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==Penthouse==
Saw the edit+revert regarding Dershowitz contributing to Penthouse. You can use as a source for his Justice series. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">''']''' - ''']'''</small> 08:01, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

==Mid East Expert==


== Party affiliation ==
We should add that to the lead Dershowitz has written several books and has debunked ennemies of Israel like Chomsky and Carter.] (]) 21:40, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
:Why should we add that? What are your sources? <span style="font-family: Papyrus">] (])</span> 22:19, 28 August 2010 (UTC)


If you read the main page, description in exposing Carter and Chomsky plus the two books in the bibliography that should be sufficent.] (]) 23:23, 28 August 2010 (UTC) Announced on September 6th 2024 he was no longer a registered Democrat ] (]) 05:46, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
:"enemies of Israel"...please stop adding offensive nonsense about living people to talk pages. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">''']''' - ''']'''</small> 02:47, 7 September 2010 (UTC)


== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 September 2024 ==
separate from insulting Chomsky and Carter, should Mid East expert be added? <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 21:22, 13 September 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Would you care to explain that request? I don't understand what you are saying. <span style="font-family: Papyrus">] (])</span> 21:39, 13 September 2010 (UTC)


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For some reason Sinebot removed my answer. Dershowitz has written books on the subject and is a frequent contribotor and speaker on the Mid East.] (]) 08:31, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alan-dershowitz-leaves-democratic-party-cites-dnc-i-disgusted
:Sinebot has removed nothing. It only signs unsigned contributions. I too have written books on the subject, and am a frequent speaker and contributor on the Middle East. Does this make me a notable source? <span style="font-family: Papyrus">] (])</span> 08:58, 15 September 2010 (UTC)


Add the new verified reports.
Well as I have no idea who you are, I can't really say can I? But we are talking about Alan Dershowitz.] (]) 12:00, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Why is this not already added, it is major news. ] (]) 13:42, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
:] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a ] and provide a ] if appropriate.<!-- Template:EEp --> ] (]) 14:09, 7 September 2024 (UTC)


== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 November 2024 ==
==Tightening==
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I'm trying to tighten the article as it seems to want to mention everything he has ever said, or had said about him. In particular I can't see the significance of the Chomsky section, so I'm moving it here.


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<blockquote>In 1972, Dershowitz commented on a civil case involving ] (1933–2001), then president of the ], who was critical of Israeli treatment of Palestinians. Shahak was in the process of challenging election results for the chairmanship of the Israeli League in a civil action. Dershowitz said that Judge Lovenburg, the judge presiding in Shahak's civil suit, had ruled that Shahak was properly unseated. In response, ] argued that the court had ruled that the elections had not been held properly, that no conclusions or actions were to be drawn from it, and that Shahak and his colleagues were to continue to function as "those who now direct" the Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights.<ref>Dershowitz, Alan M. , '']'' May 10, 2002, accessed October 28, 2006.
Ep 299". ] (]) 01:39, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
*Also see Chomsky, Noam. . Black Rose Books, 1999, pp. 142–143.</ref> The dispute fueled personal animosity between Dershowitz and Chomsky for over 35 years, both of them outspoken academics holding opposite positions on the ].<ref>] in ''Noam Chomsky: A Life of Dissent''. MIT Press, 1997.</ref></blockquote>
:] '''Not done''': it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a ] and provide a ] if appropriate.<!-- Template:EEp --> ] (]) 05:07, 18 November 2024 (UTC)


== Civil Rights Activist ==
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Dershowitz is well known for his promotion of civil liberties and his promoting of equal rights to Jews around theworld. This should be added to the lead. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alan-Dershowitz <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 10:19, 8 December 2024 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
<font color="blue">]</font> <small><sup><font color="red">]</font><font color="green">]</font></sup></small> 22:52, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


== Sexual abuse allegations ==
:: SlimVirgin, you have removed much more than that from the article, including topics that have been the subject of Dershowitz' best selling books. You have also left for many of your blankings. I have reverted to the long-standing consensus version. ] (]) 17:22, 20 November 2010 (UTC)


If Dershowitz was found innocent of these allegations, can we significantly trim (not remove, but trim) this material? For for BLP reasons, but also false allegations are, by definition, irrelevant to the topic.''']''' <sub>(Please ] on reply)</sub> 22:05, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm going to restore my changes, Tijo. The article is a mess. It's poorly written, poorly sourced, laboured, and there are lots of dead links and inconsistent formatting. Please bear in mind that it's a BLP. If you want to discuss restoring something, by all means post the details here, but please allow me to continue the process of fixing it up. <font color="blue">]</font> <small><sup><font color="red">]</font><font color="green">]</font></sup></small> 17:29, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

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Party affiliation

Announced on September 6th 2024 he was no longer a registered Democrat Matt06lfc (talk) 05:46, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 September 2024

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alan-dershowitz-leaves-democratic-party-cites-dnc-i-disgusted

Add the new verified reports. Why is this not already added, it is major news. 2600:1006:B111:F66B:0:48:1788:F001 (talk) 13:42, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Bunnypranav (talk) 14:09, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

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Ep 299". Greatwhite1234 (talk) 01:39, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 05:07, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Civil Rights Activist

Dershowitz is well known for his promotion of civil liberties and his promoting of equal rights to Jews around theworld. This should be added to the lead. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alan-Dershowitz — Preceding unsigned comment added by Solarsilk1000 (talkcontribs) 10:19, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Sexual abuse allegations

If Dershowitz was found innocent of these allegations, can we significantly trim (not remove, but trim) this material? For for BLP reasons, but also false allegations are, by definition, irrelevant to the topic.VR (Please ping on reply) 22:05, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

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