Hyderabad, Feb. 19 -- USconservative commentator Tucker Carlson claimed that he and his staff were briefly detained by Israeli security staff at the Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday, February 18, shortly after he conducted an interview with Washington's Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, according to a report by the Daily Mail.

Carlson travelled to Tel Aviv for a face-to-face discussion with Huckabee over Israel's policies towards Christians. Carlson had questioned whether the US mission was sufficiently advocating for Christian communities, prompting Huckabee to invite him to visit and discuss the issue in person.

"People identifying themselves as airport security took our passports, pulled our executive producer aside, and demanded d...