Hence the labelling of these forces as neofascist (see “The Age of Neofascism and Its Distinctive Features”, 4 February 2025). Western governments’ support for the Zionist genocidal war in Gaza was part of a gradual banalization of the far right by the “centrists”. Instead, Netanyahu and his allies directly contributed to reinforcing the Western far right at the expense of the “center”. The Israeli government did also whitewash the Western far right, obliterating its history which saw antisemitism as a fundamental ideological pillar before replacing it with Islamophobia. Thus, Netanyahu and his allies have continued to exert efforts to strengthen the Western far right.