Netanyahu returned to the leadership of Likud in December 2005 after Sharon stepped down to form a new party, Kadima. During the latter position, he initiated reforms of the Israeli economy that led to significant growth, before ultimately resigning over disagreements regarding the Gaza disengagement plan. Netanyahu later returned to politics, and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance under Ariel Sharon. Netanyahu and Likud were heavily defeated in the 1999 election by Ehud Barak's One Israel party and Netanyahu chose to retire from politics entirely, entering the private sector. In the 1996 election, Netanyahu beat Shimon Peres, becoming the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote, and its youngest-ever. Netanyahu rose to prominence after being elected as the chairman of Likud in 1993, becoming Leader of the Opposition. From 1984 to 1988, Netanyahu was Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations. He moved back to Israel in 1978 to found the Yonatan Netanyahu Anti-Terror Institute. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Netanyahu became an economic consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. He became a team leader in the Sayeret Matkal special forces and took part in several missions, achieving the rank of captain before being honorably discharged. He returned to Israel in 1967 to join the Israel Defense Forces. īorn in Tel Aviv to secular Jewish parents, Netanyahu was raised both in Jerusalem, and for a time in Philadelphia, in the United States. He is also the first prime minister to be born in Israel after its Declaration of Independence. Netanyahu is the longest-tenured prime minister in the country's history, having served for a total of over 15 years. Benjamin " Bibi" Netanyahu ( / ˌ n ɛ t ən ˈ j ɑː h uː/ NET-ən- YAH-hoo Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ, romanized: Binyāmīn Nētanyāhū, pronounced ( listen i) born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Israel since December 2022, having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021.
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