Ashkenazi Jews running the Israeli government are from Eastern Europe.
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The Jimmy Dore ShowAug 3, 2026
Sources on the 2026 election identify Netanyahu, who led the government as of the claim date, as Ashkenazi with Polish-Lithuanian roots, and they describe Ashkenazi as Jews of European, largely Eastern European, descent. No source contradicts the claim, but none lists the full current cabinet's origins, and 'from Eastern Europe' is supported mainly through ancestry rather than birthplace.
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What was said
… You are the Nazi regime that is carrying out a holocaust in Gaza. You are the Nazi who is doing it as we speak. You're the evil monster. You say Israel is not a colonial regime. You are you're you're from Eastern Europe, you're European. All of those Ashkenazi Jews who are now running the country, they're from Eastern Europe. You came and slaughtered. I'm talking. I didn't interrupt you as you were ranting. You, you're the people who you support, the people who are running the country. They're Polish, they're Ukrainian, they're from Czechoslovakia, they're from Eastern Europe. …
The Jimmy Dore Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. A 2026 Reuters analysis states that Netanyahu is Ashkenazi with Polish-Lithuanian roots and that Israel's political establishment has been dominated by Ashkenazi Jews of European descent.[1]
Supports. A 2026 Daily Star analysis describes Netanyahu as an Ashkenazi Jew of European descent.[2]
Supports. A 2026 academic article states that the political elite of Israel has always been Ashkenazi and that 11 of Israel's 14 presidents and prime ministers were born in Eastern Europe.[3]
Supports. The Conversation (2026) and Israeli-politics explainers define Ashkenazi Jews by ancestry from northern, eastern, or central Europe, most often via Eastern Europe.[4][5]
Context. The sources speak to ancestry and the historical elite rather than a complete roster of the current government, so the claim about every Ashkenazi minister is only indirectly confirmed.[1][3]
Sources
5 sources: 5 not rated
- 1Gadi Eisenkot is nothing like Netanyahu. Can he win Israel's election?rmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Netanyahu or Eisenkot: Why Israel's election may change little for ...thedailystar.net · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Asher Arian: Politics in Israel. The Second Generation. ...tidsskrift.dk · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Israel’s mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the countrynola.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Why ultra-Orthodox parties hold so much sway in Israeli ...theconversation.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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