When did the Ami Ayalon article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. 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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Q: Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the Ami Ayalon article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "israeli former admiral and today". Today it says "israeli politician and a former member of the knesset for the labor party". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 6 moments between 2015 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli former admiral and today”. Today it says “israeli politician and a former member of the knesset for the labor party”.

Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.

Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli former admiral and today”. Today it says “israeli politician and a former member of the knesset for the labor party”.

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The opening as it read in 2015

Amihai "Ami" Ayalon ( , born 27 June 1945) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for the Labor Party . He was previously head of the Shin Bet , Israel's secret service, and commander-in-chief of the Navy . He came in second to Ehud Barak in a Labor party leadership election in June 2007, and was appointed a Minister without Portfolio in September 2007. He is one of the recipients of Israel's highest decoration - the Medal of Valor .

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Today

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli former admiral and today”. Today it says “israeli politician and a former member of the knesset for the labor party”. Read the current article and compare.

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Then

israeli former admiral and today

Now

israeli politician and a former member of the knesset for the labor party

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