During a recent appearance on Tucker Carlson Show, American journalist and SiriusXM podcaster Megyn Kelly questioned the pro-Israel narratives she previously upheld during her career as a host on Fox News, saying she now believes much of the messaging she received was "spoon-fed" without room for dissent.

Kelly and commentator Tucker Carlson were referencing the ongoing feud between zealous pro-Israel Jewish commentators like Ben Shapiro and critics of U.S. policy on Israel, like commentator Candace Owens.

Shapiro and other pro-Israel voices have been viciously smearing Kelly and Carlson for not publicly denouncing Owens and for interviewing right-wing commentator Nick Fuentes respectively.

Kelly defended her continued associations with Carlson and Owens, asserting that friendships should not be subject to political litmus tests, and declared she would "rather die" than denounce them despite criticism from pro-Israel advocates.

Kelly said during the interview that while she supports Israel’s right to defend itself after October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, she criticizes what she sees as excessive censorship of critics and the dominance of pro-Israel narratives in conservative media. She expressed frustration with "Israel firsters" demanding total loyalty, suggesting that unwavering support for Israel has become a non-negotiable demand in some conservative factions.

The SiriusXM host defended Owens' investigative reporting, on Charlie Kirk’s murder, calling the criticism against her "BS" and refusing to condemn her, saying, "You don’t like her? Don’t click on her face." She also praised some of Fuentes' views, calling him "very smart," while condemnig his unsavory views.

In a prior interview with Vanity Fair, Kelly cargued that Shapiro and Bari Weiss are "making antisemites" by pushing for censorship of criticism of Israel, arguing that their actions are fracturing the conservative movement.

In a separate development, Likud lawmaker Dan Illouz addressed the Knesset recently, labeling both Carlson and Owens as "new enemies of Israel," accusing them of promotion conspiracy theories and antisemitic rhetoric.

“We are used to enemies from outside. We fight terror tunnels of Hamas. We fight the ballistic missiles of Iran. But today I look at the West, our greatest ally, and I see a new enemy rising from within,” Illouz said, who is originally from Canada, in an English address. “I am speaking of a poison being sold to the American people as patriotism. I’m speaking of the intellectual vandalism of Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens.”

Illouz’s statement in the Knesset reflects growing concern among Israeli political figures about the influence of right-wing American commentators who are critical of the U.S-Israel alliance The comments also come as the Republican party has been roiled in recent months by debates over U.S policy in the Middle East.

“They claim to fight the woke left. They are no different than the woke left,” Illouz claimed. “The radical left tears down the statues of Thomas Jefferson, Tucker Carlson tears down the legacy of Winston Churchill. The radical left says Western civilization is evil, Candace Owens says the roots of our faith are demonic. It is the same sickness.”

In November, Amichai Chikli, the Israeli Diaspora minister, echoed Illouz’s concerns in an interview with the New York Post, telling the outlet that he was “far more concerned about antisemitism on the right than on the left.”

“One of the worst moments was when a popular conservative broadcaster called one of the most vile Holocaust deniers in America ‘one of the most honest historians.’ That legitimizes hate — it normalizes it,” Chikli told the New York Post, appearing to refer to Carlson’s past praise of the Holocaust historian Darryl Cooper.

Chikli also warned against the rising influence of Fuentes and Cooper among young Americans.

“Antisemitism has become fashionable for Gen Z,” Chikli continued. “They listen to podcasts, not professors. When people like Nick Fuentes or Darryl Cooper are treated as thought leaders, that’s dangerous. These are neo-Nazis.”

Critics like Carlson and Owens have argued that Israel has become a liability, with the U.S. fighting the Jewish nation's wars in the Middle East, which has cost lives and trillions of dollars, and stokes anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world.

Many conservatives have also criticized brazen interference in American domestic policy by Israeli leaders.

Asked if he's worried about appearing to interfere with American politics, Illouz said, “Defending the alliance between America and Israel is not interfering,” and claimed that many conservatives "know that Candace and Tucker are a threat to America.”

A 37-year-old woman, Renee Nicole Good, was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Good was driving a red SUV when ICE agents approached her vehicle on Portland Avenue near East 34th Street around 9:30 a.m. Witnesses reported that agents ordered her to exit the vehicle, and after she began to reverse and then move forward, an agent near the front of her SUV drew his weapon and fired multiple shots, striking her. The vehicle crashed into another parked car shortly after the shooting.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, during a press conference on Wednesday evening, said that ICE agents were conducting operations in adverse weather when they became stuck in snow and were attempting to push their vehicle out. She said that a "mob of agitators" blocked the agents, and that Good, who had been "harassing and impeding law enforcement operations" all day, "weaponized her vehicle" and attempted to run over an ICE officer, prompting the agent to act in self-defense.

Noem described the act as "domestic terrorism" and called for federal prosecutors to charge individuals who use vehicles to ram ICE agents. She also said the agent was hit by the vehicle and briefly hospitalized.

The shooting occurred amid a surge of over 2,000 federal agents deployed to the Twin Cities for immigration enforcement, following criticism from the Trump administration of the fraud found in Minnesota’s social service programs and its large Somali population.

The incident has sparked intense controversy, with federal officials, including President Donald Trump, asserting that Good intentionally weaponized her vehicle to run over ICE agents, calling it an act of domestic terrorism.

Trump, in a Truth Social post, described Good as a "professional agitator" who was "very disorderly, obstructing and resisting" before "violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer." He stated the agent "seems to have shot her in self-defense" and called the outcome fortunate. Trump’s post was accompanied by video footage of the incident.

"You can accept that this woman's death is a tragedy while acknowledging it's a tragedy of her own making," Vice President JD Vance wrote on X. "Don't illegally interfere in federal law enforcement operations and try to run over our officers with your car. It's really that simple. I want every ICE officer to know that their president, vice president, and the entire administration stands behind them. To the radicals assaulting them, doxxing them, and threatening them: congratulations, we're going to work even harder to enforce the law."

In contrast, far-left Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have dismissed this narrative as false, citing video evidence that shows no clear attempt to ram agents, and have demanded that ICE leave the city. Walz called the DHS claims "propaganda" and claimed that the federal government's actions were creating fear and endangering public safety.

The incident is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), with the BCA specifically examining whether any state laws were violated.

Good was identified by her mother, Donna Ganger, describing her as "one of the kindest people I’ve ever known" who was caring for her neighbors at the time of her death.

The Minneapolis City Council described Good as a resident who was out "caring for her neighbors" when she was killed.

The incident has led to widespread protests, including a demonstration in New York City’s Foley Square, where protesters chanted for justice and called for ICE to be removed from American streets.

Rumble, the video streaming platform, has launched a non-custodial crypto wallet in partnership with Tether, enabling users to tip creators directly using Bitcoin (BTC), USDT, and Tether Gold (XAUT).

The wallet, built using Tether’s Wallet Development Kit (WDK), eliminates reliance on traditional intermediaries like banks and payment processors, with MoonPay providing the on- and off-ramp infrastructure for fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat transactions via credit cards, Apple Pay, PayPal, and Venmo, while maintaining full custody of their assets.

The Rumble Wallet is non-custodial, meaning users retain full control of their assets. It supports Bitcoin, USDT, and Tether Gold (XAUT) at launch, with plans for potential future asset additions. The wallet is embedded directly into the Rumble platform, enabling instant, borderless transactions.

MoonPay serves as the on- and off-ramp provider, enabling users to convert between crypto and traditional payment methods such as credit cards, Apple Pay, PayPal, and Venmo. This hybrid structure lowers barriers for non-crypto users while preserving decentralization at the custody level.

MoonPay’s CEO, Ivan Soto-Wright, described peer-to-peer crypto payments as the future of the internet economy and praised Rumble for being one of the first major platforms to adopt this model.

Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski saId that the wallet aligns with Rumble’s free-speech mission with decentralized financial tools, emphasizing that the platform is “putting more power into the hands of users and creators so they can engage with and financially support the content they like.”

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino described the launch as a milestone in expanding decentralized payments to a mainstream audience, noting it gives users “more control than any platform has offered before” and marking the first real-world deployment of Tether’s WDK.

After downloading and signing into the Rumblke Wallet, content creators can enable the tip jar on their Rumble channels and profiles.

Viewers can send tips by selecting the “Tip” button from within the wallet or on a video or channel page; choosing their preferred cryptocurrency (BTC, USDT, or XAUT), and confirming the transaction (via their connected wallet).

Funds can be deposited in the wallet using fiat via MoonPay’s supported payment methods, and creators can withdraw or convert received assets using the same tools.

The launch marks a significant step in mainstream crypto adoption, aligning with Rumble’s free-speech mission and Tether’s push for decentralized financial tools. Users can receive and send money to other crypto wallets, buy, swap and store cryptocurrencies.

The partnership follows Tether’s $775 million strategic investment in Rumble in late 2024, which gave Tether a nearly 48% stake in the company. Rumble has also adopted a Bitcoin treasury strategy, holding 211 BTC as of early 2026.

The wallet launch is part of a broader strategic alignment, including a $150 million GPU leasing agreement with Northern Data, which Rumble is merging with in a $767 million all-stock deal. This merger would expand Rumble’s cloud and AI infrastructure, positioning it as a full-stack provider with access to over 22,000 Nvidia GPUs.

The announcement Monday, triggered a positive market response, with Rumble’s stock (RUM) rising nearly 4% in premarket trading and over 5% year-to-date. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits shifted to “extremely bullish,” with users projecting the stock could surpass $10.