In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “general in the israel defense forces and currently the head of the home front command”. Today it says “israeli politician”.
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Yair Golan ( Hebrew : יאיר גולן ; born 14 May 1962) is an Israeli politician , the leader of the Democrats party, and reserve major general in the Israel Defense Forces . He served as the Deputy Minister of Economy in the thirty-sixth Israeli government , and served as a Member of the Knesset representing Meretz from 2019–2022. He is a reserve major general ( Aluf ) in the Israel Defense Forces . During his military service he served, among other roles, as the IDF Deputy Chief of Staff , Commander of the Home Front Command and Commander of the Northern Command . In May 2024 , Golan was elected leader of the Israeli Labor Party on a platform of merging the party with the rival left-wing party, Meretz. On 30 June 2024, the two parties announced an agreement to form a new party, The Democrats . The agreement, which designates Golan leader of the new party, was approved by both parties' congresses on 12 July 2024. "אתר צה"ל - צבא ההגנה לישראל" . 4 March 2016.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Aluf Yair Golan ( ) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the head of the Home Front Command .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Aluf Yair Golan ( ) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the Deputy Chief of General Staff.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Aluf Yair Golan ( ) is a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces who served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and is currently an MK for Meretz .Previously, he served as the commander of Home Front Command and Northern Command .Gal Perl Finkel, Between fire and maneuver, or a combination of the two , The Jerusalem Post , 6 September 2018.
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Israeli major general (born 1962) Yair Golan ( Hebrew : יָאִיר גּוֹלָן ; born May 14, 1962) is an Israeli politician .He served as the Deputy Minister of Economy in the Thirty-sixth Israeli government , and served as a Member of the Knesset representing Meretz from 2019–2022.He is a reserved major general ( Aluf ) in the Israel Defense Forces .During his military service he served, among other roles, as the IDF Deputy Chief of Staff , Commander of the Home Front Command and Commander of the Northern Command ."אתר צה"ל - צבא ההגנה לישראל" . 4 March 2016.
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general in the israel defense forces and currently the head of the home front command
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israeli politician
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