Short answer: As of July 2026, yes: Ben Shapiro is one of the most visible pro-Israel voices in American conservative media. He is married to an Israeli-born wife, was chosen to light a torch at Israel's official 77th Independence Day ceremony in 2025, has been outspoken in defending Israel's conduct since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, and split publicly with his own Daily Wire co-personality Candace Owens in 2024 over her turn toward antisemitic rhetoric and criticism of Israel's war in Gaza.
What Ben Shapiro has actually said and done
- July 8, 2008: Shapiro married Mor Toledano (now Mor Shapiro), an Israeli-born physician from Herzliya, in a ceremony in Acre, Israel, a personal tie that is frequently cited as part of his connection to the country, according to Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA).
- October 7, 2023: Following the Hamas attack on Israel, Shapiro became one of the most prominent U.S. media figures defending Israel's right to self-defense and pushing back on what he called misinformation about Israel's history and the IDF's conduct during the ensuing war, as reported by JNS (Jewish News Syndicate).
- March 22, 2024: The Daily Wire, which Shapiro co-founded, parted ways with co-personality Candace Owens after months of public friction with Shapiro over Israel and her promotion of what many, including Shapiro, characterized as antisemitic rhetoric. Shapiro had defended Israel's Gaza campaign while Owens condemned it, per the Washington Post and The Times of Israel.
- April 20, 2025: Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev selected Shapiro, a non-Israeli-citizen American commentator, to light a torch at Israel's official 77th Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl, alongside freed hostage Emily Damari and IDF officers. The choice drew public criticism from LGBTQ and progressive Israeli groups over Shapiro's past comments on abortion, homosexuality, and transgender people, but Shapiro said he would be "honored" and "proud" to participate, according to The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post.
- April 25, 2025: Shapiro published a piece framing "defending Israel" as simply "telling the truth," arguing against media narratives he views as unfairly targeting Israel, consistent with his long-running public commentary line, reported Israel Hayom.
- April 30, 2025: Shapiro proceeded with the ceremony, taking part in the Mount Herzl torch-lighting that opened Israel's Independence Day under the theme "Bridges of Hope," as announced ahead of time by The Times of Israel.
Jewish identity and the industry-Israel intersection
Ben Shapiro is co-founder of The Daily Wire and host of The Ben Shapiro Show, a major conservative media franchise. He has been publicly and consistently pro-Israel across two decades of commentary, and that position hardened further after October 7, 2023. His Israel advocacy is not merely rhetorical: Israeli officials honored him with a national ceremonial role in 2025, the torch-lighting, a high-profile national honor typically given to Israeli public figures, extended here to an American commentator specifically because of his pro-Israel media work.
That same advocacy has had real professional costs and consequences within his own media company, most visibly the 2024 split with Candace Owens, whose criticism of Israel's Gaza war and drift into antisemitic rhetoric Shapiro publicly rejected. Reporting into 2026 also notes his pro-Israel stance has increasingly put him at odds with a segment of younger, more isolationist right-wing audiences and some rising figures in conservative media, a friction point that has not changed his public position.
On the personal side, his wife Mor Shapiro was born and raised in Herzliya, Israel before moving to the U.S. as a preteen. The couple married in Israel in 2008, a real and frequently cited biographical fact, though it is more accurate to describe it as married to an Israeli-born American than as some exotic or unusual detail.
The bottom line
The old article's core claim holds up: Ben Shapiro has a genuine personal connection to Israel through his Israeli-born wife, and he is a highly visible, consistent, and institutionally recognized supporter of Israel, culminating in Israel's government choosing him for a national ceremonial honor in 2025. The record through July 2026 shows this support has continued, including through internal conservative-media conflict, the Candace Owens split, and growing friction with parts of the online right, without any change in his public position.
Wear your own answer
Whatever you make of any one commentator's politics, plenty of people simply want to wear their support for Israel where others can see it. The Shalom Star of David Necklace is a simple, everyday way to do that, and it sits inside our broader Star of David jewelry collection if you want to see the full range of styles.
Related
- Does Sean Hannity Support Israel?
- Does Stephen Miller Support Israel?
- Does Ayaan Hirsi Ali Support Israel?
Last updated August 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
