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When did the Nof HaGalil article stop using the word "settler"?

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The opening as it read in 2005

Government compound named after Yitzhak Rabin in Nazerat Illit Nazerat Illit (נצרת עילית; sometimes spelled Nazareth Illit ) is a city in the North District in Israel . According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 44,200. The name Nazareth Illit is Hebrew for " upper Nazareth ", referring to the adjacent and much older city of Nazareth . (Sometimes the name is attributed " Nazareth Elite ", but this is a false friend .) The separate, upper , town was founded in the 1950s (foundations were laid in 1954 , first settlers arrived at 1956 ). It was planned for a predominantly Jewish population, which was to live alongside the predominantly Arab population of the original city of Nazareth.¹

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The opening as it stood in 2010 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Israel municipality Nazareth Illit ( ) ( Upper Nazareth ) is a city in the North District of Israel . At the end of 2007 it had a population of 43,100. Nazareth Illit was founded in the 1950s. Foundations were laid in 1954 and first residents moved in two years later. It was planned as a Jewish town alongside the predominantly Arab city of Nazareth . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2008-06-30 .

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Israel municipality Nazareth Illit ( ) ( Upper Nazareth ) is a city in the Northern District of Israel . At the end of 2007 it had a population of 40,800. Nazareth Illit was founded in 1957. It was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the Arab city of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2010-06-30 .

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View of Galilee ; ) is a city in the Northern District of Israel with a population of . Founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit ( ), it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the Arab city of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley . Today, 23% of the city's population is Arab . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

City in Israel Nof HaGalil ( , lit. View of Galilee ; ) is a city in the Northern District of Israel with a population of . Nof HaGalil was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit ( , , lit. Upper Nazareth ), it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the Arab city of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley . In 1963, it was declared a local council , and in 1974, it formally gained the status of a city . Following the collapse of the Soviet Union , the city saw a large influx of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet republics , which doubled the city's population and made it one of the centers of Russian Jewish culture in Israel . In recent decades, the city also became a mixed city following significant Israeli Arab immigration; today 29% of the city's population is Arab, although they depend on neighboring Nazareth for many services as the municipality has refused to allow the building of any churches, mosques or Arabic-speaking schools. Its name was changed in 2019 to "Nof HaGalil" following a plebiscite in which 80% of voters, although with low turnout, approved the change. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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City in Israel Nof HaGalil is a city in the Northern District of Israel with a population of . Nof HaGalil was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit ( Hebrew : נָצְרַת עִלִּית , romanized : Natzrat Ilit ; Arabic : الناصرة العليا , romanized : An-Nāṣira al-‘ulyā , lit. ' Upper Nazareth ' ), it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the city of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley . In 1963, it was declared a local council , and in 1974, it formally gained the status of a city . Following the collapse of the Soviet Union , the city saw a large influx of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet republics , which doubled the city's population and made it one of the centers of Russian Jewish culture in Israel . Nof Hagalil also has a significant Israeli Arab community. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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