Wikipedia's first sentence called it “form of rural settlement in israel”. Today it says “form of agricultural jewish settlement in the region of palestine”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Rural Jewish settlement in Ottoman Palestine”. It now reads “Agricultural Jewish settlement in the region of Palestine (now Israel)”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Moshava) Yavne'el (Moshava) A moshava ( ), plural: moshavot (מושבות), is a form of rural settlement in Israel established mainly during the first two waves of proto- Zionist and Zionist immigration, the First and Second Aliyah .1In a moshava, as opposed to communal settlements like the kibbutz and the moshav , all the land and property are privately owned. The first moshavot, described as "colonies" in professional literature, were established by pioneers of the First Aliyah in Ottoman Palestine . The economy of the early moshavot was based on agriculture. Petah Tikva , known as the "Mother of the Moshavot" ( Em HaMoshavot ), was founded in 1878, four years before the First Aliyah, by religious Jews from Europe . The first four moshavot of the First Aliyah period were Rishon LeZion , Rosh Pinna , Zikhron Ya'akov and Yesud HaMa'ala .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Yokneam (Moshava) Yavne'el (Moshava) A moshava ( ), plural: Moshavot (מושבות) is a form of rural settlement in Israel . In a moshava, as opposed to communal settlements like the kibbutz and the moshav , all the land and property are privately-owned. The first moshavot, described as "colonies" in professional literature, were established by pioneers of the First Aliyah in Ottoman Palestine . The economy of the early moshavot was based on agriculture. Petah Tikva , known as the "Mother of the Moshavot" ( Em HaMoshavot ), was founded in 1878, four years before the First Aliyah, by religious Jews from Jerusalem . The first four moshavot of the First Aliyah period were Rishon LeZion , Rosh Pinna , Zikhron Ya'akov and Yesud HaMa'ala .
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Gedara, before 1899 Yokneam (moshava) Yavne'el (moshava) A moshava ( ), plural: moshavot ( ), was a form of rural Jewish settlement in Ottoman Palestine , established by the members of the Old Yishuv since late 1870s and during the first two waves of Jewish Zionist immigration – the First and Second Aliyah .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Rural Jewish settlement in Ottoman Palestine Not to be confused with Moshav . Gedara, before 1899 Yokneam (moshava) Yavne'el (moshava) A moshava ( , plural: moshavot מושבות , lit. colony or village ) was a form of rural Jewish settlement in Ottoman Palestine , established by the members of the Old Yishuv since late 1870s and during the first two waves of Jewish Zionist immigration – the First and Second Aliyah .
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The opening as it stood in 2025 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Agricultural Jewish settlement in the region of Palestine (now Israel) Not to be confused with Moshav .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “form of rural settlement in israel”. Today it says “form of agricultural jewish settlement in the region of palestine”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Rural Jewish settlement in Ottoman Palestine”. It now reads “Agricultural Jewish settlement in the region of Palestine (now Israel)”. Read the current article and compare.
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form of rural settlement in israel
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form of agricultural jewish settlement in the region of palestine
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