In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “city in samaria”. Today it says “orthodox jewish israeli 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 “city in samaria”. Today it says “orthodox jewish israeli settlement in the west bank”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Kfar Tapuach is a city in Samaria , Israel , and is the base of Kahane Chai . There is a hilltop outpost called Tapuach West which was home to a synagogue in memory of the Kahane couple but the Israeli government destroyed it. A temporary structure has been re-built. v t e1
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Apple-ville) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank , founded in 1978.It is one of a collection of Jewish towns in the Samaria region, south of Nablus / Shechem , and sits astride one of the major traffic junctions in the West Bank.The executive director of the village council is Yisrael Blunder.As of December 2007, it had 800 residents.The chief rabbi is Rabbi Shimon Rosenzwieg.The town located near the archaeological site of the biblical Kfar Tapuach appears in the Bible in the book of Joshua chapter 12 as one of the first 31 cities conquered by Joshua Bin-Nun and the children of Israel when they entered the land.
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Apple-ville) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank , founded in 1978. It sits astride one of the major traffic junctions in the West Bank. The executive director of the village council is Yisrael Blunder. As of December 2007, it had 800 residents. The chief rabbi is Shimon Rosenzwieg.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. The town is located near the archaeological site of Tapuach, which appears in the Bible in the Book of Joshua chapter 12 as one of the first 31 cities conquered by Joshua Bin-Nun and the children of Israel . The book of Joshua 17:8 places Tapuach at the border between the territory of the sons of Joseph, the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim .
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Kfar Tapuach ( , lit. , Apple-village) is an Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the West Bank , founded in 1978.It sits astride Tapuach Junction, one of the major traffic junctions in the West Bank.The executive director of the village council is Yisrael Blunder, and the chief rabbi is Shimon Rosenzwieg.In 2024, it had a population of 1,605. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Kfar Tapuach ( , lit. , Apple-village) is an Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the West Bank , founded in 1978. It sits astride Tapuach Junction, one of the major traffic junctions in the West Bank. The executive director of the village council is Yisrael Blunder, and the chief rabbi is Shimon Rosenzwieg. In 2024, it had a population of 1,605. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank 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 West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Kfar Tapuach ( Hebrew : כְּפַר תַּפּוּחַ , lit. , Apple-village) is an Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the West Bank , founded in 1978. It sits astride Tapuach Junction, one of the major traffic junctions in the West Bank. The executive director of the village council is Yisrael Blunder, and the chief rabbi is Shimon Rosenzwieg. In 2024, it had a population of 1,605. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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city in samaria
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orthodox jewish israeli settlement in the west bank
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