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Safsaf
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 9 kilometres northwest of safed”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Safsaf was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war . Number of houses 1931: 124, 1947: 214 Historical names Israeli settlement(s) ha-Shahar , Bar Yochay Public structures A mosque, a shrine, a school1
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Today
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 9 kilometres northwest of safed”. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is
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Then
palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war
Now
palestinian village 9 kilometres northwest of safed
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