I Felt Like a Groom at a Wedding, He's in Ben-Gurion's League: Avi Shoshan on the Interview with the Prime Minister

Journalist Avi Shoshan was interviewed on 103FM and spoke about his interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the podcast 'One on One'. Shoshan described the excitement, the two years of work on the interview, and the reactions to criticism that the interview was 'coddling'. He defended his approach and emphasized that Netanyahu is one of the greatest leaders.

Journalist Avi Shoshan was interviewed today (Thursday) on 103FM and discussed his interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the podcast 'One on One'. Shoshan said he worked on the interview for two years, and the interview itself lasted an hour and 45 minutes – an unprecedented amount of time for an interview with a prime minister. He described the great excitement: 'I felt like a groom at a wedding.' Shoshan defended the interview against criticism that called it 'coddling' and 'sycophantic', explaining that he inserted subtexts that people did not understand. He noted that Netanyahu approved the personal part about his daughter Noa, and that the Prime Minister watched the podcast and liked it. Shoshan added that Netanyahu belongs to 'Ben-Gurion's league' and that he saw him as a complex and human person.