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Tucker Carlson: “Israel's not really a player, except to the extent that we…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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If you don't support Moldova, if you don't support Estonia, you don't support Guinea Bissau, you don't like America, where are you in Namibia? Countries, like, equal in relative significance globally. Like, they just. They're not really players. Israel's not really a player, except to the extent that we imbue it with value because our politicians have been lobbied by them. But, like, inherently, why do we care about Israel or Guinea Bissau? We don't. But you ever hear politicians say, where are you on Guinea Bissau? Where are you on French Guyana? (40:15–40:21)

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Asserts that Israel's significance is due to lobbying of US politicians.

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