In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “makeshift bypass road between the general vicinity of kibbutz hulda and jerusalem”. Today it says “established south of the pre-war road between the coastal and jerusalem areas”.
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Makeshift bypass road built during the First Arab–Israeli War Burma Road Map of the Latrun area around 11 June 1948. Main Israeli controlled area to the west, the West Jerusalem pocket in the east. The Burma Road was established south of the pre-war road between the coastal and Jerusalem areas, thus bypassing the Jordanian controlled area around Latrun. Convoy returning to Tzrifin from Burma Road, 1948 Burma Road ( Hebrew : דרך בורמה Derekh Burma ) in Israel was a makeshift bypass road between Kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem , built under the supervision of General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem . It was named for the Chinese Burma Road .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Burma Road today The Israeli "Burma Road" was a makeshift bypass road between the general vicinity of kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem . It was built by Israeli forces headed by general Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem . The name was inspired by Burma Road in China.
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Mathematics professor Michael Fekete, the Provost of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , with his water quota, during the siege of Jerusalem The Israeli "Burma Road" was a makeshift bypass road between the general vicinity of kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem . It was built by Israeli forces headed by General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem . The name was inspired by the Burma Road into China.
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Main Israeli controlled area to the west, the West Jerusalem pocket in the east.The Burma Road was established south of the pre-war road between the coastal and Jerusalem areas, thus bypassing the Jordanian controlled area around Latrun.Convoy returning to Tzrifin from Burma Road, 1948 Burma Road ( ) ( Derekh Burma ) in Israel was a makeshift bypass road between Kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem , built under the supervision of General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem .It was named for the Chinese Burma Road .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Makeshift bypass road built during the First Arab–Israeli War Burma Road Map of the Latrun area around 11 June 1948. Main Israeli controlled area to the west, the West Jerusalem pocket in the east. The Burma Road was established south of the pre-war road between the coastal and Jerusalem areas, thus bypassing the Jordanian controlled area around Latrun. Convoy returning to Tzrifin from Burma Road, 1948 Burma Road ( Derekh Burma ) in Israel was a makeshift bypass road between Kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem , built under the supervision of General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem . It was named for the Chinese Burma Road .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “makeshift bypass road between the general vicinity of kibbutz hulda and jerusalem”. Today it says “established south of the pre-war road between the coastal and jerusalem areas”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
makeshift bypass road between the general vicinity of kibbutz hulda and jerusalem
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established south of the pre-war road between the coastal and jerusalem areas
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