Vered Yeriho: what Wikipedia removed
The 2010 article recorded that the moshav “was attacked by Palestinian militants” in the Second Intifada. Militant now appears 0 times anywhere.
The word “militant” appeared 3 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. Today it appears nowhere in the article at all, references included. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| militant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The attack on the community, and who carried it out, removed.
- The opening definition was rewritten.
- Administrative detail, removed.
Who made the cuts
Section titled “Who made the cuts”Wikipedia publishes who makes every edit. These removals were traced to the exact revision that made them:
- 2021-05-23, Nableezy, edit summary: “reword” (see the diff)
- 2016-10-20, Number 57, edit summary: “Population updater” (see the diff)
- 2012-08-28, Gilabrand, edit summary: “photo; ce; unsourced” (see the diff)
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 337807181):
Vered Yeriho ( Template:Lang-he-n ) is a moshav and Israeli settlement near Jericho in the Jordan valley in the West Bank . It belongs to the Megilot Regional Council . The community was founded in 1979 as a result of the dissociation of the secular nucleus from the religious nucleus in Mitzpe Yeriho , a nearby settlement to the west of Vered Yeriho. The moshav is located on a hill overlooking the Akabat Jabar refugee camp and Jericho. From the boardwalk of the moshav one can see the casino of Jericho and the northern Dead Sea . During the second Intifada the moshav was attacked by Palestinian militants, and the Israel Defense Forces increased its activity in the region as a response. On one…
2026 (revision 1349700961):
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Palestine Vered Yeriho ( Hebrew : וֶרֶד יְרִיחוֹ , lit. ’ Rose of Jericho ’ ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank . Located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley , it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 420. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. ^ “Regional Statistics” . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 21 March 2026 . ^ “The Geneva Convention” . BBC News. 10 December 2009 . Retrieved 27 November 2010 .
Related
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- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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