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Aaron Bandler (May 23, 2024). "Seven Tactics Wikipedia Editors Used to Spread Anti-Israel Bias Since Oct. 7". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved May 24, 2024. To be fair, there was consensus among Wikipedia editors to include the massacre in the "List of major terrorist incidents" Wikipedia page. But there wasn't consensus for including it in the "List of Islamist terrorist attacks" Wikipedia page, as enough editors argued in an RfC that doing so would violate Wikipedia policy banning "original research," (WP:OR), which states that "all material added to articles must be verifiable in a reliable, published source."

Current consensus (April 2024):

In this RfC there was no consensus to add Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, otherwise known as Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, to the list.

To be included on this stand-alone list, each entry should meet the following list criteria (see discussion):

The incident is notable
The incident has a corresponding stand-alone Wikipedia article
The consensus of reliable sources describe the incident as "terrorism"

Add Munich car attack (13-02-2025)

Please add the Munich car attack of 13-02-2025 Islamist motive confirmed, see: https://www.politico.eu/article/munich-attack-islamic-extremism-germany-election/ Eduardo-wikiedits (talk) 18:17, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.nu.nl/buitenland/6345818/kind-2-en-moeder-omgekomen-bij-aanslag-met-auto-in-munchen.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eduardo-wikiedits (talk • contribs) 18:32, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Munich car attack. --Local hero ^talk 04:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Add Villach attack (15-02-2025)

Islamist IS motive confirmed: https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kaernten/villach/19369918/syrer-toetet-14-jaehrigen-politik-reagiert-mit-entsetzen-elon-musk-sich

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjw4jj0p5jdo Eduardo-wikiedits (talk) 13:26, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Villach stabbing attack. --Local hero ^talk 04:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Add Mulhouse attack (23-02-2025)

"French Prez Macron calls Mulhouse knife attack an 'Islamist terror act" https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/french-prez-macron-calls-mulhouse-knife-attack-an-islamist-terror-act-125022300073_1.html

"Knife attack leaves one dead in France in ‘terrorist act,’ officials say" https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/22/europe/mulhouse-attack-intl-latam/index.html Eduardo-wikiedits (talk) 06:27, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Mulhouse stabbing attack. The incidents you've mentioned here meet the criteria for addition to list, hence no one is rushing to respond to you. --Local hero ^talk 04:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]