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Anna Baltzer

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish - american activist for palestinian human rights”. Today it says “american public speaker”.
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The opening as it read in 2010

Anna Baltzer is a Jewish - American activist for Palestinian human rights , author , and public speaker , known for taking positions counter to the Israeli government regarding the Palestinian territories , including the wall/fence and checkpoints . Baltzer’s grandparents survived the Holocaust .1

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish - american activist for palestinian human rights”. Today it says “american public speaker”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

jewish - american activist for palestinian human rights

Now

american public speaker

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