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Mohammed el-Kurd
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian writer and poet”. Today it says “palestinian writer and poet who has gained prominence for his description of palestinians' lives under occupati”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian writer and poet”. Today it says “palestinian writer and poet who has gained prominence for his description of palestinians' lives under occupati”.
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Mohammed el-Kurd ( Arabic : محمد الكرد ; born 15 May 1998) is a Palestinian writer and poet who has gained prominence for his description of Palestinians' lives under occupation in East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank . El-Kurd has referred to evictions as a form of ethnic cleansing , and has also accused Israel of imposing apartheid-style laws and regulations onto Palestinians in the occupied territories. He has also spoken out about the oppression in the Gaza Strip , notably the Gaza war .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian writer and poet”. Today it says “palestinian writer and poet who has gained prominence for his description of palestinians' lives under occupati”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian writer and poet
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palestinian writer and poet who has gained prominence for his description of palestinians' lives under occupati
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