Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israel: what Wikipedia removed
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad served as president of Iran from 2005 to 2013 and repeatedly called for the elimination of Israel. Through October 6, 2023 the opening said he provided funding, training and arms to what are widely regarded as terrorist organisations Hezbollah and Hamas. Today the opening names only “Hezbollah and Hamas” with no terrorist designation, though terror survives three times in the body. A reader today learns Ahmadinejad armed Hezbollah and Hamas, and not that they are widely regarded as terrorist organizations.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2020. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 3. 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 clause identifying Hezbollah and Hamas as widely regarded terrorist organizations, dropped from the sentence describing Ahmadinejad’s support for them.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 370150012):
During his presidency, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ‘s speeches and statements, and reactions to them, have contributed to increased tensions between Iran and Israel (see also Iran–Israel relations ), and between Iran and several Western nations .
2025 (revision 1294099011):
Iranian president’s remarks on Israel ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was President of Iran from 3 August 2005 to 3 August 2013, and during that time had repeatedly made contentious speeches and statements against Israel . Ahmadinejad refused to call Israel by name, instead calling it the “Zionist regime”. He has called for the ” elimination of the Zionist regime ”. Ahmadinejad took part in a protest called “The World Without Zionism ” and has derided Israel on numerous occasions. He has urged regional powers to cut diplomatic and economic ties with Israel and halt oil sales. Tensions have risen over Iran’s nuclear program. He has also provided funding, trai…
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