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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: rejected by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:53, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
No response from inactive nominator

Hen Mazzig

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  • ... that Hen Mazzig, a gay Israeli soldier-activist, has received attacks from both the left and the right ...? Source: The Jerusalem Post
    • ALT1:... that witnessing at age 12 a Palestinian suicide bombing of a grandmother and granddaughter would inspire Israeli activist Hen Mazzig to join the army ...? Source: Heritage Florida Jewish News

Created/expanded by JBlackCoffee52 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:25, 19 February 2019 (UTC).

  • New enough and long enough. The last sentence referencing a column in The Forward lacks an in-line citation. It would be helpful to clarify that Mazzig wrote the column in The Forward first, to give context to why he received criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. I'm unsure of using the term "the right and the left," although it's the same wording that the sources use. If you clarify what exactly he is criticizing, then it will be easier to clarify who is reacting to his criticism.
  • There isn't much information about the protest to his speaking--would it be appropriate to include more details about what the protesters were protesting, exactly? I don't have experience writing about Israeli activists--my best experience with controversial subjects comes from writing about Mormon history. I know that sometimes "anti" publications have a point, and sometimes they're not worth citing. I found this article from Washington University about the protest. Do you think it would be worth citing to explain more of the context surrounding the protest?
  • As for the hooks, they are both backed by sources and are technically accurate. Maybe leaving the first hook a bit vague adds interest to the hook. I approve the first hook. I think the second hook should be reworded to something like
    • ALT2 ... that when Hen Mazzig witnessed the Palestinian suicide bombing of a grandmother and her granddaughter at age twelve, it inspired him to join the Israeli Defense Force?
  • I would like to see more information surrounding the student protest to Mazzig's speech and his article that criticized the settler movement to help readers understand the events better. What do you think? Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 18:24, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
  • @Rachel Helps (BYU): The nominator hasn't edited the article since prior to nominating it, and hasn't been on-Wiki in over two weeks. In any case they never responded to your comments. If they don't reply soon, this may have to be marked for closure. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 02:33, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Nominator has been inactive in more than two weeks and has not edited the article since nominating it. They have also never responded to comments left here. Marking for closure, although this can continue Rachel decides to move forward when she comes back. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:48, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

  • Hi, I don't believe I have the necessary expertise to answer my own questions about the review. I agree with closing the review if the nominator is inactive. Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 15:50, 10 April 2019 (UTC)