Talk:White phosphorus munition/Archives/2014/February
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notes
Notes 17 and 18 are identical --Bobjohnson111980 (talk) 06:59, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
NPOV dispute
I take issue with several comments regarding WP use and Israel. I think this page needs to be looked over thoroughly (also with regards to WP and America).
Problems I have:
1. Sources. A few of the sources are repeated. Some sources are completely not credible -- one is a wordpress. This gives the impression that certain statements with 3 or more sources are more accepted than they are.
2. Israeli side of the story. The article seems to give much room to Human Rights Watch and less playing time to Israel itself. This seems disingenuous. If you follow one of the links to the Israeli government's FAQ page regarding WP use, there are several points which are not represented at all on this page. Several times, the article says that Israel "admits" to something and suggests another thing.
3. Anti-Israel emphasis. The tone is very anti-Israel. (I get one side is that Israel is a horrible monster that drops chemicals on innocent civilians, but there is another valid side that claims that Israel used WP completely legally and for marking or visibility rather than explosives.) Much is presented as fact that is disputed, or the Israeli side downplayed. While I understand this is a heated issue, Wikipedia is not the judge and jury and should not be making decisions on the truth of one claim or another.
What I have written here is admittedly not very in depth. I'm hoping somebody will take initiative and look into these issues deeper. I only read the parts related to Israel, though I suspect that the whole page may not be so accurate.
--Bobjohnson111980 (talk) 07:20, 11 February 2014 (UTC)