{"id":2243000,"date":"2024-05-12T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-van-hollen-blasts-hillary-clintons-comments-about-anti-israel-protesters-as-dismissive\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T16:46:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T20:46:20","slug":"chris-van-hollen-blasts-hillary-clintons-comments-about-anti-israel-protesters-as-dismissive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-van-hollen-blasts-hillary-clintons-comments-about-anti-israel-protesters-as-dismissive\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Van Hollen criticizes Hillary Clinton for being &#8216;dismissive&#8217; of anti-Israel protesters"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fchris-van-hollen-blasts-hillary-clintons-comments-about-anti-israel-protesters-as-dismissive%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=2243000&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>Senator Chris\u200d Van Hollen (D-MD) challenged\u2063 Hillary\u2063 Clinton&#8217;s \u2063views on anti-Israel protesters, disputing her assertion that they lack knowledge of Middle East history. During an appearance on\u2062 MSNBC&#8217;s Morning \u2064Joe, \u200bClinton mentioned conversations with young people, highlighting their perceived lack of information about \u200cthe Middle East, the\u200c U.S., and other \u2064global regions. Van \u2062Hollen, a fellow Democrat, responded\u2063 to Clinton&#8217;s remarks.  <\/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<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-van-hollen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chris Van Hollen\">Chris Van Hollen<\/a> (D-MD) pushed back on former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chris Van Hollen\">Hillary Clinton<\/a>\u2018s comments about anti-Israel protesters on college campuses after she had claimed they did not \u201cknow very much at all about the history of the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clinton, while on MSNBC\u2019s <em>Morning Joe <\/em>last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/09\/us\/hillary-clinton-morning-joe-israel-history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> she had conversations with various young people and that she found they were uninformed about the history of the Middle East, U.S., and \u201cmany areas of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Hollen responded to his fellow Democrat\u2019s comments by saying she was \u201cquite dismissive\u201d of student protesters\u2019 alleged concerns while speaking on CBS News\u2019s <em>Face the Nation<\/em> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I thought, Margaret, that Secretary Clinton\u2019s comments in that regard were quite dismissive of students\u2019 concerns about the awful humanitarian crisis and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-americans-support-israel\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority of Americans Back Israel\">high civilian death toll<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>,\u201d Van Hollen said.<\/p>\n<p>He also added that while students on campus have a right to protest, they must also \u201cmake sure that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-washington-high-school-is-instructing-teachers-to-avoid-saying-biologically-male\/\" title=\"This Washington High School Is Instructing Teachers To Avoid Saying \u2018Biologically Male\u2019\">students feel safe<\/a> on campus,\u201d and specifically denounced antisemitism. The various anti-Israel protests on college campuses have seen several reported incidents of intimidation and harassment of Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p>Van Hollen did say that he believes most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>students<\/a> understand the conflict and what they are protesting for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we can certainly revisit history and past negotiations, but I believe that the overwhelming majority of the students, not all, and there are some \u2014 there are some very bad elements that are involved, as well as on the counterprotest side, but I believe that the students do understand what\u2019s happening in Gaza with respect to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reduces-support-for-s-arabia-in-another-boon-to-iran\/\" title=\"Biden reduces support for S. Arabia in another boon to Iran\">civilian casualties<\/a>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas began when Hamas terrorists committed multiple attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>With Israel\u2019s imminent military operation in Rafah \u2014 the final Hamas stronghold in Gaza \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration<\/a> has threatened to withhold some weapons shipments if they proceed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) countered former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton&#8217;s remarks on anti-Israel protesters, disputing her claim that they lack knowledge of Middle East history. 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