When did the Rafi Peretz article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 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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Q: Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the Rafi Peretz article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "chief military rabbi of the israel defence forces". Today it says "israeli orthodox rabbi and former politician". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 5 moments between 2025 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “chief military rabbi of the israel defence forces”. Today it says “israeli orthodox rabbi and former politician”.

Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.

Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “chief military rabbi of the israel defence forces”. Today it says “israeli orthodox rabbi and former politician”.

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The opening as it read in 2025

Israeli rabbi and former politician For the visual artist, see Raphael Perez . Rafael "Rafi" Peretz ( Hebrew : רפאל "רפי" פרץ ; born 7 January 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and former politician. A former military officer and helicopter pilot who also served as the Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces , he was the leader of the Jewish Home party. Peretz was a member of the Knesset for the Yamina alliance until he separated from the faction in order to join the Netanyahu -led government. The Times of Israel .

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “chief military rabbi of the israel defence forces”. Today it says “israeli orthodox rabbi and former politician”. Read the current article and compare.

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Then

chief military rabbi of the israel defence forces

Now

israeli orthodox rabbi and former politician

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