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

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

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

Try interviewing him now

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.

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

Man, that voice definitely helped him in his career.

Not even 6 seconds in he brings up Hitler.😂

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

He speaks better English than 99 percent of Americans

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Great Interview!!!! What an honor to listen to Netanyahu!!! Thank you !!!!

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

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

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

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

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,?

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

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."

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.

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

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!

The Hague

And now dear friends, here's a war criminal.

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.

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!

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9 months later, that guy committed genocide and became a war criminal.

“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.

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.

super cool how the literal first thing that comes out of his mouth is a lie

This guy makes Putin look like an angel in comparison.

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.

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

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

Wow such a great interview

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!

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The quote at the end was mindblowing

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

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.

Beni is such a good politician I almost believed him

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

This intro Lex 🙌 love your soul ❤

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.

This man has a deep voice

He's quite the speaker gotta give it to him

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.

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

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

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

This channel is great. Damn

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

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.

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

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

Lex asks about corruption in Israel: "You should ask a different question.." ... I feel for those marching in the streets of Israel.

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

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

25:00 Did Mr. Fridman... express an opinion? Without resistance? This is definitely a first. Great work, I love your podcast! I'm excited for round two of this interview, where you'll hopefully be able to discuss recent events.

Notice how he deflects all of Lex’s criticisms and instead shifts the focus on how amazing his achievements as PM are.

Thank you very much for the great interview and commitment to listening to everyone Lex. You are an indispensable voice of reason in this world of polarization! Very much looking forward to many more interviews like this with all sorts of voices!

Interview with the Vampire

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

Can’t wait for SATAN | Lex Fridman Podcast #390 !!

The timing is crazy

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

With whats going on, I had to force myself to hear this man and his point of view. Thank you Lex for doing your podcast with guests that may be controversial but we need to have these conversations to get understanding

I’m one of the Iranian who very love this man ❤❤❤❤

Lex, you might not read this however, keep up the great work. Your podcasts are true and inspiring. I've learned so much about others and most importantly myself during challenging times. It great to cancel out the noise and hear the message with your platform. With that said.... WORK EVEN HARDER MY BROTHA 😉

Speaking to a new Hitler

free phelestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

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

Thoroughly enjoyed this dialogue.