In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian village located 17”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian village located 17”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Palestinian village located 17.5 kilometers east of Acre Village in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Mi'ar ( ), was a Palestinian village located 17.5 kilometers east of Acre . Its population in 1945 was 770. The Crusaders referred to it as "Myary". By the 19th century, during Ottoman rule, it was a large Muslim village. The village was a center of Palestinian Arab rebel operations during the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine against British rule and consequently the village was completely dynamited by the British. Mi'ar was later restored, but it was depopulated by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . The Jewish communities of Atzmon , Ya'ad and Manof are located on former village land.
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Mi'ar was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war .
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former Arab villages in Palestine Mi'ar (known to the Crusaders as Myary ) was a Palestinian village located 17.5 kilometers east of Acre , depopulated in 1948.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
former Arab villages in Palestine Mi'ar ( ), known to the Crusaders as Myary , was a Palestinian village located 17.5 kilometers east of Acre . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Palestinian village located 17.5 kilometers east of Acre Village in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Mi'ar ( Arabic : ميعار ), was a Palestinian village located 17.5 kilometers east of Acre . Its population in 1945 was 770. The Crusaders referred to it as "Myary". By the 19th century, during Ottoman rule, it was a large Muslim village. The village was a center of Palestinian Arab rebel operations during the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine against British rule and consequently the village was completely dynamited by the British. Mi'ar was later restored, but it was depopulated by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . The Jewish communities of Atzmon , Ya'ad and Manof are located on former village land.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian village located 17”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war
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palestinian village located 17
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