Qusra

Article summary

Qusra (also Kusra) ( ) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 28 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Qusra had a population of 5,418 inhabitants in 2017. According to Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, Israel confiscated land from the two Palestinian villages of Jalud and Qusra in order to construct the two illegal Israeli outposts of Ahiya and Esh Kodesh.

Key claims

1. population: 5,418 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. population: 200 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 1,312 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the population is "5,418 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the population is "200 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "1,312 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373554012