Comments on: Wiki Me http://www.israellycool.com/2006/08/27/wiki-me/ Down Under Punditry in the Middle East Fri, 25 May 2012 15:48:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anonymoushttp://www.israellycool.com/2006/08/27/wiki-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7161 Anonymous Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:56:29 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/08/27/wiki-me/#comment-7161 Wouldn't it be kind of awesome to post a Wiki article on a pro-Israel site and actually praise it, despite my pro-Palestinian background? That way, it will be kind of impossible for the article to be labeled as biased. Seems as though a lot of people don't really get Dave's articles and mission at all. They will be surprised if I tell them that the author of this blog is actually one of the first people to support a website by Arab-Muslims, most of which are pro-Palestinian by default, because they will immediately assume that all pro-Israel blogs are racist, anti-Arab, un-Islamic, etc. But if anyone actually read this site's content they won't come to that conclusion so quickly.I should give this Wiki thing a shot. I've been trying to help Israellycool by making more Arabs aware of it. I think it's important for sites like these to be more exposed to those who need to educate themselves on where "the other" side is coming from. I was horrified when this site was blocked from our servers for a few days.Supporting a site doesn't mean agreeing with its content or sharing the author's viewpoint. It's more of a freedom of expression/need for dialogue thing. Sadly many Arabs don't realize this, and if you call this blog excellent they immediately claim that you have a pro-Israel status.Just like there are pro-Arab Israelis, there are pro-Israeli Arabs. You don't hear their voices because they're silenced. You will never find pro-Israeli Arabs who don't receive death threats or are labeled as traitors and beasts. I'm not pro-Israel at all, but I have a lot of respect for Israelis in general. Especially those who were willing to work with me by trying to promote tolerance amongsts all kinds of Arabs, Israelis, religions, etc.Just like I have a lot of Israelis supporting the mission behind my site, you need to remember that you have a lot of Arabs and Muslims supporting this site too. Wouldn’t it be kind of awesome to post a Wiki article on a pro-Israel site and actually praise it, despite my pro-Palestinian background? That way, it will be kind of impossible for the article to be labeled as biased. Seems as though a lot of people don’t really get Dave’s articles and mission at all. They will be surprised if I tell them that the author of this blog is actually one of the first people to support a website by Arab-Muslims, most of which are pro-Palestinian by default, because they will immediately assume that all pro-Israel blogs are racist, anti-Arab, un-Islamic, etc. But if anyone actually read this site’s content they won’t come to that conclusion so quickly.

I should give this Wiki thing a shot. I’ve been trying to help Israellycool by making more Arabs aware of it. I think it’s important for sites like these to be more exposed to those who need to educate themselves on where “the other” side is coming from. I was horrified when this site was blocked from our servers for a few days.

Supporting a site doesn’t mean agreeing with its content or sharing the author’s viewpoint. It’s more of a freedom of expression/need for dialogue thing. Sadly many Arabs don’t realize this, and if you call this blog excellent they immediately claim that you have a pro-Israel status.

Just like there are pro-Arab Israelis, there are pro-Israeli Arabs. You don’t hear their voices because they’re silenced. You will never find pro-Israeli Arabs who don’t receive death threats or are labeled as traitors and beasts. I’m not pro-Israel at all, but I have a lot of respect for Israelis in general. Especially those who were willing to work with me by trying to promote tolerance amongsts all kinds of Arabs, Israelis, religions, etc.

Just like I have a lot of Israelis supporting the mission behind my site, you need to remember that you have a lot of Arabs and Muslims supporting this site too.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.israellycool.com/2006/08/27/wiki-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7160 Anonymous Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:04:23 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/08/27/wiki-me/#comment-7160 Not necessarily anti israel, but anti "not left wing enough". Wikipedia has contested some blogs before, by the argument that "blogs are not enciclopedizable" while keeping others listed. It's some consecuence of its mob rule nature. Not necessarily anti israel, but anti “not left wing enough”. Wikipedia has contested some blogs before, by the argument that “blogs are not enciclopedizable” while keeping others listed. It’s some consecuence of its mob rule nature.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.israellycool.com/2006/08/27/wiki-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7159 Anonymous Sun, 27 Aug 2006 16:56:40 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/08/27/wiki-me/#comment-7159 I hope someone takes up the challenge. Maybe Laurence Simon! I hope someone takes up the challenge. Maybe Laurence Simon!

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