Wikipedia's first sentence called it “national security advisor to the prime minister of israel”. Today it says “israeli intelligence officer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Director of the Israeli Mossad (2016 to 2021) Yosef "”. It now reads “Israeli intelligence officer (born 1961) Yosef "”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Yossi" Meir Cohen ( Hebrew : יוסף מאיר כהן ; born 10 September 1961) is an Israeli intelligence officer. After mandatory service in the Israeli Defense Forces , Cohen joined the Mossad , the national intelligence agency of Israel , in 1982. He rose to lead Mossad's Tzomet Division and was the agency's deputy director from 2011 to 2013, when he was appointed National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . In 2016, Cohen succeeded Tamir Pardo as the Mossad's director. During his tenure, he oversaw Mossad's operation to steal Iran's nuclear archive and was the chief negotiator during the Abraham Accords . He stepped down from the agency in 2021.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Yossi Cohen ( ; born c. 1961 ) is the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel . He has held the post since August 2013. The Times of Israel . 21 August 2013 .
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Yosef "Yossi" Meir Cohen ( ; born 10 September 1961) is the current Director of Mossad , the national intelligence agency of Israel . The Times of Israel . 21 August 2013 .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Director of the Israeli Mossad (2016 to 2021) Yosef "Yossi" Meir Cohen ( ; born 10 September 1961) was the Director of Mossad , the national intelligence agency of Israel . The Times of Israel . 21 August 2013 .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “national security advisor to the prime minister of israel”. Today it says “israeli intelligence officer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Director of the Israeli Mossad (2016 to 2021) Yosef "”. It now reads “Israeli intelligence officer (born 1961) Yosef "”. Read the current article and compare.
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national security advisor to the prime minister of israel
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israeli intelligence officer
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