Did Wikipedia remove the word "annexation" from the 2020 Israeli legislative election article?

Yes. "annexation" appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1. We saved the article's opening paragraph at 3 moments between 2020 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

When did the 2020 Israeli legislative election article stop using the word "annexation"?

The word appeared 1 times in the opening at its peak in 2020. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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2020 Israeli legislative election

The word “annexation” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2020. Today the opening carries none. 1 remains further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.

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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. “annexation” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1.

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The opening as it read in 2020

Election for the 23rd Knesset This lists parties that won seats.¹ See the complete results below. Legislative elections were held in Israel on 2 March 2020 to elect members of the twenty-third Knesset . The election result showed a political stalemate, which was resolved when Likud and Blue & White reached a coalition agreement.² Under the terms of the agreement, the premiership would rotate between Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz , with Gantz given the new position of Alternate Prime Minister until November 2021. These elections followed continued political deadlock after the April and September 2019 Knesset elections .³

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Today

“annexation” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1. Read the current article and compare.

Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
	2020	Oct '23	2025

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