Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu

Synopsis

Presents A Candid Account Of The Prime Minister's Rise To Power, Focusing On His Consolidation Of Zionist Fringe Politics To Gain A Long-lasting Foothold In Israeli Government And Examining His Enduring Influence On The Region. -- Prologue: Netanyahu's Israel -- 1. Frustrated Lovers Of Zion 1879-1948. An Orator Of The Highest Grace ; Propaganda, Propaganda, And Propaganda ; On The Sidelines Of History ; The End Of The Great Zionist Dream -- 2. Outsiders In The New State 1949-1976. Life Within Sharp Borders ; A Terrible Dislocation ; American Ben, Israeli Bibi ; You Have To Kill Arabs ; I've Reached My Target ; Trying To Save The State -- 3. Breaking The Elite 1976-1996. Stop The World! ; Why Aren't You In Uniform? ; Prime Minister In Ten Years' Time ; If He Had A Sense Of Humor, He'd Be A 10 ; Prime Minister? Of Course Not ; A Crime Unprecedented In The History Of Democracy ; A Political Failure? ; Rabin Is Not A Traitor ; Good For The Jews -- 4. Israel's Serial Bungler 1996-2009. The Bedrock Of Our Existence ; Dragged To Wye ; They. Are. Afraid ; A Concerned Citizen ; My Own Media ; Threats Are What Work -- 5. Stuck On Top 2009-2018. A New Pragmatic Bibi? ; Your Father Wrote History, You Are Making History ; The Arab Voters Are Moving In Droves ; A Bad Mistake Of Historic Proportions ; Nothing Will Happen, Because Nothing Happened -- Epilogue: Netanyahu's Israel At Seventy. Anshel Pfeffer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.