Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli druze”. Today it says “israeli druze and former brigadier general in the israel defense force”.
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Imad Fares ( Arabic : عماد فارس , Hebrew : עימאד פארס ; born 1961) is an Israeli Druze and former brigadier general in the Israel Defense Force . He won acclaim as the commander of the Givati Brigade ( infantry ) from 2001 to 2003. Fares was the commander of 91st Division , which is a regional division in the IDF Northern Command , responsible for the front with Lebanon , from Rosh HaNikra to Mount Hermon . On August 10, 2009, he resigned his commission and announced his retirement from service, after it was discovered he lied about the circumstances surrounding a car accident involving his wife driving his military-issued car. Senior officer who lied to army to retire
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Imad Fares (born 1961) is an Israeli Druze , a former Brig. General in the Israeli Defense Force . He won acclaim as the commander of the Givati Brigade ( infantry ) from 2001–2003. Fares was the commander of 91st Division , which is a regional division in the IDF Northern Command , responsible for the front with Lebanon , from Rosh HaNikra to Mount Hermon . On August 10, 2009, he resigned his commission and announced his retirement from service, after it was discovered he lied about the circumstances surrounding a car accident involving his wife driving his military issued car. Senior officer who lied to army to retire
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Imad Fares ( ; born 1961) is an Israeli Druze , a former Brig. General in the Israeli Defense Force . He won acclaim as the commander of the Givati Brigade ( infantry ) from 2001–2003. Fares was the commander of 91st Division , which is a regional division in the IDF Northern Command , responsible for the front with Lebanon , from Rosh HaNikra to Mount Hermon . On August 10, 2009, he resigned his commission and announced his retirement from service, after it was discovered he lied about the circumstances surrounding a car accident involving his wife driving his military issued car. Senior officer who lied to army to retire
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli Druze, a former Brig Imad Fares ( , ; born 1961) is an Israeli Druze , a former Brig. General in the Israeli Defense Force . He won acclaim as the commander of the Givati Brigade ( infantry ) from 2001–2003. Fares was the commander of 91st Division , which is a regional division in the IDF Northern Command , responsible for the front with Lebanon , from Rosh HaNikra to Mount Hermon . On August 10, 2009, he resigned his commission and announced his retirement from service, after it was discovered he lied about the circumstances surrounding a car accident involving his wife driving his military issued car. Senior officer who lied to army to retire
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Israeli Druze, a former Brig Imad Fares ( , ; born 1961) is an Israeli Druze and former brigadier general in the Israel Defense Force . He won acclaim as the commander of the Givati Brigade ( infantry ) from 2001 to 2003. Fares was the commander of 91st Division , which is a regional division in the IDF Northern Command , responsible for the front with Lebanon , from Rosh HaNikra to Mount Hermon . On August 10, 2009, he resigned his commission and announced his retirement from service, after it was discovered he lied about the circumstances surrounding a car accident involving his wife driving his military-issued car. Senior officer who lied to army to retire
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israeli druze
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israeli druze and former brigadier general in the israel defense force
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