In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli ambassador to the united kingdom whose attempted killing provided the pretext for israel's invasion of”. Today it says “israeli diplomat”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Shlomo Argov ( 1929 - 2003 ) was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom whose attempted killing provided the pretext for Israel's Invasion of Lebanon . On June 3 , 1982 , three men approached Argov as he got into his car in London . One man shot Argov through the head. He was not killed, though he remained in a coma for three months. The events left him paralyzed for life. The attempted assassins were members of Abu Nidal 's rival organization sponsored by Iraq. Israel used the attack as a pretext for launching the 1982 Lebanon War .1
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Shlomo Argov (14 December 1929 – 23 February 2003) was a prominent Israeli diplomat .He was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War .
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He was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
He was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
He was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli diplomat (1929–2003) Shlomo Argov ( Hebrew : שלמה ארגוב ; 14 December 1929 – 23 February 2003) was an Israeli diplomat. He was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom , whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War .
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israeli ambassador to the united kingdom whose attempted killing provided the pretext for israel's invasion of
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israeli diplomat
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