Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinians of black african heritage”. Today it says “palestinians who descend from the black racial groups of africa”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
In the Gaza Strip, around 1% of the population is estimated to be black, with roughly 11,000 Afro-Palestinians residing in Gaza City's Al Jalla’a district prior to October 2023. In Jerusalem, an estimated population between 200-450 reside in a historic African enclave around Bab al-Majlis , in the Muslim Quarter , as well as communities in other areas of Jerusalem such as Beit Hanina and A-Tur . There are also Bedouin populations who have descent lines linking them to people of African origin such as in the West Bank city of Jericho .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Entrance to Rabat al-Mansouri , or "African centre", the old town, East Jerusalem Africans in Palestine self-identify deeply with both their original African ancestry and the Palestinian nationality. A minority of African Palestinians which number around 350-450 reside in an African enclave ( Hai al-Afaarika ) around the Bab al-Majlis, the northern gate, contiguous to the Haram al-Sharif , in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem , which also contains several micro-communities composed of Indians, Domari Gypsies , Afghans, and Moroccans. Some of the community dwell in other areas of Jerusalem such as Beit Hanina and A-Tur . There are also Bedouin Palestinians outside Jerusalem who have descent lines linking them to people of African origin. The Old City's African secret , The Times of Israel 6 April 204. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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A minority of Afro-Palestinians which number around 350-450 reside in an African enclave around the Bab al-Majlis , in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem . Some of the community dwell in other areas of Jerusalem such as Beit Hanina and A-Tur . There are also Bedouin Palestinians outside Jerusalem who have descent lines linking them to people of African origin such as in the West Bank of Jericho and Gaza.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinians of black african heritage”. Today it says “palestinians who descend from the black racial groups of africa”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
palestinians of black african heritage
Now
palestinians who descend from the black racial groups of africa
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