(born 1949), Israeli Likud statesman, prime minister 1996–9 and since 2009. Leader of the right-wing Likud coalition 1993–9, he narrowly defeated Shimon Peres in the elections of 1996, but lost to the Labour statesman Ehud Barak in 1999.
Definition of Netanyahu, Benjamin in US English:
Netanyahu, Benjamin
proper nounˌnetänˈyäho͞o
(born 1949), Israeli statesman; prime minister 1996–99 and since 2009. As leader of the center-right Likud party, he formed a coalition government following the 2009 elections.