Original sentence: Ariel (אריאל) is an Israeli settlement in the northern region of the West Bank.Ariel is home to the College of Judea and Samaria, founded in 1982; current enrollment is 8,500 students, consisting of both Jewish and Palestinian students
Edited sentence: Ariel (אריאל) is an Israeli settlement in the Samaria region of the 'West Bank'.Ariel is home to the College of Judea and Samaria, founded in 1982; current enrollment is 8,500 students, consisting of both Jewish and Arab students.In 2005, the Israeli government decided to allow the college to become a university.The change of status is not immediate since the decision only allows the college to apply for university status with the Israeli Council for Higher Learning(המועצה להשכלה גבוהה) which must ultimately approve the change.University status is an issue of prestige, increased government funding, as well as the ability to open post-graduate studies and issue doctorate degrees.When the first pioneers, made up of several families, erected tents on the barren hilltop, the Arabs from a nearby village were skeptical that anything would come of the idea since nothing succeeded in growing on it and they called that spot the 'mountain of death'.nl:Ariël (Israël)