Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel and chairman of Likud
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| Occupation | Prime Minister of Israel; chairman of Likud |
Benjamin Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is Prime Minister of Israel and chairman of the Likud Party. He became Prime Minister for the second time in 2009.[1] In 2025 he said he felt "very much" connected to the vision of Greater Israel, and since 2026 he has said that Israeli forces will stay in a security zone in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed.
On terrorism
Netanyahu has been credited by former Secretary of State George Shultz for his central role in effecting a change in American policies on terrorism. [2] In 1979 Netanyahu initiated and organized an international conference against terrorism, under the auspices of the Jonathan Institute — a private foundation dedicated to the study of terrorism, which was named after his brother Jonathan. A second conference was organised in 1984. Through these conferences the institute espoused its doctrine of "preemptive retaliation" the Israeli policy of killing those designated as terrorists before they can act. George Shultz pushed this line at the conference and earlier in appearances before the Denton committee. The 1984 conference also produced a widely reviewed book edited by Netanyahu, Terrorism: How the West Can Win, and established Netanyahu as a leading international voice in the war against terrorism. [3]
Greater Israel
On 12 August 2025 an i24 interviewer, Sharon Gal, gave Netanyahu an amulet showing "a map of the Promised Land" and asked whether he felt connected to that vision. Netanyahu answered "Very much". When Gal said "It is Greater Israel", Netanyahu replied "If you ask me, we are here" and spoke of his generation's mission. The Times of Israel reported that the exchange was cut from i24's YouTube versions.[1] Middle East Eye reported that the vision includes "occupied Palestinian territory as well as parts of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon".[4] See Greater Israel.
Lebanon
In March 2026 his defence minister, Yisrael Katz, said that "Israel" would hold southern Lebanon up to the Litani River.[5] Visiting troops in the security zone on 30 June 2026, Netanyahu said: "As long as Hezbollah is here, armed, threatening us, we will remain." He called the security zones "a paradigm shift" and said: "We are doing this in Lebanon, [just as] we did it in Gaza."[6] In October 2026 he told Radio North: "No, I don't trust them to disarm Hezbollah. That's why we said that, as long as it remains armed, we will stay in this zone."[7] See Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (2024–present).
Other Powerbase resources, External links, publications
Other Powerbase resources
Netanyahu's Millionaires | Benzion Netanyahu | Yair Netanyahu | Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress | Daniel Doron | Uzi Arad | Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy | Institute for the Study of Terrorism, extract from The "Terrorism" Industry | Jonathan Institute, extract from The "Terrorism" Industry | Jonathan Institute | Meyrav Wurmser | Yigal Carmon | Anna (Anya) Zhuravel | Jeffrey Gedmin | David Wurmser | Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies | Dore Gold | Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies | Moshe Ya'alon | Saban Center for Middle East Policy | Haim Saban | Arthur J. Finkelstein | David Bar-Illan | Claremont Institute | Jeffrey Goldberg | Poju Zabludowicz | Allen Roth | David Goder | Steven Schneier | Jewish People Policy Institute | National Strategy Information Center | Herzliya Conference
External links
- Benyamin Netanyahu's Blog - Netanyahu's Official Blog and Videoblog.
- Netanyahu.com - Netanyahu's Unofficial Blog.
- Biography of Benjamin Netanyahu at Zionism and Israel Information Center Biography Section
- Website of supporters of Benjamin Netanyahu: Hebrew
- Benjamin Netanyahu on the definition of terror (BBC)(5 min.)
- Benjamin Netanyahu Profile on Israeli Lexicon (Ynetnews | Yedioth Aharonoth)
- Netanyahu: Pullout will worsen Israel's security The Jerusalem Post, August 5, 2005
- Cheltenham High School Hall of Fame Biography
- Netanyahu’s Fortification Plan
- Harriet Sherwood, Israel PM: illegal African immigrants threaten identity of Jewish state, guardian.co.uk, 20 May 2012.
- David Margolick, The Netanyahu Paradox, Vanity Fair, July 2012.
- Netanyahu: Iran six to seven months from nuclear bomb capability, Haaretz, 16 September 2012.
- Maggie Haberman, Netanyahu ad to debut in Florida, Politico, 19 September 2012.
- Jasmin Ramsey, Netanyahu Ad Funded By Hawkish Advocacy Group, Lobelog, 20 September 2012.
- Catrina Stewart, Nearly half of Benjamin Netanyahu's donors also gave money to Mitt Romney or the US Republican Party, independent.co.uk, 30 September 2012.
Books and articles
Books
- A Durable Peace: Israel and Its Place Among the Nations (Warner Books, 2000) ISBN 0-446-52306-2
- Fighting Terrorism: How Democracies Can Defeat Domestic And International Terrorism (Diane Pub Co, 1995) ISBN 0-7881-5514-8
- A Place Among the Nations (Bantam, 1993) ISBN 0-553-08974-9
- Terrorism: How the West Can Win (Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1986) ISBN 0-374-27342-1
Articles
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Times of Israel, Netanyahu says he's on a 'historic and spiritual mission,' also feels a connection to vision of Greater Israel The Times of Israel, 12 August 2025, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ Ashbrooke Centre, 'Eighteenth Annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner', 3 May 2002
- ↑ see Jonathan Institute, extract from The "Terrorism" Industry
- ↑ MEE staff, Netanyahu says he backs 'Greater Israel', which includes parts of Jordan and Egypt Middle East Eye, 13 August 2025, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ Reuters, Israel to establish buffer zone in south Lebanon up to Litani River, defence minister says Al-Monitor, 31 March 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ The Jerusalem Post, Benjamin Netanyahu: IDF to remain in Lebanon Security Zone until Hezbollah threat ends The Jerusalem Post, 30 June 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ Kataeb, Netanyahu Says Israel Will Remain in Southern Lebanon Until Hezbollah Is Disarmed Kataeb.org, 19 October 2026, accessed 22 October 2026 (Lebanese Kataeb party).
See also
- Sourcewatch Benjamin Netanyahu