Bye-bye Bibi Netanyahu departs, but casts lasting shadow

Israelis and Palestinians under 30 have lived most of their lives with Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of Israel. First elected to the job in 1996 aged 46, King Bibi – as he is known by supporters and critics alike – has since then never been far from high office, which he departs aged 71.

Netanyahu was Israel’s youngest prime minister, and became its longest-serving. Many believe he will