Tucker Carlson's ignorant comments on Iran war spark outrage from New York Jewish groups

"Tucker Carlson told viewers of his eponymous podcast during its March 4 episode that the conflict could be a religious war designed to rebuild the Third Temple—a theory based largely on believers in Christian end-times scripture—on historically disputed land between the Jewish and Muslim faiths."

"How exactly did the IDF, a military force the U.S. taxpayer pays for, that lots of wealthy Americans send money to? How did all these guys wind up wearing patches suggesting the point of this war was the destruction of one of the holiest places in Islam and the rebuilding of a temple?"

"Gerard Filitti, senior counsel at the Lawfare Project, said Carlson's specific evidence about the IDF patches was fabricated or unverified. The patches Carlson had claimed belonged to Chabad are actually from an unaffiliated organization, the attorney said."

Tucker Carlson made controversial statements on his podcast suggesting the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran stems from a religious war aimed at rebuilding the Third Temple on disputed land. He displayed video and photos of Israeli soldiers wearing patches, claiming they depicted the Third Temple and suggested Chabad, a Hasidic Jewish movement, subtly pushed for temple reconstruction. Carlson implied wealthy Americans and U.S. taxpayers funded this alleged religious objective. However, Gerard Filitti, senior counsel at the Lawfare Project, disputed Carlson's claims, stating the specific evidence about IDF patches was fabricated or unverified. The patches Carlson attributed to Chabad actually belonged to an unaffiliated organization.

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