In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “town that straddles both sides of the green line in the wadi ara region”. Today it says “arab village located in the northern triangle area and nahal iron”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “town that straddles both sides of the green line in the wadi ara region”. Today it says “arab village located in the northern triangle area and nahal iron”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Barta'a ( , ) [meaning: "cutting" ) is a town in Israel and the Palestinian territories that straddles both sides of the Green Line and the Wadi Ara region.1Western Barta'a is in the Haifa District of Israel , and forms part of the Basma local council . Its 4,700 residents are Arab citizens of Israel . Eastern Barta'a is in the Palestinian territories in the northern part of the Jenin Governorate of the West Bank in what was designated under the Oslo Accords Area C.2It has 3,600 residents, of whom 30-40 percent carry Israeli identity cards and the rest of whom carry Palestinian identity cards.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Town in Jenin/Haifa, Palestinian territories/Israel Barta'a ( , ) is a town that straddles both sides of the Green Line in the Wadi Ara region. Western Barta'a is in the Haifa District of Israel , and forms part of the Basma local council . Its 4,700 residents are Arab citizens of Israel . Eastern Barta'a is in the Palestinian territories in the northern part of the Jenin Governorate of the West Bank in what was designated under the Oslo Accords Area C. It has 3,600 residents, of whom 30-40 percent carry Israeli identity cards and the rest of whom carry Palestinian identity cards.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Town in Haifa/Jenin, Israel/Palestinian territories Barta'a ( , ) (meaning: "cutting" ) is a town in Israel and the Palestinian territories that straddles both sides of the Green Line in the Wadi Ara (or Nahal 'Iron) region. Western Barta'a is in the Haifa District of Israel , and forms part of the Basma local council . Its 4,700 residents are Arab citizens of Israel . Eastern Barta'a is in the Palestinian territories in the northern part of the Jenin Governorate of the West Bank in what was designated under the Oslo Accords as Area C. It has 3,600 residents, of whom 30-40 percent carry Israeli identity cards and the rest of whom carry Palestinian identity cards. Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics "Military orders to demolish 72 commercial shops and houses in East Barta'a" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Town in Haifa/Jenin, Israel/State of Palestine Barta'a ( , ) is a town in Israel and Palestine that straddles both sides of the Green Line , in the Wadi Ara (or Nahal 'Iron) region. Western Barta'a is in the Haifa District of Israel , and forms part of the Basma local council . Its 4,700 residents are Arab citizens of Israel . Eastern Barta'a is in the West Bank , in the northern part of the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine .
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The opening as it stood in 2025 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Town in Haifa, Israel Barta'a ( Hebrew : בַּרְטַּעָה) is an Arab village located in the northern triangle area and Nahal Iron , which is split by the Green Line separating Israel from the West Bank .This division resulted in the separation of the village into two parts: one located within the State of Israel and the other in the West Bank.Historically, the residents of Barta'a faced challenges related to this bifurcation, impacting their social and economic interactions.In recent years, efforts have been made to reunify the village, facilitating the integration of its eastern and western sections.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “town that straddles both sides of the green line in the wadi ara region”. Today it says “arab village located in the northern triangle area and nahal iron”. Read the current article and compare.
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town that straddles both sides of the green line in the wadi ara region
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arab village located in the northern triangle area and nahal iron
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