Netanyahu (surname)

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Netanyahu (Hebrew: נְתַנְיָהוּ, "Yah/God has given") is a surname.

  • Benjamin Netanyahu (born 1949), Prime Minister of Israel 1996–1999 and 2009–2021, 2022–present
    • Benzion Netanyahu (1910–2012), Israeli historian and father of Benjamin Netanyahu
    • Elisha Netanyahu (1912–1986), Israeli mathematician at the Technion and uncle of Benjamin Netanyahu
    • Iddo Netanyahu (born 1952), Israeli physician and author, brother of Benjamin Netanyahu
    • Nathan Netanyahu (born 1951), professor of computer science at Bar-Ilan University, and cousin of Benjamin Netanyahu
    • Sara Netanyahu (born 1958), wife of Benjamin Netanyahu
    • Shoshana Netanyahu (1923-2022), former Israel Supreme Court justice, and aunt (by marriage) of Benjamin Netanyahu
    • Yair Netanyahu (born 1991), son of Benjamin Netanyahu
    • Yonatan Netanyahu (1946–1976), Israeli special forces commander killed in Operation Entebbe, and brother of Benjamin Netanyahu

Variations of the name include Netanyah and Netanya.

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