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Wednesday 17 august 2022
Former Israeli PM Netanyahu has memoir coming in November

By HILLEL ITALIE “Fighting Terrorism,” among on a hijacked plane in En-
AP National Writer other books. tebbe, Uganda. A longtime
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Before being ousted in leader of the nationalist Li-
Israeli Prime Minister Ben- elections in 2021, Netanya- kud party, Benjamin Netan-
jamin Netanyahu has a hu was Israel’s longest-serv- yahu also served as prime
memoir coming out this fall. ing leader — and its most minister from 1996-1999.
“Bibi: My Story” will be pub- polarizing, supported and According to Threshold,
lished Nov. 22, three weeks condemned for his hard- “Bibi” will range from Ne-
after parliamentary elec- line stance against the Pal- tanyahu’s early years to
tions are to be held in Israel. estinians. He now stands “his singular perspective on
“Born a year after the at the center of Israel’s the geopolitics of the Mid-
founding of the Jewish protracted political crisis, dle East” and “his nego-
state, I have dedicated my where a cluster of parties tiations with Presidents Clin-
life to combat the forces has refused to sit with him in ton, Obama, and Trump
that seek its destruction government because he is to secure the future of his
and make peace with on trial for corruption: Israel country.”
those that do not,” Netan- has held five elections in Known as a political wiz-
yahu, 72, said in a state- less than four years. ard able to outmaneuver
ment released Tuesday by Netanyahu’s 12-year ten- his opponents, Netanyahu
Threshold Editions, a divi- ure included heightened has vowed to regain his old
sion of Simon & Schuster settlement building in the job. But he currently faces
that publishes conservative occupied West Bank and charges in three separate
books. the presiding over three cases, including allega-
“My story is one of tragedy wars against the Hamas tions that while in office,
and triumph, setbacks and militant group ruling Gaza. he accepted gifts worth
successes, lessons learned He was also a leading op- hundreds of thousands of
and loved ones cherished. ponent of the 2015 nuclear dollars from Hollywood film
It is woven with that of Is- accord between Iran and producer Arnon Milchan
rael, which has proven that several world powers, in- and Australian billionaire
faith and resolve can over- cluding the United States. James Packer. He is also
come insurmountable odds Iran resumed some of its nu- accused of trying to or-
to forge a brilliant future.” clear activities after Trump chestrate positive cover-
Other Threshold authors withdrew from the agree- age in a major Israeli paper
have included former Vice ment in 2018. in exchange for promoting
President Dick Cheney and Netanyahu is the son of a legislation that would have
former President Donald This book cover image released by Gallery Books shows “Bibi: prominent Zionist and edu- hampered the news out-
Trump, a close ally of Ne- My Story” by Benjamin Netanyahu. This book cover image cator, Benzion Netanyahu, let’s chief rival, a free pro-
tanyahu’s while he was in released by Gallery Books shows “Bibi: My Story” by Benjamin and brother of Jonathan Netanyahu daily.
the White House. Netan- Netanyahu. Netanyahu, who was killed Netanyahu has denied any
yahu has previously written Associated Press while leading the famed wrongdoing.q
“A Durable Peace” and 1976 rescue of hostages
Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars

By JAKE COYLE not accept the award due ment that continues to re- been 50 years!” said Little-
AP Film Writer to “the treatment of Ameri- mind us of the necessity feather. “We need to keep
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly can Indians today by the of respect and the impor- our sense of humor about
50 years after Sacheen film industry.” Some in the tance of human dignity.” this at all times. It’s our
Littlefeather stood on the audience booed her. John “The abuse you endured method of survival.”
Academy Awards stage on Wayne, who was back- because of this statement At the Academy Museum
behalf of Marlon Brando to stage at the time, was re- was unwarranted and un- event in Los Angeles, Little-
speak about the depiction portedly furious. The 1973 justified,” wrote Rubin. “The feather will sit for a conver-
of Native Americans in Hol- Oscars were held during t emotional burden you sation with producer Bird
lywood films, the Academy he American Indian Move- have lived through and Runningwater, co-chair of
of Motion Pictures Arts and ment’s two-month occu- the cost to your own ca- the academy’s Indigenous
Sciences apologized to her pation of Wounded Knee in reer in our industry are ir- Alliance. In a podcast earli-
for the abuse she endured. South Dakota. In the years reparable. For too long the er this year with Jacqueline
The Academy Museum of since, Littlefeather has said courage you showed has Stewart, a film scholar and
Motion Pictures on Mon- she’s been mocked, dis- been unacknowledged. director of the Academy
day said that it will host criminated against and For this, we offer both our Museum, Littlefeather re-
Littlefeather, now 75, for an Sacheen Littlefeather appears personally attacked for deepest apologies and our flected on what compelled
evening of “conversation, at the Academy Awards cer- her brief Academy Awards sincere admiration.” Little- her to speak out in 1973.
healing and celebration” emony to announce that Mar- appearance. In making feather, in a statement, “I felt that there should be
on Sept. 17. lon Brando was declining his the announcement, the said it is “profoundly heart- Native people, Black peo-
Oscar as best actor for his role
When Brando won best in “The Godfather,” on March Academy Museum shared ening to see how much has ple, Asian people, Chicano
actor for “The Godfather,” 27, 1973. a letter sent June 18 to Lit- changed since I did not ac- people I felt there should
Littlefeather, wearing buck- Associated Press tlefeather by David Rubin, cept the Academy Award be an inclusion of every-
skin dress and moccasins, academy president, about 50 years ago.” “Regarding one,” said Littlefeather. “A
took the stage, becoming the Academy Awards. In a the iconic Oscar moment. the Academy’s apology rainbow of people that
the first Native American 60-second speech, she ex- Rubin called Littlefeather’s to me, we Indians are very should be involved in cre-
woman ever to do so at plained that Brando could speech “a powerful state- patient people — it’s only ating their own image.”q