During a congressional hearing on Thursday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) downplayed antisemitism displayed by pro-Hamas activists on college campuses at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The incident was brought to light when video footage surfaced showing anti-Israel protesters blocking a Jewish student from walking around on campus.
Omar questioned the university’s Chancellor Gene Block, who was testifying before Congress. She asked, “Chancellor Block, just for clarification, that video we just watched, we saw people moving around. Was it possible, do you think, for that student to be able to get into campus? Was that student actually being blocked from entering campus?”
The chancellor responded, noting that the student was “not blocked from being on campus, maybe being blocked from a pathway on campus.”
He added: “He should be allowed to pass. I mean, any…
