Wikipedia's first sentence called it “international law professor emeritus at tel aviv university and is a specialist on international law”. Today it says “israeli scholar and professor emeritus at tel aviv university”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli legal scholar (boen 1936)”. It now reads “Israeli legal scholar (1936–2024)”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Yoram Dinstein ( Hebrew : יורם דינשטיין ; 2 January 1936 – 10 February 2024) was an Israeli scholar and professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University . He was a specialist on international law and an authority on the laws of war . He served as President of Tel Aviv University from 1991 to 1998 and won the 2023 Israel Prize for law research. "International law expert, Professor Yoram Dinstein, on the international 'War on Terrorism' : News : The University of Melbourne" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Yoram Dinstein is an international law Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University and is a specialist on international law, and an authority on the laws of war. "International law expert, Professor Yoram Dinstein, on the international 'War on Terrorism' : News : The University of Melbourne" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Yoram Dinstein is a scholar and Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University .He is a specialist on international law, and a prominent authority on the laws of war. "International law expert, Professor Yoram Dinstein, on the international 'War on Terrorism' : News : The University of Melbourne" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Yoram Dinstein ( יורם דינשטיין ; born 1936) is an Israeli scholar and Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University . He is a specialist on international law , and a prominent authority on the laws of war . "International law expert, Professor Yoram Dinstein, on the international 'War on Terrorism' : News : The University of Melbourne" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli legal scholar (boen 1936) Yoram Dinstein ( יורם דינשטיין ; born January 2, 1936) is an Israeli scholar and professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University . He is a specialist on international law , and a prominent authority on the laws of war . Won the 2023 Israel prize for law research. "International law expert, Professor Yoram Dinstein, on the international 'War on Terrorism' : News : The University of Melbourne" .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “international law professor emeritus at tel aviv university and is a specialist on international law”. Today it says “israeli scholar and professor emeritus at tel aviv university”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli legal scholar (boen 1936)”. It now reads “Israeli legal scholar (1936–2024)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
international law professor emeritus at tel aviv university and is a specialist on international law
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israeli scholar and professor emeritus at tel aviv university
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