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Itay Segev

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli 2”. Today it says “israeli professional basketball player for hapoel tel aviv of the israeli ligat haal and the euroleague”.
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Itay Segev ( ) (born June 15, 1995) is an Israeli 2.04 m (6 ft 9 in) tall small forward who plays for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Super League . He previously played for Maccabi Tel Aviv . Segev was born in Kfar Tabor , Israel. He played for the Wingate Academy Youth Team in his late teens. Maccabi Tel Aviv signed Segev to a six-year contract.1

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli 2”. Today it says “israeli professional basketball player for hapoel tel aviv of the israeli ligat haal and the euroleague”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli 2

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israeli professional basketball player for hapoel tel aviv of the israeli ligat haal and the euroleague

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