In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “communal israeli settlement in the west bank”. Today it says “israeli settlement in the west bank located 8 km from ramallah”.
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Israeli settlement in the West Bank This article is about the settlement. Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area Talmon ( Hebrew : טַלְמוֹן ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank located 8 km from Ramallah , next to the Palestinian villages of Al-Janiya , Al-Ittihad , and Al-Zaitounah – part of whose lands were confiscated for the construction of Talmon. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Located at an elevation of nearly 600 metres and 18 km east of Modiin , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 6,039. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Place in Israel Talmon ( ), is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located in the West Binyamin at an elevation of nearly 600 metres and 18 km east of the Modiin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . The name of the village comes from the family name of the family of gatekeepers of the Temple in Jerusalem who returned to rebuild Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah . Nehemiah 12 / Hebrew Bible in English / Mechon-Mamre
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Place in Israel Talmon ( ), is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank . Located in the West Binyamin at an elevation of nearly 600 metres and 18 km east of Modiin , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . The name of the settlement comes from the family name of the family of gatekeepers of the Temple in Jerusalem who returned to rebuild Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah . 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 This article is about the settlement.Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Talmon ( ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank .Located in the West Binyamin at an elevation of nearly 600 metres and 18 km east of Modiin , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council .In 2024 it had a population of 6,039. 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 on October 6, 2023
Israeli settlement in the West Bank This article is about the settlement. Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area Talmon ( ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank located 8 km from Ramallah , next to the Palestinian villages of Al-Janiya , Al-Ittihad , and Al-Zaitounah – part of whose lands were confiscated for the construction of Talmon. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Located at an elevation of nearly 600 metres and 18 km east of Modiin , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 6,039. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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communal israeli settlement in the west bank
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israeli settlement in the west bank located 8 km from ramallah
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