Al-Aqsa TV: what Wikipedia removed
Al-Aqsa TV is the Hamas-run television channel broadcasting from Gaza, including children’s programming. In 2010 and again in 2023 the opening noted the channel’s children’s shows ‘have been accused by some in the Western world of promoting “antisemitic” views.’ Today the opening describes the channel’s programs only as ‘news and propaganda promoting Hamas, children’s shows, and religiously inspired entertainment,’ with the antisemitism accusation gone though the word survives 7 times elsewhere in the article. A reader today learns the channel airs children’s programming and propaganda, not that its children’s shows were accused of promoting antisemitic content.
The word “antisemitism” appeared 2 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 7. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| antisemitism | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The description of the channel as the official Hamas-run television channel is gone from the opening, softened to a channel run by Hamas.
- The sentence alleging the channel’s children’s programming was ideologically tinged is gone from the opening.
- This particular phrasing naming the channel’s director is gone from the opening, though a similarly worded sentence about the director survives in the current opening.
- The antisemitism accusation about the channel’s children’s programming is gone from the opening entirely.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 369852718):
Al-Aqsa TV ( Template:Lang-ar ) is the official Hamas-run television channel. Some of tts programming has been alleged to include ideologically tinged children’s shows, strident news talk, and religiously inspired entertainment. It is currently directed by Palestinian Legislative Council member Fathi Ahmad Hammad . The station airs TV shows for children, some of which have been accused by some in the Western world of promoting “antisemitic” views. . ^ “Hamas leader killed in air strike” . BBC . 1 January 2009. ^ ” “Hamas Launches Television Network” ” . NPR . Retrieved 3 February 2006 . ^ Butcher, Tim (11 May 2007). ” “Anti-Israel ‘Mickey Mouse’ row escalates” ” . London: The Telegraph . Ret…
2025 (revision 1295813969):
Palestinian political television channel Television channel Al-Aqsa TV ( Arabic : قناة الأقصى ) is a television channel run by Hamas , which is based in the Gaza Strip . Its programs include news and propaganda promoting Hamas, children’s shows, and religiously inspired entertainment. It is currently directed by Fathi Hamad , who is a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and Interior Minister of the Gaza Strip . The channel is named after Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem . ^ “Hamas leader killed in air strike” . BBC . 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. ^ “Subtle voices of dissent surface in …” Archived 2014-08-16 at the Wayback Machine Ynetnews . 15 August 2014. 15…
Related
Section titled “Related”- The drift report: what changed across all 61,944 watched articles
- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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