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Israel–Palestine

Anti-Zionism

1 confirmed rewrite episode; the largest by persistence-weighted mass had a 73.8% durable-spine drop. Wording shifted a little.

Something to inspect — not a judgment of bias or bad faith.

Overview

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Confirmed rewrite episodes
1 confirmed

Largest by persistence-weighted mass: 73.8% durable-spine drop. See Rewrite for exact revision receipts.

Wording
wording shifted a little

Which words grew or shrank is listed under Vocabulary.

Footnotes
65 sites grew · 63 shrank

Different websites cited: 83 → 83. We do not rate those sites. See Citations.

Basic facts across languages
2 compatible differences

2 configured questions checked in more than one language. See Facts.

How openings sound
1 clear differences

Compared around the rewrite window. See Framing.

Did editors fight over it?

How much did editors fight over it?
lots of edit fighting

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: Rewrite, Vocabulary, Citations, Framing, Facts, Versions.

1 confirmed rewrite episodeA bounded window in which established wording was substantially replaced.

Events bounded by stable revisions where long-lived wording was substantially replaced.

Snapshot corpus through 2026-07-01 (revision 1362272680).

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. 1 · Coarse scanA snapshot comparison that finds candidate windows for closer inspection.Candidate signal foundThe coarse scan found a deletion-heavy window worth exact checking.
  2. 2 · Interval scoring48 intervals scoredThe bars below show persistence-weighted wording loss for each interval.
  3. 3 · Exact checkA revision-level test of whether a candidate window's durable spine collapsed.1 rewrite episode confirmedRevision-level checking found the required durable wording replacement.
  • 2003-07-01Loss 11.6%418 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2004-01-01Loss 99.3%7,877 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2004-07-01Loss 18.8%1,013 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2005-01-01Loss 8.3%883 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2005-07-01Loss 10.2%1,777 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2006-01-01Loss 10.1%2,362 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2006-07-01Loss 13.1%3,893 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2007-01-01Loss 25.5%9,137 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2007-07-01Loss 29.8%10,875 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2008-01-01Loss 23.5%9,437 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2008-07-01Loss 10.1%4,534 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2009-01-01Loss 39.8%21,911 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2009-07-01Loss 52.5%24,521 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2010-01-01Loss 1.6%552 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2010-07-01Loss 2.6%1,215 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2011-01-01Loss 3.9%2,341 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2011-07-01Loss 4.5%3,303 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2012-01-01Loss 12.4%10,619 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2012-07-01Loss 4.6%4,093 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2013-01-01Loss 4.2%4,201 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2013-07-01Loss 2.0%2,243 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2014-01-01Loss 0.7%786 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2014-07-01Loss 0.5%649 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2015-01-01Loss 0.7%1,056 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2015-07-01Loss 9.0%15,336 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2016-01-01Loss 1.4%2,463 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2016-07-01Loss 20.5%42,026 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2017-01-01Loss 0.7%1,274 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2017-07-01Loss 3.3%6,698 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2018-01-01Loss 6.6%14,476 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2018-07-01Loss 6.4%14,366 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2019-01-01Loss 0.2%581 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2019-07-01Loss 1.8%4,390 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2020-01-01Loss 0.8%2,278 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2020-07-01Loss 0.8%2,265 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2021-01-01Loss 1.9%5,731 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2021-07-01Loss 0.7%2,417 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2022-01-01Loss 1.1%3,801 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2022-07-01Loss 29.0%105,413 removed · 0 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2022-01-01 → 2023-01-01
  • 2023-01-01Loss 63.0%173,494 removed · 0 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2022-01-01 → 2023-01-01
  • 2023-07-01Loss 0.3%386 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2024-01-01Loss 1.1%1,783 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2024-07-01Loss 5.5%10,695 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2025-01-01Loss 5.2%11,322 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2025-07-01Loss 2.4%5,813 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2026-01-01Loss 20.1%54,967 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2026-07-01Loss 5.1%12,902 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2026-07-01Loss 0.3%743 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
BeforeAfterDurable changePWR massDurationEvidence
2022-06-20T16:59:04Z2022-06-20T17:03:39Z73.8% durable-spine drop278,9074 minutesView redline

Exact-event attribution: revisions 1094082453 → 1094083062

1,253 tokensOne tracked unit of text, usually a word or punctuation mark. removed · 0 surviving replacement tokens · Nableezy was associated with 100.0% of removals.

Attribution describes public revision-history associations and origin authorship. It does not establish bias, motive, or misconduct.

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 oftenbefore → after
books.google.com20 → 50
doi.org0 → 6
jstor.org0 → 6
tandfonline.com0 → 6
nytimes.com3 → 7
muse.jhu.edu0 → 2
journals.sagepub.com0 → 2
web.ceu.hu0 → 2
reuters.com0 → 2
cambridge.org0 → 2
newrepublic.com0 → 2
cf.uba.uva.nl0 → 2
cited less oftenbefore → after
pcusa.org6 → 0
wiesenthal.com5 → 0
counterpunch.org4 → 0
jewsagainstzionism.com3 → 0
archive.org8 → 5
jpost.com3 → 0
adl.org3 → 0
nrg.co.il3 → 0
tabletmag.com3 → 1
jcpa.org2 → 0
nationalreview.com2 → 0
fra.europa.eu2 → 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

topichow they compareEnglish changeother language(s) changelanguages
English lead unchanged while other editions show no comparable substantive edits eitherparallel changeBefore: 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.

questiontoday
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.

languagecomparison pointarticle titleversionwhentext used (chars)
enbeforeAnti-Zionismopen version 10940824532022-06-20T16:59:04Z935
enafterAnti-Zionismopen version 10940830622022-06-20T17:03:39Z935
arbeforeمعاداة الصهيونيةopen version 581603192022-05-18T18:27:55Z709
arafterمعاداة الصهيونيةopen version 586264702022-07-08T15:19:15Z709
hebeforeאנטי-ציונותopen version 339740072022-05-29T08:31:09Z431
heafterאנטי-ציונותopen version 343729812022-07-27T05:40:52Z431
frbeforeAntisionismeopen version 1927157662022-04-09T07:57:56Z860
frafterAntisionismeopen version 1960600712022-08-12T14:08:11Z860
rubeforeАнтисионизмopen version 1229215532022-05-29T20:22:46Z306
ruafterАнтисионизмopen version 1240709192022-07-15T22:15:42Z311