Template talk:Energy in Israel

Wrong info in this template

Presently the Golan Heights is included in this template, named "Energy in Israel".

This is not acceptable, as the international community does not recognise the Golan Heights as part of Israel. We have two possibilities: Either change the title, (eg to "Energy in Israel and the Golan Heights"), or remove "Golan Heights" from the template. Comments?

User:CLalgo; I am very interested in hearing your justification for keeping the Golan Heights in a template nemed "Energy in Israel"? Huldra (talk) 22:51, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Huldra: The international recognition of Israel's control over the Golan is irrelevant, as this template is about Israel's energy sector, not its borders. The Israeli Golan Heights are objectively part of the Israeli power grid. We do not "take sides" in Wikipedia whether this is good or not. It just is. Per WP:TITLECON: "titles for the same kind of subject should not differ in form or structure without good reason". There is no example in Category:Energy by country of an occupied\annexed region stated in the title of a country's "energy in" title, be it article, template of category. Israel, or any other country with border disputes, mustn't be singled out.

In conclusion: Currently, the energy produced and consumed in the Israeli Golan Heights is part of Israeli energy market, and should be included in the relevant categories and templates based on this objective fact. As for the broader, not Israel specific change of naming conventions for articles regarding countries with border disputes, I suggest you start a discussion at a relevant project or guidelines page. Perhaps WP:NCCST will do. As of now, if you won't provide a specific reason why the parts of the Israeli power sector located in the Golan shouldn't appear in template, they would be reinstated. This isn't the place or the scope to discuss changing of naming conventions. CLalgo (talk) 09:39, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@CLalgo: Well, the problem is that while you claim you do not "take sides"; in reality, you are doing just that; you are presenting this in a pure Israeli fashion. If you look at other templates (like Template:National parks of Israel, or Template:Nature reserves of Israel) they have at least a clarfication that something is in occupied territory, Huldra (talk) 22:10, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Huldra: First, even if I were Israeli, I wouldnt know on wich side of their political spectrum you claim I am as I "take sides" and "presenting this in a pure Israeli fashion".

Second, the examples you've provided are a clear case of politicizing Wikipedia. Let us look at {{Nature reserves of Israel}}: Every singe side listed under Golan Is marked as located in the Golan Heights, and every singe side listed under Judea and Samaria is marked as located in the West Bank. Well, of course they are. The Golan Heights are the Golan Heights, while Judea and Samaria is the hebrew name for the West Bank. These markings are redundant at best and Politically motivated at worst.

As to {{National parks of Israel}}: The same problem shows here, as well as mislabeling of sites such as Hippos. Moreover, listing sites under "Occupied" makes it seems as if the national parks were captured by Israel, instead of established by it over captured land. In a template titled "National parks of Israel", there is no logic in linsting some parks under Israel and some under anouther title. Every site in the template is one recgnized and maintained by Israel as a naional park. Listing only some of the sites under "Israel" Is either redundant, political or misleading. CLalgo (talk) 12:46, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Firstly, I never intended to imply anything about you nationality; most of the people I have known who have been arguing for the Israeli POV, have neither been Israeli or Jewish. (And frankly; to me your nationality is totally irrelavant.)
  • Secondly; I do not understand the logic of your argument. On one hand you say that that we should not "politicize Wikipedia"; on the other hand you argue that only the Israeli view should stay in the template, when that is not the view of the international community. How is that not "politicizing Wikipedia"?
  • Thirdly, I doubt if I can convince you (and I know you cannot convince me), therefor I will start a RfC about this, Huldra (talk) 21:56, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RfC

The following discussion is an archived record of a request for comment. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
Consensus has it that the disputed status of the Golan Heights should be mentioned, such as by a footnote (option C). No specific wording was agreed on. Supporters of option B argued that in a template about energy production, only the real situation on the ground is important; however, most participants agreed that the annexation's very limited recognition bears mentioning. ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 08:18, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Should the wind-farm on the Golan Heights be represented in this template? If yes, how? Like now, without any caveats? Or with caveats like Template:National parks of Israel, or Template:Nature reserves of Israel? Huldra (talk) 22:06, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

  • C, Israeli possession of the region could be considered to be disputed, even though the wind farm itself provides energy to the Israeli state. I'd say we should probably standardize it to fit those other templates. However, since in this case it's just one item that's in the occupied territories, it could be done differently. Perhaps make that caveat something like:
Located in the Israeli-occupied territory of the Golan Heights1
...without putting it into a separate subgroup within the template. Russia, for comparison, has occupied Crimea since 2014 and has integrated it into its economy, yet there isn't wide international recognition, and both the integration and dispute is noted in related articles. FelipeFritschF (talk) 00:31, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.