Wikipedia's first sentence called it “writer and security consultant who has israeli american dual-citizenship”. Today it says “israeli-american security consultant and founder of interfor international”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Juval Aviv ( ; born Yuval Aviof ; February 24, 1947), also known as Yuval Aviv , is an Israeli-American security consultant and writer.1He may be best known for his work with Mossad , the Israeli intelligence service, and for having conducted the counter-terrorist operation as detailed by George Jonas in his novel, Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team (1984). Since 2003, Aviv has published four books related to security, two of which address notable mysteries. He writes under the nom-de-plume of Sam Green. Vengeance was adapted twice as films, which attracted considerable attention to Aviv and his role with Mossad. It was adapted in 1986 as the TV movie Sword of Gideon , directed by Michael Anderson and starring Steven Bauer and Michael York , and featuring Colleen Dewhurst as Prime Minister Golda Meir . The second adaptation was the 2005 feature film Munich , directed by Steven Spielberg , starring Eric Bana , Daniel Craig and Geoffrey Rush .2Juval Aviv is currently the president of Interfor, a corporate investigations firm in New York City.3"Spielberg could be on the wrong track" , Haaretz , July 6, 2005.4
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Juval Aviv on the cover of Staying Safe (2004) Juval Aviv , also written as Yuval Aviv (born February 24, 1947) is a writer and security consultant who has Israeli American dual-citizenship. He is best known for his claim that he is the source of the 1984 book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas , on which Steven Spielberg 's 2005 film Munich was based. He has claimed to have worked for Mossad but there has been some debate as to whether or not this is the case. He is currently the president of Interfor, a corporate investigations firm in New York. "Spielberg could be on the wrong track" , Haaretz , July 6, 2005.
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Juval Aviv ( February 24, 1947), also Yuval Aviv , is an Israeli-American security consultant and founder of Interfor International , a corporate investigations firm in New York City .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli writer Juval Aviv ( February 24, 1947), also Yuval Aviv , is an Israeli-American security consultant and founder of Interfor International , a corporate investigations firm in New York City . Juval Aviv is also a book writer under the pseudonym Sam Green.In particular, Aviv investigated the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli writer Juval Aviv ( Hebrew : יובל אביב ; February 24, 1947), also Yuval Aviv , is an Israeli-American security consultant and founder of Interfor International , a corporate investigations firm in New York City . Juval Aviv is also a book writer under the pseudonym Sam Green. In particular, Aviv investigated the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 .
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writer and security consultant who has israeli american dual-citizenship
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israeli-american security consultant and founder of interfor international
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