In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “barbed wire fence erected in 1938 by the british mandate authorities on the northern border of palestine to kee”. Today it says “barbed wire fence erected in may–june 1938 by british mandatory authorities in the upper galilee near the north”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Border fence in the Upper Galilee during the British Mandate of Palestine "Tegart's Wall", Palestine 1938–1940 Tegart's Wall was a barbed wire fence erected in May–June 1938 by British Mandatory authorities in the Upper Galilee near the northern border of the territory in order to keep militants from infiltrating from French-controlled Mandatory Lebanon and Syria to join the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine . With time the security system further included police forts , smaller pillbox -type fortified positions, and mounted police squads patrolling along it. It was described as an "ingenious solution for handling terrorism in Mandatory Palestine." "Palestine: Tegart's Wall" , Time , archived from the original on Aug 26, 2010 .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Pillbox built along the route of Teggart's Wall, still standing today near Goren industrial zone, northern Israel Tegart's Wall was a barbed wire fence erected in 1938 by the British Mandate authorities on the northern border of Palestine to keep militants from infiltrating from Syria and Lebanon to join the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Pillbox built along the route of Tegart's Wall, still standing today near Goren industrial zone, northern Israel Tegart's Wall was a barbed wire fence erected in May-June 1938 by British Mandatory authorities on the northern border of Palestine in order to keep militants from infiltrating from Syria and Lebanon to join the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine .It was described as an "ingenious solution for handling terrorism in Palestine." Palestine: Tegart's Wall, Time Magazine
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The opening as it stood in 2020
"Tegart's Wall", Palestine 1938–1940 Tegart's Wall was a barbed wire fence erected in May-June 1938 by British Mandatory authorities in the Upper Galilee near the northern border of the territory in order to keep militants from infiltrating from French-controlled Mandatory Lebanon and Syria to join the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine .With time the security system further included police forts , smaller pillbox -type fortified positions, and mounted police squads patrolling along it.It was described as an "ingenious solution for handling terrorism in Mandatory Palestine." Palestine: Tegart's Wall , Time Magazine
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “barbed wire fence erected in 1938 by the british mandate authorities on the northern border of palestine to kee”. Today it says “barbed wire fence erected in may–june 1938 by british mandatory authorities in the upper galilee near the north”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
barbed wire fence erected in 1938 by the british mandate authorities on the northern border of palestine to kee
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barbed wire fence erected in may–june 1938 by british mandatory authorities in the upper galilee near the north
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