Overview
- The English-language article remains viewable but is protected from edits until 21:47 UTC on November 4 as disputes continue.
- Wales called the lede a “particularly egregious” breach for stating in Wikipedia’s voice that Israel is committing genocide and urged attribution-based wording.
- He said he is acting in a personal capacity and plans to lead a Neutral Point of View working group on contentious topics.
- The Wikimedia Foundation said volunteer administrators, not Wales, applied the protection, countering earlier reports that he locked the page.
- Editors are divided, with some pointing to UN and human-rights findings that describe genocide and others insisting the entry reflect competing assessments, while Israel denies the allegation.