Shamgar Commission: what Wikipedia removed
The Shamgar Commission was Israel’s official inquiry into the 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Through 2010 the opening reported that the commission’s findings “revealed that Shin Bet used a high profile right wing militant as one of their agents.” Today the opening carries neither the word nor the finding, though it survives once in the body. A reader today learns who chaired the commission and not that its inquiry exposed Shin Bet’s use of a right-wing militant informant.
The word “militant” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| militant | 1 | 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”- The commission’s finding that Shin Bet used a right-wing militant as an informant is dropped from the opening, though it survives once in the body.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 359541371):
1996 Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin . Chaired by President of the Supreme Court Meir Shamgar . It held its first meeting on 19 November 1995. The final report was issued on 28 March 1996. It was critical of Shin Bet , Israel’s internal security service, for exposing the Prime Minister to “serious risks,” and for failing to act on threats to his life from Jewish extremists. Shin Bet Director, Carmi Gillon , who resigned after the assassination, issued a public statement after the publication of the report which he ended by saying: “I also salute my former colleagues, who have been so gravely - and in my opinion so unjustly…
2025 (revision 1280462924):
Official Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin The Shamgar commission was the official Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in late 1995. Its objective was to investigate the chain of events leading up to the assassination, and the reaction of the organization responsible for the safety of the prime minister. Meir Shamgar The commission was chaired by President of the Supreme Court Meir Shamgar , and included Gen. (res.) Zvi Zamir and Prof. Ariel Rosen-Zvi. Key figure of the General Security Services appeared in front of the commission, especially figure from the personal protection unit…
Related
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