Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAs the election nears, Netanyahu has turned to podcasts to discuss Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, the collapse of the IDF and more12:57 AM • July 23 2026 IDTA new fashion has emerged since the official launch of the Netanyahu campaign: podcasts. Israel's prime minister is taking time out from matters like Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, the collapse of the Israel Defense Forces and international isolation to run around tiny, dim studios, where all kinds of flattering PR personalities interview him in an "intimate" and "folksy" atmosphere. Sample questions include: "You look great. Why did the media say you have cancer?" "Your wife looks amazing. Why do they say Photoshop?" "You're such a cool guy. What's the deal?" "Who will win the World Cup?" "Was there betrayal on October 7?"In the NewsIran Strikes on CIA Facilities Prompt Questions About Possible Russian RoleU.S. Says It Reached 'Historic' Nuclear Cooperation Deal With Saudi ArabiaHaim Yavin, 'Mr. Television' and Israel Prize Laureate, Dies at the Age of 93Haaretz CartoonNetanyahu Government Urges High Court Not to Intervene in October 7 ProbeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World CupThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli Election