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jmbar2

(8,099 posts)
Sat May 2, 2026, 01:04 PM Yesterday

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says he was treated for prostate cancer and is now healthy

Source: AP

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer in his first public acknowledgment of the diagnosis.

He said that roughly a year and a half ago he had prostate surgery. Then two and a half months ago, his doctors discovered and treated a small tumor at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital with radiation therapy. That was not announced at the time.

“I requested to delay its publication by two months so that it would not be released at the height of the war” against Iran, the 76-year-old Israeli leader said, to prevent “more false propaganda against Israel.”
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Israel’s longest-serving prime minister — who is overseeing not just the war in Iran but also conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon — has faced criticism in the past for not disclosing information about his health, including when he told the public he had a pacemaker implanted to address a long-standing heart condition a week after he fainted at a public appearance.


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/israel-netanyahu-prostate-cancer-84f65e369ec803694555baaf5f4f8f8f



Dominos....

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says he was treated for prostate cancer and is now healthy (Original Post) jmbar2 Yesterday OP
Too bad Chasstev365 Yesterday #1
Yup... jmbar2 Yesterday #2
It's a tragedy ... that prostate cancer kills so many men. Intractable Yesterday #3
Except bibi dave99 Yesterday #4
Probably Biden's fault... displacedvermoter Yesterday #5
Paul Newman's Uncle Joe Yesterday #6
In a better, just world he'd be banished to Gaza. AloeVera Yesterday #7
Damn! Why couldn't they..... lastlib Yesterday #8
Was hoping for good news. Dang it! Wonder Why Yesterday #9
Damn Prairie Gates Yesterday #10
I'm so sorry to hear this . . . . . no_hypocrisy Yesterday #11
What a shame. SergeStorms Yesterday #12
We don't know if any of this is true - he lies womanofthehills Yesterday #13
Such a shame. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #14

AloeVera

(4,353 posts)
7. In a better, just world he'd be banished to Gaza.
Sat May 2, 2026, 03:41 PM
Yesterday

And get the same medical "treatment", shelter and nutrition as the people there while dodging bombs, bullets and rats (!). See how long he'd last.

Just daydreaming to ward off despair!

lastlib

(28,487 posts)
8. Damn! Why couldn't they.....
Sat May 2, 2026, 04:21 PM
Yesterday

treat the cancer for Netanyahu??

Isn there no cure for Netanyahu??

womanofthehills

(11,011 posts)
13. We don't know if any of this is true - he lies
Sat May 2, 2026, 09:36 PM
Yesterday

Many conspiracy people believe he’s dead because some of the latest videos of him look AI. He could have a different kind of cancer or problem and says it’s prostate. He could be really sick and we would not know. I believe nothing out of his mouth. He is such an evil man why would anyone believe one word he says? It’s like he and Trump are two lying peas in a pod. Psychopaths - both of them.

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