Steve Bannon didn’t hold back on Wednesday morning. On his WarRoom broadcast, the former Trump strategist and populist firebrand leveled explosive accusations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sounding the alarm that Bibi has once again betrayed Donald Trump and hinting he may need to be replaced.
“Talk about regime change, perhaps Jerusalem should be talking about that,” Bannon said on Wednesday.
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Bannon has been toying with the idea of Bibi derailing President Trump’s diplomatic ceasefire efforts and dragging America closer to another endless war. Bannon stopped just short of calling for a regime change in Jerusalem, but his message was clear: Netanyahu is dangerously out of step with Trump’s America First vision.
Bannon referenced Netanyahu’s role in the U.S. strike on Qassem Soleimani in January 2020. Bannon has argued that the operation—designed to stop Iranian aggression—was the “beginning of this chain reaction” that culminated in last Saturday’s joint U.S.–Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
But for Bannon, the secrecy and confusion surrounding it is worse than the strike.
“We needed to see more than some grainy photographs. … But there’s enough there to kind of take and start to drive the narrative. We lost that opportunity,” Bannon said, referring to CENTCOM’s failure to release timely battle damage assessments. He demanded to see the full strike reports and intel logs to clarify whether Israel’s unannounced Thursday attack on Iran triggered the broader escalation.
Bannon talked about the Israeli strikes that came just days before planned talks between Trump and Iran. He openly questioned whether Israel is acting as a true ally—or if Netanyahu is now freelancing in a way that endangers U.S. interests.
Adding fuel to the fire, Trump when asked on Monday for his reaction to Iran and Isreal violating the announced ceasefire, accused both Israeli and Iranian leaders of being reckless:
Both Iran and Israel are so locked into their war games they ‘don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.’
And while Bannon said Israel has every right to defend itself and pursue its national objectives, he drew a bold red line when it comes to American involvement.
“The Israelis have to finish what you started,” Bannon has told his audience since the beginning of the escalation. “If you want regime change, go for it, baby. Just no participation by the United States government.”
The implication? Israel is welcome to fight its own wars, but dragging America into it—especially behind Trump’s back—is unacceptable.
Bannon’s warning didn’t stop there. With mounting frustration, he raised the possibility that Netanyahu’s behavior could warrant political consequences. While he stopped short of explicitly demanding Netanyahu’s resignation, Bannon left little doubt that “Jerusalem may need new leadership” if Netanyahu continues acting in ways that undercut Trump’s agenda and entangle the U.S. in conflict.
For now, Bannon is demanding transparency: strike reports, operational logs, and accountability from Israeli leadership. But the deeper message is unmistakable—America First means Israel doesn’t get to call the shots anymore. Not without consequences.
And in Bannon’s world, those consequences could come for Bibi next.