Netanyahu
At the forefront of world news right now is Benjamin Netanyahu, a right-wing bulldog, who will stop at nothing to insure the security of Israeli people and beat international terrorism. His latest fight is against the fourteen nations on the U.N. Security Council who voted for U.N. Resolution 2334 against Israel.
1. Netanyahu joined the Israel Defense Force right out of high school.
In accordance with his nations mandatory service laws, he left the United States, where he was living for high school, and joined the IDF. After intense combat training, he served in an elite counter-terrorism unit, eventually becoming team leader and leading many counter-terrorism and hostage rescue missions.
When he was done with his required service, he moved back to the U.S. to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While he was studying in the U.S., he received news that his brother, Yoni, died during a counter-terrorism hostage rescue mission.
2. He is one of Israel's most highly educated men.
After serving in the military, he returned to the U.S. to study. He was educated at MIT and took a Harvard graduate course, writing a masterpiece of a dissertation. His Harvard professor acclaimed his dissertation and Netanyahu's character.
Because he lived in the U.S. for a good part of his life, he speaks perfect English, frequently making speeches to English audiences, including U.S. Congress, media, and meetings with our own President.
3. He currently serves as the Prime Minister of Israel.
Presently serving his fourth term, he has had a very eventful premiership.
After winning his first election, one of his first moves was to criticize the Oslo Accords, which was a sort of peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinian people. Noticeably, he is staunchly opposed to a Palestinian free state bordering Israel. He says that it will threaten Jews' security and allow even more terrorists to attack Israel.
A fervent supporter of the free market, he has loosened Israeli foreign exchange controls, allowing Israelis to bring as much money abroad as they want, put money in foreign banks, and invest in foreign assets.
His security policies bring praise from conservative groups, but scrutiny from liberal groups. He takes a hard-line immigration policy. This includes automatic detention for immigrants who come into Israel illegally.
Under his premiership, Israel constructed the Iron Dome, a masterpiece missile defense system. When Hamas or other terrorist groups launch missiles at Israel, the Iron Dome immediately launches a missile to intercept that incoming missile before it can reach the ground.
4. The U.N. recently released a resolution calling for Israel to stop settling in Palestinian settlements, declaring that there is no legal validity in it.
Netanyahu, being the bulldog he is, is completely defying these demands and has already ceased the flow of funding to Senegal, who voted for this resolution. He has recalled diplomats from New Zealand and Senegal. He personally told the New Zealand ambassador that to continue with this was "a declaration of war" against Israel.
After John Kerry gave a speech as to why the U.S. abstained from voting, Netanyahu immediately responded with a speech of his own. Netanyahu is reconsidering Israel's funding for the U.N.
Australia was one of very few nations to support Israel through this. They distanced themselves from remarks made by Obama and Kerry.
Netanyahu is ready for Trump to assume office, which will undoubtedly turn the tide in favor of Israel. We can be assured that he will take drastic measures to insure Israel comes out of this conflict unscathed.
In conclusion:
Benjamin Netanyahu is a man whose policies are hailed by conservative groups, yet condescended by liberal groups as inhumane. Clearly a dividing figure, he is waging a war against Barack Obama, the U.N. Security Council and terrorism all at once and shows no intention of backing down in the face of adversity. He will fight tooth and nail to make sure Israel remains free of a bordering Palestinian state and terrorism.
