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The result was merge to Sderot#Sderot cinema. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:16, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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I just don't see the reason for this article, particularly a stand-alone one. It's a place where people have gathered to watch things happen. It could be given a quick mention in the main Gaza War (or the more recent Operation Protective Edge) article because it has been noted in the media, but there is no need for a whole article about it (which will likely just consist of commentary anyway). ... discospinster _talk 16:53, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Israel-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:19, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge anything notable and sourced into Sderot.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 18:37, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge with Gaza War. There's nothing here that's notable on its own, but it could fit into a balanced article on the overall situation. Tchaliburton (talk) 19:38, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Gaza War is about the 2008–09 conflict. This term was coined during the 2014 conflict. // Liftarn (talk)
    • I misread the article. I thought it happened in 2009. In that case I would support merging notable content to Operation Protective Edge. Tchaliburton (talk) 13:56, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
      • It did happen in 2009 as well, but it was given it's name in 2014. Could be merged to Sderot#Sderot cinema... // Liftarn (talk)
        • That looks like a sensible place to merge the content. Tchaliburton (talk) 04:46, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Notable and sourced. As it refers to several periods, possibly including future ones, it cannot be merged in a single article. May be the title should become more general, e.g. Gaza War tourism. --Wickey-nl (talk) 09:35, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  The subject of the article as written is an event in the current conflict in Gaza. That the article mentions in passing a previous similar event is entirely irrelevant. SpinningSpark 12:17, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete'. WP:NOTNEWS. There is nothing encyclopaedic in this article whatsoever. Articles that start from the premise of "look how awful foo are behaving" are simply violations of WP:NOTSCANDAL and WP:SOAPBOX. Having this as a standalone article is also a breach of WP:NPOV; I'm sure we could find examples of Gazans cheering the launch of Hamas rockets or celebrating Israeli deaths, but in my view that would be equally inappropriate for an encyclopaedia. Allowing propaganda from either side is not what Wikipedia is about. At most this could be mentioned in some other article about the more general conflict, but even that I am dubious about. SpinningSpark 12:17, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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