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Benjamin Netanyahu בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ | |
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| Born | 21 October 1949 (age 74) Tel Aviv, Occupied Palestine |
| Political orientation | Neoliberalism Zionism |
| Political party | Likud |
Benjamin Netanyahu (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ; born 21 October 1949), commonly nicknamed Bibi, is an Israeli terrorist, mass murderer, genocide perpetrator, war criminal,[1] and Likud politician currently serving as "Prime Minister" of "Israel" since late 2022. He previously served as "Prime Minister" from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021, and has held several other ministerial roles. He supports Donald Trump[2] and Ayn Rand.[3] In 2019, he threatened to annex the West Bank of Palestine.[2]
Early Life[edit | edit source]
On 21 October 1949 Netanyahu was born in Tel Aviv in the year following the declaration of independence of the supposed "State of Israel". He was the second of three children born to Benzion Netanyahu and Tzila Segal, a Jewish family of Eastern European origin, and was registered as both a citizen of Israel and the United States.[4] His family name was originally Mileikowsky, but this was changed by his father as part of a Zionist trend of hebraizing surnames, obscuring their European origins.[5]
Political career[edit | edit source]
During his first term as "Prime Minister" from 1996 to 1999, Netanyahu implemented neoliberal economic policies and privatized resources. He continued these policies as "Finance Minister" from 2003 to 2005, leading to an increase in living costs.[6] In December 2022, after becoming "Prime Minister" for a third time, he released a document stating that his government's priority is to advance settlement of all Zionist-occupied regions.[7] On the 21st of November, 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for both him and Yoav Gallant, the former "Defense Minister", for their actions in the Gaza genocide.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Miko Peled (2022-10-25). "In Nauseating Netanyahu Interview, Bill Maher Whitewashes a War Criminal" MintPress News. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alexander Rubinstein (2019-04-10). "The Trump-Netanyahu Ticket Wins the Israeli Election" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ↑ Miko Peled (2020-12-14). "Netanyahu’s Days May Be Numbered, but a Cadre of Far-Right Fanatics Wait in the Wings" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ↑ Anshel Pfeffer (2018). Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Life within sharp borders'. Hurst & Company. ISBN 978-1-84904-988-7
- ↑ "Benjamin Netanyahu: A Man Shaped By His Family" (2009-05-02). HuffPost. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ↑ Naim Mousa (2022-11-12). "The Communist Party is the only force capable of challenging ultra-nationalism in Israeli society" Mondoweiss. Archived from the original on 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ↑ Richard Becker (2022-12-28). "Undisguised fascists hold balance of power in new Israeli annexationist regime" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ "ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu for ‘war crimes’ in Gaza" (2024-11-21). Al Jazeera.