Wikipedia's first sentence called it “moroccan-born businessman with israeli and french citizenship”. Today it says “french–israeli billionaire magnate and investor with interests in media and telecoms”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli businessman and billionaire (born 1963)”. It now reads “Jewish businessman and billionaire (born 1963)”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Patrick Drahi ( ; ; born 20 August 1963) is an Israeli billionaire magnate and investor with interests in media and telecoms.1A former French citizen, he has been living in Switzerland since 1999.2He is the founder and controlling shareholder of the European-based telecom group Altice , listed on the European Euronext Stock Exchange and Patrick Drahi also owns 24.5% of BT Group .3"Le futur actionnaire de SFR a-t-il renoncé à être français?" (in French). 14 March 2014.4 Or Patrick Drahi ne figure pas dans notre classement 2013 des 500 fortunes françaises paru en juillet dernier. [...] Challenges a reçu une lettre d'Alexandre Marque (Cabinet Franklin), avocat de Patrick Drahi nous sommant de ne pas intégrer son client dans notre top 500. "Le futur actionnaire de SFR a-t-il renoncé à être français?" . 14 March 2014. . "Qui est Patrick Drahi, le sulfureux patron de Numericable" . . "Patrick Drahi's Altice lifts stake in BT to almost 25%" . 24 May 2023.5 There are <ref group=nt> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Patrick Drahi (born 1963) is a Moroccan-born businessman with Israeli and French citizenship, living in Switzerland since 1999. He is the founder and head of the Luxembourg -based French telecom group Altice . As of June 22, 2015 Forbes estimated Patrick Drahi's net worth at $28.2 billion. He is ranked number 57 on the list of global billionaires, the third richest in France. "Le futur actionnaire de SFR a-t-il renoncé à être français?" . 14 Marchs 2014. : Check date values in: |date= ( help ) . "Qui est Patrick Drahi, le sulfureux patron de Numericable" . .
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Patrick Drahi ( ; ; born 1963) is a French-Israeli businessman with French, Portuguese, and Israeli citizenship, living in Switzerland since 1999.He is the founder and controlling shareholder of the European-based telecom group Altice listed on the European Euronext Stock Exchange. "Le futur actionnaire de SFR a-t-il renoncé à être français?" . 14 March 2014. . "Qui est Patrick Drahi, le sulfureux patron de Numericable" . .
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Jewish businessman and billionaire (born 1963) Patrick Drahi ( French pronunciation: [patʁik dʁai] ; Arabic : باتريك دراحي ; Hebrew : פטריק דרהי ; born 20 August 1963) is a Moroccan–Israeli billionaire magnate and investor with interests in media and telecoms. He is the founder and controlling shareholder of the European-based telecom group Altice . He lives in Switzerland. Or Patrick Drahi ne figure pas dans notre classement 2013 des 500 fortunes françaises paru en juillet dernier. [...] Challenges a reçu une lettre d'Alexandre Marque (Cabinet Franklin), avocat de Patrick Drahi nous sommant de ne pas intégrer son client dans notre top 500. L'argument invoqué? 'Mr Drahi a pris la nationalité israélienne et renoncé à la nationalité française.' . There are <ref group=nt> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “moroccan-born businessman with israeli and french citizenship”. Today it says “french–israeli billionaire magnate and investor with interests in media and telecoms”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli businessman and billionaire (born 1963)”. It now reads “Jewish businessman and billionaire (born 1963)”. Read the current article and compare.
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moroccan-born businessman with israeli and french citizenship
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french–israeli billionaire magnate and investor with interests in media and telecoms
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