ON APRIL 9TH, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson hosted an unexpected guest on his independent show: the Palestinian Christian pastor Munther Isaac. During the broadcast, which has been viewed over 18 million times on X (formerly Twitter), Isaac detailed the impact of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza’s Palestinian Christian community, criticized Israel’s entrenched occupation, and challenged the theology of Christian Zionism. The host was receptive to his message. “If you wake up in the morning and decide your Christian faith requires you to support a foreign government blowing up churches and killing Christians,” Carlson offered, “I think you’ve lost the thread.” As Isaac described how Israel’s Kafkaesque checkpoint and permit system makes it near-impossible for Palestinian clergy like himself to travel from Bethlehem to Jerusalem, Carlson responded with outrage: “It’s just hard to believe we would send any money to a government that would do something like that to Christians.” Five days later, supporters of former President Donald Trump began chanting “Genocide Joe,” a slogan popularized by Palestine solidarity protesters, at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. “They’re not wrong, they’re not wrong,” Trump responded. “He’s done everything wrong.” …more
