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Israel–Palestine

Palestinian political violence

The wording changed a lot over the full lifetime of the page (no single overhaul date stood out). 1 factual question out of 1 contradicts across languages.

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

Overview

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Rewrite analysis has incomplete source coverage

The exact rewrite detector loaded 47 of 49 expected snapshots from the public revision history. It withholds the result rather than treating gaps in readable history as evidence.

Wording
wording changed a lot

Which words grew or shrank is listed under Vocabulary.

Footnotes
62 sites grew · 0 shrank

Different websites cited: 0 → 62. We do not rate those sites. See Citations.

Basic facts across languages
1 contradiction

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

How openings sound
6 clear differences · 3 contradict

Compared around the rewrite window. See Framing.

Did editors fight over it?

How much did editors fight over it?
little edit fighting

The page was not dominated by back-and-forth undoing. A quiet rewrite can still matter — it just means few people fought it on the page. About 2,343 recorded revisions in the measure.

Who wrote today’s text?

Half of the wording still on the page is about 6.8 years old or newer. 33.4% was written in the last 3 years. The ten most active accounts wrote 55.6% of what is there now (authorship is more spread out; 269 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 47 of 49 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. 1 · Coarse scanA snapshot comparison that finds candidate windows for closer inspection.UnavailableNo current coarse result is available in this export.
  2. 2 · Interval scoring46 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.UnavailableNo current revision-level decision can be published.
  • 2004-01-01Loss 59.1%249 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2004-07-01Loss 22.8%217 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2005-01-01Loss 13.2%256 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2005-07-01Loss 36.9%1,279 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2006-01-01Loss 30.0%1,191 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2006-07-01Loss 10.6%611 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2007-01-01Loss 8.5%724 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2007-07-01Loss 1.1%125 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2008-01-01Loss 3.4%521 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2008-07-01Loss 7.3%1,385 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2009-01-01Loss 0.3%67 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2009-07-01Loss 9.7%2,538 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2010-01-01Loss 19.7%5,747 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2010-07-01Loss 4.2%1,386 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2011-01-01Loss 6.6%2,886 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2011-07-01Loss 0.2%142 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2012-01-01Loss 4.7%3,379 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2012-07-01Loss 9.0%7,600 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2013-01-01Loss 1.4%1,327 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2013-07-01Loss 1.2%1,445 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2014-01-01Loss 1.1%1,516 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2014-07-01Loss 0.8%1,316 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2015-01-01Loss 1.1%1,919 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2015-07-01Loss 0.3%554 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2016-01-01Loss 0.1%297 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2016-07-01Loss 1.4%3,451 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2017-01-01Loss 0.1%318 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2017-07-01Loss 0.3%1,013 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2018-01-01Loss 0.1%154 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2018-07-01Loss 0.1%222 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2019-01-01Loss 0.3%1,280 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2019-07-01Loss 0.1%356 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2020-01-01Loss 0.6%2,584 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2020-07-01Loss 0.2%1,086 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2021-01-01Loss 0.5%2,292 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2021-07-01Loss 1.1%5,946 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2022-01-01Loss 0.5%2,741 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2022-07-01Loss 0.9%5,481 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2023-01-01Loss 10.9%66,450 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2023-07-01Loss 2.9%16,848 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2024-01-01Loss 3.4%20,115 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2024-07-01Loss 2.9%17,363 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2025-01-01Loss 12.7%78,416 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2025-07-01Loss 2.8%16,404 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2026-01-01Loss 1.6%9,470 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed
  • 2026-07-01Loss 0.1%492 removed · 0 added PWRMeasured: no anomaly threshold crossed

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 2003-07-01 -> 2026-07-01 (no L1 pivot — whole history). Rough word count: 194 → 5,893. Overall: wording changed a lot.

Used more afterward

  • gaza0 → 63
  • suicide0 → 53
  • palestinians0 → 52
  • civilians0 → 48
  • killed0 → 48
  • west0 → 48
  • bus0 → 41
  • led0 → 35
  • group0 → 32
  • strip0 → 30
  • war0 → 29
  • armed0 → 28

Used less afterward

  • terrorist7 → 3
  • acts3 → 2
  • organizations6 → 7
  • terrorism5 → 7
  • bet1 → 2
  • bodies1 → 2
  • committed1 → 2
  • countries1 → 2
  • even1 → 2
  • history1 → 2
  • homes1 → 2
  • limited1 → 2

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 2003-07-01 → 2026-07-01 (no L1 pivot — whole history): 62 websites were cited more (or newly), 0 less (or dropped). Number of footnotes: 0 → 150. Different websites: 0 → 62.

Mix of citation types: — → web 47%, news 26%, book 17%, journal 10%.

cited more oftenbefore → after
pcpsr.org0 → 18
news.bbc.co.uk0 → 17
jpost.com0 → 16
books.google.com0 → 16
haaretz.com0 → 12
timesofisrael.com0 → 10
ynetnews.com0 → 8
theguardian.com0 → 6
old.btselem.org0 → 6
jmcc.org0 → 4
vox.com0 → 4
jafi.org0 → 4
cited less oftenbefore → after
none in top list

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 editions diverge significantly in framing and scope. EN presents a detailed, statistics-heavy account centered on 'political violence'/insurgency with nuanced terrorism designations, named groups, and tactics. AR reframes the entire topic as legitimate 'resistance' (المقاومة) spanning back to 1918, avoiding the term terrorism entirely. HE and FR define the topic outright as 'terrorism' without EN's qualifications about differing international designations. SIMPLE presents a more absolutist goal (disestablishing Israel) compared to EN's more measured framing around ending occupation and self-determination. Statistical data and named organizations present in EN are largely absent from the shorter other-language leads.

Languages compared: en, ar, he, fr, simple.

contradict opposite claims · differ different emphasis · missing only one side mentions it

topichow they compareEnglish saysother language(s) saylanguages
Core framing/naming of phenomenoncontradictFrames the topic as 'Palestinian political violence' taking the form of insurgency due to lack of a recognized state, listing objectives like self-determination and ending occupation.
“much of Palestinian political violence in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has taken the form of insurgency”		Frames the topic as 'Palestinian Resistance' (المقاومة الفلسطينية), a term describing civil, popular, and armed resistance to Zionist occupation and colonization, tracing back to 1918 British occupation.
“المقاومة الفلسطينية هو مصطلح يشير إلى الحراك والسياسات والدعوات والعمليات التي تدعو أو تدعم مقاومة الاحتلال والاضطهاد والاستعمار الصهيوني”		AR
Terrorism characterizationcontradictDescribes actions as 'political violence' and only notes some groups are 'considered terrorist organizations' by certain Western governments.
“Several of these groups are considered terrorist organizations by the governments of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand and the European Union.”		Directly defines the entire phenomenon as 'terrorism' (טרור פלסטיני / terrorisme palestinien) without qualification about differing government designations.
“טרור פלסטיני הוא טרור המבוצע על ידי פרטים או ארגונים פלסטיניים.”		HE, FR
Historical starting pointmissing in EnglishDoes not specify a historical starting date, focuses on modern Israeli-Palestinian conflict era with named groups like PLO, Fatah, Hamas.AR traces the concept back to 1918 British occupation and 1936 revolt; HE mentions Arab attacks on Jews during the British Mandate period even before the term 'Palestinian terrorism' existed.
“يستخدم المصطلح للإشارة إلى الفترة بين بدء الاحتلال البريطاني لفلسطين عام 1918م وحتى اليوم”		AR, HE
Statistics on suicide bombings and public opinionmissing elsewhereProvides specific statistics: suicide bombings were 0.5% of attacks but caused half of Israeli deaths in first two years of Second Intifada; 59% of Palestinians as of 2022 believe armed attacks are effective, 56% support them.No statistical data provided in any other edition's lead.AR, HE, FR, SIMPLE
Named organizations and tactics listmissing elsewhereLists specific organizations (PLO, Fatah, PFLP, Hamas, etc.) and detailed tactics (hijacking, suicide bombings, rocket attacks, October 7 attacks).HE and FR give only general definitional statements without naming specific organizations or tactics; AR mentions only Hamas by name; SIMPLE gives no organizations or tactics.
“Le terrorisme palestinien fait référence aux actes de terrorisme perpétrés par des individus ou des organisations palestiniennes”		HE, FR, SIMPLE, AR
Goals of violencecontradictStates goals include self-determination, sovereignty, one-state solution or recognition of Palestinian state, ending occupation, prisoner release, and right of return.
“seeking a one-state solution, or the recognition of a Palestinian state. This includes the objective of ending the Israeli occupation.”		States the goal is 'disestablishment of the current State of Israel' and recognition of an 'all-Palestinian state', a notably different and more absolutist framing than EN's occupation-ending/coexistence framing.
“The goals of Palestinian political violence include the disestablishment of the current State of Israel and the recognition of an all-Palestinian state.”		SIMPLE

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, 1 questions produced: 1 contradict · 0 compatible difference · 0 agree · 0 not enough said.

questiontoday
What time period and categories of events does the article cover?contradict
Start dates range widely from 1851 to 1948, and end dates from 1970s to present/2023, with differing scope (political violence/resistance vs. terrorism); these are incompatible numeric/categorical claims across editions.

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: Q2342867.

languagecomparison pointarticle titleversionwhentext used (chars)
ensavedPalestinian political violenceopen version 13620738532026-07-01T19:46:12Z69,595
hesavedטרור פלסטיניopen version 430589612026-04-10T19:26:08Z40,022
arsavedالمقاومة الفلسطينيةopen version 756738512026-06-26T11:21:18Z14,359