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Gideon Shochat
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “royal air force pilot”. Today it says “israeli military officer and diplomat”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Pilot in the Israeli Air Force former and Israeli ambassador to Malawi”. It now reads “Israeli diplomat (1912–1966)”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Pilot in the Israeli Air Force former and Israeli ambassador to Malawi Gideon (Geda) Shochat ( Hebrew : גדעון (גדע) שוחט ; 1912–1966) was a Royal Air Force pilot, colonel in the Israeli Air Force , and a former Israeli ambassador to Malawi . Shochat's daughter Alona was married to Israeli singer Arik Einstein .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “royal air force pilot”. Today it says “israeli military officer and diplomat”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Pilot in the Israeli Air Force former and Israeli ambassador to Malawi”. It now reads “Israeli diplomat (1912–1966)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
royal air force pilot
Now
israeli military officer and diplomat
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