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Amikam Norkin
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli general and current commander of the israeli air force”. Today it says “retired israeli general”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli general and commander of the Israeli Air Force Aluf”. It now reads “Israeli general and former commander of the Israeli Air Force Aluf”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Israeli general and former commander of the Israeli Air Force Aluf Amikam Norkin ( Hebrew : עמיקם נורקין ; born December 20, 1966) is a retired Israeli general, who served as commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) from 2017 to 2022. Before his selection to succeed Amir Eshel as commander of the IAF, Norkin served as head of the IDF Planning Directorate .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli general and current commander of the israeli air force”. Today it says “retired israeli general”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli general and commander of the Israeli Air Force Aluf”. It now reads “Israeli general and former commander of the Israeli Air Force Aluf”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
israeli general and current commander of the israeli air force
Now
retired israeli general
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