What Netanyahu Said About MAGA and Israel — And How People Responded

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, told Breitbart News that “you can’t be MAGA if you’re anti-Israel.” The interview was published August 28, 2025 and framed criticism of Israel on the right as out of step with Trump’s movement. 

Netanyahu’s line that “you can’t be MAGA if you’re anti-Israel” works like a loyalty test, and it lands in the middle of a real fight on the American right. One camp—rooted in evangelical support, national-security hawks, and big donors—sees standing with Israel as a core part of conservative identity and U.S. power. Another camp—“America First” isolationists, budget hawks, and younger voters—argues that MAGA should mean fewer foreign entanglements, no blank checks, and freedom to criticize any ally. To them, a foreign leader defining who counts as MAGA feels backwards and hints at outside pressure shaping U.S. politics. Supporters say Netanyahu is just drawing a line against rising anti-Israel sentiment; critics say it tries to police speech and paper over real policy questions like civilian protections, war aims, and cost. Either way, the comment exposes a growing split: is MAGA about unconditional alignment with traditional allies, or about strict sovereignty at home and hard limits abroad?

Netanyahu’s message tour pairs a hard military push with careful wording: he tells foreign media Israel aims to “free Gaza, not occupy it,” while his government talks about demilitarizing the strip and setting up non-Hamas governance under Israeli security oversight; supporters say this is liberation from a terror army, not a land-grab, but critics hear semantics—if Israel controls borders, airspace, and a “security belt,” they argue, that can look like occupation by another name, especially given coalition voices that have floated tougher long-term control. The timing of the Breitbart line about who counts as MAGA fits the same strategy: rally U.S. conservatives and narrow the space for right-wing dissent while the operation widens on the ground. The open question is whether any post-Hamas plan can avoid an indefinite military presence and still keep rockets from returning—promises of “freeing Gaza” will be judged against what governance, security, and civilian life actually look like when the fighting pauses.

Reactions arrived quickly. Mediaite highlighted the quote and the message to Trump supporters, while other outlets noted pushback from conservative voices who disliked being told what “counts” as MAGA. Coverage shows the debate is active inside the right as well as between parties.

Recent polling helps explain why the topic is sensitive. A Gallup survey in July found only 32% of Americans support Israel’s military action in Gaza, a record low, with large splits by party and age. Republicans remain more supportive than Democrats, but overall backing has decreased.

The low support number makes the politics volatile: when only about a third of Americans back Israel’s campaign—and younger voters and Democrats are far more critical—every statement about “true” loyalty hits a nerve. Many Republicans still tie support for Israel to security and faith, but even on the right there’s growing pushback from voters who want fewer foreign entanglements, tighter borders at home, and no blank checks abroad. Younger Americans, raised on real-time war footage and burned by long wars, frame Gaza through human rights and cost—civilian deaths, aid blockages, and open-ended goals—so talk of unconditional backing sounds out of step. Add campus arrests, anti-boycott rules, and social-media takedowns, and people feel the debate is being policed, which deepens skepticism. That mix—war fatigue, economic strain, and a split media reality—explains why a single line about who “counts” on the right can spark a broader fight over what U.S. support should actually mean.

Pew Research Center reported in April that a slight majority of Americans now view Israel unfavorably, with younger adults and Democrats more critical than older adults and Republicans. These gaps shape how people hear statements like Netanyahu’s. 

Another August poll from Reuters/Ipsos found that 58% of Americans think countries should recognize a Palestinian state, with big party differences. This suggests that U.S. opinions are changing in some ways even as many Republicans stay strongly pro-Israel. 

If you want visuals, I can add a short clip from Netanyahu’s August 10 press conference and simple charts of the Gallup and Reuters/Ipsos results. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ypTSjiaeWo

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “You can’t be MAGA if you’re anti-Israel,”
during an interview with Breitbart.

CHAPTERS: 0:00 Netanyahu tells MAGA they can't be "anti-Israel" 3:40 Steve Bannon hits back at Netanyahu 7:15 Antisemitism on the right 11:15 Nina's experience as a candidate 13:00 AIPAC spars with MTG, Massie & Gaetz 17:30 AIPAC in Nina's run for Congress


Sources 

Breitbart – “Exclusive – Netanyahu: You Can’t be ‘MAGA’ If You’re Anti-Israel” (Aug. 28, 2025): https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2025/08/28/netanyahu-you-cant-be-maga-if-anti-israel/

Times of Israel – Netanyahu press briefing for foreign media (Aug. 10, 2025): https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-says-israel-not-looking-to-occupy-gaza-but-to-free-it-from-hamas/

Mediaite – “Netanyahu Tells Trump Supporters, ‘You Can’t Be MAGA if You’re Anti-Israel’” (Aug. 28, 2025): https://www.mediaite.com/politics/netanyahu-tells-trump-supporters-you-cant-be-maga-if-youre-anti-israel/

Yahoo News (aggregation of reactions) (Aug. 29, 2025): https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-loyalist-melts-down-world-134717277.html

Gallup – “32% in U.S. Back Israel’s Military Action in Gaza, a New Low” (July 29, 2025): https://news.gallup.com/poll/692948/u.s.-back-israel-military-action-gaza-new-low.aspx

Pew Research Center – “How Americans view Israel and the Israel-Hamas war at the start of Trump’s second term” (Apr. 8, 2025): https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/08/how-americans-view-israel-and-the-israel-hamas-war-at-the-start-of-trumps-second-term/

Reuters/Ipsos – “Most Americans believe countries should recognize Palestinian state” (Aug. 20, 2025): https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/most-americans-believe-countries-should-recognize-palestinian-state-reutersipsos-2025-08-20/

YouTube (Netanyahu press conference, Aug. 10, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ypTSjiaeWo


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