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'''Benjamin Netanyahu''' (born October 21, 1949) is the former [[conservative]] Prime Minister of [[Israel]], who in 1997 negotiated a partial withdrawal by Israeli settlers from [[Hebron]], which is on the [[West Bank]]. He is the first Prime Minister to be born after the official re-establishment of Israel as a sovereign nation.

'''Benjamin Netanyahu''' (born October 21, 1949) is the incumbent[[neoconservative]] Prime Minister of [[Israel]], who in 1997 negotiated a partial withdrawal by Israeli settlers from [[Hebron]], which is on the [[West Bank]]. He is the first Prime Minister to be born after the official re-establishment of Israel as a sovereign nation.

His brother, Yonatan, was killed in 1976.  Yonatan was the field commander of the raid on [[Entebbe]], an operation to free hostages of an Air France flight highjacked by Islamists. He was the only Israeli commando casualty of the operation.

His brother, Yonatan, was killed in 1976.  Yonatan was the field commander of the raid on [[Entebbe]], an operation to free hostages of an Air France flight highjacked by Islamists. He was the only Israeli commando casualty of the operation.

Israel's attorney general indicted Netanyahu of corruption in November 2019, something the prime minister strongly pushed back against.<ref>Murphy, James (November 22, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/34115-attempted-coup-netanyahu-indicted-on-charges-of-bribery-fraud-and-breach-of-trust Attempted Coup? Netanyahu Indicted on Charges of Bribery, Fraud, and Breach of Trust]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 22, 2019.</ref>

Israel's attorney general indicted Netanyahu of corruption in November 2019, something the prime minister strongly pushed back against.<ref>Murphy, James (November 22, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/34115-attempted-coup-netanyahu-indicted-on-charges-of-bribery-fraud-and-breach-of-trust Attempted Coup? Netanyahu Indicted on Charges of Bribery, Fraud, and Breach of Trust]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 22, 2019.</ref>

After multiple elections resulting in failure to form a coalition government (with neither the left-wing nor the right-wing coalition parties having the necessary 61 votes to form one), in June 2021 a group of left-wing, right-wing, and centrist political parties—all united solely by their personal dislike of Netanyahu—formed a coalition government which forced Likud and its coalition partners out of power.  Netanyahu also faces a party leadership challenge later in 2021; if Likud decides to elect a new party leader the coalition may fracture and either reform as a right-wing coalition, or force early elections (which are frequent in Israeli politics).

After multiple elections resulting in failure to form a coalition government (with neither the left-wing nor the right-wing coalition parties having the necessary 61 votes to form one), in June 2021 a group of left-wing, right-wing, and centrist political parties—all united solely by their personal dislike of Netanyahu—formed a coalition government which forced Likud and its coalition partners out of power.  Netanyahu subsequently came back to power in December 2022 after this coalition collapsed.  

In 2023, Netanyahu demonstrated that he was willing to step down for good in order to secure an alliance with Saudi Arabia against Iran, completing a mission that the [[Deep State]] had been pursuing for many years.<ref>https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-757170</ref>

In September 2023, Netanyahu demonstrated that he was willing to step down for good in order to secure an alliance with Saudi Arabia against Iran, completing a mission that the [[Deep State]] had been pursuing for many years.<ref>https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-757170</ref>

===Relations with the Obama Administration===

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