Ana & Candace CALLS OUT Israel First

The conversation between Ana Kasparian and Candace Owens, despite their past animosity and differing political views, demonstrates the possibility and importance of cross-aisle dialogue. They found common ground in critiquing the 'left-right paradigm' and the media's role in dividing people, arguing that such conversations are essential to address systemic issues where the government fails to represent its people.

Anna and Candace are not in that league anymore and so they had a perfectly honest, frank, and interesting conversation. That's what happens when you put aside tribalism and talk about the things you might agree on.

The hosts highlight Candace Owens' aggressive fight against bigotry towards Muslims, a stance they argue mainstream media fails to acknowledge or credit. Owens recounted growing up with Islamophobic propaganda post-9/11, which she now recognizes as a tool to justify wars. The hosts assert that her denunciation of anti-Muslim hatred is more forceful than anything heard from mainstream media figures.

But here's what Candace never gets credit for. The fact that she is fighting super aggressively against bigotry when it comes to Muslims. Did you hear anybody in mainstream media going, 'Look, I don't agree with what she says about this or that, but you know, attagirl.'

The hosts and Candace Owens detail how being critical of Israel leads to severe professional and personal consequences. Owens describes being 'used as a tool' by conservative media until she criticized actions in Gaza, leading to her firing from Daily Wire, a YouTube ad ban, and an attempted travel ban from Australia. They also cite attempts to get Anna's husband fired for no stated reason related to Israel, and UN officials being sanctioned for accurately labeling Israeli war crimes.

You want to question our foreign policy in regards to Israel? You're fired. Okay? That's a fact. That's what happened... I got banned from Australia, got fired from the Daily Wire. They started putting pressure Ben Shapiro in particular on you know, this is the Zionist lobby. It's it's not just in America. It's global.

Candace Owens and the hosts describe Zionism as a 'nationalist cult' rather than a religion, noting its intolerance of dissent and excommunication of those who question its narrative, including Jewish critics. They argue this cult mentality justifies actions like the 'mass murder of kids' in Israel, creating a 'random carve out' from universal moral principles like 'pro-life' stances.

No, I couldn't agree more. I think Zionism is an obvious cult, and it's a nationalist cult. It doesn't have anything to do with religion. In fact, they attack other Jews all the time, which makes sense, that's how cults work.

The hosts accuse mainstream media of acting like a 'sick cult' due to its uniform narrative, refusal to reconsider positions, and massive bias in favor of Israel. They claim media outlets actively spread hatred against Muslims to serve a purpose—justifying wars in the Middle East—while simultaneously censoring any criticism of Israel or its government. They contrast this with former MAGA supporters like Candace Owens who have shown a willingness to break from Trump's positions.

Mainstream media is a sick cult. And and every once in a while when someone doesn't go along with their cult, for example, me at MSNBC, but many people at MSNBC back in the day, they get kicked out of the cult.

The hosts highlight the 'brazenly obvious' reaction of pro-Israel media figures who downplayed the significance of the Epstein files' release. They suggest that the uniform dismissal of the files by these figures, contrasted with the lack of similar reactions globally, implies a connection. They explicitly state that 'every international deal Epstein did was on behalf of Israel,' and that mainstream media brainwashes people to ignore these connections.

Okay, when every pro-Israel media figure comes out at the same time and basically says, 'Oh, there's no big deal with the Epstein files. They shouldn't be released.' You're giving it away. Like you're giving it away. Like you guys are too obvious... Every international deal Epstein did was on behalf of Israel. There's no question he was working on behalf of Israel.