Netanyahu decries pro-Palestine protests over Gaza as horrific and antisemitic [Video]

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the protests taking place across US universities against his country’s war in Gaza, arguing the “horrific” demonstrations are “antisemitic” and reminiscent of the dark years just before Hitler came to power.

“Antisemitic mobs have taken over leading universities. They call for the annihilation of Israel. They attack Jewish students. They attack Jewish faculty,” Mr Netanyahu said in a video address on Wednesday. “This is reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s. It’s unconscionable. It has to be stopped.”

Protests have taken place at multiple prominent US universities including Yale, Columbia University, New York University, University of Southern California, and the University of Texas, Austin.

Riot police were called to multiple campuseson Wednesday, and scores of students have been …