Iddo Netanyahu was born in Jerusalem, the son of Cela (née Segal; 1912–2000) and professor Benzion Netanyahu (1910–2012), and spent part of his childhood in the United States.
1952
Iddo Netanyahu (עדו נתניהו; born July 24, 1952) is an Israeli physician, author, and playwright.
1970
Netanyahu served in Sayeret Matkal from 1970 to 1973, Israel's special forces unit, as did both his brothers.
He has an M.D. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Medicine and did 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.
1973
He left studies at Cornell University in 1973 to fight for Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
1976
He is the younger brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yonatan Netanyahu, a highly decorated soldier who was killed leading the Entebbe raid, a hostage rescue mission in 1976.
2008
Since 2008, after writing several books, Netanyahu has been concentrating on playwriting.
His plays have appeared worldwide, including off-Broadway in New York, Tel Aviv, St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Tashkent, among other cities.
His play Don Samuel Abravanel was awarded the President of Warsaw Prize in 2022.
