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In his New York Times interview, Tucker Carlson purports to view the war in Gaza through the lens of an outraged moralist:
I think what we’re seeing is evil. Are you allowed to kill people who’ve committed no crime? No. Super simple. You’re not allowed to do that. Under no moral standard is that allowable. All of a sudden it’s allowable in Gaza, and our leaders are like, Yeah, it’s totally fine. It’s not fine. It’s repugnant to the Christian understanding of the world and the human soul. Every person has a soul. That’s the Christian view, and not just the Christian view, it’s the Islamic view, too. And it’s my view.
Tucker’s words will resonate with those who are undereducated, miseducated, misinformed and propagandized, because he appears to be breaking the Gaza conflict down to the essential principles that are guiding each side. And yet what he is actually doing is far more insidious, demonizing Israel, Judaism, and Jews as a whole, ignoring the reality of Islamic jihad, and presenting a picture of Islam that is as rosy and unrealistic as his portrayal of Judaism is hateful, inaccurate, and unfair.
The first problem with his statement is that he is taking for granted the idea that Israeli and American authorities are aware that innocent people are being killed in Gaza, and have no problem with that. The reality is that Israel took scrupulous care to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, and was successful in doing so, but has been the victim of a massive and highly effective propaganda campaign to plant in the popular mind the idea that it is guilty of genocide.
Carlson is, however, not just accusing Israel of the wanton killing of civilians. He is accusing Jews of believing that non-Jews do not have souls, and consequently that killing them wholesale is permissible. This is a malicious perversion of the idea within Jewish tradition that Jews and non-Jews have different souls, based on the responsibilities Jews have before God, but this does not involve or lead to the idea that therefore, non-Jews can be killed without a second thought.
Rabbi Prof. David Golinkin states that “Jewish law and tradition are thoroughly opposed to the murder of innocent non-Jews,” and provides several references from mainstream Jewish sources to establish the principle that “the Murder of Non-Jews is Murder”: “Entziklopedia Talmudit, Vol. 5, cols. 355-358, s.v. Goy; Rabbis Yitzhak Shapira and Yosef Elitzur, Torat Hamelekh, Samaria, 2000, pp. 17-27; Rabbi M. M. Kasher, Torah Sheleimah, Vol. 17, pp. 77-78, paragraphs 263-264; Rabbi J. D. Eisenstien, Otzar Yisrael, Vol. 10, New York, 1913, pp. 12-14, s.v.Retzihah.”
Tucker Carlson, on the other hand, appears to be basing his statements on antisemitic blood libels that claim that Jews secretly teach that non-Jews are subhuman and can and should be killed. There is a religion that teaches such a thing, but it is not Judaism. It is the religion that Tucker claims teaches, along with Christianity and opposed (in his view) to Judaism, that “every person has a soul.”
It is true. Islam does teach that “every person has a soul.” But Tucker doesn’t mention the fact that the Qur’an says that non-Muslims are “like cattle, no, they are worse.” (7:179) The Muslim book calls non-Muslims “the most vile of created beings” (98:6) and “the worst of animals” (8:55). These aren’t merely disparaging words, either. The Qur’an directs Muslims to “kill them wherever you find them” (2:191, 4:89, 4:91) and, just in case that wasn’t clear enough, adds “kill the idolators wherever you find them” (9:5). In the Qur’anic view, virtually every non-Muslim is an idolater.
The Qur’an also states: “Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. Those who follow him are ruthless to unbelievers, merciful to one another.” (48:29) The people whom Tucker Carlson is lumping together with Christians actually revere a book that teaches exactly what he implies that Judaism teaches, while stating how deplorable it is that Jews supposedly believe this.
The worst aspect of Tucker Carlson’s lies and moral inversion is that people will believe it. He still commands a huge following, and is a leading spokesman for the new resurgence of Jew-hatred. The damage that could be done as a result to innocent human beings could be incalculable.
Fuck you Tucker – you’re a joke
There is no need for foul language. I always wondered why Tucker was taken off Fox. Did they know something we didn’t or by firing him,, Tucker went way, wat over to the left?
Actually, there’s always a need for foul language. All my girls are black and they taught me that.
Douch bag politicians using foul language the ones trying to act tough especially the women I laugh at them their unhappy, sad people, if you put them through a real test they would fold like a piece toilet paper and just as useful ,,,[yes boss what can I do for you now master],,, simple bullshit artists
He is more than a Joke, he is a sick Joke. Excuse me while I Vomit.
All the seeds are just about out of the pumpkin. qatarleson is taking a lot of midnight rides on his hell beasts.
Tucker Carlson, is a lying bastard, he has sold his soul to the Devil. He is being paid millions of dollars by Qatar to glorify Muslims but totally tell lies about Jews & Christians.
He nothing but a Prostitute for Islam, may he rot in hell fire.
Oh, he will. Nobody gets past the Angel of death.
I’ll get into Tucker, but as far as Gaza goes, there is propaganda on both sides. Don’t blow smoke up my rear end and tell me the Israel military and IDF are the most moral in the world. There are countless credible reports of the wanton disregard for life in Gaza. Yes, Islam is an evil “religion.” Far too many Muslims are extremists. Muslim extremists are far more dangerous than Jewish extremists because they have the numbers.
I was a big proponent of Tucker at one time. That is fading fast. He’s been slipping into loony bird land. Off the wall comments such as “What the people in charge don’t want you to know is Muslims love Jesus.” Who are the “people in charge?”
Then during his interview with NYT Reporter Navarro he got caught in a flat out lie, or maybe he’s losing his mind?
Tucker noted Trump not putting his hand on the Bible during his swearing in and posed the question that maybe Trump is the “anti-Christ.” When Navarro confronted Tucker with that statement, Tucker Carlson responded, “I have not said that,” and insisted, “those words never left my lips,” suggesting the interviewer was mistaken.
Tucker had egg on his face when Navarro played him the tape back confirming what Tucker said.
These people are losing their minds, including Tucker, Candace, etc. I have no problem with criticism of Gaza, Iran, etc. But, the “every conspiracy theory is about the Jews” is just over the top, and needs to stop. It’s disgusting.
Let’s throw JP Sears into that mix.
You are another veiled satanic antisemite honiac pekkerhead – You’re blowing smoke up everyone’s tuchas with this statement that you no doubt had your mind poisoned on social platforms by other satanic antisemite honiac pekkerheads – Cite one instance of the IDF doing immoral acts – Individual soldiers who lost loved ones on October 7, 2023 genocide slaughter, or on the battlefield – and are exhausted, weary, lacking sleep, too many explosions, extended tours of duty, and the sleep deprived soldier may act out mental fantasies in mild manners – How often do we lose our temper in traffic – multiply that by 3,000.
You lost my attention with your antisemitic sentence.
You’re right. The IDF never has done an immoral act. Also, there is no such thing as La Cosa Nostra. Illegal aliens commit less crimes than American born citizens. Whites commit more interracial crime than blacks. Women are more inclined to science and STEM fields, while men are more inclined to become teachers.
A blade of grass on a beach does not make it a lawn. You equating of the possible absence of perfection in a clearly record breaking amount of leniency by the winning side with the side you call evil shows your grass tropism.
It would be amazing that if you were to give thousands of 18 year old weapons and put them in dangerous situations that not one would break the law, or violate their commands. I assert that the policy of the IDF from the top on down is not to harm civilians. That doesn’t mean that there are no times when civilians are in fact harmed, particularly in a situation when Hamas has deliberately embedded itself in civilian infrastructure and goes about in civilian clothing so as to obscure the difference between military and civilian. And undoubtedly, there are individual soldiers who commit crimes. The charge of “genocide” has been made against Israel for 50 years; this is not something that just started on October 7th. Since 1967, the population of Gaza has increased from 400,000 to over 2,000,000. By Hamas’ own statements, the population of Gaza has actually increased since October 7th. This is the least effective “genocide” in the history of the world.
Let me add that the reason all of these podcasters are showcasing Israel/APAC/Jews on 95% plus of their content is because it’s a money maker. Nothing gets more hits and clicks than a conspiracy theory involving Jews.
Candace Owens, Tucker, Meghan Kelly. The Jimmy Dore Show, Jake Shields, etc, have just about every single podcast on Israel and Jews. As if nothing else in the world is going on. These dishonest people saw a money maker and ran with it. That’s the only logical explanation.
Like I said, I have no problem with criticism of Israel, APAC, etc. But, the listed podcasters are beating a dead horse for clicks and revenue. They are being dishonest, and that’s what gets my ire.
Just no reason to have almost every single solitary podcast about Israel and Jews.
“There are countless credible reports of the wanton disregard for life in Gaza.”
It is my understanding that the majority of Gazans support Hamas, October 7, and desire the destruction of Israel. It’s too bad the majority cannot be easily separated from the minority of good decent Gazans. If my understanding is correct, then I too have wanton disregard for life–of the Hamas-supporting majority–in Gaza.
Decent “Gazans?” That’s like saying decent Hyenas.
You’re a Jew hating scumbag. I bet you’re a camel jockey posing as a Jew.
Tucker had a good reputation before he tried to explain theology. Not many men are versed on the truth of the Bible. Some try to equate Islam with Christianity or Judaism. Tucker tries to explain things he knows very little about. He is against any violence of any nature He is defending the homicidal psychopaths as if there is some equivalency between sanity and insanity., If he is so concerned about violence from the Jewish state, then he should have investigated the violent past of Islam. You see Tucker, the Jews remember the Nazis. The Jew remember the brutality of the nations that want to destroy them. Notice that the Jews were tolerant for decades while Islam was pestering them. Should a young man be condemned for hitting a bully in the mouth?
Tucker should have examined the passage in Psalms 144:1 ““Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle”. If violence is so immoral, how is it immoral when the Jews defend their interests? Abraham was given all the land of the Middle East by the covenant to Abraham. Should the Jews allow the sons of Ishmael to destroy their families to appease the likes of Mr. Carlson? No and they never will.
Perhaps the Jews have a better memory than Tucker when the Nazi’s tried to exterminate them. Perhaps the Jews should sit down and shut up when they are being attacked by Islam. Would that make Tucker happy?
The problem is that Tucker does not know what he does not know. He should work out his theology is the privacy of his home and quit accusing Israel of going overboard with the violence against Gazans and Hezbollah. Is it possible that the Islamic terrorists deserved it? Of course they did. Perhaps Tucker does not realize that Israel is constantly defending herself in order to survive.
Tucker does not realize that God loves Israel and will punish anyone that curses her. The judgement of Islam is hanging over their heads. Islam’s attacks against the Jews have reached the throne of heaven. Islam is in essence, dead men walking.
Tucker should not defend but separate from the monsters of death, lest he go down with them.
It is actually simple. Jihadists of a malignant religion–who unfortunately happen to suppress millions of people with a 7th-century code of brutal morality, public hangings, and stonings–have waged an asymmetric war on Israel (and all “non-believers”) while hiding behind their victims.
It is astounding that Israel and America have maintained their sense of just war in response. It is likewise astounding that people like Tucker Carlson could become mentally incapacitated over it so quickly.
He’s not ‘mentally incapacitated’, he’s morally incapacitated. Follow the money. Always, always, always…Follow the money! Qatar funds him. Qatar funds American colleges. Tucker Carlson has ties to Qatar. All the ‘talking heads’ say what their masters pay them to say.
Sounds possiable maybe….but do you have any evidence that’s true? Don’t do like he and Candance are doing and just making stuff up to appear like they actually KNOW something.
“Are you allowed to kill people who’ve committed no crime? No” Ever hear if Dresden?
In the entire history of war the enemy is responsible for the enemy population. Hamas uses the population of Gaza as human shields and hostages. Hamas has killed many Gazans with its failed missiles, by shooting those seeking food, by shooting those escaping areas as deserting human shields, with booby traps meant for Israelis, and in clan feuds. Israel avoided civilian casualties and fed Gazans.
Tucker is obsessed with Jews and Israel. Seventy percent of the shows on his network are about one or the other and are unfavorable to both. If you look at the comments to his posts on YouTube or Facebook, they are filled with anti-Semitic ravings by his followers. And he’s extremely dishonest. Carlson is a very dangerous demagogue and should not be taken lightly.
“Who’ve committed no crime”. Is he serious? What a pathetic liar. And even IF Israel were killing women and children “civilians”, study up on WW2 Hamburg and Dresden Germany. Study up on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Study up on Deuteronomy 13 and Deuteronomy 20. Study up on the book of Joshua.
Tucker does manage to ignore the Israeli children who were DELIBERATELY murdered by Hamas on October 7 and later while in Hamas captivity, though. Not a word of condemnation from him about that. He is such a p.o.s. (and I don’t mean “person of substance”).
He aspires to exceed the status of “p” to be the whole.
Looking at things in reverse, Tucker must not have a problem with killing Jews. I imagine that somewhere in his house is a Nazi shrine with a life size picture of Adolf Hitler giving the Nazi salute. Tucker probably starts his day of with a prayer and 10 “heil Hitler..”
Beta boy needs a good enema because he’s full of something and it ain’t beans!
But from which end is the enema needed?
I’m embarrassed to admit that I used to follow TC on Fox, until he went looney tunes on us. How a grown man can become so ethically and morally confused at this stage in his life is incomprehensible to me.
Morally and ethically bankrupt is a better description of him.
Like Candace Owens and a few others, Tucker will say anything or adopt any position for likes and clicks on his website which if you get a large enough following, YouTube will monetize.
Tucked is proving himself to be “morally fluid” depending on the audience he is trying to appeal to. Lately it’s been Muslims. I’m waiting for the time when he starts walking around with a bottle of hot sauce in his pocket (a la Hillary Clinton) and claiming he’s “down with the bruthas.” Yeah. Uh-huh. Right.
Here we go again
Judaism having to defend itself from others!!!
We are always on the defensive.
Idiot Tucker,
Of course we Jews know nd believe that all have a soul.
It’s so weird that Tucker apparently took his present path. And, notably too that Megyn Kelly also at the same time did that. Hmm, something appears off.
Why did not AG Bondi ever respond to her three announcements of the financiers behind the insurrection riots after January 20, 2025? Why announce then drop it?
Fukker Qtarlson – I tried watching his podcast only to get irritated that his irritating Cackling Kamalalala giggle is forced when Fukker Qtarlson has no words. Then he keeps interrupting his guests not allowing them to get their voice in his podcast.
That was last year.
Then all this antisemitic, anti-Israel, anti-American and TDS tropes like Candy Ass Owens – they found sugar daddies in the jihad myzzlymz and maybe a George Soros operative.
Does Barry Soweto have his schlong buggering Fukker Qtarlson’s tuchas?
It’s my guess that had he been around during WWII (that’s not an eleven) he would have been opposed to bombing the hell out of Nazi Germany or imperialist Japan.
His position is based on audience members and money. Both are foreign sourced.
Tucker is one of a large percentage of fake Christians who will be very disappointed in the end.
Im. not saying he doesn’t have a following but I read the numbers cited includes bots and it is not as high as claimed. Obviously Carlson is a malevolent psychopath. Yes, he has popularity among men. Theres the trend of “man-o-sphere” with women bashing and Jew-hating . Its a false and pathetic way of facing the challenges of being a male in today’s world.
My main concern is that Vance is, in many ways, a creation of Tucker Carlson and he has expressed views in line with Carlson’s. He is tied with the Carlson family who seem in consonance with Tucker Carlson’s hatreds. Supposedly, Carlson put forth Vance as VP to Trump – which means as a possible future president.
An anti-Israel, anti Judaism, Jew-hater in the oval office. Thanks, to Trump for another very extremely bad personnel pick. And a very bad choice of friends.
For years, I have looked forward to Tucker Carlson’s next commentary. He has long been a source of rare wisdom. But as everyone is aware, Tucker made an abrupt change of course in recent months. Has he been suddenly persuaded of positions I find dubious at best? Or are we all witnessing a bizarre psychological break? Tucker used to be be great. I hope for his recovery.
Like Soros, Tucket Qatarlson is a HitIer wannabe who is trying to spread blood libels against Jews everywhere, from Chabad to Israelis .
WHERE ARE ALL THE LAWSUITS AGAINST HIM?????????????????
The irony is that muslims and Christians have been guilty of slaughtering Jews in the name of their religions for centuries while Jews have no history of persecuting let alone massacring non-Jews. This is why Christians and muslims each have 2 billion people while the Jewish population has been reduced to merely 15 million worldwide after centuries of Christian and muslim bloodshed, Carlson is truly an evil monster.
Tucker Carlson, like so many “Christians,” especially American Christians, is Biblically illiterate. This comes in large part due to his upbringing in an old line denomination (and one that is currently completely apostate) that adheres to a couple of fallacies: (1) Denominational traditions being viewed as on par (or even superior to) Scripture; and (2) an operative belief that the Bible begins either at Matthew 1:1 or Acts 2, i.e., the “Old Testament” is now irrelevant. These clowns, who proudly pronounce “Christ is King” as if they believe Yeshua’s name is actually “J-E-S-U-S” and his last name is Christ, have near zero knowledge of what Paul and the other Apostles were actually espousing and the SOURCE of their theology, i.e., the TANAKH. Once one can push aside 2/3 of YHVH’s written revelation, discounting the Jews – including and especially The Covenant with the land that fell to Jacob – is easy, natural. It also is tantamount to calling the One they allegedly pronounce to be God a liar, one who breaks His promises. And, I repeat, the Scripture Ted Cruz should have thrown at the bow-tied arrogant one regarding being blessed for blessing Israel is Numbers 24:9. But then, Carlson would have no knowledge of Balak and Balaam due to his paucity of knowledge of the written and long-established revelation of the Creator and King of the Universe, who calls Israel the “apple of My eye” and stated that His Name will be emblazoned on Jerusalem, whence the Mashiach will reign from the throne and tabernacle of David in the upcoming age.
As an aside, I highly recommend the sites of some of Robert Spencer’s colleagues concerning the mythological foundations of Islam and its dilemmas. These include Dr. Jay Smith (Pfanderfilms), Al Fahdi (CIRA International), and David Wood (Apologetics Roadshow and “DW and AP”). They give great support to Robert’s outstanding works regarding verifiable doubts on the existence of the Muhummad that is one of the three foundation stones of Islam (the other two being the Koran and Mecca, neither of which existed in the 7th Century, and as for the Koran, its claims to be uncreated and unchanged have been completely debunked).
While the author makes a compelling case regarding the nuances of theological interpretations, I wonder if the rapid shift in public discourse he describes is being fueled by more than just rhetoric. For instance, in many Latin American markets, we see a massive rise in platforms that blend aggressive marketing with specific cultural appeals, much like what is analyzed at https://GuiadeEcuabetColumbia.com regarding regional betting regulations and corporate transparency. Does Robert Spencer believe that the “monetization of controversy” through these types of international platforms is providing a financial incentive for commentators to adopt these more radical, pro-Islamic stances just to capture new, well-funded audiences?
While the west continues playing chess, our many Islamic enemies are playing Go (Weiqi) It is considered more complex than chess due to its larger board and the vast number of possible moves, making it a game of deep strategy and long-term planning. It has been played for over 2,500 years and emphasizes territory control rather than direct confrontation.
The middle eastern rulers know this well and they are implementing their strategies using those of influence in the west by keeping the focus upon the man Tucker, rather than the strategic use of him that Qatar and Saudi Arabia have deployed using his platform as their surreptitious means of further infiltrating the US using him.