<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngaphambi kokhetho lukazwelonke luka-1988 kwa-Israel, u-Netanyahu wabuyela kwa-Israel futhi wajoyina iqembu le-Likud. Okhethweni lwangaphakathi lweLikud, uNetanyahu wabeka indawo yesihlanu ohlwini lweqembu. Kamuva wakhethwa njengelungu leKnesset le-12th Knesset, futhi waqokwa njengomphathi kaNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle uMoshe Arens, futhi kamuva noDavid Levy. UNetanyahu noLevy abazange babambisane futhi ukuncintisana phakathi kwalaba ababili kwaqina kamuva. Ngesikhathi seMpi YaseGulf ekuqaleni kuka-1991, u-Netanyahu owayekhuluma isiNgisi kahle wavela njengomkhulumeli oyinhloko wakwa-Israyeli ezingxoxweni zabezindaba ze-CNN nakwezinye iziteshi zezindaba. Phakathi neNgqungquthela YaseMadrid ka-1991  <response>: UNetanyahu wayeyilungu leqembu lakwa-Israyeli elaliholwa uNdunankulu u-Yitzhak Shamir. Ngemva kweNgqungquthela yaseMadrid uNetanyahu wamiswa njengeSekela likaNgqongqoshe eHhovisi likaNdunankulu wakwa-Israyeli. 