Biography
Yonatan Netanyahu was the eldest son of Zila (née Segal; 1912–2000) and Benzion Netanyahu (1910-2012), a professor emeritus of history at Cornell University. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Rabbi Nathan Mileikowsky, and John Henry Patterson. His two brothers were Benjamin and Iddo. Benjamin (nicknamed "Bibi") was elected Prime Minister of Israel in 1996, and again in 2009. Iddo, the youngest of the three, is a radiologist and writer. All three brothers served in Sayeret Matkal.
Yonatan Netanyahu attended Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, where he was a classmate of Baseball Hall of Fame member Reggie Jackson.
Netanyahu married his long-time girl-friend Tuti on August 17, 1967. Shortly after their wedding, they flew to the U.S., where Yoni enrolled at Harvard University. He took classes in philosophy and mathematics, excelling in both and was on the Dean's List at the end of his first year. However, feeling restless at being away from Israel, especially with Israel skirmishing against Egypt during the War of Attrition, Yoni transferred to Jerusalem's Hebrew University in 1968. In early 1969, he left his studies and returned to the army.
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