Editing Yonatan Netanyahu (section)

==Background==
Yonatan Netanyahu was born in New York City, the eldest son of Tzila ({{nee|Segal}}; 1912–2000) and [[Benzion Netanyahu]] (1910–2012), a [[professor emeritus]] of history at [[Cornell University]]. His mother had been born in [[Petah Tikva]], in what is now Israel, which was then in the [[Ottoman Empire]]'s [[Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem]], while his father was born in [[Warsaw]] and immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1920. He was named after his paternal grandfather, rabbi [[Nathan Mileikowsky]], and Colonel [[John Henry Patterson (author)|John Henry Patterson]], who formerly commanded the [[Jewish Legion]] and attended his circumcision.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aMARkGMillcC&q=%22house+of+commons%22+balfour+declaration+july+4+1922&pg=PR13|title=The Seven Lives of Colonel Patterson: How an Irish Lion Hunter Led the Jewish Legion to Victory|first=Denis|last=Brian|date=June 26, 2008|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=9780815609278|via=Google Books}}</ref>  His two brothers are Benjamin and Iddo. [[Benjamin Netanyahu|Benjamin]] was elected Prime Minister of Israel in 1996, in 2009 and reelected in [[2013 Israeli legislative election|2013]], [[2015 Israeli legislative election|2015]], [[2020 Israeli legislative election|2020 and 2022]]. [[Iddo Netanyahu|Iddo]], the youngest of the three, is a [[radiologist]] and writer. All three brothers served in Sayeret Matkal.<ref>[https://www.yoni.org.il/en/biogr.php?p=2 "Yoni Netanyahu – Short Biography – Page 2"], Yoni.org</ref>

Netanyahu's family returned to the newly independent state of Israel in 1949 when he was two and settled in Jerusalem. In 1956 the family again moved to the United States before returning to Israel in 1958. Netanyahu attended high school at [[Gymnasia Rehavia]] in Jerusalem. In 1963, when he was in 11th grade, the family returned to the United States, where he attended [[Cheltenham High School]] in [[Wyncote, Pennsylvania]]. He was a classmate of [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] member [[Reggie Jackson]]. While in high school, he began contemplating his purpose in life, when he wrote in a 1963 letter, "The trouble with the youth here is that their lives are meager in content. I ought to be ready at every moment of my life to confront myself and say&mdash;'This is what I've done'." After graduating in June 1964, he returned to Israel to enlist in the [[Israel Defense Forces]]. He joined the [[Paratroopers Brigade]] and fought in the [[Six-Day War]].<ref name=jsource>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/yonaton-quot-yoni-quot-netanyahu|title=Yonaton "Yoni" Netanyahu|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref><ref name=Baltimore>"Casualties: Jonathan Netanyahu (1946–1976)", ''The Baltimore Sun'', February 15, 1981</ref><ref name=Film/>

Netanyahu married his long-time girlfriend Tirza "Tuti" Goodman on August 17, 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Jessica |title=Yoni Netanyahu movie inspires audiences, underwhelms critics |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/36-years-after-the-entebbe-raid-questionable-memories-about-yoni-netanyahu/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly after their wedding, they flew to the U.S., where Netanyahu enrolled at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2011 |title=Yonatan Netanyahu's odyssey: From Harvard to Entebbe |url=https://www.jpost.com/features/in-thespotlight/yonatan-netanyahus-odyssey-from-harvard-to-entebbe |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He took classes in philosophy and mathematics, excelling in both, and was on the [[Dean's List]] at the end of his first year.<ref>Hastings (1979), p. 89.</ref> However, feeling restless at being away from Israel, especially with Israel skirmishing against Egypt during the [[War of Attrition]], he transferred to Jerusalem's [[Hebrew University]] in 1968. In early 1969, he left his studies and returned to the army.<ref name=UPI-77>"Entebbe Hero Paid a Commitment With Death", ''UPI: The Palm Beach Post'', (W. Palm Beach, Florida), March 13, 1977</ref> His father described those decisions, saying "He was dreaming of resuming his studies and planned to do so time and again. Yet he always conditioned his return to Harvard on the relaxation of the military tensions."<ref name=UPI-77/>

In 1972, he and Tuti were divorced. Netanyahu was living with his girlfriend of two years, Bruria, at the time of his death.<ref name=Virtual/>