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Ar'ara

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli arab town in the wadi ara region in the galilee”. Today it says “bout a town in northern israel”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli arab town in the wadi ara region in the galilee”. Today it says “bout a town in northern israel”.
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Israeli town near Umm al-Fahm, Israel This article is about a town in northern Israel. Local council in Israel Ar'ara ( , ; lit.1 "Juniper tree") is an Arab town in the Wadi Ara region in northern Israel . It is located southwest of Umm al-Fahm just northwest of the Green Line , and is part of the Triangle . In 2024, the population was 20,734. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli arab town in the wadi ara region in the galilee”. Today it says “bout a town in northern israel”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

israeli arab town in the wadi ara region in the galilee

Now

bout a town in northern israel

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