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Why was Tucker Carlson pushing for DNA testing for Jews? What to know about the ‘Khazar’ theory that antisemites can’t shake.

JL;DR SUMMARY Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Mike Huckabee brought the discredited Khazar theory back into discussion, raising concerns about antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityBenjamin NetanyahuConspiracy TheoriesAshkenazi JewsTucker CarlsonMike HuckabeeKhazar TheoryDna Testing

Places mentioned

United States
"During Tucker Carlsons interview last week with Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, both men made considerable waves with their takes on history and theology."
Israel
"During Tucker Carlsons interview last week with Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, both men made considerable waves with their takes on history and theology."
Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee speak in a Feb. 19, 2026, interview filmed at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel and released by Carlson online."
Poland
"So the current prime ministers ancestors werent from here within recorded history. He has no deed. Bibi Netanyahu, on one side, his familys from Poland, theyre from Eastern Europe."
Hungary
"Hungarian Jews in the 19th century latched onto the theory, according to researchers."

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