Wikipedia's first sentence called it “east-west highway in central israel”. Today it says “west–east highway running between israel and the west bank”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Road in Israel”. It now reads “Road in Israel and the West Bank, Palestine”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Highway 55 is an east–west highway in central Israel .1 Its Western terminus is in Kfar Saba , and it continues east to Nablus . Much of the road follows the eastern section of the " Aphek Ascent", an ancient east–west trade route connecting the Via Maris and the Way of the Patriarchs . The road passes near Qalqilya , Alfei Menashe , Azzun , Karnei Shomron and Kedumim , and ends in Nablus. After the First Intifada and the blocking of the road by Palestinians in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a number of bypass roads were built, south of Qalqilya and north of Azzun. Today the road serves the 20,000 Jews along its route and the 100,000 Arabs who live between Qalqilya and Nablus.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Highway 55 is an east-west highway in central Israel . Its Western terminus is in Kfar Sava , and it continues east to Nablus . The road passes near Qalqilya , Alfei Menashe , Azzun , Karnei Shomron and Kedumim , and ends in Nablus. After the First Intifada and the blocking of the road by Palestinians in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a number of bypass roads were built, south of Qalqilya and north of Azzun. Today the road serves the 20,000 Jews along its route and the 100,000 Arabs who live between Qalqilya and Nablus.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 364312598.
The opening as it stood in 2015
Highway 55 is an east-west highway in central Israel . Its Western terminus is in Kfar Saba , and it continues east to Nablus .Much of the road follows the eastern section of the " Aphek Ascent", an ancient east-west trade route connecting the Via Maris and the Way of the Patriarchs . The road passes near Qalqilya , Alfei Menashe , Azzun , Karnei Shomron and Kedumim , and ends in Nablus. After the First Intifada and the blocking of the road by Palestinians in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a number of bypass roads were built, south of Qalqilya and north of Azzun. Today the road serves the 20,000 Jews along its route and the 100,000 Arabs who live between Qalqilya and Nablus.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 547208042.
The opening as it stood in 2025 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Road in Israel Highway 55 is a west–east highway running in Israel. Its Western terminus is in Kfar Saba , and it continues east to Nablus . Much of the road follows the eastern section of the " Aphek Ascent", an ancient east–west trade route connecting the Via Maris and the Way of the Patriarchs . The road passes near Qalqilya , Alfei Menashe , Azzun , Karnei Shomron and Kedumim , and ends in Nablus. After the First Intifada and the blocking of the road by Palestinians in the late 1980s and early 1990s, several bypass roads were built, south of Qalqilya and north of Azzun. Today the road serves the 20,000 Jews along its route and the 100,000 Arabs who live between Qalqilya and Nablus.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “east-west highway in central israel”. Today it says “west–east highway running between israel and the west bank”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Road in Israel”. It now reads “Road in Israel and the West Bank, Palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
east-west highway in central israel
Now
west–east highway running between israel and the west bank
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