Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician and member of the knesset for likud”. Today it says “israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for the new hope party”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Ze'ev Elkin (born 3 April 1971) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a Member of the Knesset for the New Hope Party . He was previously a member of the Knesset for Kadima , Likud and the National Unity Party and served as Minister of Jerusalem Affairs , Minister of Housing and Construction , Minister of Immigrant Absorption , Minister of Environmental Protection , Minister of Higher Education and Minister of Water Resources . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ze'ev Elkin ( , born 3 April 1971) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
member of the Knesset Ze'ev Elkin ( ; Russian: Зеэв Элькин ; born 3 April 1971) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Minister of Jerusalem Affairs .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli politician member of the Knesset Ze'ev Elkin ( ; Russian: Зеэв Элькин ; born 3 April 1971) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud , and as Minister of Higher Education and Minister of Water Resources .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli politician Ze'ev Elkin ( ; Russian: Зеэв Элькин ; born 3 April 1971) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a Member of the Knesset for the National Unity Party . He was previously a member of the Knesset for Kadima , Likud and New Hope and served as Minister of Jerusalem Affairs , Minister of Housing and Construction , Minister of Immigrant Absorption , Minister of Environmental Protection , Minister of Higher Education and Minister of Water Resources .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician and member of the knesset for likud”. Today it says “israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for the new hope party”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
israeli politician and member of the knesset for likud
Now
israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the knesset for the new hope party
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