Wikipedia's first sentence called it “general term for organized crime groups operating in israel”. Today it says “organized crime groups operating in israel or consisting of israeli members”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Israeli members Not to be confused with Jewish-American organized crime . The Israeli mafia ( Hebrew : מאפיה ישראלית , romanized : Mafiyah Yisraelit , or ארגוני פשע בישראל , Irgunei pesha bəYisrael , ' organized crime in Israel ' ) are the organized crime groups operating in Israel or consisting of Israeli members. There are 16 crime families operating in Israel, five major groups active on the national level and 11 smaller organizations. There are six Jewish crime families active and three Arab crime families. Many heads and members of the crime groups have either been killed or are in prison. "VICELAND: Charlie Abutbul was badly wounded in a hail of bullets inside a Netanya eatery on Monday" . The Israel Police spent the past year focusing on Israel's 16 crime families" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Israeli mafia is the general term for organized crime groups operating in Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Criminal organization The Israeli mafia is the general term for organized crime groups operating in Israel and also internationally.Allegedly there are 16 crime families operating in Israel, five major groups active on the national level, and 11 smaller organizations.There are reputed to be six Maghrebi Jewish crime families active and three Arab crime families.Many heads and members of the crime groups have either been killed or are in prison."VICELAND: Charlie Abutbul was badly wounded in a hail of bullets inside a Netanya eatery on Monday" .The Israel Police spent the past year focusing on Israel's 16 crime families" .
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The Israeli mafia ( ; or , irguni pesha b'yisrael , 'organized crime in Israel') is the organized crime groups operating in Israel. There are 16 crime families operating in Israel , five major groups active on the national level, and 11 smaller organizations. There are six Maghrebi Jewish crime families active and three Arab crime families. Many heads and members of the crime groups have either been killed or are in prison. "VICELAND: Charlie Abutbul was badly wounded in a hail of bullets inside a Netanya eatery on Monday" . The Israel Police spent the past year focusing on Israel's 16 crime families" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Organised crime groups consisting of Israeli members Not to be confused with Jewish-American organized crime .The Israeli mafia ( , or ארגוני פשע בישראל , Irguni pesha bəYisrael , "organized crime in Israel") are the organized crime groups operating in Israel or consisting of Israeli members. There are 16 crime families operating in Israel , five major groups active on the national level and 11 smaller organizations. There are six Jewish crime families active and three Arab crime families. Many heads and members of the crime groups have either been killed or are in prison. "VICELAND: Charlie Abutbul was badly wounded in a hail of bullets inside a Netanya eatery on Monday" . The Israel Police spent the past year focusing on Israel's 16 crime families" .
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general term for organized crime groups operating in israel
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organized crime groups operating in israel or consisting of israeli members
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