Why is Netanyahu so hardline?

By Abdul Masih –

As he simultaneously pursued a triple load of studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (bachelor’s in architecture, a master’s in management and a doctoral degree in political science) Benjamin Netanyahu fought in the Yom Kippur War in Israel in his free time.

“He made it clear that he didn’t have four years to get an undergraduate degree,” said his college adviser Leon B. Groisser of MIT’s Department of Architecture. “He didn’t say it with bravado. He proceeded to overload and he did very well.”

Today, Netanyahu is a widely hated political figure. As prime minister of Israel, he leads the fight against Hamas, Hezbollah, Yemen and Iran. Accused of genocide and wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, he is vilified Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson.

But the man Owens calls “demonic” cites the Bible as his inspiration and justification: “The Bible is the base. It’s the stone on which we stand.”

Benjamin Netanyahu’s life has been dedicated to Israel’s survival amid savage enemies on all sides who want to wipe out every Israeli and Jew, not just “from the River to the Sea” but also from the entire planet.

He was born in Israel, but his family went back and forth between Israel and the United States. After graduating high school in Philadelphia, he returned to Israel in 1967 to serve in the special forces unit called Sayeret Matkal for five years.

He took part in numerous cross-border raids during the 1967–70 War of Attrition, including the March 1968 Battle of Karameh, when the IDF attacked Jordan to capture PLO leader Yasser Arafat but were repulsed with heavy casualties.

Netanyahu was one of the commandos who stormed the hijacked Sabena Flight 571 in May 1972 rescuing all 90 Israeli hostages from operatives of the Palestinian terror group Black September. He got shot in the shoulder.

His brother Yonatan wasn’t as fortunate. When four years later he and a group of commandos stormed the Entebbe airport in Uganda to rescue 100+ Israeli and Jew hostages from Palestinian extremists, Yonatan was shot and killed.

Out of these experiences, Benjamin learned that 1) the Jews are always targeted for violence, 2) negotiation achieved nothing, 3) Israel’s enemies were vicious, and 4) Israeli military action brought the best answer always. 

If you want to understand why Netanyahu is a hardline militarist, you must look at the loss of his brother and his own experiences in defense of the nation of Israel and of his people. Today, he is leading the first ever invasion of Gaza City, and the world is shouting “Genocide.”

Netanyahu is relying on the only thing he knows: his past experience. Military action solved the Hezbollah problem. Military action neutralized Iran. Military action is being used against Yemen. And it is being used against Hamas, who started the war and continue to hold some 50 hostages.

How much does Netanyahu believe in God or does he just use the language to garner support from evangelicals, who are among Israel’s staunchest supporters?

“When I marched as a soldier in the hills of Israel, I thought of Joshua and David,” Netanyahu said at an event hosted by Paula White in Israel. “It’s not theoretical—it comes to our feet and into our hearts.”

Netanyahu reportedly held a Bible study in his home at some point with his wife Sara, who was an International Bible Contest champion with her brothers. “I was born and raised in a house of the Bible,” Sara said. “The Bible is not only for the religious. It is for everybody—Jewish and Christians and all of us.”

Just today, Netanyahu addressed the United Nations, while representatives of many nations walked out and others applauded enthusiastically.

Through a publicity coup, his speech was broadcast by loudspeakers all around Gaza City. He addressed the hostages, hoping they would hear. “We have not forgotten you, not even for a second. The people of Israel are with you. We will not falter, and we will not rest until we bring all of you home” he said in Hebrew and then in English.

Then he addressed the terrorists in Gaza, reportedly through Mossad hacking of their cellphones to send them his U.N. address: “Free the hostages now! If you do, you will live. If you don’t, Israel will hunt you down.”

This morning, U.S. President Trump announced that there may be a deal for peace in Gaza. If so, it was due to the hardline approach of Netanyahu, who refused to write off the lives of Israelis held hostage. If not, the operation of entering and clearing Gaza City of terrorists may be the worst scenario yet to come out of Gaza.

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