Binyamin Netanyahu (Netanyahu Binyamin)

(p. 1949)
Born in Tel Aviv on October 21, 1948, lived in Philadelphia (USA) before returning to Israel in 1967. In 1972, after serving in the army of Israel, Netanyahu returned to the U.S. to complete his education and received a Bachelor of Architecture (1975) and Master of Business Administration (1976) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In 1984, Netanyahu became the representative of Israel to the UN and held that post until 1988, when he was elected to Parliament from the Likud Party. Within four years, served as the representative of Israel to the UN. Subsequently he was Minister of Foreign Affairs (1988-1991) in Shamir's cabinet and the chief representative of Israel during the Gulf War (1990-1991). At the Congress in March 1993, Likud's Netanyahu received 52% votes and became the party's candidate for prime minister

. While declaring its opposition to peace agreements with the PLO, . the Oslo, . Netanyahu accused the Rabin Government in the absence of a tough stance against Arab terrorism, . insisted, . that the main principle of Israeli foreign policy should be to ensure security of the country,
. In the elections of 29 May 1996, was elected prime minister in the first direct elections by a margin of 30 thousand. votes. In the first months of the proposed policy, which does not allow the revision of the Oslo agreements, but said the rejection of the idea of an independent Palestinian state. Demonstrated commitment to continue peace talks with Syria, following the political principle of "peace for peace 'instead of the traditional principle of the Labor Party -' land for peace '.

In January 1997, Netanyahu was able to reach agreement on the withdrawal of Israeli troops from West Bank. In December 1998, was forced to announce early elections after he lost support of key factions of the ruling coalition. At the elections in May 1999 failed, and Prime Minister Ehud Barak won.