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Netanyahu’s engineered image

For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his family history and memories are turned into tools to promote his image in Israel and around the world.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Sebastian Scheiner/Pool - RC1D7A832710
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“This is going to be different than other interviews you’ve done, because this is not about policy or the state of the world; it’s about you and how you became who you are today.” This introduction by Harvey Levin — the host of Fox News Channel’s 10-part series “OBJECTified” — at the start of his interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Oct. 9 sounded promising.

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