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Discussions

RM, Jew → Jewish people, No consensus, 10 July 2007, Discussion
RM, Jew → Jews, Moved, 17 January 2010, Discussion
RM, Jews → Jewish people, Not moved, 10 October 2017, Discussion
RM, Jews → Jewish people, Not moved, 29 April 2018, Discussion

This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

Len Sander (October 25, 2024). "Bericht: So soll Wikipedia von Anti-Israel-Aktivisten unterwandert worden sein (Report: Wikipedia allegedly infiltrated by anti-Israel activists)" [Report: Wikipedia allegedly infiltrated by anti-Israel activists]. Berliner Zeitung. Retrieved December 5, 2024. Even though most of these changes have been reversed - the English-language version of the article on the subject of Jews, for example, contains the link to the historical Kingdom of Israel - the effect of concerted online campaigns should not be underestimated. [Translation with Google translate]
Debbie Weiss (December 4, 2024). "Wikipedia's Quiet Revolution: How a Coordinated Group of Editors Reshaped the Israeli-Palestinian Narrative". Algemeiner Journal. Retrieved December 5, 2024. In an article on "Jews," for example, an editor removed the phrase "Land of Israel" from a key sentence on the origin of Jewish people. The article's short description (that appears on search results) was changed from "Ethnoreligious group and nation from the Levant" to "Ethnoreligious group and cultural community."

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Talk:Jews/infobox

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 December 2025

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Introduced from this edit. ~2025-42841-72 (talk) 18:34, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ping Andrevan. ~2025-42841-72 (talk) 18:38, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done I chose to rewrite most of that paragraph, but the double period is no longer there. Mikewem (talk) 19:21, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops. Thanks. [ 20:37, 25 December 2025 (UTC)]

Oh hey, it wasn't me. And I guess I don't get a ping on the old username. Andre🚐 20:38, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Star of David.svg in infobox

Isn't the Star of David more associated with Israel when it's blue? Wouldn't it be more neutral if it was Black or something? Like so?

5 Ideo Hebrew Hexagram ico.svg
Black Star of David.svg

Nurken (talk) 07:47, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

See the long discussion of this from 2023 at Talk:Jews/Archive 33#Main image. Even if discussion were to be renewed here, it would be best for everyone if it didn't start from scratch but, instead, picked up from all the points already made. Largoplazo (talk) 15:53, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Jew Hunting in the UK

It would be helpful to educate everyone about the Jew hunting currently occurring in the UK. Can someone create a section or page to cover this? ~2026-13555-90 (talk) 12:24, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

In the context of a general article about Jews including their (our) millennia-long history as targets of systemic persecution on vast scales and thousands of small-scale anti-Semitic activities, do allegations about one limited hate campaign in Sheffield rise to the level of inclusion in the article? It seems that that would give it undue weight. Largoplazo (talk) 13:03, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]