In May 2011, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself at the helm of the nation of Israel at the most critical time in its history since the Six-Day War in 1967, when Israel more than doubled its territory. Surrounded by enemies rejuvenated by the Arab uprising, now her strongest supporter is backing away. Barack Obama said in a recent speech that the borders of Israel and a Palestinian state should be based on the pre-1967 borders. This view is not supported by Israel; the pressure is on Netanyahu.

The wheels are definitely moving fast on the Palestinian Statehood issue, which is the crux of virtually all the religious and political tension in the Middle East. Earlier this year, I titled a post “Israel Spiritual War” because Neptune is now opposite Israel’s Mars. It is the most important issue in mundane astrology, and the late Robert P. Blaschke was passionate about this.

Now back to Netanyahu. There is something destined about this man; he’s been PM before and came back for another go, he wants this job with a passion, he must have a sense of destiny, he knows this is the big play going on at this time in history. Benjamin Netanyahu is a complex man.

Benjamin may well be feeling betrayed by Barack Obama now, as transiting Neptune is square his Ascendant. He is certainly being tested to come up with a different way of thinking and a new plan with Pluto square his Mercury for the next 18 months. 

We know Benjamin Netanyahu was born on 21 October 1949 in Tel Aviv, but there are several birth times circulating, ranging from 9:30 to 11:45 am [Benjamin Netanyahu Horoscope – Astro Databank].

Update 2026: Google AI tells me “Astrological databases and charts tracking his horoscope generally rely on an unverified or estimated time of 10:15 AM.” This puts transiting Moon conjunct Midheaven (0°37′) when his brother was killed at Entebbe.