Wikipedia's first sentence called it “moshav shitufi in the jerusalem corridor”. Today it says “moshav shitufi in central israel”.
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Shoresh ( , lit.1Root) is a moshav shitufi in the Jerusalem Corridor , Israel , under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council .2Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai , it covers an area of 7,500 dunams (2.9 mi² or 7.5 km²).3In 2006, it had a population of 577.4On April 15, 1948, the Harel Brigade captured the Arab village of Saris overlooking the highway to Jerusalem. The strategic hilltop position had been used to fire on Jewish vehicles traveling on the road below. That year, a group of immigrants from Eastern Europe founded a kibbutz on the site, adapting the name of the abandoned village. Four years later, it became a moshav . Today Shoresh operates a hotel, conference center and banquet hall. In July 1995, a fire virtually destroyed the moshav's poultry and orchard industries, damaged the hotel, and left over half the moshav members homeless.5
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Place in Israel Shoresh ( , lit. Root) is a moshav shitufi in the Jerusalem Corridor , Israel , under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council . Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai , it covers an area of 7,500 dunams (2.9 mi² or 7.5 km²). In 2006, it had a population of 577. On April 15, 1948, the Harel Brigade captured the Arab village of Saris overlooking the highway to Jerusalem. The strategic hilltop position had been used to fire on Jewish vehicles traveling on the road below. That year, a group of immigrants from Eastern Europe founded a kibbutz on the site, adapting the name of the abandoned village. Four years later, it became a moshav . Today Shoresh operates a hotel, conference center and banquet hall. In July 1995, a fire virtually destroyed the moshav's poultry and orchard industries, damaged the hotel, and left over half the moshav members homeless.
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Place in Jerusalem, Israel Shoresh ( , lit.Root) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel .Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council .In 2024 it had a population of 1,399.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Place in Jerusalem, Israel Shoresh ( , lit. Root) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel . Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 1,399. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Place in Jerusalem, Israel Shoresh ( Hebrew : שורש, שֹׁרֶשׁ , lit.Root / source ) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel . Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 1,399. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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moshav shitufi in the jerusalem corridor
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moshav shitufi in central israel
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