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Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "religious israeli settlement". Today it says "israeli settlement in the west bank". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 5 moments between 2015 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

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The opening as it read in 2015

Ma'ale Hever ( ) or Pnei Hever ( ), at an elevation of 810 metres, is an Israeli settlement organized as a communal settlement .¹ The village is located in the eastern Hebron hills in the West Bank , east of Hebron and within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council . The village, home to over fifty families, is named after the nearby Hever Stream .² The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.³ Ma'ale Hever was established as Nahal Yakin on January 31, 1982 (7th of Shvat , 5742) as a pioneer Nahal military outpost and demilitarized when turned over to eleven families shortly thereafter on August 24, 1983 (15th of Elul , 5743). In its early years, the only route leading to the village passed through Bani Na'im , a city now part of the Palestinian National Authority . The community rabbi is Rabbi Chaim Klein. Assaf Ramon, son of Israeli Astronaut Ilan Ramon who was aboard the fatal mission Columbia when the space shuttle exploded, was killed when the F-16 he was flying crashed in the vicinity of Pnei Hever.⁴

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The opening as it stood in 2010

Place in Israel Ma'ale Hever ( ) or Pnei Hever ( ), at an elevation of 810 metres, is a Religious Israeli settlement . The village is located in the eastern Hebron hills in the West Bank , east of Hebron and within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council . The village, home to over fifty families, is named after the nearby Hever Stream . Ma'ale Hever was established as Nahal Yakin on January 31, 1982 (7th of Shvat , 5742) as a pioneer Nahal military outpost and demilitarized when turned over to eleven families shortly thereafter on August 24, 1983 (15th of Elul , 5743). In its early years, the only route leading to the village passed through Bani Na'im , a city now part of the Palestinian National Authority . The community rabbi is Rabbi Chaim Klein.

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The opening as it stood in 2020 6 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Ma'ale Hever ( ) or Pnei Hever ( ), at an elevation of 810 metres, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located in the eastern Hebron hills to the east of Hebron, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 600. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government as well as the United States government, as of 2019, 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 Ma'ale Hever ( ) or Pnei Hever ( ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located in the eastern Hebron hills to the east of Hebron at an elevation of 810 metres, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 600. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government, as of 2019, 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 Ma'ale Hever ( Hebrew : מַעֲלֵה חֶבֶר ) or Pnei Hever ( Hebrew : פְּנֵי חֶבֶר ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located in the eastern Hebron Hills to the east of Hebron at an elevation of 810 m (2,660 ft), it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council . It overlooks the wilderness of Ziff and the Dead Sea Valley. In 2024 it had a population of 600. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegal under international law . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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