Short answer: Yes. As of August 2026, Dr. Phil McGraw has been one of the most outspoken pro-Israel voices in mainstream American media since October 7, 2023. He has traveled to Israel multiple times, interviewed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visited the Nova festival massacre site, publicly criticized U.S. university responses to Hamas, and accepted an award recognizing his advocacy. He is not Jewish, and he frames his support as a moral and civic duty rather than an ethnic or religious tie to Israel.
What Dr Phil Mcgraw has actually said and done
October 2023 (weeks after October 7): McGraw released a video statement condemning Hamas's attack, saying he stood with Israel and criticizing U.S. university administrations for tolerating pro-Hamas activity on campus. He said supporting Israel was duty, not politics.
May 9, 2024: McGraw flew to Jerusalem and conducted a one-hour, unedited, commercial-free interview with Netanyahu for "Dr. Phil Primetime." According to the Times of Israel, it was the first time Netanyahu accepted some personal responsibility for the October 7 security failures. McGraw also posted about the interview directly on X.
May 2024: During the same trip, McGraw visited the Nova music festival massacre site, spoke with a first responder, and heard a survivor's account, later featured on "Dr. Phil Primetime." He called the visit "absolutely overwhelming," according to the Jerusalem Post, which reported on the visit in June 2024.
2024 (Toronto): McGraw received a 2024 Allyship Award for solidarity with Israel at a Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center fundraiser, where he also criticized fellow Hollywood celebrities for staying silent on rising antisemitism during the war. This was reported by both JNS and Heritage Florida Jewish News.
November 12, 2024: In an extended interview with JNS, also carried by the Washington Jewish Week, McGraw said defending Israel is "really not anything other than just duty to me" and "Everybody should be doing what I'm doing."
May 1, 2025: McGraw appeared at a National Day of Prayer event in the White House Rose Garden alongside President Trump. In related remarks reported by the Hollywood Reporter, he said Trump "understands the importance of allies" in supporting Israel.
2025: McGraw took part in a live conversation with New York City Mayor Eric Adams at Tribeca Synagogue in Manhattan, where Adams announced an executive order adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism. According to JTA, McGraw argued that support for Israel and Jews is a "human issue," not only a Jewish one. He told JNS that "The Jews' fight is my fight," and described facing death threats, repeated swatting, and hate mail for his public stance since October 7.
Who is Dr Phil Mcgraw, and why has he taken this stance
McGraw, born September 1, 1950, is a psychologist and television personality, longtime host of "Dr. Phil" and later "Dr. Phil Primetime" on Merit Street Media, which he co-founded. He has no Jewish ancestry and no documented family or personal Jewish-identity connection. His advocacy is explicitly framed as civic, and in some coverage as Christian, rather than ethnic: he has repeatedly described defending Israel as a duty that applies to everyone, not a cause tied to his own background.
Since October 2023, McGraw has used his platform repeatedly and consistently to defend Israel: on-air interviews (including with Netanyahu and other Israel-focused segments), on-the-ground trips to Israel (the Nova festival site and meetings with hostage families during that period), and public appearances at Jewish communal and interfaith events (the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Tribeca Synagogue, and the National Day of Prayer). Outlets covering him, including JNS, the Jerusalem Post, the Times of Israel, and the Hollywood Reporter, have consistently described him as one of the most visible non-Jewish celebrity defenders of Israel during this period. No record of a boycott, an anti-Israel statement, or any reversal of his position was found through the current record checked in August 2026.
The bottom line
Dr. Phil McGraw is a clear, consistent, and vocal supporter of Israel. That support runs through interviews (including with Netanyahu), on-the-ground visits, media commentary defending Israel against campus and celebrity criticism, and public recognition, including an allyship award, for that advocacy. It has held steady from October 2023 through at least mid-2025, with no contrary record found.
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Last updated August 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
