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  • Source: Agencies
  • 10 Apr 2024 23:00
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Some commentators accused Carlson of bias against "Israel", while others supported his focus on Christians' experiences under Israeli occupation.

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  • Screengrab from Tucker Carlson's interview with Palestinian pastor Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac. (Screengrab)
    Screengrab from Tucker Carlson's interview with Palestinian pastor Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac (Screengrab)

A report by Newsweek on Wednesday detailed that Tucker Carlson's recent interview with a Palestinian pastor has sparked controversy among Conservatives in the US, with some accusing him of aligning with the enemies of "Israel" and others saying he is misrepresenting the situation in the region.

Carlson's interview prompted debate over issues such as the decline of Christian populations in occupied Palestinian territories, the Israeli role in such a decline, as well as the US role in supporting the Israelis who are committed to supremacist Jewish ideology, namely Zionism.

Some commentators accused Carlson of bias against "Israel", while others supported his focus on Christians' experiences under Israeli occupation.

The whole Carlson debate comes as US bipartisan popular support for the Israeli regime is at its lowest ever, as AIPAC is working double time to counter the unprecedented decline, with some commentators going as far as saying "Israel" lost future US generations. 

Ep. 91 How does the government of Israel treat Christians? In the West, Christian leaders don’t seem interested in knowing the answer. They should be. Here’s the view of a pastor from Bethlehem. pic.twitter.com/Gvo116ojnf

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 9, 2024

Read more: AP: US Evangelicals volunteering in war-time support for 'Israel'

For instance, those who expressed supporting views include former MMA fighter Jake Shields, who said: "Tucker Carlson is actually America first. Unfortunately, all our Republicans are Israel first and Democrats are Ukraine and every third-world nation first."

Tucker Carlson is actually America first

Unfortunately, all our republicans are Israel first and Democrats are Ukraine and every third-world nation first pic.twitter.com/F2kewgltEA

— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) April 10, 2024

Conservative commentator Candace Owens has likewise expressed supportive views by reposting a tweet from the account @CensoredMen, reading: "If you wake up in the morning and decide your Christian faith requires you to support a foreign government blowing up churches and killing Christians, I think you've lost the thread."

🇺🇸🇵🇸 Tucker Carlson On Christians Supporting Israel

"If you wake up in the morning and decide your Christian faith requires you to support a foreign government blowing up churches and killing Christians, I think you've lost the thread." pic.twitter.com/K5xMAwexD0

— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) April 9, 2024

Those who expressed opposing views include Commentary magazine editor John Podhoretz, who reacted by writing of "Anti-Semite filth."

Pastor and vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump Darrell C. Scott claimed that Carlson "is trying to spark anti-Jewish sentiments among Christians."

Another notable figure who expressed opposition is Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak, who responded with a lengthy thread, saying: "He says he is concerned about Christians; I'll accept that. But there's no excuse for this."

Read more: "Israel" targets the Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City

Sharing his own thoughts, Carlson said: "It would be pretty easy for Republicans in the US Congress to say we support the [regime] of Israel. But if you touch a single Christian, harm a single church, or prevent any Christian from practicing this religion, you're done. Not a single dollar will come from the US Congress for you. That doesn't seem hard." 

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