In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “main prosecutor at the war crimes trial of adolf eichmann in 1961”. Today it says “israeli jurist and politician”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Gideon Hausner ( Israel , 1915 – 1990 ), the legal adviser of the Israeli Government , was the main prosecutor at the war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961 .1 Hausner is generally credited with exposing the Holocaust to the world in bold cross-examinations of Eichmann. Hausner's judicial skill also set the precedence that the defense "I was only following orders" is not valid if such orders are wholly criminal and illegal. Hausner managed to prove Eichmann's guilt, and Eichmann was found guilty in all charges, including crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people .2He was sentenced to death. v t e v t e3
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Gideon Hausner ( , 26 September 1915 – 15 November 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician.Between 1960 and 1963 he served as Attorney General , and was later elected to the Knesset and served in the cabinet .Hausner is most widely known for heading the team of prosecutors at the war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961. Hausner is generally credited with exposing the Holocaust to the world in bold cross-examinations of Eichmann. His judicial skill also set the precedent that the defense "I was only following orders" is not valid if such orders are wholly criminal and illegal. The prosecution succeeded in proving Eichmann's guilt, and Eichmann was found guilty on all charges, including crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people. He was sentenced to death.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
member of the Knesset Gideon Hausner ( , 26 September 1915 – 15 November 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician. Between 1960 and 1963 he served as Attorney General , and was later elected to the Knesset and served in the cabinet . Hausner is most widely known for heading the team of prosecutors at the war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961. Hausner is generally credited with exposing the Holocaust to the world in bold cross-examinations of Eichmann. His judicial skill also set the precedent that the defense "I was only following orders" is not valid if such orders are wholly criminal and illegal. The prosecution succeeded in proving Eichmann's guilt, and Eichmann was found guilty on all charges, including crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people. He was sentenced to death.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
member of the Knesset Gideon Hausner ( , 26 September 1915 – 15 November 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician. Between 1960 and 1963, he served as Attorney General and was later elected to the Knesset and served in the cabinet . Hausner is most widely known for heading the team of prosecutors at the war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961. Hausner is generally credited with exposing the Holocaust to the world in bold cross-examinations of Eichmann, but was criticized for showmanship. His judicial skill also set the precedent that the defense "I was only following orders" is not valid if such orders are wholly criminal and illegal. The prosecution succeeded in proving Eichmann's guilt, and Eichmann was found guilty on all charges, including crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people. He was sentenced to death.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli jurist and politician Gideon Hausner ( , 26 September 1915 – 15 November 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician. Between 1960 and 1963, he served as Attorney General and was later elected to the Knesset and served in the cabinet . Hausner is most widely known for heading the team of prosecutors at the war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961. Hausner is generally credited with exposing the Holocaust to the world in bold cross-examinations of Eichmann, but was criticized for showmanship. His judicial skill also set the precedent that the defense "I was only following orders" is not valid if such orders are wholly criminal and illegal. The prosecution succeeded in proving Eichmann's guilt, and Eichmann was found guilty on all charges, including crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people. He was sentenced to death.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli jurist and politician (1915–1990) Gideon Max Hausner ( Hebrew : גדעון מקס האוזנר ; 26 September 1915 – 15 November 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician. Between 1960 and 1963, he served as Attorney General and was later elected to the Knesset and served in the cabinet . Hausner is most widely known for heading the team of prosecutors at the war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961. Hausner is generally credited with exposing the Holocaust to the world in bold cross-examinations of Eichmann, but was criticized for showmanship. His judicial skill also set the precedent that the defense "I was only following orders" is not valid if such orders are wholly criminal and illegal. The prosecution succeeded in proving Eichmann's guilt, and Eichmann was found guilty on all charges, including crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people. He was sentenced to death.
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main prosecutor at the war crimes trial of adolf eichmann in 1961
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israeli jurist and politician
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