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Arab European League
The Arab European League was a Pan-Arabist political organization in Belgium and the Netherlands, dissolved by court order in 2007. In 2005 the opening said that 'while not Islamist, and eschewing violence itself,' the AEL 'does express support for the actions of Islamist resistance, militant, and terrorist groups in the Middle East.' Today the opening describes the AEL only as a Pan-Arabist organization dissolved in 2007, with no mention of its expressed support for Islamist, militant or terrorist groups, though islamist survives twice elsewhere in the article. A reader today learns the AEL was Pan-Arabist and dissolved by court order, not that Wikipedia once documented its own stated support for Islamist, militant and terrorist groups in the Middle East.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Arab European League or AEL is an organisation of European Muslims . It participated in elections in Belgium and the Netherlands . Its politics could be best described as Pan-Arabist and Arab Nationalist . While not Islamist , and eschewing violence itself, it does express support for the actions of Islamist resistance, militant,and terrorist groups in the Middle East .1
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Today
“islamist” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 2. Read the current article and compare.
| 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Oct '23 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| islamist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| terror | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| militant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What Wikipedia says this is
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Then
organisation of european muslims
Now
pan-arabist political organisation active in belgium and the netherlands
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