In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “part of the government of israel responsible for managing the 93% of the land in israel which is in the public”. Today it says “israeli government authority responsible for managing land in israel which is in the public domain”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “part of the government of israel responsible for managing the 93% of the land in israel which is in the public”. Today it says “israeli government authority responsible for managing land in israel which is in the public domain”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Israel Land Administration (ILA), ( ; ) is part of the government of Israel responsible for managing the 93% of the land in Israel which is in the public domain .1These lands are either property of the state, belong to the Jewish National Fund (JNF) which controls 13% of the land. , or belong to the Israel Development Authority . This land comprises 4,820,500 acres (19,508 km ). "Ownership" of real estate in Israel usually means leasing rights from the ILA for a period of 49 or 98 years.2
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The opening as it stood in 2015 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Israel Land Administration ( ILA ; ; ) ("Minhal Mekarka'ei Yisrael") is an Israeli government authority responsible for managing land in Israel which is in the public domain .It manages 93% of the land in the country.As a result of reforms soon it will be transformed into Israel Land Authority .Ilan Ben Zion, Lands chief position reportedly forced on Likud minister
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Israel Land Administration ( ILA ; ; ) is an Israeli government authority responsible for managing land in Israel which is in the public domain . It manages 93% of the land in the country. As a result of reforms soon it will be transformed into Israel Land Authority . Ilan Ben Zion, Lands chief position reportedly forced on Likud minister
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Israel Land Administration ( ILA ; ; ) is an Israeli government authority responsible for managing land in Israel which is in the public domain . It manages 93% of the land in the country. As a result of reforms soon it will be transformed into Israel Land Authority . Ilan Ben Zion, Lands chief position reportedly forced on Likud minister
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Defunct Israeli agency managing land The Israel Land Administration ( ILA ; Hebrew : מנהל מקרקעי ישראל , romanized : Minhal Mekarka'ei Yisra'el ; Arabic : مديرية أراضي اسرائيل ) was an Israeli government authority responsible for managing land in Israel which is in the public domain . It manages 93% of the land in the country. As a result of reforms enacted by the 2009 government , it was transformed into Israel Land Authority . Ilan Ben Zion, Lands chief position reportedly forced on Likud minister
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “part of the government of israel responsible for managing the 93% of the land in israel which is in the public”. Today it says “israeli government authority responsible for managing land in israel which is in the public domain”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
part of the government of israel responsible for managing the 93% of the land in israel which is in the public
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israeli government authority responsible for managing land in israel which is in the public domain
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