In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mostly populated by arabs”. Today it says “valley and its surrounding area in israel populated mainly by arab israelis”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Wadi Ara or Nahal Iron ( , ), refers to an area within Israel that is mostly populated by Arabs . It is located northwest of the Green Line and is mostly within Israel's Haifa District . Originally captured by Arab League forces (Iraqi) in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , it was ceded to Israel in an apparent exchange for territory south of Hebron in the 1949 Israel-Jordan armistice . In March 1949 as the Iraqi forces withdrew from Palestine and handed over their positions to the smaller Jordanian legion, 3 Israeli brigades moved into positions in Operation Shin-Tav-Shin . Following the operation, Israel renegotiated the cease fire line in the Wadi Ara area of the Northern West Bank in an agreement reached on 23 March 1949 and incorporated into the General Armistice Agreement. It has been estimated that 15 villages were ceded to Israel. The area has come under political attention as some Israeli politicians such as Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party have brought up transferring the area to the sovereignty and administration of the Palestinian Authority for a future Palestinian State . In return the Palestinian Authority would transfer specific large Israeli settlement "blocs" within the West Bank east of the Green Line to the Israel. According to politicians who support this land-swap, Israel would ensure and secure itself as a primarily Jewish state . However many politicians within the Knesset disagree and believe it would only decrease Israel's Arab population by a mere 10%, while most Israeli Arabs object to trading Israeli citizenship for Palestinian citizenship.1
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Wadi Ara (also Nahal 'Iron ) ( , ), is an area in Israel populated mainly by Arab citizens of Israel .Wadi Ara is located northwest of the Green Line , in the Haifa District .Highway 65 runs through the wadi.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Wadi Ara (also Nahal 'Iron ) ( , ), is a valley and its surrounding area in Israel populated mainly by Arab Israelis . Wadi Ara is located northwest of the Green Line , in the Haifa District . Highway 65 runs through the wadi . The ancient town of biblical fame, Megiddo , also known as Armageddon , used to guard its northern exit during much of the Bronze and Iron Ages .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Valley in Israel For the former village in Palestine, see Wadi Ara, Haifa .Wadi Ara Wadi Ara ( , ) or Nahal 'Iron ( ), is a valley and its surrounding area in Israel populated mainly by Arab Israelis .The area is also known as the " Northern Triangle ". Wadi Ara is located northwest of the Green Line , in the Haifa District . Highway 65 runs through the wadi . The ancient town of biblical fame, Megiddo , known from Revelation 16:16 as Armageddon , used to guard its northern exit during much of the Bronze and Iron Ages .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Valley in Israel For the former village in Mandatory Palestine, see Wadi Ara, Haifa .Wadi Ara Wadi Ara ( Arabic : وادي عارة , Hebrew : ואדי עארה ) or Nahal 'Iron ( Hebrew : נחל עירון ), is a valley and its surrounding area in Israel populated mainly by Arab Israelis . The area is also known as the " Northern Triangle ". Wadi Ara is located northwest of the Green Line , in the Haifa District . Highway 65 runs through the wadi . The ancient town of biblical fame, Megiddo , known from Revelation 16 :16 as Armageddon , used to guard its northern exit during much of the Bronze and Iron Ages .
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mostly populated by arabs
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valley and its surrounding area in israel populated mainly by arab israelis
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