American commentator Candace Owens has said that Israel’s Likud Party, through its lawmaker Dan Illouz, has declared her and journalist Tucker Carlson as enemies and threatened them, asserting that "these people are murderers" and that Israel would be responsible if anything happens to them.
Owens' remarks followed Illouz’s speech in the Knesset, where he criticized what he described as "intellectual vandalism" by Carlson and Owens, framing their rhetoric as a dangerous threat to Western values Owens shared the remarks on social media, questioning the U.S. government’s tolerance of such statements.
The comments originated from a Knesset address by Illouz, a Likud Party member, who warned of a “new enemy rising from within” the West, accusing Owens and Carlson of spreading “poison” under the guise of patriotism.
Owens stated on X: “The Likud party in Israel just named me and Tucker Carlson as enemies that must be fought. These people are murderers. Murderers are threatening me and Tucker Carlson over speech. How is this at all acceptable to our government?”
The American conservative commentator is a known critic of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and she has condemned the Jewish nation's genocidal military campaign against Palestinians in Gaza, and the undue influence of Israli agents on American foreign policy in the Middle East.
Illouz responded directly on X, clarifying that a Member of Parliament speaking is a democratic debate, not a party directive, and dismissed Owens’ claims of threats as a “desperate silencing tactic” typical of cancel culture. He claimed that Israel, as a democracy, stands for freedom and will not be silenced, asserting that the bond between Israel and America is eternal.
The Likud Party is currently led by Netanyahu and is Israel’s largest right-wing political party, with a history of holding power since 1977.
