Netanyahu publishes video of conversation with Andrei Makarevich: video

Benjamin Netanyahu published a campaign video of a conversation with Andrei Makarevich. The musician congratulated the prime minister in Hebrew. Netanyahu joked about Makarevich's "Iranian captivity," hinting at a fake photo. The prime minister spoke about unity and promised to "destroy those who want to destroy us." Makarevich lamented the division. Netanyahu promised a strong right-wing government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a campaign video on social media in which he converses with renowned musician Andrei Makarevich. In the video, Makarevich congratulates Netanyahu in Hebrew on his birthday. Netanyahu jokes about Makarevich's "captivity" by the Iranians, alluding to a wartime fake in which the Iranians passed off a photo of the musician as that of a captured Israeli pilot. The prime minister speaks about the importance of unity and promises to "destroy those who want to destroy us." Makarevich complains about societal division. Netanyahu responds by promising to form a strong right-wing government around which "all good people" will unite.