Looking Back with Itamar Fleischmann: The Fear of Speaking Untruths

A Food That Takes You Back to Childhood

"Strawberries with cream, a dish we used to make at home."

Three Items You Would Take to a Deserted Island

"A device that plays music, a picture of my children, and a Bible. I wanted to say a book, but I wouldn’t take just one book, that’s not worth it."

What’s Your Guilty Pleasure?

"About a year and a half ago, I stopped eating sugar, so I don’t have access to cakes. My guilty pleasure now is halva, unfortunately without sugar. Indeed, I am a very sad person in the last year and a half."

What Helps You Recharge After a Tough Day?

"Soccer. I don’t get to play much, but the one time a week I play with friends holds me through the whole week. It’s like the miracle of the oil jug: you played on Monday, and until the next Monday, you're calm."

What Do People Not Know About You?

"That I don’t eat meat. About four years ago, I made a bet with one of the Knesset employees, and as part of it, he didn’t eat gluten for six months and I didn’t eat meat for six months. At the end of the period, I decided to continue because I felt it was really good for my health."

What Scares You the Most?

"To lie on air or say something I don’t believe in. Once you start going down that path, it can seep into all areas of your life, and it’s hard to get out of it. Also, I believe that in education, everything depends on personal example, and I know my children will behave like me, so it’s not a good idea for anyone. I hope that the day it happens to me, I’ll retire from the screen."

When Was the Last Time You Cried?

"Basically, I’m a person who cries, although I usually don’t do it in front of people. About six months ago, my mother passed away after being hospitalized. From the moment she was hospitalized until now, I haven’t cried. I can’t understand why, and I’m trying to figure it out myself."

Something You’d Like to Improve About Yourself

"I would like to have better control over my anger. I’m working hard on that, and I believe that hard work leads to results."

The Most Honest Moment You’ve Had When Speaking to God

"A few months ago. It was a difficult situation, and I said things that I can only say to Him."

A Childhood Dream You’ve Fulfilled

"My childhood dream was to see Maccabi Haifa win the championship, and I’ve fulfilled it completely. Personal dreams – not yet, but we’ll get there."

The Trait You Admire in People

"Openness. I also admire humor, but openness is the key, and you can’t do without it."

Which Person, Who’s No Longer With Us, Would You Like to Have a Conversation With?

"My mother. I would want to talk to her about her past. I think I did some of that in her lifetime, but not enough."

How Would You Like to Be Remembered After 120?

"They won’t remember me" (laughs). "I would like my children to remember me as a good father they could rely on. And as for the rest of the people – let them remember me as 'the person who always smiled.'"