Benjamin Netanyahu's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Benjamin Netanyahu.

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is a prominent Israeli politician and diplomat. He currently serves as the Prime Minister of Israel, a position he assumed in 2022. Notably, he also held the same office from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. His cumulative time in office makes him the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history.

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Full Timeline Early Life & Education Career & Achievements Success & Recognition Challenges & Struggles Controversies & Scandals

May 1996: Netanyahu Won the 1996 Israeli legislative election

On May 29, 1996, Benjamin Netanyahu won the Israeli legislative election, becoming the youngest person in the history of the position and the first Israeli prime minister to be born in the State of Israel.

1996: Netanyahu became Prime Minister

In 1996, Benjamin Netanyahu won the general election and became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote.

1996: Netanyahu's victory in the Israeli general election

In 1996, the bombing campaign by Deif and the failure of Israeli intelligence led to the defeat of Prime Minister Shimon Peres and the Israeli Labor Party. This resulted in the victory of Netanyahu's Likud party, which opposed the Oslo Accords.

December 2005: Retaking the Likud leadership

Netanyahu retook the leadership of the Likud party on 20 December 2005, with 47% of the primary vote.

2005: Netanyahu credited with economic miracle.

By 2005, as the Israeli economy boomed and unemployment fell, Netanyahu was widely credited with performing an 'economic miracle'.

August 2007: Reelection as chairman of the Likud

On 14 August 2007, Netanyahu was reelected as chairman of the Likud and its candidate for the post of prime minister with 73% of the vote.

February 2009: Designation as prime minister

In the election itself, Likud won the second highest number of seats. On 20 February 2009, Netanyahu was designated by Israeli President Shimon Peres to succeed Ehud Olmert as prime minister, and began his negotiations to form a coalition government.

March 2009: Approval of the 32nd Government of Israel

On 31 March 2009, Netanyahu presented his cabinet for a Knesset "Vote of Confidence". The 32nd Government was approved that day by a majority of 69 lawmakers to 45, and the members were sworn in.

July 2009: Netanyahu's Government Achievements and Approval

In July 2009, three months into his term, Netanyahu highlighted his cabinet's achievements, including establishing a national unity government and building a consensus for a two-state solution. A Ha'aretz survey in July 2009, showed most Israelis supported Netanyahu's government, with a personal approval rating around 49%. He also lifted West Bank checkpoints, boosting the economy and welcomed the Arab Peace Initiative.

November 2011: U.S. State Department representative on US-Israel security cooperation.

According to a U.S. State Department representative in November 2011, under the leadership of Netanyahu and Obama, Israel and the United States have enjoyed unprecedented security cooperation.

September 2020: Signing of the Abraham Accords

In September 2020, the Abraham Accords were signed by Bahrain's foreign minister, UAE's foreign minister and Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

2020: Netanyahu praises U.S. airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani

In 2020, Netanyahu praised the U.S. military's Baghdad International Airport airstrike, which killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, saying that Trump had acted "swiftly, forcefully and decisively".