In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “illegal israeli settlement founded by nethanel ozeri”. Today it says “illegal outpost”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Hilltop , outpost or lot 26 was an illegal Israeli settlement founded by Nethanel Ozeri .1It was founded near the city of Hebron in the West Bank .2It lay approximately 100 metres from the Kiryat Arba settlement.3At the time of its destruction, it had a population of around ten.4The settlement was peacefully dismantled on 24 March 2003 by the Israel Defence Force (IDF). The settlement had been created without a permit, and was therefore illegal under Israeli law.5The settlement had also been built on private Palestinian land.6 The rogue settlement was the first to be destroyed during Ariel Sharon 's second term of office.
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The opening as it stood in 2010 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Hilltop , outpost or lot 26 was an Israeli outpost founded by Netanel Ozeri .It was founded near the city of Hebron in the Judean Hills of the West Bank . It lay approximately 100 metres from the Kiryat Arba settlement. At the time of its destruction, it had a population of around ten. The settlement was dismantled on 24 March 2003 by the Israel Defence Force (IDF).The settlement had been created without a permit, and was therefore unauthorized under Israeli law. The settlement was the first to be destroyed during Ariel Sharon 's second term of office.
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The opening as it stood in 2015 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Hilltop , outpost or lot 26 , was an illegal outpost founded by Netanel Ozeri near the city of Hebron in the Judean Hills of the West Bank .It lay approximately 100 metres (330 ft) from the Kiryat Arba settlement. At the time of its destruction, it had a population of around ten. The settlement was dismantled on numerous occasions on 24 March 2003 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) due to a court order that established that the land belonged to Palestinian families who lived in the area. The settlement was the first to be destroyed during Ariel Sharon 's second term of office.
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The opening as it stood in 2020 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Hilltop , outpost or lot 26 , was an illegal outpost , consisting of a mobile home, founded by Netanel Ozeri outside Hebron in the West Bank .It lay approximately 100 metres (330 ft) from the Kiryat Arba settlement, in the Beqa'a valley. At the time of its destruction. Despite court orders, he kept expanding his outpost, refused to bullet-proof the caravan, fence the area he claimed in, or accept protection from the IDF . The settlement was dismantled on the night of 24 March 2003 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) due to a court order that established that the land belonged to Palestinian families who lived in the area. Ozeri's wife, Livnat, daughter of the Jewish terrorist leader Shaul Nir , stated on the occasion: "I will overcome my personal pain.But what is so painful is the Hillul Hashem [desecration of the name of God] that was committed here.Seeing that the Arab houses are still standing, while Jews destroyed houses of Jews - this is an indescribable pain." The settlement was the first to be destroyed during Ariel Sharon 's second term of office.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Illegal outpost in the West Bank Hilltop , outpost or lot 26 , was an illegal outpost , consisting of a mobile home, founded by Netanel Ozeri outside Hebron in the West Bank . It lay approximately 100 metres (330 ft) from the Kiryat Arba settlement, in the Beqa'a valley. At the time of its destruction. Despite court orders, he kept expanding his outpost, refused to bullet-proof the caravan, fence the area he claimed in, or accept protection from the IDF . The settlement was dismantled on the night of 24 March 2003 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) due to a court order that established that the land belonged to Palestinian families who lived in the area. Ozeri's wife, Livnat, daughter of the Jewish terrorist leader Shaul Nir , stated on the occasion: "I will overcome my personal pain. But what is so painful is the Hillul Hashem [desecration of the name of God] that was committed here. Seeing that the Arab houses are still standing, while Jews destroyed houses of Jews - this is an indescribable pain." The settlement was the first to be destroyed during Ariel Sharon 's second term of office.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Illegal outpost in the West Bank Hilltop , outpost or lot 26 , was an illegal outpost , consisting of a mobile home, founded by Netanel Ozeri outside Hebron in the West Bank . It lay approximately 100 metres (330 ft) from the Kiryat Arba settlement, in the Beqa'a valley. At the time of its destruction. Despite court orders, he kept expanding his outpost, refused to bullet-proof the caravan, fence the area he claimed in, or accept protection from the IDF . The settlement was dismantled on the night of 24 March 2003 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) due to a court order that established that the land belonged to Palestinian families who lived in the area. Ozeri's wife, Livnat, daughter of the Jewish terrorist leader Shaul Nir , stated on the occasion: "I will overcome my personal pain. But what is so painful is the Hillul Hashem [desecration of the name of God] that was committed here. Seeing that the Arab houses are still standing, while Jews destroyed houses of Jews - this is an indescribable pain." The settlement was the first to be destroyed during Ariel Sharon 's second term of office.
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illegal israeli settlement founded by nethanel ozeri
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illegal outpost
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