The debate revolves around Ta-Nehisi Coates, who went on the “CBS Mornings” program to promote his provocative new book, “The Message,” and was greeted with a series of tough questions from the co-host Tony Dokoupil.

The writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has gotten far more attention than he deserves for his new book, "The Message," which contains a blistering condemnation of Israel. The response from Israel's defenders has been equally and deservedly blistering.

As one would expect with an intellectual of his stature, the celebrated author Ta-Nehisi Coates has caused waves with his new book, The Message, which includes a large section on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.