Wikipedia's first sentence called it “conservative think tank that promotes a strong israel and united jerusalem”. Today it says “think tank that researches and promotes viewpoints on national security issues in israeli policy”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Activity”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Israeli think tank The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security ( JISS ) (Hebrew: מכון ירושלים לאסטרטגיה ולביטחון) is a think tank that researches and promotes viewpoints on national security issues in Israeli policy. Established in 2017 as the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies , it changed its name to Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security or JISS as an acronym, in January 2019.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security ( JISS ) (Hebrew: מכון ירושלים לאסטרטגיה ולביטחון) is a conservative think tank that promotes a strong Israel and united Jerusalem . Established in 2017 as the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies , it changed its name to the current one in January 2019.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “conservative think tank that promotes a strong israel and united jerusalem”. Today it says “think tank that researches and promotes viewpoints on national security issues in israeli policy”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Activity”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
conservative think tank that promotes a strong israel and united jerusalem
Now
think tank that researches and promotes viewpoints on national security issues in israeli policy
Sections that no longer exist
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