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{{Quote|There are those who say that if the Holocaust had not occurred, the State of Israel would never have been established. But I say that if the State of Israel would have been established earlier, the Holocaust would not have occurred. This is the homeland of the Jewish people, this is where our identity was forged.|Netanyahu during his "Bar-Ilan speech" in June 2009}} | {{Quote|There are those who say that if the Holocaust had not occurred, the State of Israel would never have been established. But I say that if the State of Israel would have been established earlier, the Holocaust would not have occurred. This is the homeland of the Jewish people, this is where our identity was forged.|Netanyahu during his "Bar-Ilan speech" in June 2009}} | ||
'''Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu''' (born October 21<sup>st</sup>, 1949) is an Israeli politician who | '''Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu''' (born October 21<sup>st</sup>, 1949) is an Israeli politician who is the 9<sup>th</sup> and current Prime Minister of Israel, holding the position from 2009 to 2021, and previously also from 1996 to 1999. He was re-elected Prime Minister for a third time in 2022. Netanyahu is also the current Chairman of the Likud party. | ||
He is the longest serving Prime Minister in Israeli history as well as the first Israeli Prime Minister born in Israel after the establishment of the state. He is also the youngest Prime Minister ever elected (when he was first elected in 1996.) | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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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. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||