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Hillary Clinton calls for tougher US stance on Netanyahu

Former Secretary of State says she 'hates' Netanyahu's government and policies.

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Hillary Clinton calls for tougher US stance on Netanyahu

What this story says

  • Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States should take a tougher position if Israelis re-elect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • Clinton stated she 'hates' Netanyahu's government and policies, and also expressed dislike for President Donald Trump's government and policies.
  • She referenced reports that the United Arab Emirates warned Netanyahu about Hamas's plans before the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
  • Netanyahu's office has denied that such a warning was given.

Who covered it

Left 14%(1)Centre 0%(0)Right 86%(6)

Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 13 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

70/100

Craft

87/100

Hype

22/100

13 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for a more stringent American approach should Israelis re-elect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Clinton stated that if Israelis choose to vote for Netanyahu's government again, the United States must adopt a 'very tough position'.

Clinton also expressed strong disapproval of both Netanyahu's and former President Donald Trump's governments and policies, stating, 'I love Israel and I hate Netanyahu’s government and his policies. I love America, and I hate Trump’s government and policies.' She made these remarks during an appearance on MS NOW's "Morning Joe."

Disagreement over UAE warning to Netanyahu

Clinton referenced media reports, including one in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, alleging that the United Arab Emirates warned Netanyahu about Hamas's plans before the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Clinton suggested Netanyahu either did not believe the warning or intended to use the scenario to his advantage. Netanyahu's office has strongly rejected the report, stating that no such warning was given and that official records show no conversation between Netanyahu and the UAE president during the relevant period. Netanyahu has reportedly instructed his lawyers to file a defamation lawsuit against Haaretz and reporter Shlomi Eldar over the story, which Haaretz has stood by. An Emirati source familiar with the alleged conversation reportedly confirmed the newspaper's account to The Times of Israel, while the UAE government has declined to comment.

What the coverage left out

None of the left- or centre-rated outlets covered this story. The reports from the right-rated outlets did not mention any specific details about the upcoming Israeli general elections, such as the date or the specific parties involved, beyond referencing the possibility of Netanyahu's re-election.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 11 Sept 2026, 04:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Centre

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Right

6 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports focused on Hillary Clinton's strong statements regarding her opposition to the governments and policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US President Donald Trump. Multiple outlets highlighted her declaration, 'I love Israel and I hate Netanyahu’s government and his policies. I love America, and I hate Trump’s government and policies.' The reports also noted Clinton's call for the US to take a 'very tough position' if Netanyahu is re-elected. The Anadolu Ajansı and VINnews full reports included Clinton's reference to reports of a warning from the United Arab Emirates to Netanyahu before the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, and VINnews detailed Netanyahu's denial and planned defamation lawsuit against Haaretz over the report. The Anadolu Ajansı report also mentioned Clinton's hope for a new prime minister who would crack down on settler violence in the West Bank and her comments on the escalating situation in the West Bank and Gaza.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Hillary Clinton calls for tougher US stance on Netanyahu?
Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 86% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Hillary Clinton calls for tougher US stance on Netanyahu left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Hillary Clinton calls for tougher US stance on Netanyahu biased?
Hillary Clinton calls for tougher US stance on Netanyahu is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Hillary Clinton calls for tougher US stance on Netanyahu?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Hillary Clinton calls for tougher US stance on Netanyahu?
13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Hillary Clinton say about the US position on Israel?
Hillary Clinton stated that the United States should adopt a 'very tough position' if Israeli voters re-elect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. She suggested that a new Israeli government could offer opportunities for more constructive progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
What did Hillary Clinton say about her feelings towards the governments of Israel and the US?
Clinton expressed strong personal feelings, stating, 'I love Israel and I hate Netanyahu’s government and his policies. I love America, and I hate Trump’s government and policies.' She made these statements during an interview on MS NOW.
What is the dispute regarding a warning before the Oct. 7 attack?
Clinton referenced reports that the United Arab Emirates warned Prime Minister Netanyahu about Hamas's plans before the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Netanyahu's office has strongly denied this, stating no such warning was given and that official records show no relevant conversation.

Read it at the source

13 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

1

Centre

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Right

6

Not rated

6

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