Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and a communal village located at an elevation of 200 metres north-east of rosh haayin and o”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the west bank at an elevation of 200 metres”.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Sha'arei Tikva ( , lit.1 Gates of Hope) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank at an elevation of 200 metres. Located northeast of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . It had a population of around 6,000 as of January 2017.2 The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Gates of Hope) is an Israeli settlement and a communal village located at an elevation of 200 metres north-east of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana in the north-western West Bank . Founded in 1983 through a government decision, the first residents moved to the new village in April 1983. Its current population is now about 4,500 people in about 1,200 families. The village is run by a local committee under the umbrella municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council . The head of that committee is Gideon Idan.
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Gates of Hope) is an Israeli settlement and a communal village located at an elevation of 200 metres northeast of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana in the northwestern West Bank . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Sha'arei Tikva ( , lit. Gates of Hope) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank at an elevation of 200 metres. Located northeast of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . In 2024 its population was . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Sha'arei Tikva ( Hebrew : שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה , lit. ' Gates of Hope ' ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank at an elevation of 200 metres. Located northeast of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council . In 2021 it had a population of 6,122. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli settlement and a communal village located at an elevation of 200 metres north-east of rosh haayin and o”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the west bank at an elevation of 200 metres”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli settlement and a communal village located at an elevation of 200 metres north-east of rosh haayin and o
Now
israeli settlement in the west bank at an elevation of 200 metres
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