PODCAST: Bibi Gets Immunity – Just Not the Kind He Really Wants
Netanyahu gets a very public coronavirus jab, while Iran and Russia bring the cyber cold war into the open. Listen to Meirav Arlosoroff and Omer Benjakob
On the first day of Israel's coronavirus vaccination campaign, host Allison Kaplan Sommer is joined by Meirav Arlosoroff and Omer Benjakob to discuss pandemic policy and the dangerous cyberattacks threatening the security of Israel and the United States.
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Bibi gets immunity – just not the kind he really wants. LISTEN to Haaretz Weekly podcast
We ask whether Netanyahu’s prime time vaccination Saturday night was a PR stunt or whether he should be applauded as the first world leader to publicly get the coronavirus shot, as we assess his successes and failures when it comes to leading Israel through the pandemic.
We also discuss the assault by Iranian hackers against Israeli companies and national security infrastructure in light of the devastating Russian cyber aggression in the United States.
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