Few leaders have made their mark on the modern state of Israel like Benjamin Netanyahu.
There are many opinions expressed about the man and Netanyahu takes his turn in the new memoir titled Bibi: My Story.
While most of the world may know him as Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Netanyahu expands on his life in Israel from the early days of independence to its emergence as a global power.
He recounts his family’s impact including his father a world-renowned historian, his Zionist mother, and his older brother Jonatan who died in the famous Entebbe raid to rescue more than 100 Israeli hostages.
Gordon Robertson talks with former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his new book, Bibi: My Story, on Tuesday’s 700 Club.
Educated in the United States, Netanyahu also fought in the IDF Special Forces.
On the world stage, he served as Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., and back home move up in the government from foreign minister to finance minister and eventually 15 years as prime minister.
Credited with transforming the country’s economy, he set the stage for Israel to become known as a start-up nation. Netanyahu managed U.S./Israel relations with three presidents and helped forge the historic Abraham Accords.
Now as Israel heads to its fifth election in less than four years, Netanyahu is the front-runner in one of the country’s most turbulent times in recent history.
Given all his accomplishments, Netanyahu says his life work can be summed up in one sentence: “That he helped secure the life of the Jewish state and its future.”
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