Wikipedia's first sentence called it “youngest out of the three netanyahu brothers”. Today it says “israeli physician”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Iddo Netanyahu (b. 1952) in Jerusalem , Israel , is the youngest out of the three Netanyahu brothers. His older brother, Jonathan , was killed in Operation Entebbe , a hostage rescue mission. His other brother, Benjamin , is the former Prime Minister of Israel from 1996-1999.1Like his two brothers, he served in Sayeret Matkal , Israel's special forces unit.2He works as both a radiologist and a writer .3
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The opening as it stood in 2010 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Iddo Netanyahu (born 1952) is a radiologist , author , playwright , the youngest brother of Benjamin Netanyahu who is the current Prime Minister of Israel and previously held that office from 1996–1999 and Yonatan Netanyahu , an Israeli war hero.Netanyahu was born in Jerusalem , Israel , the youngest of three brothers.His eldest brother Yonatan Netanyahu was killed leading the Operation Entebbe hostage rescue mission in 1976 and is considered a war hero.Netanyahu spent part of his childhood in the United States.He left studies at Cornell University in 1973 to fight for Israel in the Yom Kippur War .At Cornell, he was pledging the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and was inducted into the Irving Literary Society before going to war, and accordingly was left on the rolls.He served in Sayeret Matkal , Israel's special forces unit, as did both his brothers.He has an MD from Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Medicine and did post-doctoral training at Georgetown University Hospital , Washington, D.C. , and Mount Sinai Medical Center , New York City .He works as a radiologist at St.James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, New York , and is medical director of its School of Radiologic Science (for X-ray technicians).He writes books and plays .His play A Happy Ending has been produced in Italy by Compagnia dell'Attimo for the European Memorial Day 2008.Jewish Bulletin of Northern California .Radiology Partners of America .
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Iddo Netanyahu ( ; born July 24, 1952) is an Israeli physician, author and playwright.He is the younger brother of Benjamin Netanyahu , the current Prime Minister of Israel , and Yonatan Netanyahu , who was killed leading the Operation Entebbe hostage rescue mission in 1976 and was a highly-decorated veteran.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Iddo Netanyahu ( ; born July 24, 1952) is an Israeli physician, author and playwright. He is the younger brother of Benjamin Netanyahu , the current Prime Minister of Israel , and Yonatan Netanyahu , who was killed leading the Operation Entebbe hostage rescue mission in 1976 and was a highly decorated veteran.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli physician, author and playwright (born 1952) Iddo Netanyahu ( ; born July 24, 1952) is an Israeli physician, author, and playwright.He is the younger brother of Benjamin Netanyahu , the Prime Minister of Israel , and Yonatan Netanyahu , a highly decorated soldier who was killed leading Operation Entebbe , the hostage rescue mission in 1976.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli physician, author and playwright (born 1952) Iddo Netanyahu ( Hebrew : עדו נתניהו ; born July 24, 1952) is an Israeli physician, author, and playwright. He is the younger brother of Benjamin Netanyahu , the Prime Minister of Israel , and Yonatan Netanyahu , a highly decorated soldier who was killed leading the Entebbe raid , a hostage rescue mission in 1976.
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youngest out of the three netanyahu brothers
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israeli physician
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