The Resistible Rise of Benjamin Netanyahu

by Neill Lochery

Overview

The first English-language biography of Benjamin Netanyahu, the divisive and controversial Prime Minister of Israel.

Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest serving Prime Minister of Israel. For much of the world, Netanyahu is a right-wing nationalist zealot; for many Israelis he is a centrist who is too soft on Arabs and backs down too easily in a fight. Love him or loathe him, Netanyahu has been at the very center of Arab-Israeli politics since 1990, when he became the telegenic Israeli spokesman for CNN's coverage of the Persian Gulf War, arguably ushering in the Americanization of the Israeli media. Netanyahu is famous for his TV skills, but there is so much more to reveal--good and bad--about the man and his place in Israeli, Middle Eastern and world political history.

Using the juncture of the Oslo Accords to take the reader back to Netanyahu's formative years, Neill Lochery, a renowned scholar of Middle Eastern politics and history, chronicles not only the Prime Minister's life but also the issues his career has encompassed, from the rise of militant Islam to the politics of oil; from the transformation of Israeli politics by the 24/7 cable news cycle to the US's changing role in the Middle East.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632864734
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	11/15/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Neill Lochery, Ph.D., is the Catherine Lewis Professor of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies at University College London. He has served as an advisor to political and economic leaders from both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict. He is the author of nine books, including The View from the Fence:The Arab-Israeli Conflict from the Present to its Roots (Continuum) and Lisbon: War in the Shadows of the City of Light, 1939-1945.
Professor Neill Lochery Ph.D., is the Catherine Lewis Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Mediterranean Studies at University College London. He has served as an adviser to political and economic leaders from both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict. He is the author of nine books including The View from the Fence: The Arab-Israeli Conflict from the Present to its Roots (Continuum) and Lisbon: War in the Shadows of the City of Light 1939-1945.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction 1

Part 1 Rise 7

1 Interview 9

2 Madrid 21

3 Earthquake 35

Part 2 Opposition 47

4 Rebuilding 49

5 Dangerous Games 61

6 Dark Nights 73

Part 3 Arrival 87

7 Election Night 89

8 Campaign 101

9 Cheques 109

Part 4 Power 117

10 Arafat's Hand 119

11 Hebron 131

12 Wye 141

Part 5 Decline 151

13 Deal Breaker 153

14 Home 161

15 End 169

Part 6 Exile 177

16 Loss 179

17 Father 187

18 Invisible 195

19 False Start 205

Part 7 Return 213

20 Invitation 215

21 November 225

22 Finance 235

23 Separation 245

Part 5 King 257

24 The Speech 259

25 Challenge 273

26 Relationships 285

27 Protests 295

Part 9 Comeback 305

28 Indeed 307

29 Hail 319

30 D-Day 327

Part 10 Postscript 335

A Stranger in a Strange Land 337

Acknowledgements 343

Note on Sources 345

Select Bibliography 349

Notes 357

Index 371