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Section size for Jerusalem (51 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	31,969	31,969	677	677
Etymology and names	56	26,386	0	931
Etymology	6,234	6,234	154	154
Ancient Egyptian sources	3,017	3,017	51	51
Hebrew Bible and Jewish sources	867	867	61	61
Oldest written mention of Jerusalem	2,462	2,462	146	146
Jebus, Zion, City of David	2,250	2,250	81	81
Greek, Roman and Byzantine names	2,104	2,104	128	128
Salem	5,958	5,958	163	163
Arabic names	3,438	3,438	147	147
History	4,008	4,008	546	546
Political status	8,256	49,162	357	2,012
International status	3,305	3,305	126	126
Status under Israeli rule	5,729	5,729	368	368
Jerusalem as capital of Israel	20,257	24,185	747	902
Government precinct and national institutions	1,619	1,619	115	115
Israeli settlements	2,309	2,309	40	40
Jerusalem as capital of Palestine	5,053	7,687	207	259
Palestinian offices and institutions	2,634	2,634	52	52
Municipal administration	6,286	6,286	314	314
Geography	9,220	18,270	437	698
Climate	9,050	9,050	261	261
Demographics	17	25,134	0	1,186
Demographic history	7,191	7,191	163	163
Current demographics	15,509	15,509	871	871
Urban planning issues	2,417	2,417	152	152
Religious significance	1,469	20,500	131	804
Judaism	7,313	7,313	271	271
Christianity	4,757	4,757	199	199
Islam	6,961	6,961	203	203
Economy	14,799	14,799	754	754
Urban structure	23	7,661	0	485
High-rise construction	5,877	5,877	325	325
New projects in Jerusalem	1,761	1,761	160	160
Transportation	52	10,567	0	529
Public transport	1,455	1,455	114	114
Railway	4,569	4,569	214	214
Airport	4,491	4,491	201	201
Education	14	14,980	0	758
Universities	11,934	11,934	591	591
Arab schools	3,032	3,032	167	167
Culture	20,354	28,736	1,069	1,452
Media	1,155	1,155	112	112
Sports	7,227	7,227	271	271
Twin towns—sister cities	7,387	7,387	14	14
See also	216	216	0	0
Notes	34	34	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Bibliography	449	449	0	0
Further reading	2,075	2,075	0	0
External links	2,852	2,852	0	0
Total	271,499	271,499	11,160	11,160

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Ella Kenan (January 16, 2026). "Loss of values: Wikipedia as global arena for knowledge poisoning, especially about Israel". Ynet. Retrieved January 17, 2026. There are many other troubling examples. Jerusalem, Israel's capital, is not defined on English Wikipedia as a city in any country, but as a city in the "southwestern Levant." Even after Wales' personal intervention, the biased definition returned.

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This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on May 23, 2007.

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April 2, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
April 21, 2007	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
April 28, 2007	Featured article candidate	Promoted
August 7, 2008	Featured article review	Demoted
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