Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu never misses an opportunity to talk about his relations with India and claim New Delhi’s support. Speaking at a conference in the West Bank on Thursday (May 28), Netanyahu spoke openly about Israel’s unique relationship with India.
‘Enormous support for Israel in India’
Netanyahu said, “In many parts of the world we have problems with the legitimacy of Israel, but not in India. There is wild support for Israel in India, really wild. I think there are more supporters of Israel in India than anywhere else.” This is not the first time that Netanyahu has boasted of his popularity in India. He had described his last trip to New Delhi with his wife Sara in 2018 as a love festival.
Netanyahu:
I’ll say this: we face delegitimization in much of the world — but not in India.
In India, there is an absolutely crazy love for Israel, truly crazy.
I think I have more followers from India than from anywhere else. pic.twitter.com/FRIo2cdVb3
— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 28, 2026
What did you say about visiting India with your wife?
In a CBS News program, Netanyahu claimed that Indians have immense respect for Israel. He said, “There are places where Israel is respected even today and especially in India, Israel is very popular. Prime Minister Modi was given a very loving welcome here. I went to India with my wife and it was a love fest.”
Netanyahu’s popularity declined
These comments of the Israeli Prime Minister have come amid reports of his declining popularity. According to the latest Pew Research Center survey released in April, 60 percent of Americans have a negative opinion of Israel, up from 53 percent last year. More than half of American adults (59%) have little or no confidence in Netanyahu to get things right on world affairs.
targeted at pakistan
Netanyahu has blamed Pakistan for the decline in his popularity. He accused Pakistan of using social media bot farms to promote anti-Israel sentiment in American public opinion. He claimed, “Countries that want to weaken the US-Israeli alliance are manipulating social media through bot farms.”
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