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    Assessing Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 Uninterrupted Years In Power

    The Israeli prime minister leaves office with a legacy that includes economic prosperity, a growing partisan divide in the U.S. over support for Israel and the unresolved conflict with Palestinians.
    by NPR Staff Jun 13, 2021 4 minutes
    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands near the Rabbi of the Western Wall Shmuel Rabinovitch, left, and Bolsonaro's son Flavio, center, during a visit to a synagogue inside the Western Wall Tunnels in Jerusalem's Old City in April 2019.

    Benjamin Netanyahu was Israel's longest-serving prime minister, in office uninterrupted for 12 years before parliament ousted him on Sunday.

    NPR's Daniel Estrin has covered Netanyahu's prime ministership, traveled with him and chronicled how Israel changed under his leadership. From Jerusalem, he spoke with All Things Considered co-host Ari Shapiro ahead of the vote that removed Netanyahu from office. Here are excerpts from that conversation.

    Netanyahu sees himself as having achieved prosperity and security

    He really fashioned himself as an American-style politician. He has flawless English, a kind of modern, business-forward leader who helped this tiny country punch above its weight in the global economy. I remember seeing him give a talk

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