Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab palestinian politician”. Today it says “arab palestinian politician who served as mayor of jerusalem in 1917–1918”.
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He was born in Jerusalem in 1856 and became mayor of Jerusalem during World War I . In 1918, he became a representative to the Administrative Committee of the Muslim-Christian Association (MCA). Dajani became president of the MCA in Jerusalem and later the MCA's overall president. Under his presidency he initiated the First Palestinian National Congress in Jerusalem (1919), demanding an independent Palestinian government in federation with Syria and rejecting Zionist political claims. Dajani was later elected vice president of the congress' Executive Committee and became a leader of the movement "Palestine for the Palestinians", which emerged in 1919 and he was a member of the Arab Executive until 1922; Together with Raghib al-Nashashibi , in the early 1920s he led the opposition before splitting in 1926.1
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Aref Basha al-Dajani Aref Basha al-Dajani ( ) (1856 – April 14, 1930) was an Arab Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Jerusalem in 1917–1918.Aref al-Dajani was born in Jerusalem in 1856.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Aref Basha al-Dajani Aref Basha al-Dajani ( ) (1856 – April 14, 1930) was an Arab Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Jerusalem in 1917–1918. Aref al-Dajani was born in Jerusalem in 1856.
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Arab Palestinian politician (1856–1930) Aref Basha al-Dajani ( ) (1856 – April 14, 1930) was an Arab Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Jerusalem in 1917–1918. Aref al-Dajani was born in Jerusalem in 1856.
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Arab Palestinian politician (1856–1930) Aref Basha al-Dajani ( Arabic : عارف الدجاني ; 1856 – April 14, 1930) was an Arab Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Jerusalem in 1917–1918. Aref al-Dajani was born in Jerusalem in 1856.
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arab palestinian politician
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arab palestinian politician who served as mayor of jerusalem in 1917–1918
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