Abu Obeida: what Wikipedia removed
The spokesman for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. As of October 6 2023, the opening called it “the military wing of the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas.” The word is gone from the whole article today; the opening now calls it only “the military wing of Hamas.” A reader today learns Hamas’s name, and not that the opening once named it an Islamist organization.
The word “islamist” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 6 October 2023. Today it appears nowhere in the article at all, references included. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| islamist | 1 | 0 |
| militant | 1 | 1 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- This exact phrasing is gone, though the current opening still describes him as a Palestinian militant in similar words.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”6 October 2023 (revision 1172152344):
Spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades This article is about the spokesman for Hamas’ military wing. For other uses, see Abu Ubaidah (disambiguation) . Abu Obaida ( Arabic : أبو عبيدة, romanized : Abū ʿUbayda ), also spelled Abu Obayda , Abu Ubayda and Abu Ubaydah , is the nom de guerre of a Palestinian militant who is the spokesman for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades , the military wing of the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas . ^ “What about Hamas? Question snarls peace bid” . NBC News . 7 October 2009 . Retrieved 2 July 2022 .
2025 (revision 1295836203):
Spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades This article is about the spokesman for Hamas’ military wing. For other uses, see Abu Ubaidah (disambiguation) . Template:Hamas history Abu Ubaida ( Arabic : أبو عبيدة , romanized : Abū ʿUbayda; born February 11, 1985; also spelled Abu Obaida , Abu Ubayda and Abu Ubaydah ), whose alleged real name is Hudayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout (Arabic: حذيفة سمير عبدالله الكحلوت), is a Palestinian militant who has been the spokesperson for the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades , the military wing of Hamas , since at least 2007. One 2024 analysis described him as “the central figure of al-Qassam’s media campaign.” ^ Agathocleous, Sophia, and Erwin van Veen. “Hamas ‘From t…
Related
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- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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