Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the Yitzhak Mordechai article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "major general in the israeli army". Today it says "israeli former general and politician". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 6 moments between 2005 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

When did the Yitzhak Mordechai article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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Yitzhak Mordechai

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “major general in the israeli army”. Today it says “israeli former general and politician”.

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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “major general in the israeli army”. Today it says “israeli former general and politician”.

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The opening as it read in 2005

Yitzhak Mordechai ( Hebrew : יצחק מרדכי, born November 22 , 1944 ) was a Major General in the Israeli army , and later Israeli Minister of Defense and of Transport.¹ He retired from political life in 2000 after being indicted for sexual misconduct during his military service.² His eventual conviction in some of these charges ended his public career.³

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Today

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “major general in the israeli army”. Today it says “israeli former general and politician”. Read the current article and compare.

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What Wikipedia says this is

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Then

major general in the israeli army

Now

israeli former general and politician

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