In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “legendary officer in the israel defense forces and one of six israeli arabs to have received the idf 's third h”. Today it says “officer in the israel defense forces and one of six israeli arabs to have received the idf 's third highest dec”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Amos Yarkoni ( ) (born 1920 - died 7 February 1991) born Abd el-Majid Hidr ( , ) was a legendary officer in the Israel Defense Forces and one of six Israeli Arabs to have received the IDF 's third highest decoration, the Medal of Distinguished Service .1 He was the first commander of the Shaked Reconnaissance Battalion of Israel's Southern command. Izkor Website Citation entry icon Sayeret Shaked icon2
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Lieutenant Colonel Amos Yarkoni ( ) (born 1 June 1920 — died 7 February 1991), born as Abd el-Majid Hidr ( , ) was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and one of six Israeli Arabs to have received the IDF 's third highest decoration, the Medal of Distinguished Service . He was the first commander of the Shaked Reconnaissance Battalion of Israel's Southern command. Izkor Website Citation entry icon Sayeret Shaked icon
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Sgan aluf Amos Yarkoni ( ) (born 1 June 1920 — died 7 February 1991), was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and one of six Israeli Arabs to have received the IDF 's third highest decoration, the Medal of Distinguished Service . He was the first commander of the Shaked Reconnaissance Battalion of Israel's Southern command.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli military officer and civil servant Sgan aluf Amos Yarkoni ( ) (born 1 June 1920 — died 7 February 1991), was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and one of six Israeli Arabs to have received the IDF 's third highest decoration, the Medal of Distinguished Service . He was the first commander of the Shaked Reconnaissance Battalion of Israel's Southern command.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli military officer and civil servant Amos Yarkoni ( Hebrew : עמוס ירקוני ; born 1 June 1920 — died 7 February 1991), was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces and one of six Israeli Arabs to have received the IDF 's third highest decoration, the Medal of Distinguished Service . He was the first commander of the Shaked Reconnaissance Battalion of Israel's Southern command.
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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “legendary officer in the israel defense forces and one of six israeli arabs to have received the idf 's third h”. Today it says “officer in the israel defense forces and one of six israeli arabs to have received the idf 's third highest dec”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
legendary officer in the israel defense forces and one of six israeli arabs to have received the idf 's third h
Now
officer in the israel defense forces and one of six israeli arabs to have received the idf 's third highest dec
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