Who Does Wikipedia Consider a ‘Reliable Source’ on Israel-Palestine?
“On the page for the October 7 attacks,” writes Julia Steinberg, “Wikipedia absolves Hamas of its antisemitism.” (Illustration by The Free Press, screenshots via Wikimedia)
Three of the site's pseudonymous editors have decided the Anti-Defamation League can't be trusted; meanwhile, Al Jazeera is uncritically cited.
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Wikipedia recently decided that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is not a “reliable source” on the Israel-Palestine conflict. The decision was …
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