Gavin Newsom Compares Israel to “Apartheid State,” Urges U.S. Rethink on Military Support

California Governor Gavin Newsom compared Israel to an “apartheid state” and questioned future U.S. military support for the country.

Speaking on stage at an event to promote his new memoir, Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery, Newsom, who is widely expected to enter the 2028 presidential race, was asked by Pod Save America host Jon Favreau about the U.S.-Israel relationship and whether it should be reconsidered. “It breaks my heart, because the current leadership in Israel is walking us down the path where I don’t think you have a choice about that consideration,” Newsom said about the U.S. potentially rethinking its support for Israel.

Q: Do you think, looking down the road, that the United States should consider maybe, you know, rethinking our military support for Israel?

California Gov. Newsom: It breaks my heart, because the current leadership in Israel is walking us…