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Hamas-linked org. trains Gazans to edit Wikipedia pages about Israel, Palestine

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor announced last week the launch of the third edition of the WikiRights project, which trains 12 young Palestinians as professional editors on Wikipedia.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Wikipedia homepage on the computer screen under magnifying glass. Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia.

A man working on Wikipedia with a flag of Qatar. (Ilustrative)

Qatar hired London-based PR firm to edit Wikipedia articles about its human rights violations

TBIJ alleges that Portland Communications - which was founded in 2001 by the now-director of communications for Keir Starmer - was contracted to carry out "shady, paid-for edits" on Wikipedia.

JANUARY 18, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Wikipedia's Israel page now unequivocally states Jewish state is 'committing genocide'

The edit was made on December 11 and has not been reversed since, despite extensive discussion between editors. The section appears at the end of the third paragraph in the top section of the page.

DECEMBER 21, 2025|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Family and friends mourn at the funeral of Israeli soldier Ron Sherman who was abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and whose body was recovered during a military operation in the Gaza Strip, at the cemetery in Lehavim, December 15, 2023.

Wikipedia deletes pages written by brother of slain Israeli hostage

When Dan Sherman reached out to the editors at Wikipedia about the deletion, he was told, “We don’t write entries about soldiers."

DECEMBER 10, 2025|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Educational initiative brings destroyed Holocaust communities to life

The purpose of the WikiShtetl project is “to encourage teachers and students to research communities that were destroyed during the Holocaust."

JANUARY 26, 2022ByBENJY SINGER

Dror Lin opens the 2021 event Yad Vashem

Wikipedia deletes entry on killing of Border Police officer

The entry was deleted due to Wikipedia "being an encyclopedia rather than a memorial site," according to one Wikipedia editor.

JANUARY 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Wikipedia webpage in use on a laptop computer is seen in this photo illustration taken in Washington, January 17, 2012

NYT calls Isaac Bashevis Singer Polish, Wikipedia made him Jewish again

It may be true that the Nobel laureate was born and raised in Poland, but Singer is, in fact, best described as a Jewish author

JUNE 5, 2021ByASAF SHALEV/JTA

THE HEADQUARTERS of ‘The New York Times’ on 8th Avenue in the eponymous city.

IDF asks Wikipedia to edit ‘Hezbollah’ entry to reflect terror designation

The entry currently defines the organization, which has been designated a terrorist organization by 26 countries, a “political party and militant group”

FEBRUARY 19, 2021ByDANIEL SONNENFELD/THE MEDIA LINE

A HEZBOLLAH flag flutters in the breeze of southern Lebanon in August.

Who ‘murdered’ Mike Bloomberg?

On the live site it read: “Died: February 19, 2020. Cause of death: Senator Elizabeth Warren.”

FEBRUARY 20, 2020ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

What did Israelis look up on Wikipedia in 2018?

The most popular pages on the Hebrew online encyclopedia may be surprising.

JANUARY 7, 2019ByAMY SPIRO

Voyeurisme et puritanisme

Les notions de vie privée et d’intimité paraissent de plus en plus menacées

JANUARY 21, 2018ByMICHELE MAZEL

Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Travel and win: Local sites position to snap up a Wikipedia award

Near Moshav Mishmar Hayarden is a fascinating archeological site called Hirbet Yarda, where remains from a number of different time periods have been uncovered.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017ByMEITAL SHARABI