In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and a town located in the samarian hills of the west bank that was founded during hanukkah 1”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the northern west bank”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and a town located in the samarian hills of the west bank that was founded during hanukkah 1”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the northern west bank”.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Local council in West Bank Kedumim ( ), is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council located in the northern West Bank .1 Founded on Hanukkah 1975 by members of the Gush Emunim settlement movement, it later became a local council . In 2024 it had a population of 4,564. The consensus of the international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law . According to the BBC , as of 2008 "every government in the world, except Israel, considered the settlements to be illegal".2The Israeli government dispute this.3 Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Daniella Weiss: 62, mayor of the Jewish settlement of Kedumim, near Nablus, in the West Bank The Guardian, June 4, 2007 Mass arrests create new foes for Israel The Guardian.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Israel municipality Kedumim ( ), also spelled Qedumim , is an Israeli settlement and a town located in the Samarian hills of the West Bank that was founded during Hanukkah 1975 and now enjoys the municipal status of local council . Founded in 1975 by members of the Gush Emunim settlement movement, its current population is now about 3,500 people. Daniella Weiss was the mayor of Kedumim.
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Israel municipality Kedumim ( ), also Qedumim , is an Israeli settlement and a town located in the Samarian hills of the West Bank . Kedumim was founded on Hanukkah 1975 by members of the Gush Emunim settlement movement.Since then, it has achieved local council status and has a population of 4,219.The mayor is Hananel Dorani.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Israel municipality Kedumim ( , Kdumim ), is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council located in the northern West Bank .Founded on Hanukkah 1975 by members of the Gush Emunim settlement movement, it later became a local council .In 2024 it had a population of 4,564.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.Daniella Weiss: 62, mayor of the Jewish settlement of Kedumim, near Nablus, in the West Bank The Guardian, June 4, 2007 Mass arrests create new foes for Israel The Guardian.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Local council in West Bank Kedumim ( Hebrew : קְדוּמִים , romanized : Kdumim ), is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank . Founded on Hanukkah 1975 by members of the Gush Emunim settlement movement, it later became a local council . In 2024 it had a population of 4,564. The consensus of the international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law . The Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Daniella Weiss: 62, mayor of the Jewish settlement of Kedumim, near Nablus, in the West Bank The Guardian, June 4, 2007 Mass arrests create new foes for Israel The Guardian.
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israeli settlement and a town located in the samarian hills of the west bank that was founded during hanukkah 1
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israeli settlement in the northern west bank
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