Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister of Israel since its inception.
Born in Tel Aviv on October 21, 1949, he grew up in Jerusalem before moving with his family to Pennsylvania during his high school years, where his father taught history. In 1967 Netanyahu returned to Israel and joined the IDF's Sayeret Matkal special forces unit, where he served until 1973.
He took part in many military operations, including a 1972 rescue mission of hostages in a hijacked Sabena airplane, during which he was shot in the shoulder. Netanyahu finished his military service in 1972, but returned to serve in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, after which he was promoted to the rank of Captain.
His brother Yonatan "Yoni," an IDF officer, was killed during Operation Entebbe in 1976 at the Entebbe Airport in Uganda where Israelis were being held hostage. His was the only death resulting from the mission.
He has degrees in architecture and business management from MIT. He also studied political science at MIT and Harvard University. He served as Israel's ambassador to the UN from 1984-1988, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Ariel Sharon's government.
In 1993 Netanyahu was elected Likud party chairman and served as the leader of the opposition until being elected prime minister in 1996. In 2009, he was elected prime minister for the second time, in January 2013 a third, and in March 2015 a fourth.
He is married to Sara Netanyahu with whom he has two children, Yair and Avner.
In 2018, the Mossad stole Iran's nuclear archive. Netanyahu later presented the information to the international community. Netanyahu strongly opposes a nuclear deal with Iran.
Under the rotation government set by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, Netanyahu serves as the leader of the opposition.
"The Post" analyzes claims made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a comprehensive interview with "The Wall Street Journal."
There are gaps - some of which can be bridged, and some are very difficult, the sources said, a week after there were optimistic indications that a deal could be reached.
On Saturday, the US military said it conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility operated by Houthis in Yemen's capital, Sanaa.
"Those who do not contribute to the national effort would do well, at the very least, not to hinder it," Netanyahu responded.
Netanyahu's trial is a confrontation between entrenched elites clinging to their hegemony and emerging forces seeking rightful representation, one where the courtroom has become a battlefield.
The poll also found that 61% of Israelis think the IDF should remain stationed near the Syrian border until the situation in Syria stabilizes.
Education Minister Yoav Kisch will be the only representative at the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27.
Israel’s future depends on the ability of our leadership in all branches of government to promote broad consensus on fair rules.
"We’re not going to leave them in power in Gaza, 30 miles from Tel Aviv. It’s not going to happen,” he said amid calls by many to accept a ceasefire-hostage release deal in the Palestinian enclave.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Netanyahu's decision to travel to Mount Hermon, even as he is busy with his legal problems, signals to his base that he is unshaken by the trials.
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