Tucker Carlson calls for end to US aid to Israel

American conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson has called for an immediate end to US financial and military assistance to Israel during an interview with Israeli Channel 13.

“I don't think the United States owes Israel anything. I don't think the United States should give Israel anything. I think we should stop all aid to Israel, all special deals for Israel tomorrow.”

When asked by the interviewer whether he intends to run for public office, Carlson denied the suggestion and expanded on his criticism of US governance and Israel’s role in American foreign policy.

“Israel is not a democracy. The United States apparently is not a democracy either. Our government keeps doing things that people don't want. So that's not democracy. It's the opposite of democracy.”

He further argued that Israeli leadership had influenced US policy decisions in ways he said were damaging to American interests.

“The Israeli prime minister pushed the US president, who turned out to be far weaker than I understood, into a war that hurts the United States. That is not an attack on Jews. Israel does not represent all Jews despite its claims. It does not,” he said.

By Sabina Mammadli