In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “political initiative by a number of arab governments in the 1970s”. Today it says “political initiative of 4 december 1977 by the palestine liberation organization”.
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Right to left: Syrian president Assad , Algerian president Boumedienne and Libyan leader Gaddafi at the Front summit in Tripoli , December 1977 The Steadfastness and Confrontation Front ( Arabic : جبهة الصمود والتصدي ) was a political initiative of 4 December 1977 by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the governments of Libya , Algeria , Syria and South Yemen following the visit by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to Israel on 19 November 1977, which was widely seen in the Arab world as an abandonment of the previously-agreed principle of withholding recognition of Israel and as breaking the Arab alliance against Israel. PLO call for the formation of the Front at the Jewish Virtual Library.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Steadfastness and Confrontation Front ( ) was a political initiative by a number of Arab governments in the 1970s, related to the Arab-Israeli Conflict .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Steadfastness and Confrontation Front ( ) was a 1970s political initiative relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict .It was supported by a number of Arab governments.
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Right to left: Syrian president Assad , Algerian president Boumedienne and Libyan leader Gaddafi at the Front summit in Tripoli , December 1977 The Steadfastness and Confrontation Front ( ) was a political initiative of 4 December 1977 by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the governments of Libya , Algeria , Syria and South Yemen following the visit by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to Israel on 19 November 1977, which was widely seen in the Arab world as an abandonment of the previously-agreed principle of withholding recognition of Israel and as breaking the Arab alliance against Israel.PLO call for the formation of the Front at the Jewish Virtual Library.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “political initiative by a number of arab governments in the 1970s”. Today it says “political initiative of 4 december 1977 by the palestine liberation organization”. Read the current article and compare.
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political initiative by a number of arab governments in the 1970s
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political initiative of 4 december 1977 by the palestine liberation organization
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