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Japan–Palestine relations
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “relations between japan and the palestinian national authority”. Today it says “relations between japan and palestine”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Japan–Palestine relations are the relations between Japan and the Palestinian National Authority . Although the two countries have friendly relations, Japan does not recognize Palestine as a sovereign state but as the Palestinian National Authority.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “relations between japan and the palestinian national authority”. Today it says “relations between japan and palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
relations between japan and the palestinian national authority
Now
relations between japan and palestine
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