Wikipedia's first sentence called it “identical”. Today it says “radio service of the israel broadcasting authority for immigrants and listeners abroad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israel Radio International or”. It now reads “International broadcasting service of Israel”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Israel Radio International ( ) is the official international broadcasting station of Israel . Operating since 1955 , the Voice of Israel's shortwave transmissions on Reshet hey ("Network E") broadcasts to the entire world. They are also the main link between Israel and the Jewish diaspora . In its early years, "Kol Zion la'Gola" (קול ציון לגולה) as it was known, was the sole reliable and direct source of information for Jews living in the Arab countries and behind the " Iron Curtain ". Administered by the overseas broadcasting division, it transmits to listeners abroad in 14 languages: English , French , Russian , Bukharan , Georgian , Mugrabian, Yiddish , Tigrinya , Ladino , Spanish , Romanian , Hungarian , Persian and Amharic . Apart from news and broadcasts reflecting events in the country, the channel transmits documentaries on Judaism , the history of the Israeli people, Israeli culture and discussions on immigration and absorption. The studio of Israel Radio's Persian service As of the summer of 2007, the only Israel Radio International / Reshet Hey produced programming, is Persian. The rest of Israel Radio International, is a relay of the domestic REKA network. As of April 1, 2008, the only shortwave broadcasts left are 1.5 hours of Persian aimed at Iran. The Persian Service was founded by Amnon Netzer in 1958 . As of the same date, they also started a new official Israel Radio (Kol Israel) International webpage, listed below, with live and on-demand audio. The full Israel Radio International feed is now only available via webfeed and via the Amos Middle East spot satellite beam. The Israel Radio English news may be heard on some radio stations which use the WRN feed, such as Sirius satellite channel 140. These stations do not broadcast at the same schedule as Israel Radio does, they are time delayed. Since Israel Radio is on WRN, a time delayed English broadcast is sometimes broadcast on shortwave via WRMI. Sometimes it broadcasts Israel Radio at 00:30 UTC, other times at 06:00 UTC (-1 hr during DST), and other times it doesn't broadcast Israel Radio at all.1
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The opening as it stood in 2015 16 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Israel Radio International or Reka ( Reshet Klitat Aliya , or רק״ע Reka ) is the radio service of Israel Broadcasting Authority for immigrants and listeners abroad.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israel Radio International or Reka ( Reshet Klitat Aliya , or Reka ) is the radio service of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) for immigrants and listeners abroad.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
International broadcasting service of Israel Israel Radio International or Reka ( Reshet Klitat Aliya , or רק"ע Reka ) is the radio service of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) for immigrants and listeners abroad.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
International broadcasting service of Israel Israel Radio International or Reka ( Hebrew : רשת קליטת עלייה Reshet Klitat Aliya , or רק"ע Reka ) is the radio service of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) for immigrants and listeners abroad.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “identical”. Today it says “radio service of the israel broadcasting authority for immigrants and listeners abroad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israel Radio International or”. It now reads “International broadcasting service of Israel”. Read the current article and compare.
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identical
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radio service of the israel broadcasting authority for immigrants and listeners abroad
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