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Beer in Israel

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “manufactured primarily by two major brewers in israel”. Today it says “manufactured primarily by two major breweries – tempo beer industries and israel beer breweries”.
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The opening as it read in 2015

Israeli commercial beers "Goldstar" and "Maccabee" (with bottle labels in English for export), produced by Tempo Beer Industries Ltd. Beer in Israel is manufactured primarily by two major breweries – Tempo Beer Industries and Israel Beer Breweries . Over the past decade numerous microbreweries have established themselves throughout the country. Beer festivals are held annually in Israel, of which one of the largest is in Jerusalem .

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “manufactured primarily by two major brewers in israel”. Today it says “manufactured primarily by two major breweries – tempo beer industries and israel beer breweries”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

manufactured primarily by two major brewers in israel

Now

manufactured primarily by two major breweries – tempo beer industries and israel beer breweries

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