Anti-Arab racism: what Wikipedia removed
The 2005 opening compared the two prejudices honestly: anti-Arab sentiment was “neither so established, virulent, nor institutionalized as Anti-Semitism”, and it distinguished prejudice against Arabs from criticism of Arab states. Antisemitism appeared 7 times then. Today it appears 0 times in the opening, which instead states that Israel practices institutionalized segregation.
The word “antisemitism” appeared 7 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2005. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 0. 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 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| antisemitism | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| terror | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| massacre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| apartheid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| genocide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| occupation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 comparison the article once drew, that anti-Arab sentiment is not as established or institutionalized as antisemitism, removed.
Who made the cuts
Section titled “Who made the cuts”Wikipedia publishes who makes every edit. These removals were traced to the exact revision that made them:
- 2005-11-26, Humus sapiens, edit summary: “1) Per talk: NPOVify intro a bit. 2) We can not tell the readers what they should do or what is obvious 3) moved the pol” (see the diff)
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2005 (revision 15959284):
File:Antiarabgraffiti.jpg Anti-Arab graffiti in Hebron signed Jewish Defense League Anti-Arab prejudice is hostility or violence towards Arabs and, in the USA , Arab Americans . Anti-Arab sentiment may be expressed in negative stereotypes . In particular, Arabs are deindividualized and are often portrayed as intolerant or backward, while positive aspects of Arab culture are seldom given attention. There are other stereotypes regarding clothing, or clichéd notions about Middle Eastern culture. Although neither so established, virulent, nor institutionalized as Anti-Semitism , Anti-Arab sentiment is not uncommon. Some Arabs claim that they currently suffer discrimination in the Western world o…
2026 (revision 1365711670):
Discrimination against Arab people Not to be confused with Islamophobia . Anti-Arab racism , also called Anti-Arabism , Anti-Arab sentiment , or Arabophobia , refers to feelings and expressions of hostility, hatred, discrimination, fear, or prejudice toward Arab people , the Arab world or the Arabic language on the basis of an irrational disdain for their ethnic and cultural affiliation . Notable historical instances of anti-Arab racism include the expulsion of the Moriscos from 1609 to 1614, the pacification of Algeria from 1830 to 1875, the Libyan Genocide from 1929 to 1934, the Nakba in Mandatory Palestine since 1947, and the Zanzibar massacre in 1964. In the modern era, anti-Arabism is a…
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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