Right-wing American journalist Tucker Carlson and his staff were reportedly detained in Israel on Wednesday following an interview with an American official.
Carlson is fine and exited Israel. It’s totally normal to be detained and interrogated upon departure from Israel. I’m not saying it’s right or that Israel is cool. I’m saying this story is a nothing-burger and basically free press for Carlson’s upcoming interview with Huckabee.
Mainstream media has destroyed the meaning of the word “journalist”. Tucker asks more critical questions about Israel than most pretend journalists these days.
"Men who identified themselves as airport security took our passports, hauled our executive producer into a side room and then demanded to know what we spoke to Ambassador Huckabee about”
I was there years ago for a conference. I didn’t do anything weird and still, just after the metal detector, officials took my passport and interviewed me. I wasn’t a very seasoned traveller at that point, so it felt a bit scary.
Israel has a “better safe than sorry” security mentality. Pro Israel and Pro Palestine people both will acknowledge their security is intense at the airport.
Carlson is fine and exited Israel. It’s totally normal to be detained and interrogated upon departure from Israel. I’m not saying it’s right or that Israel is cool. I’m saying this story is a nothing-burger and basically free press for Carlson’s upcoming interview with Huckabee.
This is not normal whatsoever. It is intimidation of journalists criticizing Israel.
LOL, ‘journalist’.
Still not worse than ‘israel’
Mainstream media has destroyed the meaning of the word “journalist”. Tucker asks more critical questions about Israel than most pretend journalists these days.
It’s not a nothing-burger
You forgot to include the next sentence.
How much trust do you put in Tucker Carlson’s word?
…or the Daily Mail?
If both have negative trust, does that multiply to trustworthy?
two wrongs equal far right
More than I put in Israel’s
While that may be, it still doesn’t make him trustworthy.
that is not uncommon in airports in israel. especially for someone that was filming in israel.
I’m not so sure I agree with this.
I was there years ago for a conference. I didn’t do anything weird and still, just after the metal detector, officials took my passport and interviewed me. I wasn’t a very seasoned traveller at that point, so it felt a bit scary.
I am a seasoned traveller and that would scare me.
Israel has a “better safe than sorry” security mentality. Pro Israel and Pro Palestine people both will acknowledge their security is intense at the airport.
Israel has a “harass and intimidate” people mentality you mean