Hillary Clinton sparked outrage online when she criticized anti-Israel protesters for their lack of knowledge about the region’s history, and history as a whole.
The former Democratic presidential candidate made the comments Thursday during an interview on MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough.
“Like you, I’ve had a lot of conversations with a lot of young people over the last few months, and you’re right, they don’t know anything about the history of the Middle East, and frankly… “The history of many parts of the world, including our own,” Clinton said.
“A garbage can warmonger liar who hates Palestinians.”
“But when it comes to the Middle East, they don’t know that my husband, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Palestinian Authority bring Israelis and Palestinians together. President Arafat offered 96% of the existing Palestinian-occupied territory to the Palestinians as a state, giving 4% to Israel to achieve their desired 100%. Stated. he continued.
“And this proposal was made, and if Yassar Arafat had accepted it, there would have been a Palestinian state for about 24 years now,” Clinton said.
A video of Clinton’s comments was posted. to social media It quickly garnered over 15 million views.
“Patterns of White Supremacy”
Supporters of anti-Israel protesters flooded social media to criticize President Clinton for mocking the protesters.
“First of all, you are wrong. Many young people have a much more accurate view of the Middle East than you do.” answered Liberal commentator Crystal Ball. “Secondly, you don’t need a PhD in Middle East history to object to babies being starved to death and thousands being bombed. All you need is basic humanity, something you clearly lack. is.”
“As someone who believed in you, supported you and volunteered in your campaign… I have to say that I am very grateful that you are now behind the times. Colonized by @HillaryClinton. What is happening now is not their fault.Shame on you,” it read. One reply.
“Hello, I have a master’s degree in Middle East Studies and am a professor. According to my deep knowledge, Hillary Clinton is a garbage can warmonger liar who hates Palestinians.” Said Users who identify as Palestinian.
“Hillary Clinton’s blaming the Palestinians for the failure of peace with Israel is not just historical revisionism, but a pattern of white supremacy blaming the victims of its own oppression,” he said in another article. . Popular Reply.
Israel continues its military campaign in the Gaza Strip following a horrific terrorist attack that killed 1,139 people, including some Americans, and kidnapped 250 hostages.
Here’s the full video from MSNBC:
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