In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “term used to describe or allege organized jewish influence in a number of sectors and countries”. Today it says “individuals and groups predominantly in the jewish diaspora that advocate for the interests of jews and jewish”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Jewish community Not to be confused with Israel lobby . ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Jewish lobby are individuals and groups predominantly in the Jewish diaspora that advocate for the interests of Jews and Jewish values . The lobby references the involvement and influence of Jews in politics and the political process, and includes organized groups such as the American Jewish Committee , the American Israel Public Affairs Committee , B'nai B'rith , and the Anti-Defamation League . The term Jewish lobby is often conflated with the term Israel lobby , to which some commentators argue against. While there is overlap in membership between the Jewish lobby and the Israel lobby, the two terms are not interchangeable, as the Jewish lobby is defined by its ethnic makeup, while the Israel lobby is defined by its political agenda. In antisemitic contexts, the term is used pejoratively to allege disproportionate Jewish influence in politics and government, a variation of the old antisemitic canard of " international Jewish conspiracy ".
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Jewish lobby is a term used to describe or allege organized Jewish influence in a number of sectors and countries, predominantly by Ashkenazi Jews living in the diaspora , including politics,academics, government, public policy, international relations, as well as business, international finance, the media, academia, and popular culture.
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The term Jewish lobby is used to describe organized lobbying attributed to Jews on domestic and foreign policy decisions, as a political participant of representative government, conducted predominantly in the Jewish diaspora in a number of Western countries.While at times self-described , usage of the term is viewed as inaccurate , and, particularly when used to allege disproportionate Jewish influence, it can be perceived as pejorative or may constitute antisemitism .
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The term Jewish lobby is used to describe organized lobbying attributed to Jews on domestic and foreign policy decisions, as political participants of representative government, conducted predominantly in the Jewish diaspora in a number of Western countries. When used to allege disproportionately favorable Jewish influence, it can be perceived as pejorative or as constituting antisemitism .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Term used to describe organized lobbying by the global Jewish community The term Jewish lobby is used to describe organized lobbying attributed to Jews on domestic and foreign policy decisions, as political participants of representative government, conducted predominantly in the Jewish diaspora in a number of Western countries . When used to allege disproportionately favorable Jewish influence, it can be perceived as pejorative or as constituting antisemitism .
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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “term used to describe or allege organized jewish influence in a number of sectors and countries”. Today it says “individuals and groups predominantly in the jewish diaspora that advocate for the interests of jews and jewish”. Read the current article and compare.
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term used to describe or allege organized jewish influence in a number of sectors and countries
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individuals and groups predominantly in the jewish diaspora that advocate for the interests of jews and jewish
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