Tucker Carlson 'DETAINED' in Israel: Sparks diplomatic firestorm
Shortly after Carlson's interview with Mike Huckabee in Ben Gurion AirPort, Israeli officials confiscated his passport and hauled off his executive producer to an interrogation room
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Conservative podcasting titan Tucker Carlson said he and his staff were detained in Israel on Wednesday following an interview with Donald Trump's ambassador to the country.
The former Fox News host flew into Tel Aviv for a sit-down with Mike Huckabee, who challenged Carlson to speak to him directly following an online spat about the country's treatment of Christians. --More...
Tucker Carlson Detained in Israel
Tucker: "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. It was bizarre. We’re now out of the country."
Two sources familiar with the matter said the Israeli government initially did not want to allow Carlson into the country, prompting a delicate negotiation involving the State Department.
They evenutally decided to not bar Carlson from entering the country to avoid a 'diplomatic incident,' according to a Channel 13 report.
He is now back in America.
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