Tucker Carlson went on Israeli TV and called Israel the most violent country in the world, a confrontational moment for US-Israel discourse.

• Carlson told an Israeli host on Channel 13 that no country brags more about killing political opponents than Israel.
• He said Israel has lost its morality and that killing children or civilians is never acceptable, no matter the provocation.
• The host pushed back that Israel is the most attacked country and acts in self-defense, citing October 7.
• Carlson compared Israel's assassinations of Iranian scientists to a foreign country coming in and killing American scientists.
• The exchange shows growing willingness among prominent US conservatives to criticize Israel openly.

Outlook: Expect more public friction between Israel and parts of the American right as the Gaza war drags on.