Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former mayor of nablus”. Today it says “palestinian politician who was the mayor of nablus in 1994–2004 and in 2012–2015”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Ghassan Shakaa ( Arabic : غسان الشكعة , romanized : Ghassān Shak’ā ) (1943 – 25 Jan 2018) was a Palestinian politician who was the mayor of Nablus in 1994–2004 and in 2012–2015, one of the largest cities in the West Bank . His uncle, Bassam Shaka was another former Nablus mayor. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat . His brother was assassinated in 2003. Shakaa published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian National Authority to restore order to his politically divided city. Shakaa died on January 25, 2018 at the age of 74.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ghassan Shakaa ( , Ghassān Shak’ā ) (1943- ) is the former mayor of Nablus , one of the largest cities in the West Bank . Former Nablus mayor Bassam Shaka is his first cousin. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat . [1] His brother was assassinated by still an unknown group, Ghassan published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian Authority to restore order to his politically divided city.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Ghassan Shakaa ( , Ghassān Shak’ā ) (born 1943) is the mayor of Nablus since October 2012, one of the largest cities in the West Bank .Another former Nablus mayor, Bassam Shaka , is his uncle. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat . His brother was assassinated by a still unknown group.Shakaa published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian National Authority to restore order to his politically divided city.
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The opening as it stood in 2020 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Ghassan Shakaa ( ) (1943 - 25 Jan 2018) was a Palestinian politician who was the mayor of Nablus from 1994-2004 and from 2012-2015. one of the largest cities in the West Bank .His uncle, Bassam Shaka was another former Nablus mayor. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat . His brother was assassinated by a still unknown group. Shakaa published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian National Authority to restore order to his politically divided city.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian mayor Ghassan Shakaa ( ) (1943 – 25 Jan 2018) was a Palestinian politician who was the mayor of Nablus in 1994–2004 and in 2012–2015. one of the largest cities in the West Bank . His uncle, Bassam Shaka was another former Nablus mayor. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat . His brother was assassinated by a still unknown group. Shakaa published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian National Authority to restore order to his politically divided city.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former mayor of nablus”. Today it says “palestinian politician who was the mayor of nablus in 1994–2004 and in 2012–2015”. Read the current article and compare.
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former mayor of nablus
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palestinian politician who was the mayor of nablus in 1994–2004 and in 2012–2015
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