A senior White House advisor falsely accused Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu of interfering in U.S. politics. It was an egregious claim, and according to Breitbart’s Joel Pollak, it reeked of antisemitism.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made the antisemitic claim Monday in a White House press briefing. He provided no evidence of his claim that Israel interfered in American politics, and admitted that it had nothing to do with the question he had been asked.
Sullivan was asked to respond to Netanyahu’s claim that he had the support of the majority of the Israeli people in his plans to attack Rafah.
He replied: “Well, first of all, inherent in the question is a kind of an interesting irony, which is you have the prime minister speaking on American television about his concerns about Americans interfering in Israeli politics, and then your question is should Americans be speaking into Israeli politics, which in fact we don’t do nearly as much as they speak into ours.”.
He then conceded, “But that’s not a constructive answer to your question, just an observation.”.
Pollak wrote: “The Anti-Defamation League has specifically identified the claim that Israel or Jews control American politics as a form of antisemitism, common in anti-Israel propaganda in the Middle East.”
He added, “There is no known example of Israel interfering in an American election — and certainly no Israeli leader has ever demanded that the U.S. replace its president, as President Joe Biden did last week with regard to Netanyahu.”
Netanyahu’s observation about having the overwhelming support of the Israeli people is backed by polls. One survey found that 75% of Israelis support an attack in Rafah.
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