In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a "senior official" at the israeli embassy in washington”. Today it says “israel's ambassador to india and non resident ambassador to sri lanka and bhutan”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a "senior official" at the israeli embassy in washington”. Today it says “israel's ambassador to india and non resident ambassador to sri lanka and bhutan”.
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Naor Gilon ( hebrew : נאור גילאון) is the Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands and former Ambassador of Israel to Italy and to San Marino (Feb 2012 - Aug 2016). Earlier he served as the Chief of Staff to Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman in 2009, and as the Deputy Director General for Western Europe division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2009–2011). He was the subject of FBI investigations into the Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal , which involved the leaking of classified information by an employee at the United States Department of Defense . According to Israeli journalist Shmuel Rosner , Gilon's return to the U.S. in late 2005 was an indication that "no serious allegations concerning Israel's involvement in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) affair still exist." "Netherlands" . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . The Israeli diplomat linked to the AIPAC affair is back in Washington1
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Naor Gilon is a "senior official" at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. who is the subject of FBI investigations of possible espionage by pro-Israeli officials at the United States Department of Defense .
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Naor Gilon is the current Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.He was the subject of FBI investigations into the Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal , which involved the leaking of classified information by an employee at the United States Department of Defense .According to Israeli journalist Shmuel Rosner , Gilon's return to the US in late 2005 was an indication that "no serious allegations concerning Israel's involvement in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) affair still exist." The Israeli diplomat linked to the AIPAC affair is back in Washington
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Naor Gilon ( hebrew : נאור גילאון) is the current Ambassador of Israel to Italy and to San Marino .Earlier he served as the Chief of Staff to Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman in 2009, and as the Deputy Director General for Western Europe division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2009–2011). He was the subject of FBI investigations into the Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal , which involved the leaking of classified information by an employee at the United States Department of Defense . According to Israeli journalist Shmuel Rosner , Gilon's return to the U.S. in late 2005 was an indication that "no serious allegations concerning Israel's involvement in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) affair still exist." The Israeli diplomat linked to the AIPAC affair is back in Washington
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Israeli diplomat Naor Gilon ( Hebrew : נאור גילאון) is Israel's ambassador to India and non resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan.He was ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands (2019-2021), Italy and San Marino (Feb 2012 – Aug 2016).Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands. n.d .The Jerusalem Post. 2020-11-27 .The Tribune of India. 2021-06-20 .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli diplomat Naor Gilon ( Hebrew : נאור גילאון) was Israel's ambassador to India and non resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan. He was ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands (2019-2021), Italy and San Marino (Feb 2012 – Aug 2016). Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands. n.d . The Jerusalem Post. 2020-11-27 . The Tribune of India. 2021-06-20 .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a "senior official" at the israeli embassy in washington”. Today it says “israel's ambassador to india and non resident ambassador to sri lanka and bhutan”. Read the current article and compare.
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a "senior official" at the israeli embassy in washington
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israel's ambassador to india and non resident ambassador to sri lanka and bhutan
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