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| A member of the conservative ] party, he was Prime Minister from April ] to May ]. | A member of the conservative ] party, he was Prime Minister from April ] to May ]. | ||
| In the army, he served in ]. He is married and has two children. He holds a B.A. in Architecture and a M.S. in Management, both from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and has studied political science at Harvard and MIT. | In the army, he served in ]. He is married and has two children. He holds a B.A. in Architecture and a M.S. in Management, both from MIT (]), and has studied political science at Harvard and MIT. | ||
| Netanyahu was elected at ] after a wave of Palestinian ] attacks on Israeli civilians. Peres, who was favored in the polls, could not stop the terror attacks and public faith in him decreased rapidly. On ] 3 and 4, ], Palestinian ]s carried out two lethal ], in which 32 Israeli were murdered. Those two attacks were the main catalyzator in the downfall Peres, which eventually lost the election due ]. | |||
| As Prime Minister he negotiated with ] (in the form of the ]), but many claimed he tried to stall any progress. Unlike in his predecessor and successor reigns, Netanyahu's reign was relatively quiet with only few Palestinian ]s within ]. On 1996, Netanyahu and ]'s mayor ] decided to open an exit for the ] tunnel, this have sparked 3 days of riots by Palestinians, resulting in about dozen Israeli and hundred Palestinians killed. | As Prime Minister he negotiated with ] (in the form of the ]), but many claimed he tried to stall any progress. Unlike in his predecessor and successor reigns, Netanyahu's reign was relatively quiet with only few Palestinian ]s within ]. On 1996, Netanyahu and ]'s mayor ] decided to open an exit for the ] tunnel, this have sparked 3 days of riots by Palestinians, resulting in about dozen Israeli and hundred Palestinians killed. | ||
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Benjamin Netanyahu (also Binyamin, and in Israel commonly Bibi) (בנימין נתניהו) October 21, 1949) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel. A member of the conservative Likud party, he was Prime Minister from April 1996 to May 1999.
In the army, he served in Sayeret Matkal. He is married and has two children. He holds a B.A. in Architecture and a M.S. in Management, both from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and has studied political science at Harvard and MIT.
Netanyahu was elected at 1996 after a wave of Palestinian suicide bombing attacks on Israeli civilians. Peres, who was favored in the polls, could not stop the terror attacks and public faith in him decreased rapidly. On March 3 and 4, 1996, Palestinian terrorists carried out two lethal suicide bombing, in which 32 Israeli were murdered. Those two attacks were the main catalyzator in the downfall Peres, which eventually lost the election due terrorism.
As Prime Minister he negotiated with Yasser Arafat (in the form of the Wye accords), but many claimed he tried to stall any progress. Unlike in his predecessor and successor reigns, Netanyahu's reign was relatively quiet with only few Palestinian suicide bombings within Israel. On 1996, Netanyahu and Jerusalem's mayor Ehud Olmert decided to open an exit for the Western Wall tunnel, this have sparked 3 days of riots by Palestinians, resulting in about dozen Israeli and hundred Palestinians killed.
After being defeated by Ehud Barak in the 1999 Israeli general elections, Netanyahu temporarily retired from politics.
In 2002 after the Labour party left the government and vacated the position of foreign minister, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appointed Netanyahu as Foreign Minister. Netanyahu challenged Sharon for the leadership of the Likud party, but failed to oust Sharon. After elections in 2003, Netanyahu accepted the post of Finance Minister in a newly formed Sharon coalition. He currently does not support the concept of a future Palestinian state.
He is the author of several books, including A Durable Peace, Fighting Terrorism, and A Place Among the Nations. His older brother Yonatan was killed during a successful raid in 1976 to rescue Israeli hostages held at Entebbe, Uganda after an airline hijacking.
| Preceded by : Shimon Peres |
Prime Ministers of Israel | Succeeded by: Ehud Barak |