Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/As'ad Abu Shari'a
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The result was keep. Owen× ☎ 17:56, 2 July 2025 (UTC)
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Not notable. There is no significant coverage of him expect for his assasination. WhoIsCentreLeft (talk) 20:31, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politics and Palestine. WhoIsCentreLeft (talk) 20:31, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 03:36, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
- Keep He is a leader of a very underrated group in the war in Gaza, his death and his leadership of the Mujahideen Brigades are important. Farcazo (talk) 23:20, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
- Keep: First of all the article is not about just an ordinary Palestine Militant. He is the Leader of both Palestinian Mujahideen Movement and its armed wing Mujahideen Brigades since 2007, so saying someone who had led a major militant group in Gaza for more than a decade is unjustifiable. He is a high value target according to Israel and have participation and leadership role in the Nir'oz attack and kidnapping of Shiri bibas and family both of the event have its own wikipedia article and As'ad Abu Shari'a and his group have been mentioned many times in these articles andsnews reports.
- It is true he received widespread recognition only after his assassination but reports of him have been in the internet since 2007 and many reports only came after Assassination is due to the secrecy of the group protecting its leader.
- The article was made after his assassination but it does not his notability and participation in the Gaza War. Similarly, articles like
- Mohammad Kazemi, Mehdi Rabbani, Hassan Mohaqeq, Gholamreza Mehrabi have been made in the ongoing Israel –Iran war only after their Assassination.
- So I hope both the both deletion claimed editor and other editors understand the need in keeping the page. Golem469 (talk) 06:38, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
- Keep He was the leader of an important group of an important war. Yesyesmrcool (talk) 23:09, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
- Redirect per WP:BLP1E the figure is relatively unknown except for being killed. The article should be redirected to Kidnapping and killing of the Bibas family as was mentioned in later comments. Follow the policy arguments here closer, not the count of the !votes. Iljhgtn (talk) 03:28, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: AfD EC-protected per WP:PIA.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Owen× ☎ 16:04, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
- Keep - he was implicated in a felony murder - the Kidnapping and killing of the Bibas family - that got months-long, wall-to-wall coverage in Israel and New York City. Bearian (talk) 01:19, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
- Is there a reason this shouldn't be redirected there? - The Bushranger One ping only 03:56, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
- Keep: The article could be expanded but the subject is notable enough. Linkin Prankster (talk) 18:37, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- What about a redirect to Kidnapping and killing of the Bibas family? Iljhgtn (talk) 20:51, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
- Or merge retaining much of the most notable content. Iljhgtn (talk) 20:51, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
- No, the information isn't just restricted to the Bibas family. Linkin Prankster (talk) 20:55, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
- Or merge retaining much of the most notable content. Iljhgtn (talk) 20:51, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
- What about a redirect to Kidnapping and killing of the Bibas family? Iljhgtn (talk) 20:51, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
- Keep - If he is significant enough for his murder to be widely called an assassination, then that is a good sign he is notable. While that alone isn't foolproof, it is a good indicator. Additionally, I will provide some potential sources that may demonstrate notability and some brief analysis of them:
- https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2025/06/09/israel-eliminates-palestinian-mujahideen-movement-chief-assad-abu-sharia/ - heavily biased outlet, but generally regarded as factually reliable
- https://arabic.iranpress.com/content/260073/المجاهدين-الفلسطينية--هل-يوجد-غير-الجمهورية-الإسلامية-ترعى-برنامج-المقاومة-في-فلسطين - Iranian news agency, enough said about source neutrality, but the text appears to just be part of an interview with As'ad Abu Shari'a and is from 2022
- https://us.almawq3.com/14139/ - some decent in-depth biographical coverage, private outlet based in Egypt
- https://english.palinfo.com/o_post/Palestinian-factions-warn-of-the-continued-blockade-on-Gaza/ - significant mention in a politically biased sources from 2015
- https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-says-it-killed-palestinian-mujahideen-leader-abu-sharia - fairly neutral coverage completely about As'ad Abu Shari'a, but mainly focused on his death
- https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/اغتيال-قائد-كتائب-المجاهدين-أسعد-أبو-شريعة-في-غزة - slightly more detailed version of the previous source in Arabic
- https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/5-شهداء-جراء-انفجار-عبوة-ناسفة-خلال-فعالية-وطنية-شرقي-غزة - significant mention in article not about him
- https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/مسؤول-في-حماس-لم-نسلم-بعد-ردنا-بخصوص-تفاهمات-باريس - another significant mention in an article not about him
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/7/israel-kills-over-70-in-gaza-including-16-in-bombing-of-family-building - significant coverage of his death in a major news outlet
- https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/top-mujahideen-brigades-leaders-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-8616846 - significant mentions
- https://www.palestinechronicle.com/mujahideen-commander-killed-in-gaza-airstrike-resistance-vows-retaliation/ - clearly biased, but provided more in depth coverage of his death
- https://en.abna24.com/news/1696292/Senior-Palestinian-resistance-leader-Asa-d-Abu-Sharia-assassinated - Iran controlled media, but has decent depth
- https://www.aljazeera.net/encyclopedia/2025/6/9/الشهيد-أسعد-أبو-شريعة-قائد-حركة - significant biographical coverage
- https://felesteen.news/post/136943/أبو-شريعة-يتلقى-اتصالا-من-النخالة-للتعزية-بشهداء-المجاهدين-خلال-ث - light coverage from 2023
- https://shms.ps/p/148198 - short coverage of some of As'ad Abu Shari'a's statements
- I know these sources aren't perfect, but I believe they are enough. - Ike Lek (talk) 22:12, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
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