Peloni: Libels, half truths, and misdirections…
Note the final paragraph of the TOI article which includes the suggestion that some of Carlson’s statement were reminiscent of the far left in the US, which should be have come at the beginning of the column as it is the focus of Carlson to do what the far left can not, ie legitimize Jew Hatred in the eyes of Trump’s base, split Trump’s party and defeat Trump in the coming midterms while providing protective rhetoric to both Qatar and Iran.
Debate requires honest reporting and substantiated factual bases of what is discussed, which is why this debate with an cloaked Obama-lyte commentator should not have taken place, and why US conservatives should not continue providing Carlson a prominent position on the Right. Instead, they should recognize their opposition when they see it. Failing to do so only advances the demise of the America First agenda as the Iranian menace is left in place to become an even more radical and far more dangerous threat to America and the West than North Korea will ever be
In program including interview with Huckabee, right-wing commentator launches litany of unsubstantiated claims echoing antisemitic tropes, falsely says Herzog visited Epstein island
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In a program released Friday following his brief visit to Israel, right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson claimed the Israeli government targeted his family, called the Jewish state “probably the most violent country on earth” and falsely said President Isaac Herzog had visited Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous island, apparently citing a fake AI-generated image that had circulated online.
He also called Israel a police state, questioned its right to exist and the historic ties of the Jewish population to the land, accused the country of controlling US policy, and made various other unsupported claims associated with antisemitic tropes.
Carlson, a leading critic of Israel on the right, came to Israel on Wednesday to interview US Ambassador Mike Huckabee. According to some reports, he never left the airport area and departed immediately afterward. The Friday program included his interview with Huckabee as well as solo segments in which he railed against Israel.
Speaking alone, Carlson said: “There was a threat to my family. The Israeli government, and [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu himself, tried to punish two members of my family. I won’t be more specific, but actually punish two members of my family because he, as he has said in public many times, believes in blood guilt, Amalek. You know, when someone commits a crime against you, you punish not just him, but his family, his bloodline.”
Carlson did not give any more details or offer evidence to substantiate his claim. Netanyahu has never stated that he believes in “blood guilt” or in collective punishment of Israel’s enemies. His mention of the biblical Amalekites in the wake of the October 7 attack was a reference to genocidal threats to the people of Israel throughout history.
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