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Israeli author, journalist, community activist and politician Tsega Melaku ( Hebrew : צֶגָה מֶלָקוּ ; born 1968) is an Israeli author, journalist, community activist and politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Likud . She is the former director of Kol Yisrael 's Reshet Aleph ("Network A") radio station. Melaku was disqualified from running in Israel's 2015 election with the Kulanu party for failing to complete her cooling-off period from government service, where it was believed she could become a Member of the Knesset . She then became an MK in 2023 after running with Likud in the previous year's election .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Tsega Mekalu (born 1968) was born in Gondar , Ethiopia and is a citizen of Israel . She is an author, journalist, community activist and former director of Kol Yisrael 's Reshet Alef ("Network A") radio station. Before her disqualification from running in Israel's March 2015 election with the Kulanu party, it was expected she could become a Member of the Knesset .
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Tsega Melaku ( ; born 1968) is an Israeli author, journalist, and community activist.She is the former director of Kol Yisrael 's Reshet Aleph ("Network A") radio station. Before her disqualification from running in Israel's March 2015 election with the Kulanu party, it was expected she could become a Member of the Knesset . Roi Mandel, "Ethiopian born Tsega Melaku disqualified from running on Kahlon's list" , YNET, 26 January 2015.
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Israeli author, journalist, community activist and politician Tsega Melaku ( ; born 1968) is an Israeli author, journalist, community activist and politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Likud . She is the former director of Kol Yisrael 's Reshet Aleph ("Network A") radio station. Malku was disqualified from running in Israel's 2015 election with the Kulanu party, where it was believed she could become a Member of the Knesset.She then became an MK in 2023 after running with Likud in the previous year's election .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in gondar”. Today it says “israeli author”. Read the current article and compare.
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born in gondar
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israeli author
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