Draft:Benjamin Netanyahu
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| Name | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Other Names | Benjamin Bibi Netanyahu |
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| Birth Place | Tel Aviv |
| Brith Date | 21 October 1949 AD, |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Works | Template:Vertical box list |
Benjamin Netanyahu (Hebrew: בנימין נתניהו), born 21 October 1949 AD, is the Prime Minister of Israel and the current leader of the Likud Party. He is the first Prime Minister in the history of the fake regime of Israel to have been born in that country after its establishment. Netanyahu resigned from his position in the Israeli Ministry of Finance and left the cabinet of Ariel Sharon in August 2005 AD, in protest of the plan for the withdrawal of Israeli settlers from Gaza. In August 2006 AD, he once again assumed the leadership of the Likud Party. Netanyahu has been the Prime Minister of the fake regime of Israel from 2009 AD to the present.
Biography
Benjamin Netanyahu was born in 1949 AD in the city of Tel Aviv. His mother is Tzila and his father is Benzion Netanyahu. He was raised in Jerusalem, and his family lived for a time in the United States of America between the years 1956 to 1958 AD, and again between 1963 to 1967 AD.
In 1967 AD, he returned to Israel and joined the special forces unit of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces known as Sayeret Matkal. He returned to the United States again in 1972 AD and began his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. When Yom Kippur began in 1973 AD, he returned to Israel and joined the fighting forces of the Suez Canal and the Golan Heights. After the war ended, he returned to Boston, completed his bachelor's degree in architecture, received a master's degree in executive management, and then pursued political science at Harvard University.
During the years he was studying in Boston, he met his first wife Miriam and married her, and they had their first child named Nava. After graduating from Harvard, he worked in a financial consulting office, and also engaged in Israeli intelligence activities in the United States.
Yonatan Netanyahu, his brother, who was one of the operational commanders of the special forces unit Sayeret Matkal, was killed on 4 July 1976 AD during the operation to liberate Israeli passengers of an Air France plane who had been taken hostage by Palestinian guerrillas and transferred to Uganda. He is considered one of the national heroes in Israel[1].
Education
He holds a bachelor's degree in architecture and a master's degree in executive management from MIT University. He also studied at the doctoral level in political science at Harvard; however, he did not complete his studies and did not obtain a degree from Harvard University[2].
Works
- International Terrorism: Challenges and Response (1981 AD);
- Terrorism: How the West Can Win (1987 AD);
- Fighting Terrorism: How Democracies Can Defeat Domestic and International Terrorism (1995 AD);
- A Place Among the Nations: Israel and the World (1999 AD).
Positions
Benjamin made numerous campaign promises during the Israeli general elections (2009). During a visit to the city of Ashkelon, he promised that if he attained the position of Prime Minister of Israel, he would overthrow the Hamas government in the Gaza StripCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag.
Speech at the United Nations General Assembly in 2012
The main focus of Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly in 2012 was Iran and Iran's nuclear program. In this speech, he said: "To understand what the world would look like if Iran were armed with nuclear energy, just imagine the state of the world if Al-Qaeda were armed with nuclear energy." He then quoted a statement by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and said, "Listen to the words of Ayatollah Rafsanjani; I am quoting him: he has said that the use of an atomic bomb against Israel would destroy everything in Israel but would only harm the Islamic world. Rafsanjani said: Thinking about such a scenario is not illogical. This statement was made by one of the Iranian moderates. One is shocked." He then set a red line for Iran's nuclear program. Netanyahu, showing the audience an image of a hypothetical bomb, said that building an atomic bomb has three stages. The first stage, which is seventy percent of the way, is creating enough low-enriched uranium; Iran has completed this stage. The second stage, the end of which is ninety percent of the way, is creating enough high-enriched uranium. Then he drew a red line with a red marker and placed it at the ninety percent mark, saying, "This is our red line." He said red lines prevent war.
BBC Persian Interview with Netanyahu
On October 5, 2013 (13 Mehr 1392), Netanyahu conducted an interview with the Persian section of the BBC. In this discussion regarding the state of freedom in Iran, he said, "If the people of Iran truly had a choice, they would not have elected Hassan Rouhani as president. You had 700 candidates. They disqualified 700 candidates and left only one percent of that number to compete."
Then he continued, saying: "I think if the people of Iran were free, they would wear jeans, listen to Western music, and have free elections."
Speech at the United States Congress
Comparison of the Islamic Republic with Nazi Germany
Netanyahu, who is strongly opposed to the Islamic Republic's efforts to achieve uranium enrichment, believes: "It is currently 1938 and Iran is the same Germany that is rapidly trying to arm itself with atomic bombs." Netanyahu stated at a press conference in April 2008 that there is only one difference between Nazi Germany and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and that is that the former first entered a global conflict and then sought atomic weapons, whereas the latter is initially seeking atomic weapons and when it obtains them, it will start a world war.
Political Activities
After serving at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1982–1984), Netanyahu became the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations (1984–1988). During his tenure at the UN, he launched a campaign to declassify UN archives regarding Nazi war crimes. In 1988, he was elected by the right-wing Likud party for membership in the Knesset, which is the Israeli parliament and has 120 seats, and served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Five years later, he was elected as the head of the Likud party and the Likud party's candidate for Prime Minister of Israel. In 1996, he was elected as Prime Minister of Israel by defeating Shimon Peres, the current candidate of the Labor Party. Netanyahu served as Prime Minister until 1999. During his term, he signed the Hebron and Wye agreements. He also expanded state privatization during his premiership, reduced currency regulation restrictions, and decreased the budget deficit. After resigning from the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and following his election defeat to his former commander, Barak, he worked in the private sector. He returned to politics in 2002 and took the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs before becoming Minister of Finance. In August 2005, in protest of the plan for the withdrawal of Israeli settlers from Gaza, Netanyahu resigned from his post at the Israeli Ministry of Finance and left the "Ariel Sharon" cabinet. He was elected as Prime Minister for the second time in March 2009[3].
Financial corruption allegations
In 2017, he was accused of financial corruption along with a number of Israeli ministers, businessmen, and journalists, which sparked protests by hundreds of people in Israel. Some protesters called these protests "Shame Protests" and demonstrated in the streets of Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu will be questioned regarding allegations of bribery in a submarine deal with Germany, although currently the Ministry of Justice considers several of his closest assistants involved in this matter and has not yet charged Netanyahu himself. The Israel State Attorney has also charged Benjamin Netanyahu with involvement in a new corruption case. Yudit Tirosh from the Israel State Attorney's office stated in a court in Tel Aviv that Netanyahu is suspected of promising a telecommunications company that it could receive legal benefits through the Ministry of Communications if it opened "a website and improved reporting". The Israel State Attorney has called the new case against Netanyahu one of the very serious cases in the field of "Bribery and bribery". It is said that the facilities received by the telecommunications company Bezeq amount to 1 billion shekels (approximately 233 million euros).
According to Israeli media, the country's police have charged Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister, with bribery and state that there is sufficient evidence to bring these charges to court; according to these reports, the police confronted him and asked him questions last month in this regard. According to Israeli media, the police now say they have sufficient evidence and documents to bring two separate cases to court, although on Tuesday (13 February - 24 Bahman) they specified: "Nothing will happen for now because nothing has been proven yet". In the first charge, it is said that Netanyahu asked an Israeli publication to support him and in return helped this publication compete with its rival publication. In the second charge, the Prime Minister of Israel is accused of receiving approximately $100,000 in gifts from Arnon Milchan, one of the big names in the Hollywood cinema industry and one of his other supporters, from 2009 to present. Milchan may now be summoned to court on charges of paying bribes. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz says: After receiving these gifts, which were in the form of items such as wine or expensive cigarettes, Netanyahu paid attention to passing a law that Milchan had requested; a law that exempts Jews who return to Israel for residence from paying taxes for 10 years. This ordinance is now known as the "Milchan Law" in Israel. Netanyahu has denied both charges and says he is innocent.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, was interrogated seven times on charges of financial corruption. Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Prime Minister of Israel, is also accused of exploiting state funds for private purposes.
Protests
Israeli media reported that tens of thousands of residents of Israel on Saturday (5 August 2023) held extensive protests for the thirty-first consecutive week against the judicial change plan of "Benjamin Netanyahu" Prime Minister of Israel. In one of the protest placards, a large placard with the phrase "100 percent lying" (referring to Netanyahu) was carried.
Illness
The office of Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, announced on Saturday that he was hospitalized to undergo medical tests. The office of the 73-year-old Prime Minister of Israel emphasized that Benjamin Netanyahu's condition is "favorable". The head of the Israeli coalition government was hospitalized following "dizziness" according to his office. The office of Benjamin Netanyahu, after initial notification about his transfer to the hospital, announced in another statement that the Prime Minister of Israel had spent Friday outdoors despite severe heat on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in the north of the country. According to the same report, the first medical tests performed in one of the hospitals near Tel Aviv showed Benjamin Netanyahu's physical condition as "normal". The office of the Prime Minister of Israel stated the doctors' initial diagnosis as "dehydration" of Benjamin Netanyahu's body[4].
See also
Note
The Likud party (Hebrew: הליכוד) meaning "Consolidation" is one of the right-wing Secular parties in Israel. This party was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin with the aim of creating a parliamentary formation with a right-wing orientation against the Labor Party and achieving government. This party has succeeded in forming a government several times so far.
References
Sources
- Complete Biography of "Benjamin Netanyahu", Mizan News Agency, Publication date: 9 Dey 1398 SH, Access date: 14 Mordad 1403 SH.
- Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?, Asr Iran Analytical News Site, Publication date: 28 Ordibehesht 1403 SH, Access date: 14 Mordad 1403 SH.
- Where is the Original Birthplace of the Israeli Prime Minister?, Mashregh, Publication date: 14 Ordibehesht 1403 SH, Access date: 14 Mordad 1403 SH.
- Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?, Rokna, Publication date: 12 Mordad 1403 SH, Access date: 14 Mordad 1403 SH.
- Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?, Roydad 24, Publication date: 31 July 2024 AD, Access date: 14 Mordad 1403 SH.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, 73-year-old Israeli Prime Minister Hospitalized After Feeling Unwell, Euronews Persian, Publication date: 25 July 2023 AD, Access date: 14 Mordad 1403 SH.
