Netanyahu's rivals cannot ignore how tired and defeated he appeared in his '60 Minutes' interview

More telling than his spin-heavy refusal to take responsibility was the Israeli prime minister's physical state: pale, defeated and visibly drained

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Netanyahu's rivals cannot ignore how tired and defeated he appeared in his '60 Minutes' interview

12:27 AM • May 12 2026 IDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's interview with "60 Minutes" was completely unimportant in terms of what was said in it. It was 75 minutes of familiar verbiage, replete with self-glorification, chock-full of sycophancy (toward U.S. President Donald Trump), spins and manipulation while evading anything related to his personal responsibility for the October 7 fiasco and massacre. He bad-mouthed everyone who, unlike him, accepted that responsibility; he exaggerated his achievements and minimized those of others. Again.

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