In the middle of Netanyahu's political career he was out of power in which he'd been beaten by El Barak and then by Al-Sharon. In that decade I think Sarah and Netanyahu, his current wife was probably one of the main, if not the main factor, on the road back to power. He could have had a very good life as working in the private sector after his first term as prime minister but she kept him on. It's interesting that a man who is so assertive and seems to know what he wants can be that passive says David Frum.
This week's Intelligence Squared podcast features Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz journalist and author of Bibi - The Turbulent Life And Times Of Benjamin Netanyahu in conversation with Catherine Philp, diplomatic correspondent on The Times. In this in-depth podcast on the leadership and story of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they discuss the state of modern Israel and the future of the Middle East.
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