Legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestine: what Wikipedia removed
The title itself moved from a question to a verdict: the article once opened “The legality of the Israeli occupation” and now opens “Illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine”. Occupation mentions rose from 15 to 19; antisemitism fell from 5 to 3.
The word “occupation” appeared 19 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2025. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 19. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 6 October 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| occupation | 15 | 19 | 19 |
| antisemitism | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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 opening moved from asking whether the occupation is legal to stating that it is illegal.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”6 October 2023 (revision 1176162273):
Legal status of Israeli occupation of Palestine The legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestine , which has continued since 1967 and is the longest military occupation in modern history, is a subject that has received much less attention than violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) that have occurred during the occupation. Multiple United Nations General Assembly resolutions have described the continuing occupation as illegal. The general thrust of international law scholarship addressing this question has concluded that, regardless of whether it was initially legal, the occupation has become illegal over time. Reasons cited for its il…
2026 (revision 1362964284):
IIlegal Israeli occupation of Palestine Not to be confused with Status of territories occupied by Israel in 1967 . Israel ‘s occupation of Palestine , which has continued since 1967 and is the longest military occupation in modern history, has become illegal under international law . This illegality encompasses the West Bank , including Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem , as well as the blockaded Gaza Strip , which remains to be considered occupied under international law despite the 2005 Israeli disengagement . Israel’s policies and practices in the occupied West Bank, including the construction and expansion of Israeli settlements , have amounted to de facto annexation that is illegal under i…
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
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