The resistible rise of Benjamin Netanyahu / Neill Lochery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lochery, Neill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Netanyahu, Binyamin.

Israel--Politics and government--1993-.

Israel.

Politics and government.

Israel--Foreign relations--United States.

International relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Israel.

Middle East--History--1979-.

Middle East.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 378 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2016.

Summary:

One of the longest-serving Prime Ministers of Israel, Netanyahu has been at the very centre 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. Using the juncture of the Oslo Accords to take the reader back to Netanyahu's formative years, Lochery 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, and the changing role of the U.S. in the Middle East.

Contents:

Introduction

Rise. Interview ; Madrid ; Earthquake

Opposition. Rebuilding ; Dangerous games ; Dark nights

Arrival. Election night ; Campaign ; Cheques

Power. Arafat's hand ; Hebron ; Wye

Decline. Deal breaker ; Home ; End

Exile. Loss ; Father ; Invisible ; False start

Return. Invitation ; November ; Finance ; Separation

King. The speech ; Challenge ; Relationships ; Protests

Comeback. Indeed ; Hail ; D-Day

Postscript. A stranger in a strange land.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-356) and index.

ISBN:

9781632864710

1632864711

OCLC:

918283734