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When did the Yalo article stop using the word "occupation"?

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The opening as it read in 2010

Yalo ( , also transliterated Yalu ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 13 kilometres southeast of Ramla .¹ Identified by Edward Robinson as the ancient Canaanite city of Aijalon , after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war , Jordan formally annexed Yalo along with the rest of the West Bank .² Yalo's population increased dramatically owing to an influx of Palestinian refugees from neighbouring towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 war. During the 1967 war , all the inhabitants of Yalo were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the village was destroyed, and the area was occupied by Israel.³ Subsequently, with donations from Canadian benefactors, the Jewish National Fund built Canada Park , a recreational space, on the ruins of Yalo and three other neighbouring villages, Dayr Ayyub , Imwas and Bayt Nuba .⁴ Journal of Palestine Studies . 3 (1). University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies : 106– 118. " "Canada Park" Built on Ruins of Palestinian Villages" . Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) .⁵

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The opening as it stood in 2015 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Former Arab villages in Palestine Yalo ( , also transliterated Yalu ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 13 kilometres southeast of Ramla . Identified by Edward Robinson as the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city of Aijalon , after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war , Jordan formally annexed Yalo along with the rest of the West Bank . Yalo's population increased dramatically owing to an influx of Palestinian refugees from neighbouring towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 war. During the 1967 war , all the inhabitants of Yalo were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the village was destroyed, and Yalo and the entirety of Latrun was annexed from Jordan by Israel. Subsequently, with donations from Canadian benefactors, the Jewish National Fund built a recreational space, Canada Park , which contains the sites of Yalo and two other neighbouring villages, Dayr Ayyub , and Imwas . Journal of Palestine Studies . 3 (1). University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies : 106– 118. " "Canada Park" Built on Ruins of Palestinian Villages" .

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine Yalo ( , also transliterated Yalu ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 13 kilometres southeast of Ramla . Identified by Edward Robinson as the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city of Aijalon , in the Middle Ages it was the site of a Crusader castle, Castrum Arnaldi . After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war , Jordan formally annexed Yalo along with the rest of the West Bank . Yalo's population increased dramatically owing to an influx of Palestinian refugees from neighbouring towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 war. During the 1967 war , all the inhabitants of Yalo were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the village was destroyed, and Yalo and the entirety of Latrun were annexed from Jordan by Israel. Subsequently, with donations from Canadian benefactors, the Jewish National Fund built a recreational space, Canada Park , which contains the former sites of Yalo and two other neighbouring villages, Dayr Ayyub , and Imwas . Journal of Palestine Studies . 3 (1). University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies : 106– 118. " "Canada Park" Built on Ruins of Palestinian Villages" .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine Yalo ( , also transliterated Yalu ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 13 kilometres southeast of Ramla . Identified by Edward Robinson as the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city of Aijalon . During the Middle Ages , it was the site of a Crusader castle, Castrum Arnaldi . Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , Jordan annexed the West Bank , including the village of Yalo. Yalo's population increased dramatically owing to an influx of Palestinian refugees from neighbouring towns and villages depopulated during the war. During the 1967 Six Day War , Yalo's inhabitants were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the village was destroyed. Yalo and the area surrounding Latrun were annexed from Jordan by Israel. Subsequently, with donations from Canadian benefactors, the Jewish National Fund built a recreational space, Canada Park , which contains the former sites of Yalo and two other neighbouring villages, Dayr Ayyub and Imwas . Journal of Palestine Studies . 3 (1). University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies : 106– 118. " "Canada Park" Built on Ruins of Palestinian Villages" .

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The opening as it stood in 2025 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine Yalo ( Arabic : يالو , also transliterated Yalu ) is a depopulated Palestinian Arab village located 13 kilometres southeast of Ramla . Identified by Edward Robinson as the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city of Aijalon . During the Middle Ages , it was the site of a Crusader castle, Castrum Arnaldi . Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , Jordan annexed the West Bank , including the village of Yalo. Yalo's population increased dramatically owing to an influx of Palestinian refugees from neighbouring towns and villages depopulated during the war. During the 1967 Six Day War , Israeli troops ethnically cleansed Yalo and the village structures were eradicated . Yalo and the area surrounding Latrun were unilaterally annexed by Israel. Subsequently, with donations from Canadian benefactors, the Jewish National Fund built a recreational space, Canada Park , which contains the former sites of Yalo and two other neighbouring villages, Dayr Ayyub and Imwas . Children of catastrophe: Journey from a Palestinian refugee camp to America . Journal of Palestine Studies . 3 (1). University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies : 106– 118. " "Canada Park" Built on Ruins of Palestinian Villages" .

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