Overview
- Kelly told Vanity Fair that Shapiro and Weiss fuel antisemitism and later vowed on X that there is “more truth coming,” saying she will no longer be a “polite friend” to Weiss.
- Following Kelly’s remarks, the Anti-Defamation League said she crossed “a dangerous line,” calling her comments victim-blaming and warning that labeling Shapiro “Israel first” invokes an antisemitic dual-loyalty trope.
- The clash intensified after Shapiro’s AmericaFest speech accused Kelly, Tucker Carlson, and Steve Bannon of “cowardice” for refusing to denounce Candace Owens’ claims about Israeli involvement in Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
- Weiss, now CBS News editor-in-chief, amplified Shapiro’s speech by publishing an adapted version in The Free Press and praising it on social media, which Kelly labeled a coordinated attack.
- Kelly has defended her refusal to condemn Owens, arguing pro-Israel figures are imposing a litmus test on conservatives and saying she favored Owens asking questions even as Owens continues to promote baseless conspiracies and antisemitic content.