In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 12th and current director of shabak”. Today it says “former director of the israeli internal security service shin bet”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 12th and current director of shabak”. Today it says “former director of the israeli internal security service shin bet”.
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Yuval Diskin ( ) (born 1956) is the 12th and current Director of Shabak . In the Israel Defense Forces , Diskin served as deputy company commander of Sayeret Shaked (the command Sayeret of the Israeli Southern Command ). In 1978, he was recruited to the Shabak and served as area coordinator for the Nablus district. During the 1982 Lebanon War , Diskin operated in Beirut and Sidon . In 1984, he became the coordinator of Nablus District, and by 1989, also the Jenin and Tulkarm districts. In 1990, he was appointed Department head in the Shabak's Arab Affairs Branch. In 1994, he became the head of the Arab Affairs Branch. From 1997, Diskin was appointed as the commander of the Jerusalem District . From 2000 to 2003, he was the Shabak's Deputy Director. From 2003, he was on a study sabbatical, during which he became special advisor to Mossad Director, Meir Dagan . On May 15, 2005, he replaced Avi Dichter as Shabak Director. v t e1
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Yuval Diskin ( ) (born 1956 ) was the 12th Director of the Israeli Internal Security Service Shabak (frequently referred to in English as the "Shin Bet") between 2005 and 2011.He was first appointed to the position by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon , and later served under subsequent Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert and Binyamin Netanyahu .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Yuval Diskin ( ; born June 11, 1956 ) was the 12th Director of the Israeli Internal Security Service Shabak (frequently referred to in English as the "Shin Bet") from 2005 to 2011. He was appointed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon , and later served under subsequent Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert and Binyamin Netanyahu .
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Yuval Diskin ( ; born June 11, 1956 ) is a former Director of the Israeli Internal Security Service Shabak (frequently referred to in English as the "Shin Bet"), serving as its 13th director from 2005 to 2011. He was appointed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon , and later served under subsequent Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert and Benjamin Netanyahu .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Ex-director of Israel's Shin Bet Yuval Diskin ( Hebrew : יובל דיסקין ; born June 11, 1956 ) is a former director of the Israeli internal security service Shin Bet , serving as its 13th director from 2005 to 2011. He was appointed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon , and later served under subsequent Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert and Benjamin Netanyahu .
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the 12th and current director of shabak
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former director of the israeli internal security service shin bet
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