Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was honored with the 2016 Hudson Institute Hermann Kahn Award and sat down for extended remarks at the gala ceremony.

Prime Minister Netanyahu accepted the Hermann Kahn Award during a gala ceremony at Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel, and participated in an extended on-stage conversation about Israel and its future with Roger Hertog, noted philanthropist and chairman of the Tikvah Fund.

During the talk, Netanyahu tackled a number of challenging questions.

Below is a 10-minute segment of the fascinating interview.