Netanyahu's government is endangering its own people to create a victim story.
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REAL AF with Andy FrisellaOct 28, 2026
The claim attributes a hypothetical motive to the government, which the speaker himself framed as 'a hundred percent hypothetical', and is a sweeping characterization rather than a checkable factual assertion. The sources show critics describing Netanyahu's victimhood rhetoric, but none documents the government endangering its own people, so the claim cannot be graded true or false.
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What was said
… We also know that this government, the government, current government regime of Israel, they will use situations that can further their defense, right? They will endanger their own people to have a victim story to push out that allows them to operate the way that they like to operate. A hundred percent. They need, Netanyahu needs anti-Semitism. He needs people saying, "It's the fucking Jews," so that he can come on and be like, "They hate us. What do you want me to do? …
REAL AF with Andy Frisella · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. Al Jazeera reports that critics and a political psychologist describe Netanyahu's strategy as portraying himself as a victim, but this is an interpretation of rhetoric rather than evidence of endangering citizens.[2]
Context. Reuters reports Netanyahu alleged voter fraud after the election without providing evidence, and Israeli election officials said a probe was underway; this concerns election claims, not endangering the public.[1]
Context. Times of Israel and Jerusalem Post pieces describe opposition accusations that Netanyahu's political dependence limits his response to West Bank violence, which is a political critique rather than a documented act of endangerment.[3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 not rated
- 1Netanyahu, at risk of losing power, steps up attacks on Israel's Arab partiesreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Benjamin Netanyahu has overseen a genocide: In his telling, he's a ...aljazeera.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 3'Shooting us in the back': Winter says Netanyahu to blame ...timesofisrael.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4How increased West Bank violence could impact Knesset elections | The Jerusalem Postart.jpost.com · not rated · cited for: context
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