Israel Defense Forces: what Wikipedia removed
The Israel Defense Forces was formed in 1948 with a stated founding mandate. Through 2005 the opening quoted that mandate as being to protect Israel’s inhabitants “and to combat all forms of terrorism which threaten the daily life.” Today the opening carries none of that clause, though terror survives 15 times in the body. A reader arriving now does not learn that combating terrorism was part of the IDF’s own founding purpose.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2005. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 15. 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 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| militant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| islamist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| apartheid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| genocide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 is the clause from the IDF’s own founding declaration naming counterterrorism as a purpose, the passage this finding is built on.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2005 (revision 17976872):
The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces . Template:IDFTable The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ( Hebrew : צבא ההגנה לישראל Ts va Ha- Ha ganah L e-Yisrael ( “[Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel” ), often abbreviated צה”ל Ts a h a l , alternative English spelling Tz a h a l , is the name of Israel ‘s armed forces, comprising the Israel army, Israel air force and Israel navy. It was formed following the founding of Israel in 1948 to “defend the existence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the state of Israel” and “to protect the inhabitants of Israel and to combat all forms of terrorism which threaten the daily life.” The predecessors to the IDF were the Hagan…
2025 (revision 1297501547):
Combined military forces of Israel “IDF” redirects here. For other uses, see IDF (disambiguation) . The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ; Hebrew : צְבָא הֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva Hagana le-Yisra’el , lit. ’ Army for the Defense of Israel ’ ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal ( צה״ל ), is the national military of the State of Israel . It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces , the Israeli Air Force , and the Israeli Navy . It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security apparatus . The IDF is headed by the chief of the general staff , who is subordinate to the defense minister . On the orders of first prime minister David Ben-Gurion , th…
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