Aging rocker Rod Stewart accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to annihilate the Palestinian people.

In a recent interview with Radio Times, the 80-year-old British singer said,  “What [Israeli President] [sic] Netanyahu is doing to the Palestinians is exactly what happened to the Jews. It’s annihilation, and that’s all he wants to do — get rid of them all. I don’t know how they sleep at night.”

Stewart added that his long-time friendship with US President Donald Trump is on the rocks due to Trump’s support for Israel.

“No, I can’t anymore,” the artist said about considering Trump a friend. “As long as he’s selling arms to the Israelis — and he still is. How’s that war ever gonna stop?

US President Donald Trump speaks as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2025.
US President Donald Trump speaks as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)

Stewart and Trump's previous relations 

Stewart and Trump were neighbors for years in Palm Beach, Florida, and would socialize.

“I live literally half a mile away. We’re both on the beach," the iconic singer said.

"I used to go to his Christmas parties. He’s always been a bit of a man’s man. I liked him for that. But he didn’t, as far as I’m concerned, treat women very well… Since he became president, he became another guy. Somebody I didn’t know," he added.