Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's interview on Tuesday with commentator Yoav Limor at the Israel Hayom summit in New York generated significant attention in major media outlets and across social networks.
Her comments about Israel's crisis of public perception among young Americans and the influence of TikTok on discussions surrounding the war in Gaza quickly became one of the most talked-about issues of the past 24 hours.
Video: Hillary Clinton at the Israel Hayom Summit
Fox News dedicated several minutes to the topic during its morning program Fox and Friends. The hosts aired excerpts from the interview, including Clinton's warning about the extent of misleading information reaching young people through TikTok. Panel members discussed her remarks but criticized her for not pointing a finger at university lecturers or at colleagues in her own party whom they argued also contribute to confusion and one-sided discourse on college campuses. One host cautioned that if TikTok becomes the number one news source for the next generation, it will create fertile ground for rising antisemitism.
The New York Post also devoted a story to Clinton's comments. The paper highlighted her direct reference to growing hostility toward Israel among young Americans and described the phenomenon as the impact of one-sided propaganda. The Post quoted Clinton saying that more than 50% of young people in the US consume news through social media, where they encounter short videos that are sometimes propaganda and shape their perception of reality. The article noted that Clinton acknowledged how difficult it is to hold a rational discussion with some young people because they lack basic knowledge of the history of the conflict.
In the UK, The Independent adopted a much more critical tone. The paper emphasized that Clinton blamed TikTok for distorting young people's views of the war in Gaza and said that some videos about Gaza are entirely fake, but according to the outlet, she did not present any concrete example. The Independent gave space to criticism of her remarks and stressed that discourse about Gaza on TikTok is often based on footage from the field, even if some clips lack context.
It appears that the interview gained even greater visibility on the social network X. One post that went especially viral and has so far drawn millions of views summarized Clinton's remarks in a sharply critical tone.
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and "totally made up" videos for young people's views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced "not just the usual suspects" but also "young Jewish Americans who don't know the history and don't understand." https://t.co/rUVXRqK2rK pic.twitter.com/hAwG7Gbhwf
— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) December 2, 2025
The extensive coverage proves how Clinton's remarks, made on stage at the first Israel Hayom summit held in the US, have become a flashpoint in a wider American public conversation about public perception, the younger generation and the narrative battles surrounding Israel.
