Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Israel–Papua New Guinea relations

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The result was Nomination withdrawn. LibStar (talk) 01:11, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Israel–Papua New Guinea relations[edit]

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fails WP:GNG. There is no evidence of close relations as the article claims. No significant trade, migration, no embassies. The article hinges on 2 statements "There are claims that say that the Papuan people is the descendant of a lost tribe of Israel" which is simply a theory and the factoid that one leader planted a tree! LibStar (talk) 10:50, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, the lost tribes of Israel stuff could be removed, but the State of Israel actually invests a lot of attention to building diplomatic relations with countries like PNG. --Soman (talk) 12:59, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

where are the sources to demonstrate "Israel actually invests a lot of attention to building diplomatic relations with countries like PNG" LibStar (talk) 00:02, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: some coverage [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42], [43], [44], [45], [46], [47], [48], [49], [50] --Soman (talk) 00:12, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

http://books.google.com/books?id=le_PMaM7QXYC&pg=PT299 describes the early phases of Israeli-PNG diplomacy. --Soman (talk) 00:15, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

http://books.google.com/books?id=_edpSrtACq0C&pg=PA14 lists PNG as a buyer of Israeli arms. --Soman (talk) 00:18, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Israel-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:33, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep The two have full diplomatic relations at Ambassadorial Level, that is notable enough on it's own. This article is a stub which means it is small, but it also leaves room for expansion. I see no valid reason for this article's deletion. IJA (talk) 18:05, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

simply having (very tiny) relations does not confer automatic notability. the reason for deletion is lack of coverage. Clearly fails WP:GNG. Have you found any coverage? There are no resident ambassadors which is a sign of a lack of relations. LibStar (talk) 21:53, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the sources found by User:Soman. Many more can easily be found on GNews. The PNG prime minister visited Israel less than a month ago. Pburka (talk) 00:53, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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