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The White Screen

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli indie pop-rock trio”. Today it says “israeli indie pop-rock cult band”.
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The White Screen ( Hebrew : המסך הלבן ) is an Israeli indie pop-rock cult band . The band consists of cousins Gabriel and Gilbert Broid, Noa Ayali, Nimshi, Udi Naor and former drummer Stav Ben Shahar. The band is one of Israel's most interesting cult bands with three albums under their belt, the latest of which, Sex, Drugs & Palestine , was recognized as an iconic album with all vinyl copies being sold out. The band has been described as a retro 1980s, punk band.

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli indie pop-rock trio”. Today it says “israeli indie pop-rock cult band”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

israeli indie pop-rock trio

Now

israeli indie pop-rock cult band

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