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Khirbat al-Jawfa
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian arab village that was depopulated during the 1948 arab–israeli war”. This article was not filed under it. Today it is filed under Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Khirbat' was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war .1 Number of houses n/a Historical names Israeli settlement(s) Ma'ale Gilbo'a Public structures n/a2
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian arab village that was depopulated during the 1948 arab–israeli war”. This article was not filed under it. Today it is filed under Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war
Now
palestinian arab village that was depopulated during the 1948 arab–israeli war
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