Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee Clash Over Israel in Heated Airport Interview
A confrontational interview between Tucker Carlson and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee at Ben Gurion airport revealed a widening rift in the Republican Party over Israel. Carlson's Christian nationalist wing views the U.S.-Israel alliance with growing suspicion, while Huckabee represents an older Christian conservative establishment that sees the relationship — rooted in biblical covenant — as sacrosanct. The exchange illuminates a theological and political fault line among evangelicals.
Read Full Story at The GuardianI will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
— Genesis 12:3
The promise God made to Abraham lies at the heart of this debate. Christian Zionists like Huckabee see this verse as a direct mandate for U.S. support of Israel, while a growing faction questions whether modern geopolitics should be equated with ancient covenant.