Livni slams Netanyahu: Interviewing yourself is easy

Zionist Union co-leader Tzipi Livni reacts to the news that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled all interviews to the media ahead of Rosh Hashana and says Netanyahu is determined “to evade any question or public debate as demanded in a democracy. It is the easiest thing to interview yourself.”

The prime minister traditionally gives interviews to major papers ahead of the Jewish New Year. During his term as prime minister, Netanyahu has chosen more than once to cherry-pick the newspapers to which he gives interviews. He was criticized in the past few years for avoiding giving interviews to media outlets with a critical stance against the government.