talk) 17:48, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
- There was no reason beyond spite for this reply. Wikipedia is not a forum to discuss your opinions or settle grievances with other users, please do not abuse talk pages like this.
- And again, these were not sources, aside from the Al Jazeera which is considered reliable on Wikipedia, they were just all the instances I could find at the time of governments using the word massacre. I never even took a position on supporting or not supporting the title, I was just gathering relevant content for this discussion to provide sufficient context of an opposing argument. Mason7512 (talk) 19:32, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
- It literally says there that Al Jazira is biased on this very topic... 213.57.168.191 (talk) 06:29, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Mason7512 glad the title was changed. those arab sources you posted are the same sources who celebrates oct 7 as a "victory for Palestinian people" 138.255.255.6 (talk) 17:48, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Mason7512 none of those are credible sources. none of them. those are pro-arab anti-israeli sources. 138.255.255.35 (talk) 21:54, 20 October 2024 (UTC)