Yair Naveh: what Wikipedia removed
Yair Naveh is a former IDF Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Central Command chief. Through 2020 the opening said: “In 2008 Naveh’s name was tied in with the alleged instructions to assassinate commanders in Palestinian terrorist organizations contrary to a court order.” Today the word terror is nowhere in the article; the opening covers only his career and postings. A reader today does not learn that Naveh was once linked to allegations of ordering assassinations in violation of a court order.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. 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 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| militant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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”- His basic identification line, replaced by a differently worded version.
- His residence, dropped as a biographical detail.
- His academic degrees, reworded and shortened.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 357194618):
Yair Naveh (born 1957) is a former Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and head of Israeli Central Command (2005–2007). In 1975, he was drafted into the IDF where he served in all positions in the Golani Infantry Brigade from Company Commander to Brigade Commander. He lives in Givat Shmuel . Naveh was previously the head of Israeli Home Front Command until nominated by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his post as Central Command chief. It is believed by some Israelis that Sharon nominated Naveh because he is the highest ranked religious officer and that as head of Central Command, he would be forced to carry out the evacuation of West Bank settlements in 2005. Naveh holds a Bache…
2025 (revision 1294771722):
Israeli general Yair Naveh ( Hebrew : יאיר נוה ; born 5 September 1957) is a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and a former Deputy Chief of the General Staff . In 1975, he was drafted into the IDF where he served in all positions in the Golani Infantry Brigade from Company Commander to Brigade Commander. He lives in Zikhron Ya’akov . Naveh was previously the head of Israeli Home Front Command until nominated by former prime minister Ariel Sharon to his post as Central Command chief. It is believed by some Israelis that Sharon nominated Naveh because he is the highest ranked religious officer and that as head of Central Command, he would be forced to carry out the evacuation of West …
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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