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Thanks @Yamla. Got it PJQ33 (talk) 02:50, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Goals of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

Since the thread is closed I wanted to explain myself in more detail. First of all, it's always better to propose specific changes, for example "now this section says X, I want to add the following content ..."

Second, as a matter of policy we rely mostly on secondary sources (WP:SECONDARY). When Hamas publishes its goals, it's a primary source. When a scholar/expert publishes an article discussing Hamas's goals, this article is a secondary source. It's easy to see why we do it - in every conflict each side of it will try to present its position in the most faviourable light (Israel says that the goal of the war is to rescue hostages, Russia says that it just wants to protect the Russian minority in Ukraine, etc.) The declared goals may coincide with the real goals (which we usually can't know) and we rely on experts to make sense of the whole thing. It doesn't mean that we shouldn't mention the declared goals of this party, it means that we shouldn't give them undue weight. Alaexis_¿question? 08:20, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear @Alaexis, thanks for this detailed explanation. I really appreciate this. I have made occasional edits but I see now that I did not understood the policy about secondary sources. I was thinking (wrongly) that maybe there could be a new article about the goals, but now I see that would actually be a peer-reviewed academic article or a newspaper article that Wikipedia would refer and link to. So I get it now - it makes sense that Wikipedia is not where that analysis is happening, particularly for contentious matters. One of my 2025 goal's is to contribute more to Wikipedia, so I appreciate you taking the time to explain. All the best. Patrick PJQ33 (talk) 01:09, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you and wishing you the best in 2025! Alaexis_¿question? 12:42, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]