When did the Har Gilo article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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Q: Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the Har Gilo article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "israeli settlement and communal village located about five kilometers south of jerusalem". Today it says "israeli settlement in the west bank". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 5 moments between 2025 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and communal village located about five kilometers south of jerusalem”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the west bank”.

Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.

Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and communal village located about five kilometers south of jerusalem”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the west bank”.

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The opening as it read in 2025

Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area Har Gilo ( Hebrew : הַר גִּלֹה , lit. ' Mount Gilo ' ; Arabic : هار جيلو ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank , organized as a community settlement , located about 2 kilometers west of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem and 5 kilometers south of Jerusalem , in the northern Judean hills . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and communal village located about five kilometers south of jerusalem”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the west bank”. Read the current article and compare.

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