JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Likud Knesset member Dan Illouz delivered a fiery English-language address from the Knesset podium on Monday, accusing conservative American commentators Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens of betraying Western values and peddling “poison” through criticism of historical figures and Western civilization.
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Illouz, a Canadian-born lawmaker, compared their rhetoric to that of the radical left, saying Carlson and Owens “are not fighting the Woke Left—they have become them.”
“They are intellectual vandals peddling poison,” Illouz declared.
He drew parallels between leftist attacks on figures like Thomas Jefferson and Carlson’s criticism of Winston Churchill, as well as Owens’ reported description of Western or Judeo-Christian roots as “demonic.”
“The Radical Left tears down Jefferson; Tucker tears down Churchill,” Illouz said. “The Radical Left hates the West; Candace calls our roots ‘demonic.’ It is the same sickness. The same moral relativism. The same hatred of Western Civilization, just dressed in a different costume.”
Addressing Carlson and Owens directly from Jerusalem, Illouz invoked Jewish historical resilience: “The Jewish people buried the Pharaohs. We outlived the Romans. And we will be here long after your YouTube channels are forgotten dust.”
Illouz posted a video of his speech on social media, where it garnered attention amid ongoing debates over rising criticism of Israel from some right-wing U.S. figures.
Recent studies have highlighted increased anti-Israel content from Carlson and Owens in 2025, with Owens facing accusations of explicit antisemitism.
Illouz, speaking to The Times of Israel after his address, defended the speech as a defense of the U.S.-Israel alliance rather than interference in American politics. He described the commentators as “a threat to America as much as to Israel.”
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