Scott Jennings takes on CNN panel over antisemitism in the US: Problem is ‘not on the right’

CNN commentator Scott Jennings said that the Democratic Party was not doing enough to denounce growing antisemitism on college campuses and at protests around the country following the Israel-Hamas war.

"Everybody at this table knows where the source of antisemitism is in this country," Jennings said on "CNN This Morning" Friday in a debate about former President Trump's attempts to appeal to Jewish voters.

"It is not on the right," he said.

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He argued that Democrats are not being honest in acknowledging growing antisemitism concerns in their party.

"Let's talk about what's going on [at] all these college campuses," he said. "Let's talk about what's going on the streets of New York City."

Elite schools like Columbia and Brown University have been rocked by anti-Israel protests on campus, with one of Brown's former trustees announcing his resignation in an op-ed published earlier this month in The Wall Street Journal.

Jennings further defended former President Trump for his support of Israel during his administration.

"He did have strong pro-Israel policies," Jennings said. "He did take a hard line against Iran."

"The antisemitism problem in this country is on the left," he added. "It is not on the right."

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"You cannot deny what we have seen in America since October the 7th," Jennings said, referring to Hamas' terrorist attack on Israeli and other citizens that started the war. "And it only has to do with one thing. Antisemitism is on the rise and there are people who feel like now is the time to let it out and it is ugly."

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