Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for kadima”. Today it says “israeli politician”.
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Meir Sheetrit ( , born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician.1 He served as a member of the Knesset in two spells for Likud between 1981 and 1988, and again from 1992 until 2005, when he joined Kadima . He remained a Knesset member for Kadima until joining Hatnuah in 2012, for whom he served until 2015. He also held several ministerial posts, including being Minister of the Interior , Minister of Housing & Construction , Minister of Finance , Minister of Justice , Minister of Transportation and Minister of Education, Culture & Sport . He was also candidate for President of Israel in 2014 .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Meir Sheetrit ( , born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima . He previously served as the country's Minister of the Interior .
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member of the Knesset Meir Sheetrit ( , born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician.He served as a member of the Knesset in two spells for Likud between 1981 and 1988, and again from 1992 until 2005, when he joined Kadima .He remained a Knesset member for Kadima until joining Hatnuah in 2012, for whom he served until 2015.He also held several ministerial posts, including being Minister of the Interior , Minister of Housing & Construction , Minister of Finance , Minister of Justice , Minister of Transportation and Minister of Education, Culture & Sport .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli politician Meir Sheetrit ( , born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset in two spells for Likud between 1981 and 1988, and again from 1992 until 2005, when he joined Kadima . He remained a Knesset member for Kadima until joining Hatnuah in 2012, for whom he served until 2015. He also held several ministerial posts, including being Minister of the Interior , Minister of Housing & Construction , Minister of Finance , Minister of Justice , Minister of Transportation and Minister of Education, Culture & Sport . He was also a candidate for President of Israel in 2014 .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli politician Meir Sheetrit ( Hebrew : מאיר שטרית ; born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset in two spells for Likud between 1981 and 1988, and again from 1992 until 2005, when he joined Kadima . He remained a Knesset member for Kadima until joining Hatnuah in 2012, for whom he served until 2015. He also held several ministerial posts, including being Minister of the Interior , Minister of Housing & Construction , Minister of Finance , Minister of Justice , Minister of Transportation and Minister of Education, Culture & Sport . He was also a candidate for President of Israel in 2014 .
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israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for kadima
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israeli politician
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