In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “major general”. Today it says “retired major general of the israel defense forces and a former head of the israeli national security council”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Giora Eiland ( Hebrew : גיורא איילנד ; born 1952 in moshav Kfar Hess ) is a retired Major General of the Israel Defense Forces and a former head of the Israeli National Security Council . After his retirement from the public sector, he was a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies ( INSS ). Eiland is a frequent commentator and contributor on international security matters on local and foreign media. In 2007, he founded a consulting company of national security and strategic services for governments and multinational organizations. He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from Bar Ilan University . "Analysis: Why Netanyahu and Obama see key issues differently..." The Jerusalem Post .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
He is a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies and holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from Bar Ilan University . "Analysis: Why Netanyahu and Obama see key issues differently..." The Jerusalem Post .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Giora Eiland ( ; born 1952 in moshav Kfar Hess ) is Major General (ret.) Israel Defense Forces .Eiland is a former head of the Israeli National Security Council .After his retirement from the public sector, he was a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies ( INSS ).Eiland is a frequent commentator and contributor on international security matters on local and foreign media.In 2007 he founded a consulting company of national security and strategic services for governments and multinational organizations. He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. in economics from Bar Ilan University . "Analysis: Why Netanyahu and Obama see key issues differently..." The Jerusalem Post .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 916905863.
Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “major general”. Today it says “retired major general of the israel defense forces and a former head of the israeli national security council”. Read the current article and compare.
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major general
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retired major general of the israel defense forces and a former head of the israeli national security council
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