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World Jewish Congress Calls for Oversight on Biased Arabic Wikipedia
3/25/2026
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Story summary
- The World Jewish Congress reports systemic bias and extremist propaganda in the Arabic-language version of Wikipedia.
- Key articles on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack often violate neutrality policies.
- The report says up to 50% of citations are linked to terrorist organizations.
- The WJC urges the Wikimedia Foundation to bolster oversight and asks AI companies to treat Arabic Wikipedia as high-risk.
