He marked Israeli political life for three decades, and continues to do so. In The Netanyahu Years – Israel’s great shiftJacques Bendelac retraces the career of this man of power, now leader of the opposition in Israel and who intends to reassert himself at the head of the country during the next legislative elections, scheduled for this fall.
Benyamin Netanyahuu, leader of Likud, the Israeli right-wing party, rose through the ranks to become Prime Minister of the Jewish State in 1996. “Bibi” as the Israelis call him, then returned to the head of the executive in 2009 , and until 2021. A longevity record. Even Israel’s founding father, David Ben-Gurion, didn’t stay in power that long.