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Ilan Gilon

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for new movement-meretz”. Today it says “israeli politician”.
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Ilan Gilon ( Hebrew : אִילָן גִּילְאוֹן ; 12 May 1956 – 1 May 2022) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Meretz and the Democratic Union alliance in three spells between 1999 and 2021.

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israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for new movement-meretz

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israeli politician

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