The following are answers to some frequently asked questions about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
1. How many children does the prime minister have?
2. How many grandchildren does the prime minister have?
3. In what year was the first child born to the prime minister?
4. In what year was the last child born to the prime minister?
5. In what year was the last grandchild born to the prime minister?
6. In what year was the first child born to the prime minister’s wife?
7. In what year was the last child born to the prime minister’s wife?
8. How old is the prime minister’s wife?
9. At what age was the prime minister made premier?
10. When did the prime minister take office?
11. Has the prime minister ever been convicted of a crime?
12. Has the prime minister ever been convicted of corruption?
13. In what period of time did the prime minister serve as premier?
14. What did the prime minister do as head of the Kadima Party from 2001-2008?
15. What do the prime minister’s books of quotations, compiled by Yossi Klein Halevi, say about his upbringing?
16. What did the prime minister do after entering politics?
17. In what period of time did the prime minister serve as head of the Likud Party?
18. In what period of time did the prime minister serve as head of the government?
19. In what period of time did the prime minister serve as head of the government?
20. What do the prime minister’s books of quotations, compiled by Yossi Klein Halevi, say about his time as mayor of Jerusalem?
21. In what period of time did the prime minister lead the nation?
22. What does the prime minister’s appointment of a cabinet secretary say about the power of the Israeli prime minister?
23. In what year did the prime minister become the nation’s communications minister?
24. What does the prime minister’s appointment of an ambassador to Egypt say about the strong relationship between Israel and Egypt?
25. In what year did the prime minister return to his job as communications minister?
26. What do the prime minister’s books of quotes, compiled by Yossi Klein Halevi, say about the Israeli leader’s status as a man of letters?
27. Which of the following is not true about Benjamin Netanyahu?
a. In which year did the prime minister serve as one of six foreign-policy advisors to the Bush administration?
b. Which of the following is not true about Benjamin Netanyahu?
c. In which year did the prime minister become the leader of the Israeli Right?
29. Who is an American special forces veteran who told The New York Times that Benjamin Netanyahu began his life in espionage, and his career as a leading Israeli official as a spy for Mossad?
30. Which of the following is not true about Benjamin Netanyahu?
a. The prime minister loves — hates — the U.S.
b. The prime minister is not a person of faith
c. The prime minister has caused rifts between his father and his grandchildren