Overview
- The article is protected from editing until November 4, 2025 at 21:47 UTC, with a notice clarifying the lock is not an endorsement of the current version.
- Wales called the current lede a particularly egregious violation, arguing Wikipedia should not adjudicate genocide claims and urging an attributed formulation referencing outside bodies.
- Volunteer editors objected, accusing him of overreach and political pressure, and some alleged a conflict of interest citing his past visits to Israel and an award from Tel Aviv University.
- He wrote that he will lead a neutral-point-of-view working group on contentious topics, including Zionism, while stressing he acted in a personal capacity.
- The dispute unfolds as human-rights groups and some expert bodies label Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide, Israel rejects the charge, and related matters have reached the ICC and ICJ.