Labeling Tucker Carlson an “antisemite” misses the deeper truth: his hostility is not only toward Jews, but toward Judaism and Torah itself.
Jeremy England, Ph.D., a theoretical biophysicist, founder of Conquest Labs, and resident of Modi’in, Israel, writes about the dangers of reducing Tucker Carlson’s rhetoric to mere “antisemitism.”
Carlson’s critics often stop the conversation by branding him an antisemite — a slanderer who flirts with blood libel tropes and Holocaust revisionists. But that diagnosis is incomplete. The issue is not only that he recycles antisemitic garbage; it’s that he has positioned himself against Judaism and the Torah itself.
Look at the lineup of guests Carlson gives platforms to:
- A Jewish comedian who abandoned Torah observance.
- A history enthusiast who likens the Allied bombing of Germany to Pharisaic human sacrifice.
- A chemistry professor blogging about whether Roosevelt should have sided with Hitler.
- A nun who suggests Hamas exists merely to “serve and protect” its people.
This is not random programming. It is a pattern — not of theological curiosity, but of hostility.
The deranging resentment that fuels antisemitism often precedes any explanation. The “reasons” come after: Jews drink blood, Jews orchestrated 9/11, Jews control the media. Jews can sniff out this nonsense because we know none of it is true. Tucker’s problem, however, is not that he “hates Jews” without knowing why. It’s that he opposes the very covenant Jews are commanded to keep. He dislikes Torah Judaism — a rejection that resonates with countless Jews who themselves embrace Jewish identity but discard Jewish law.
Here lies the confusion. Carlson isn’t just opposed to Jews; he’s opposed to Jews as a covenantal people bound by Torah. He may pay lip service to “biblical values,” but he recoils from the obligations — Sabbath, commandments, conquering and safeguarding the Land of Israel — that are central to Jewish life.
This stands in sharp contrast to Christians like the late Charlie Kirk or Ambassador Mike Huckabee, who express genuine love for Israel and for Jews. Kirk’s voice for Zion was one of warmth and fidelity; Huckabee speaks about Israel with a sincerity that inspires gratitude. Jews who love Israel rightly appreciate such friends.
But gratitude must not lead to naivete. As former U.S. Ambassador David Friedman discovered when he tweeted verses to support Christian Zionism — and was quickly met with counter-verses — Christianity is not monolithic. To assume all faithful Christians will naturally be pro-Israel or pro-Jewish is historically blind. Nearly two thousand years of persecution in the name of Christ cannot simply be erased with the goodwill of today’s allies.
When Carlson sparred with Sen. Ted Cruz about whether Genesis commands Christians to bless Israel, he was not playing “gotcha.” He was engaging in one of Christianity’s most explosive debates: Did the Church replace the Jews as God’s chosen covenantal people? Must Jews keep Torah, or is Christianity its “fulfillment”? These disputes split Christianity itself for centuries. They are not small questions.
So what should Jews do? The Jewish response is not to pick sides in an intramural Christian fight. It is not to declare which “version” of Christianity is the true Zionist one. The authentically Jewish answer is to teach Torah. To remind the nations that God’s covenant with Israel is eternal, that Torah is binding on the Jewish people, and that the Land of Israel is the God-given inheritance of Am Yisrael.
Christians will continue to debate their own scriptures. Some, like Huckabee and Kirk, will stand with Israel. Others, like Carlson, will exploit their platform to cast doubt, suspicion, or outright slander on Jews and their state.
But Jews cannot afford to lose sight of the deeper truth: Tucker Carlson’s problem is not simply antisemitism. His problem is with Judaism itself.
And the only cure for that is not flattery, nor defensiveness, nor misplaced gratitude — but clarity and courage, rooted in Torah.
