Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mayor of the nablus municipality”. Today it says “former mayor of the nablus municipality in the central highlands of the west bank under the palestinian nationa”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Adly Yaish ( Arabic : عدلي يعيش , ʿAdlī Yaʿīš ), born 30 June 1952, is the former mayor of the Nablus Municipality in the central highlands of the West Bank under the Palestinian National Authority . He is a businessman working in automobiles trade. He is believed to come from a Samaritan family that converted to Islam. On 24 May 2007 he was arrested by Israeli forces. He spent 15 months in prison without being charged. "A city reborn: Israel's easing restrictions in the West Bank, and its largest city, Nablus, is thriving" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Adly Yaish ( ) is the mayor of the Nablus Municipality (Dec. 2005 - Present) in the central highlands of the West Bank under the Palestinian National Authority . On 24 May 2007 he was arrested by Israeli forces. He spent 15 months in prison without being charged.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Adly Yaish ( , Oɑdlí Iɑoíś ) is the mayor of the Nablus Municipality (Dec. 2005–present) in the central highlands of the West Bank under the Palestinian National Authority . He is a known businessman working in automobiles trade On 24 May 2007 he was arrested by Israeli forces. He spent 15 months in prison without being charged.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Adly Yaish ( , Oɑdlí Iɑoíś ) is the mayor of the Nablus Municipality (Dec. 2005–present) in the central highlands of the West Bank under the Palestinian National Authority . His family are believed to have been Samaritans that converted to Islam. He is a known businessman working in automobiles trade On 24 May 2007 he was arrested by Israeli forces. He spent 15 months in prison without being charged.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Adly Yaish ( , Oɑdlí Iɑoíś ) is the mayor of the Nablus Municipality (Dec. 2005–present) in the central highlands of the West Bank under the Palestinian National Authority . He is a known businessman working in automobiles trade On 24 May 2007 he was arrested by Israeli forces. He spent 15 months in prison without being charged.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mayor of the nablus municipality”. Today it says “former mayor of the nablus municipality in the central highlands of the west bank under the palestinian nationa”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
mayor of the nablus municipality
Now
former mayor of the nablus municipality in the central highlands of the west bank under the palestinian nationa
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