Selective memory is a powerful thing. We all like to create narratives that suit our personal agendas, but that does not make those narratives true. Too often, people make up rules as they go along, ignoring the very real and often deadly consequences of those man-made rules.
Terrorism, Human Shields, and Reality on the Ground
One of the most troubling aspects of the current discourse is the denial of basic, documented realities. Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza have repeatedly used their own civilians as human shields, including constructing terrorist tunnel networks beneath hospitals, schools, and residential areas.
Is the Israeli military expected to ignore this reality? Are they supposed to wait indefinitely for terrorists to conveniently appear alone, unarmed, and far away from civilians before responding?
That expectation is not just unrealistic. It is absurd.
This is why much of Tucker Carlson’s narrative collapses under scrutiny. It relies on moral abstractions detached from battlefield reality.
This Is Not About Jewish Superiority, It Is About Truth
Let me be clear. Do not assume that I believe Jews are superior to Christians, or to anyone else. I am speaking from a Christian worldview, doing what I believe is God’s work.
And that work does not involve censorship.
Tucker Carlson should not be censored. Attempts to silence him will only anger millions of Christians who believe deeply in free speech, open debate, and truth-seeking. Censorship does not protect truth. It destroys it.
Jesus Christ did not build His ministry on censorship. He shattered it.
There is no truth, and no path to truth, where censorship reigns.
Territory, War, and Historical Double Standards
Tucker Carlson’s argument exists largely because Israel is uniquely denied the right to hold territory gained in defensive wars.
History tells a different story.
- Pakistan was created on August 14, 1947, through partition and violence. Since independence, its military has played a dominant role in national politics.
- Thailand and Cambodia are currently engaged in territorial disputes.
- Russia seized Ukrainian territory, and the world has proven largely powerless to reverse it.
Yet Israel is treated differently.
Israel’s Wars and Territorial Outcomes
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War
The attack: After Israel declared independence in May 1948, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq invaded.
The outcome: By the 1949 armistice, Israel held more territory than allocated under the UN Partition Plan. Jordan occupied the West Bank, and Egypt took control of Gaza.
The 1967 Six-Day War
The attack or imminent threat: Egypt blockaded the Straits of Tiran and massed troops in the Sinai Peninsula.
The outcome: Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza from Egypt, the West Bank including East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.
The Sinai Peninsula was later returned to Egypt under a peace treaty. Israel formally annexed East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, moves not widely recognized by the international community. The status of the remaining territories remains disputed.
U.S. Mediation and Foreign Entanglements
Under U.S. mediation during the Camp David Accords, Israel and Egypt reached peace.
During this process, the United States conditioned massive military and economic aid, acted as a guarantor of the treaty, and made it clear that without Israeli withdrawal from Sinai, there would be no peace deal.
After the treaty, Israel received long-term U.S. military aid, and Egypt received massive aid to help maintain peace.
The 1956 Suez Crisis
In 1956, Israel, Britain, and France invaded Sinai after Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal.
The United States threatened economic retaliation, forced Britain and France to withdraw, and pressured Israel to withdraw. Israel complied.
No military force was used. No occupation regime was imposed. Israel received freedom of navigation guarantees.
After 1967, the U.S. Did Not Force Withdrawals
After the Six-Day War, UN Resolution 242 called for withdrawal from territories using intentionally vague language. The United States supported negotiated borders, not unilateral withdrawal.
All major territorial withdrawals after 1967, including Sinai in 1979, Gaza in 2005, and parts of the West Bank under Oslo, were negotiated Israeli decisions.
Why U.S. Pressure Works, and When It Fails
U.S. leverage works only when there is a credible peace partner, clear borders, security guarantees, and strategic benefit for Israel.
Where those conditions do not exist, pressure fails. Israel refuses, and the United States ultimately accepts Israel’s red lines.
Europe and the United Nations can condemn, but they cannot compel.
Gaza Exists by Accident of War
The Gaza Strip exists largely by accident, not by design. It was part of the Ottoman Empire until 1917 and later part of the British Mandate. Neither empire exists today.
Modern superpowers now maintain these disputes, primarily the United States.
The Real Issue Is America’s Role
Israel is repeatedly told it may defend itself only within rules imposed by foreign powers.
That is not neutrality. That is foreign entanglement.
War Is Ugly and There Are No Perfect Solutions
If people were trying to kill me, I would defend myself. If I refuse to defend my property, I do not truly own it.
War is ugly. Casualties are inevitable. There are no clean answers.
Censorship Is the Real Enemy
Tucker Carlson has the right to speak, even if he is wrong. I challenge ideas. I do not silence them.
What Christians cannot tolerate is censorship.
Final Word
I love the Jewish people, but I am a Christian.
I worship God and praise who I believe to be the Son of God, Jesus Christ, and by extension the Holy Spirit, whom I would not be consciously aware of had it not been for Yeshua. I do not worship political leaders or ideological narratives.
By not following God’s plan and loving one another, we create foolishness for ourselves. That is how I view the world. We cannot reach a place of loving one another if censorship dominates society.
If I use words that you believe are harsh, and your response is to rely on a corrupt government or central authority to silence me because you dislike those words, then I believe you are acting in spiritual error and in need of Jesus Christ.
Censorship isolates Israel. Truth requires open debate.
Consider making Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior today.