Conservatives Turn on Tucker Carlson

Newsweek ^ | 4/10/2024 | Ryan Smith

[marcusmaximus]

Tucker Carlson has sparked ire among several conservative commentators after interviewing a Palestinian pastor, who discussed how the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has affected Christians in the region.

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“This is mendacious hit piece that shows Tucker's generally well-hidden hand. The Christian population of Bethlehem all but disappeared after the PLO took over in 1996 due to Islamic persecution. The only Christian population in the Middle East that is growing is the Christian community in Israel. The Christian community in Gaza disappeared after Hamas took over in 2005.”

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Darrell C. Scott, a pastor and vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, opined that Carlson "is trying to spark anti Jewish sentiments among Christians."

Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak responded with a lengthy thread, commenting of Carlson: "He says he is concerned about Christians; I'll accept that. But there's no excuse for this."

"First, a fact about Bethlehem. Christians used to be a majority there; they are now a minority," Pollak continued. "The Palestinian Authority has been Islamizing the city since taking control of Bethlehem 30 years ago. Israeli 'occupation' is hardly the primary issue."

"Another fact: Bethlehem has become an antisemitic city under Palestinian control, far worse to Jews than even to Christians," Pollak went on to state. "In 2007, I was told not to speak Hebrew there; in 2023, I was told to remove my yarmulke, or cover it with a hat. In the birthplace of Jesus, a Jew."

[alstewartfan]

Leftist Jews and everyone else suck. Mark Levin and Chuck U Shumer have not a thing in common.

[Angelino97]

Tucker is like Ann Coulter and Trump.

They're not identical. But all three share one important attribute: They all dare to say things that shock "nice conservatives."

[cowboyusa]

Critism is one thing, accusing Israel is quite another.

[cowboyusa]

Jews are white.

[ptsal]

The masses have forgotten or never learned the difference between a genuine journalist and a propagandist.

Read, listen, and watch....then form your own “informed” opinion.

[cowboyusa]

He is an idiot if he thinks he thinks that Israel is commiting war crimes.

[cowboyusa]

Yet the faith is Jewish.

[Lakeshark]

There was no meltdown, Tucker is not an anti-semite as you say. There is no condemnation of the non meltdown.

You are not being truthful and should be ashamed of your lies on this forum.

[JonPreston]

I admit, I get great enjoyment when I poke this ‘tard.

[Angelino97]

Unfortunately, a large population believes that the Jewish people are the problem. Why?

G-d handed the Ten Commandments to Moses...

No, nobody hates Jews because of the Ten Commandments. Dennis Prager is wrong. People who don't care about God or the Ten Commandments don't care which people God gave them to.

who instructed the Jews and the world of behaviors you can’t do or you will not have eternal life.

Our behavior cannot lead us eternal life. All of us fall short, no matter how hard we try. That's why we need a savior -- Jesus -- who is the sole source of eternal life.

[yesthatjallen]

He’s right when he says Christians in middle east conflicts always suffer without the media reporting their plight.

[Angelino97]

Much like the media doesn’t care about the plight of white South African farmers.

[McGruff]

Here's what you do. Every once in a while say something controversial and it drives people like marcusmaximus crazy.

[Dimples]

Bad Headline. Other than a brief, and non-specific reference to Tucker being attacked on X for this, the article, including all the cited quotations seems to have NO content that should spark Conservative outrage ... none!

Tucker is correct in his statements. This was not about Israel, and not really even about so-called Palestinians ... it was about Christian persecution by all sides in the Middle East.

No one is offering a substantive refutation of these facts ... so this title and the subsequent commentary seem to be little more than gaslighting.

If nothing else, this is yet another example of division: create sides and pit them in argument against one another because someone dares utter an observation and opinion that does not fit the narrative of one side or the other.

At best, it points out the hazard of blind spots in our understanding of what happens in the world: Christian Churches should indeed come to the aid of persecuted Christians regardless of who is persecuting them. They should not be blindly ignoring such persecution with unconditional support of ANY group engaging in ANY form of Christian persecution: ally, enemy, or neutral.

[kiryandil]

[dragnet2]

All these group think Caucasians targeting other Caucasians, will become targets themselves. In their drive to get votes and make themselves feel better by broadcasting their virtue signaling, will eventually result in their own demise. Their offspring will curse them.

[kiryandil]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4230277/posts?page=54#54

[kiryandil]

Tucker was a collaborator in the 2020 Steal. Never forget. And he voted for Kanye.

[cowboyusa]

You are too if you agree that Israel is.

[wildcard_redneck]

"Jews are white."

Yes they mostly are, however many do not see themselves that way and that is why the Jewish left participated in a crusade anti-white racism. Only now has the anti white racism in the West metastasized to the point it is now affecting them directly, much to their surprise.