If Americans Knew is a nonprofit critical of US financial and military support for Israel. Through October 6, 2023 the opening said it has been denounced as antisemitic by both pro- and anti-Israel groups. Today that sentence is gone from the opening, though antisemitism survives eight times in the body. A reader arriving now learns the group's positions on US media coverage and not that it has been denounced as antisemitic by groups on both sides of the Israel debate.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
If Americans Knew logo If Americans Knew is a nonprofit organization based in Riverside County in Southern California , that focuses on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the foreign policy of the United States regarding the Middle East , offering analysis of American media coverage of these issues. The group's website declares its aim is to provide "what every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine." The site is critical of U.S. financial and military support of Israel. It has accused The New York Times and other mainstream news organizations of being biased in favour of Israel. In addition to its founder, the freelance journalist Alison Weir , board members include Paul Findley , a former United States Representative and author of They Dare to Speak Out: People and Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby , and Andrew Killgore , a former ambassador of the United States to Qatar . It has been denounced as antisemitic by both pro- and anti-Israel groups.1 The Forward . 2020-08-06 . Interests and Israel/Palestine (If Americans Knew) "Off the Charts - NY Times Coverage of Israeli & Palestinian Deaths" . "The LA Times' notion of "relative calm" " . The Electronic Intifada . 2005-02-26 .
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The opening as it stood in 2005
If Americans Knew is a non-profit organization which focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict , United States foreign policy regarding the Middle East , and media coverage of these issues. The group is highly critical of US support, especially US financial support, for Israel. If Americans Knew was founded by an American freelance journalist, Alison Weir, who traveled throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip in February and March of 2001. The organization produces informational materials, assists in organizing public forums, and provided speakers and written materials to hundreds of venues across the United States, among them Harvard Law School , Stanford University , Columbia University , the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy , the University of California at Berkeley , Northwestern University , The Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine, the National Press Club , the Naval Postgraduate School , and other university campuses, churches, libraries, and civic organizations. Its site carries compilations of articles critical of Israel from a wide variety of sources. Among other activities, it has compiled four analyses of media coverage: one of the San Francisco Chronicle , two of the San Jose Mercury News , and one of the New London Day .
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If Americans Knew logo Alison Weir, the founder of this organisation, should not be confused with the British history writer Alison Weir .If Americans Knew is a non-profit organization that focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict and United States foreign policy regarding the Middle East , offering analysis of American media coverage of these issues.Its mission, according to the group's website, is to provide "what every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine." The site is generally critical of U.S. financial and military support of Israel.It has accused notable newspapers such as The New York Times of being biased against Palestinians .In addition to the freelance journalist and founder Alison Weir , board members include Paul Findley , a former United States Representative, and Andrew I.Killgore , a former ambassador of the United States to Qatar .
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If Americans Knew logo If Americans Knew is a nonprofit organization that focuses on the Arab–Israeli conflict and the foreign policy of the United States regarding the Middle East , offering analysis of American media coverage of these issues. Its mission, according to the group's website, is to provide "what every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine." The site is generally critical of U.S. financial and military support of Israel. It has accused The New York Times and other mainstream news organizations of being biased against Palestinians. In addition to the freelance journalist and founder Alison Weir , board members include Paul Findley , a former United States Representative, and Andrew Killgore , a former ambassador of the United States to Qatar . Interests and Israel/Palestine (If Americans Knew) "Off the Charts - NY Times Coverage of Israeli & Palestinian Deaths" .If Americans Knew - Who We Are The named reference "about" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page ).
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) If Americans Knew logo If Americans Knew is a nonprofit organization that focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the foreign policy of the United States regarding the Middle East , offering analysis of American media coverage of these issues. The group's website declares its aim is to provide "what every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine." The site is generally critical of U.S. financial and military support of Israel. It has accused The New York Times and other mainstream news organizations of being biased against Palestinians. In addition to the freelance journalist and founder Alison Weir , board members include Paul Findley , a former United States Representative and author of They Dare to Speak Out: People and Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby , and Andrew Killgore , a former ambassador of the United States to Qatar . Interests and Israel/Palestine (If Americans Knew) "Off the Charts - NY Times Coverage of Israeli & Palestinian Deaths" . "The LA Times' notion of "relative calm" " .
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American nonprofit organization If Americans Knew logo If Americans Knew is a nonprofit organization based in Riverside County in Southern California that focuses on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the foreign policy of the United States regarding the Middle East , offering analysis of American media coverage of these issues. The group's website declares its aim is to provide "what every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine." The site is critical of U.S. financial and military support of Israel. It has accused The New York Times and other mainstream news organizations of being biased in favour of Israel. In addition to its founder, the freelance journalist Alison Weir , board members include Paul Findley , a former United States Representative and author of They Dare to Speak Out: People and Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby , and Andrew Killgore , a former ambassador of the United States to Qatar . The Forward . 2020-08-06 . Interests and Israel/Palestine (If Americans Knew) "Off the Charts - NY Times Coverage of Israeli & Palestinian Deaths" . "The LA Times' notion of "relative calm" " . The Electronic Intifada . 2005-02-26 .
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“antisemitism” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 8. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is
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non-profit organization which focuses on the israeli-palestinian conflict
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nonprofit organization based in riverside county in southern california that focuses on the israeli–palestinian
Where the word went
It left the opening. It did not leave the article. Wikipedia moved it down the page, where a reader arriving from a search result will not reach it.
“antisemitism” now appears 2× under Reception, 43% of the way down the article
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