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Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens Are Spreading False Messages About Jews
In recent weeks, a number of people have opined that Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens are antisemitic. Personally, I’m not sure that’s true. But their words have almost the same result as if they did hate Jews. Both care most about causing controversy and empowering themselves. Both have talent. The difficult part is trying to figure out if they really believe what they say, or they are just aggrandizing themselves.
When Owens wore a “White Lives Matter Shirt” and defended her friend Kanye West — who tweeted that he was going “death con 3 On Jewish People” — it was nonsensical for Owens to say: “If you are an honest person, you did not think this tweet was antisemitic.”
She later took a shot at Ben Shapiro, co-founder of The Daily Wire and an Orthodox Jew, tweeting “you cannot serve God and money.” This followed Shapiro calling Owens’ comments on the war in Gaza disgraceful, and said her “faux sophistication” has been ridiculous, and that “everyone can see the moves that she’s making.”
Owens understands very little about Israel. When Orthodox comedian Ami Kozak was a guest on her show, she said it was not “a bastion of freedom” for Muslims to be restricted to the Muslim quarter in Jerusalem, at which point Kozak corrected her that Muslims were allowed to live in different parts of Israel, and were not restricted there.
Owens did admit she could be wrong, but then again, she told Bill Maher she wasn’t sure there was a moon landing.
Interviewed by Tucker Carlson some time ago, Owens pretended to not know what upset Shapiro.
Like Owens, Tucker Carlson has also made extremely troubling statements about Israel and Jews.
Carlson said that while he was horrified by what took place on October 7, “there is an emotional response that is disproportionate I think on the part of some commentators,” and said there were bigger problems, because America was being invaded by illegal drugs.
And while it is a tragedy that people die of fentanyl, and there is no doubt that criminals have entered America due to inadequate border policy, that’s not the same thing as terrorists shooting people at a concert or innocent civilians in their homes.
Carlson knows the difference — but he doesn’t care. Which might not be surprising, given past antisemitic comments he’s made, about Ukraine, Israel, and other issues.
Carlson has opened up Shapiro, claiming that he — and effectively most American Jews — are un-American, and have dual loyalty to Israel.
While Shapiro has the facts on this side, and the higher intellect, Carlson is still a person of greater influence in America. Shapiro could destroy him in a debate, so it is no surprise that Carlson doesn’t want to go against him.
Owens has finally parted ways with The Daily Wire, probably because she realized that she will get more attention leaving, and can try and damage Shapiro in the process.
Maybe Carlson and Owens have no personal issues with Jews; we’ll never know. But we don’t have time to be their interpreters or mind readers, and their comments are having the same effect. Both Owens and Carlson are spreading messages that will result in more antisemitism and hatred of Israel.
The sad part is that, as usual, Jews are the scapegoat and we will likely face more discrimination as a result of these chess moves between conservative political commentators. The good news is that I think their moves won’t work in the long term.
The author is a writer based in New York.
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Israel to Send Delegation to Qatar for Gaza Ceasefire Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem, Sept. 2, 2024. Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool via REUTERS
Israel has decided to send a delegation to Qatar for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, an Israeli official said, reviving hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations to end the almost 21-month war.
Palestinian group Hamas said on Friday it had responded to a US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal in a “positive spirit,” a few days after US President Donald Trump said Israel had agreed “to the necessary conditions to finalize” a 60-day truce.
The Israeli negotiation delegation will fly to Qatar on Sunday, the Israeli official, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter, told Reuters.
But in a sign of the potential challenges still facing the two sides, a Palestinian official from a militant group allied with Hamas said concerns remained over humanitarian aid, passage through the Rafah crossing in southern Israel to Egypt and clarity over a timetable for Israeli troop withdrawals.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is due to meet Trump in Washington on Monday, has yet to comment on Trump’s announcement, and in their public statements Hamas and Israel remain far apart.
Netanyahu has repeatedly said Hamas must be disarmed, a position the terrorist group, which is thought to be holding 20 living hostages, has so far refused to discuss.
Israeli media said on Friday that Israel had received and was reviewing Hamas’ response to the ceasefire proposal.
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Tucker Carlson Says to Air Interview with President of Iran
Tucker Carlson speaks on July 18, 2024 during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo: Jasper Colt-USA TODAY via Reuters Connect
US conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson said in an online post on Saturday that he had conducted an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, which would air in the next day or two.
Carlson said the interview was conducted remotely through a translator, and would be published as soon as it was edited, which “should be in a day or two.”
Carlson said he had stuck to simple questions in the interview, such as, “What is your goal? Do you seek war with the United States? Do you seek war with Israel?”
“There are all kinds of questions that I didn’t ask the president of Iran, particularly questions to which I knew I could get an not get an honest answer, such as, ‘was your nuclear program totally disabled by the bombing campaign by the US government a week and a half ago?’” he said.
Carlson also said he had made a third request in the past several months to interview Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will be visiting Washington next week for talks with US President Donald Trump.
Trump said on Friday he would discuss Iran with Netanyahu at the White House on Monday.
Trump said he believed Tehran’s nuclear program had been set back permanently by recent US strikes that followed Israel’s attacks on the country last month, although Iran could restart it at a different location.
Trump also said Iran had not agreed to inspections of its nuclear program or to give up enriching uranium. He said he would not allow Tehran to resume its nuclear program, adding that Iran did want to meet with him.
Pezeshkian said last month Iran does not intend to develop nuclear weapons but will pursue its right to nuclear energy and research.
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Hostage Families Reject Partial Gaza Seal, Demand Release of All Hostages
Demonstrators hold signs and pictures of hostages, as relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas protest demanding the release of all hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Itai Ron
i24 News – As Israeli leaders weigh the contours of a possible partial ceasefire deal with Hamas, the families of the 50 hostages still held in Gaza issued an impassioned public statement this weekend, condemning any agreement that would return only some of the abductees.
In a powerful message released Saturday, the Families Forum for the Return of Hostages denounced what they call the “beating system” and “cruel selection process,” which, they say, has left families trapped in unbearable uncertainty for 638 days—not knowing whether to hope for reunion or prepare for mourning.
The group warned that a phased or selective deal—rumored to be under discussion—would deepen their suffering and perpetuate injustice. Among the 50 hostages, 22 are believed to be alive, and 28 are presumed dead.
“Every family deserves answers and closure,” the Forum said. “Whether it is a return to embrace or a grave to mourn over—each is sacred.”
They accused the Israeli government of allowing political considerations to prevent a full agreement that could have brought all hostages—living and fallen—home long ago. “It is forbidden to conform to the dictates of Schindler-style lists,” the statement read, invoking a painful historical parallel.
“All of the abductees could have returned for rehabilitation or burial months ago, had the government chosen to act with courage.”
The call for a comprehensive deal comes just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for high-stakes talks in Washington and as indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in Doha within the next 24 hours, according to regional media reports.
Hamas, for its part, issued a statement Friday confirming its readiness to begin immediate negotiations on the implementation of a ceasefire and hostage release framework.
The Forum emphasized that every day in captivity poses a mortal risk to the living hostages, and for the deceased, a danger of being lost forever. “The horror of selection does not spare any of us,” the statement said. “Enough with the separation and categories that deepen the pain of the families.”
In a planned public address near Begin Gate in Tel Aviv, families are gathering Saturday evening to demand that the Israeli government accept a full-release deal—what they describe as the only “moral and Zionist” path forward.
“We will return. We will avenge,” the Forum concluded. “This is the time to complete the mission.”
As of now, the Israeli government has not formally responded to Hamas’s latest statement.
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