Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the southern golan heights organized as a moshav shitufi”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Place in Northern, Israel Kanaf ( ) is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi located in the southern Golan Heights , under the administration of Israel .1 One of four Golan settlements that overlook the Sea of Galilee , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council . The settlement began to be populated in 1991, and had a population of 543 in 2024. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Place in Israel Kanaf ( ) is an Israeli settlement , moshav shitufi , located in the southern Golan Heights , under the administration of Israel . The settlement was built in 1985. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council .
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Place in Israel Kanaf ( ) is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi located in the southern Golan Heights , under the administration of Israel . Families began populating Kanaf in 1991.Kanaf, which falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council , is one of four Golan settlements that overlook the Sea of Galilee .The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Place in Northern Kanaf ( ) is an Israeli settlement in the southern Golan Heights , organized as moshav shitufi , under the administration of Israel . One of four Golan settlements that overlook the Sea of Galilee , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council . The settlement began to be populated in 1991, and had a population of 543 in 2024. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights Place in Northern Kanaf ( Hebrew : כָּנָף ) is an Israeli settlement in the southern Golan Heights , organized as moshav shitufi , under the administration of Israel . One of four Golan settlements that overlook the Sea of Galilee , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council . The settlement began to be populated in 1991, and had a population of 543 in 2024. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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israeli settlement
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israeli settlement in the southern golan heights organized as a moshav shitufi
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