Study Finds: Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens dramatically increased Israel focus in recent months

A think tank over in Jerusalem called the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) just dropped a study claiming that Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens have gone full-on obsessed with Israel, cranking up the negative chatter big time this year. And for Owens, they're saying it's veered into straight-up antisemitic territory. Shocking, not so much. It's almost as if Owens and Carlson are beholden to the likes of radical Islam.

The study, which used some fancy AI to sift through thousands of their YouTube videos, found that these two formerly right-wing sellouts have "significantly increased their focus on Israel" in recent months, with a "marked escalation" in the anti-Israel rhetoric.

Over the past six months, mentions of Israel, Jews, and even Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shot up way more than talk about other hot-button issues like the Ukraine war, China, or Iran. Israel turned into a "central, and at times dominant," topic for both, Owens kicking it off in February, Carlson piling on in August (or April, depending on which report you read, but you get the idea).

On the tone front, JPPI's AI crunched the numbers and said Tucker's negative Israel content jumped sharply in the last half of the year. For Owens, over 96% of her Israel references were already negative, and she apparently loves that "harsh and hostile language."

The big shift was mostly about volume, just a whole lot more negative content flooding out, including stuff like comparing Israel to Hamas, throwing around "genocide," claiming deliberate child-killing, and pushing conspiracy theories about Israeli or Jewish control over the U.S. government.

Now, the study didn't pin "explicit and consistent" anti-Semitism on Carlson per the IHRA definition. But they dinged him hard for giving a big, uncritical platform to outright antisemites and Holocaust deniers like Nick Fuentes, without pushing back much. So while Carlson isn't a 'technical Jew-hater,' he appears to be an implicit one.

Owens, however, was way more direct. They found 45% of her videos mentioning Jews had an anti-Semitic slant early in the year, doubling to about 75% in recent months. That included generalizations calling Jews a "cult," pushing "Jewish supremacy" claims, accusations of control, deceit, and manipulation, plus dismissing anti-Semitism charges as a "Zionist diversion tactic."

JPPI's big takeaway concluded that this isn't just far-left fringe nonsense anymore; it's seeping into the populist right and MAGA world via big influencers. Terms like "genocide" that used to be lefty staples are now popping up on the right.

"Even on the American far Right, anti-Semitism is already visible, and 'on the table,'" said JPPI Director-General Shuki Friedman.

"The data should serve as a glaring warning light for Israel and the Israeli leadership regarding the support it can mobilize from the right, today and certainly in the future. Only decisive action that provides a counterweight to this extremism can preserve this vital base of support in the US," he added.

Look, nobody's saying free speech should get shut down, but when influential voices start sounding like echoes from the fever swamps, it's worth keeping an eye on. Especially as we head into whatever fresh chaos 2026 has in store. In the meantime, raise a glass to truth-tellers who aren't afraid to ruffle feathers — and let's hope the new year brings more clarity than conspiracy.

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