Popular conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is expected to visit Israel soon to interview US Ambassador Mike Huckabee after recent clashes between the two on social media, according to unsourced Hebrew media reports.
Huckabee’s office does not immediately confirm the reports, which follow public disputes between the two over issues related to Israel and the region.
In an episode aired last week of The Tucker Carlson Show, Carlson accused Huckabee of not doing enough to ensure proper treatment of Christians in Israel, prompting Huckabee to respond on X, “Instead of talking about me, why don’t you come talk to me?” Carlson later welcomed the invitation, and both figures posted that they were working to set up an interview.
In a separate clash last month, Huckabee slammed Carlson on X for comments he made last year denying that Hamas is a terrorist group and saying it “seems more like a political organization.”
Israel initially considered barring Carlson from entering the country for the expected visit, but decided against the move so as not to cause a “diplomatic incident,” according to a Channel 13 report.
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