What the Hell Is Wrong With Tucker Carlson?

PJ Media ^ | 4/10/2024 | Stephen Green

[marcusmaximus]

I used to enjoy the occasional Tucker Carlson monologue on Fox News. His content was usually pointed and amusing and delivered with a breezy charm. But I rarely bothered with a Tucker Carlson interview. As an interviewer, too often, I found him strangely incurious and glib instead of breezy.

But his interview on Tuesday with Reverend Munther Isaac was so much worse than merely glib or incurious.

Carlson chose to interview Isaac to find out how the Jewish State of Israel treats Christians. Isaac is a priest who neither lives nor works in Israel and who uses the loaded phrase "Occupied Palestine" as his location on his Twitter/X profile. He is a Palestinian Christian from Palestinian-controlled Bethlehem, where Christian ministers serve at the mercy of the Palestinian Authority.

These things would have been nice to know before, during, or after the interview. Barring providing context, Carlson could have conducted a second interview with a Christian priest who actually does live and work in Israel. Or he could have spoken to them both at the same time in a discussion/debate format. Or maybe Carlson could have at least asked Isaac more pointed and revealing questions.

But he did none of these things. Why not?

For what it's worth, Palestinian Authority diplomat/propagandist Husam Zomlot endorsed the interview, calling it "an important interview and a powerful voice."

But there's more.

Did Carlson not know before he chose to interview Isaac that Bethlehem was 80% Christian before the Palestinian Authority took it over and that now it is 80% Muslim? Was Carlson unaware before the interview that the Arab world has been on a decades-long ethnic cleansing of Christians from their ancient communities in the Middle East and North Africa?

[Allegra]

[NWFree]

He was paid off my some Islamist dude haven’t you heard

[marron]

For me, it’s clear that Hamas must not survive this war. Politicians and talking heads who don’t get that, I lose respect for.

[PIF]

Was Carlson unaware before the interview that the Arab Muslim world has been on a decades-long ethnic cleansing of Christians from their ancient communities in the Middle East and North Africa ... and Europe?

[marcusmaximus]

Tucker conveniently forgot to mention that his guest doesn’t believe Israel has the right to exist.

[Valin]

Thanks didn’t know that. Do you have a link?

[Valin]

The Ignorant Arguments Happening on the Right About Christians and Israel, with Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K59D_6KBC_s
Apr 10, 2024
Megyn Kelly is joined by Victor Davis Hanson, author of “The End of Everything,” to discuss the ignorant arguments we’re seeing on the right about Christians and Israel, why America has an interest to support Israel, how Ukraine and Israel are totally different conflicts, and mor

[Kazan]

Marcus only cares about the war in Ukraine and the eviiill Russians.

Tucker opposes more funding for the war. Thus, Marcus has declared a jihad against him.

[rmlew]

Israeli Arabs have full rights and get affirmative action. They make up a disproprtionate number of doctors and lawyers and own much of the private land in Israel.
The problem in the Arab-occupied territories is that they are controlled by the PLO and Hamas. Israel treats all "Palestinians" the same and does not reward Hamas and other terrorist groups with safety for using building near Churches or occupying them.
As for the study, it's effectively a study of hostages, many of whom have have gone through a generational Stockholm syndrome to survive. The only way that Christians remain in Arab occupied territories is play to Arab nationalist sentiment, be good Dhimmi and serve a propoganda role for their Muslim masters. Any Christian telling the truth will be seen as an Israeli agent and killed.