Cheltenham, PA Graduate Benjamin Netanyahu

In his op-ed, Ken Bank reflects on attending the same high school—Cheltenham High School in Pennsylvania—as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bank notes that while the school has produced many distinguished alumni, including baseball star Reggie Jackson, Netanyahu stands out as its most controversial and disliked graduate. He describes how Netanyahu’s leadership and global reputation have made him a source of embarrassment for many fellow alumni and even for some within the Jewish community. Bank contrasts Netanyahu’s notoriety with the admiration still felt for his late brother, Yonatan Netanyahu, who died heroically during the Entebbe hostage rescue. Ultimately, Bank suggests that most Cheltenham graduates would rather associate their school with figures like Reggie Jackson than with Benjamin Netanyahu, whose actions and policies have made him widely unpopular.

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