When did the Meir Dagan article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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Q: Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the Meir Dagan article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "israeli military officer and current director of the mossad". Today it says "israel defense forces major general". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 5 moments between October 6, 2023 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli military officer and current director of the mossad”. Today it says “israel defense forces major general”.

Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.

Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli military officer and current director of the mossad”. Today it says “israel defense forces major general”.

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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023

Major General for the Israel Defence Forces and head of the Mossad, Israel's intelligence service Aluf Meir Dagan ( ; 30 January 1945 – 17 March 2016) was an Israel Defense Forces Major General (reserve) and Director of the Mossad .¹ Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service (Book) (Paperback) (First ed.). Egypt claims Mossad to blame for shark attacks (& details of new Mossad head) Tom Gross Media

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Today

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli military officer and current director of the mossad”. Today it says “israel defense forces major general”. Read the current article and compare.

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Then

israeli military officer and current director of the mossad

Now

israel defense forces major general

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