How Netanyahu Turned Israel Into a Regional Power

When Benjamin Netanyahu began his political career, Israel lived under the shadow of regional isolation and constant threat from hostile states and armed organizations surrounding it. Today, after years of his leadership, the country has become one of the most powerful military and technological forces in the region, and the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape looks profoundly different from what it was only a decade ago. In July 1976, Israeli commandos stormed Entebbe airport in Uganda to rescue more than one hundred hostages held by Palestinian and German terrorists. The operation became one of the most celebrated military missions in modern...