Talk:Aliyah Bet
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[edit] Aliyah Bet is the widest known term
Who has ever heard of "Ha'apalah" in the English-speaking world or even in Israel? I have nothing against Hebrew words, but only if it can be shown that they have widespread usage (hopefully by Jews, and it helps if non-Jews have accepted Hebrew words as well. But we cannot foist words on the world, with the excuse that some Israelis use it nowadays.) We must stick with the best-known terms, and not give in to revisionistic tendencies as this amounts to a violation of Wikipedia:Avoid neologisms. Just Google Aliyah Bet and compare it to Ha'apalah on Google to see which has the most usage, it's not even a contest! So let's not get carried away here. IZAK 07:54, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
