Accusation of plagiarism Ynhockey you have made a rather serious accusation plagiarism against me However plagiarism occurs when someone else s material is misrepresented as one own s work How can my edits be plagiarism since I clearly referenced the source material Haaretz I think you have confused plagiarism and copyright From plagiarism Plagiarism is not copyright infringement While both terms may apply to a particular act they are different transgressions Copyright infringement is a violation of the rights of a copyright holder when material protected by copyright is used without consent On the other hand plagiarism is concerned with the unearned increment to the plagiarizing author s reputation that is achieved through false claims of authorship Contents You wil find that using the 2 sentences in question fall under fair use Regardless plagiarism is a serious and in this case untrue accusation to make and I consider your behaviour a violation of WP CIVIL