Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for likud and as the country's minister of i”. Today it says “israeli politician who served as minister of health from 2020 to 2021 and served as chairman of the knesset 's”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli politician and Speaker of the Knesset”. It now reads “Israeli politician and former Speaker of the Knesset”.
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Yuli-Yoel Edelstein ( Hebrew : יולי יואל אדלשטיין , Russian: Юлий Йоэль Эдельштейн ; born 5 August 1958) is an Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health from 2020 to 2021. One of the most prominent refuseniks in the Soviet Union, he was the 16th Speaker of the Knesset from 2013 until his resignation on 25 March 2020. In 2022, Edelstein was re-elected and joined the 25th Knesset, where he serves as Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein ( , Russian: Юлий Эдельштейн , , born 5 August 1958) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as the country's Minister of Information and Diaspora .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
member of the Knesset Yuli-Yoel Edelstein ( , Russian: Ю́лий Ю́рьевич Эдельште́йн , , born 5 August 1958) is an Israeli politician who has been Speaker of the Knesset since 2013.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli politician and Speaker of the Knesset member of the Knesset Yuli-Yoel Edelstein ( , Russian: Ю́лий Ю́рьевич Эдельште́йн , , born 5 August 1958) is an Israeli politician serving as Minister of Health since 2020.One of the most prominent refuseniks in the Soviet Union, he was the 16th Speaker of the Knesset from 2013 until his resignation on 25 March 2020.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli politician and former Speaker of the Knesset Yuli-Yoel Edelstein ( , Russian: Юлий Йоэль Эдельштейн , born 5 August 1958) is an Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health from 2020 to 2021. One of the most prominent refuseniks in the Soviet Union, he was the 16th Speaker of the Knesset from 2013 until his resignation on 25 March 2020.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for likud and as the country's minister of i”. Today it says “israeli politician who served as minister of health from 2020 to 2021 and served as chairman of the knesset 's”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli politician and Speaker of the Knesset”. It now reads “Israeli politician and former Speaker of the Knesset”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for likud and as the country's minister of i
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israeli politician who served as minister of health from 2020 to 2021 and served as chairman of the knesset 's
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