Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said social media has become the "eighth front" and stressed that shoring up Israel’s support base in the United States is critical.
Speaking in New York — and aiming, he said, especially at the U.S. audience during his UN speech — Netanyahu warned that that support is being systematically challenged by large amounts of foreign funding from international groups and foreign governments.
He argued that social media is the key “weapon” for securing that backing and urged using tools suited to today’s battlefield. “The most important acquisition taking place right now is TikTok. Number one.
And I hope it comes to fruition because it could have consequences,” he said, adding: “And the second? X. We need to talk to Elon. He is not an enemy, he is a friend. We need to talk to him.
