Kathy Hochul links Netanyahu's policies to NY antisemitism
New York Governor stated her job would be easier if Israeli PM loses election.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2023. Hochul’s father died overnight while she was touring wartime Israel, with the teary-eyed governor slipping a note grieving the loss into Jerusalem’s Western Wall holy site. (Shlomi Amsalem/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)
Photograph: VINnews (embedded from source)
What this story says
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul stated her job would be easier if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loses the election.
- Hochul linked Netanyahu's policies to rising antisemitism in New York.
- She privately cautioned Israeli leaders against overreaching in their response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
- Rep. Mike Lawler criticized Hochul's remarks, calling them 'Democratic political talking points'.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 13 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
50/100
Hype
65/100
14 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 2 of the 13 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.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul stated that her job would be "a lot easier" if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loses the upcoming election. Hochul, speaking in an interview with Politico Magazine, linked Netanyahu's policies to increased antisemitism in New York, a state with the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. She also revealed that she had privately cautioned Israeli leaders against overreaching in their response to the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, suggesting that such an overreach could alter international support for Israel.
Hochul's comments drew criticism from Republican Representative Mike Lawler, who represents New York's 17th Congressional District. Lawler accused the governor of repeating "Democratic political talking points." Statistics from the NYPD showed that reported hate crimes in New York rose by nearly 13% during the first nine months of the year compared to the same period in the previous year. Anti-Jewish incidents accounted for more than half of these cases.
Disagreement on the cause of rising antisemitism
Governor Hochul linked Netanyahu's policies to rising antisemitism in New York, stating that "A lot of people are anxious about antisemitism, which is sky-high right now." She also argued that Netanyahu was obstructing prospects for a Palestinian state. Representative Mike Lawler, however, criticized Hochul's remarks, suggesting she was blaming "the Jews for people hating the Jews."
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention that Governor Hochul privately cautioned Israeli leaders against overreaching in their response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. The left-rated report from The Forward also does not mention this detail. No centre-rated outlet ran this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 33 times, most recently on 29 Oct 2026, 10:00, and will add the sides that appear.
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
2 rated outlets
- The left-rated report from The Forward led with Governor Hochul's statement that defending Israel would be "a lot easier" if Netanyahu loses the election. It highlighted her view that Netanyahu's leadership made it harder to defend Israel amid growing divisions within her party.
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
11 rated outlets
- Seven right-rated reports focused on Governor Hochul's statement that her job would be easier if Prime Minister Netanyahu loses the election. VINnews, the only full report among the right-rated outlets, quoted Hochul saying her job would be "a lot easier" and that she privately cautioned Israeli leaders against overreaching. It also included criticism from Rep. Mike Lawler and NYPD statistics on hate crimes. Other right-rated digests from New York Post, Arutz Sheva, Hot Air, U-S-NEWS.COM, Cleveland Jewish News, and WIN similarly led with Hochul's comments about her job being easier and her linking Netanyahu's policies to rising antisemitism.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Kathy Hochul links Netanyahu's policies to NY antisemitism?
- Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 15% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 85% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Kathy Hochul links Netanyahu's policies to NY antisemitism left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 85% of the 13 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
- Is the coverage of Kathy Hochul links Netanyahu's policies to NY antisemitism biased?
- Kathy Hochul links Netanyahu's policies to NY antisemitism is one event reported by 14 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 Kathy Hochul links Netanyahu's policies to NY antisemitism?
- 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 Kathy Hochul links Netanyahu's policies to NY antisemitism?
- 14 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 New York Governor Kathy Hochul say about Benjamin Netanyahu?
- Governor Kathy Hochul stated that her job would be "a lot easier" if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loses the election. She linked his policies to rising antisemitism in New York and suggested he was obstructing prospects for a Palestinian state.
- How did Representative Mike Lawler respond to Hochul's remarks?
- Representative Mike Lawler criticized Governor Hochul's comments, calling them "Democratic political talking points." He accused her of blaming Jewish people for antisemitism, which he found embarrassing.
- What are the statistics on hate crimes in New York?
- NYPD statistics showed a nearly 13% rise in reported hate crimes during the first nine months of the year compared to the same period last year. Anti-Jewish incidents comprised over half of these cases.
Read it at the source
14 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
2- NY Dems root for Netanyahu’s challenger (opens Jewish Telegraphic Agency in a new tab)
Jewish Telegraphic Agency — is Jewish Telegraphic Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Defending Israel would be ‘a lot easier’ if Netanyahu loses, says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (opens The Forward in a new tab)
The Forward — is The Forward biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
11- HOCHUL ADMITS: My Job Gets 'A Lot Easier' If NETANYAHU LOSES — And She's Been Telling Israel to Back Off (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Hochul reveals which election result would make her job 'a lot easier' — and it's not her own - NEW YORK TIMES POST (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
nytimespost.com — is nytimespost.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Hochul reveals which election result would make her job 'a lot easier' — and it's not her own (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Found Somebody to Blame for 'Sky High' Antisemitism (in HER Party) (opens Twitchy in a new tab)
Twitchy — is Twitchy biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Hochul blames NY antisemitism on Netanyahu and his 'overreaching' policies (opens WIN in a new tab)
- POLITICS: Michael Goodwin: Hochul’s sickening Mamdani partnership endangers NY. A vote for Blakeman goes against their vile, anti-Israel agenda (opens U-S-NEWS.COM in a new tab)
U-S-NEWS.COM — is U-S-NEWS.COM biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Hochul Says Governing New York Would Be Easier if Netanyahu Loses Election (opens VINnews in a new tab)
- NY Dems root for Netanyahu’s challenger (opens Cleveland Jewish News in a new tab)
Cleveland Jewish News — is Cleveland Jewish News biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- Hochul: It's the Jews' Fault That People Hate Them (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Hot Air — is Hot Air biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- NY Governor says job would be 'a lot easier' if Netanyahu loses (opens Arutz Sheva in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva — is Arutz Sheva biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gov. Hochul said her job would be ‘a lot easier’ if Netanyahu loses the election (opens New York Post in a new tab)
New York Post — is New York Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
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