Megyn Kelly, what happened? For years I listened to your daily podcast. And for years before that, I watched you on Fox News and then on NBC. I literally followed you wherever you went. I appreciated your insight, your “tell it like it is” attitude; no apologies, no cowering. I felt we needed more political commentators / journalists / talk show hosts like you, ready to wage battle against the woke, left-wing culture that had taken over the USA in the past decade. During the Israel-Hamas War of 2023-2025, you were a staunch supporter of the Jewish State and boldly stood up for Israel and the Jews at a time when the rest of the world was attacking our very existence. You called out the hypocritical #MeToo movement, which was shamefully silent on the rape and murder of Israeli girls and women on October 7, and on those who were being held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza. You were my number #1 podcast! I encouraged all my friends and relatives to listen to you! And, as a bonus, in addition to you and I sharing the same views on nearly everything, I also learned that we were both “November Scorpios”, born a mere two weeks apart in 1970. Yes, Megyn, we were kindred spirits! And I was hoping that, like right-wing media pundit Ben Shapiro has done many times, you would come to Israel to see for yourself what was happening in our tiny but brave country, to bear witness to the horrors we faced over the course of the long war, and to offer your support – your moral support, that is. That’s all we needed. I was ready to advertise your speaking tour across the country and I would’ve gotten front-row seats.
But, sigh, it was not to be. It was too good to be true. Megyn, you have disappointed me, and Jews all over the English-speaking world. When did you flip, and more important, WHY? That’s what I would ask Megyn if I could. But she doesn’t know me and it seems she doesn’t really care about us anymore, anyway.
I first had a feeling that something wasn’t right months ago, while we were still fighting the war in Gaza. I was casually listening to an episode of her podcast, sort of “half-listening” while doing other things. I can’t remember now who her guest was that day, but Megyn was explaining how lately, she feels that she is being pressured into thinking a certain way, and that many of her Jewish friends have invited her to come to Israel but she has steadfastly refused, telling them that she does not want to be forced to do anything, and that she can still be pro-Israel without being coerced into actually going to Israel. She elaborated further, insinuating that there was some ulterior motive behind being invited to visit and tour Israel (though, as Megyn is Catholic, I assumed that she might actually have a personal interest in visiting Israel from time to time). She seemed taken aback at all the “pressure” she was getting to visit Israel. Yes, she was actually annoyed, and felt that there must be some hidden agenda behind all the pressure she was getting.
Unfortunately, that was just the beginning. Since that time, she seems to have done a full 180 degree turn on her support for Israel. She has made excuses for arch-antisemite-conspiracy-theorist Candace Owens, bemoaning the fact that Candace has been “unjustly” attacked for her views, and that she is just a “young mother”. She has defended Tucker Carlson’s crazed tirades against the US government’s support of Israel and his accusations against the IDF of “mass murder” in Gaza. Megyn has also (bizarrely) defended white-supremacist-Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes, pointing out that he has made some “really good points” in his daily diatribes. And most recently, with Tucker Carlson in a split screen nodding enthusiastically in agreement, Megyn publicly stated that she is questioning her own previous views on Israel and won’t be bullied into support, as she feels she is being “spoon-fed a narrative by people who are pro-Israel at all cost”, and that she now realizes that she is being “propagandized” by the pro-Israel lobby. And she goes on.
Megyn, there’s something you just don’t understand about us Jews: You are either with us or against us. There is no middle ground: Our history has shown that there is no such thing as neutrality when it comes to the Jewish nation. When public Jewish figures invite you to visit Israel, they are not trying to brainwash you. They want you to see for yourself how the haters of the world have spun every narrative against us. We invite you to Israel so that you WON’T be influenced by the actual propaganda of Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, Islamists, and the woke Left. The only way for you to see the truth is to experience it here, where it’s all taking place. But you don’t want to, because that would give your peers the impression that you’re being controlled, and that plays right into the Jew-haters’ hands. You wouldn’t want anyone thinking that you’ve been bullied into supporting Israel, would you?
It’s a shame, Megyn Kelly. It’s a shame that you have fallen victim to the very same narrative that you used to detest. The antisemites are the ones who are brainwashing you, and it’s sad that you can’t see that. You say that you want to do your own “investigation” into the situation — please! Come to Israel and see for yourself. We have nothing to hide. We don’t need to “propagandize” anything or anyone. The truth is plain for all to see. Including you. Come and see for yourself. The invitation still stands.
Chana Resnick Pinto lives in Central Israel and is a Production Editor at Eric Cohen Books in Ra’anana. She has been in Israel for 20 years and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.