Netanyahu Snatches Journalist’s iPhone and Brags Israel Can Hack US Critics and Destroy Their Reputations

In a revealing interview, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu picked up a journalist’s iPhone, held it up to the camera, and admitted Israel can hack the personal devices of critics and destroy their reputations.

“You’re not immune either,” Netanyahu told CBS’s 60 Minutes with correspondent Major Garrett, after snatching his iPhone. “Because you can penetrate this machine. You can penetrate this little instrument. And you can say about Major Garrett anything you want. And I can paint you as a monster. And if I say it often enough, enough people will believe it.”

The moment came as Netanyahu addressed Israel’s challenges in the court of public opinion. He openly admitted that Israel is “besieged on the media front, on the propaganda front,” and declared that his government has “not done well on the propaganda war.”

Netanyahu vowed to change that, signaling a more aggressive propaganda effort to regain control of the narrative in the United States.

During the same interview, Netanyahu sought to reframe U.S. military aid to Israel as a mutually beneficial “partnership.” Critics argue this is a strategic move designed to blunt growing American scrutiny of the aid relationship and effectively lock in the blank check forever.