Wikipedia's first sentence called it “world's fair held in jerusalem”. Today it says “specialized expo recognized by the 28th general assembly of the bureau international des expositions on 13 nove”.
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Conquest of the Desert was a world's fair held in Jerusalem , Israel in 1953 International Exhibition and Fair Jerusalem Israel.1 It focused on the themes of reclamation and population of desert area. It was opened on 22 September by president Ben Zvi and acting premier Moshe Sharett , closed 22 days later on 14 October and had been visited by 600,000 people. 13 foreign countries participated. This included the United States, although they announced that they would boycott the opening ceremony. The Soviet Union declined to attend. UNESCO and the World Health Organisation also attended. Postage stamps commemorating the exhibition were designed by Abram Games .2
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Conquest of the Desert was a Specialised Expo recognised by the 28th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions on 13 November 1951, held in Jerusalem in 1953 at Binyanei Ha'uma , a convention center in Jerusalem. It focused on the themes of reclamation and population of desert area.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Conquest of the Desert was a Specialised Expo recognised by the 28th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions on 13 November 1951, held in Jerusalem in 1953 at Binyanei Ha'uma , a convention center in Jerusalem. It focused on the themes of reclamation and population of desert areas.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Conquest of the Desert was a Specialized Expo recognized by the 28th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions on 13 November 1951, held in Israel in 1953 at Binyanei Ha'uma , a convention center in Israel. It focused on the themes of reclamation and population of desert areas.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “world's fair held in jerusalem”. Today it says “specialized expo recognized by the 28th general assembly of the bureau international des expositions on 13 nove”. Read the current article and compare.
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world's fair held in jerusalem
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specialized expo recognized by the 28th general assembly of the bureau international des expositions on 13 nove
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