Biography
Prime Minister, Likud chair
- Age
- 77
- Education
- Cheltenham High School (1967); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1975); MIT Sloan School of Management (1977)
- Service
- Served in Sayeret Matkal; trained as a combat soldier and squad commander; took part in special operations deep behind enemy lines (Operation Gift, Operation Inferno, Operation Bulmus 4); completed the infantry officers' course with distinction and was appointed team commander; took part in the operation to take over the hijacked Sabena plane and was wounded in it; discharged from the IDF in summer 1972 with the rank of captain
- Public roles
- Prime Minister of Israel (incumbent, since 2022); Likud chair; former Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense; former Israeli ambassador to the UN (1984–1988)
- Terms in earlier Knessets
- 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th Knessets
- Main political focus
- A central leader of the Israeli right-wing camp for about three decades, with central influence on security and economic policy
- Milestones
- Has served six terms as Prime Minister (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present); was indicted for bribery, fraud and breach of trust (2020); in November 2024 the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him in connection with the Iron Swords War
Key principles
In a speech at a Likud toast event, Netanyahu framed the election as a choice between right and left only, and rejected Eisenkot's Yashar! party as a real main alternative.
Framing the election"זה או שמאל או ימין. אין ישר - זה בלוף"
Source: Walla News ↗Investigating the events of October 7
Members appointed by the Knesset
"זאת תהיה ועדה שוויונית לחקר אירועי ה-7 באוקטובר והנסיבות שהובילו אליהם"
Source: כיכר השבת · December 22, 2025 ↗Death penalty for terrorists
"אנחנו תפסנו את הרוצח וחוקקנו לאחרונה חוק עונש מוות"
Source: ynet · September 22, 2026 ↗Keep it as it is
"המחלוקות ביחס לתכניו של חוק יסוד הלאום כבר הוכרעו במקום הראוי להם - בכנסת"
Source: ynet · December 22, 2020 ↗Powers against crime organizations
Expand police powers
"הכנסת השב"כ למאבק בפשיעה בחברה הערבית, שהפכה למכת מדינה, היא בשורה דרמטית וצעד משמעותי במלחמת החורמה שאנחנו מנהלים נגד ארגוני הפשיעה"
Source: ynet · July 15, 2026 ↗Notable tweets
My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery. Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air
We are going to win. We have no other choice.
מי ששלח את הטייס הזה ישלם מחיר כבד מאוד
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גאה להילחם על האמת שלנו מול כל העולם 🇮🇱
What genocidal regime gives a million polio vaccinations to the enemy's population? What genocidal regime enables the distribution of 2 million tons of food into Gaza? That's a tonne for every person. Accusing Israel of genocide is the greatest lie of the century!
Speaking now at the UN. Remember the pagers? Hezbollah sure does.
הגעתי לאו״ם. ב-21:00 עולה להתקפה למען 🇮🇱
יניב, אתה גיבור אמיתי. אנחנו עם של אריות!