Matza restaurant suicide bombing: what Wikipedia removed
Fifteen Israelis murdered in Haifa, 2002. The article once carried the name “the Matza restaurant massacre”; the word massacre is now gone from the whole article.
The word “massacre” appeared 2 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
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| massacre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| terror | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| militant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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”- The event’s own name lost the word massacre; fifteen people murdered in a restaurant now carry a neutral title.
- Even an incidental use of terrorist, describing the choice of target, was cleared out.
Who made the cuts
Section titled “Who made the cuts”Wikipedia publishes who makes every edit. These removals were traced to the exact revision that made them:
- 2011-04-01, TheCuriousGnome (see the diff)
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2005 (revision 16743075):
The Matza restaurant massacre occurred on March 31 , 2002 , when a Palestinian Hamas suicide bomber detonated his bomb inside the Matza restaurant in Haifa , Israel , killing 15 people and injuring over 40. The attack occurred at 14:45 during the Passover vacation in Israel, and the restaurant was crowded with families having their lunch. Despite the Passover massacre which occurred just four days earlier in Netanya , and the tense atmosphere following it, the clients and restaurant owners were not particularly worried about security: The Matza restaurant is operated by an Israeli Arab family, and its multi-ethnic nature was thought to make it an unlikely choice for a terrorist attack.
2026 (revision 1351507332):
2002 Palestinian militant attack in Haifa, Israel The Matza restaurant suicide bombing occurred on March 31, 2002, when a Palestinian Hamas suicide bomber detonated his bomb inside the Matza restaurant in Haifa , Israel , near the Grand Canyon shopping mall , killing 16 people and injuring over 40. Reporting has described the cafe as both “Arab-owned” and “owned by Israeli Jews, but run by Palestinian citizens of Israel”. ^ Bennet, James (2002-04-01). “MIDEAST TURMOIL: THE VIOLENCE; Bomber Strikes Jews and Arabs At Rare Refuge” . New York Times . Retrieved 2008-07-13 . ^ “Israeli man succumbs to wounds sustained in 2002 Hamas suicide bombing - Haaretz - Israel News” . Archived from the origi…
Related
Section titled “Related”- The drift report: what changed across all 61,944 watched articles
- 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
- The live article on Wikipedia
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