He also criticized US policy toward Iran, claiming Washington had acted on Israel’s behalf to destabilize the region. By Vered Weiss, World Israel NewsControversial American pundit Tucker Carlson appeared on a Saudi state-owned television network on Saturday, where he reiterated a series of anti-Israel claims and sharply criticized US political leaders, Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.During the interview, Carlson accused US officials of prioritizing Israeli interests over those of the United States, arguing that American leaders had sent billions of dollars in aid to Israel to the detriment of US interests. He said this policy had harmed the United States rather than benefited it.“What I really object to, what makes me mad, is when American leaders, whose job it is to represent Americans, are more loyal to a foreign country than they are to their own,” Carlson said.He also criticized US policy toward Iran, claiming Washington had acted on Israel’s behalf to destabilize the region. Carlson argued that efforts to weaken Iran’s leadership had created chaos, harmed neighboring countries, and endangered global stability, adding that he believed such actions were not ultimately in Israel’s long-term interest.Carlson further claimed that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza was misrepresented by US officials and media as a response to Hamas’ October 7 attack, asserting instead that it was aimed at territorial expansion. “The idea that we had to pretend that the Gaza operation is like a response to October 7 … that’s insulting to me because that’s a lie,” he said.The interview also revisited earlier remarks Carlson made about Netanyahu. Host Abdullah Al Mudaifer played a clip from a previous interview in which Carlson described the Israeli prime minister as “completely evil and completely destructive.” Asked whether he stood by those comments, Carlson said he believed “every word” and offered no apology.He went on to accuse Netanyahu of harming both Israel and the United States and claimed the prime minister posed a broader global threat. Carlson also repeated a conspiracy-laden claim that Israeli leaders intended to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque to build a third Jewish temple, warning such a move would trigger a global war.Carlson then turned his criticism toward US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, accusing him of betraying American interests by praising Jonathan Pollard, a former US naval intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel. Carlson described Pollard as “the most destructive spy in American history.”Last week, Carlson met with Huckabee at Ben-Gurion Airport at the ambassador’s invitation, where Carlson said he raised his concerns about Israel. Carlson later claimed he was detained and interrogated, a characterization Huckabee rejected, saying Carlson was subjected only to routine security questioning.Carlson concluded by suggesting that US politicians who support Israel were under “a kind of spell,” acting without fully understanding their motivations.Over the past year, Carlson has faced growing criticism for his repeated focus on Israel and Jews and was recently labeled “Antisemite of the Year” by the watchdog group StopAntisemitism.The post Tucker Carlson doubles down on Israel criticism, calls Netanyahu ‘completely evil’ in Saudi interview appeared first on World Israel News.