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Wikipedia's first sentence called it "renowned international jurist and writer". Today it says "palestinian jurist and writer who wrote extensively on legal issues of the israeli-palestinian conflict during". We saved the article's opening at 5 moments between 2015 and 2025, and every claim links the exact revision.

The opening as it read in 2015

Henry Cattan (1906-1992) was a renowned international jurist and writer.¹ Cattan, son of Naklih Cattan , was born in what is now West Jerusalem .² He was educated at the University of Paris and the University of London . After qualifying as a barrister, he lectured at the Jerusalem Law School from 1932 to 1942, practised law in Palestine and Syria , and was a member of the Palestine Law Council until 1948. He testified before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Palestine in 1946. He was a member of the delegation which represented the Arab Higher Committee before the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 and 1948.³ Other people nominated for this delegation were Jamal al-Husayni , Emil Ghoury , Wasef Kamal , Issa Nakhleh and Rasem Khalidi .⁴ This delegation acted independent of the Palestinian people and were no way appointed by any portion of the population. They themselves choose to attend and became de facto representatives as a result of their attendance. Cattan's books include Palestine, the Arabs, and Israel (1969); The Palestine Question (1988); Palestine: The Road to Peace ; and Palestine and International Law . v t e⁵

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Henry Cattan (1906-1992) was a renowned international jurist and writer. Cattan, son of Naklih Cattan , was born in what is now West Jerusalem . He was educated at the University of Paris and the University of London . After qualifying as a barrister, he lectured at the Jerusalem Law School from 1932 to 1942, practised law in Palestine and Syria , and was a member of the Palestine Law Council until 1948. He testified before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Palestine in 1946. He was a member of the delegation which represented the Arab Higher Committee before the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 and 1948. Other people nominated for this delegation were Rajai Husseini , Emil Ghoury , Wasef Kamal , Issa Nakhleh and Rasem Khalidi . Cattan's books include Palestine, the Arabs, and Israel (1969); Palestine, the Arabs, and Israel (1969); The Palestine Question (1988); Palestine, the Arabs, and Israel (1969); Palestine: The Road to Peace ; and Palestine and International Law . v t e v t e

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Henry Catan (1906–1992) was a renowned Palestinian jurist and writer. Catan, son of Naklih Catan , was born in what is now West Jerusalem . He was educated at the University of Paris and the University of London . After qualifying as a barrister, he lectured at the Jerusalem Law School from 1932 to 1942, practised law in Palestine and Syria , and was a member of the Palestine Law Council until 1948. He testified before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Palestine in 1946. He was a member of the delegation which represented the Arab Higher Committee before the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 and 1948. Other people nominated for this delegation were Jamal al-Husayni , Emil Ghoury , Wasef Kamal , Issa Nakhleh and Rasem Khalidi .

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Palestinian jurist and writer Henry Cattan (1906 – 1992) was a Palestinian jurist and writer. Cattan was born in 1906 in Jerusalem , Palestine . His father was Naklih Cattan, and he was educated at the University of Paris and the University of London . After qualifying as a barrister, Cattan lectured at the Jerusalem Law School from 1932 to 1942, practising law in Palestine and Syria , and was a member of the Palestine Law Council until 1948. He testified before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in 1946. Cattan was a member of the delegation which represented the Arab Higher Committee before the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 and 1948. Other individuals nominated for this delegation included Jamal al-Husayni , Emil Ghuri , Wasef Kamal, Issa Nakhleh and Rasem Khalidi. He died in 1992.

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Palestinian jurist and writer Henry Cattan (1906–April 17, 1992) was a Palestinian jurist and writer who wrote extensively on legal issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the 1900s and was a prominent advocate for the state of Palestine.

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