Israel–Palestine

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

4 confirmed rewrite episodes; the largest by persistence-weighted mass had a 36.8% durable-spine drop. 1 factual question out of 2 contradicts across languages.

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

Overview

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Confirmed rewrite episodes

4 confirmed

Largest by persistence-weighted mass: 36.8% durable-spine drop. See Rewrite for exact revision receipts.

Wording

wording barely shifted

Which words grew or shrank is listed under Vocabulary.

Footnotes

1 sites grew · 17 shrank

Different websites cited: 128 → 121. We do not rate those sites. See Citations.

Basic facts across languages

1 contradiction · 1 compatible difference

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

How openings sound

2 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 9,420 recorded revisions in the measure.

Who wrote today’s text?

Half of the wording still on the page is about 1.1 years old or newer. 67.7% was written in the last 3 years. The ten most active accounts wrote 63.6% of what is there now (authorship is more spread out; 317 different accounts overall). Snapshot data on this page runs through 2024-07-01.This is background only — a small group of writers is common on specialist pages.

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

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

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

Snapshot corpus through 2026-01-01 (revision 1331426100).

Candidates and exact outcomes

The detector scored 46 interval rows and sent 4 candidate windows to exact checking: 4 confirmed, 0 rejected. A candidate window can span multiple interval rows, so rows marked as candidates do not equal the rewrite episode count.

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.Candidate signal foundThe coarse scan found a deletion-heavy window worth exact checking.
2 · Interval scoring46 intervals scoredThe bars below show persistence-weighted wording loss for each interval.
3 · Exact checkA revision-level test of whether a candidate window's durable spine collapsed.4 rewrite episodes confirmedRevision-level checking found the required durable wording replacement.

2003-01-01Loss 91.8%, Gain 117.3%, Replacement lead 91.8%3,018 removed · 3,858 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2002-07-01 → 2005-01-01
2003-07-01Loss 21.4%, Gain 60.7%, Replacement lead 21.4%942 removed · 2,672 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2002-07-01 → 2005-01-01
2004-01-01Loss 79.8%, Gain 39.1%, Replacement lead 39.1%7,473 removed · 3,659 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2002-07-01 → 2005-01-01
2004-07-01Loss 44.7%, Gain 17.6%, Replacement lead 17.6%3,032 removed · 1,194 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2002-07-01 → 2005-01-01
2005-01-01Loss 55.3%, Gain 23.0%, Replacement lead 23.0%4,013 removed · 1,671 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2002-07-01 → 2005-01-01
2005-07-01Loss 4.1%, Gain 14.8%, Replacement lead 4.1%255 removed · 925 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2006-01-01Loss 12.3%, Gain 10.9%, Replacement lead 10.9%1,195 removed · 1,060 added PWRMeasured anomaly: exact check pending
2006-07-01Loss 25.4%, Gain 10.6%, Replacement lead 10.6%3,248 removed · 1,352 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2006-01-01 → 2007-07-01
2007-01-01Loss 40.6%, Gain 24.4%, Replacement lead 24.4%5,748 removed · 3,454 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2006-01-01 → 2007-07-01
2007-07-01Loss 24.8%, Gain 47.9%, Replacement lead 24.8%3,751 removed · 7,259 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2006-01-01 → 2007-07-01
2008-01-01Loss 12.0%, Gain 36.8%, Replacement lead 12.0%2,815 removed · 8,620 added PWRMeasured anomaly: exact check pending
2008-07-01Loss 38.8%, Gain 29.5%, Replacement lead 29.5%15,143 removed · 11,506 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2008-01-01 → 2008-07-01
2009-01-01Loss 4.4%, Gain 3.8%, Replacement lead 3.8%2,076 removed · 1,798 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2009-07-01Loss 24.0%, Gain 6.2%, Replacement lead 6.2%16,517 removed · 4,291 added PWRMeasured anomaly: exact check pending
2010-01-01Loss 1.7%, Gain 1.8%, Replacement lead 1.7%1,268 removed · 1,327 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2010-07-01Loss 2.2%, Gain 2.3%, Replacement lead 2.2%2,085 removed · 2,224 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2011-01-01Loss 23.0%, Gain 8.8%, Replacement lead 8.8%27,038 removed · 10,341 added PWRMeasured anomaly: exact check pending
2011-07-01Loss 3.6%, Gain 0.4%, Replacement lead 0.4%4,324 removed · 483 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2012-01-01Loss 0.9%, Gain 1.4%, Replacement lead 0.9%1,294 removed · 2,027 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2012-07-01Loss 8.4%, Gain 4.7%, Replacement lead 4.7%14,347 removed · 7,970 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2013-01-01Loss 2.2%, Gain 2.3%, Replacement lead 2.2%4,268 removed · 4,354 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2013-07-01Loss 1.7%, Gain 1.6%, Replacement lead 1.6%3,782 removed · 3,498 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2014-01-01Loss 1.2%, Gain 0.4%, Replacement lead 0.4%3,195 removed · 993 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2014-07-01Loss 12.6%, Gain 1.7%, Replacement lead 1.7%37,453 removed · 5,037 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2015-01-01Loss 3.0%, Gain 6.4%, Replacement lead 3.0%8,821 removed · 19,117 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2015-07-01Loss 0.2%, Gain 0.4%, Replacement lead 0.2%674 removed · 1,305 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2016-01-01Loss 0.9%, Gain 0.3%, Replacement lead 0.3%3,572 removed · 1,085 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2016-07-01Loss 4.6%, Gain 0.2%, Replacement lead 0.2%19,967 removed · 1,066 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2017-01-01Loss 1.2%, Gain 0.1%, Replacement lead 0.1%5,496 removed · 358 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2017-07-01Loss 1.4%, Gain 0.4%, Replacement lead 0.4%6,596 removed · 2,024 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2018-01-01Loss 0.5%, Gain 0.2%, Replacement lead 0.2%2,521 removed · 1,174 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2018-07-01Loss 1.2%, Gain 0.1%, Replacement lead 0.1%6,725 removed · 447 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2019-01-01Loss 0.4%, Gain 0.1%, Replacement lead 0.1%2,158 removed · 341 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2019-07-01Loss 0.2%, Gain 0.0%, Replacement lead 0.0%1,584 removed · 251 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2020-01-01Loss 0.2%, Gain 0.1%, Replacement lead 0.1%1,120 removed · 975 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2020-07-01Loss 0.4%, Gain 0.1%, Replacement lead 0.1%2,972 removed · 715 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2021-01-01Loss 0.7%, Gain 0.1%, Replacement lead 0.1%5,335 removed · 1,091 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2021-07-01Loss 0.5%, Gain 0.1%, Replacement lead 0.1%4,414 removed · 1,034 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2022-01-01Loss 0.2%, Gain 0.1%, Replacement lead 0.1%2,104 removed · 826 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2022-07-01Loss 12.3%, Gain 0.8%, Replacement lead 0.8%110,555 removed · 6,841 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2023-01-01Loss 4.5%, Gain 0.4%, Replacement lead 0.4%38,049 removed · 3,314 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2023-07-01Loss 11.7%, Gain 1.5%, Replacement lead 1.5%99,029 removed · 12,414 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2024-01-01Loss 2.5%, Gain 1.0%, Replacement lead 1.0%20,212 removed · 8,275 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
2024-07-01Loss 56.9%, Gain 2.9%, Replacement lead 2.9%482,002 removed · 24,305 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2024-01-01 → 2025-01-01
2025-01-01Loss 17.2%, Gain 62.7%, Replacement lead 17.2%71,811 removed · 261,291 added PWRConfirmed candidate window: 2024-01-01 → 2025-01-01
2026-01-01Loss 2.5%, Gain 1.7%, Replacement lead 1.7%15,885 removed · 10,708 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed

Exact candidate decisions

Every coarse lead and its revision-level decision, including rejected candidates. RedlinesA before-and-after view showing wording removed and added. compare the full candidate window.

Candidate window	Exact outcome	Coarse signal
2002-07-01 → 2005-01-01Redline unavailable	Confirmed: 93.6% durable-spine dropExact pair: 2002-07-24T15:40:25Z → 2002-07-24T16:10:35Z · 30 minutes	coarse interval · 92% persistence-weighted loss · 18,478 PWR massThe absolute persistence-weighted amount of text lost.
2006-01-01 → 2007-07-01Redline unavailable	Confirmed: 71.6% durable-spine dropExact pair: 2006-06-11T16:41:03Z → 2006-06-11T17:09:13Z · 28 minutes	coarse interval · 41% persistence-weighted loss · 12,747 PWR massThe absolute persistence-weighted amount of text lost.
2008-01-01 → 2008-07-01View redline	Confirmed: 37.6% durable-spine dropExact pair: 2008-03-25T04:47:05Z → 2008-03-25T05:00:00Z · 12 minutes	coarse interval · 39% persistence-weighted loss · 15,143 PWR massThe absolute persistence-weighted amount of text lost.
2024-01-01 → 2025-01-01View redline	Confirmed: 36.8% durable-spine dropExact pair: 2024-08-12T19:05:51Z → 2024-08-12T19:13:55Z · 8 minutes	coarse interval · 57% persistence-weighted loss · 553,813 PWR massThe absolute persistence-weighted amount of text lost.

Exact-event attribution: revisions 1239968080 → 1239968974

3,460 tokensOne tracked unit of text, usually a word or punctuation mark. removed · 226 surviving replacement tokens · DMH223344 was associated with 100.0% of removals · DMH223344 was the origin author of 100.0% of surviving replacement text.

Exact-event attribution: revisions 122726 → 125597

3,722 tokensOne tracked unit of text, usually a word or punctuation mark. removed · 0 surviving replacement tokens · Marknau was associated with 100.0% of removals.

Exact-event attribution: revisions 200725946 → 200727791

1,716 tokensOne tracked unit of text, usually a word or punctuation mark. removed · 4 surviving replacement tokens · Mitsuhirato was associated with 100.0% of removals · Mitsuhirato was the origin author of 100.0% of surviving replacement text.

Exact-event attribution: revisions 58053984 → 58057916

841 tokensOne tracked unit of text, usually a word or punctuation mark. removed · 1 surviving replacement tokens · Tasc was associated with 100.0% of removals · Tasc was the origin author of 100.0% of surviving replacement text.

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

Confirmed event

Event 12002-07-01 → 2005-01-01 · rev 122726 → 125597Event 22006-01-01 → 2007-07-01 · rev 58053984 → 58057916Event 32008-01-01 → 2008-07-01 · rev 200725946 → 200727791Event 42024-01-01 → 2025-01-01 · rev 1239968080 → 1239968974

Event 1 of 4

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 rev 122726 -> rev 125597 (exact confirmation). Rough word count: 1,185 → 127. Overall: wording changed a lot.

Used more afterward

arab4 → 3
terrorism3 → 2
conflict9 → 6
ahmed2 → 1
arabs2 → 1
colin2 → 1
external2 → 1
links2 → 1
palestine2 → 1
plo2 → 1
region2 → 1
yasser2 → 1

Used less afterward

times37 → 0
york37 → 0
march29 → 0
suicide24 → 0
killed20 → 0
bomber13 → 0
kills12 → 0
bombing11 → 0
israelis10 → 0
palestinians7 → 0
attack6 → 0
bus6 → 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.

Confirmed event

Event 1 of 4

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 rev 122726 → rev 125597 (exact confirmation, 2002-07-24 → 2002-07-24): 0 websites were cited more (or newly), 1 less (or dropped). Number of footnotes: 0 → 0. Different websites: 5 → 4.

Mix of citation types: — → —.

cited more often	before → after
none in top list

cited less often	before → after
nytimes.com	37 → 0

Counted from the article’s own footnotes. We list domains only — we do not call any source trustworthy or untrustworthy.

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 rev 58053984 → rev 58057916 (exact confirmation, 2006-06-11 → 2006-06-11): 0 websites were cited more (or newly), 21 less (or dropped). Number of footnotes: 0 → 0. Different websites: 38 → 18.

Mix of citation types: — → —.

cited more often	before → after
none in top list

cited less often	before → after
users.skynet.be	3 → 0
nad-plo.org	2 → 0
thinking-east.net	2 → 0
zionismontheweb.org	2 → 0
jnewswire.com	1 → 0
search.looksmart.com	1 → 0
jerusalem.indymedia.org	1 → 0
alertnet.org	1 → 0
diplomacymonitor.com	1 → 0
electronicintifada.net	2 → 1
nytimes.com	1 → 0
dir.yahoo.com	1 → 0

Counted from the article’s own footnotes. We list domains only — we do not call any source trustworthy or untrustworthy.

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 rev 200725946 → rev 200727791 (exact confirmation, 2008-03-25 → 2008-03-25): 0 websites were cited more (or newly), 3 less (or dropped). Number of footnotes: 175 → 175. Different websites: 120 → 118.

Mix of citation types: web 40%, news 30%, book 30% → web 40%, news 30%, book 30%.

cited more often	before → after
none in top list

cited less often	before → after
dommartin.cc	1 → 0
gush-shalom.org	3 → 2
normanfinkelstein.com	1 → 0

Counted from the article’s own footnotes. We list domains only — we do not call any source trustworthy or untrustworthy.

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 rev 1239968080 → rev 1239968974 (exact confirmation, 2024-08-12 → 2024-08-12): 1 websites were cited more (or newly), 17 less (or dropped). Number of footnotes: 434 → 417. Different websites: 128 → 121.

Mix of citation types: news 40%, book 34%, web 22%, journal 4%, report 1% → news 38%, book 36%, web 22%, journal 4%, report 1%.

cited more often	before → after
amnesty.org	10 → 12

cited less often	before → after
haaretz.com	33 → 27
bbc.co.uk	4 → 0
jpost.com	39 → 35
independent.co.uk	4 → 2
npr.org	4 → 2
maannews.net	2 → 0
theguardian.com	16 → 14
aljazeera.com	15 → 13
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov	2 → 0
nytimes.com	12 → 10
azdema.gov	2 → 0
theroot.com	2 → 0

Counted from the article’s own footnotes. We list domains only — we do not call any source trustworthy or untrustworthy.

Confirmed event

Event 1 of 4

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.

Insufficient matched historical content.

Compared matched historical revisions around the confirmed rewrite from 2002-07-01 to 2005-01-01.

Languages compared: en.

Version receipts: en: en before / en after

No comparison result is available for this run.

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 was unchanged between the two revisions in this window, so there is no English-side temporal movement to report. Comparisons across editions show persistent, pre-existing differences: Arabic frames the topic as 'the Palestinian cause/Arab-Israeli conflict' with a historical-humanitarian scope from 1880, Hebrew frames it as a conflict between Jewish and Arab residents of the Land of Israel, and Japanese frames it as a political problem arising from relations between Palestinian settlers and Zionist Jewish settlers—all differing from the English framing of a two-sided but internally diverse conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs. These differences existed both before and after the window in each edition, indicating persistence rather than convergence or divergence during this period.

Compared matched historical revisions around the confirmed rewrite from 2006-01-01 to 2007-07-01.

Languages compared: en, ar, he, ja.

Version receipts: en: en before / en after · ar: ar before / ar after · he: he before / he after · ja: ja before / ja after

topic	how they compare	English change	other language(s) change	languages
Framing of the conflict's parties and nature	difference persisted	Before: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a simple two-sided conflict with all Israelis (or even all Israeli Jews) sharing one point of view and all Palestinians another... some advocate a binational solution of a single secular state “some advocate a binational solution of a single secular state encompassing present-day Israel, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem” After: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a simple two-sided conflict with all Israelis (or even all Israeli Jews) sharing one point of view and all Palestinians another... some advocate a binational solution of a single secular state “some advocate a binational solution of a single secular state encompassing present-day Israel, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem”	Before: القضية الفلسطينية او الصراع العربي الاسرائيلي مصطلح يشار به الى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الانسانية في فلسطين بدءا من عام 1880 وحتى يومنا الحالي “مصطلح يشار به الى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الانسانية في فلسطين بدءا من عام 1880 وحتى يومنا الحالي” After: القضية الفلسطينية او الصراع العربي الاسرائيلي مصطلح يشار به الى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الانسانية في فلسطين بدءا من عام 1880 وحتى يومنا الحالي “مصطلح يشار به الى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الانسانية في فلسطين بدءا من عام 1880 وحتى يومنا الحالي”	AR, HE, JA
Identification of conflict parties	difference persisted	Before: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a part of the greater Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs “is an ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs” After: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a part of the greater Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs “is an ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs”	Before: הסכסוך הישראלי-פלסטיני הוא הסכסוך המתקיים בין תושביה היהודים לתושביה הערבים של ארץ ישראל “הסכסוך המתקיים בין תושביה היהודים לתושביה הערבים של ארץ ישראל” After: הסכסוך הישראלי-פלסטיני הוא הסכסוך המתקיים בין תושביה היהודים לתושביה הערבים של ארץ ישראל “הסכסוך המתקיים בין תושביה היהודים לתושביה הערבים של ארץ ישראל”	HE
Framing as political vs. ethnic/settler conflict	difference persisted	Before: is an ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs “is an ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs” After: is an ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs “is an ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs”	Before: パレスチナ定住者（パレスチナ人）とシオニスト・ユダヤ人入植者との関係から生じた紛争を一個の政治問題として扱った呼称 “パレスチナ定住者（パレスチナ人）とシオニスト・ユダヤ人入植者との関係から生じた紛争を一個の政治問題として扱った呼称” After: パレスチナ定住者（パレスチナ人）とシオニスト・ユダヤ人入植者との関係から生じた紛争を一個の政治問題として扱った呼称 “パレスチナ定住者（パレスチナ人）とシオニスト・ユダヤ人入植者との関係から生じた紛争を一個の政治問題として扱った呼称”	JA

Differences are invitations to read both sides — not a score of who is right.

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's text was identical before and after the compared window, so no genuine temporal change occurred in English within these revisions. The Arabic, Hebrew, and Japanese leads were also unchanged in their respective before/after pairs. All identified divergences reflect pre-existing, persistent differences in framing (English's 'two state solution' and dual-actor framing vs. Arabic's historical/grievance-centered narrative, Hebrew's brief resident-based definition, and Japanese's settler-relation framing), none of which shifted during this period.

Compared matched historical revisions around the confirmed rewrite from 2008-01-01 to 2008-07-01.

Languages compared: en, ar, he, ja.

Version receipts: en: en before / en after · ar: ar before / ar after · he: he before / he after · ja: ja before / ja after

topic	how they compare	English change	other language(s) change	languages
Framing of the conflict's nature and parties	difference persisted	Before: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians. It also forms part of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict. “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians.” After: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians. It also forms part of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict. “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians.”	Before: القضية الفلسطينية: بدأت أطماع اليهود الغربيين في الأراضي الفلسطينية من العصر الحديث منذ عام 1530 م... مصطلح يشار به إلى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الانسانية في فلسطين بدءا من عام 1880 “بدأت أطماع اليهود الغربيين في الأراضي الفلسطينية من العصر الحديث منذ عام 1530 م” After: القضية الفلسطينية: بدأت أطماع اليهود الغربيين في الأراضي الفلسطينية من العصر الحديث منذ عام 1530 م... مصطلح يشار به إلى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الانسانية في فلسطين بدءا من عام 1880 “بدأت أطماع اليهود الغربيين في الأراضي الفلسطينية من العصر الحديث منذ عام 1530 م”	AR, HE, JA
Description of Hebrew Wikipedia lead scope	difference persisted	Before: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians. “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians.” After: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians. “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians.”	Before: הסכסוך הישראלי-פלסטיני הוא הסכסוך המתקיים בין תושביה היהודים לתושביה הערבים של ארץ ישראל. “הסכסוך הישראלי-פלסטיני הוא הסכסוך המתקיים בין תושביה היהודים לתושביה הערבים של ארץ ישראל.” After: הסכסוך הישראלי-פלסטיני הוא הסכסוך המתקיים בין תושביה היהודים לתושביה הערבים של ארץ ישראל. “הסכסוך הישראלי-פלסטיני הוא הסכסוך המתקיים בין תושביה היהודים לתושביה הערבים של ארץ ישראל.”	HE
Description of Japanese Wikipedia lead scope	difference persisted	Before: Many attempts have been made to broker a "two state solution," which would entail the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. “Many attempts have been made to broker a "two state solution," which would entail the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.” After: Many attempts have been made to broker a "two state solution," which would entail the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. “Many attempts have been made to broker a "two state solution," which would entail the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.”	Before: パレスチナ問題とは、パレスチナの地を巡るパレスチナ定住者（パレスチナ人）とイスラエル（シオニスト・ユダヤ人入植者ら）との関係から生じた紛争を一個の政治問題として扱った呼称。 “パレスチナ定住者（パレスチナ人）とイスラエル（シオニスト・ユダヤ人入植者ら）との関係から生じた紛争” After: パレスチナ問題とは、パレスチナの地を巡るパレスチナ定住者（パレスチナ人）とイスラエル（シオニスト・ユダヤ人入植者ら）との関係から生じた紛争を一個の政治問題として扱った呼称。 “パレスチナ定住者（パレスチナ人）とイスラエル（シオニスト・ユダヤ人入植者ら）との関係から生じた紛争”	JA

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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, Arabic, Japanese, and Odia lead sections show no substantive textual change between the BEFORE and AFTER revisions in this window; the edits appear to be minor (e.g., a single non-breaking space added in Odia). The persistent cross-edition differences are structural: English frames the topic strictly as a land/self-determination conflict since the late 19th/early 20th century, while Arabic frames it as 'القضية الفلسطينية' rooted in 1897 and central to the broader Arab-Israeli conflict, a difference that predates and persists through this time window with no convergence or divergence detected.

Compared matched historical revisions around the confirmed rewrite from 2024-01-01 to 2025-01-01.

Languages compared: en, ar, ja, or.

Version receipts: en: en before / en after · ar: ar before / ar after · ja: ja before / ja after · or: or before / or after

topic	how they compare	English change	other language(s) change	languages
Framing of the conflict's naming and history	difference persisted	Before: The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. “an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine” After: The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. “an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine”	Before: القضية الفلسطينية أو الصراع الفلسطيني الإسرائيلي مصطلح يشار به إلى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الإنسانية في فلسطين بدءاً من عام 1897 (المؤتمر الصهيوني الأول) وحتى الوقت الحالي. “مصطلح يشار به إلى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الإنسانية في فلسطين بدءاً من عام 1897” After: القضية الفلسطينية أو الصراع الفلسطيني الإسرائيلي مصطلح يشار به إلى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الإنسانية في فلسطين بدءاً من عام 1897 (المؤتمر الصهيوني الأول) وحتى الوقت الحالي. “مصطلح يشار به إلى الخلاف السياسي والتاريخي والمشكلة الإنسانية في فلسطين بدءاً من عام 1897”	AR
Centrality to broader Arab-Israeli conflict	difference persisted	Before: Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, the permit regime, Palestinian freedom of movement, and the Palestinian right of return. “Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements” After: Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, the permit regime, Palestinian freedom of movement, and the Palestinian right of return. “Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements”	Before: يُعتبر هذا النزاع، من قبل الكثير من المحللين والسياسيين القضية المركزية في الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي وسبب أزمة هذه المنطقة وتوترها. “no quotation” After: يُعتبر هذا النزاع، من قبل الكثير من المحللين والسياسيين القضية المركزية في الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي وسبب أزمة هذه المنطقة وتوترها. “no quotation”	AR

Differences are invitations to read both sides — not a score of who is right.

Confirmed event

Event 1 of 4

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 · 1 compatible difference · 0 agree · 1 not enough said.

question	2002-07-24
When is the conflict said to have begun?	differ
Only English gives a specific year (1973); all other editions have no stated start date, so no contradiction, just differing detail.
What are the core disputed issues the article lists (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements)?	not enough said
No edition provides a clear list of core disputed issues; English only mentions settlements, others state nothing.

question

2002-07-24

When is the conflict said to have begun?

differ

Only English gives a specific year (1973); all other editions have no stated start date, so no contradiction, just differing detail.

What are the core disputed issues the article lists (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements)?

not enough said

No edition provides a clear list of core disputed issues; English only mentions settlements, others state nothing.

These checks are starting points for a reader. They do not decide 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: 1 contradict · 1 compatible difference · 0 agree · 0 not enough said.

question	2006-06-11
When is the conflict said to have begun?	contradict
Editions give incompatible start points/dates (1880s, 1948, British Mandate, WWI era) or state not stated, spanning a range too large to reconcile.
What are the core disputed issues the article lists (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements)?	differ
Most editions that address this agree on overlapping core issues (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements) but vary in scope and additional details; several state not stated.

question

2006-06-11

When is the conflict said to have begun?

contradict

Editions give incompatible start points/dates (1880s, 1948, British Mandate, WWI era) or state not stated, spanning a range too large to reconcile.

What are the core disputed issues the article lists (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements)?

differ

Most editions that address this agree on overlapping core issues (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements) but vary in scope and additional details; several state not stated.

These checks are starting points for a reader. They do not decide 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: 1 contradict · 1 compatible difference · 0 agree · 0 not enough said.

question	2008-03-25
When is the conflict said to have begun?	contradict
Editions give incompatible start points ranging from 1880 to 1948, with many stating no date at all.
What are the core disputed issues the article lists (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements)?	differ
Most editions that specify issues include overlapping items (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements) but vary in emphasis and completeness; some focus narrowly on refugees or Jerusalem while many state nothing.

question

2008-03-25

When is the conflict said to have begun?

contradict

Editions give incompatible start points ranging from 1880 to 1948, with many stating no date at all.

What are the core disputed issues the article lists (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements)?

differ

Most editions that specify issues include overlapping items (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements) but vary in emphasis and completeness; some focus narrowly on refugees or Jerusalem while many state nothing.

These checks are starting points for a reader. They do not decide 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: 1 contradict · 1 compatible difference · 0 agree · 0 not enough said.

question	2024-08-12
When is the conflict said to have begun?	contradict
Editions cite widely different start dates ranging from 1860s to 1967, reflecting incompatible framings of the conflict's origin.
What are the core disputed issues the article lists (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements)?	differ
Most editions list overlapping core issues (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, security, water) with varying emphasis or additional items; a few (ko, ru, tr, pt, uk) state no defined list, which is a difference in scope rather than a direct factual contradiction.

question

2024-08-12

When is the conflict said to have begun?

contradict

Editions cite widely different start dates ranging from 1860s to 1967, reflecting incompatible framings of the conflict's origin.

What are the core disputed issues the article lists (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements)?

differ

Most editions list overlapping core issues (borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, security, water) with varying emphasis or additional items; a few (ko, ru, tr, pt, uk) state no defined list, which is a difference in scope rather than a direct factual contradiction.

These checks are starting points for a reader. They do not decide who is right.

Versions we used

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language	comparison point	article title	version	when	text used (chars)
en	before	Israeli–Palestinian conflict	open version 1239968080	2024-08-12T19:05:51Z	3,000
en	after	Israeli–Palestinian conflict	open version 1239968974	2024-08-12T19:13:55Z	3,000
ar	before	القضية الفلسطينية	open version 67583936	2024-08-10T10:13:16Z	1,691
ar	after	القضية الفلسطينية	open version 67610958	2024-08-14T17:29:32Z	1,691
ja	before	パレスチナ問題	open version 101304180	2024-07-31T08:36:14Z	1,166
ja	after	パレスチナ問題	open version 101880864	2024-09-17T16:46:42Z	1,166
or	before	ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ-ପାଲେଷ୍ଟାଇନ ବିବାଦ	open version 539502	2024-05-07T06:53:02Z	3,000
or	after	ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ-ପାଲେଷ୍ଟାଇନ ବିବାଦ	open version 558335	2024-12-24T02:02:04Z	3,000