Bibi, Benjamin Netanyahu
Bibi, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Bibi
My Story

Bestseller

Author: Benjamin Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu

Narrator: David Marantz

Unabridged: 25 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/18/2022


Synopsis

In Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s “compelling” (The Economist) and “fascinating” (The Wall Street Journal) New York Times bestselling autobiography, the prime minister of Israel tells the story of his family, his path to leadership, and his unceasing commitment to defending his country and securing its future.

From their earliest days, Bibi and his close-knit brothers, Yoni and Iddo, were instilled with purpose. Born in the wake of the Holocaust at the dawn of Israel’s independence and raised in a family with a prominent Zionist history, they understood that the Jewish state was a hard-won and still precarious gift. All three studied in American high schools—where they learned to appreciate the United States—before returning to their cherished homeland.

The brothers joined an elite special forces outfit of the Israeli Defense Forces known as “the Unit.” At twenty-two, Bibi was wounded while leading his team in the rescue of hostages from a hijacked plane. Four years later, in 1976, Yoni was killed in Entebbe, Uganda, while leading his men in one of the most daring hostage-rescue missions in modern times. Yoni became a legend; Bibi felt he would never recover from his grief. Yet, inspired by Yoni’s legacy and guided by the wisdom of his visionary historian father, Bibi thrust himself into the international struggle against terrorism, ultimately becoming the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history—an honor he further cemented by winning reelection in 2022.

In this memoir Bibi weaves together his gripping personal story with the dramatic history of Israel and the Jewish people. Through a host of vivid anecdotes, he narrates his own evolution from soldier to statesman, while providing a unique perspective on leadership, the fraught geopolitics of the Middle East, and his successful efforts to liberate Israel’s economy, which helped turn it into a global powerhouse of technological innovation.

Netanyahu gives colorful, detailed, and revealing accounts of his often turbulent relationships and negotiations with Presidents Clinton, Obama, and Trump. With eye-opening candor, he delves into the back channels of high diplomacy—including his struggle against the radical forces that threaten Israel and the world at large, and the decisive events that led to Israel’s groundbreaking 2020 peace agreements with four Arab states.

Offering an unflinching account of a life, a family, and a nation, Netanyahu writes from the heart and embraces controversy head-on. Steely and funny, high-tempo and full of verve, this autobiography will stand as a defining testament to the value of political conviction and personal courage.

About Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of Israel, having been reelected in 2022 after previously serving from 1996–1999 and 2009–2021. From 1967–1972 he served as a soldier and commander in Sayeret Matkal, an elite special forces unit of the Israeli Defense Forces. A graduate of MIT, he served as Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations from 1984–1988, before being elected to the Israeli parliament as a member of the Likud party in 1988. He has published five previous books on terrorism and Israel’s quest for peace and security. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife, Sara.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on November 29, 2022

I thought this was a great book. Before writing this I read a few reviews by various press organizations to frame my review. The only organization that even raised the Palestinian conflict in terms of an “occupation” was the Washington Post, as expected. The history that Bibi discusses about himself......more

Goodreads review by Linda on October 18, 2022

The missing piece for recent Middle East issues… Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel’s longest serving Prime Minister as well as the youngest who served. Over his life’s span, he’s experienced some of the most historically significant events in the last 75 years; many addressed in this formidable tome. Bibi......more

Goodreads review by Luisa on October 13, 2023

This is a fantastic book, both in its historic and current affairs of the Israeli nation and the life (up to 2022) of its brilliant Prime Minister. Netanyahu clearly is a modern Winston Churchill and his genius to think succinctly and outside of the box has saved Israel time and time again. I’m sure......more

Goodreads review by Cleo on June 28, 2024

4.25 stars......more

Goodreads review by Craig on February 07, 2023

Great book. Some of the political parts certainly interested me less, however it was great to read the stories and get a better understanding of the nation of Israel.......more


Quotes

"[Marantz's] delivery avoids any sense of ego while highlighting the emotional life of a politician who continues to seek power no matter what challenges lie ahead."