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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement outpost in the west bank”. Today it says “israeli outpost in the west bank near shilo”.
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The opening as it read in 2015

Place in Israel This article is about the geographic location.1 Sacred Fire ) is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo . It falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.2 The population in 2005 was under 12 families.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement outpost in the west bank”. Today it says “israeli outpost in the west bank near shilo”. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is

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Then

israeli settlement outpost in the west bank

Now

israeli outpost in the west bank near shilo

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