We Were Interrogated in Israel. Tucker Responds.

The Diplomatic Terminal and Ambassador's Demeanor [0:14]

• The diplomatic terminal at Ben Gurion Airport was described as a "filthy building" with dirty windows, exposed drywall, litter, and a generally depressing and grim atmosphere, unusual for such a facility.
• The US ambassador, Mike Huckabee, was friendly but seemed constrained, repeating talking points and unable to answer certain questions, particularly those that might reflect poorly on the Israeli government, while readily attacking the US military.
• The speaker felt the ambassador was "obviously representing the Israelis" rather than the United States, questioning why an ambassador's red line would be criticism of the host country.

"Not because those things might harm the interest of the US government. He was happy to attack, for example, the US military and say they're more brutal than the Israeli military. Okay. Um but unwilling to say certain things because they might reflect poorly on the Israeli government."

Passport Seizure and Producer Interrogation [02:16]

• Upon attempting to depart, five members of the crew discovered their passports were being held by Israeli authorities.
• Two producers who had spent the night prior in Tel Aviv were taken into separate rooms and subjected to an intense interrogation.
• The questions were highly intrusive, focusing on the producers' employers, staff, office locations, politics, and the specifics of their conversation with the US ambassador, described as an "intel op and humiliation exercise."
• Security personnel, referred to as "thugs," held a producer's passport in hand while asking these questions, despite the fact that the crew was already late for their departure.

"They're doing like an intel op and humiliation exercise on my producer. This isn't security. We're leaving right now. And they're holding his passport."

Ambassador's Reaction and Propaganda War [05:31]

• The speaker expressed outrage at the producers' treatment, stating they were being interrogated with "fully inappropriate questions that have nothing to do with security."
• Despite requests to have the producer released, the speaker was told to leave him behind.
• Later, a reporter somehow learned of the incident, and the speaker confirmed the producers were interrogated, calling it outrageous.
• Astonishingly, the US ambassador, instead of inquiring about the situation, reportedly called the speaker a "liar" and repeated the Israeli government's narrative.
• The Israeli government, possibly with the ambassador's help, used surveillance footage from the terminal to create a propaganda piece, showing the speaker with his arm around their driver to claim the speaker was lying about the events.

"The interesting thing is I never heard from Huckabe or anybody to this moment from the US embassy about what security did to my producers. They didn't ask us and instead Huckabe went out and called me a liar."

The Broader Implications for American Citizens in Israel [07:06]

• The incident leads to the conclusion that if an American is in Israel, their government will likely side with the Israeli government, not their own citizens.
• This is framed as a "core problem" where an American's expectation that their government will take their side against a foreign government is inverted in reality.
• The video suggests that criticizing Israel within the US can lead to government censorship, and in any standoff, the US government will invariably take Israel's side.
• This situation is deemed unsustainable, humiliating, and an inversion of the natural order, where a government should exist to serve its own citizens, not a foreign government.

"The daily lived reality, the obvious truth visible to every single American is that's the opposite of reality. In fact, if you criticize Israel in your country, your government will work to censor you."

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• The segment concludes with a call to subscribe to the YouTube channel and enable notifications.

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