WATCH: CNN's Jake Tapper Admits His Eyes Have Been Opened To The 'Antisemitism On The Left'

On Tuesday, CNN's Jake Tapper admitted that the past few days following the deadly terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas in southern Israel leading to the deaths of over 1,200 Israelis and 25 Americans has really opened his eyes to the "antisemitism on the left."

Tapper's realization comes after a number of American cities erupted with pro-Palestinian rallies where demonstrators shared dangerous and genocidal rhetoric. In addition, a number of college student groups have issued anti-Semitic statements in recent days leading to significant backlash.

"So you have a Democratic colleague from Michigan, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian American to serve in Congress, and she released a statement. ‘I grieve the Palestinian and Israeli lives lost. The path to peace must include lifting the blockade and, ending the occupation and dismantling the apartheid system that creates the suffocating, dehumanizing conditions that could lead to resistance. As longs our country provides billions in unconditional funding to support the apartheid government, this heartbreaking cycle of violence will continue.’ What was your reaction when you heard Congresswoman Tlaib’s statement?” Tapper asked his guest, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
 

“To me, I think the hardest part, not just about that statement but a number of statements that have come out from organizations and individuals, I don’t question whether someone has the right to be angry at the Israeli government, I question their inability to condemn grievous, grievous violence and that is what has been difficult," she said in response.

“There does seem to be, look, we spent a lot of time during the Trump years looking at antisemitism on the right. This does. These last few days have been a real eye-opening period for a lot of people, a lot of Democrats and a lot progressives in terms of antisemitism on the left," the CNN host explained. "A lot of people who seemed more shocks at dehumanizing language to describe Hamas than what Hamas actually perpetrated on Saturday.”
 

“Yeah, I mean, look, antisemitism should be stamped out wherever it is on the right, or on the left," the Democrat lawmaker remarked.

You can watch the full exchange below:

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