BRIAN: WE ARE IN NEW YORK, LET’S BRIAN: WE ARE IN NEW YORK, LET’S GO TO JERUSALEM WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. GOOD MORNING. >> GREAT TO BE WITH YOU. STEVE: FIRST QUESTION. AFTER A 5-YEAR INVESTIGATION THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT LOOKING INTO WHETHER ISRAEL, PARTICULARLY ISRAELI SOLDIERS, COMMITTED WAR CRIMES THE TARGETED CIVILIANS, WE’VE SEEN THE HEADLINES, TELL US WHAT YOU CAN ABOUT THIS STORY. >> I THINK THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS DECISION BY UP POLITICIZED KANGAROO COURT THAT GOES AGAINST THE ONE DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ISRAEL, WHOSE SOLDIERS HONORABLY AND SCRUPULOUSLY DO EVERYTHING TO AVOID CIVILIAN CASUALTIES WHILE FIGHTING THE WORST TERRORIST HONOR TO A DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO COMMIT CASUALTIES. THEY PUT ON THE INVESTIGATION, ISRAEL. THEY DON’T PUT ON SYRIA WERE THE ASSAD REGIME HAS BUTCHERED HALF 1 MILLION PEOPLE OR IRAN EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY COMMITTED WAR CRIMES. THIS IS PURE ANTI-SEMITISM. THIS IS A PERVERSION OF JUSTICE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO US TODAY BUT TOMORROW IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU. YOUR SOLDIERS, THEY ARE THINKING OF INVESTIGATING YOUR SOLDIERS. THIS IS AN AFFRONT TO ALL DEMOCRACIES AND EVERYONE SHOULD STAND TOGETHER. I LIVE IN JERUSALEM WHICH HAS BEEN OUR CAPITAL SINCE THE TIME OF KING DAVID. THEY SAY IF WE BUILD A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM THAT IS A WAR CRIME. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. ANYTHING YOU BUILD BEYOND THE 67 LINE IS A WAR CRIME. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. PARTICULARLY OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE THE ICC, THE INTERNATIONAL COURT, WAS BUILT TO PREVENT THE TYPE OF HORRORS COMMITTED ON THE JEWISH PEOPLE BY THE NAZIS AND THEY ARE TURNING THEIR GUNS ON THE ONE AND ONLY STATE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE, WE ARE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR AND I WILL FIGHT FOR IT, FIGHT FOR THE TRUTH, FIGHT AGAINST THIS PERVERSION OF JUSTICE UNTIL THE TERRIFIC
DECISION IS AN OLD. DECISION IS AN OLD. WE STAND UP AGAINST IT. AINSLEY: THE NUMBERS ARE AMAZING, 88% OF ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 50 HAS BEEN VACCINATED, SOME 75% OF THOSE AGED 50 YEARS OLD ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A GREEN PASS. WHAT IS HIS ADVICE FOR THE REST
OF THE WORLD? OF THE WORLD? HOW DO WE DO WHAT YOU ARE DOING? >> 90% OF ISRAELIS ARE JABBED AT LEAST ONCE, MANY OF THEM TWICE AND THE OTHERS -- HOW CAN I SAY
THIS? WE ARE RUSHING TOWARDS HERD IMMUNITY. HOW DO WE DO THIS? QUICK DECISIONS, TREMENDOUS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, MOBILIZATION OF THE CITIZENRY, THEIR HEALTH AND LIVES ARE DEPENDING ON IT. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS. IS REAL USED TO BE KNOWN AND IS KNOWN AS A STARTUP NATION.
FROM TODAY, IT WILL BE THE FROM TODAY, IT WILL BE THE VACCINATION NATION. WE ARE SHARING EXPERIENCES, THE PRIME MINISTER OF DENMARK AND AUSTRIA COMING HERE TODAY IN 20 MINUTES TO BEGIN A MEETING TO SHARE AND BENEFIT OTHER NATIONS AS THEY COME OUT OF COVID-19. STEVE: YOU GIVE THE OPTION TO STAND OUTSIDE THE VACCINATION CENTER. SHOULD THEY HAVE THE CATEGORY PULLED UP? HERE IN NEW YORK THEY WERE THROWING THEM OUT. I WISH WE TOOK YOUR LEAD FIRST ON THAT. IS THAT A SMALL POINT OR A BIG POINT? >> IN ISRAEL, PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR A VACCINE, WE OPENED UP EVERYTHING AND GET VACCINATED. WE STARTED WITH THE OTHER ONE BUT THE FIRST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO EMERGE FROM CORONA WITH THE GREEN PASSPORTS, YOU CAN GO TO RESTAURANTS, THEATERS, MOVIES AND SPORTS EVENTS. I DON’T THINK WE ARE COMING OUT COMPLETELY WE WILL HAVE TO WEAR
A MASK FOR SOME TIME. A MASK FOR SOME TIME. WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE. LET ISRAEL TO PRODUCE THE VACCINES OF TOMORROW. VACCINATION NATION IS WHERE WE ARE GOING. BRIAN: SINCE ISRAEL IS ON THE LEADING EDGE AND I KNOW YOU’RE RELUCTANT TO GIVE ADVICE BUT WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT WHAT THE UNITED STATES IS DOING AND HOW TO FIX IT, DIFFERENT STATES
HAVE DIFFERENT METRICS AND ARE HAVE DIFFERENT METRICS AND ARE DOING DIFFERENT THINGS. >> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, TWO
MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AS FAST AS MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
IT SHOULD BE DONE BY EVERYONE. IT SHOULD BE DONE BY EVERYONE. YOU CAN GET OVER COVID-19, WE ARE GETTING OVER COVID-19. AINSLEY: HOW DID YOU DISTRIBUTE THE SHOTS?
OTHER BIG-BOX STORES HELP BUT OTHER BIG-BOX STORES HELP BUT HERE IN NEW YORK YOU HAVE TO GO TO A CONVENTION CENTER AND HAVE TO SIGN UP ONLINE AND ASKING THE ELDERLY POPULATION TO WAIT 5 HOURS TO GET THERE SHOTS AND YOU CAN’T ASK SOMEONE TO DO THAT WHO IS 95 YEARS OLD. >> HAVING A LOT OF MULTIPLE PLACES BUT WE IN ISRAEL HAVE A
UNIQUE SYSTEM OF HMOs, DIGITAL UNIQUE SYSTEM OF HMOs, DIGITAL DATABASES, EVERYBODY WINS IN. USE OTHER ELEMENTS, CUT THE BUREAUCRACY. BRIAN: YOU WENT TO SCHOOL HERE FOR A WHILE, YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. THERE IS OUTREACH IN THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY IN MANY POCKETS FOR THIS WEEKEND UPDATE JOKE, THERE WERE PROTESTS OUTSIDE THE TAPING THIS WEEK, HOW IS REAL WAS ONLY A PORTION OF THE POPULATION. >> THEY VACCINATED HALF OF THEIR
POPULATION AND I GUESS IT IS THE POPULATION AND I GUESS IT IS THE JEWISH HALF. >> THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS. I BROUGHT VACCINES ESPECIALLY TO THE ARAB COMMUNITIES, ARAB CITIZENS AND VACCINATED AS MANY AS WE CAN. MUST’VE GONE THROUGH HALF A DOZEN ARAB COMMUNITIES, TALKED TO THE MAYORS, BROUGHT THE LEADERS AND THE DOCTORS, THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. THE INTERESTING THING IS NOT ACCIDENTALLY, MANY MANY CITIZENS ARE VOTING FOR ME BECAUSE NOT ONLY I BROUGHT VACCINES FOR EVERYONE, BUT BROUGHT PEACE FOR EVERYONE. I BROUGHT FOUR HISTORIC PIECES THAT WERE HELPED BY DONALD TRUMP’S PEACE DEAL. IN A FEW WEEKS, EVERYBODY IN ISRAEL SAID WHO BROUGHT THIS? AND WE ARE WITH YOU. I AM THE FATHER OF MY OLDEST BOY, WHEN I GO TO OUR VILLAGES, THEY SAY FATHER OF THE YEAR, WE LOVE YOU. WE ARE CHANGING HISTORY ON THAT TOO. STEVE: A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH HOW YOU REOPENED YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE LOCKDOWN YOU ACHIEVED FOR A WILD. A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE REFUSING TO OPEN TO IN PERSON LEARNING. WHAT DID YOU DO IN ISRAEL THAT WAS EFFECTIVE AND SAFE FOR EVERYBODY, IN NEW JERSEY THERE
IS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, THEY IS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, THEY ARE FALLING BEHIND. >> WE OPENED KINDERGARTEN, IN MOST AREAS WE DID THAT AND NOW WE ARE ADDING THE ADDITIONAL GRADE. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE ARE GOING TO DO IS ADD ANOTHER MONTH IN THE SUMMER TO HELP CLOSE THE GAPS BECAUSE THE -- IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, INTELLECTUAL AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE OF BEING
WITH OTHER KIDS AND TEACHERS. WITH OTHER KIDS AND TEACHERS. ZOOM IS GOOD BUT NOT THAT GOOD. IN CLASS LEARNING TURNS OUT TO BE SO VALUABLE AND ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN YOUNGER AGES. WE ARE BUILDING IT UP IN THE SUMMER. AINSLEY: WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP LIKE WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN? HE HAS BEEN IN OFFICE FOR 44 DAYS. >> I HAVE KNOWN JOE BIDEN ON FOR 44 DAYS THE CLOSE TO 40 YEARS WHEN I CAME INTO THE EMBASSY IN
1982. AGO SENATOR FROM DELAWARE, A WARM RELATIONSHIP OVER THE YEARS, JOE BIDEN IS A FRIEND OF ISRAEL, I KNOW HE IS, HE IS COMMITTED TO HIS REAL BUT I ALSO KNOW SOMETIMES WITH THE BEST OF FRIENDS AND FAMILIES WOULD SAY WE CAN HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THE JOE BIDEN UNDERSTANDS, MY COMMITMENT TO PREVENT IRAN FROM GETTING A NUCLEAR WEAPON IS ABSOLUTE AND I BELIEVE HE UNDERSTANDS AND RESPECTS THAT AS THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE ONE AND ONLY JEWISH STATE, WIPE US OUT FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH OR THE MAP OF HISTORY. I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO PREVENT IRAN FROM GETTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. BRIAN: I HOPE YOU LOUD AND CLEAR AND HOPEFULLY THE ADMINISTRATION, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR
