Overview

• Carlson alleged in a recent video that Benjamin Netanyahu has told regional figures he controls the United States and President Donald Trump, offering no corroborating evidence.
• Yair Netanyahu mocked the accusation on X and suggested Carlson is influenced by Qatar, calling the claim baseless and highlighting his father’s limited access in the Middle East.
• Benjamin Netanyahu denied the assertion in a Fox News interview, saying Trump acts in America’s interest and that he does not decide anything for the president.
• Coverage notes Carlson’s recent turn against Israel and his friendly March interview with Qatar’s leader, which fueled critics’ unproven claims of foreign influence.
• Analysts place the dispute within a broader Republican rift over foreign policy, with Carlson aligned with isolationist voices and others pressing a more hawkish line.