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|Image = Israels-Prime-Minister-Benjamin-Netanyahu.jpg | |Image = Israels-Prime-Minister-Benjamin-Netanyahu.jpg | ||
|fullname = Benjamin Netanyahu | |fullname = Benjamin Netanyahu | ||
|alias = Bibi<br>King Bibi<br>Benjamin Satanyahu (by the anti-zionists) | |alias = Bibi<br>King Bibi<br>Benjamin Satanyahu (by the anti-zionists)<br>[[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]<br>Hitler Jew<br> | ||
|origin = Tel Aviv, Israel | |origin = Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
|occupation = Prime Minister of Israel (1996 - 1999; 2009 - 2021; 2022 - present)<br>Chairman of Likud (1993 - 1999; 2005 - present) | |occupation = Prime Minister of Israel (1996 - 1999; 2009 - 2021; 2022 - present)<br>Chairman of Likud (1993 - 1999; 2005 - present) | ||
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Shortly after the Palestinian crisis, Knesset member and leader of the Yamina alliance [[Naftali Bennett]] announced that he had agreed to a deal with Yair Lapid to form a coalition government that would oust Netanyahu from his position as Prime Minister. The new government went into effect on June 13, thus ending Netanyahu's 12-year premiership. He subsequently became the Leader of the Opposition, his third time holding the position. | Shortly after the Palestinian crisis, Knesset member and leader of the Yamina alliance [[Naftali Bennett]] announced that he had agreed to a deal with Yair Lapid to form a coalition government that would oust Netanyahu from his position as Prime Minister. The new government went into effect on June 13, thus ending Netanyahu's 12-year premiership. He subsequently became the Leader of the Opposition, his third time holding the position. | ||
Netanyahu was elected Prime Minister for a third time in 2022.<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/3/netanyahu-and-far-right-declared-winners-in-israeli-elections Netanyahu and far right allies win Israeli election], ''Al Jazeera''</ref> | Netanyahu was elected Prime Minister for a third time in 2022.<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/3/netanyahu-and-far-right-declared-winners-in-israeli-elections Netanyahu and far right allies win Israeli election], ''Al Jazeera''</ref> His coalition pursued judicial reform, which was met with large-scale protests in early 2023.<ref>[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65086871.amp Israel judicial reform explained: What is the crisis about?], ''BBC News''</ref> | ||
The 7 October attacks by Hamas-led Palestinian groups in the same year triggered the Gaza war, with Netanyahu facing nationwide protests for the security lapse during the attack and failure to secure the return of Israeli hostages. In October 2024, he also ordered an invasion of Lebanon with the stated goal of destroying the military capabilities of [[Hezbollah]], a key ally of Hamas that helped them since the 7 October attack.<ref>[https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/israelpalestine-lebanon/israel-invades-lebanon Israel Invades Lebanon: Precursors, Prospects and Pitfalls], International Crisis Group</ref> After the fall of [[Bashar al-Assad]]'s [[Ba'ath Party|Ba'athist]] regime in December 2024, Netanyahu also directed an invasion of Syria against the Syrian opposition.<ref>[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/israeli-troops-to-occupy-syria-buffer-zone-indefinitely-netanyahu/amp Israeli troops to occupy Syria buffer zone indefinitely: Netanyahu], ''Daily Sabah''</ref> | |||
Netanyahu's government has been accused of genocide in Gaza, culminating in the ''South Africa v. Israel'' case before the International Court of Justice in December 2023.<ref>[https://www.icj-cij.org/case/192 Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel)], International Court of Justice</ref> The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant in November 2024 for Netanyahu along with former Defense Minister [[Yoav Gallant]] and Hamas militant [[Mohammed Deif]], for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity as part of the ICC investigation in Palestine.<ref>[https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-state-palestine-icc-pre-trial-chamber-i-rejects-state-israels-challenges Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant], International Criminal Court</ref><ref>[https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157286 ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander], ''UN News''</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== |