Greece–Israel relations: what Wikipedia removed
Greece-Israel relations, historically strained over what Israel saw as Greek favoritism toward the Arab side and tolerance of people Israel regarded as terrorists. The 2010 opening noted “tolerance towards individuals whom Israel considers to be terrorists (particularly under Andreas Papandreou).” Today the word appears 0 times in the opening, though it survives once in the body. A reader today does not learn that Israel historically criticized Greece for tolerating people it considered terrorists.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. 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”- An older phrasing of the opening sentence, replaced when the article was rewritten to a more positive framing.
- The detail that Greece tolerated individuals Israel considered terrorists left the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 365869695):
Bilateral relations Greek-Israeli relations are foreign relations between Greece and Israel . Since 1990, diplomatic relations between the two countries were upgraded from Diplomatic Representation to Embassy level. Greece is represented in Israel through its embassy in Tel Aviv , its Consulate General in Jerusalem , and an honorary consulate in Haifa . Israel is represented in Greece through its embassy in Athens. There have been historical tensions between the two countries over what Israel regards as Greek favoritism towards the Arab side in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and tolerance towards individuals whom Israel considers to be terrorists (particularly under Andreas Papandreou ). Israeli…
2025 (revision 1292609273):
Bilateral relations Greece–Israel relations are the bilateral relationship between the Hellenic Republic and the State of Israel . Greece and Israel today enjoy positive and extensive diplomatic relations and consider each other an ally. Israel and Greece consider each other as collaborators in the aspects of military, intelligence and economy. Both countries are part of the Energy Triangle , which referred to the extraction of oil and gas from both Israel and Cyprus by 2015, which will be delivered to mainland Europe with a pipeline through Greece. The deterioration of Israel’s relations with Turkey following the Gaza flotilla raid has heavily contributed to the strengthening of Greek-Israe…
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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