Submissions:2025/An Edit-a-Thon on Antisemitic Disinformation—Past, Present & Israel-Related”, using the Template:Misinformation
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Title:
- An Edit-a-Thon on Antisemitic Disinformation—Past, Present & Israel-Related”, using the Template:Misinformation
Type of session:
- Edit-a-thons or Workshops (30-120 min)
Session theme(s):
- Credibility, Missing pieces, Future of Wikipedia
Abstract:
Antisemitic narratives are among the oldest—and most adaptive—forms of disinformation. They resurface today around Israel and the Israel-Palestine conflict, where genuine policy debate is often polluted by tropes such as “global Zionist cabal,” Holocaust inversion, or QAnon-inflected blood-libel memes. Strengthening Wikipedia’s coverage of how Israel-related antisemitic disinformation works and how it can be countered: - protects readers from hateful falsehoods, - equips editors to differentiate criticism of Israeli - government actions (legitimate) from antisemitic conspiracy (illegitimate), and - demonstrates Wikipedia’s credibility as a living, self-correcting knowledge commons.
Participants will:
- Recognize classic and contemporary tropes—e.g., “dual loyalty,” “from the river to the sea” when used as an erasure slogan, Holocaust distortion, and accusations of media control—especially in the context of Israel-based news cycles.
- Apply Wikipedia’s sourcing/neutrality rules (WP:NPOV, WP:RS, WP:FRINGE) to separate evidence-backed criticism of Israeli policy from antisemitic propaganda.
- Improve or create at least one article listed under a new “Antisemitism / Israel-related” sub-section of Template:Misinformation (e.g., Anti-Zionist antisemitism, 1972 “Zionism = racism” resolution, Blood libel in modern Middle-East media).
- Document reliable secondary sources—academic journals, NGO reports (ADL, Community Security Trust, ISD, etc.)—building a reusable bibliography.
All resources bilingual (EN/FR) to encourage cross-wiki collaboration with Canadian and French-speaking communities.
Author name(s):
Wikimedia username(s):
Affiliated organization(s):
- Wikipedia France
Estimated length of session
- 1H to 2H
Will you be presenting remotely?
- I will present in-person
Okay to livestream?
- Livestreaming is okay
Previously presented?
- Yes, about a similar wp topic
Special requests:
- I can adapt in person/remotely/Hybrid, using for example, http://gather.town as a collaborative platform.