Tucker Carlson has emerged as a leading voice on the right advocating for America to abandon its long-standing support for Israel. In early April, he told his audience: "Hopefully the first thing we do when and if this war is resolved is detach from Israel." The Fox News host has spent the past year amplifying conspiracy theories about the Jewish state, including a March monologue claiming Israel's attack on Iran was part of a secret plan to demolish the Al Aqsa Mosque and rebuild the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem to incite a global religious war.

Carlson claimed Israel's "real target" is "Christian, Western, white countries" — a framing that reflects a growing perspective on the American right. A Yale survey found nearly two-thirds of respondents ages 18-34 who identified as "extremely conservative" agreed with at least one anti-Semitic statement about American Jews, compared to less than one-third of "extremely liberal" respondents in the same age group. Carlson has also hosted figures like Nick Fuentes, an avowed racist, and echoed claims that Israeli positions represent "non-Christian" views incompatible with Western civilization.

The analysis argues this rhetoric mirrors post-9/11 arguments about Islamist terrorist groups, where the right attributed violence to Islam itself rather than structural factors. While progressives may see Israel criticism as allies, the piece warns that embracing figures like Carlson risks "indulging bigotry" that blames Israel's actions on its Jewishness rather than treating it as a state capable of the same oppressions as any other.