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Shulamit Aloni

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician and left-wing activist”. Today it says “israeli politician”.
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Shulamit Aloni ( Hebrew : שולמית אלוני ‎; 27 December 1927 – 24 January 2014) was an Israeli politician. She founded the Ratz party, was leader of the Meretz party, Leader of the Opposition from 1988 to 1990, and served as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993. In 2000, she won the Israel Prize . "Shulamit Aloni: Politician who championed human rights and was fiercely critical of Israel's treatment of Palestine" .

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israeli politician and left-wing activist

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israeli politician

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