"Poor, Edmund W" Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com writes:
Thank you, Elian. That was very well put. As one of those who have contributed to the pro-Israeli bias, I must apologize.
First of all, thank you for this reaction. I expected flames and everything else, but not this, so I am completely surprised :-)
I also find the pages you mention very one-sided. I don't know enough about the situation to fix it myself.
There's a simple answer: read as much of the conflict as you can get hold of. Read personal memories and autobiographies from both sides, read about the enthusiasm and the hard efforts of the Jewish people building the state Israel and their fear of "being driven into the sea" by the Arab states, but read also about the Palestinians living in the Westbank under military law, with no political freedom, no right to vote. I'd like to recommend you the autobiography of Sumaya Farhat-Naser, a peace activist, but I think there is no english translation. Read the book of Morris about the Palestinian refugees.
Imagine yourself living under all of these conditions. Think about everything and then start writing.
If there is anything I can do to help you to fix these pages, please let me know. I offer my editing services to you.
gratefully accepted :-) I put up a list of articles which need IMHO minor or major modifications, plus a proposal for points to pay attention to when editing articles about the conflict.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Elian http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Elian/Proposal
If you could help to oversee the articles and modify them, this would be very nice. I'd also appreciate help in formulating the neutralizing-guidelines.
greetings, elian