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Friday, March 3, 2023

Bibi by Benjamin Netanyahu


 Bibi is an autobiography by Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. He has an amazing story and includes many personal stories about him and his family.

As  finance minister of a semi-socialist country he made great changes: Lowered taxes, confronted unions, revamped welfare and pension which resulted in a booming economy. 

He later put in measures to end strikes and when unions shut down government offices, he refused to pay the striking workers. He compared these events with those Margaret Thatcher faced with the British unions.

He lived in the U.S. for a while and attended M.I.T. and found many of the problems to be solved during his classes were also useful when he was governing Israel. And often remembered both these problem solving techniques and his military training.

His family also encountered tragedy when his brave brother, Yoni died during an attempt to free hostages in Entebbe, Uganda.

His time living in the U.S. was among good company, his neighbor as a child was Condoleezza Rice.

While  in New York at the United Nations Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson told  him he was going to the house of lies "but even in a hall of darkness, even one candle will be seen far and wide - you will light the candle of truth for the people of Israel."

One thing he pointed out is that despite all their hardships, Jews always stick together.