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Netanyahu blames foreign bots on social media for decline of U.S. support for Israel
Israel has seen its support in the U.S. deteriorate since the start of the war in Gaza. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about why that might be. Then, former CIA officer and Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman joins to unpack Netanyahu's answer.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, Netanyahu blames foreign bots on social media for decline of U.S. support for Israel, Israel has seen its support in the U.S. deteriorate since the start of the war in Gaza. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about why that might be. Then, former CIA officer and Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman joins to unpack Netanyahu’s answer.
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- Netanyahu blames foreign bots on social media for decline of U.S. support for IsraelCBS News - 2026-05-11T21:50:50+00:00
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