At the center of the debate are key changes in the language used to describe Zionism, the movement that called for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in what is now Israel.
The 2023 version of the page framed Zionism as a nationalist movement born in the 19th century that sought to secure Jewish self-determination.
In contrast, the 2024 version of the entry introduces more charged terminology, describing Zionism as an “ethno-cultural nationalist” movement that engaged in “colonization of a land outside of Europe,” with a heightened focus on the resulting conflicts with Palestinian Arabs.
“Zionists wanted to create a Jewish state in Palestine with as much land, as many Jews, and as few Palestinian Arabs as possible,” it reads.
What does it say about Arab colonists
Conquest is when territory is incorporated into a state or empire. That means a new system of governance for the population of a land. Examples are the Romans and Arabs.
Settler colonialism is when a non native population decides to migrate to already inhabited land by murdering and/or expelling the natives. Examples are israel and Apartheid South Africa