“Bibi: My Story,” Benjamin Netanyahu On His Life And Times | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution

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🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Benjamin Netanyahu is the past and soon to be again prime minister of Israel. In his new book, Bibi: My Story, Netanyahu describes how he went from an Israeli American high school student in Philadelphia to a member of the Israeli Defense Force, detouring along the way to study architecture and get a master’s degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1976.

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0:00.0	One man served as Prime Minister of Israel longer than any other, and soon, in a matter of days,
0:06.0	he is going to become Prime Minister of Israel once again.
0:10.0	In his offices here in Tel Aviv to discuss his new book,
0:14.0	BB, My Story, Benjamin BB Netanyahu.
0:19.0	Uncommon knowledge now.
0:31.0	Welcome to Uncommon Knowledge. I'm Peter Robinson.
0:35.0	Born in Tel Aviv in 1949, Benjamin BB Netanyahu spent much of his boyhood in the United States.
0:41.0	He returned to Israel to serve in the Israeli Defense Forces,
0:44.0	went back to the United States to study at MIT, and then returned to Israel to stay.
0:50.0	Mr. Netanyahu served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999,
0:55.0	and once again from 2009 to 2021, a total of 15 years that make him the longest serving Prime Minister in Israeli history.
1:05.0	After the election that took place here in Israel just weeks ago,
1:08.0	Mr. Netanyahu is in talks to form a new government,
1:11.0	and in a matter of days, he will once again become the Prime Minister of Israel.
1:17.0	Benjamin Netanyahu's new book, BB, My Story.
1:22.0	Prime Minister, thank you for making the time.
1:25.0	By the way, in 2021, it would have been proper for me to address you as Prime Minister.
1:30.0	In 2023, for sure, it'll be Prime Minister all over again.
1:33.0	Do I get to call you BB right now?
1:35.0	You could call me Royal Highness.
1:38.0	Excellency, call me whatever you want.
1:41.0	I interviewed Garfi Dallan, and he said exactly that. Call me Excellence.
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