Did Wikipedia remove the word "militant" from the Moussa Arafat article?

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When did the Moussa Arafat article stop using the word "militant"?

The word appeared 1 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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The opening as it read in 2005

In July 2004 , Yasser Arafat appointed his cousin to the position of Head of Public Security in the Gaza Strip in addition to other members of the Arafat family working in the Palestinian administration.¹ The appointment and corruption claims against Arafat's family were partially the catalyst for intense armed conflict in the streets of Gaza between Palestinian 'militants' in the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade group and those loyal to Chairman Arafat in Fatah . Following the conflict, Yasser Arafat reshuffled the Gaza security apparatus and appointed Abdel-Razek al-Majaideh to the new post of overall director of security for the West Bank and Gaza, outranking Moussa. A power struggle between rival Palestinian factions emerged Gaza and the West Bank in anticipation of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 's plan to withdraw troops and settlers from the occupied territory by the end of 2005 . In 2003 Arafat escaped injury in an explosion in his office, caused by rocket fire from, he claimed, Palestinian enemies. In October 2004 , Arafat and a top security official in the Gaza Strip , survived a car bomb that exploded in his convoy.²

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The opening as it stood in 2010 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

" Major General " Moussa Arafat al-Qudwa (born Jaffa January 23, 1940/41 — killed in Gaza City September 7, 2005) was a cousin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . Some reports describe Yasser Arafat as his nephew. In July 2004, Arafat was appointed head of the Preventive Security Service in the Gaza Strip . This appointment and corruption claims against Arafat's family were partially the catalyst for intense armed conflict in the streets of Gaza between Palestinian 'militants' of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade group and fighters loyal to Chairman Arafat's Fatah . Following the conflict, Yasser Arafat reshuffled the Gaza security apparatus and appointed Abdel-Razek al-Majaideh to the new post of overall director of security for the West Bank and Gaza , outranking Moussa Arafat. In April 2005 Arafat was removed from his position as security chief but was subsequently named as adviser on military affairs with ministerial rank. A power struggle between rival Palestinian factions emerged in Gaza and the West Bank in anticipation of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 's plan to withdraw troops and settlers from the occupied territory by the end of 2005. In 2003 Arafat escaped injury in an explosion in his office caused by rockets fired, he claimed, by Palestinian enemies. In October 2004, Moussa Arafat and a top security official in the Gaza Strip , survived a car bomb that exploded in his convoy.

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The opening as it stood in 2015 9 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Moussa Arafat al-Qudwa (23 January 1940/41 Jaffa — 7 September 2005 Gaza City ) was a cousin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . He was one of the founders of the Fatah movement and also, a leading official in the Fatah Revolutionary Council.

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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Moussa Arafat al-Qudwa ( ; [birth date unknown] in Jaffa – September 7, 2005 in Gaza City ) was a cousin of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . He was one of the founders of Fatah and a leading official in the Fatah Revolutionary Council. 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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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Palestinian politician (1940–2005) Moussa Arafat al-Qudwa ( ; died September 7, 2005) was a cousin of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . He was one of the founders of Fatah and a leading official in the Fatah Revolutionary Council.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Palestinian politician (1940–2005) Moussa Arafat al-Qudwa ( Arabic : موسى عرفات ; died 7 September 2005) was one of the founders of Fatah and a leading official in the Fatah Revolutionary Council . He was a cousin of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat .

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