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Malcolm MacDonald was a British politician and colonial minister who searched for new settlement sites for Jews facing persecution in Europe. In 2005 the opening said with anti-semitism rampant in Europe, MacDonald sought new settlements, encouraging emigration to Northern Rhodesia. Today the opening describes his career in decolonisation with no mention of antisemitism, and the word is nowhere in the article. A reader today learns MacDonald pursued colonial policy in Asia and Africa, and not that his search for Jewish settlement sites was driven by antisemitism in Europe.

The word “antisemitism” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2005. Today it appears nowhere in the article at all, references included. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.

The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot

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Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.

What was taken out

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  • The sentence linking rampant antisemitism in Europe to MacDonald’s search for alternative Jewish settlement sites, dropped from the opening.

How it opened then, and now

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2005 (revision 16847241):

This page is about the mid 20th century politician. For the late 20th century footballer see Malcolm Macdonald . Malcolm John MacDonald ( August 17 1901 - January 11 1981 ) was a British politician and the son of Ramsay MacDonald . Like his father he was initially a Labour MP who then joined the National Government and was consequently expelled from the Labour Party. MacDonald was first elected to Parliament for Bassetlaw in the 1929 general election and proved notable as a “loyal” son, in contrast to Conservative leader Stanley Baldwin ‘s son Oliver who was also elected a Labour MP. In 1931 the Labour government broke up and MacDonald’s father formed the National Government with representat…

2025 (revision 1293880924):

British politician and diplomat For other people named Malcolm MacDonald, see Malcolm MacDonald (disambiguation) . Malcolm John MacDonald OM PC (17 August 1901 – 11 January 1981) was a British politician and diplomat . He was initially a Labour Member of Parliament (MP), but in 1931 followed his father Ramsay MacDonald in breaking with the party and joining the National Government . He was consequently expelled from the Labour Party. He was a government minister during the Second World War and was later Governor of Kenya . MacDonald’s experience allowed him to take a unique approach to the decolonisation of British colonies in Asia and Africa. He had “done more for Southeast Asia than perhap…

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