Did Wikipedia remove the word "colonial" from the Afik article?

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What did Wikipedia remove from the Afik article?

The opening as it read in 2010

Place in Israel For the English acronym, see AFAIK .¹ Afik ( ) is a kibbutz and the first Israeli settlement established in the Golan Heights after the Six Day War .² Affiliated with Ihud HaKvutzot VeHaKibbutzim , it was established near the site of the abandoned Syrian village named Fiq on 8 May 1972. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council , and the Fik Airfield is located nearby. During a 1995 discussion regarding possible negotiations with Syria that might lead to the kibbutz's land being ceded to Syria, Dennis van Meter, who grows avocados at the kibbutz, said: "I'm afraid that we're going to get a piece of paper, and they're going to get my home, and I'm going to have to come back here with my son to fight." There are multiple locations called Aphek in the Bible and the location of the kibbutz is believed to be adjacent to the ruins of the ancient Aphek mentioned in the Book of Kings (1 Kings 20:26) which tells how King Ahab of Israel defeated Ben-Hadad I of Damascus and the prophet Elisha foretold that King Jehoash of Israel would defeat Ben-Hadad III of Damascus. Off. , 1978, accessed December 21, 2009 "אפיק" . "אפק" . אנציקלופדיה גיאוגרפית מקראית (Biblical Geographic Encyclopedia) .³

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The opening as it stood in 2005

Place in Israel Afik is a kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights . It was built on the site of a Syrian village named Fiq . v t e

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The opening as it stood in 2015 6 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Place in Israel Afik ( ) is an Israeli settlement and a kibbutz established in 1972. It was the first Jewish locale established in the Golan Heights after the Six Day War . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , while the Israeli government disputes this. A Nahal settlement by the name Afiq was established some 4 km to the N East in 1967. Kibbutz Afiq was established as a civilian locality in its current place in 1972, but it is still listed on the Israeli records as a 1967-established locality. Website of Golan Regional Council , 10 March 2008 (in Hebrew) "Locality File" (XLS) . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2011 .

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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Not to be confused with Afek, Israel . Place in Israel Afik ( ) is an Israeli settlement and a kibbutz established in 1972 close to the old syrian village of Fiq . It was the first Jewish locale established in the Golan Heights after the Six-Day War . In 2024, it had a population of 402. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , while the Israeli government disputes this. A Nahal settlement by the name Afiq was established some 4 km to the N East in 1967. Kibbutz Afiq was established as a civilian locality in its current place in 1972, but it is still listed on the Israeli records as a 1967-established locality. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Not to be confused with Afek, Israel . Place Afik ( ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights . It was established in 1972 close to the abandoned Syrian village of Fiq following Israel's capture and occupation of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War . In 2024, it had a population of 402. . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , while the Israeli government disputes this. A Nahal settlement by the name Afiq was established some 4 km to the N East in 1967. Kibbutz Afiq was established as a civilian locality in its current place in 1972, but it is still listed on the Israeli records as a 1967-established locality. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Not to be confused with Afek, Israel . Place Afik ( Hebrew : אֲפִיק ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights . It was established in 1972 close to the abandoned Syrian village of Fiq following Israel's capture and occupation of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War . In 2024, it had a population of 402. . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , while the Israeli government disputes this. A Nahal settlement by the name Afiq was established some 4 km to the N East in 1967. Kibbutz Afiq was established as a civilian locality in its current place in 1972, but it is still listed on the Israeli records as a 1967-established locality. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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