Talk:Rashida Tlaib

One-state solution

I am putting this here for the IP user 71.163.227.19, in hopes that they might find it in their heart to use it. This user wants to add to the lede the statement that Tlaib supports "the elimination of the state of Israel", which is a curiously strong way of describing the One-state solution. The references above, but no discussion, were given by them. NewEnglandYankee (talk) 03:21, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

IP, please stop trying to force "Arab Palestinian" into the lead per WP:ETHNICITY. Bennv3771 (talk) 04:02, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

References

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SHE IS AGAINST THE TWO STATE SOLUTION: https://www.jta.org/2018/08/15/top-headlines/jewish-democratic-group-pans-mich-candidates-pledge-slash-israeli-military-aid

https://jstreet.org/press-releases/j-street-will-not-endorse-candidates-who-do-not-endorse-a-two-state-solution/#.W-XQUJNKiUm

PLEASE READ BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE NOT TRUE IN THIS ARTICLE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.38.230.65 (talk) 18:23, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

IPs and editors with less than 30 days and 500 edits may not edit material relating to the Arab-Israeli dispute

I'm adding this because it's clearly an issue in the article. This is part of the discretionary sanctions regime at WP:ARBPIA. Such edits can be reverted without counting as ordinary reverts. Serious problems over this can be reported to WP:AE. Doug Weller talk 17:00, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

@Christian A. Schneider and Lord daemonar:: Specifically, this is Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Palestine-Israel_articles#General_Prohibition … that said, though, the edits you and the IPs (or are you all the same people?) are making seem well cited and reasonable, so I'm highly tempted to reinstate them, unless Doug Weller (talk · contribs) has specific objections. They're also kind of complex - the idea is that Tlaib now supports a 1 state solution, but there are several different attempts at putting this information in this article, so I'm going to have to think about which is the best. If you can make a specific "best" proposal among the edits giving this information, that would help me choose! --GRuban (talk) 18:32, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Just to clarify, I only post and edit under my own name. Christian A. Schneider (talk) 19:12, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

I am only myself. I don't make additional accounts to screw around. I'm also a very casual Wikipedia editor; I don't do much around here.Lord daemonar (talk) 10:52, 15 November 2018 (ETC)

I'd also like to note that an IP user excised a fair amount of sourced Israel-related content in these diffs without providing any edit summaries. I usually tend to avoid making substantive edits on Israel/Palestine issues but felt this removal warrants further scrutiny. The sources removed were In These Times, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Haaretz, The Forward, The Daily Wire, and The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles; I'm not familiar with them but they seem like RSs. Beyond ARBPIA, I'd support changing editing permissions to autoconfirmed for a week or two.-Ich (talk) 19:03, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Can someone please remove the claim that she is a Palestinian-American? There is no such thing as Palestine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.168.122.46 (talk) 14:47, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

State of Palestine. We have a Wikipedia article on Palestine! Check it out. MatthewRMiller2 (talk) 19:03, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

Those edits concerned me and I'd like to hear what others think. In my experience this woman has several "problems": She's a woman, she's a politician, her religion is other than Christian, and her parents are immigrants from Palestine. In my experience Wikipedians tend to be fair and balanced in their outlook but we do draw plenty of editors who are more than willing to battle to get their own slanted viewpoint into our articles. That said, I did look at the articles mentioned above and also am not familiar with the sources, but as far as I could tell they seem OK for us to use. But still, to me, the fact that they are all Jewish sources seems problematic. I know we are a global encyclopedia but she is an American politician, not a Jewish politician. If this information is significant enough for her bio, shouldn't we be able to find it well-covered in American sources as well? Gandydancer (talk) 21:06, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

I don't think it's accurate or fair to call Haaretz or The Daily Wire a "Jewish source." Haaretz is an widely respected left-leaning Israeli newspaper. The Daily Wire is a far-right American news and opinion outfit that happens to have been founded by a Jew. Calling them "Jewish sources" seems dog-whistle-y to me. Additionally, though the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Forward are expressly "Jewish", the JTA is a longstanding and reputable news agency. The Forward, on the other hand, is a magazine that, though once vigorously left-wing and perhaps reputable, has become a shadow of its former self that virtually anyone can publish on. I'm unfamiliar with the In These Times and The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Lord daemonar (talk) 11:02, 15 November 2018 (ETC)

That's the reason why I quoted an American source. Still it was judged 'to have issues' and my edit was reverted. However the article was corrected now by somebody else. Thank you for that. Christian A. Schneider (talk) 16:11, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Get a better picture

The one that's up now is disgraceful. She's a public figure, get a better photo of her — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.90.111.115 (talk) 21:37, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Swearing on the Quran

The article should mention that Tlaib swore her 2019 oath on the Quran. [1]--73.137.178.251 (talk) 22:51, 4 January 2019 (UTC)