Hillary Clinton is facing a deluge of criticism after stating that young Americans’ growing support for Palestinians is influenced by “totally made-up” videos on TikTok and suggesting that American youth - including young Jews - “don’t know history and don’t understand” Israel’s war on Gaza.

Speaking on Tuesday at a summit hosted by the right-wing Israeli paper Israel Hayom in New York City, the former Democratic presidential candidate expressed her concerns that “smart, well-educated young people” in America and around the world are getting a lot of their information, including about Israel and Palestine, from social media platforms like TikTok.

The former US secretary of state described it as “serious problem for democracy”, remarking that when she attempted to have “reasonable discussions” with young people, it was challenging because “they did not know history, they had very little context, and what they were being told on social media was not just one-sided, it was pure propaganda".

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        If you have the power to influence politics that will lead to the death of innocents, I think it’s okay. Don’t be a fucking political figure if you can’t handle the heat, Clinton. It’s like saying “omg don’t bully celebrities”. They literally put themselves in public view. Of course people will say shit. This isn’t news. What else were they expecting? Everyone is nice and friendly? No, you come to expect that in the public eye.