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In a wide-ranging interview, the former envoy was pressed on whether Netanyahu had placed too much emphasis on evangelical Christians in the US. Dermer dismissed the suggestion and argued that Israel actually hasn’t designated enough time in engaging with evangelical Christians. “About 25% [of Americans] — some people think more — are evangelical Christians. Less than two percent of Americans are Jews,” he said. “So if you look just at numbers, you should be spending a lot more time doing outreach to Evangelical Christians than you would do to Jews.” He highlighted the “passio...

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio This new and sophisticated claim aims at reforming the commonly-held opinion that, for narrow political reasons, Netanyahu and Katz sabotaged the Israeli economy in the midst of the greatest crisis it ever faced by preventing a budget from ever being submitted to the Knesset. That stands in sharp contrast to the days when Netanyahu was finance minister. Then, in the midst of the economic crisis of the second intifada, the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won approval for four budgets over the years 2002 and 2003. The latter two...

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio The interview was also a trigger for some in the audience, evoking the Benny Gantz trauma, and the shame they felt when the one they voted for to defeat Netanyahu surrendered and subjugated himself to him. Levi is now the “Just not Bibi” camp’s scapegoat, and all of its frustration with its own political impotence is directed at her. As far as these people are concerned, Levi had been sent to wage a political battle. It was not an interview. They see the duel as one between the truth and falsehood. And falsehood won. Levi let fals...

A day after Benjamin Netanyahu gave an interview to TV Channel 12 News, Naftali Bennett gave one to the same channel, also for the main evening news. What a difference! W

From blaming Gantz for Israel's COVID deaths to the PM's corruption trial and ties with the United Arab List – Haaretz fact-checks Netanyahu's claims ahead of the March election