The Influence, and Views of Netanyahu On The Middle East Peace Plan


The middle east has many problems trying to achieve peace between Israel
and the Palestinians. The peace process started about four years ago with the
Middle East countries. Through the process many people have had major influence
on it. One person who might have one of the greatest influences of the peace
agreement is Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu. The peace agreement is
the biggest topic in the Middle East and he is at the head of one end. At the
other end is another strong figure. The leader of the PLO (Palestinian
Liberation Organization) is Yasir Arafat. In this report I will explain Benjamin
Netanyahu's position in Israel and how he has affected the peace plan. I will
tell about his views on what is going on.

Benjamin Netanyahu lived in the United States for a few years. Netanyahu
was a graduate of M.I.T. in 1975. Then he claimed duel citizenship with the
United States and Israel. Netanyahu did so because his mother was born in the
United States. He was a well-paid analyst with the Boston Consulting group. He
left working there and went back to Israel in 1978. When he went back to Israel,
he was there for about six years when he became the embassador to the united
states for Israel. Later when he was an Israeli diplomat he renounced his
American citizenship. In 1996 he became the Prime Minister of Israel. He now has
the most influence from the Israeli side of things. Benjamin Netanyahu has done
many interviews and addresses with the American people. One such interview he
did to express his views was with Time Magazine. Time asked him if he were a
Palestinian, how he would regard toward Netanyahu? He replies, "If I read the
controlled Palestinian media, I would think that, as they call me, I am worse
than Hitler."(Beyer, 1996, p.38) They then asked him if a Palestinian could see
you for what you really are what they would see. He replied to that by saying,
"I think they would... [continues]

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