Netanyahu

[net-ahn-yah-hoo]

noun

1. Benjamin, born 1949, Israeli prime minister 1996–99 and 2009–21.

Netanyahu

/ nɛtənˈjɑːhuː /

noun

1. Benjamin (ˈbɪnjæˌmiːn). born 1949, Israeli politician: leader of the Likud party (1993–99 and from 2005); prime minister (1996–99 and from 2009)

Example Sentences

Yet rather than push for the Biden administration to side with Israel unequivocally, in March 2024 he called for elections to replace Benjamin Netanyahu.

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A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred questions to the Israeli Defense Ministry, which declined to comment.

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Netanyahu has been standing trial for the past five years on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases.

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For Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party and his supporters, a pardon has long been sought since his trial began.

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In 2020, Netanyahu became the first serving Israeli prime minister to stand trial.

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