Tucker Carlson in Jordan.
Tucker Carlson has taken his show to Jordan to speak with prominent Christians about religious freedom in Jerusalem.
In the report, he frames the status of Christians in the region as a political issue closely tied to US involvement.
“How does the US-funded Israeli government treat Christians in the Holy Land? We asked some. Listen carefully to their accounts. This will shock you,” he says.
He points to American military support, taxpayer funding, and the extensive financial backing provided by US Christian churches as factors that give Washington and American religious institutions a direct stake in social and religious developments in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
The report documents a long-term reduction in the Christian population since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, noting that Christians today represent a smaller share of the population in both absolute numbers and relative terms.
According to the report, this decline has become more pronounced in recent years, particularly following the Israeli war on Gaza, amid a broader shift in public discourse and the increased visibility of religious extremism.
Jerusalem’s Old City features prominently in the coverage. The report includes footage circulating on social media showing Christian clergy subjected to verbal abuse and physical harassment, including spitting, by Jewish extremists.
Carlson emphasizes that such incidents are widely documented online yet remain largely absent from mainstream American political and media discussions, despite the city’s central place in Christian history.
The report also addresses the response to public discussion of these developments in the United States. Carlson notes that raising concerns about the treatment of Christians in Israel has frequently been met with accusations intended to delegitimize the discussion, contributing to a climate in which scrutiny is discouraged rather than debated.
Attention is also directed at the role of American Christian political figures who strongly support Israeli policies and settlers.
Carlson questions the absence of direct engagement by prominent American evangelical leaders with local Christian communities in the Holy Land, despite their frequent use of biblical language in defending political positions related to Israel.
Instead, the report argues, financial and political support to Israel has continued without sustained examination of its impact on Christian minorities.
The video series is based on interviews with Christians living in Jerusalem and neighbouring areas, presenting their accounts of daily life, security concerns, and emigration pressures. Carlson describes the project as an attempt to foreground local voices that are rarely centered in US political discourse on the region.
The full report and interviews were published on Carlson’s digital platform and filmed in Jerusalem and Jordan, contributing to an ongoing international debate over religious freedom, minority rights, and the intersection of faith and foreign policy in the Holy Land.
Short link: