Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel, Palestine, Power, Corruption, Hate, and Peace | Lex Fridman Podcast

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:35 - Hate
8:15 - Judicial reform and protests
16:51 - AI
26:53 - Competition
33:34 - Power and corruption
40:45 - Peace
55:18 - War in Ukraine
59:15 - Abraham Accords
1:03:15 - History
1:08:02 - Survival
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Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Numerai: numer.ai/lex - BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - NetSuite: netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - Shopify: shopify.com/lex to get $1 per month trial 2:35 - Hate 8:15 - Judicial reform and protests 16:51 - AI 26:53 - Competition 33:34 - Power and corruption 40:45 - Peace 55:18 - War in Ukraine 59:15 - Abraham Accords 1:03:15 - History 1:08:02 - Survival

[@skrapycoco7]

We need this!

[@dadudle]

bro you are amazing, i give you the up most respect for what you do, forget the haters and keep doing the good work!

[@20david06]

Where's the full chapters on Palestine and his corruption?

[@RocketGator05]

Netanyahoo is the definition of Zionist corruption

[@Laight4work]

congratulations Lex but sadly you really did let a master propagandist run roughshod and achieve his goal of disseminating a defense which may be convincing to many. you needed to interject and call him out on many of his distorted premises (as you have done in previous interviews)

[@SlurpGoblin]

Joe: (hits the blunt) “Hey man you should start a podcast” …. Lex: “Please welcome my next guest, Benjamin Netanyahu”

[@theeternalgus9119]

🤣

[@cbeazley]

😂

[@codycrawford7842]

Finished*

[@Dustin-ux6fl]

​@@connorminton1417So if they write it out before hand from the heart that isn't valid?

[@benreed4918]

Joe Rogan would never have this Genocidal pice of trash on his pod cast! 🇪🇭🇪🇭

[@danielf9110]

Unfortunately, when interviewing politicians, you will not get answers, you will get a campaign...

[@user-wv1in4pz2w]

I'd much rather have campaigns that look like this than politicians just shouting slogans and empty promises from a stage.

[@jasonblack6142]

Damn good observation

[@78skj]

Well said!

[@madebysavyy]

well said

[@King-mk9vi]

Benjamin had great answers, did you even listen?

[@Souldesouse]

Try interviewing him now

[@becomebillionaire]

Impossible 😂

[@Dischordian]

Once he's in prison it will be easier

[@Souldesouse]

@@Dischordian 🤲🏼

[@chrisdawson1776]

@@DischordianDo you condemn Hamas?

[@PluetoeInc.]

@@chrisdawson1776 he IS hamas

[@Benji77178]

Lex's first question regarding the intense hatred against this leader asking him to address those haters was an excellent question. Am I the only one who noticed how BB just totally disrespected the question and refuse to answer it? A truly strong leader would try and answer a question like this, not just for an interview but for betterment of his nation.

[@novfromlr]

And himself. Or herself .

[@Natureloveitur2938]

Free palestine from devils

[@Benji77178]

​@@Natureloveitur2938 for christ sake the devil's on both sides.

[@richardlobo88]

​@@Natureloveitur2938 devil's are sitting in doha not giving a damm about their own people

[@Natureloveitur2938]

@@richardlobo88 maybe ask your corrupt self why would a country 3000 miles away do anything ITS THEIR LAND maybe this is the new way of the isreali people to kick out Palestians

[@jacobrosario9735]

He speaks better English than 99 percent of Americans

[@shaneviola8848]

Better then a lot of politicians too

[@austinbaumgarten2328]

He spent years of his childhood in Philadelphia, and he also attended MIT

[@peterplotts1238]

There was a time when I would have been tempted to lay into you for that, but now the only honorable answer is agreement. We have experienced a sharp downturn in the general level of spoken and written English in America.

[@darksg1295]

He grew up in Philadelphia

[@mjb6446]

That's not saying much.

[@SmigGames]

Man, that voice definitely helped him in his career.

[@boliussa]

Batman!

[@antonbutuzov922]

even if your voice is unappealing, it still helped you in your life

[@nimalatifpour]

Man needs to find a career in Hollywood as a voiceover actor after politics.

[@zartic4life]

Sure, if your five and still believe in Santa Claus.

[@boliussa]

@@nimalatifpour Man has too many talents! He also drew in chess with Natan Sharansky, who beat Kasparov in a multi player chess tournament. When he was at MIT he wanted to do it quickly, so he was given a double workload , he dealt with that easily, so was given a triple workload and was fine with that too. Who knows what he'd have done if he'd stayed in academia, but being in an elite special forces unit during a time of war, he was called for that!

[@3dsmaxrocks699]

Not even 6 seconds in he brings up Hitler.😂

[@sheilakijawani2526]

Thats a postcursor to whats gonna come

[@PluetoeInc.]

@@sheilakijawani2526 you cant educate a blind hater .

[@dotz2641]

theyre obsessed with him😂😂

[@akay435]

Apparantly Lex wanted him to answer about what he has to say to the people of Gaza but evertime Netanyahu turned that question to how much good Israel has done and is doing for anyone to not hate them.

[@UserHandle454]

Average politician

[@williamdavis9562]

If Lex can get Putin onto his podcast. It might be the most watched podcast of all time. Hell might be the most watched interview of all time period.

[@aisqwe6089]

why would putin belittle himself to appear on a psyop podcast? I knew whats up from the kanye inter(rogation)view

[@ceroid3752]

Appearing on a western podcast would hurt Putin's image in Russia and around the world so it won't happen.

[@DanteS-119]

@@ceroid3752quite the contrary. Western media can portray Putin as they want but that would change.

[@Terminxman]

@@aisqwe6089Right? A Jew interviewing a Jew. Palestine doesn’t even come up. I can’t stand this jackass

[@samcotter7774]

This should be the top comment. It would be an iconic and historic interview.

[@y5mgisi]

So many people in the comments saying Lex is bad or dumb for having this guest on. Those people obviously don't understand what Lex is all about. He wants to have conversation with all kinds of people. Far left, far right, center, war criminals, and social justice warriors. He understands that within everyone, is the ability to perform godly acts, and evil acts. He wants to gain greater understanding of this concept by talking to anyone he thinks he gain this type of knowledge from.

[@lassef3692]

I agree and I'm thankful because it got me to understand the person better.

[@johncassell3362]

Hey, you got some shit on your nose

[@acpjr]

We should also keep in mind that the fact that Lex has millions of viewers might influence the candidness of the interviewee. The cat is out of the bag. If I were a state propagandist, I would love to have an interview with Lex.

[@juansaloom]

This shows a great deal of ignorance on your end. To many, Netan-fucking-yahu is just another fanatic war criminal who is responsible for the death of thousands of Palestinians. Would you have been ok if Lex interviewed Hitler if he was alive, so you could simply listen to his viewpoint?

[@juansaloom]

Plus, it is very clear to me that Lex did not try to challenge the arguments of his guest, this was simply a show to help clean this criminal's public image in the media

[@hassandarwiche7222]

I love when people videotape Netanyahu 😂 makes his true intentions really hard to cover up

[@jackreacher.]

I stand boldly with Netanyahu. No sneaky lies. Straight shooting TRUTH. Let's analyse your comment wherein you hide behind weak ambiguity and suggestive grift.

[@TriloByte101]

his intentions were straight no BS😂😂😂.... in layman's term he said if you fk with us, we'll chop your deeks and destroy every single thing you love ...

[@vuhiep331]

@@TriloByte101 yup dont fuck with people, if you love anything

[@hassandarwiche7222]

@@jackreacher. So when he claimed that Israel has no intention of harming Palestinian civilians, that was the truth right? 😂 I guess evil is fine, as long as it’s coming from your daddy.

[@jackreacher.]

Stop the censorship.

[@PLBoogie]

Great that Lex can read btwn the lines and lets the people he is interviewing show who they are, regardless of them twisting their answers into a pretzel.

[@r58302]

give an time stamp where he was twisting his words

[@DanielS-zq2rr]

wtf

[@nnder3217]

Says the child murderer

[@juanitalouw3958]

Talk about getting the wrong end of the stick.... wth are you even talking about?

[@ebukaokoli7739]

Well, he was asked to theoretically steelman an argument and he pretended it was impossible​@@r58302

[@Icelandicdude]

This is going to start a wave of high value guests willing to sit down with Lex.

[@Basieeee]

Hype

[@BigRedGevo]

I always wondered how he scores these interviews. My first ever impression at hearing "this is a Lex Fridman podcast, to support it.." lol was that of a mannnn this guy's so monotone and black and white boring. Few mins go by, Im like okayyy this is going somewhere... Been about a year and I've enjoyed most of his guests. His questions and. Digging deeper from multiple angles (philosophical, theoretical, practical, and openness to allowing a thorough response but never afraid to push back) I think that's a gift that we're lucky to have him use for our benefit. And I hear he's a crazy mf.k.a when he parties lol. He definitely grows on you with a bit of patience and understanding

[@MrTuxy]

Absolutely, once they get the same agreement of soft pre-arranged questions.

[@Daniel-yl8y]

Which likely is a bad thing for interesting and novel conversations.

[@TTGTanner]

Putin

[@Adityasomani555]

Lex is very serious about interviewing Putin. He is gettin close to his goal

[@spanishflea2792]

I hope his interview with Putin isn't as short. It doesn't feel like he ever got past the politician and into the person in this one. A lot of standard political questions which received the standard response and little if any push back from Lex.

[@khalifawasiuddinahmed5779]

​@@spanishflea2792useless interview i agree.

[@zeroireland]

@@spanishflea2792 Lex wouldn’t have gotten the interview in the first place if he hadn’t stuck to whatever list of pre-approved questions they agreed. It would be naive to think this wasn’t the case.

[@sbIvanov]

I'd pay to see that interview! Imagine if it is a 3-4 hours long one, it will break the internet!

[@ihavetubes]

would be crazy if he also interviewed Zelensky

[@StefanUrkel]

Unfortunately, this was one big PR video for Nut-And-Yahoo.

[@DhikrDose]

The way this person is dealing with Palestine is absolutely disgusting. He has blood in his hands. He will go down in history books as humiliated

[@theswullnasty3353]

I noticed you failed to address the many atrocities Hamas has committed. Is it bias? ignorance? Intellectual inconsistency? If you were an informed, reasonable and intelligent person, you would criticize both sides.

[@danghoangluong2942]

How do you deal with group of people who want to wipe you out?

[@olivergard572]

You're a joker, 25,000 of the 35,000 were armed fighters. What should Israel have done, slapped Hamas on the wrist? They don't even care about their own people.

[@soph1986]

And notorious barabaric criminal of all times

[@chuckyxii10]

You also have blood in your hands.

[@georgeibrahim5485]

I'd honestly love to see Lex interview Erdogan, would have to be one of the most interesting podcasts ever.

[@vikt]

Pretty sure he doesnt speak English though. There would have to be a translator present. Either way, i doubt a turkish guy in his 70s(?) cares about western podcasts

[@DrStench13]

It probably wouldn't be and I think it would be similar to this drivel.

[@nourvanwest070]

Erdoğan doesnt speak english and Doesnt care, I doubt he would go on a Muslim podcast let alone a non-muslim western one🤣

[@ArchieReviewsUKDeals]

@@ericmaddox1896 Absolutely good Idea! he can invite all Isreallis prime ministers because they are all war criminals they started with the Haganah and irgun militias

[@yigithan.kilinc]

He doesn't attend non-scripted interviews here in Turkey, he's a total craven.

[@sneakers_guy5488]

While heads of state have been interviewed at length before, I think this is one of the first times that someone who developed a media presence mostly on his own got to the point where they can have a pretty candid conversation at length on such a wide breadth of topics with a current head of state. It's the symbol of what this means that sticks out to me. Congrats Lex!

[@amnosadikos4333]

LOOK AT LEX’S FACE! I LOVE HIM!!

[@chizukinspiration613]

Why don't the Paletinians allow Jews to live their areas? 20% of Israelis are Muslim, that says about who is the issue here and why are Palestinians the only refugees who are labelled refugees because their great grandparents were refugees? Seems like their story is one big lie.

[@bjornjensen1309]

He’s a monster

[@MiraAron]

10000 gazans are dead because of hamas and their stupid ideas to "resist" civilians while they are sleeping. If you want to resist why cant they face the IDF? @@bjornjensen1309

[@punk4rockorz]

The intro on this video made me really inspired and respect you on another level. That level of mindset is what we need to become better ourselves and despite a lot of bad in this world not becoming cynical and bitter about it. Instead keep looking for answers and improving ourselves in the most humane way.

[@punk4rockorz]

@@DylanYoung What is a demonstrable lie? I mean I was talking about the intro Lex gave. Not the intro of the interview or Netanyahu himself. I am only complimenting Lex on what he knows is a interview above his head and all he is saying is; stay with me, I am only me trying to come up with the best possible questions while also having a decent conversation. You don't need to tell me or anyone about all the controversies surrounding this president and it is very hard to tell how much he knows and tells half truths anywhere in his answers and explanations.

[@youtofatagum7339]

Too bad Lex wasn’t around to speak with Hitler, I think they could have had a really interesting conversation. 😊

[@punk4rockorz]

@@youtofatagum7339 That is an interesting thought. I mean, any good interviewer for my part could pick Hitlers brain. Just to see what kind of answers he would give and personality he shows.

[@DriveandThrive]

The Hague

[@JohnnyNada]

Quick trial

[@oro304]

This guy almost never goes off script. The only time you could get a glimpse of his true self is after you called him a politician.

[@KnutJohannessen]

@@feralspacetiger6221really?

[@MrLoaymohd]

his whole convo sounded fake, as a person who speaks english as a second language, I follow his same speech tactic to lie, not so ironic tho for a corrupt politician

[@italianmiltyfriedman6264]

@@MrLoaymohd your mind was already made up so of course it would sound that way to you

[@jnc07res]

The depth of this discussion is beyond the ability to script. You may be opposed to it, that's entirely possible, but to mischaracterize what occurred here.... that's just foolish. One could say at this point... "sucks to be Palestinian", but the history of such things was decided beyond your control. But then again, to be Arab and friendly.... is to lose friends. yeah, it sucks.

[@patrickmcnamara2755]

​@MrLoaymohd he's a scumbag. In every sense you can imagine.

[@rteezy5683]

i can remember subbing to your channel when you had 67k subs and now youre interviewing world leaders. Thats crazy ✌️

[@Wise__guy]

War Criminals you mean

[@MM-qv5lf]

@@Wise__guy war criminal for some, hero and good guy for others. depends on your side and perspective.

[@syedhussainabbasnaqvi3985]

@@MM-qv5lfwhat side really who he benefiting? Fuckin js

[@MM-qv5lf]

@@syedhussainabbasnaqvi3985 His people and his country I would guess.

[@aek12]

He is Illuminati, Skull and Bones.

[@user-nu9zp3wt5l]

after first 2 sentences you understand ...the grandiose narcisist

[@GuyBarazani]

You are a clown 🤡

[@glennfish99]

Can anyone see the part where LF asks Net " does he have love in his heart"... please advise...it was there...I can't find it...has it been cut out,?

[@DiaryofaDitchWitch]

Most authentic moment in the interview: Lex: *waxes lyrical about the journey to humility offered by martial arts* Ben: "No point, just pull the trigger."

[@PeterListov]

Not necessarily share his political views, but I liked Netanyahu in this interview. He did not go on about the usual Lex's sun-love-friendship rhetoric and was very direct, realistic, showing a great awareness and understanding of the political situation and historical background.

[@eylonavy]

happy you like him even though every single word he said was a lie :) you have "great" standards...

[@mRGuitarShow1]

@@eylonavy How about you share with the lies you've spotted instead of puzzling us with hyper-intellectual riddles like "every word he said was a lie"?

[@Raylor]

I was in the military and we did this training. I was also like, what the fuck are we wasting time on this. well, it teaches you humility when you get pinned down and have to recognize that although you can pull the trigger, there are other battles you cannot simply just win by pulling triggers. if that was the case, Drones > trigger

[@benreed4918]

​@@mRGuitarShow1he wins with 6 million lies

[@Nohledge]

The difference between seeing snippets of politicians and these podcasts is crazy. Podcasts give so much more insight in people’s way of thinking. Thanks Lex!

[@user-gq5lt8dk3v]

Мира. Убачй..рукавадству..йзраел....ел..

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: Attacking Jews in Synagogues - Holocaustic Attacking Muslims in Mosques - Not Holocaustic?

[@emmag2234]

God bless Israel and her leaders!

[@MyPimpedOutMuslim]

@@emmag2234their leaders that encourage Settlers to murder Palestinian Christians and Muslims, that vandalize churches and spit on nuns, and steal homes and destroy families in the name of god? Allow settlers to enter small towns and burn down cars torch houses and loot and trample the mosque and churches there? That Israel?

[@nicksmith9]

More insight? You mean more lies. He does different than he says. I don't expect most to see that though.

[@CdeElle]

This is bizarre! Not one negative comment? 🧐 Considering... Do you delete them or does KZbin do it for you 🤔? ✌🕊

[@Num3whoknocks]

You must be blind ive seen over 30 free Palestine comments

[@patrickmccarthy5617]

Only a former Soviet Russian comrade could we get this interview on record.

[@realCharAznable]

Lex is not a "former Soviet" lmao. He moved to the US when he was 11. And he's a Jew. Nooo idea how he could get an interview with Netanyahu, clearly nooo connection there.

[@rockstar450]

Soviet 🤮

[@GuillermoFretuchino637]

@@realCharAznable 90% of main Soviet Revolutionaries were jewish with jewish mother or relatives

[@jensheahan7522]

@@rockstar450soviet 🩸

[@patrickmccarthy5617]

Thanks for the fact check, comrade.​@@realCharAznable

[@samoldfield9997]

As an Iranian I have no problem with the people of Israel. hope one day these two countries be friends with each other.

[@dani1366631]

As an Israeli women, I 100 %agree with you. People are not enemies ❤

[@soleknight3212]

As a person with Jewish ancestry I send peace to you brother. It's not so much the people in my view, but the leaders of all these nations who have influenced the conflicts, not to mention powerful people behind them weaponising any such division. It's easy to be friends. Switch OFF the propoganda and mainstream news. God bless

[@FahadKhan-uz7dr]

​@@dani1366631nope Zionists are enemies of islam

[@user-we9bo1bt2r]

Peace my brother, from Israel

[@PhaseTw0]

Greetings from Israel ! we will be allies once more, hopefully soon

[@florint3895]

"Stop bad things when they're small" Realize how powerful that is in you own life.

[@IgalZeifman_me]

This was a sacary quote, giving his history. Search around for photos of him walking in front of a simulated-coffin of an opposition leader (Yitzhak Rabin), at a rally... short time before that opposition leader was murdered.

[@paulm3969]

@@IgalZeifman_me everyone is just too excited to worry about that.

[@pnxdome]

@@feralspacetiger6221 He interviews people from all walks of life. Cut the BS.

[@nft_responsibly]

​@@feralspacetiger6221chances are that what you're calling "the alt right" is just valid political opinion and standpoints that you personally don't like or agree with. Nothing dangerous like communism or fascism that needs to be nipped in the bud.

[@benr3799]

This quote is the stupidest and most rancid justification for terrorist attacks on Palestinian children I’ve ever heard. The same quote could be applied to Israel pushing Palestinians out of their own homes. Only difference is one side is rich as has the support of the US. Go figure, that side is taking advantage of the palestinians. Glad Lex interviews everyone but this guy orders missile strikes on civilian targets without regard to children so no, this is not a powerful quote. It is despicable

[@MireilleLeclerc.25]

Does anyone know the title of the book mentioned at 19:42?

[@Mike-lh1rq]

Lex has so much foresight and is very astute, it looks like he is aware of issues that others are not even aware of.

[@emotube14]

lol

[@jm-lo9gp]

I love how he says Israel has no competition for innovation while just neglecting the entirety of civilization.

[@moshdee456]

Did he say that? I thought he said it's one of the most innovative, competitive

[@gevar7795]

Prototypical narcissist.

[@user-cz9dh4yy3g]

Israel's innovation and lifestyle is fully funded by the USA. Without American's tax dollars, Net-And-Yahoo's country is as backwards as their Middle Eastern neighbors.

[@PhreakPhantom]

In the middle east*

[@farahm.d.8282]

“We should learn to be against the demonisation of any people!” *proceeds to demonise palestinians* The amount of blatant irony in this man is unmatched.

[@shmishash]

In what exact words did he "demonize the Palestinians"?

[@bengraham5699]

fake news

[@alex8491]

When arab open his hole he lies.

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

When did he demonize them? all I heard was that he stated the situation as he saw it.

[@ajvorob9117]

Maybe it's because the Arabs have a long history of violence and terrorism against Jewish civilians in Israel. Is it demonization to point out the facts of the intransigent and irredentist Arabs?

[@nooftaheri3502]

This interview was a very interesting listen, certainly humanizing if nothing else. The only major question i have is regarding Netanyahu´s answers to the settlements. That part was concerning.

[@user-dy6dm2yr2v]

He probably is not a big believer of the settlements but is voters are, so he cant really say anything against it,

[@graceann335]

I guess you don’t need to interview hitler or putin now Lex.

[@its_jawsh6145]

Everything aside, it’s really impressive Lex Fridman got a prominent head of state on the pod. It’s impressive how far it’s come! I hope it keeps up!

[@dhaltonmiller1215]

They are part of the same tribe so not really

[@PaoriLePresident]

Both are CIA

[@gabrielherman8930]

@@dhaltonmiller1215not how that works

[@PhreakPhantom]

​​@@dhaltonmiller1215ell us you don't understand the "tribes" without telling us lol

[@boaz2578]

Thats an interesting way to spell ‘War Criminal’

[@JeremyCoppin]

I love how Lex keeps his mouth shut and let's his guest finish their point, and thereby, make their own bed. These interviews have the atmosphere of Columbo or Poirot interviewing the suspect,where the right questions are asked at the right time to illicit a sense of the real personality hiding behind the mask.

[@michaeljfigueroa]

Maybe. It could be construed that he opens his mouth to accept powerful men's (you know whats) plural. I'm a fan. Just sayin

[@MrMoman7]

​@@michaeljfigueroa Problem with this perspective is that if he doesn't suck a metaphorical dick and speaks his honest mind, many of these corrupted powerful men would not talk with him for long. For a working conversation in those cases you need to alleviate the friction e.g. verbally fellatio a little. Although I may add, that this is quite a poor interpretation of human communication - way too symbolic "power" nonsense. You don't even allow yourself to tipe "dick / penis / cock" into a youtube comment: how much american culturally hardened dick did you have to suck to not do this? How much braveness is necessary to actually sit there as Lex, finding the right style to show conversations which otherwise wouldn't exist? I'm also a fan. Just sucking off Lex because he can't do it himself :) Have a nice day man.

[@samp2651]

foolish lies.

[@morsumbra9692]

​​@@michaeljfigueroathats some Freudian shenanigans saying YOU wanna suck some you know what.... 😂 On a serious note Lex is out there taking risks and putting voices out there. And Much better than legacy media is doing currently. Far greater risk, less support and resources, and yet a better product. Hope more people follow the lead. Live and lead smart discussion and thought

[@michaeljfigueroa]

@@morsumbra9692 perhaps 😆

[@justgivemethetruth]

Lex, what a great interview. I am very impressed.

[@MorpheusDelta]

What's the name of the book hes talked about during the 20 minute mark?

[@barakbahumi8182]

cyber storm by matthew mather 2013 - kind of old he kind of talked about this book back in 2018..

[@studyofgaming9707]

I have a very rudimentary understanding of the issues at large, but one thing that haunts me about his interview is how spectacular Benjamin's English is. He's even got the idioms and phrases and inflection and even sarcasm mastered. One of the best English speaking foreign leaders I've listened to.

[@antonbutuzov922]

i know right, almost as fluent in english as Boris Johnson

[@viadharmawheel]

He was born and raised in the USA! Being a Jew growing up in a Jewish area he was also educated in Jewish things like Hebrew. Being an intelligent person he is fluent in both countries. Unfortunately I feel very strongly that he is a very manipulative person.

[@akshaysubramaniam8963]

He’s an MIT alum

[@TheMasculinistPOV]

English is his mother tongue, his an MIT alum as well … calm down.

[@studyofgaming9707]

@@viadharmawheel that makes a lot of sense! Thanks for explaining!

[@annabiman]

The smart thing is knowing who you're interviewing and asking questions that allow them to reveal themselves.

[@camorraII1]

exactly right.

[@user-qm5eg3fg8c]

And what was revealed? Those who like Netanyahu will still like him. Those that don't - won't. Nothing new was revealed here.

[@dsinghr]

You see what you wanted to see. He has nothing to reveal to you MR. Woke

[@GtRCpU]

@@dsinghr hahaha exactly, or you dont see waht you dont want to see or cant see?

[@Jammyfish]

Did anyone catch the name of the novel about A.I. that was mentioned during the interview?

[@9desi9]

his voice has a lot more bass than I expected hot damn

[@janjan55555]

You wanna sleep with the devil?

[@waisakevesi6210]

Could give Ray Holt a run for his money

[@PluetoeInc.]

@@janjan55555 u sound like ur mom did

[@Joseph10153]

Nice job getting this podcast secured but if you’re going to have guests like this then you need to have the courage to press him on the controversial statements he made and bring up counter points that others have said. It seems like this was more of an opportunity for Netanyahu to freely express his beliefs and propaganda. He even said that the settlements were justified because Israel needs more room for its citizens because of overpopulation and you didn’t push back at all. Even when he said that they weren’t removing Palestinians from the land you didn’t push back despite an immense amount of evidence being present that proves Palestinians are removed from their homes and land for Israeli settlers often accompanied by uniformed and undercover IDF. You should have asked about comparisons to South African apartheid. You should have asked about IDF violence against non Jews. You should have asked about judicial preferences against non Jews. You should have asked if these illegal settlements and drone strikes on residential neighborhoods and critical infrastructure have an effect on the hatred in the conflict. You should have asked about accusations that Israel is artificially changing the demographics in Jewish favor even including forced sterilization. You should have asked about Israel’s border growth over the past few decades. You should have asked about Shireen Abu Akleh who was killed by IDF and had her funeral raided. You should have asked about weekly raids on churches and mosques. You should have asked about routine raids on residential neighborhoods of non Jews. You should have asked about lax rules of engagement resulting in more civilian casualties than killed “terrorists” on almost every operation IDF takes part in. You should have had the courage to ask the hard questions, the important questions that people need to hear answered. I’m extremely disappointed at this interview because it was probably the only chance we’ll get at having these questions answered. This was an extremely one sided view of the conflict and you let him freely make controversial claims. For example him saying that all Palestinians want Israel destroyed yet there is only a 3-5% difference between the number of Palestinians that approve of a 2 state solution compared to Israelis. I genuinely believe Netanyahu wants an ethnically cleansed Israel and as much land from Palestine as he can get, we’ve invaded and boycotted other countries for less serious crimes against humanity. How about you ask why Israel deserves this special treatment? You should have asked about the accusation that Israel is perpetuating the conflict in order to justify its ethnic cleansing. You practically invited him on your platform to spread his version of the truth with no pushback or counter arguments. I know you’re capable of doing this because you’ve done so before, I understand you may be partial towards one side but you can’t allow your content to reflect this.

[@winnerzacademy7895]

If i have to defend Lex ,then the reason would be that he is talking to israel pm..any push back questions can have very negative consequences , and he doesnt have any company and he is also not a part of any organization to endure such negative consequences, plus talking to pm means questions can be structures in a way before the interview meaning some questions might not allowed to be asked etc. So maybe Lex tried his best to get as many info as possible ...This opinion of mine is because I believe in Lex and I believe he is doing everything with utmost honesty, So yes you will see a bias perspective in my opinion ...But hopefully this answers your query

[@Mandems973]

I agree with you 100% and very well put. This is a leader of a country who’s turning authoritarian to its own people (who have been protesting for months), accused of Apartheid by B’Tselem, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and actively ethnic cleansing Palestinians. Having come on the show and spew uncontested propaganda is negligent. This is why Bibi doesn’t do long form interviews with Israeli or Arab hosts, and goes to unknowledgeable hosts half a world away instead. It's easy to deceive the ignorant. This is 1:11:11 of pure propaganda from one of the most vile and devious humans currently living today.

[@Freerezervex]

@@igorverevkin5177 and?

[@arlen1630]

When someone comes for your life and wants you dead and gone and when war ensues all bets are off,and the spoils of war are the results of said actions period

[@arlen1630]

​@@rgagregrereally...well said

[@norik1616]

Idk about his policies, but he swindles from hard questions like a true politician 😂

[@jackbrady9738]

Death penalty for terrorists? Easy yes Other than that, you’re probably insinuating that his stance against HAMAD is wrong. I assure you, every decision made against HAMAD is within the bounds of Abra道m. As long as one follow the X commandments, even at war, you are fine by the I GOD

[@jackbrady9738]

Other than that if you question his policies then you’re a fool. He’s literally an MIT James Bond wizard genius. If you don’t understand his policies, it’s because you aren’t high enough tier of understanding of Abra道m. Bibi is one but of the few final true soldiers of Abraham. Everyone else hasn’t served, is pitifully ignorant, is monolinguistic, doesn’t know semiotics, can’t define Delta’s value (12 btw). But the question remains, will Bibi evolve to become a soldier of not just Abraham, but Abra道m.

[@samivirtanen4020]

Soldiers of Abraham...so it is religion that's driving the terrorist state of Israel?

[@zoharianovici1983]

Every person who ever worked with him, including those inside his coalition, regard him as a pathological liar. The man has no moral backbone or principles but his own survival.

[@taylorc2542]

This guy is an ethnonationalists. If any other country did what he does it'd be removed from social media. Lex is normalizing a hate merchant.

[@pedrorichieri]

I found in your interviews, a source of information. I love your neutrality and your capacity to evolve from one to the next. I respect you and hope you continue this admirable work, not only for my mind enlightment but for the mankind. Thank you Mr. Fridman.

[@Toam99]

I love how Lex doesn't talk about sponsors in video but instead he point people to where to find them. I really love how smart that is! Thank you Lex.

[@tocreatee3585]

1. Putin 2. kim jon-un 3. Xi 4 Benjamin Netanyahu

[@corykeane]

Technically, it's not "smart" from a money making standpoint. But what I love about Lex is that he doesn't put MONEY above other, more important things. Thank you Lex.

[@Toam99]

@@corykeaneMaybe it's not the best idea from a money perspective, but in my view, it's clever to avoid irritating the audience with sponsorships. It actually makes the audience like him even more, and that's a smart move! 😄

[@Toam99]

@@Regardless951 Exactly, same with me. I stopped watching podcasts because of the annoying ads too.

[@KA-gy3lz]

Why?

[@connormatthews522]

This is unreal Lex, can't believe how far you've come and the level of person you bring on these days

[@drkatemcd]

Hmm. might make you wonder...

[@user-dr1yf3qb7q]

Ohhhh you mean he should have on Haj Amin Al-Husseini!

[@Neavris]

It's absurd. The AI guy speaks politics with world leaders now. Something is fishy, obviously.

[@Bacuper]

​@@NeavrisNothing fishy. It's just connections haha. They're all connected. Nothing to be concerned about. Absolutely not.

[@TaiganTundra]

Lex is a talentless jew, he's obviously a fake intelligence construct.

[@user-qq9ku8dp8k]

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@MarkCW]

I always find Lex's interview great and very information. It's amazing how he interviews so many influential people like Benjamin Netanyahu, ELon Musk and Jeff Bezos. One thing I wanted to pick up on though - according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: semitic: 1. of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family that includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Amharic. 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Semites. 3. : jewish. So if someone is being anti-semitic aren't they being anti-Arabic as well as anti-Jewish?

[@kisahnalahnpoveda9068]

It's not just what a person says that you learn from, its what a person Doesn't say that you learn even more from.

[@ownthelibs]

So deep. Bibi gives u more then most politicians but you'll just pretend he doesn't because u have some bias based upon some ignorant talking points u heard on social media

[@NaMuabetSo.]

but tell me "exactly" what "you" mean by your statement what did you catch from him?

[@goi4246]

​@@NaMuabetSo.what about Ukraine and russia? His words where carefully chosen and didnt say much.

[@yossiyaari3760]

How about looking at what someone actually does? Shouldn't that be more important than anything someone can say? "talk is cheap" as the saying goes.

[@moqutub]

@@yossiyaari3760 what he said speaks volumes, that is how he pulls the wool over people's eyes. count how many times he says 'the Palestinians' don't want peace and only to take-over Israel. He uses this false premise as a cop-out for everything. 'Settlements will continue' because the Palestinians don't want peace. I'm going to ignore the Palestinians who are only '2% of Arabs' because they don't want peace. Here is the embodiment of a wolf in sheep's clothing. A warmongerer with not an ounce or gram for that matter of sympathy for the millions of civilians he terrorizes in the Palestinian territories and in refugee camps beyond. If you listen to his words carefully, you will realize he sees them as less than human. This man is a sociopath, a fraud to his own people, and a war criminal.

[@prakashmakwana6907]

Perhaps Lex should interview him again now? Sowing & Reaping!

[@functionifelse]

I like how he will parrot many of the ideas about government we hear in elementary school except for separation of church and state. "You don't thinks jews should have their own state" no I don't and I don't think any other religion should be in charge of any government anywhere.

[@halweilbrenner9926]

He doesn't understand why his holy wars never end.

[@functionifelse]

@@halweilbrenner9926 😢

[@Sralit]

Good point!

[@jacobmarczak7337]

Lex, your end quote brought me to tears. “This world is too beautiful not to keep trying.”

[@ypey1]

Lex is such a convincing liar 😅

[@muhmdahmed6584]

Too much drama without knowing anything about the ethinc cleansing done from one side!

[@AuraysTimelessChannel]

​@@muhmdahmed6584 So when Iran says they want to wipe Isreal off the map and slaughter Jews, you're with that?

[@AuraysTimelessChannel]

He should be saying God is too beautiful not to keep trying. But Lex loves the world and thinks human nature is inherently GOOD. How foolish. I love Lex, but his altruistic nature isn't quite where it should be.

[@phillaysheo8]

@@muhmdahmed6584 Lets be real this was a softball interview. The thing to realize is that we saw in this video why there will never be peace. You can't implement have a two state solution, if Benny here wants Israel to maintain the peace for both states. That is a violation of sovereignty, which undermines the very concept of a state. A Palestine state must be in charge of its own borders.

[@ericbjj3181]

That lex intro is legendary. Admitting his flaws, in this manner, for someone of his stature, is nothing less than admirable. If he has done one thing to make me like and respect him, it s this.

[@omarkhaledetmanbadawi2543]

Interviewing the modern Hitler

[@davidaldridge5716]

I always skip the intros ….now I’m curious

[@JFK762]

​@@omarkhaledetmanbadawi2543yeah because the other side totally isn't racist and homophobic, and totally don't want to ethnically cleanse Israelis.

[@bw2020]

Aren’t you easily fooled

[@tragedy815]

A truth dedication to find the truth regardless of prior bias 🔬

[@NY51663]

Actually seeing him adds a whole new dimension to his lies.

[@MH-dy5pb]

His visage literally makes me fell sick

[@FrankDodrill]

Exponential or Geometric growth - which is it? They are different and this convo seems to go back and forth

[@dotz2641]

they talk about technical topics that they have no knowledge of😂

[@diaryofanaddict9637]

He doesn't just answer questions, he turns the question back to Lex and asks him what he thinks. Its a small detail that makes a big difference in conversation.

[@mahmouderaqi]

Also called manipulation

[@diaryofanaddict9637]

@mahmouderaqi he is being asked a question and gives his opinion. He then asks the host what he himself thinks the awnser might be regarding the subject matter. How could there be manipulation involved if Lex has the freedom to reply as an intellectually independent thinker?

[@Notsoquick]

@@diaryofanaddict9637 it's also insecurity.

[@terrymckenzie8786]

@@diaryofanaddict9637He talks about the threat of Palestinians causing violence against the Jews. Dosen,t talk about 80 years of violence against Palestinians bulldozing down their houses and sending and paying crazy settlers onto Palestinian land .

[@AmedeeBoulette]

​@@mahmouderaqiabsolutely 😅 these youngsters don't seem to know what a politician is 😂

[@simplesimpleman]

Lex is going places from sparring with zuzu to interviewing yahu.

[@caveman3592]

I see ya

[@christianglashoff263]

The quote at the end was mindblowing

[@kevindoran4684]

What is the novel he referred to about the cyber war?

[@ryguy164007]

"An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind". Well! That's where we are heading now.

[@uniresearch101]

I'm pretty sure he's waging approximately 250 eyes for an eye. And the ratio is rising.

[@El_Diablo_12]

My biggest takeaway is how smart and savvy this guy is. Without any value judgements, this guy is clever and persuasive. It’s no wonder he’s been the leader of such a successful nation for this long.

[@MM-bt8ke]

A leader of a country tells you a lot about the country's future and the people... Bibi = israel.... joe bidden = America.. Justin Trudeau = Canada... time to leave the west... the good times are over.

[@ftgreenprojects]

He's been the leader of a nation that's backed by global white supremacy! that's why his nation is successful

[@GorgyCL]

So is Erdogan, the Ayatollahs, Modi, Duterte... Being competent in politics does not make you right.

[@lowcarbsgood7847]

Oh my Lord, how could you say that.

[@avi3860]

@@GorgyCL The majority vote makes a leader "right' - the minority protest, and majority vote wins.

[@harkra]

That first question hit hard. Keep up the great work.

[@drrydog]

bibi dodged the first question completely.

[@maclif62]

The problem with Netanyahu is that he does not say a single true sentence. And when talking to him you are constantly required to check which world you are in, Netanyahu's world or the real world. It's a scary experience because you're not standing on solid ground. You constantly ask yourself what is true and what is fake in what he says. I started listening to the podcast and immediately saw where Netanyahu was leading and I simply could not continue listening to his half-truths and distorted perception of reality. I am writing this after October 7th and today it is clearer than ever how much all this man wants is to avoid investigation and trial.

[@ShakeNbake48x]

The problem with you is that you have not and will never lead a country. Someone who wouldn’t stand up for is peoples well being would never be. Imagine oct. 7th happening to your family. Just roll over huh? Ok

[@becomebillionaire]

​@@ShakeNbake48x 😂 you watched from episode 7.. go..watch from episode 1

[@tastemysaucer]

I'm casually scrolling through my feed and see NETANYAHU on Lex's podcast. Pretty wild to say the least

[@edwinaguilar1452]

Lex went easy on him, kind of a cop out to only do a 1 hour though. Biggest interview yet.

[@benmiz9742]

You think Prime Ministers have 3-5 hours to spare for an interview? 🤦‍♂️

[@chrisalexander2729]

I think his time is very restricted unfortunately. Lex is criticised by some for going easy on Bibi then the same criticism for going easy on Al Kurd. This to me proves he's right.

[@GAB-vq7re]

You see the interviews with the ceo of Pfizer Albert Bourilla and the head of the NIH Francis Collins? Complete softball interviews. Then he interviews RFK Jr. and went harder against him than almost any interview I've seen Lex do he was very combative and I have been watching him for 2-3 years now.

[@laylaknopfler5989]

​​@@benmiz9742he had an hour to do so but he didn't

[@gmallory]

He's Jewish as well, gotta protect their own and their own interests, it is what it is, as long as you noticing... its fine

[@roundedges2]

“Stop bad things when they’re small”. Absolutely.

[@tozrimondher4250]

He’s drowning rn thanks to this philosophy 😂

[@wajdanali1354]

he means stop potential bad by killing babies if he has to. He takes pride in doing so.

[@zetristan4525]

Wish they had told his mother...

[@xxCrimsonSpiritxx]

So you condone killing babies treating them as potential rebels since you killed their entire families?

[@opposed2logic]

when people understand that we are all better off as friends than as enemies and there are only at best small gains one can gain through hostile actions but there is no limit to the gains we can achieve through cooperation and friendship, then we can have real peace. and when we have had long lasting and prosperous peace that gives us all greater lives then the challenge for evil forces to bring us back to hostility and war will become insurmountable. through love and friendship we will have peace and prosperity.

[@Gorrash]

Pretty cool, but human is too greedy for money/power to ever reach that peace

[@PhaseTw0]

To all of you who are wondering about the book he was mentioning, it's "Babel Minute Zero"

[@rexlomax]

How do we confirm is that one?

[@guillaumeauvray6883]

Merci

[@guillaumeauvray6883]

@@rexlomaxit’s a french book, i’m french - just read the description and it fits. I guess it’s accurate

[@PhaseTw0]

@@rexlomax KZbin deleted my previous comment. I can't put the link. The author himself says that Benjamin netanyahu recommends his book.

[@vatoreflex477]

Oh nice. In my head I was thinking 'I have no mouth and I must scream'.

[@AntJB12345]

This man has a deep voice

[@precisionmovement]

What is the exact Latin phrase at 06:20s please????

[@randubis7880]

Just as history will never forget what the State of Germany did to the Jewish people, history will never forget what the State of Israel is doing to the Palestinian people.

[@yair4616]

no such thing as palestinian people

[@ahkader47kader25]

Cope ​@@yair4616

[@Num3whoknocks]

@@ahkader47kader25nice argument lil bro, keep displaying your ignorance

[@DrumguyCiv]

We can only hope. For their sake.

[@AizenzPlanz]

6 million Jews were killed there’s no comparison.

[@222ableVelo]

My only complaint is that I wish this interview were 3 hours long, like some of your other interviews. This felt so short in comparison. But loved the interview. Thank you.

[@andriworld]

The 3+ hours format is what makes them loosen up and become more authentic. The brain gets tired after calculating for too long. Unfortunately we didn’t get to that point here.

[@ricardo_veiga]

It's called Bibi Bullshit !!!

[@killa-ma-jig7281]

​@@MisterstinkfingerWhen has the international criminal court dictated that Benjamin committed war crimes? Quite illegally slandering people with your antisemitism.

[@canikickit7]

Obvious war crimes are obvious and pretending to not know what I’m talking about is illegally(sic) anti-antiwarcrimesm

[@OfLaSoul]

"interview" lmao

[@4ksandknives]

Love Lex :'). I think Lex being not a professioal journalist adds to his credibility and authenticity of his interviews.

[@terril.3030]

Oh goodness yes it does. Just shows you it doesn’t take a fancy degree or being on national TV to be considered an excellent journalist.

[@adnanahmed4176]

Lex, please speak about the atrocities being committed in Palestine and the international laws Isreal is breaking 😢

[@VVayVVard]

Israel isn't breaking any international laws. The other side is. The Geneva Conventions hold that any military has the right to strike military targets in adversarial regions, even if there are civilians in the vicinity. However, the Conventions also hold that civilians may not be ordered to stand on military targets by intention; doing so constitutes an actual war crime, and this is what Hamas has been doing for a long time.

[@potatoking7722]

if this man isnt a dictator, then who is?

[@foolchess]

Israeli government does not kill the opposition lol. They do not overtake media. People in the country are not fooled and a lot of them have different positive and negative opinions of him. Answering the question - Putin. Many other presidents of other ex USSR nations are also dictators. There are way more in the world tho

[@realjohanngoethe]

Your mother? He was democratically elected.

[@z33tanner]

Lex- "Well you have been involved in many corruption cases... how do you fight it?" Benjamin- "Well you should ask a different question"

[@Alex85bal]

@@livinvids1096as an Israeli i can say that bibi is notoriously dishonest, but we don’t have honest and effective politicians (yet), so many of us take the effective and ignore the blatant dishonesty.

[@placebojesus5652]

He thinks he’s above honesty.

[@danielheckel2755]

lol

[@stuffbenlikes]

I like his response to the supreme court thing giving him too much power... "There are demonstrations in the street, which shows I'm not a dictator." Which sort of implies that he would like to shut down demonstrations. And also in no way answers the question of whether he has too much power.

[@kerolokerokerolo]

@@Alex85bal nah, lest disregard he is a genocide trying to eliminate an entire country and ethnia, it doesn't matter he is a dictator and a genocide.

[@nimrodgershoni6271]

Speachless Lex. Thats a first. Haven’t seen BB so comfortable being interviewed in a while.

[@alyskabb]

You haven't seen him being interviewed at all, in a while because the coalition he had to scramble together, to stay in power this time, is repulsive, and no-one wants to legitimize it by talking to him.

[@jonjoni8]

​@@alyskabbThe coalition that the majority voted for and he had to assemble since his biggest opponents won't sit with him. He's not perfect, but slandering him and cahooting against him are what brought us here.

[@nimrodgershoni6271]

Nothing grows under the oak tree.

[@nimrodgershoni6271]

BB has only been interviewing to foreign media outlets (lex included) and has done so since being re-elected many times. Surprisingly Lex just didn’t press and didn’t challenge on the hard core issues.

[@joseywales148]

@@nimrodgershoni6271 That was the agreement- Lex has to act like he’s asking real tough questions…

[@thelittlepill3743]

what's the novel about cyberwar he referred to

[@apedog999]

can anyone point me to the novel he talks about reading 10 years ago about china USA cyber war?

[@abhishek.paxsoprana]

Don't know much about Israeli politics but if this man is not campaigning for elections singing Leonard Cohen's 'I am your man" I would be really disappointed. Just listen to his voice. Magnificent . No world leader has a better voice.

[@FiryaFYI]

He did a recording for a snippet once. He is smart and elequent, but deff not a singer lol

[@ziad4307]

Ugly voice 🤕

[@deannemmer6742]

He sang in a song before haha

[@nikoheumoos8456]

Maybe you should focus less on his voice and more on WHAT he said. "Israel a beacon of democracy" omg, why are there only Bibi-fanboys in this commentary section??

[@lidor8225]

I did not vote for Bibi Netanyahu on our past elections, but that was one of finest conversation I’ve seen him in in the past few years. Well done Lex ✌🏼

[@Bukoe]

Not that I can vote for him.=) But I totally agree, I have head him talk allot on political situations, and I was never to keen on him.. but This podcast do show another side. And I defiantly have more respect for him its not a easy Job or place in the world to lead ..

[@lee4768]

Israeli voted for him and he won in a democratic election, despite the fact that the %95 of the Israeli media against him. That is the beauty of democracy, he won by the people voting for him.

[@humaafandi8894]

Not easy to kick people out of thier homes? You are right. It takes the a real scum bag to do it

[@Danielle-zq7kb]

Apparently there was a conversation between Zelenskyy and Putin where Naftali Bennett was one of the moderators a month after the conflict started in 2022 where a path to cessation was worked out. Unfortunately the US and UK got involved and told Zelenskyy not to sign.

[@PryZmFiXion]

Hmm. Omar Suleiman might be right. I am going to keep watching

[@atomoyoga]

Mr Israel asked Lex for advice several times as if he was an advisor. Lex has a wide, humble, compassionate perspective of the world. He could be a great advisor ❤

[@yakovhadash]

Mister Israel

[@trollnerd]

Bibi is a man of the people. He has his own ideas but he is there to execute the will of the public first and foremost

[@Marrow9000]

The opening was the most friendly statement of disagreement one could perform. Very skilled. But, I also think he did the politician spin thing with mainly ignoring one side of the coin and focusing on his preferred side.

[@Djwhynotlove]

I want to learn from his perspective... You are right, he has a quality of spin that is interesting

[@hammad827]

It's November 2023, and the whole world has seen him for what he is: A child butchering monster.

[@jerrytaylor2743]

Wow such a great interview

[@frydooo]

I'm thankful for this perspective. Though it would be great to see you interview someone who takes the Iranian/ Palestinian perspective too.

[@craze609]

Iranian perspective on Israel? You mean that they wanna to destroy it?

[@danielusvyat]

There is one from Palestinian perspective - see #352

[@GuinessOriginal]

He should have Abby Martin on

[@stonemannerie]

I feel like you either don't want to ask more difficult questions since you fear your guests wouldn't want to come again or you are not prepared enough. But this way politicians will always be able to just get a platform to spread their logic/argumentation without getting insights into their thinking. Because those are not the same.

[@Schlimpiwe]

I agree some of Netanjahus statements should be challenged. And this can be done without taking a stance. Especially when he is outright denying simple truths (e.g. the opening statement)

[@galivnik6491]

I bet Rogan would push back a lot more. But then again he wouldn't have a scumbag like this on the podcast, like he didnt have Biden or Trump and he could have

[@dlwf11111]

Lex is bad at this, as you say he’s just come a platform for others.

[@Homerw00t]

First War Criminal on Lex Fridman. Congratz! Soon to be official I hope thank you South Africa.

[@HailSpikeHayden]

What do you suggest he do? Let Hamas do what they want?

[@stop_bringing_me_up_in_goo167]

​@@HailSpikeHaydenHamas have done wrong too, the two support one another's power at the cost of the hearts of isreal and the lives of Palestinians. You cannot fight fire with fire.

[@ridestolenbmx100]

This man literally speed ran the podcast guest tech tree quicker than any of the hundreds of billion podcasts out there lol.

[@TommiSRP]

Lex, you've turned yourself into one of the best interviewers in the world. How bold, but balanced you were able to be was impressive. Thank you for doing what you do

[@jl8410]

He’s pretty terrible at it and he doesn’t challenge the people when necessary. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@anna-tn8mg]

Hitler was too.

[@morsumbra9692]

​@@jl8410this isn't 60minutes and the 90s confrontation style. Talking as an equal with one of the most powerful world leaders and dangerous individuals is a huge feat.

[@morsumbra9692]

​@@anna-tn8mgthat's such a nuanced and well thought out comment, my yawd. Like American History X and Gandhi all wrapped into one.

[@boliussa]

@@jl8410 What are you blabbering about, he started straight away calling his guest one of the most hated men on the planet.. He also challenged him on the judicial reform which is the major point of controversy at the moment that crazy leftists in israel are demonstrating about. He almost never challenges anybody anywhere near that much. Then when he had Yuval on he didn't challenge him on a thing, despite having more than enough information to.

[@wakkawakka7624]

My jaw absolutely dropped when I saw the thumbnail. Very impressive for both Lex and Benjamin. As a Canadian, this is the first time I've actually heard Benjamin speak. And honestly. Very impressive. He's very knowledgeable and a terrific speaker. Kind of completely changed my opinion of the man. You are doing great work in the world Lex

[@shalomedome1614]

Your not suspicious about the fact he speaks English fluently? He even sounds like he was born and raised in America. Prime minister of Israel seems to be a CIA operative, but who knows that’s just conspiracy 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@nathalieforest8497]

Jordan Peterson interview him 7 months ago

[@Sanguen666]

@@shalomedome1614 he lived and studies in the US. not everyone are CIA... most are though... you can never know... better always be looking over your shoulder. The fact your are a paranoid doesn't mean no1 is chasing you...

[@mugnuz]

i think hes even more horrible...

[@DaCurse0]

​@@shalomedome1614He studied at MIT and then was the ambassador for Israel in the UN, Quite obvious where his English is from... Why do you have to make up delusions in your head?

[@kurtsteinmann1]

Thanks again for an insight rarely, if ever, available for us to understand more fully.

[@peregrinedalziel4999]

Lex. You my friend are an inspiration to all reasonable and rational people everywhere. Thank you for you continued run of astounding guests and great interviews

[@amyharriet5368]

Damn, his answer to the opening question has not aged well, in a matter of mere months…

[@dufung3980]

Explain, and use your brain, without just noting consensus. The world was thought flat, crusades, mob murder so on, consensus is rarely a reliable light of truth. Billions of muslims, millions of them hateful, Millions of Jews, hundreds hateful. Let's get honest.

[@leenguy]

Definitely