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Etzion

Etzion ( , lit. of the tree), also spelled Ezion, can refer to places and topics relating to modern, ancient Israel and the West Bank: * Ezion-Geber, a biblical Idumaean and Israelite port on the Red Sea * Kfar Etzion, a kibbutz established in the early 20th century south of Jerusalem * Gush Etzion, an eponymous bloc surrounding the kibbutz * Gush Etzion Regional Council, a modern local government in that area * Kfar Etzion massacre, a Jordanian massacre of kibbutz members * Nir Etzion, a moshav established by survivors of the massacre * Har Etzion, a yeshiva founded during the bloc's reestablishment * Etzion Airbase, a former Israeli AFB in the Sinai Peninsula near the Red Sea (currently Taba International Airport) * Etzion, the codename for the Israeli Air Force base in Žatec, Czechoslovakia, in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War * Yehuda Etzion, an Israeli activist and member of the Jewish Underground * Yeshiva Etzion, a yeshiva located in Queens, NY, established in 2003 by Rabbi Avraham Gaon * Yeshivat Or Etzion, a Hesder Yeshiva, religious high school, and religious army preparation high school * Gush Etzion Convoy, one of many convoys sent by the Haganah to the four blockaded kibbutz im of Gush Etzion * Gush Etzion Junction ("Tzomet HaGush") also known as Gush Junction

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Etzion ( , lit. of the tree), also spelled Ezion, can refer to places and topics relating to modern, ancient Israel and the West Bank: * Ezion-Geber, a biblical Idumaean and Israelite port on the Red Sea * Kfar Etzion, a kibbutz established in the early 20th century south of Jerusalem * Gush Etzion, an eponymous bloc surrounding the kibbutz * Gush Etzion Regional Council, a modern local government in that area * Kfar Etzion massacre, a Jordanian massacre of kibbutz members * Nir Etzion, a moshav established by survivors of the massacre * Har Etzion, a yeshiva founded during the bloc's reestablishment * Etzion Airbase, a former Israeli AFB in the Sinai Peninsula near the Red Sea (currently Taba International Airport) * Etzion, the codename for the Israeli Air Force base in Žatec, Czechoslovakia, in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War * Yehuda Etzion, an Israeli activist and member of the Jewish Underground * Yeshiva Etzion, a yeshiva located in Queens, NY, established in 2003 by Rabbi Avraham Gaon * Yeshivat Or Etzion, a Hesder Yeshiva, religious high school, and religious army preparation high school * Gush Etzion Convoy, one of many convoys sent by the Haganah to the four blockaded kibbutz im of Gush Etzion * Gush Etzion Junction ("Tzomet HaGush") also known as Gush Junction

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1255261482

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