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Nimrin
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian arab town of 320 that was captured and depopulated by israel 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
Nimrin was a Palestinian town that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war .1 Number of houses 1931: 71 Historical names Israeli settlement(s) Achuzzat Naftali Public structures A boy school2
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian arab town of 320 that was captured and depopulated by israel 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 town that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war
Now
palestinian arab town of 320 that was captured and depopulated by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war
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