Short answer: Yes. Howard Stern has repeatedly and forcefully defended Israel on his SiriusXM show going back over a decade, calling out anti-Israel callers, Roger Waters' BDS advocacy, and protesters who targeted Jerry Seinfeld over his support for Israel. He is Jewish (born and raised, bar mitzvahed on Long Island) but there is no public record of him visiting Israel, donating to Israel-related causes, or appearing at pro-Israel events; his support has been expressed entirely through on-air commentary. As of August 2026.
What Howard Stern has actually said and done
- July 2014: During Israel's Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, Stern cut off a regular caller who blamed Israel for the war, telling him "Israel is at no fault" and "If you're anti-Israel, then you're anti-America," arguing Israel was America's only reliable Middle East ally. The exchange was reported by The Algemeiner and, separately, by The Gateway Pundit.
- October 6, 2015: Stern spent roughly seven minutes on-air attacking Pink Floyd's Roger Waters over his BDS advocacy against Israel, asking "Where do you want the Jews to go, Roger? You want them to just go back to the concentration camp?" and calling Israel "the only place in the Middle East that treats people halfway nicely," according to The Times of Israel. In the same segment he said Palestinians "did not live there" and that the Arab world "has to be taught a lesson," remarks a Palestinian delegation to the US publicly condemned as racist, also reported by The Times of Israel.
- October 2015: Days after the Waters segment, a Jewish Journal commentary explicitly noted that Stern, despite being one of Israel's most vocal celebrity defenders, had never actually visited the country, and urged him to make the trip. There is no record he has done so since.
- May 2024: After dozens of Duke University graduates, about 30 of roughly 7,000, walked out of Jerry Seinfeld's commencement speech over his public support for Israel (an event covered by The Hill), Stern defended Seinfeld on-air, calling the backlash "Nazi bullshit" and "blatant fucking antisemitism," and said Seinfeld was being targeted simply for being "a Jewish man who supports Israel," according to The Daily Beast.
- July 2026: Reporting from Showbiz411 on Stern cutting his SiriusXM show down to one live broadcast a week confirms he remains alive, active, and on the air; a separate death hoax about Stern that circulated around the same time was confirmed false.
Who Howard Stern is, and where his support comes from
Howard Stern was born January 12, 1954, in Queens, New York, to a Jewish family. He grew up in Roosevelt, Long Island, attended Hebrew school, and was bar mitzvahed there. His Jewish identity comes up regularly on his show (Adam Sandler singing Torah blessings with him on air is one recurring bit), and he has repeatedly framed criticism of Israel, or of Jewish public figures who support Israel, as antisemitism.
His pro-Israel commentary spans at least 2014 through 2024 and is consistent in its themes: he calls Israel America's most reliable Middle East ally, dismisses claims that Israel is at fault in its conflicts, and attacks BDS advocates by name. That said, his engagement is exclusively verbal and on-air. No reputable source turned up a personal donation to an Israel-related charity, an appearance at a pro-Israel gala or rally, formal work with an Israeli or pro-Israel organization, or a personal visit to Israel. A 2015 Jewish Journal column specifically flagged that absence and urged him to go. He remains active on SiriusXM as of mid-2026, having recently renewed his contract, though his show is reportedly cutting back to one live broadcast per week.
The bottom line
Howard Stern is a longtime, vocal, pro-Israel voice on his SiriusXM show. Over more than a decade he has repeatedly defended Israel on-air, both in general terms and by name against specific critics (Roger Waters in 2015, an anti-Israel caller in 2014, protesters targeting Jerry Seinfeld in 2024), and has framed anti-Israel sentiment as a form of antisemitism or hypocrisy. He is Jewish by birth and upbringing, but there is no public record of him donating to Israel-specific causes, appearing at pro-Israel events, or ever visiting Israel. His support is expressed through commentary, not through donations, visits, or organizational ties.
Wear your own support for Israel
Stern's support lives entirely in what he says on the radio. If you want a way to show yours that's a little more visible, our I Stand With Israel collection includes pieces like the I Stand With Israel bracelet, made for exactly that.
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Last updated August 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
