Tucker Carlson is at it again—platforming pro-Islamic claims that clash with reality.

During a recent episode, Carlson interviewed JD Hall about Christian Zionism…

At one point, Hall made the following assertion:

The Ottomans didn’t charge churches tax. And so when the Ottomans were in control of the promised land—for 400 years—in the millet system they didn’t charge churches tax. Israel started just a few years ago.

Is that true? Did the Ottoman Turks, who controlled the Holy Land from around 1517 to 1917, really not tax churches for 400 years?

No—this is a highly misleading claim.

The Ottomans may not have directly placed a tax on church buildings themselves, but they always did tax the Christians for the very right to exist and keep churches…

Failure to pay such taxes could carry severe consequences, including execution, enslavement, and the destruction and confiscation of Christian religious property. Read more»

Raymond Ibrahim | “Were Muslims “Very Kind to Christians”? A Response to Some Interesting Claims Made on Tucker Carlson.” | June 25, 2026

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