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In the part about years 1947-1948 and the partition plan, this article fails to mention that the partition plan was agreed by the Israeli side, and declined by the arab side. It also states that a civil war had started, without mentioning that 6 Arab countries joined the attack on 1948 (started as a civil war, and became a war between countries). 38.87.93.153 (talk) 07:34, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Currently it says in part In 1947, the UN adopted a partition plan for a two-state solution in the remaining territory of the mandate. The plan was accepted by the Jewish leadership but rejected by the Arab leaders, and Britain refused to implement the plan. Am I missing something? I believe this is accurate and verifiable, but it's not currently supported by any inline sources, and should be. Andrewa (talk) 06:57, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Under the ethnic groups category, "Palestinian Arabs" is listed as the only ethnic group. However, there are many ethnic groups, including Armenians and Syriac Palestinians. I think that having this category is not useful. However, if it is going to be on the page, it should include more of the ethnicities in Palestine. SirCapybara (talk) 16:45, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
To improve clarity, revise sentence re. Partition Plan
Current: ". . . [the UN] proposed a _partition plan_, for two independent Arab and Jewish states and an independent entity for Jerusalem, but. . . ."
Suggested revision: ". . . in 1947 [the UN] proposed that Palestine be partitioned (divided) into two independent states, one Arab and the other Jewish. The _partition plan_ specified that Jerusalem become an independent international city. But. . . ."
@Freedoxm—as I insuated, the problem with the tashkil here is that they are totally unnecessary. Really, that is all I need, since I would imagine the responsibility is really on you to have an actual reason to add them. They introduce an awful lot of visual noise, and do not aid in their purpose for being (e.g. a plain reference for what we assume is an audience that speaks English but not necessarily another language. In fact, their use might be harder, as these are not the usual forms; instead, they have been loaded with symbols that are used while teaching children and students how to read. If that is part of your motivation here I want to strongly push back against it, as Wikipedia is not a how-to guide We do not place Arabic text such that it is maximally helpful to those who are learning the language.
Please self-revert, as your changes are completely arbitrary and nonstandard, and like I said can easily concretely hurt more than they help. Remsense ‥ 论06:57, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Done Thanks for picking those up. ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · contribs · email) 03:45, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the 
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