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Iddo Netanyahu

Iddo Netanyahu (born July 24, 1952) is an Israeli physician, author and playwright. He is the younger brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yonatan Netanyahu, a highly decorated soldier who was killed leading Operation Entebbe, the hostage rescue mission in 1976.

Netanyahu served in Sayeret Matkal from 1970 to 1973, Israel's special forces unit. He has an M.D. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Medicine and completed his post-doctoral training at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., and Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City. He works part-time as a radiologist, but dedicates most of his time to writing.

Netanyahu lives in Jerusalem, Israel. He is married and has two children.

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