Wikipedia's first sentence called it “deeply proud of its roots”. Today it says “israeli born”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Iranian Jews in Israel refers to the community of Iranian Jews who migrated to Israel after the formation of the modern state and living within the state of Israel.1They have a deep and strong connection to Iran, so overall Iranian Jews who immigrated to Israel or Israeli-Iranian and their descendants keep on using the Persian language and also hold a strong Iranian identity. At the same time most of the Iranian Jews are religious or traditionals and have a very strong and deep connection to the Jewish religion and to the state of Israel. The Iranian Jewish community has a remarkable relationship with the Land of Israel , and it has been told that in every generation, since the Babylonian exile the Jewish community of Iranian sent a messenger to check whether the Jews had started to return to the Land of Israel in order for them to also come back.2 Jews, by country of origin and age
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ethnic group In a June 2009 Los Angeles Times blog article about Iranian-Israeli Jews showing solidarity with the Iranian protestors, said that "The Israeli community of Iranian Jews numbers about 170,000—including the first generation of Israeli-born—and is deeply proud of its roots. Jews, by country of origin and age
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Ethnic group Iranian Jews in Israel refers to the community of Iranian Jews who immigrated to Ottoman Palestine , Mandate Palestine , and later the State of Israel .Iranian Jews in Israel number over 135,000 and most of them are Israeli born .Jews, by country of origin and age Jews, by country of origin and age
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ethnic group Iranian Jews in Israel refers to the community of Iranian Jews who immigrated to Ottoman Palestine , Mandatory Palestine , and later the State of Israel . Iranian Jews in Israel number over 135,000 and most of them are Israeli born . Why are people going to Iran? . Jews, by country of origin and age
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Ethnic group Iranian Jews in Israel refers to the community of Iranian Jews who immigrated to Ottoman Palestine , Mandatory Palestine , and later the State of Israel . Iranian Jews in Israel number more than 200,000 and most of them are Israeli born . Jews, by country of origin and age
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “deeply proud of its roots”. Today it says “israeli born”. Read the current article and compare.
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deeply proud of its roots
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israeli born
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