Another Harrowing Chapter in Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, has long ridden US media trends to get his message across—and so it was no surprise recently when he stepped into the so-called “manosphere,” or the constellation of podcasts and Web shows that generally have a right-wing or populist bent, are influential among young American men, and have widely been credited with helping Donald Trump return to the White House last year. During a visit to the US earlier this month, Netanyahu sat down with two members of the Nelk Boys, a collective of fratty pro-Trump pranksters. “I see so much stuff about what’s going on in Israel and Iran and Palestine, and to be honest, I just really don’t know what is going on there,” one of the hosts said; the other said that he was hoping that the interview might help him “get educated.” Mostly, Netanyahu was happy to oblige. But the interviewers did push back on one of his claims. When Netanyahu was asked for his go-to McDonald’s order, he replied that actually, he prefers Burger King. One of the hosts looked quietly disgusted. “Burger King kinda sucks,” he said. The other deemed this to be Netanyahu’s “worst take.”