REWRITE THIS - Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson visited Israel briefly on Wednesday for a filmed sit-down with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, focused on claims about the treatment of Christians in Israel and the wider region, sources

Conservative media figure Tucker Carlson made a brief visit to Israel on Wednesday for a filmed discussion with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, focusing on allegations regarding the treatment of Christians in Israel and the surrounding region, according to sources cited by The Jerusalem Post. The sources reported that Carlson conducted the interview at Ben Gurion Airport and did not leave the airport premises during his stay. He departed Israel around 3 p.m., concluding a visit that lasted only a few hours. This unusual quick visit came after a public exchange between the two former Fox News hosts. The exchange was sparked by Carlson's February episode, filmed at the Jordan River baptism site and titled "Christian Persecution." In that episode, he interviewed Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem Hosam Naoum and a Jordanian Christian businessman, arguing that Israel mistreats its Christian population and that American Christians are unwittingly supporting this mistreatment through US aid.