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Section sizes

Section size for Benjamin Netanyahu (44 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	12,420	12,420
Early life, education, and military career	11,444	15,875
Higher education	4,431	4,431
Early career	6,381	6,381
Leader of the Opposition (1993–1996)	6,339	6,339
Prime minister (1996–1999)	36	17,032
First term	16,996	16,996
Political hiatus (1999–2003)	6,227	6,227
Minister of Finance (2003–2005)	6,202	6,202
Leader of the Opposition (2006–2009)	7,465	7,465
Prime minister (2009–2021)	36	102,431
Second term	40,500	40,500
Third term	20,266	20,266
Fourth term	24,033	35,662
Criminal investigations and indictment	11,629	11,629
Fifth term	5,967	5,967
Leader of the Opposition (2021–2022)	781	781
Prime minister (2022–present)	38	45,960
Sixth term	45,922	45,922
Political positions	66	72,393
Authoritarianism	5,330	5,330
Israeli–Palestinian conflict	24,012	24,012
Economic views	4,482	4,482
Views on counter-terrorism	5,438	5,438
Death penalty	1,516	1,516
LGBT rights	1,917	1,917
Ethiopian Jewish integration	835	835
African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem	848	848
Iran	16,018	16,018
Bank of China terror financing case	3,645	3,645
Defense and security	4,317	4,317
Illegal immigration	3,969	3,969
Relations with foreign leaders	15,024	27,161
US leaders	12,137	12,137
Personal life	21	8,094
Family tree	926	926
Marriages and relationships	4,581	4,581
Health	2,566	2,566
Authored books	1,144	1,144
See also	298	298
Notes	26	26
References	30	30
Further reading	2,016	2,016
External links	7,012	7,012
Total	345,287	345,287

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Aluf Benn (May 21, 2024). "Analysis | Jerusalem, Not The Hague: Israel Must Investigate Netanyahu for Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza". Haaretz. On Monday evening... I went to the Benjamin Netanyahu Wikipedia entry in English. I was interested in seeing what the citizens of the world who are interested in the Israeli leader would find there, on the most important encyclopaedia website that there is. "Netanyahu's government has been accused of genocide," it reads. Further along, it also mentions the request for an arrest warrant against him "as part of the ICC investigation in Palestine."

Edit request 23 June 2025

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Goobagoo (talk) 02:58, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't make sense to have harvard on the education tab if he was only taking cross-enrolled courses through MIT.

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 13:15, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extraneous "the" near end of first lead para?

Netanyahu is the Israel's longest-serving prime minister. What's that "the" doing here? Shouldn't it be Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister? Leaving this here given I may be misunderstanding as a non-native speaker. — Alien 3
3 3 14:38, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(Note: was fixed by someone else on July 8.) — Alien 3
3 3 19:33, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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His real name Benzion Mileikowsky is not mentioned. Description of suggested change:

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117.104.130.13 (talk) 14:28, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Already mentioned in the Early Life section Cannolis (talk) 16:06, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Shaytanyahu was born in Philadelphia The Official Israeli Knesset confirms this 94.202.50.10 (talk) 05:03, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 05:24, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

He did live in Philadelphia/its area, but he wasn't born there- this is well sourced in the article. If another source says something different, please offer it. 331dot (talk) 08:18, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]