Footage Shows Netanyahu Nodding Along as Yeshiva Students Chant 'May Their Name Be Erased'

Footage circulating on social media shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nodding along as a group of yeshiva students chant a song containing a lyric calling for the erasure of Palestinians, according to Middle East Eye.

The clip, which the outlet reported on September 3, shows Netanyahu keeping time with the chant as students sing around him. One line quoted from the song is direct.

"May their name be erased!"

Middle East Eye's account does not provide the full lyrics of the song, the date or location of the gathering, or an on-record statement from Netanyahu addressing the chant. Occupation Watch has not independently verified the footage's chain of custody or confirmed when or where it was recorded. The claim that Netanyahu was aware of the specific lyric, rather than simply nodding to a rhythm, is an interpretation drawn from the video and has not been confirmed by his office.

What is established is narrower: video is circulating that appears to show the prime minister present at and visibly engaged with a chant containing eliminationist language directed at Palestinians. That footage, whatever its precise origin, lands inside a political culture in which Netanyahu's government has for two years prosecuted a war in Gaza and expanded settlement activity in the West Bank, both defended in official rhetoric as existential necessity rather than as policy choices with civilian consequences.

Netanyahu has not commented publicly on the specific footage as of this writing. Middle East Eye did not report a response from his office, and no rebuttal or clarification has surfaced in wire reporting reviewed by Occupation Watch.

The incident, absent fuller documentation, remains a single-source visual claim. Occupation Watch is treating the footage as reported by Middle East Eye and will update if additional context, a dated original source, or an official response emerges.