In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab town located to mi east of jaffa”. Today it says “palestinian arab town located 6 kilometers”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab town located to mi east of jaffa”. Today it says “palestinian arab town located 6 kilometers”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Yazur ( , ) was a Palestinian Arab town located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) east of Jaffa . Mentioned in 7th century BCE Assyrian texts, the village was a site of contestation between Muslims and Crusaders in the 12th-13th centuries. During the Fatimid period in Palestine, a number of important people were born in Yazur. In modern times the town was the birthplace of Ahmed Jibril , the founder and current head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC).1The Israeli town of Azor now stands on the former town lands of Yazur, which was depopulated and mostly destroyed during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine .2 Also gives cause(s) of depopulation.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
former Arab villages in Palestine Yazur ( , ) was an Arab town located to mi east of Jaffa . Mentioned in 7th century BCE Assyrian texts, the village was a site of contestation between Muslims and Crusaders in the 12th century. During the Fatamid period in Palestine, a number of important people were born in Yazur, and the town was also the birthplace of Ahmed Jibril , the founder and current head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command ( PFLP-GC ). The Israeli town of Azor now stands on the former town lands of Yazur, which was depopulated in the lead up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
former Arab villages in Palestine Yazur ( , ) was a Palestinian Arab town located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) east of Jaffa . Mentioned in 7th century BCE Assyrian texts, the village was a site of contestation between Muslims and Crusaders in the 12th-13th centuries. During the Fatimid period in Palestine, a number of important people were born in Yazur. In modern times the town was the birthplace of Ahmed Jibril , the founder and current head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC). The Israeli town of Azor now stands on the former town lands of Yazur, which was depopulated and mostly destroyed during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Place in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine Yazur ( , ) was a Palestinian Arab town located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) east of Jaffa . Mentioned in 7th century BCE Assyrian texts, the village was a site of contestation between Muslims and Crusaders in the 12th-13th centuries. During the Fatimid period in Palestine, a number of important people were born in Yazur. In the modern era , the town was the birthplace of Ahmed Jibril , the founder and current head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC). Yazur was depopulated and mostly destroyed during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine . The Israeli town of Azor was developed on the site. Also gives cause(s) of depopulation.
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The opening as it stood in 2025 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Place in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine Yazur ( Arabic : يازور , Hebrew : יאזור ) was a Palestinian Arab town located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) east of Jaffa . Mentioned in 7th century BCE Assyrian texts, the village was a site of contestation between Muslims and Crusaders in the 12th-13th centuries. During the Fatimid period in Palestine, a number of important people were born in Yazur. In the modern era , the town was the birthplace of Ahmed Jibril , the founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC). Yazur was ethnically cleansed and during the Nakba .It was later demolished and the Israeli town of Azor , reflecting the site's ancient name, was constructed on the site. Also gives cause(s) of depopulation.
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arab town located to mi east of jaffa
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palestinian arab town located 6 kilometers
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