When did the Azzam Azzam 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 Azzam Azzam article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "israeli druze who was convicted of spying for israel by egypt". Today it says "israeli druze who was convicted in egypt of spying for israel". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 6 moments between 2010 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli druze who was convicted of spying for israel by egypt”. Today it says “israeli druze who was convicted in egypt of spying for israel”.

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 druze who was convicted of spying for israel by egypt”. Today it says “israeli druze who was convicted in egypt of spying for israel”.

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The opening as it read in 2010

Azzam Azzam ( ) (born 1963) is a Druze Israeli who was convicted in Egypt of spying for Israel , and jailed for eight years.¹ He maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal, and since, no credible evidence was presented at his trial, and no additional evidence was ever released.²

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli druze who was convicted of spying for israel by egypt”. Today it says “israeli druze who was convicted in egypt of spying for israel”. Read the current article and compare.

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Then

israeli druze who was convicted of spying for israel by egypt

Now

israeli druze who was convicted in egypt of spying for israel

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