Avraham Sinai: what Wikipedia removed
Avraham Sinai, a former Hezbollah member who became an Israeli spy and later converted to Judaism. The 2010 opening said Sinai said he helped to prevent a number of terrorist attacks. The word appears nowhere in the article today. A reader today does not learn that Sinai claimed to have helped prevent terrorist attacks.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. 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 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| martyr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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”- The sentence stating Sinai said he helped prevent a number of terrorist attacks is gone from the opening; a reader no longer learns he claimed that role.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 369302145):
Avraham Sinai (born 1962 ) was a Lebanese Shi’ite until he converted to Judaism . According to an interview he served as an informant for the Israelis while serving in Hezbollah , until his actions were uncovered. He fled to Israel and subsequently converted. Sinai said he helped to prevent a number of terrorist attacks. ^ Returning Home - aish.com ^ Jewish Press article about his service to State of Israel and his subsequent conversion in north Israel
2025 (revision 1274028266):
Lebanese Jewish convert and Israeli spy Sinai in 2018 Avraham Sinai ( Hebrew : אברהם סיני ; born December 15, 1962) is a former Hezbollah member who spied for Israel . Originally named Ibrahim Yassin ( Arabic : إبراهيم ياسين ), he fled from Lebanon to Israel in 1997 and later converted from Shia Islam to Judaism .
Related
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- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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