Israel–Palestine
Anti-Zionism
Wording shifted a little. 2 questions out of 2 have compatible detail differences.
Something to inspect — not a judgment of bias or bad faith.
Overview
Use this briefing to choose what to inspect. The tabs contain the underlying comparisons.
Open the live English Wikipedia article ↗The exact rewrite detector loaded 0 of 48 expected snapshots from the public revision history. It withholds the result rather than treating gaps in readable history as evidence.
Different websites cited: 83 → 83. We do not rate those sites. See Citations.
2 configured questions checked in more than one language. See Facts.
Did editors fight over it?
Editors spent a lot of energy undoing each other’s work (lots of reverts). A loud fight does not prove anyone is biased. About 5,721 recorded revisions in the measure.
Who wrote today’s text?
Half of the wording still on the page is about 3.7 years old or newer. 41.0% was written in the last 3 years. The ten most active accounts wrote 78.5% of what is there now (a fairly small group of accounts wrote much of the current text; 235 different accounts overall). Snapshot data on this page runs through 2026-07-01.This is background only — a small group of writers is common on specialist pages.
Available evidence: Vocabulary, Citations, Framing, Facts, Versions.
Not available in this export: Rewrite. Missing coverage is not a negative finding.
Rewrite analysis has incomplete source coverage
The exact rewrite detector loaded 0 of 48 expected snapshots from the public revision history. It withholds the result rather than treating gaps in readable history as evidence.
Persistence-weighted changeThe share of wording lost, weighted so text that survived more snapshots counts more. by interval
Each row reports established wording lost, standing wording gained, and paired change as a replacement lead. The bar shows loss for continuity with earlier reports. Below-floor anomalies remain descriptive evidence but cannot receive exact confirmation. A coverage gap is shown descriptively but excluded from detector decisions. Candidate-window labels report the exact revision-level decision for the broader window containing that interval.
How the detector reached this state
- 1 · Coarse scanA snapshot comparison that finds candidate windows for closer inspection.UnavailableNo current coarse result is available in this export.
- 2 · Interval scoringNo bars availableNo interval-level measurements are available in this export.
- 3 · Exact checkA revision-level test of whether a candidate window's durable spine collapsed.UnavailableNo current revision-level decision can be published.
- No interval——Data missing: verdict unavailable
No interval-level measurements are available in this export.
Which words grew or shrank?
Words that became more common or less common between the compared versions. Handy for noticing a shift in topic or tone — not a score of bias.
Comparing 2022-01-01 -> 2022-07-01 (around L1 pivot ~2022-01-01). Rough word count: 4,134 → 3,511. Overall: wording shifted a little.
Used more afterward
- julius0 → 20
- oxford0 → 7
- anthony0 → 6
- critical0 → 5
- england0 → 4
- respondents0 → 4
- trials0 → 4
- empirical0 → 3
- adl1 → 4
- connection1 → 4
- prejudice1 → 4
- research2 → 6
Used less afterward
- korey7 → 0
- russian6 → 0
- pamyat5 → 0
- soccer5 → 0
- stephens5 → 0
- ben4 → 0
- corbyn4 → 0
- demonology4 → 0
- william4 → 0
- alleged3 → 0
- brian3 → 0
- campus3 → 0
These are the standout words, not a full dictionary of the article. Boring markup words are filtered out. Treat this as a hint, not a conclusion.
How the footnotes changed
How the article's own footnotes changed across the rewrite: which websites and books were cited more or less. We only show the mix — we do not rate sources as good or bad.
Looking at 2021-01-01 → 2026-07-01 (across the L1 pivot ~2022-01-01): 65 websites were cited more (or newly), 63 less (or dropped). Number of footnotes: 160 → 124. Different websites: 83 → 83.
Mix of citation types: web 44%, book 25%, news 20%, journal 11%, report 1% → book 37%, journal 32%, web 18%, news 12%, report 1%.
| cited more often | before → after |
|---|---|
| books.google.com | 20 → 50 |
| doi.org | 0 → 6 |
| jstor.org | 0 → 6 |
| tandfonline.com | 0 → 6 |
| nytimes.com | 3 → 7 |
| muse.jhu.edu | 0 → 2 |
| journals.sagepub.com | 0 → 2 |
| web.ceu.hu | 0 → 2 |
| reuters.com | 0 → 2 |
| cambridge.org | 0 → 2 |
| newrepublic.com | 0 → 2 |
| cf.uba.uva.nl | 0 → 2 |
| cited less often | before → after |
|---|---|
| pcusa.org | 6 → 0 |
| wiesenthal.com | 5 → 0 |
| counterpunch.org | 4 → 0 |
| jewsagainstzionism.com | 3 → 0 |
| archive.org | 8 → 5 |
| jpost.com | 3 → 0 |
| adl.org | 3 → 0 |
| nrg.co.il | 3 → 0 |
| tabletmag.com | 3 → 1 |
| jcpa.org | 2 → 0 |
| nationalreview.com | 2 → 0 |
| fra.europa.eu | 2 → 0 |
Counted from the article’s own footnotes. We list domains only — we do not call any source trustworthy or untrustworthy.
Cross-language lead comparison
How the opening of the article presents the topic in different languages. Disagreement is a reason to read carefully, not a final answer.
The English lead text is identical before and after the compared revisions, showing no substantive change in this window. The other language editions (AR, FR, HE, RU) also show essentially no substantive change to their lead text, with the sole exception of RU which added a trivial, nonsensical word ('Куку') that does not constitute a meaningful content edit. No genuine cross-edition divergence or temporal shift in content is supported by the quoted text.
Compared matched historical revisions around the confirmed rewrite from 2022-01-01 to 2023-01-01.
Languages compared: en, ar, he, fr, ru.
Version receipts: en: en before / en after · ar: ar before / ar after · he: he before / he after · fr: fr before / fr after · ru: ru before / ru after
| topic | how they compare | English change | other language(s) change | languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English lead unchanged while other editions show no comparable substantive edits either | parallel change | Before: Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism. The term is broadly defined in the modern era as opposition to the State of Israel or, prior to 1948, opposition to the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. “Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism.” After: Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism. The term is broadly defined in the modern era as opposition to the State of Israel or, prior to 1948, opposition to the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. “Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism.” | Before: Антисиони́зм — идеологическое и практическое противодействие целям сионизма или методам их достижения со стороны представителей различных (в том числе еврейских) идейных и религиозных течений, политических организаций, общественных институтов, отвергающих и критикующих его. “отвергающих и критикующих его.” After: Антисиони́зм — идеологическое и практическое противодействие целям сионизма или методам их достижения со стороны представителей различных (в том числе еврейских) идейных и религиозных течений, политических организаций, общественных институтов, отвергающих и критикующих его. Куку “отвергающих и критикующих его. Куку” | AR, FR, HE, RU |
Differences are invitations to read both sides — not a score of who is right.
Do the languages agree on basic facts?
Simple factual questions checked in several languages. Editions may agree, differ, contradict, or not say enough to tell. That is not a claim about who is right.
On the latest check, 2 questions produced: 0 contradict · 2 compatible difference · 0 agree · 0 not enough said.
| question | today |
|---|---|
| When did anti-Zionism emerge as a distinct position? | differ |
| Editions vary widely between late 19th century, early 20th century, pre-1948, post-1948, or not stated, but these represent varying emphasis/detail rather than strictly incompatible claims, though some (e.g. 1960s Soviet turn, 1948 creation) diverge substantially from 'as old as Zionism' claims. | |
| Which religious and political groups does the article identify as holding anti-Zionist positions? | differ |
| All editions list overlapping categories (Orthodox/Haredi Jews, Bundists, Reform Jews, Arab/Palestinian groups, leftists) but with different emphasis, completeness, and additional groups (e.g. Soviet Communist Party, Catholic Church, white supremacists), reflecting differing detail rather than direct contradiction. | |
These checks are starting points for a reader. They do not decide who is right.
Versions we used
These are the exact public Wikipedia versions behind the checks on this page. Open any link to read the original. Wikidata item: Q584548.
| language | comparison point | article title | version | when | text used (chars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| en | before | Anti-Zionism | open version 1094082453 | 2022-06-20T16:59:04Z | 935 |
| en | after | Anti-Zionism | open version 1094083062 | 2022-06-20T17:03:39Z | 935 |
| ar | before | معاداة الصهيونية | open version 58160319 | 2022-05-18T18:27:55Z | 709 |
| ar | after | معاداة الصهيونية | open version 58626470 | 2022-07-08T15:19:15Z | 709 |
| he | before | אנטי-ציונות | open version 33974007 | 2022-05-29T08:31:09Z | 431 |
| he | after | אנטי-ציונות | open version 34372981 | 2022-07-27T05:40:52Z | 431 |
| fr | before | Antisionisme | open version 192715766 | 2022-04-09T07:57:56Z | 860 |
| fr | after | Antisionisme | open version 196060071 | 2022-08-12T14:08:11Z | 860 |
| ru | before | Антисионизм | open version 122921553 | 2022-05-29T20:22:46Z | 306 |
| ru | after | Антисионизм | open version 124070919 | 2022-07-15T22:15:42Z | 311 |