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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to CBS News' '60 Minutes' in an intrerview aired May 10, 2026. (Screenshot/60 Minutes)
May 11, 2026, 9:25 am
Netanyahu concedes he bears some responsibility for Oct. 7, but says ‘everyone’ shares it
‘The real issue’ is what’s happened since, PM tells CBS’s ’60 Minutes’; says Iran regime’s fall isn’t guaranteed; admits ‘we’ve not done well on propaganda war,’ calls claim Israel is hostile to Christians an ‘incredible fabrication’
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and then-IDF Maj. Gen. David Zini at the Tzeelim training base in southern Israel, May 8, 2025. (GPO)
May 23, 2025, 11:58 am
Netanyahu’s pick for Shin Bet chief ousted from IDF for going behind army chief’s back
Zamir was not consulted ahead of PM’s naming of Maj. Gen. David Zini, an active duty general; PM met Zini during visit to a base this month; PMO: Zini won’t have role in Qatargate probe
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd right) attends a dinner at a New York City Hotel with billionaire benefactor Simon Falic, September 27, 2024. (YouTube video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 29, 2024, 6:39 pm
PM attended event with billionaire friend in NYC hours after Nasrallah killing
Netanyahu moved forward his return flight after strike in Beirut, but first went to dinner with Falic family, where celebrity rabbi called him Israel’s ‘greatest leader’
By Michael Horovitz
Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90/ File)
March 30, 2024, 7:57 pm
Former officials slam security detail for PM’s son as excessive, unnecessary
TV report questions Shin Bet’s costly protection of Yair Netanyahu in Miami, though he does not fall under its responsibility; agency also harasses critic, a US citizen, in California
By ToI Staff
American businessman Simon Falic attends the priestly blessing, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
July 1, 2019, 11:12 pm
Duty free magnate explains philosophy behind philanthropy
‘We are proud to support… Jewish life all over the land of Israel,’ says Simon Falic. But that ‘does not imply the exclusion of anyone else, including Christians and Muslims’
By AP
Simon and Jana Falic pose for a photo as they participate in the priestly blessing at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, on April 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
July 1, 2019, 9:18 pm
US duty free owners give millions to Israeli settlements
Falic family of Florida has donated to settler groups and far-right causes, as well as more mainstream Israeli recipients; has also given more than any other donor to Netanyahu
By Uri Blau and Josef Federman
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