The Evil, Lying Netanyahu

Dave Smith dissects Benjamin Netanyahu's recent 60 Minutes interview, arguing that Netanyahu dodges accountability for Israel's actions in Gaza and ongoing conflicts by blaming social media manipulation, resurgent antisemitism, and other external forces, while pushing to extend the war with Iran despite lacking a feasible plan.

Propaganda War Admissions and Excuses

Netanyahu calls social media the "eighth front" of the war, correlating Israel's declining U.S. support—especially among younger Americans—with its rise, rather than Israel's military operations. He claims countries are cleverly manipulating platforms with unverified images, insists Israel warned Gaza civilians via texts, calls, and leaflets, and avoids blaming any Israeli mistakes. Smith counters that support dropped not with social media's advent over a decade ago, but after October 2023 amid visible destruction in Gaza, including viral videos of child suffering like a five-year-old consoling his sibling after their mother's death. He notes prior censorship reductions on platforms like X and Facebook enabled unfiltered footage, and Netanyahu offers no evidence for foreign manipulation claims—echoing his own past advocacy for influencing social media. Smith adds that warnings don't excuse mass killings when evacuation zones are unsafe or nonexistent, and the interviewer fails to challenge these points.