Netanyahu Shares AI-Generated Image of Opposition Leaders Meeting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted an AI-generated image on his X (formerly Twitter) account that digitally inserted Knesset members Ahmad Tibi and Mansour Abbas into a photograph of an opposition leaders' meeting. Netanyahu used the image to criticize the opposition, tweeting, "Gantz will form a left-wing government with Liberman, Yair Golan, Bennett, and the Arab parties. Only a big Likud can stop them." The doctored image included a disclaimer stating, "Content was generated by digital AI tools and was not originally captured."

The image depicted a hypothetical scenario where opposition leaders were meeting, with Tibi and Abbas, who represent Arab political parties, superimposed into the gathering. Netanyahu's accompanying message suggested that a coalition formed by opposition figures, including Arab parties, would lead to a "left-wing government" that he aimed to prevent by strengthening his own Likud party.