Tucker Carlson Accuses Netanyahu of Gloating Over French Riots

American commentator Tucker Carlson has launched a sharp attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of expressing satisfaction over the riots in France and of making the situation about himself. Carlson criticized Netanyahu's remarks regarding Hamas's alleged involvement in the French unrest, dismissing the claim as baseless and stating that the events in France have no connection to Israel.

Carlson suggested that Netanyahu displayed a lack of empathy for the French people, immediately turning the focus to himself rather than offering sympathy. "The first thing you notice is how the prime minister of Israel immediately turns it into himself," Carlson stated, contrasting this with the literal burning of France. He further alleged that Netanyahu seemed to derive pleasure from the suffering in Paris, describing it as "schadenfreude over the suffering of Europeans."

During his commentary, Carlson also touched upon demographic issues, remarking that Israel has fought "many wars over demographics" and is currently engaged on "seven fronts on the question of demographics." He controversially suggested that Israel's struggle is fundamentally about demographics, with a desire for the country to be populated by people like themselves, and that they are willing to use the U.S. military to achieve this.

Carlson contrasted the situation with Western countries with white majorities, which he claimed are pressured to "diversify" their populations under international pressure, while "everyone else can do exactly what they want." He concluded his critique by characterizing the sentiment he perceived from Netanyahu and his supporters as one of "hate, coldness, contempt, pleasure in the suffering of Europeans."