Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on 21 August that social-media platforms must curb what he described as a surge of anti-Israel material circulating through their recommendation algorithms. Speaking at an unspecified event, Netanyahu argued that Israel is “losing the online propaganda war” and called for immediate steps to “correct the algorithms and the social networks” so that criticism he views as unfair or antisemitic is suppressed. Netanyahu likened accusations that Israel is starving Palestinian children to medieval blood-libel myths against Jews, warning that such narratives fuel antisemitism worldwide. His remarks add to growing debate inside Israel over how the country responds to external criticism. Former foreign-ministry director-general Alon Liel, in a separate statement, cautioned that equating all criticism of Israeli policy with antisemitism risks backfiring, potentially deepening Israel’s diplomatic isolation.