In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli intelligence agency”. Today it says “national intelligence agency of the state of israel”. 22 sections present on 6 October 2023 are absent today. A word that once opened this article now sits 83% of the way down it.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Mossad Ha-Mossad le-Modi'in ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim ( Hebrew : המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, "Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks") is an Israeli intelligence agency , commonly referred to as Mossad . It is responsible for intelligence collection, covert action (including paramilitary activities and assassinations) and counter-terrorism . Its focus is on Arab nations and organizations throughout the world.1
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The Mossad ( , ), known in full as the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations ( HaMossad leModi'in uleTafkidim Meyuchadim , al-Mūssād li'l-Istikhbārāt wa'l-Mahāmm al-Khāṣṣa ) is the national intelligence agency of Israel ."Mossad" is a Hebrew word for institute or institution.The Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection and covert operations including paramilitary activities.It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community , along with Aman ( military intelligence ) and Shin Bet (internal security), but its director reports directly to the Prime Minister .
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It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community , along with Aman ( military intelligence ) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection , covert operations , and counterterrorism , as well as bringing Jews to Israel from countries where official Aliyah agencies are forbidden, and protecting Jewish communities. Its director reports directly to the Prime Minister .
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National intelligence agency of Israel Mossad ( / m ə ˈ s æ d / ; , ; , al-Mōsād , ; literally meaning "the Institute"), short for HaMossad leModiʿin uleTafkidim Meyuḥadim ( , meaning "Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations"), is the national intelligence agency of Israel . It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community , along with Aman ( military intelligence ) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection , covert operations , and counterterrorism . Mossad is separate from Israel's democratic institutions.Because no law defines its purpose, objectives, roles, missions, powers or budget and because it is exempt from the constitutional laws of the State of Israel Mossad has been described as a deep state .Its director answers directly and only to the Prime Minister .Its annual budget is estimated to be around 10 billion shekels (US$2.73 billion) and it is estimated that it employs around 7,000 people directly, making it the second-largest espionage agency in the Western world, after the American CIA .
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National intelligence agency of Israel For the organization that coordinated pre-state Jewish immigration, see Mossad LeAliyah Bet .The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations ( ha-Mosád le-Modiʿín u-le-Tafkidím Meyuḥadím ), popularly known as Mossad ( UK : / ˈ m ɒ s æ d / MOSS -ad , US : / m oʊ ˈ s ɑː d / moh- SAHD ), is the national intelligence agency of Israel . It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community , along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection , covert operations , and counter-terrorism . Its director answers directly and only to the Prime Minister . Its annual budget is estimated to be around 10 billion shekels (US$2.73 billion) and it is estimated that it employs around 7,000 people directly, making it one of the world's largest espionage agencies. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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National intelligence agency of Israel For the institute that facilitated Jewish immigration to British Palestine from 1938 to 1952, see Mossad LeAliyah Bet .The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations ( Hebrew : המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים , romanized : ha-Mosád le-Modiʿín u-le-Tafkidím Meyuḥadím ), popularly known as Mossad ( UK : / ˈ m ɒ s æ d / MOSS -ad , US : / m oʊ ˈ s ɑː d / moh- SAHD ), is the national intelligence agency of the State of Israel . It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community , along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection , covert operations , and counter-terrorism . Its director answers directly and only to the prime minister . Its annual budget is estimated to be around ₪ 10 billion (US$2.73 billion), and it is estimated that it employs around 7,000 people, making it one of the world's largest espionage agencies. The organization is alleged to have been involved with many assassination plots across a variety of locations. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). The Times of Israel .
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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli intelligence agency”. Today it says “national intelligence agency of the state of israel”. 22 sections present on 6 October 2023 are absent today. A word that once opened this article now sits 83% of the way down it. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is
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Then
israeli intelligence agency
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national intelligence agency of the state of israel
Where the word went
It left the opening. It did not leave the article. Wikipedia moved it down the page, where a reader arriving from a search result will not reach it.
“terror” was in the opening on October 6, 2023. Today 1 remain, 83% of the way down the article.
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