In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for likud and as the country's minister of t”. Today it says “bout the current israeli minister of defense”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for likud and as the country's minister of t”. Today it says “bout the current israeli minister of defense”.
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Israeli politician (born 1955) This article is about the current Israeli Minister of Defense. Israel Katz ( Hebrew : יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּ״ץ ; born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud currently serving as Minister of Defense and a member of the Security Cabinet of Israel . Katz has been recognized for his role in modernizing Israel’s transportation infrastructure, including the expansion of highways, the development of high-speed rail, and reforms to Israel’s ports that increased competition and reduced shipping costs. Katz has previously served as Minister of Agriculture , Minister of Transport , Minister of Intelligence , Minister of Energy , Minister of Finance , and twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs . On 5 November 2024, it was announced that he would be nominated by Prime Minister Netanyahu as Defense Minister after Yoav Gallant was dismissed. The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Yisrael Katz ( , born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as the country's Minister of Transportation .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
member of the Knesset Yisrael Katz ( , born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy .
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Israeli politician member of the Knesset Israel Katz ( Yisrael Katz , born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Minister of Finance .He has previously held the posts of Minister of Agriculture , Minister of Transportation , Minister of Intelligence and Minister of Foreign Affairs , and was member of the Security Cabinet of Israel .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli politician This article is about the current member of Likud and former Israeli Minister of Finance.Israel Katz ( Yisrael Katz , born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud , now minister of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water .He was a member of the Security Cabinet of Israel .Katz has previously served as Minister of Agriculture , Minister of Transportation , Minister of Intelligence , Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance .
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israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for likud and as the country's minister of t
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bout the current israeli minister of defense
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