Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician and the current mayor of bat yam”. Today it says “business owner and former israeli politician”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Shlomo Lahiani ( , born 1965) is an Israeli politician and the current mayor of Bat Yam . He was first elected mayor as a Labour -backed independent in 2003 with 45% of the vote, beating the Likud candidate. He was subsequently re-elected, with 86.3% of the vote, reportedly the highest ever in a large Israeli city, in 2008. In September 2009 Lahiani got involved in a scandal over campaign funding. He was accused of campaign expenditure irregularities, especially regarding a 43,000 NIS , of public finds, payment made to his wife, Dorit, for campaign management, during the election campaign in November 2008. In December 2009 Lahiani was arrested by the police. Investigators suspect that Lahiani may have committed economic crimes over a prolonged period, among them fraud, official misconduct and excessive waste of public funds.1
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The opening as it stood in 2015 7 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Shlomo Lahiani ( , born May 22, 1965) is a business owner and former Israeli politician.He was formerly mayor of Bat Yam .In 2014, following a corruption investigation, Lahiani pled guilty to three counts of breach of public trust and accepting at least NIS700,000 in bribes.
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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Shlomo Lahiani ( , born May 22, 1965) is a business owner and former Israeli politician. He was formerly mayor of Bat Yam . In 2014, following a investigation, Lahiani pleaded guilty to three counts of breach of public trust. a\ Baum, Ido (2014-05-09).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Shlomo Lahiani ( , born May 22, 1965) is a business owner and former Israeli politician. He was formerly mayor of Bat Yam . In 2014, following an investigation, Lahiani pleaded guilty to three counts of breach of public trust.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli politician (born 1965) Shlomo Lahiani ( Hebrew : שלמה לחיאני ; born May 22, 1965) is a business owner and former Israeli politician. He was formerly mayor of Bat Yam . In 2014, following an investigation, Lahiani pleaded guilty to three counts of breach of public trust.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician and the current mayor of bat yam”. Today it says “business owner and former israeli politician”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
israeli politician and the current mayor of bat yam
Now
business owner and former israeli politician
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