The Daily Beast
MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the choice of his interviewer for a 60 Minutes segment that aired on Sunday. Weiss, a self-described “Zionist fanatic,” allowed Netanyahu to pick either 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl or CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett to interview him, according to The New York Post . Netanyahu opted for Garrett, who is not a 60 Minutes correspondent. Weiss’ offer was reportedly part of an effort to secure the interview with the Israeli leader, who is the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Palestine. Netanyahu also successfully pitched Donald Trump on starting the war against Iran. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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