In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of hamas ' most popular candidates elected in the palestinian legislative election”. Today it says “palestinian activist popularly known by palestinians as the "mother of martyrs" for her support for her sons' i”.
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Palestinian activist (1949–2013) Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat ( Arabic : مريم محمد يوسف فرحات ), or Mariam Farahat (1949 – 17 March 2013), more commonly known as Umm Nidal (Arabic: أم نضال ) was a Palestinian activist popularly known by Palestinians as the "Mother of Martyrs" for her support for her sons' involvement in attacks against Israel. Three of her sons were members of Hamas who conducted or participated in the organisation of attacks against Israeli civilian and/or military targets and were killed by Israeli forces, while she was still alive. A fourth son, also a member of Hamas, was killed in the Gaza war more than a decade after her death. Umm Nidal was a close associate of the Hamas leadership for over 2 decades. Farhat had strong militant credentials, including an appearance carrying a gun in a video in which she advised one of her sons, Mohammed, on tactics before he attacked a Jewish settlement. Mohammed, 17, killed five Israelis before he was shot dead in the assault in the occupied Gaza Strip in 2002. Farhat's eldest son, Nidal, was killed in 2003 as he was preparing for another attack. A third son, Rawad, died earlier this year in an Israeli air strike on his car, which was carrying rockets. She also was a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Hamas. Farhat was one of the most prominent Islamist female leaders in Gaza and became an icon of the Second Intifada .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat ( ) (or Mariam Farahat; born in 1950), popularly known as Umm Nidal , "the mother of Nidal", is one of Hamas ' most popular candidates elected in the Palestinian legislative election, 2006 . She sent three of her six sons on Hamas suicide attacks against Israel . The word "Nidal" in Arabic language is a secular term, meaning "struggle", "effort" or "work".
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Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat ( ), or Mariam Farahat (c. 1949 – 17 March 2013), popularly known as Umm Nidal ( ), "the mother of Nidal", was one of Hamas ' candidates elected in the Palestinian legislative election, 2006 .Three of her six sons performed attacks against Israel .The word "Nidal" in Arabic language is a term, meaning "struggle", "effort" or "work".
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Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat ( ), or Mariam Farahat (24 December 1949 – 17 March 2013), popularly known as Umm Nidal ( ), "the mother of Nidal", or " Khansa of Palestine " ( ), was Palestinian politician, member of parliament in the Palestinian Legislative Council , and one of Hamas ' candidates elected in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election .The word " Nidal " in Arabic is a term, meaning "struggle", "effort" or "work".She was one of the prominent Islamist female leaders in Palestine.
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Palestinian activist (1949–2013) Maryam Mohammad Yousif Farhat ( ), or Mariam Farahat (1949 – 17 March 2013), more commonly known as Umm Nidal ( ) was a Palestinian activist popularly known by Palestinians as the "Mother of Martyrs" for her support for her sons' involvement in attacks against Israel.Three of her sons were members of Hamas killed by Israel, and she was a close associate of Hamas leadership for over 2 decades.She also was a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Hamas.Farhat was one of the most prominent Islamist female leaders in Palestine and became an icon of the Second Intifada .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of hamas ' most popular candidates elected in the palestinian legislative election”. Today it says “palestinian activist popularly known by palestinians as the "mother of martyrs" for her support for her sons' i”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
one of hamas ' most popular candidates elected in the palestinian legislative election
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palestinian activist popularly known by palestinians as the "mother of martyrs" for her support for her sons' i
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