The start of Chapter 6…
I would like to learn more about Benjamin Netanyahu. With all the positions he has held it is obvious there is a divine appointment on his life. I don’t know much about him so I would like to learn. I think I would like to do a little now because I am willing to bet he will come up often from now on.
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "בִּיבִּי" נְתַנְיָהוּ (help•info) Binyamin Netanyahu; born 21 October 1949) is the Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel.
Netanyahu is the first and only Israeli prime minister born in Israel after the State of Israel's foundation. Netanyahu joined the Israeli Defense Forces in 1967 where he served as a team leader in the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit, taking part in many missions including the hostages rescue mission from the hijacked Sabena Flight 571 in 1972 (coincidentally under the leadership of Ehud Barak). He fought in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and achieved the rank of captain before being discharged. Netanyahu served as the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations from 1984 to 1988, member of the Likud Party, and was Prime Minister from June 1996 to July 1999. Netanyahu was Foreign Minister (2002–2003) and Finance Minister (2003–August 2005) in Ariel Sharon's governments, but he departed over disagreements regarding the Gaza Disengagement Plan. He retook the Likud leadership on 20 December 2005.[1] In the 2006 election, Likud did poorly, winning twelve seats.[2] In December 2006, Netanyahu became the official Opposition Leader in the Knesset and Chairman of the Likud Party. In August 2007, he retained the Likud leadership by beating Moshe Feiglin in party elections.[3] Following the 10 February 2009 parliamentary election, in which Likud placed second and right-wing parties won a majority,[4] Netanyahu formed a coalition government.[5][6] He is the brother of Israeli Special Forces commander Yonatan Netanyahu, who died during a hostage rescue mission, and Iddo Netanyahu, an Israeli author and playwright.
In 2010, the British magazine New Statesman listed Benjamin Netanyahu at 11th in the list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010".[7]
More wiki… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
I can’t tell you how much I like the fact that he does not support a two state solution. I also really like the way he did not support the Gaza pullout. That whole thing has always bothered me. I had thought he was against it but never know that is why he left. He seams to be strong and principled. I am sure there are books on him. I would like to read them.
Ok I would totally like to learn more about the political parties in the Knesset. I would actually like to learn more about how the Knesset itself. I guess that will have to be later. Should get back to the book.
I kind of knew this before, but there is so much consistency across the board that Iran is the biggest threat. Most here in the States still don’t get that. It sounded like the authors were surprised though. That confused me. Maybe I am wrong about that. Maybe it’s just the writing.
Ok. Have to end today. Didn’t get a lot read but got great information.
Last thought… It blows my mind that not everyone in Israel thought it was a bad idea for Iran to be armed with nukes. How can that even be? They are right there. They see it. They hear the threats. Oh well… maybe there will be more.
More tomorrow…
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