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Bibi: my story
In Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu's sweeping, moving autobiography, one of the most formidable and insightful leaders of our time tells the story of his family, his path to leadership, and his unceasing commitment to defending Israel and securing its future.From their earliest days, Bibi and his close-knit brothers, Yoni and Iddo, were instilled with purpose. Born in the wake of the Holocaust at the dawn of Israel's independence and raised in a family with a prominent Zionist history, they understood that the Jewish state was a hard-won and still precarious gift. All three studied in American high schools--where they learned to appreciate the United States--before returning to their cherished homeland. The brothers joined an elite special forces outfit of the Israeli Defense Forces known as "the Unit." At twenty-two, Bibi was wounded while leading his team in the rescue of hostages from a hijacked plane. Four years later, in 1976, Yoni was killed in Entebbe, Uganda, while leading his men in one of the most daring hostage-rescue missions in modern times. Yoni became a legend; Bibi felt he would never recover from his grief. Yet, inspired by Yoni's legacy and guided by the wisdom of his visionary historian father, Bibi thrust himself into the international struggle against terrorism, ultimately becoming the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's history. In this memoir Bibi weaves together his gripping personal story with the dramatic history of Israel and the Jewish people. Through a host of vivid anecdotes, he narrates his own evolution from soldier to statesman, while providing a unique perspective on leadership, the fraught geopolitics of the Middle East, and his successful efforts to liberate Israel's economy, which helped turn it into a global powerhouse of technological innovation. Netanyahu gives colorful, detailed, and revealing accounts of his often turbulent relationships and negotiations with Presidents Clinton, Obama, and Trump. With eye-opening candor, he delves into the back channels of high diplomacy--including his struggle against the radical forces that threaten Israel and the world at large, and the decisive events that led to Israel's groundbreaking 2020 peace agreements with four Arab states. Offering an unflinching account of a life, a family, and a nation, Netanyahu writes from the heart and embraces controversy head-on. Steely and funny, high-tempo and full of verve, this autobiography will stand as a defining testament to the value of political conviction and personal courage.
Quand je serai premier ministre
In: Politique internationale: pi, Heft 121, S. 317-327
ISSN: 0221-2781
World Affairs Online
Israël face à ses ennemis: entretien avec Benyamin Netanyahou
In: Politique internationale: pi, Heft 115, S. 101-112
ISSN: 0221-2781
World Affairs Online
Israel : le nouveau "tigre": entretien avec Benyamin Netanyahou
In: Politique internationale: pi, Heft 108, S. 35-54
ISSN: 0221-2781
World Affairs Online
Pour une paix sans illusions
In: Politique internationale: pi, Heft 77, S. 19-35
ISSN: 0221-2781
World Affairs Online
International terrorism: challenge and response
In 1979, several world reknowned politicians, ambassadors, academicians, and journalists met at the Jerusalem Conference on Terrorism to discuss the origins, nature, and future of terrorism and to propose measures for combatting and defeating the international terror movements. This conference marked a turning point in the world's understanding of the problem of terrorism and what has to be done about it. This excellent collection of articles expressing a broad range of political opinion on terrorism makes available for the first time the contents of that conference.
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The letters of Jonathan Netanyahu: the commander of the Entebbe rescue force
Introduction / Herman Wouk -- Ode to Yoni / Benjamin Netanyahu -- Foreword / Benjamin and Iddo Netanyahu -- The United States, 1963-1964 -- Zahal, 1964-1967 -- Release and call-up, the Six-Day War, 1967 -- Harvard and the Hebrew University, 1967-1969 -- Zahal again, in an elite unit, 1969-1973 -- From the Yom Kippur War to Operation Jonathan, 1973-1976 -- Afterword: Yoni's last days -- Statement by General Shlomo Gazit, Chief of Israeli Military Intelligence -- Eulogy for Lt. Col. Jonathan Netanyahu: delivered by Shimon Peres, Israel's Defense Minister.