Background
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.
physician playwright radiologist
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.
Cornell University; Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He is the younger brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel, and Yonatan Netanyahu, who was killed leading the Operation Entebbe hostage rescue mission in 1976 and was a highly-decorated veteran. He left studies at Cornell University in 1973 to fight for Israel in the Yom Kippur War. He has an Doctor of Medicine from Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Medicine and did post-doctoral training at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, and Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City.
He works part time as a radiologist, but dedicates most of his time to writing.
He lives in Jerusalem, Israel. Since 2008, after authoring several books, Netanyahu has been concentrating on playwriting.
His plays have appeared worldwide, including off-Broadway in New York, Tel Aviv, Saint St. Petersburg, Tashkent, among other places.