Talk:Leon Uris

message: Here (see page 3) we see The Haj quoted as genuine commentary on the nature of Arabs.  The writer is a well-known ideologue of the Israeli extreme right.  Not sure whether or how this type of thing belongs in the article. Zerotalk 11:10, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a little known essay by Paul Eidelberg.  Mr Eidelberg is a respected academic and is entitled to his opinions.  Stellarkid (talk) 04:46, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  LOL I just saw this commentary. If you consider a Palestinian-hating fanatic an "academic" worthy of respect, I suppose. It's clear that virulent hatred of Palestinians and indeed all non-Jews in the Middle East doesn't bother you at all. Sad! 70.27.162.84 (talk) 22:50, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

text:  Since I am firmly opposed to censorship, I believe that even extremist fanatics are entitled to their opinions. Zerotalk 08:40, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: political use of Uris' novels

message: The paragraph reads:
"In 1950, Esquire magazine bought an article from him and this encouraged him to work on a novel. The resulting best-seller, Battle Cry, graphically showing the toughness and courage of U.S. Marines in the Pacific and The Angry Hills, a novel set in war-time Greece." 
This implies that Battle Cry was an intellectual exercise written because he sold an article to a magazine.  While this may have contributed something motivation for writing, (as well as putting food on the table), we really have to make it clear that it was his experience as a Marine at wartime that informs these books. The NY Times article given as a reference says of him:
The impulse to write hit Leon early in life -- according to Current Biography, Leon Uris authored an operetta in 1930, at age six, inspired by the death of his pet dog.
So I am going to try to change that section to flesh him out some and if anyone objects please let me know.  Stellarkid (talk) 05:12, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Re: The motivation for ''Battle Cry''

message: Just fiddled with it a little to change this. He wouldn't have seen combat on New Zealand, there was no fighting on there in WW2. He was stationed in New Zealand and fought on Guadalcanal and Tarawa. Little thing I know, but it was bugging me.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.236.191.124 (talk) 09:11, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: He saw combat in New Zealand?

message: An ANI discussion has been opened and comments can be added there. --Light show (talk) 03:16, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: User:Light show: please don´t forum-shop: you opened a  case about this on Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard, where it is being discussed. If you are not satisfied with the way the discussion is going there, then that is not a reason to open up "more battle-fronts", so to speak, Huldra (talk) 23:11, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  You keep talking about "numerous clear stated reasons" but you need to provide reasons that are based on wikipedia policies and guidelines.  So far you did not. Attributed opinions are expected to be POV are not a violation of WP:NPOV, so repeatedly complaining about such material as not being impartial won't help you.  NPOV applies to text written in the voice of Wikipedia and to the overall weight given to different opinions. If you think the article gives excessive weight to negative opinion then you should present your objection that way, but you might have trouble getting support as only a few sentences are involved. (As before I am discussing only Leon Uris.)  You could also add an attributed opinion that refutes the criticism. A properly sourced assessment of Uris' books influence on the Western perception of Israel would improve the article, imo, and feel free to use someone who views the influence as positive. Zerotalk 01:31, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: , I listed undue above and in edit rationales, as did others who removed the text. I also stated a number of times that the POV, positive or negative, of any particular quote is not an issue. --Light show (talk) 03:41, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not "four editors". The 190. and 200. IPs will be socks of banned and blocked racist ethno-nationalist extremist Special:Contributions/AndresHerutJaim. When Other Legends Are Forgotten is certainly a sockpuppet of a topic banned user, probably NoCal100. The 2. IP is a typically partisan editor making disruptively foolish edits and they do not have the required editing history to allow them to touch this ARBPIA related content. Trinacrialucente may also be a sock or not meet the requirements to touch this ARBPIA related content. Sean.hoyland - talk 03:58, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  ANI discussion re: npov, etc. 

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message: The first sentence of this article is odd: why does it suggest that Leon Uris wrote only two best-selling novels? Publishers Weekly includes at least six other Uris titles among the top ten sellers of their respective years: Battle Cry (1953), Mila 18 (1961), Armageddon (1964), Topaz (1967), QBVII (1970), and Mitla Pass (1988). True, Exodus and Trinity are among his best-known works, but why make it seem he accomplished less than he did? Untold Millions (talk) 18:25, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Introductory Sentence 

message: I don't have 500 edits but I was researching somebody else and found something to add to this page:
In 1989, Uris visited Russia. Alexander Smukler, a refusenik who distributed literature in underground samizdat networks, presented Uris with a handmade copy of Uris' novel Exodus in Russian. [source: https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/exodus] One witness at the meeting said that Smukler's gift brought Uris close to tears. [source: https://www.bnaibrith.org/digital-exclusives/letters-to-the-editor3] JournalismResearch (talk) 15:50, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Visit to the Soviet Union