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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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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The opening as it stood in 2010
Place in Israel Har Gilo ( , lit. Mount Gilo) is an Israeli settlement and communal village located about five kilometers south of Jerusalem , and two kilometers west of Bethlehem in the northern Judean hills of the West Bank .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Place in Israel Har Gilo ( , lit. Mount Gilo) is an Israeli settlement and communal village located about five kilometers south of Jerusalem , and two kilometers west of Bethlehem in the northern Judean hills of the West Bank . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Har Gilo ( , lit.Mount Gilo) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement located about five kilometers south of Jerusalem , and two kilometers west of Bethlehem in the northern Judean hills of the West Bank . 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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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area Har Gilo ( ; ) 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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Then
israeli settlement and communal village located about five kilometers south of jerusalem
Now
israeli settlement in the west bank
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