In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mainstay in the economy of the palestinian territories”. Today it says “mainstay in the economy of palestine”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Agriculture in the Palestinian territories is a mainstay in the economy of the Palestinian territories .1 The production of agricultural goods supports the population's sustenance needs and fuels Palestine's export economy. According to the Council for European Palestinian Relations, the agricultural sector formally employs 13.4% of the population and informally employs 90% of the population. Over the past 10 years, unemployment rates in Palestine have increased and the agricultural sector became the most impoverished sector in Palestine.2 Unemployment rates peaked in 2008 when they reached 41% in Gaza. Palestinian agriculture suffers from numerous problems including Israeli military and civilian attacks on farms and farmers, blockades to exportation of produce and importation of necessary inputs, widespread confiscation of land for nature reserves as well as military and settler use, confiscation and destruction of wells, and physical barriers within the West Bank.3 Because the root of the conflict is with land, the disputes between Israel and Palestine are well-manifested in the agriculture of Palestine.
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Palestinian farmers harvesting olives using traditional methods Agriculture in the Palestinian Territories is a mainstay in the economy of the Palestinian territories . The production of agricultural goods supports the population's sustenance needs and fuels Palestine's export economy. According to the Council for European Palestinian Relations, the agricultural sector formally employs 13.4% of the population and informally employs 90% of the population. Over the past 10 years, unemployment rates in Palestine have increased and the agricultural sector became the most impoverished sector in Palestine. Unemployment rates peaked in 2008 when they reached 41% in Gaza. According to World Bank Palestinian agriculture suffers from widespread use of land for nature reserves as well as military and settler use. Because the root of the conflict is with land, the disputes between Israel and Palestine are well-manifested in the agriculture of Palestine.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian farmers harvesting olives using traditional methods Agriculture in the State of Palestine is a mainstay in the economy of the State of Palestine . The production of agricultural goods supports the population's sustenance needs and fuels Palestine's export economy. According to the Council for European Palestinian Relations, the agricultural sector formally employs 13.4% of the population and informally employs 90% of the population. Over the past 10 years, unemployment rates in Palestine have increased and the agricultural sector became the most impoverished sector in Palestine. Unemployment rates peaked in 2008 when they reached 41% in Gaza. According to World Bank Palestinian agriculture suffers from widespread use of land for nature reserves as well as military and settler use. Because the root of the conflict is with land, the disputes between Israel and Palestine are well-manifested in the agriculture of Palestine.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Palestinian farmers harvesting olives using traditional methods Wheat fields in the Gaza Strip in 2023, before the Israeli invasion Agriculture in Palestine is a mainstay in the economy of Palestine . The production of agricultural goods supports the population's sustenance needs and fuels Palestine's export economy. According to the Council for European Palestinian Relations, the agricultural sector formally employs 13.4% of the population and informally employs 90% of the population. In the late 2000s unemployment rates in Palestine increased, and the agricultural sector became the most impoverished sector in Palestine.Unemployment rates peaked in 2008 when they reached 41% in the Gaza Strip . According to World Bank , Palestinian agriculture suffers from widespread use of land for nature reserves as well as military and settler use. Because the root of the conflict is with land, the disputes between Israel and Palestine are well-manifested in the agriculture of Palestine.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mainstay in the economy of the palestinian territories”. Today it says “mainstay in the economy of palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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mainstay in the economy of the palestinian territories
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mainstay in the economy of palestine
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