In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “series of murders and attempted murders in jerusalem which primarily took place in and around the jerusalem nei”. Today it says “series of murders and attempted murders in jerusalem which primarily took place in and around the neighborhood”.
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The 1997–99 Jerusalem stabbings were a series of murders and attempted murders in Jerusalem which primarily took place in and around the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim . In 2010, Chaim Perlman, a right-wing activist and member of the Kach movement , was arrested on suspicion of being the "serial stabber". He was subsequently released without charge.1 The grandson of one of the victims, Khairi Alqam, who was named after his grandfather, was responsible for the 2023 East Jerusalem synagogue shooting . ועדי ןגיון: הפרת זכויות האדם של עובדי השטחים בישראל ובהתנחלויות , "דקירות בירושלים ואפליה על-פי חוק", page 34 Archives, L.A. The New York Times . 1998-12-03 . " "המחבל היהודי" פרלמן: השב"כ ביים כמו בטרומן" . ynet (in Hebrew). 2010-07-15 . "תעלומה בת 25 שנה: מי הדוקר הסדרתי שרצח את סבא של המחבל?" . ynet (in Hebrew). 2023-01-28 .2
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The 1997–99 Jerusalem stabbings were a series of murders and attempted murders in Jerusalem which primarily took place in and around the neighborhood of Mea She'arim . The grandson of one of the victims, Khairi Alqam, who was named after his grandfather, was responsible for the 2023 East Jerusalem synagogue shooting . ועדי ןגיון: הפרת זכויות האדם של עובדי השטחים בישראל ובהתנחלויות , "דקירות בירושלים ואפליה על-פי חוק", page 34 Archives, L.A.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “series of murders and attempted murders in jerusalem which primarily took place in and around the jerusalem nei”. Today it says “series of murders and attempted murders in jerusalem which primarily took place in and around the neighborhood”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
series of murders and attempted murders in jerusalem which primarily took place in and around the jerusalem nei
Now
series of murders and attempted murders in jerusalem which primarily took place in and around the neighborhood
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