Overview

• Naftali Bennett accused Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of turning Israel into “a leper state” in American eyes after a ten-day US visit
• He pointed to Gallup data showing support for Israel’s Gaza war at 32 percent, with 60 percent of Americans disapproving of military action and a majority viewing Netanyahu negatively
• Bennett blamed a two-year absence of a dedicated information centre and a collapsed public-relations apparatus for leaving Israel unable to counter criticism
• He warned that mismanaged messaging has driven an unprecedented surge in antisemitism across US political factions, including among MAGA movement members
• Bennett highlighted the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, noting at least 180 Palestinians have died of hunger or malnutrition and decried comparisons of Gaza starvation to the Holocaust