Jamal Al-Gashey is a surviving member of the Black September cell that murdered eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. As of October 6, 2023 the opening called him a "Palestinian terrorist... one of eight terrorists who carried out the massacre," and described "five of the Black September terrorists" killed in the rescue attempt. Today the opening calls him a "Palestinian militant," "one of eight militants," and "five of the Black September militants"; terrorist appears 0 times in the opening today and survives once in the body. A reader today learns he was a "militant" who took part in a massacre, and not that Wikipedia itself called him and his Black September cell terrorists as recently as October 2023.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Jamal Al-Gashey ( ; born 1953 ) is a Palestinian terrorist who was a member of the Black September offshoot of the Palestine Liberation Organization and one of eight terrorists who carried out the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes during the 1972 Summer Olympics . He is visible several times in videos of the event, identifiable by his blue- and white-striped jacket. During the failed rescue attempt by Bavarian border guards and Munich police, which resulted in the deaths of nine hostages and five of the Black September terrorists, Al-Gashey was shot in the wrist attempting to aid a fellow Black September member.1 The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God" (1st U.S. ed.).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Jamal Al-Gashey Jamal Al-Gashey ( ) (born 1953?) was a member of the Black September offshoot of the Palestine Liberation Organization and is believed to be the last surviving hostage-taker from the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics . He is visible several times in videos of the event, identifiable by his blue and white striped jacket. During the abortive rescue attempt by Bavarian border guards and Munich police which resulted in the deaths of nine hostages and five of the hostage takers, Al-Gashey was shot in the wrist attempting to aid a fellow hostage taker.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Jamal Al-Gashey ( ; born 1953?) was a member of the Black September offshoot of the Palestine Liberation Organization and is the last surviving member of the group of eight Black September members who carried out the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics . He is visible several times in videos of the event, identifiable by his blue and white striped jacket. During the abortive rescue attempt by Bavarian border guards and Munich police which resulted in the deaths of nine hostages and five of the Black September members, Al-Gashey was shot in the wrist attempting to aid a fellow Black September member.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Jamal Al-Gashey ( ; born 1953 ) was a member of the Black September offshoot of the Palestine Liberation Organization and is the last surviving member of the group of eight Black September members who carried out the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes during the 1972 Summer Olympics . He is visible several times in videos of the event, identifiable by his blue and white striped jacket. During the failed rescue attempt by Bavarian border guards and Munich police which resulted in the deaths of nine hostages and five of the Black September members, Al-Gashey was shot in the wrist attempting to aid a fellow Black September member. One day in September : the full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and the Israeli revenge operation "Wrath of God" (1st U.S. ed.).
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Palestinian militant (born 1953) Jamal Al-Gashey ( Arabic : جمال الجاشي ; born 1953 ) is a Palestinian militant who was a member of the Black September offshoot of the Palestine Liberation Organization and one of eight militants who carried out the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.He is visible several times in television news footage of the event, identifiable by his blue- and white-striped jacket.During the failed rescue attempt by the Munich police, which resulted in the deaths of nine Israeli hostages and five of the Black September militants, Al-Gashey was shot in the wrist attempting to aid a fellow Black September member. The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God" (1st U.S. ed.).
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Today
“terror” appeared 4 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is
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member of the black september offshoot of the palestine liberation organization and is believed to be the last
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palestinian militant who was a member of the black september offshoot of the palestine liberation organization
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