Tucker Carlson went on Israeli TV and bluntly called Israel the most violent state in the world and not a real democracy, a rare moment of pushback that landed hard with Israeli viewers.

• Carlson told an Israeli channel 13 host it is hypocritical to call Iran a "terror regime" while Israel has killed thousands of children in Gaza.
• He said Israel is not a democracy because millions of people under its control cannot vote.
• He broke with Trump over the Iran war, saying it hurts American interests and that he no longer believes Trump on the issue.
• A Haaretz column called it the first honest talk about Gaza on Israeli TV since October 7, showing how rare this kind of criticism is inside Israel.
• Carlson said he fears Israel could try to harm him for his views.

Outlook: Expect more friction between Trump-skeptical voices on the American right and pro-Israel media, with Gaza and the Iran conflict driving the split.