Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli lawyer and former civil servant and politician”. Today it says “attorney and the president of the tel aviv and central israel chamber of commerce”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Uriel Lynn ( Hebrew : אוריאל לין ; born 2 April 1935 ) is an attorney and the President of the Tel Aviv and Central Israel Chamber of Commerce, as well as the President of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce. He previously served as a member of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament), the Director of the Israeli-North American Investment Authority, the Director of State Revenue, the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and the Chairperson of the Executive Council of the Israel National Road Safety Authority. Lynn is also actively involved in matters related to Israeli business and public policy. Additionally, he formerly served as a board member of several public companies and as an arbitrator in various domestic and international arbitrations. National Library of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
member of the Knesset Uriel Linn ( , born 2 April 1935) is an Israeli lawyer and former civil servant and politician. He is currently president of the Israeli Federation of Chambers of Commerce.
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member of the Knesset Uriel Lynn ( , born 2 April 1935) is an Israeli lawyer, former civil servant and politician.Currently president of the Federation of the Israeli Chambers of Commerce and the Tel Aviv and Central Israel Chamber of Commerce, he served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1984 and 1992.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Uriel Lynn ( , born 2 April 1935) is an Israeli lawyer, former civil servant and politician. Currently president of the Federation of the Israeli Chambers of Commerce and the Tel Aviv and Central Israel Chamber of Commerce, he served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1984 and 1992.
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israeli lawyer and former civil servant and politician
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attorney and the president of the tel aviv and central israel chamber of commerce
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