Update: https://x.com/DalrympleWill/status/2023399058690158797
R > On 15/02/2026 18:30 GMT Robin Owain via Wikimediauk-l > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Lucy and all > > Two matters: > > 1. The British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from its Ancient > Middle East displays. Wikimedia UK has collaborated with the British Museum > since at least 2010. The BM is making curatorial decisions based on lobbying > rather than scholarly consensus; this, in my opinion, conflicts with WMUK's > mission of neutral and uncensored knowledge sharing. In my view, WMUK's Board > should now meet to discuss ending any partnerships we may have with the BM > and possibly issuing a public statement on the BM's political (certainly not > cultural) bias. > > 2. Two years ago at a WMUK staff meeting I informed you that I was going to > contact an Al Jazeera staff member to request a change in their licensing of > files (photos, film, audio) to an open licence. What we had on Commons at the > time was one-sided, biased files, censored and sugar-coated by the Government > of Israel to to suit delicate British taste. You might recall that I also > mentioned that getting information on the genocide in Gaza was imperative if > our projects were to remain unbiased. We still have a gap on all things to do > with the State of Palestine, including the ongoing death and destruction of > their people. > > You asked me not to contact the Al Jazeera staff member as you would do that > yourself "through a friend". Did that happen? Are the files on the genocide > now on Commons? > > Best regards > > Robin > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
