Netanyahu: The Road to Power

by Ben Caspit, Ilan Kfir, Ora Cummings (Translator)

Granted access to their subject and his diary, friends, political allies, and critics, two Israeli journalists present a biography of Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, featuring revelations about his private and public life.

279 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1998

Reviews

[Manny]

[Elliot Ratzman · Rating 2 out of 5]

An untrustworthy book on an untrustworthy personality. This is the only biography of Sphinx-like Bibi Netanyahu in English—translated from Hebrew—though there’ll be more. His father was a rabid Right-Wing Zionist, yet he and his family live for many years outside of Israel. The father was a nasty Orientalist, nursed grudges about his failed career in Jerusalem, bullied his son, even when he’s Likkud Party leader. Same goes with Bibi’s third wife Sara who is portrayed here as an unhinged harpy. The real story here is telegenic Bibi and his brilliant use of American-style campaign techniques to rise rapidly in Likkud and land into the Prime Minister’s office. Between the bio and now, Bibi left in disgrace, and returned in triumph to head the government. Oddly, the authors report contradictory claims about Bibi—that he’s resolute, yet dithering; that he’s stoic, yet temperamental; not interested in women, yet each marriage is broken up by infidelity—enough that I suspect their judgments.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent study of the mind of the man. He has been mentioned lately for Nobel Peace Prize; he certainly deserves it more than the last American winner!!!
Thing I like about BeBe is that he defintely does mean what he says and says what he means. No doubt about it.
I do detect a slight animosity toward Netanyahu by the author. Hopefully, it is my very active imagination.