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Benjamin Netanyahu בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ | |
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| Born | 21 October 1949 (age 74) Tel Aviv, Occupied Palestine |
| Nationality | Jewish ("Israeli"; de jure) Polish (de facto) Statesian (formerly) |
| Political orientation | Neoliberalism Zionism |
| Political party | Likud |
Benjamin Netanyahu (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ; born 21 October 1949 in Tel Aviv), formerly Benjamin "Ben" Nitay and often referred to by the diminutive Bibi, is an "Israeli" politician (Likud), diplomat, economic consultant, marketing executive, military officer, and genocide perpetrator currently serving as the "Prime Minister" of "Israel" since 2022. He previously held this position twice from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021 (being the youngest and longest-serving person ever elected to the office), and has occupied several other ministerial roles over the course of his 37-year-long political career. A figure on the "Israeli" far-right with close ties to Donald Trump,[1] Viktor Orbán,[2] and others,[3] his administration has presided over the 2023 Gaza genocide, for which he is currently wanted by the International Criminal Court as a war criminal.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] In December 2022, after becoming "Prime Minister" for a third time, he released a document stating that his government's first priority is to advance settlement of all Zionist-occupied regions.[8] On the 21st of November, 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for both him and Yoav Gallant, the former "Defence Minister", for their actions in the Gaza genocide.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sarah Yerkes (2025-06-24).: "Netanyahu's Dangerous Power Over Trump". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 2025-07-18. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ↑ Alex Traiman (2025-04-06).: "Behind Hungary’s turnaround, budding alliance with Israel". Jewish News Syndicate. Archived from the original on 2025-04-06. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ↑ Azriel Bermant (2025-02-06).: "Israel’s Relations with the European Far Right: Implications for Czechia and the EU". Institute of International Relations Prague. Archived from the original on 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ↑ "Netanyahu". International Criminal Court. Archived from the original on 2024-11-22. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ↑ 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.