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Bayt Thul
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of jerusalem”. Today it says “palestinian village in the jerusalem subdistrict”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of jerusalem”. Today it says “palestinian village in the jerusalem subdistrict”.
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Bayt Thul was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict . It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 1, 1948, under Operation Nachshon . It was located 15.5 km west of Jerusalem .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of jerusalem”. Today it says “palestinian village in the jerusalem subdistrict”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
palestinian arab village in the district of jerusalem
Now
palestinian village in the jerusalem subdistrict
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