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Arab al-'Arida

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “depopulated former palestinian arab village and to mi south of the city of baysan”. Today it says “depopulated former palestinian arab village and 6 kilometers”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “depopulated former palestinian arab village and to mi south of the city of baysan”. Today it says “depopulated former palestinian arab village and 6 kilometers”.
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The opening as it read in 2010

Arab villages in Palestine Arab al-'Arida ( ) is a depopulated former Palestinian Arab village and to mi south of the city of Baysan ( Bet Shean ).1 It is the site of the modern kibbutz Sde Eliyahu .2

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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “depopulated former palestinian arab village and to mi south of the city of baysan”. Today it says “depopulated former palestinian arab village and 6 kilometers”. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is

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Then

depopulated former palestinian arab village and to mi south of the city of baysan

Now

depopulated former palestinian arab village and 6 kilometers

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