{"id":2233773,"date":"2024-04-30T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-view-co-host-slams-police-response-to-anti-israel-protests-says-theyre-anti-war-protests\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:21:26","slug":"watch-the-view-co-host-slams-police-response-to-anti-israel-protests-says-theyre-anti-war-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-view-co-host-slams-police-response-to-anti-israel-protests-says-theyre-anti-war-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch &#8220;The View&#8221; co-host criticize police handling of anti-Israel protests, calling them &#8220;anti-war protests."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-the-view-co-host-slams-police-response-to-anti-israel-protests-says-theyre-anti-war-protests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2233773&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Allison Anton&#8217;s \u200ccommentary delves into \u200cthe media buzz surrounding anti-Israel protests on college campuses, sparking a national conversation. &#8220;The View&#8221; \u200cco-host&#8217;s take on these protests as \u2063&#8221;anti-war&#8221; \u200ctriggers debate. Watch the full discussion for insights on \u2064the controversial protests. Allison \u200dAnton&#8217;s commentary\u2063 explores the\u200c media attention on anti-Israel protests, igniting a national dialogue.\u2062 &#8220;The View&#8221; co-host&#8217;s perspective labeling \u200bthese protests as\u2062 &#8220;anti-war&#8221; sparks discussions. For \u2064a deeper understanding of the \u200ccontentious protests, watch the full discussion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 30, 2024 at 9:13am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The American media has been brimming over with hot takes regarding the anti-Israel protests erupting at college campuses all over the country.<\/p>\n<p>With reactions ranging from bemusement to incredulity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/becerra-tells-congress-this-individual-never-sued-any-nuns-despite-californias-small-sisters-of-the-indegent-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Becerra Tells Congress This individual \u2018Never Sued Any Nuns\u2019 Despite California\u2019s Small Sisters Of THE INDEGENT Lawsuit\">full-throated support<\/a>, suffice to say these protests have sparked a passionate, national conversation, if they\u2019ve done nothing else.<\/p>\n<p>And, obviously, the ladies of \u201cThe View\u201d likewise had to throw in their two cents, despite being utterly unequipped to comment on this issue intelligently.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday\u2019s show, co-host Sunny Hostin \u2014 apparently angling for Whoopi Goldberg or Joy Behar\u2019s position as worst commentator on \u201cThe View\u201d \u2014 couldn\u2019t resist contributing her woefully uninformed opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin began by saying, \u201cI think we need to shift the framing of these college protests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If by that she meant calling them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-weighs-pro-hamas-rallies-4-word-solution-change-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">festering cesspits<\/a> of anti-Semitic and pro-terrorist activity, most ordinary people could probably get on board with her.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Hostin\u2019s ideas were quite different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollege campuses have been the place for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-arrests-peace-activist-warns-its-citizens-not-to-participate-in-anti-war-protests\/\" title=\"Russia Arrests Peace Activist, Warns Its Citizens Not To Participate In Anti-War Protests\">anti-war protests<\/a> for as far as I can remember,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Considering Hostin notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-pence-segment-goes-sideways-joy-behar-instantly-corrected-homosexuality-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did not remember<\/a> that almost every political figure, Democrat and Republican, opposed gay marriage up until the Supreme Court\u2019s Obergefell decision, perhaps she can forgive viewers for not trusting her memory.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you stand with Israel?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regardless, her mention of \u201canti-war\u201d in regard to the current protests was not a promising start.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin said that she thought that \u201crecent protests haven\u2019t even reached the scale of the major student protests we saw in the late \u201960s against the Vietnam War or even the 1980s against the South African, South Africa\u2019s practice of apartheid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then moved on from the past to the present protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think these are anti-war protests, and I think it\u2019s very distressing that we are framing these as pro-Palestinian protests, or pro-Israeli protests,\u201d Hostin said. \u201cThese are anti-war protests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aRISa04jo0A?si=SJFnQaj7Z44hf3O4&#038;start=391\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Where to even begin?<\/p>\n<p>For one, no one ever called these protests \u201cpro-Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it should be quite difficult to make that argument considering \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mourners-soleimani-funeral-chant-death-israel-america-great-satan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death to Israel<\/a>,\u201d and \u201cFrom the River to the Sea\u201d (a poetic way of saying the same thing) have been chanted at these campus protests.<\/p>\n<p>For another, some of the demonstrators have shown explicit support for terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hezbollah flag at Princeton. Hamas Abu Obaida sweatshirt at Northwestern. It is dangerous and unacceptable to call them protestors. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E69DiSTID5\">https:\/\/t.co\/E69DiSTID5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gr02jHOLAo\">pic.twitter.com\/gr02jHOLAo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rich_goldberg\/status\/1783716231972868545?\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, this being \u201cThe View,\u201d Hostin had more misinformation to spew, repeating the story about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-georgia-state-trooper-puts-nfl-pros-shame-ruthless-tackle-anti-israel-protester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emory University<\/a> professor in Atlanta who, in her words, \u201cwas thrown to the ground simply for asking the police, \u2018What are you doing to these peacefully protesting students?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Never mind that the professor admitted that she \u201cimpulsively hit [a police officer] on the head very lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s that Professor of Economics who was arrested at Emory university and everyone seems to think is some poor victim of police repression. Caroline Fohlin ADMITS she hit a police officer on the head. Even professors are not allowed to assault cops. Yes, even professors. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YK5TrZokPD\">pic.twitter.com\/YK5TrZokPD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Heidi Bachram \ud83c\udf97\ufe0f (@HeidiBachram) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeidiBachram\/status\/1784149052310860262?\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Further, these demonstrations have not been completely peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>Although no one has yet been killed, a protest at Northwestern University was broken up after protesters shouted \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1784320906866610344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kill the Jews<\/a>,\u201d and at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columbia-rabbi-issues-urgent-warning-jewish-students-campus-chaos-spirals-return-home-soon-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia<\/a>, Jewish students were urged to go home for their own safety. On Monday, the protesters there broke into and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columbia-chaos-escalates-overnight-hostage-situation-reported-rioters-violently-take-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took over a campus building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These are criminals, not protestors.<\/p>\n<p>The entire problem is schools have pretended like they can\u2019t tell the difference. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aKGcu5KcYy\">pic.twitter.com\/aKGcu5KcYy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AG (@AGHamilton29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGHamilton29\/status\/1785285952706879693?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hostin\u2019s claims, then, were utterly absurd.<\/p>\n<p>These protests have disrupted daily life for many people (remember the anti-Israel protesters who blocked traffic for hours on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-golden-gate-bridge-completely-shut-protesters-swarm-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Gate Bridge<\/a>?).<\/p>\n<p>Even worse, they have brought terror to American Jews.<\/p>\n<p>The college protests have not been anti-war but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympics-embraces-anti-israel-politics-promise-palestinian-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin should have been ashamed for spreading such wanton and easily disprovable misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>But, considering she is a host on \u201cThe View,\u201d she has long been free from any stirrings of shame.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allison Anton&#8217;s commentary on April 30, 2024, at 9:13 am delves into the intense American media coverage of anti-Israel protests on college campuses nationwide. The reactions vary from bemusement to fervent support, igniting a spirited national dialogue. 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