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The recent sit-down between Tucker Carlson and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee at Ben Gurion Airport blew past polite disagreement and landed squarely in the headlines when Huckabee invoked scripture and said, “it would be fine if they took it all,” referring to the biblical promise of land to Abraham’s descendants — a remark that ignited immediate diplomatic uproar and intense media scrutiny. What started as a long, meandering conversation about theology and Zionism turned into a geopolitical flashpoint overnight, and Americans deserve to know exactly what was said and why it matters for U.S. policy.
To conservatives who hold faith as the bedrock of public life, Huckabee’s comments were raw and honest, reflecting an evangelical conviction that has long animated American support for Israel; whether one agrees with his literal interpretation or not, he spoke plainly and without the euphemisms our elites prefer. The reaction from regional leaders and diplomats was predictable — furious and performative — but conservatives should not reflexively surrender biblical language to our opponents any more than we should accept rushed condemnations as the final word.
Tucker Carlson played the part of the skeptical outsider, pushing against what he portrays as establishment treatment of Israel, and later claimed he and his team were “detained” by Israeli airport security after the interview — an allegation that both Israeli authorities and the U.S. Embassy disputed, with after-the-fact footage reportedly showing cordial interactions that undercut Carlson’s dramatic account. If we are going to question foreign policy and demand transparency, we must base those challenges on verifiable facts, not theatrical insinuations that weaken our credibility.
Worse still, Carlson inserted an explosive but unverified claim tying President Isaac Herzog to the Epstein files, a charge he later publicly retracted and apologized for after Herzog’s office sent a forceful denial; this was not a mere debating tactic — it endangered a man’s reputation and handed ammunition to our political enemies. Conservatives who care about truth and justice should be just as quick to call out one of our own for reckless accusations as we are to expose real corruption; the movement’s moral authority depends on it.
This episode also exposed a deeper schism on the right between traditional, faith-driven support for Israel and a newer, populist strain that asks harder questions about alliances and American interests. That internal debate is healthy and necessary, but it must be conducted with rigor and honor — not with conspiracy, not with slander, and not with the viral hunger for outrage that corrodes conservative credibility.
Patriots who love their country and their allies should demand three things: clear facts, measured rhetoric, and accountability when facts are misrepresented. The U.S. Embassy and other officials have tried to tamp down misinterpretations and emphasize continuity in policy, but the conservative movement must police its own ranks and insist that outspoken voices like Carlson’s inform the debate without poisoning it.
