Megiddo, Israel: what Wikipedia removed
Megiddo is a kibbutz near a junction that includes a large prison holding Palestinians. Through 2005 the opening described that prison as one for those convicted “in most cases and abetting terrorism.” Today the opening calls it only a “high-security prison,” and the word terror appears nowhere in the article. A reader today learns the prison holds security offenders but not that the article once specifically named terrorism as their offense.
The word “terror” 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
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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”- An early, simpler identification of Megiddo as a kibbutz in Israel was replaced by a fuller description.
- The description of the nearby prison as holding people convicted of abetting terrorism was dropped, leaving only ‘high-security prison.’
- A line connecting the kibbutz to the site of the historic Battles of Megiddo was removed from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2005 (revision 15951323):
Megiddo is a kibbutz in Israel . Megiddo is located near the intersection between highways 65 (from Hadera to Afula ) and 66 (going from Haifa south to Samaria), which is called the Megiddo Junction. The junction is the site of a bus terminal and a large military prison for Palestinians convicted of security offences, in most cases and abetting terrorism. Located near the site of the several Battles of Megiddo and Tel Megiddo, a rich archeological site. In apocalyptic literature, Mount Megiddo (Hebrew: Har Megiddo ), the hill overlooking the valley where the current kibbutz is located, is identified as the site of the final battle between the forces of good and evil at the end of time, known…
2025 (revision 1287656952):
Kibbutz in northern Israel This article is about the kibbutz in northern Israel . For the ancient site, see Tel Megiddo . For other uses, see Megiddo . Place in Northern, Israel Megiddo ( Hebrew : מְגִדּוֹ ، Arabic : مجیدو ) is a kibbutz in northern Israel , built in 1949. Located in the Jezreel Valley , it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council . In 2024, it had a population of 969. The kibbutz is located near Megiddo Junction , the intersection of highways 65, from Hadera to Afula , and 66, running from Haifa south to the West Bank . The junction is the site of a bus terminal and a high-security prison. The kibbutz was built 600 metres north-east of the site of the depopu…
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
Wikipedia text is quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is not affiliated with Wikipedia.