Gavin Newsom Labels Israel an ‘Apartheid State,’ Suggests Cutting Off All Military Support (VIDEO)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has come out swinging against Israel.
In comments likely intended to boost his progressive credentials, Newsom likened the country to an “apartheid state.”
During a book tour appearance on Wednesday, Pod Save America host Jon Favreau asked about America’s relationship with the Jewish state under a Democratic administration.
“Do you think, looking down the road, that the United States should consider maybe, you know, rethinking our military support for Israel?” asked Favreau.
“It breaks my heart, because the current leadership in Israel is walking us down that path where I don’t think you have a choice about that consideration,” Newsom responded.
Newsom has gone full Mamdani.
He says the United States is being pushed by Israel into a position where it may “have to reconsider its military support,” and he’s now echoing the claim that Israel is an apartheid state.
The Democratic Party is dead.
pic.twitter.com/cebrsn1eU6— raz sauber – רז זאובר (@raz_sauber_) March 4, 2026
Newsom then framed the issue around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“He’s got his own domestic issues. He’s trying to stay out of jail. He’s got an election coming up. He’s potentially on the ropes.
”He’s got folks, the hard line, that want to annex the West Bank,” he continued, adding that some “are talking about it appropriately as sort of an apartheid state.”
He went on to criticize the joint military operation led by the U.S. and Israel against Iran.
“We’re talking about regime change?” Newsom said. “For two years, they haven’t even been able to solve the Hamas question in Israel.”
Newsom’s remarks reflect his continued effort to navigate an issue that badly divided Democrats during the 2024 presidential election.
The California governor, who is still seen as the frontrunner for the 2028 Democratic nomination, traveled to Israel shortly after Hamas’s October 7th attacks in an apparent attempt to signal support for the country.
However, Newsom has repeatedly emphasized that he has not received campaign donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which rarely involves itself in statewide races.
He has also pointed to what he called “the deep connections between my home state and this country.”
Last week, it emerged that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) had completed its 2024 election autopsy months ago was refusing to publish the results because of what it said about the party’s relationship with Israel.
According to Axios, the Biden administration’s handling of Israel’s war in Gaza was a primary factor in Kamala Harris’s defeat.
Their stance, which unsuccessfully tried to balance support for Israel with sympathy for the Palestinians, alienated vast swathes of their progressive base and led to many of them refusing to vote for Harris.
“We should have done more as an administration,” Harris said at a recent book tour event, admitting we “should have spoken publicly about our criticism” of Netanyahu.
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