Talk:2024 Lebanon pager explosions: Difference between revisions

:::::So, as others point out, we should note this but we shouldn't say it in Wikivoice. Putting it in ''Reactions,'' and ascribing it to the relevant RS, seems the natural thing to do. It can always be added to the lede later on if major players (e.g., the UN) describe it in that way. [[User:Lewisguile|Lewisguile]] ([[User talk:Lewisguile|talk]]) 07:31, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

::::Not necessarily. Terrorism is a concept; that is of the deliberate targeting of civilians for political or other purposes. Whoever chooses to label a certain incident as terrorism, can do so either by matter of checking the applicability of this concept and/or how it violates international law. Either way WP reflects RS; if the Guardian reported it, so should we. [[User:Makeandtoss|Makeandtoss]] ([[User talk:Makeandtoss|talk]]) 10:05, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

:So, on checking, most of the articles upthread are either op-eds or repeat claims of ''terrorism'' which this article already covers. As such, I haven't added most them.

:I ''have'' added the UN experts' comments to the legality section. They carefully echo the wording of the UN description of terrorism without coming out and saying it directly. Because of that, I've simply quoted the experts directly, since it would be [[WP:OR]] to conclude what the UN means by that wording until RSes start interpreting it one way or another. (The ''Washington Post'' article does appear to interpret the wording as rebuking Israel for "a form of terrorism", but it's an op-ed, so isn't strong enough to support that reading yet, I don't think.) [[User:Lewisguile|Lewisguile]] ([[User talk:Lewisguile|talk]]) 08:16, 22 September 2024 (UTC)