In a new escalation in the political and media arena, Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accused Joe Rogan, the host of the famous podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience", of refusing to host his father, accusing him of promoting what he described as "anti-Semitic propaganda" over the years.
Yair's (33 years old) attack came after Rogan expressed admiration for Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, calling him "smarter than his father" and hinting at the possibility of his presidential candidacy, as reported by the American newspaper New York Post.
In a post on the X platform, Yair expressed his strong anger, confirming that Rogan is "not a true conservative", and that he has provided a platform for voices hostile to Semitism from new Nazis, but refuses to host his father because the latter "has no chance against him".
It is worth mentioning that Joe Rogan has faced repeated criticism for hosting controversial figures, including historian Daryl Cooper, who was accused of downplaying the Holocaust, prompting Rogan to respond by describing his critics as "Jews suffering from megalomania".
In other controversial statements in 2023, Rogan mocked Jews by saying: "The idea that Jews don't like money is ridiculous... It's like saying Italians don't like pizza".
As for Yair Netanyahu, he is known for fiercely defending his father and constantly stirring controversy, as his Facebook account was banned for 24 hours in 2018 due to posts deemed anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian, such as saying: "Do you know where attacks don't happen? In Iceland and Japan because they don't have Muslims", and describing Palestinians as "monsters in human form".
In another incident in 2018, Yair appeared in a video outside a strip club in Tel Aviv while intoxicated, boasting about his father and making provocative comments against women.
This escalation comes amid Israeli police investigations that summoned Yair for questioning, amidst reports of secret Israeli operations against Iran, where Netanyahu's son's wedding was used as cover for one of the strikes.