In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and a communal settlement in the gush etzion regional council”. Today it says “israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the 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 communal settlement in the gush etzion regional council”. Today it says “israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the west bank”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Kfar Eldad ( ) is an Israeli settlement and a community settlement in the West Bank , south of Jerusalem .1 It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council . The settlement is in the vicinity of Herodium and overlooks the Judean Desert . It is named after Israel Eldad , a Lehi member and Israeli philosopher. The population of the settlement is made up of both native born Israelis and Russian immigrants . Secular and religious people live side by side in the settlement. The settlement was established by families from the nearby Nokdim settlement, and originally served as the site of temporary housing prior to that town's construction. As of spring 2012, the settlement hosts some 80 families, and notable residents include leading Likud Knesset member Ze'ev Elkin .2The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Place in Israel Kfar Eldad ( ) is an Israeli settlement and a Communal settlement in the Gush Etzion Regional Council , south of Jerusalem . The settlement is in the vicinity of Herodion and overlooks the Judean Desert . It is named after Israel Eldad , a Lehi member and Israeli philosopher. The population of the settlement is made up of both native born Israelis and Russian immigrants . Secular and religious people live side by side in the settlement. The settlement was established by families from the nearby Nokdim settlement, and originally served as the site of temporary housing prior to that town's construction. 31°39′13.75″N 35°15′3.24″E  /  31.6538194°N 35.2509000°E  / 31.6538194; 35.2509000 v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Place in Israel Kfar Eldad ( ) is an Israeli settlement and a communal settlement in the West Bank , south of Jerusalem .It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council . The settlement is in the vicinity of Herodion and overlooks the Judean Desert . It is named after Israel Eldad , a Lehi member and Israeli philosopher. The population of the settlement is made up of both native born Israelis and Russian immigrants . Secular and religious people live side by side in the settlement. The settlement was established by families from the nearby Nokdim settlement, and originally served as the site of temporary housing prior to that town's construction. As of spring 2012, the settlement hosts some 80 families, and notable residents include leading Likud Knesset member Ze'ev Elkin .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Place Kfar Eldad ( ) is an Israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the West Bank , south of Jerusalem .Kfar Eldad is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council . The settlement is in the vicinity of Herodium and overlooks the Judean Desert . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank, like Kfar Eldad, illegal under international law .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli settlement Place Kfar Eldad ( Hebrew : כְּפַר אֶלְדָּד ) is an Israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the West Bank , south of Jerusalem . Kfar Eldad is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council . The settlement is in the vicinity of Herodium and overlooks the Judean Desert . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank, like Kfar Eldad, illegal under international law .
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israeli settlement and a communal settlement in the gush etzion regional council
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israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the west bank
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