Czech Republic–Israel relations: what Wikipedia removed
This article covers Czech Republic-Israel diplomatic relations. Through 2010 the opening quoted a Czech official saying “I support the position that views Hamas as a terrorist organization.” Today the opening carries the word zero times, though terror survives twice in the body. A reader arriving now learns a history of 19th-century Czech-Jewish ties and postwar solidarity, and not that a Czech official explicitly affirmed the position that Hamas is a terrorist organization.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 2. 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 |
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 article’s own opening definition, identifying the topic as relations between the Czech Republic and Israel, is gone, replaced by a rewritten historical introduction.
- The official’s statement affirming that Hamas is a terrorist organization is gone from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 367123378):
Bilateral relations Czech Republic – Israel relations are foreign relations between the Czech Republic and Israel . The government of Czechoslovakia recognized independence of Israel 5 days after its declaration on May 19, 1948. Diplomatic relations between both countries were established on July 3, 1948. Czechoslovakia supported with military aircraft and weapons newly created Israeli state for several months, however then-new communist government ceased this support and in few years even the diplomatic relations were broken. Communist regime did spread anti-Israeli propaganda , like all then socialist countries. After the Velvet revolution , the relations were renewed. The Czech Republic h…
2025 (revision 1296654691):
Bilateral relations Israeli embassy in Prague , Czech Republic Reuven Rivlin ‘s visit to Czech Republic, October 2015 Relations between Israel and the Czech Republic , and its predecessor state Czechoslovakia , have varied widely over time. The historical and ideological roots of this international relationship, which would prove crucial for the establishment of Israel in 1948, can be traced back to the early 19th century, and the emerging Czech-Jewish alliance in Prague. By 1938, virtually all groups of Jews in the Bohemian Lands, Czech assimilationists, German liberals, and Zionists, were closely attached to the Czechoslovak government and integrated in the centre-left elite of the country…
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