Benjamin Netanyahu: Difference between revisions

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Born in [[wikipedia:Tel_Aviv|Tel Aviv]], Netanyahu was raised in [[wikipedia:West_Jerusalem|West Jerusalem]] and the United States. He returned to Israel in 1967 to join the [[wikipedia:Israel_Defense_Forces|Israel Defense Forces]] and served in the [[wikipedia:Sayeret_Matkal|Sayeret Matkal]] special forces. In 1972, he returned to the US, and after graduating from the [[wikipedia:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology|MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], Netanyahu worked for the [[wikipedia:Boston_Consulting_Group|Boston Consulting Group.]] He moved back to Israel in 1978 and founded the Yonatan Netanyahu Anti-Terror Institute. Between 1984 and 1988 Netanyahu was [[wikipedia:Permanent_Representative_of_Israel_to_the_United_Nations|Israel's ambassador to the United Nations]]. Netanyahu rose to prominence after his election as chair of Likud in 1993, becoming leader of the opposition. In the 1996 general election, Netanyahu became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote. Netanyahu was defeated in the 1999 election and entered the private sector. He served as minister of foreign affairs and finance, initiating economic reforms, before resigning over the Gaza disengagement plan.

Born in [[wikipedia:Tel_Aviv|Tel Aviv]], Netanyahu was raised in [[wikipedia:West_Jerusalem|West Jerusalem]] and the United States. He returned to Israel in 1967 to join the [[wikipedia:Israel_Defense_Forces|Israel Defense Forces]] and served in the [[wikipedia:Sayeret_Matkal|Sayeret Matkal]] special forces. In 1972, he returned to the US, and after graduating from the [[wikipedia:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology|MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], Netanyahu worked for the [[wikipedia:Boston_Consulting_Group|Boston Consulting Group.]] He moved back to Israel in 1978 and founded the Yonatan Netanyahu Anti-Terror Institute. Between 1984 and 1988 Netanyahu was [[wikipedia:Permanent_Representative_of_Israel_to_the_United_Nations|Israel's ambassador to the United Nations]]. Netanyahu rose to prominence after his [[wikipedia:1993_Likud_leadership_election|election as chair of Likud]] in 1993, becoming [[wikipedia:Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Israel)|leader of the opposition]]. In the [[wikipedia:1996_Israeli_general_election|1996 general election]], Netanyahu became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote. Netanyahu was defeated in the [[wikipedia:1999_Israeli_general_election|1999 election]] and entered the private sector. He served as [[wikipedia:Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Israel)|minister of foreign affairs]] and [[wikipedia:Ministry_of_Finance_(Israel)|finance]], initiating [[wikipedia:Economy_of_Israel|economic reforms,]] before resigning over the Gaza disengagement plan.

Netanyahu returned to lead Likud in 2005, leading the opposition between 2006 and 2009. After the 2009 legislative election, Netanyahu formed a coalition and became prime minister again. Netanyahu made his closeness to Donald Trump central to his appeal from 2016. During Trump's first presidency, the US recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel, Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and brokered the Abraham Accords between Israel and the Arab world. Netanyahu received criticism over expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, deemed illegal under international law. In 2019, Netanyahu was indicted on charges of breach of trust, bribery and fraud, and relinquished all ministerial posts except prime minister. The 2018–2022 Israeli political crisis resulted in a rotation agreement between Netanyahu and Benny Gantz. This collapsed in 2020, leading to a 2021 election. In June 2021, Netanyahu was removed from the premiership, before returning after the 2022 election.

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 Email: it@likud.org.il|Websites=https://www.netanyahu.org.il|Citation/Legacy=Israel's longest-serving prime minister, whose legacy is marked by significant nationalist achievements, and he is credited with crushing terrorism in the Middle East.}}
-Born in [[wikipedia:Tel_Aviv|Tel Aviv]], Netanyahu was raised in [[wikipedia:West_Jerusalem|West Jerusalem]] and the United States. He returned to Israel in 1967 to join the [[wikipedia:Israel_Defense_Forces|Israel Defense Forces]] and served in the [[wikipedia:Sayeret_Matkal|Sayeret Matkal]] special forces. In 1972, he returned to the US, and after graduating from the [[wikipedia:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology|MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], Netanyahu worked for the [[wikipedia:Boston_Consulting_Group|Boston Consulting Group.]] He moved back to Israel in 1978 and founded the Yonatan Netanyahu Anti-Terror Institute. Between 1984 and 1988 Netanyahu was [[wikipedia:Permanent_Representative_of_Israel_to_the_United_Nations|Israel's ambassador to the United Nations]]. Netanyahu rose to prominence after his election as chair of Likud in 1993, becoming leader of the opposition. In the 1996 general election, Netanyahu became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote. Netanyahu was defeated in the 1999 election and entered the private sector. He served as minister of foreign affairs and finance, initiating economic reforms, before resigning over the Gaza disengagement plan.
+Born in [[wikipedia:Tel_Aviv|Tel Aviv]], Netanyahu was raised in [[wikipedia:West_Jerusalem|West Jerusalem]] and the United States. He returned to Israel in 1967 to join the [[wikipedia:Israel_Defense_Forces|Israel Defense Forces]] and served in the [[wikipedia:Sayeret_Matkal|Sayeret Matkal]] special forces. In 1972, he returned to the US, and after graduating from the [[wikipedia:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology|MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], Netanyahu worked for the [[wikipedia:Boston_Consulting_Group|Boston Consulting Group.]] He moved back to Israel in 1978 and founded the Yonatan Netanyahu Anti-Terror Institute. Between 1984 and 1988 Netanyahu was [[wikipedia:Permanent_Representative_of_Israel_to_the_United_Nations|Israel's ambassador to the United Nations]]. Netanyahu rose to prominence after his [[wikipedia:1993_Likud_leadership_election|election as chair of Likud]] in 1993, becoming [[wikipedia:Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Israel)|leader of the opposition]]. In the [[wikipedia:1996_Israeli_general_election|1996 general election]], Netanyahu became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote. Netanyahu was defeated in the [[wikipedia:1999_Israeli_general_election|1999 election]] and entered the private sector. He served as [[wikipedia:Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Israel)|minister of foreign affairs]] and [[wikipedia:Ministry_of_Finance_(Israel)|finance]], initiating [[wikipedia:Economy_of_Israel|economic reforms,]] before resigning over the Gaza disengagement plan.
 Netanyahu returned to lead Likud in 2005, leading the opposition between 2006 and 2009. After the 2009 legislative election, Netanyahu formed a coalition and became prime minister again. Netanyahu made his closeness to Donald Trump central to his appeal from 2016. During Trump's first presidency, the US recognized Jerusalem as capital of Israel, Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and brokered the Abraham Accords between Israel and the Arab world. Netanyahu received criticism over expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, deemed illegal under international law. In 2019, Netanyahu was indicted on charges of breach of trust, bribery and fraud, and relinquished all ministerial posts except prime minister. The 2018–2022 Israeli political crisis resulted in a rotation agreement between Netanyahu and Benny Gantz. This collapsed in 2020, leading to a 2021 election. In June 2021, Netanyahu was removed from the premiership, before returning after the 2022 election.