Ahmad Kurd was a Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Deir al-Balah in Gaza, elected in 2005 as Hamas's candidate. The 2010 opening described Hamas as "the political party and militant group, Hamas." Today's opening calls Hamas only "the political party, Hamas," and the word does not appear anywhere in the article. A reader today does not learn from the opening that Hamas, the party Kurd represented, is also a militant organization.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Ahmad Kurd ( ) (1949- ) is the mayor of Deir al-Balah located in the central Gaza Strip . He was elected as mayor in 2005 as the candidate for the political party and militant group, Hamas . He also occupies the job of local sheikh in the Deir al-Balah mosque.1 Kurd is the director of the Gaza Strip -based charity organization Salah Society. The organization has a school which has enrolled 1,000 orphans and other youngsters in Deir al-Balah.2 Kurd was born in Deir al-Balah camp a year after his family of five fled their home village near Ashkelon . That family now consists of 70 people, and Ahmad Kurd himself has 11 children with his Russian wife.3Kurd stated to the Washington Post , "I'm not asking to return to Ashkelon.4I want to live in Deir al Balah, in a decent city, in an independent Palestinian state like other states." Hamas Dominates Local Vote in Gaza Anderson, John Ward.5
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Ahmad Kurd ( ) (born 1949) is the mayor of Deir al-Balah located in the central Gaza Strip . He was elected as mayor in 2005 as the candidate for the political party and militant group, Hamas . He also occupies the job of local sheikh in the Deir al-Balah mosque. Kurd is the director of the Gaza Strip -based charity organization Salah Society. The organization has a school which has enrolled 1,000 orphans and other youngsters in Deir al-Balah. Kurd was born in Deir al-Balah camp a year after his family of five fled their home village near Ashkelon . That family now consists of 70 people, and Ahmad Kurd himself has 11 children with his Russian wife. Kurd stated to the Washington Post , "I'm not asking to return to Ashkelon. I want to live in Deir al Balah, in a decent city, in an independent Palestinian state like other states." Hamas Dominates Local Vote in Gaza Anderson, John Ward.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Palestinian politician Ahmad Kurd ( ; 13 September 1949 – 9 May 2020) was a Palestinian politician, who served as the mayor of Deir al-Balah located in the central Gaza Strip . He was elected as mayor in 2005 as the candidate for the political party and militant group, Hamas . He also occupied the job of local sheikh in the Deir al-Balah mosque. Kurd was the director of the Gaza Strip -based charity organization Salah Society. The organization has a school which has enrolled 1,000 orphans and other youngsters in Deir al-Balah. Kurd was born in Deir al-Balah camp a year after his family of five fled their home village near Ashkelon . That family now consists of 70 people, and Ahmad Kurd himself has 11 children with his Russian wife. Kurd stated to The Washington Post , "I'm not asking to return to Ashkelon. I want to live in Deir al Balah, in a decent city, in an independent Palestinian state like other states." أحمد الكرد.. ورحل "عميد العمل الخيري بفلسطين" بعد رحلة عطاء طويلة Hamas Dominates Local Vote in Gaza Anderson, John Ward.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian politician (1949–2020) Ahmad Kurd ( ; 13 September 1949 – 9 May 2020) was a Palestinian politician, who served as the mayor of Deir al-Balah located in the central Gaza Strip . He was elected as mayor in 2005 as the candidate for the political party and militant group, Hamas . He also occupied the job of local sheikh in the Deir al-Balah mosque. Kurd was the director of the Gaza Strip -based charity organization Salah Society. The organization has a school which has enrolled 1,000 orphans and other youngsters in Deir al-Balah. Kurd was born in Deir al-Balah camp a year after his family of five fled their home village near Ashkelon . That family now consists of 70 people, and Ahmad Kurd himself has 11 children with his Russian wife. Kurd stated to The Washington Post , "I'm not asking to return to Ashkelon. I want to live in Deir al Balah, in a decent city, in an independent Palestinian state like other states." أحمد الكرد.. ورحل "عميد العمل الخيري بفلسطين" بعد رحلة عطاء طويلة Hamas Dominates Local Vote in Gaza Anderson, John Ward.
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The opening as it stood in 2025 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Palestinian politician (1949–2020) Ahmad Kurd ( Arabic : أحمد كرد ; 13 September 1949 – 9 May 2020) was a Palestinian politician, who served as the mayor of Deir al-Balah located in the central Gaza Strip . He was elected as mayor in 2005 as the candidate for the political party, Hamas . He also served as local sheikh in the Deir al-Balah mosque. Kurd was the director of the Gaza Strip -based charity organization Salah Society. The organization runs a school for orphans in Deir al-Balah. Kurd was born in Deir al-Balah camp a year after his family of five fled their home village near Ashkelon . The family now numbers 70 people.Ahmad Kurd, who had 11 children with his Russian wife, told The Washington Post , "I'm not asking to return to Ashkelon.
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mayor of deir al-balah located in the central gaza strip
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palestinian politician
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