Tucker Carlson’s antisemic ramblings ‘border on pornography,’ says Israeli ambassador.
Tucker Carlson’s antisemitism “borders on pornography,” Israel’s ambassador to the US said on Friday.
In an exclusive sit-down with The Post, Yechiel Leiter blasted the “nonsense” Fox News scandal — which recently included President Trump’s acquiescence to the demands of the Jewish State.
“It’s just nonsense to say that Netanyahu is dragging President Trump. And it’s based on porn. It’s so disgusting,” Leiter said.
“It’s an old anti-Semitic act: the Jews rule. America is doing it for itself … it’s very insulting. It’s insulting the president and it’s completely against the Jews and the Jewish State.”
Carlson has long accused US officials of putting Israel’s interests ahead of America’s.
In an explosive interview with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee released this week, Carlson said Trump was threatening to attack Iran at the behest of Israel – sentiments Huckabee described as “outrageous.”
Leiter again denied that, saying that the US alone makes the decision to attack Iran or not – and said that the Jewish state is a “good example” for America.
Although Israel could benefit from US strikes on Iran, Israel is not pushing Trump down that path as Carlson said, according to the ambassador.
Leiter also did not say that Israel would participate in any US strikes on Iran, saying that the Jewish State “has to see how it plays out..“
“I really hope he’s as stupid as he seems. I really hope so. Because if he’s not stupid, he’s obviously being supported by somebody. So I’d rather he be stupid than fully corrupt,” Leiter said.
“He is very insulting to the president of the United States, the vice president of the United States, and this administration to the American people and is completely against the Jews of this country,” Leiter continued.
“We have the right to express our opinion … Why, when we come and express our opinion and express our needs, when we talk about the threat that exists on the side of Iran, we suddenly drag the United States into something that it does not want to do? We do not do that. We come as self-respecting people, we present our case, and the United States decides what is in line with what it likes.”
Leiter pointed to Carlson as one of many media outlets – including the New York Times and the BBC – who vilify Israel’s “blood libel” by painting the country as genocidal.
The ambassador said he feels “good” that the peace talks are moving in the right direction, and he believes Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit on Monday will focus on the latest developments.
Huckabee urged his staff on Friday to flee the Jewish State as speculation grew that the US might attack Iran.
The weekend strike will coincide with Trump’s 10-day deadline for Iran to implement the deal, which runs until Sunday. Trump also used a time frame of 10-15 days, which would suggest that next weekend is more likely.
US and Iranian negotiators left Oman’s mediators’ talks in Geneva without a deal on Thursday, but with plans to follow up with a summit on Monday in Vienna to discuss Trump’s demands that the theocratic government abandon its nuclear program.
